COMMERCIAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2845, 8 May 1882, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

S. C. Times Office, Monday Evening. Mr Moss Jonas reports as follows : Horses—The usual number were entered at his yards on Saturday, in addition to a quantity of drays, traps, harness. Ac. The attendance was not large, but the bulk of the lots submitted changed hands at satisfactory prices. He cannot quote any improvement in values, although good sorts are being more sought after. He quotes : —First class draughts, £24 to £35; useful farm horses, £2O to £24 ; ordinary do, £l2 to £l6 ; hacks £8 to £ls. At these prices a fair amount of business was done. Cattle Well-bred milch cows have brought good prices, as they always do, but for ordinary dairy stock there Is no enquiry. At his yards be sold first-class cows up to £ll, At Stud holme Junction he sold 20 head, on account of Mr Studholme, at £8 all round. Prime beef may be quoted at 20s; medium, 7s 6d per 1001 b. At Winchester Fair, on Thursday, he sold 2 fat cows at £6 ss; stores, 3 head at £2 15s; 3 cows at £3 ; 3 heifers at £2 12s ; *and 83 yearlings at from 27s 6d up to 31s each. Sheep—The market is somewhat easier. Prime fat sheep are still at last quotations. The local demand is only fairly supplied at present, consequently all lots that come into the saleyards find buyers at once. At Winchester Fair, on Thursday, he sold 182 half-breds at 11s; 225 cross-bred wethers at 12* 6d ; SOcross-breds at 15s; 100 at 11s; 29 at lls ;43 at 12 each.

Wool and Skins—His sale on Friday was well attended by those interested, all the buyers in the district being present. Competition was keen throughout, values were even, and a clearance effected of every lot. Best cross-breds, from 3s 2d to 3s 4d; best merinos, 2s 6d to 4s 7d ; fair to ordinary, Is 6d up to 2s 6d each. Wool—--2 bales merino at 8d ; locks and pieces 4d; cross-bred locks and pieces, 3Jd ; wool in bags, 6d per lb.

Messrs Maclean and Stewart report for the past week as follows Horses—An average number of 54 horses came forward to their yards on Saturday for sale, the greater number of which were medium and inferior draughts, and a few fair hackneys. They have to report rather a quiet demand for all sorts, and prices but little altered since they last reported. At Saturday’s sale they sold 18 at the following prices From £lB to £22 for medium draughts, and from £l2 to £l7 for light harness and ordinary hacks. They have to report that a few really good farm horse*, young and sound would meet with ready purchasers at fair rates at their Saturday’s sale, there being just a few required. Sheep—There is but little demand for store sheep at present, purchasers having now got their wants supplied. At Studholme Junction on Monday last they he’d their usual monthly sale of stock. 300 fullmouth merino ewes were yarded and submitted at auction, but failed to find buyers; however, they sold the line privately to one buyer at a satisfactory price. At Winchester, «n Thursday, they entered 300 merino ewes and wethers, 1000 cross-bred lambs and 500 cross-bred ewes. They have to report a dull market for all kinds of sheep, and also an absence of buyers. They sold a number of crossbred ewes and lambs, also a few merino wethers, privately after the sale, at satisfactory prices. Fat sheep are in ordinary demand, and prices obtainble are fair values. They quote rates at 2£d per lb. Stud rams—They have sold a good number of rams at the different sales throughout the week, at prices ranging from £llos to £4 4s.

