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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1370, 3 November 1884, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian Office. Saturday af evnoon. Mr T. Bullock reports on the horse market for the week ending Saturday, Nov. Ist Thete was about an average attendance of farmers and others, and 20 horses were brought forward for the day’s sale, but only a lew medium draughts, the class for which there are numerous buyers. Ligtu harness horses sold much better than for some time past, and nearly the whole of those entered were cleared at full market rates, 13 being sold out of the total entry. Medium draughts, Ll2 to Ll 9 10s; do 4-year-olds, rather inferior, Ll sto LIS 10; light harness horses. LB 5s to Lio 10s ; aged inferior, I 5 1 5 s tC) L 6 15 s 1 hacks, Only inferior, changed hand at low prices. - Landed Properties: I offeied a number of suburban properties, f rms, etc., but biddings were extremely languid, and none of tho e offered were sold. Prvately dnri g the mont’I have sold 800 acres light and stony land situated near the Hinds, in the estate of E. B, Hancock,, at 303 per acre. Town sections 183 and IS4 Havelock street, with buildings thereon, the prop rty of Mr G. M. Robinson, L?4S ; T.S. 333, Moore street, L 65 ; lots 17 and 18, Alford Forest road, with cottage thereon, L 150; 4 acres odd, corner of Trevor and Wakanui roads, the property of Mr Wm. Savage, at owner’s reserve; and 148 acres facing the Mitcham ro id, at L 4 10s per acre.