AUCTIONEER'S REPORT

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1729, 7 December 1887, Page 3

AUCTIONEER'S REPORT

Mr Peter Wllllaniß (for Friedlander Bros.) reports for the we>k ending Tuesday, 6th December, 1887 : — On Saturday, the 3rd inst., wo hold our weokly salo of horses, etc., at cur East Street Horse Bazaar. There was a small eniry, and a fair attomlanca of fanners and othors hit with small demand and n few changed hands. Wo placed a pair of good unbroken 3 year-old light druught gold ma at £30 ; also 1 do, £13. Hocks at prices. _ ~ Pitw»—^A"M-^e lino of 40 were yarded, being slips to atoros m very poor condition, wo placed sain 1 ) at 18s all round. Poultry,- Fowl r, 2s per pair Produce — Derwenls, 2s 3d to 3s per bag ; fowls' wheat, 7s Gi per bag ; bran, 4s 3d per bug ; oatf, la 6d per buehel ; flour, 18s 6d per bag ; oatmeal, 2s Od per bag ; peas, 2s Oil per bushol ; eh oao, 2d por lh ; tea, 12s Gd per box ; mutton, 2d per lb. Furniture at fair prices.

At tho Tinwald yards on Tuesday, tho Gth inst , very fow sheep camo forward, owing no doubt to tho two previous days bting very wot About 50!) sheep, 70 head cattle, and 17 pigs camo forward There was a fair attendance of farmers, and the following prices were obruined : — Fat crossbred ewes (shorn), Gs Gd, 7s 3d to 7s 6d, only two pens being filled ; croesbred hoggo's m tho wool, 5a lOd ; monno do, 7s 6d ; croesbro:! hnggots (shorn), 4s Gd ; mixed crossbred owes m tho wool, with 110 per cent of lambs, 103 Gd. Cattle.— Fat cowa, £4 17s Gd, £5 2s Gd, £5 6s ; fat heifers, £ 3 15s, £3 17s Gd ; fat steers, £5 10s. We submitted a grand lino of 26 storo stoerp, 2 and 3 year-olds, but as thoy did not reach the vendor's reserve they were turned out, the highest bid being £3 3s. Pigs aro m good do mand, and aro fetching highest prices, viz , porkers, 9s 6d, 12a, 15s Gd.