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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1358, 22 December 1885, Page 2

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. Ashburton Guardian Office, ,<■' Tuesday afternoon. -MtTi Bullock reports on the horse market foe the week ending Saturday, December 19: — There was a large entry of horses, viz :_4 6, ■ asdabont an average attendance. The biddMwdfew* rather slow, except for a few of the best class-offered.. Nevertheless, 32 of those booked were sold, and for first-class draughts up to L 27 was obtained, with a good demand. Light harness horses of a good stamp were also sought after, but for inferior stock biddings lanngid. Hacks—Those offering have only been of a medium stamp, consequently lime business with those in this class has been done. Out of the total entry for the day, as above, viz., 46; 32 were sold at the fallowing prices , —Medium draughts, suitable for farm work, L2O 10s to L 25 ros do, Li ?, LlB ; superior. La? ; aged, of a fairly good stamp, Ll 3 ISs to Ll 4 ; do, nr her lighter stamp, Ln 10s to Li 2 ; do, inferior, L$ to L 6 ; I three-years olds, unbroken 1 11 15s to Ll 3 1 four-year-old, broken in to all kinds of harness, L 27. Light harness horses—Lio 15s to Liz lOS ; do, rather lighter stamp, L 6 ros to L 9 5s ; three and four-years olds, not of a very good stamp, L 6 toLS ; yearlings, a pur at L 4 5s each; two-year.olds, light, L 7. Aged and inferior horses—A number I changed bands at from Li los to X>3 s*• Implements and sundries—A pottab'e hut on wheels brought Ll 9; second hand double furrow -ploughs, L3ssto L$ ; McCormick teap<r and bmder (wire), 1.9; drays. L 4 $s L? 15s, Lio; grass (mowers, two at L 3 5s each ; harness, eta, brought full market rates. Mr Alfred Harrison reports his weekly sale as follows: Saturday, December 19th : A fin - lot of cows were yarded, nearly all being cleared as foil rws : C'oss to calving, L$ ros to L? I2s 6d ; young heifers, 3 15, L 3 lis 63, to L 4; calves, 3s lo 19s. Several draughts aud hacks were sold at low prices. Pigs—--7 here is still a good demand, and every line was sold as follows ; Sows, 17s 6a to 255; porkers. Issto 20s; weaners, ?s 3d, ?s fid 8s 3d, 8s 91, 9s 3d to 9s fid ; suckers, 5s fid to-fis. Fowls were in plenty, but the kind p >or ; what is required, and would sell well, is aiSne table bird. ffa mere were to breed this quality pr ces would amply repay them. Duck?, 2s gd to 3? fid ; geese, fis fid to ros fid; turkeys, 10s fid, 14s and 20s per pair. Poduce—O'd Derwents, 5 s to fis ; new, id to bosbel; oats, is 4d to is gd per bushe A line of 200 bushels of go d clean Led sold a* is lod. Hams, fid to 6#d ; bacon, 2>£d to 3d ; cheese, 4d Inn lenents—McCormick reaper, siring, L2l and Lio, wire, Ll 5 > Deermg, string. Ll2 I os. A large quantity of tiarnws and sundries, also furniture and effects, found a fair market. -