COMMERCIAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2976, 9 October 1882, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

S. 0. Times Office, ' • Monday Evening. Messrs Maclean 'and Stewiirlr report for the past week as follows tfHorses An average numlier Of 62'head (exclusive of entires) comprised...their entries for Saturday’s sale, the .majority of them being medium Mraugh^and v light. harness horses, for,wnich there is ’nbf much demand at present. Really; goodidraugbta: or hackneys always commend active coinpetition, but for these classes.owners gener-; ally form too high an estimate of their value to suit the tastes or pockets of intending purchasers. They sold 24 head at, for medium to good draughts, £l6 to £25. One excellent gelding, after bidding, was knocked down at'£6(l; backs and light harness horses! from £6 to £l6; ; Entire Horses— fhe' annual _ parade of entire horses under the auspices of the Timaru Agricultural and Pastoral Association took place on the Association’s ground on Saturday, and was a decided success, both in number and quality of horses shown, They offered for sale ,at . the Titnara Horse Bazaftr, after the' paradej 12 bead including draughts, thoroughbreds, American trotters,: and ponies, In no instance did the bidding come up to owners’ expectations, and the only Dales' effected were those of Wicklow And‘the pony Major General. Cattle.—The demand for store has ttot improved to the extent they expected, Juices realised during the week being still ow. AtStudholme Junction oh Monday last they yarded 170 head, and sold at auction and privately 160 head, at from £3 12s 6d to £5 Ids.. At Winchester 'Fair bn the Sth inst, there was a large entry, and great difficulty , was: experienced in effecting sales. They sold 25 head.. , ; yqung cattle at from 42s 6d to 50s, fat heifers £6 10s to £7.

Sheep—Several transactions in store sheep are how pending.'and ah improved! demand is notioealle. They have no sales; to report. At Winchester they sold 200 fat crossbreds at 15s.

Messrs Sonthan and Stubbs report for their weekly market and auction "as follows There was a large attendance) still the bidding was not as brisk as could be desired. They quote :—Blue and red Derwent potatoes, sales up to 60s per ton, with many enquiries, bat buyers ate care* ful, and the entries are not so plentiful as formerly, and there is every indication of a rise in price; Lapstone kidneys, seed, 9a to 11s per bag; flukes, do, 10s; regents, 10s per sack ; ashleaf kidneys, none in the market; other sorts at last quotations ; seconds wheat, damaged, 8s to 9s per bag; ‘getter sorts, 10s to 11s, bags in; crushed barley, 10s per bag; onions, 9s to 12s per owt.; farmers' pork,3|d to 4d per lb; fowls, Sato 3s per pair; ducks, 3s' to'3s 6d; turkeys, 8s to 10s per pair; geese, hone to hand; eggs, 7d to 9d per dozen; butter, 8d to Is per lb ; hams and bacon, at last quotations ; carrots 3s to 4s per bag. The other lines submitted brought only medium prices, On Monday last they report selling household furniture aqd effects on LeOren’s Terrace, on account of Mr Williams, when the prices realised were exceedingly satisfactory. ~,„

Messrs* William Collins 'and Co. report bolding their regular weekly * market and auction at their rooms on Saturday : of farm produce, groceries, household furniture, etc. The attendance of buyers was fully up to the average. Bnd 'consequently all lines sold brought fair figures, buyers having, however, the best of the bargains throughout tbe day. They quote good Dofwent potatoes, 46s to 50s per ton; inferior riots, 80s to 35a.pec ton ; fowl 'trheat, 8s to 9s per sack; barley, 12s per 4aek j iye (grass seed, 4s 8d per bushel j Biutton batos, 12s per dozen; batter, tbe large quantity entered was of good description, which brought, la per lb ; inferior lots will not pay to bring to market; fowls 3s 6d to 8s ner pair; ducks, 4s to 4s 6d ; canaries, 6s to. 18s each j pigeons, 6s. per dozen. Tea, sugar, - Candles, kerosene, furniture, china ware; and a' large mixture of sundries weye quitted at fair ' ‘ *