Cattle—The demand for store cattle still keeps very dull, and there is very great difficulty in selling these at anything like fair values. At the sale at Stndbolme Junction a few old lota came forward, but few were sold, owing to the absence of buyers. At Winchester oa Thursday, they yarded a number of small lots, but the sale was a very, dragging one, and the prices obtained were not such as to guide intending sellers* as there was no demand for the. class of settle there offered. They sold a number of cows at from £3 15s to $5 2s 6dsteers and heifers, from £2 ' c to 44 IjOsi calves at 265. Fat cat*’ i6s worth from 20s to 22s 6d per 1 ' J , x ® ar ® which prices they have sold * /'""b, at a few small

Wool and Skins—Tb' sale of wool, skins, cyheld their usual last, for which t> . and hides on Friday obtained:— P following prices were skins brop' -<ood well-woolled butchers’ from y ‘ght 3s 6d; ordinary farmers’ lots * .6 lOd to 2s 3d ; medium merinos, Is co Is 9d, Sundry small lots of wool were sold at from BJd to BJd per lb. Wellsaved and rendered tallow, 2d per lb; hides, well cured, 3jd per lb. Greyhound Dogs—A large number of bigh-class greyhounds were on Saturday entered for sale on account of Mr Thomson, Oamaru. These dogs having mostly all been bred and reared by Mr Boyd Thomson, Temnka, were eagerly competed for, as besides the very tip-top form they were in. their pedigrees, which are all guaranteed, prove them to be the best blood in the colony. They have to regret the prices obtained were far below their owner’s ideas; however, he was determined to sol), and sold the greater part of them at the following prices, viz. Shamrock, by Balmoral —Chance, to Mr Hibbard, at £1010s; Star of the South, by Balmoral—Morning Star, to Mr Tickelll, at £l2 12s ; Bob Boy, by Bichmond—Dion, to Mr Boss, at £lO 10s ; Ellen McGregor, by Richmond—Dion, to Mr Tiokoll, at 20 guineas: Lady Mary, by Bichmond—Dion, to Mr Parsons, at £5 ss; and a number of saplings and young dogs at from guineas to 5 guineas.

Messrs Sonthan and Stubbs report for the weekly Saturday market |and auction sale as follows The attendance was very satisfactory. The entries were far in excess of previous sales. The biddings were brisk throughout, all lines submitted finding buyers at the following prices Tea, half-chests, Is 4d to Is fid per lb j boxes do, 13s 6d to 15s, good brands; Mocha coffee, in jllb tins, guaranteed, 13s per dozen; rice, 661 b bags, 2| per lb; Derwent potatoes, the supply in this was greater than the demand, but for outside buyers, prices 36s to 50s per ton|; during the week sales were effected at higher rates; onions, all to hand found buyers at from 7s to fia 6d per cwt; fresh pork in quarters, 2Ad per lb ; fowls, 2s 2s 3d, and 2s 6d. A large number of lines in household furniture, cooking utensils and glassware were readily disposed of at very satisfactory prices; also some lines in cheap jewellery and plated ware. Altogether the market shows a decided improvement,

M ssrs William Collins and Co, report a large attendance at their regular weekly auction held by them at the Old Post-office Auction Rooms on Saturday. The entries were largely in excess of local requirements, consequently several of the lines quitted brought small figures. Taking the sale all round, buyers during the day had the best of the bargains. Wc qno‘e Derwent potatoes 50s to COs.per ton; onions, 7s per cwt; cheese, 4Jd to 5d per lb, with good demand ; butter, fid ; honey, in casks, 3d ; bacon 5d to 6d ; hams, to B£d -, barley (all faults;, 8s 6d per sack of four bushels; oats, good feed, 2s lOd to 3s per bushel, bags extra; fowl wheat, 2s 6d to 2s 9d; flour, farmers’, £8 per ton ; do, millers’, £ll, in 501 b bags; oysters, fid per dozen ; fowls, 2s to 2s 6d per couple ; geese, 5s 6d to 6s per pair; turkeys, 7s each; ducks, 3s per pair; ferrets, 17s 6d per pair ; wild ducks, 2s 6d per pair. Groceries, household furniture, and a large and various assortment of sundries were quitted at fair values. They held during the week a clearing sale on the premises of Mr Thomas Amos of the balance of his stock of paints, varnishes; oils, glass, and painters’ requisites, which had the effect of drawing a large attendance, when all the lots were sold at satisfactory prices. The wheat market remains the same as previous week’s report. Oats wc quote 2s 9d to 3s 2d f.o.b.