COMMERCIAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2750, 16 January 1882, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

, S. 0. Truss Office, . Monday evening. Mr Moss Jonas reports.as follows Horses—For Saturday’* sale about 45 horses were entered, in addition to a quantity of drays and harness, • reaping machines,The attendance, was not large, but the bulk of the lots , submitted changed hands at satisfactory prices, the principal buyers being Messrs Flaherty, J. and S. Wilson, Corkery, D. Blue, and others. He notes a little improvement in values, and quotes First-class draughts,* £25 to £3O; useful farm! horses,,- £lB to, £23; unbroken draught colts and fillies, good sorts, brought from £lB, to, £2O; hacks, from; £lO to £ls ; light, £0 to £B,, Cattle.—Prime beef may be quoted at 22e fijper lOOlbs. medium are’difficult to place at anything'above store prices He has no sales of any note to report. Stores —There is nothing doing in this class. of stock. ‘ . ‘ ,

Sheep.—Fat sheep: The market is well supplied, and owners selling will have to submit to a reduction in prices, as, , there are a great msny prime sheep offering. Store sheep: Very little business is doing in this class of stock, considering the time of year. He expects more inquiries in a few weeks. . ,

Miscellaneous.—Property : He has to report having sold privately 57 acres of land near Wai-iti township at £25 per acre, to Mr Michael Mullins. Furniture, &c.—His sale on Thursday drew a large attendance, and resulted very satisfactorily, - biddings being brisk and fair prices obtained, Produce.,f-JElis usual sale took place on; Saturday and. the clearance of a, large quantity of farm and dairy produce, as well as a lot of miscellaneous goods was effected ■t fair market values. 1

Messrs William Collins and Co. report holding their regular weekly , auction, and market at their rooms on Saturday, 61 produce, furniture, groceries, and general sundries, The entries of produce were large, and brought the following'figures : Kidney potatoes, 6s to 7s per Cwt; onions; Bs‘6d per cwt; fowl wheat, 6s to 8s per sack; farmers’ flour, 16s per sack; oats ia;F), lssd per bushel; butter fid per lb ; hams, fid to fid ; bacon, 7Jd ; cheese, 3Jd ; honey, 3d ; fowls, 3s fid per pair ; chickens, 3s per pair; young ducks, 2s 6d per pair ; ferrets, 20s per pair ; canaries, 20 per pair ; Household furniture, boots and shoes, chinaware, and a large assortment of goods found buyers at satisfactory rates,