COMMERCIAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3016, 27 November 1882, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

S. 0. Times Office, Monday Evening. Messes Maclean and Stewart report for the past week, as follows: Horses—47 head of all classes wore entered to-day, and amongst these were some really good draught and light harness horses, but although owners were anxious to sell and would have been satisfied with (in many cases) very moderate values, business during the day was exceedingly slow, and only a few lots changed hands. They quote on Saturday Medium to good draughts, £27 to £35 ; ordinary, £l4 to£?2; hacks and light harness horses—medium to good, £l2 to £18; inferior and ordinary, £6 to £lO. Cattle—At Washdyke on Monday their entry consisted of 440 head store cattle, all ages. One-half of these were disposed of at prices slightly in advance of former rates and as feed is now abundant, prices are likely to be firmer for some time to come. They quote:—3-year-old steers, £5 3 Oil; 2-year-olds, £3 t/> £3 Ifa ; yearlings, £2 to £2 10s ; calves, 17s to 30s ; milkers, £5 to £7 10s ; dry cows, 30s to £3 10s ; M steers, £8 to £8 7s 6d, equal to 25s pe r 100 bs. Sheep—At Washdyke on Monday they sold on account of various owners ICO merino wethers, fat, at 8s ; 57 cross-bred lambs at 8s; SRO cross-bred ewes (unshorn) and lambs at 14s lOd ; 48 cross-bred ewes (unshorn) and lambs at 13s; 75 merino ewes (unshorn) and lambs at 9s 2d ; and privately, 500 cross-bred ewes and lambs at a satisfactory price. Grain —They sold privately during the week 900 bushels for fowls’ feed, for shipment,

Messrs William Collins and Co. report a large number of entries of produce and general merchandise at their regular weekly market and auction on Saturday. The attendance of buyers was most satisfactory, and all lots were cleared at the following figures Derwent potatoes, 12s per sack ; fowls’ wheat, 10s; seconds wheat, 3s 3d per bushel; f.0.b.; oats, 2s 6d ; feed barley 8s per sack; onions, 3d per lb; butter 58 to 6d ; cheese, fid to B£d 1 ham, fi|d; bacon,3Jd to s£d ; farmers flour 16s per sack, millers’ 20»; fowls, 2s 6d to 3s; geese, 8s to 10s per pair ; ducks, 5s per pair ; box teas, lls to 13s; kerosene, 13 s per case; sperm candles, 7d per lb. A large quantity of boots and men’s clothing, drapery, and sundries was also quitted during the day.

Messrs Southan and Stubbs report for their weekly market and auction on Saturday a better attendance and a brisker competition. Potatoes—A large number of sacks was placed at from 9s to 10s, bags in ; chicken corn, 10s to lls per bag; oafs, scarcely any sold, prices 3s to 3s 3d per bushel; crushed barley, 10< per sack; fresh butter, 6d to 8d per lb; cabbage plants and broccoli, 6d per bundle; flour (501 b bags), 5s to 5s 6d ; corned beef, 2d to 2JI per lb; bacon, inferior, 4d, good sound sample, fid; hams, inferior to finest, fid to 8d per lb; eggs, fid to 9d per drzen ; farmers’pork, 3Jd to 4d per lb; fowls, 2s to 3s per pair ; geese, 6s to 8-t fid per pair; turkeys, 6s to 6s fid per pair. Sundries in household furniture, clothing, and jewellery brought fair average prices, showing a good improvement on preceding week's sales.