EAST STREET HOUSE MARKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2241, 1 October 1889, Page 2

EAST STREET HOUSE MARKET.

WILLIAMS AND BLAND, William, and Bland report for the fort night sudlDg September 28tb : — We he'd oar annual horse parade sale on Saturday, 21it September. Tbe entry oonslsted of 7 draught, and 2 thoroughbred entires and 24 drrughts, hack ond light harness horson. There waa a very large gathering of farmers and others. Tbe first horse put up was the renowed stallion Booser, aire Messenger, dam Kite O'Shane; he started at luo galneas, and after reaching 155 guineas waa pasted In, but we afterwards told him for £200 guineas. Hunntngton by Talisman, dam Nancy, waa also passed in at 67J guineaa. Tbe draught entire Talerl J»ok, sire Souter Johnnlo, dam Glasgow Mangle, shared the Bum) fate after reaohlng 70 guineas ; as aleo did Prluoa Imperial, aire ..Prince Royal, dam Glp, at 80 guineas. Tarn Gloi , sire Young Banker, dam Boil, not oomii'g ap to vendor's reserve was passed at 46 guineas. Athel.tane, B.re Lord Salisbury, dam Nellie Ivanboe, found a purchaser at 14} guineas. Tbe next on the list was Yoang Hopeful, bred by Mr Robert Gawn, Deer Park, T-lori, sire Good Hope, dam Maggie, ho was aleo passed In, buk we aftet wards sold htm privately at a satisfactory prioe. On account of the same vondor we sold tbo brood mare Polly Wallace, In foal to Lord Salisbury for £45. Foreign Policy and the Marquis of Fife were also passed In. On aooount of sundry vendors we sold 7 year old geldings at £20 and £21, and drarght yearlings, by Johnny's Fanoy and Kelvin at £7 10s eaoh ; medium draught, frdm £9 to £15 ; h.oks, £fi to £8 ; spring dray, £12. On Saturday 28th oar entry was not a largo one, although we bad buyers for good medium yoang sorts, bat they are not to be got In the rbarkot. We qaote— bay gelding, 6 yeara old, £24; 6 year old mare, £20 ; hacks, £7 to £20 ; Spring ir-p, £8 Produce —Derwent potatoes, 6s to 7b j kidneys. 5s to 8j 5 bran, 5s to 5i 91; sharps, $]; oh»_f, oat nbeaf, £3 15s per ton ; straw, £2 per ton, bags extra ; grass seed, 3s 6d per bushel ; cats, 2s 4d to 2a lOd ; carrots, 3s ta 3 31; chick wheat, 8s to 9a 6d ; ponltry, 1* 9d to 2i.