AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 647, 26 September 1882, Page 2

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

111' A. A I. Jrc r jrogor reports holding , tlie annuil s-»lo of cattle, hordes, pigs, &<'■., at Mr F. AklnMgO's yards, Le Bon's. There was an excellent and representative appearance of the local dealers and the the public, and the several lots were fairly well contested, for the entries were not q'lite so numerous in stores as was ex: P'-cted, and in the dairy cow entries there wan a .suspicion in the minds of strangers that it w.is possible the Le T'onians knew of some llltle defeat not apparent to even "ihe ■■Most critical eyo. Such, however, was ■not the ease, as the vendors were tiiiiip'y _"oi'is; ii- i'or shutting op a larger area of land fur coiksloot harvesting , . Those bnyurs who took the srllors al their wo>d will find they have got good values of ex ceptionally decent cattle. The yearling 3 and two-year-old s!omh did not look so forward as so mo I have had a ider the liimmer recently, and consequently the priiics were a shade lower, but still quite equal to what they would have com nan led in the Aldington Y-ird*. The following, amongst other lots, were disposed of:—4 two-year-old heifern, at 63s ; 7 yoarlings. at 32s Gd ; 27 steer* and heifers, al 75s ; 1 cow, dry. i-4 10s; i steer, £3 lO.s ; 9 dry cows, at £3 10* 6!; 37 yearlings, at 32s ;11 sH'rin,;, heifers, it 113 ; 19 two,\ear old steer?;, .it £3 10 ; a lot of cows, from 1:2■» M ;.•; £'.i ; 7 yeurlinsf.s. r.f. 28°). A few I;,.- s wi- I .' at'ti'rwavds , y.<<\d A3 ah , ) , . , .;, H)o riiiiiig ratos for \v.nu\y hacks iieing' £5 to £C. Homtj sections oi Mr J. ojnir.ii'is IVj i]):i'i estate wore privately orfarcd by tiio nuetione-sr, artd Mr Smith was person illy It is Mr S nith's intention to hive a sal;j i.ilan of the, cut ite prep ired, and sub nit the baluice to auction on an early il.ito.

Messrs 11. Md-ur ■Tγ! Oα. ropori :nn tlie Live Stock Market, cv., for fchn week orid— in-,' Thursday,? ;,t 2Ui;. 1-382. as follows: — iA.>r ycsrorfl.-j,' ■ A Idingion .a.ikot ;■■. Homewlnl small supply of imoep cunt* to bund, South Oiiiit-jniiry. is of Iα to, Ik-. .1:. to the fore, fjii -h b?,iiig thy n, i.H alir.o.-it nr->. dles.s .■or 113 to re:n ,rk as to excellence of qiiHty. for i. , ) give our son thorn frio?;'.!:-i dun they seldom, it' ever, «-'<-!•<! .in) tiling !>!it |!riiii'! meat into the uiarkvi, \y<jdii'jsdrty's consignments being f,d oxcptinn to tiii! rule. Of other lines iv.ding for notice wo iii:iv menikm Mr Horny Chamberlain's w<\'•.■■•!■ • hieh topped tiic <J:iv'i-i (jiiohiiiotm .'it !;/• .rl. Mr H. «'Vo.«.-hi-t=.'fs .-it IS.- 3d the Umgor wolhers i;( 17s lid Mid 18- Mr Million Harris' " plums" ni 18-:, a 11 -F several lots o f merino wethors sit irn;n ris to 13s, or equal to about 3d per Ik Coiisiderng the limifoil supply, wn imvi- not ojq>orifni!e.ii a duller muric-rfor hoiho time, the majovity of tlui tni 'c " «'y vovy sparely, Rii'l ftithoiigh wii c Itui a slight actual .ior.lin". in oui of ahout 3000 fat aheo!) Bcvr.i! lots had to be turned out un-<uH, th sal" on the whole being weak and The entry of store cheep w«ia

i confined to a con pie of lines of me rino.s, which j 1 ehanuvii 'imikls .-it late rates, whilst for the ■ Pew pens of what had to " porvo turn " for | fit limbs 10-* tn Us was outlined. In the fat cattle market we have to record transactions of a more satisfactory character. There was a fair average suiiply of beef, including seven! lines of prime qnility, for all of which, more especially the latter, a tjood dennnd was shown On account of Messrs Fleming we jra'od a line of 20 B f eers at an average of about £8 15h per head, and for the Lingbeadi estate a pen of epluudid heifers at £12 15.s each ; olhcr lots proportionate rates as per descriution, or oqtiiil to from 25s to 28-; per lOOihs. In stores there was a largely increased entry, and with several ou!si le bnvers all the most saleable lines of young stock were disposed of at slightly increased pii;es, we ourselves having placed over 200 head during the day. The totals ynrded for the day compii-od 3954 sheep,"s92 head of cattle, and 90 pigs.