HORSE MARKET
Mr T, Bullock reports for the week ending Saturday, 26th Maroh .'—Nineteen horses were entered for the day's sale. There was a fair attendance of farmers and others, bat the m j >rity of horses brought forward were of an Inferior el 88. Out of the total entry of 19, 10 weronold at the following prices, viz:— Aged or»« dium draughts, £7 10a to £14 63; aged lbht barnons horses, £4 10 i to £5; backs, £4 to £5 10b. The reserves placed on the better sorts of medium draughts were considered excessive; as high bb £19 10< was bid bub declined by owners, consequently several of this class were turned out unsold. Implements, etc-— Drays, £17, £7 12a 6d ; hawker'n van, £10 Kb; harness, etc, at market rates. Landed Properties. — Previous to the usual weekly horse Bale, I offered a portion of the Grove Farm Estate, and for some of tho lots biddings were spirited. The following ealeß were effected, vin. : —
Per Aero. Lot 50, 12a Or Op .£2OIO 0 Lot 52, 15a Or Op ... 26 10 0 Lot 53, 17a Or Op ... 25 0 0 Lot 24, 12a0r35p ... Id 5 0 Lot 25, 12a lr 13p ... 16 5 0 Lot 26, lla 3r 38p ... 16 5 0 Alflo privately, sines my last report, Lot 62, Tlnwald, with gra : n store thereon, £145 Throe ncres, part of the Poplar Paddock on »orth eide of railway, at £28 per acre.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1518, 28 March 1887, Page 3
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242HORSE MARKET Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1518, 28 March 1887, Page 3
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