AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1959, 2 October 1888, Page 2

AUCTION EERS ' REPORTS

Mr Alfred Harriw rep rta his weekly sale en Saturday, Sept. 30 h, as follows :

Cattle— -Milch o ws, £4 to £5 ; ntores, £2 to £3

Pias-Woanera, 14i ( lit 61 to 15< ; eu^k^rß 73 6d to 10a.

Poultry— Fowl*, li lOd to 2s 5i ; duoko, 3=i ; geese, 5s per pair. Produce — Darwenta, 5j to 7< per bacj ; klduoye, 5j to 9j bap ; pnas, Hi bag ; onions, £d to li 1 1b ; chfoliwheit, 2i to 2a 6d ; oatß, l."91 to 2* bushel ; sharpe. 5i to 6j ; bran, 3s 6i to 4s ; barlpy, 2 bushel : mutton, Id to 21.

Implements— Roller, £4; spring cart, £7 ; do.. £14.

Sundkies— A quantity of furniture, boots aud shoes, sets harness, saddles, etc

Mr Peter Williams (for Messrs Frfedlander Bros.) reports for the week ending 29 h Sept., 1888 :—

At the Tinwald yarda on Tuesday, the 25th mat, the entry was very mucb larger than it has. been for some time, both m cattle and sheep. About 5500 sheep and 160 head of oattle were yarded, of which we submitted 1500 sheep and 93 head of oattle. There w«s a not a ve>y large master of Ibuyers, and the bidding throughout the sale was very languid, several lota of cheep and oattle beiDg turned out. The following are the prices obtained :— Fat orossbreds, 12a; merinos, 7a 3 i to 11s 3d ; crossbred hoggets, 9i Bi, 10j 3d, 10s Bi, 11* ; 2-tooth Ofosftbred mixed sexes, 14} 9i ; oroaßbred ewea and l»mbs, 13s Id ; mixed crossbred merino ewes and lambs, 8a 9d. l'»t cows, £3 2* 61 to £5 15a ; heifers, £3 7s to £4 153. We submitted a line of 65 store steers, £4 2a 6d being bid for them, but they weie withdrawn.

Od Sat u r day sales were aa follows ;— Pios— Weaners, Ha 6J : porkers, 14a 6dtol6j.

Implements— Second-hand McOormlck Reaper and Bindea (twine), £18 ; McOormlck do (wire), £8 ; butoher'a c»rt, £14 ; single act harness, £9 ; Bet tandem harness, £3 10s ; saddle and breeohtng, £3 ss ; spring cart harneßß, £2 : horse covers. 12s 6d.

Produce --Potatoes ( )araarn Darwentn) £415a per ton; local, £3 10 j to £4 4i per ton 8ooordlns; t) quality ; kldaays, 6i 61 per bag. Ftjrnitorr at. fair rntea.