AUCTIONEERS' REPORT.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 42, 30 December 1884, Page 2

AUCTIONEERS' REPORT.

Jl O'.-'M'Afdell (on behalf of the British and f,7,,Neir Zealand Mortgage and Agency Company, Limited), reports for the week end-

v . ng,26th inst. as follows :— 3 '' K r 4lsWyndtiam. oh Tuesday, the 23rd inst.

w« held a large sale of fat and store stock, V ! When 2073 sheep and 387 head of cattle were yarded. The demand for fat stock was rather dull, whilst store cattle in forward ,, condition were in good demand. The following are the lota sold with the respective „ prices realised. Sheep — 188 fat crossbred ewes and wethers (shorn), 13s 6d •; 59 cull

merino ewes,with a few lambs in the wool, 8s

6d;167 merino wethers shorn,(js; 333 crossbred v h.sggets (shorn), 10s 3d; 90 do wethers, in ° forward condition, lls 3d ; 56 fat crossbred ewes and wethers, 12s : 9d ; 55 do do wethers,

12s ; 109 do do, 12s ; 383 crossbred wethers,

'•" IT* (id; : 121 crossbred and merino ewes and fu wethers (culls), 6s. Cattle — 17 steers, L 4 6s ; 19' do,' L 4 5s ; 86 small do, L 3 los : 3 do, "' in -forward condition, L 5 2s (sd ; il fat

heifers, L 5 10s ; 5 fat bullocks, L 8 ; 9 dry

vCpws, L 2 15s ; 13 do, L 3 los ; 3 steers and ""4" heifers, L 3 17s M ; 4 dairy cows, Li 10s ; 1 do; L 5 5s ; 12 fat heifers, Log 10s ; 37 cows, with about 30 calyes given in, L 3 os ; 20 cows and heifers, L 3 2s 6d ; ii steers, L3 l2s 6d ; and privately 100 steers, 2 and 3 years old, L 3 10s. Fat Stock — Daring the past week, the

trade being well supplied from the previous t week, there has been little or no demand, ■'■'- and price's !&ay bo quoted at 20s for prime •j.-beet ; medium, 17a 6d per lOUibd. Mutton, 2d to 2£d per lb, shorn.