HORSE MARKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1711, 14 November 1887, Page 2

HORSE MARKET.

MrT. Bullock report* for the W6ftk ending Saturday, November 12th r— There waa only a email entry of M' horsee, and a limited attendthosof farmiriD and other country settlers. This i§ •arilv accounted for, as a large number of SetMiftf" from this county attended theOhristebdroh races, Metropolitan Show, and iate« jpt pedigree e'ock. The horae* offered wtf again of only a Tery medium ittmp. Out of an entry of 14 offered Bweresol4aft the following prices •— A. pair of ag«4 mares, medium draughts, ia foal, brought £15 KM; sifjbt harness horses, £6 lQi an: up to £12 was obtained for hc»bf 4 taitly good stamp; inferior! d£3 lOf S hack«, £3 10< up to £1 t according &:-. desoription. .; \ :.'..:. Sondbies —Spring trap, £9. A. conBignmerit of saddle>y «old as follows, ria : Set of trap harness, £6 12a 6d ; saddltt, £2 10-« ; cart ead'Jle and breecbioff, £2 13i 6d; bridles, 6s 6d to 7a etch;, winkers, 8 i per pair; plough chains, 4« > 6d per pair.

LAND AND OTHER PROPERTIES* Since my last report I hare effected the following sales by auotion and private treaty :— On Saturday, 12th November, by ftno* tion, by order of tho Registrar at thft requeßt of the Morteagee, lota 199, 200 r 211, 2 12, each containing 1 aora, frontlpg tbe Main Sootb fioad and Thompson Btre6t, near Mr Sealy's nursery, Tinwald Town Board District, brought £51 per acre Privately and otherwief, 642 aores; 1 rood, being 8.8. 29250 and oth«w adjoining, situated m the Upper Afhburton fctoad Board District, £4 per acre ; 20 aorea fenced and improved, near Springburn school, Alford Forest, £6 pc» acre ; Lot 53, containing about 37 perohas, corner of Graham and Archibald street?. Tinwald, opposite tha Eai)way Station, with buildings thereon, £560 ; Lot 61, containing quarter-acre, Oxford etreef, Hainpatead Town Board Diatriot, £15 sa. I have let nearly the Tfhola of the unsold portion of Grov* Farm Estate at rentals ranging from 8s up to 22s 6d per acre por annum, according to the qualify of the land, for grazing purposes only.