COMMERCIAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2994, 30 October 1882, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

S. 0. Times Office, Monday Evening. Messrs Maclean and Stewart report for the past week as follows Horses—-Their expectations of last Saturday as to a large number brought forward for their special sale on Thursday were fully realised, their entry for that day of 115 head being hitherto unequalled either for number or quality. Messrs Allan and Stumbles’ string of draught brood mares, fillies, and colts were admitted to be the best lot ever offered by one owner in the district, and Mr J. H. Raine’s mare and her progeny were a special feature in the sale. Their sales for the day were 58 head, and notwithstanding the quiet state of the horse market, prices realised were highly satisfactory. The principal lots sold were on account of Messrs Allan and Stumbles; —Bay mare Princess, to Mr A. Martin, £6B; white mare Maggie Lauder, Mr Wm. Gillespie, £35 ; bay mare Nelly, Mr H. J, Dalgleish, £37; ohesnut mare Mary Blane, Mr Wm, Gillespie, £43; brown mare Lady Clyde, Mr A, McKenzie, £36 ; bay mare Miss Wallace, Mr E. Menlove, £47; do do Clarinda, Mr B. Menlove, £4l; do do Maggy Orr, Mr Jos, Houston, £26 ; bay filly Queen Elizabeth, 2-year-old, Mr A. Martin, 1 £B7 ; do do Queen of Foots, 2-year-old, Mr A. Martin, £34 ; do do Queen Margaret, 2-year-old, Mr A, Martin, £26; yearling colt, dam Mary Blane, Mr E. Evans, £4O ; also hackney mares and geldings at fair prices, On account of Mr J. H, Raine—The bay mare Duchess to Mr E. Menlove, £B2 ; bay filly, 2-year-old, to Messrs McGovern and Hardy, £65; yearling oolt, Mr H. J., Hall, £4l. At their yards on Saturday 62 head were entered, consisting principally of medium to first-class hacks and a few good draught mares and geldings. They disposed of 25 head at from £25 to £33 for good draughts; £l7 to £2l for medium; hackneys and light harness horses, £l4 to £2l for good sorts, and £6 to £l2 for inferior fo ordinary. Cattle—At Washdyke yards on Monday there was a large entry of stores, but prices realised did not show any improvement on last quotations, They sold 105 head at, for calves, 19s to 21s ; yearlings, 30s to 41s ; 2-year-olds, £2 10s to £3 10a, according to size and condition. Sheep—Their oriy transaction during the week was a line of merino ewes and wethers sold at Washdyke on Monday at 6s 6d each. There is little prospect of doing business in store stock of any kind until a change of weather, sets in, feed being very backward on account of the long continued drought.

Messrs William Collins and Co. report a fair average attendance at their regular weekly auction on Saturday. They quote Potatoes, 60s to 70s per ton for prime lot'; hams, 7d ; bacon, 6d to 6d ; butter, 7d to 9d per lb ; cheese, 9|d; fowl wheat, 9s to 10s per sack; lard, 4£d per lb ; fowls, 2s to 3s per pair ; ducks, 3s to 4s per pair ; turkeys. 8s to 16s per pair; ferrets, 7s each ; jams, 4s 6d per dozen; flour, (cuaranted), 5s per 50 lb ; box teas, 13s, half-chests, 655. Furniture, bakers’ sundries, and a large assortment of miscellaneous articles brought fair figures.

Messrs Southan and Stubbs report for their weekly market and auction as follows—There was a fair attendance, but bidding was not brisk, except for a few lines. In potatoes there has been a further advance, and sellers are now asking prohibitive prices; consequently little business is doing, except some large lines for shipment. Seed potatoes of any class are now bringing 10s per bag. Barley—A good line of this of fair sample was quitted at 2a per bushel; crushed do, 10s to lls per bag; chicken wheat, lls per bag. Oats—a line of 10,000 bushels of feed at 3s 2d and 3e 3d; butter, the market is over-supplied with new, sales fid to 8d per lb ; eggs, 8d to 9d per dozen ; fowls, 2s to 2s 6d per pair ; other poultry, none ; farmers’ pork, none; farmers’ flour, a line of five tons at £9 ; bran and sharps, none to be got; 501 b bags of flour, 6s 6d ; 2001bs do, 20s ; box tea,l6s; balf-ohests, Is 3d to Is 8d per lb, A few lines in household furniture and sundries brought fait prices.