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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1556, 15 June 1885, Page 2

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Ashburton guardian Office, Monday afternoon, ir. T* «nnrtc nn the horse ma ket

Mr i. euiiocK reports uu uv***. «•** *— for the week ending Saturday, June 13th;— During tbfe last month the sa:e of horses has been wry dull, and the increase in price which was naturally expected at this season of the year AtJUiotbeen realisedj in fact, instead of that homes have depreciated in value fully LS a'head since harvest- H itherto at the time of pi/wnrhinfr for wheat there has been a fairly gootttroroßd for horses, but this year there

appears to be less ol this cereal town man ior yearspast, which if other countries are the vre may naturally look for an increase of prices in the wheat market another year. Saturday’s entry comprised 23 horses (most of of only medium qualities), out of which 14 were sold at the following prices, viz;—a team of 4 medium draughts on account of Mr MadWri Spencer brought L 45 5 medium draughts, of a rather better description, up to Ll 6 1 os; light harness horses L 4 to L6ss ; hacks, pretty good, L4s s to 5 a S e< * an , Inferior, L2 to La 10s. Sundries—Carriers waggon, Ll 6; double-seated buggy, secondhand, L2B; spring cart, Li 5; sewing machine and horse rear, L 9 10s. Landed property — Previous to the usual weekly sale 1 offered a number of town, suburban and other properties,

for which it was difficult indeed to obtain a bid, and only succeeded in selling one section at Tinwald, viz., 275, Graham street North, for Els. Privately, I sold lot 78, about H acre, facing the South-east Town Belt, for the mm of E3§ j and daring the month two lots, part bf the Grove Farm Estate, viz—Lot 1, containing 6 acres, at L 37 per acre, and lot 4, containing 7 acres a roods, also at L 37 per • acre.