COMMERCIAL.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 420, 23 December 1884, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

AUCTIONEERS'REPORTS. Carswell, "White and,. Ooj report having held a clearing sale on the farm of G. F. Richardson. Esq., Oaklands, on Wednesday, 17th iust. There was a large attendance of settlers from the surrounding districts, and several.buyers from a distance, block of all discriptions were in prime condition, i consequently everything sold at highly ' satisfactory'; prices. Following is a list of prices of the leading lines, viz : — tattle —lB calves at 42s Cd each ; 10 young steers at-L4 19s ea^ty 10 steers at L5 17s 6 : 4 cows and calves at 'l* 17s 6d each ; 16 dry cows at L3 10s eac n ; iO well bred heifers at LG os ; 9 heifers at L4 ; J 2 youug do at L2 15s ; 1 cow, L7 1O 8; 2doat L8 each ;2do at L6 each ; 2 cows and calves at Lid 12s Cd •ach; -: > ;.'■; - Si . < •Fat cattle—2o bullocks at L7 103 each ; 9 coweat L6 5s each. ' ! Horses—Ha^ks brought LIO, Lll 10^, LlO 10s Llo, Ll2, Lio 10s. Draugbit»,Ll I 10^ to L23 ; yearliug colts and fillies, from ,L7 10s to L9 a head. The'thoroughbred ntallion was knocke I down .to Messrs fcpratt IJros. for .*)7 guineas. This was generally considered th*} cheapest lot t-old acilr Kichardson's Hale, as he is in beautiful 4cbuilition sifter his -.easou. Inip^nicuts^sold at fiiir p,ice«, incluling broadcast, seed sower at L2v); set cultivator/, L6 10s ; horsepower and.-übiift-iutter, Ll4 ; buck delivery.veaper, LlO ; grain r-oeeii, Ll4: ! CJanibridge roller. L0 ; hirrows oiN tn (50s ; and%ll" other lmplemorits at. tiir pii-ies. We jajso.repprt; having held a suck aale at Gore on Friday last When" M -nav* Goldea hji! Milne, of Wyndham, h ul a hi'vte number of ouuiu.s. Forty bullocko sol 1 at L»3 5s j »7 lit, L5 ; and 23 at L4 ss. Forty con's brou^-it h'i'oa e;ich,'and-right your.inV' .«t LI l.Ha, There was a "po i ntjenilance and the bidding Was fairly amui.it&k'' ' ■ :>:, :