AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS.

Southern Cross, Volume 2, Issue 16, 21 July 1894, Page 9

AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS.

The National Mortgage and Agency C 0.,. Ltd., report as follows

Business continues quiet, and little change can be reported, although fortunately theweather is very good, thereby enabling those who were rather short of feed to keep out of the markets. Enquiries are already being made for Spring purchases, and we have every hope that as soon as the grass comesthcra will be a good amount of business done. Of course store stock, in sympathy with thefat market, will be lower in price, but thisneed not alarm owners, as they have known that prices were too high and can as easily, or possibly more easily, make money with store stock at fair values. In the cattle market nothing special is doing. Eat cattle still command good prices, and will doubtlessdo so for some months. Stores are not at present in demand, but the prospects are pretty good. We expect to see a strong demand for good dairy cows also. Gore Market, Tuesday, 17th inst.—The entry of sheep consisted, of a few small lotsof wethers, fat and half fat, The demand was fair, fat wethers bringing 12s; half fat do, 9s to 10s; fat ewes, 7s to 9s. Cattle were in good demand, as they consisted chiefly of young stock, and nearly all. were sold. We held a clearing sale at Mrs Gorman’s, Mataura Island, on the 13th inst., and sold dairy cows up to £5 15s ; heifers to £2 12s6d; yearlings, 38s 6d; calves at 22s : lambs at 4s 3d each. Skin and fat sale.—This market keeps very good. At our sale on Monday, best heavy wooled skins brought 4s to 4s 3d each; good, 2s 9d to 3s 6d ; medium. Is lid to 2s 5d ;. light and inferior, lOd to Is 6d. E-abbitskins were poorly represented as regards quality, >nd were more or less damaged, selling from 5Jd to 6£d per lb Eat 12s 9d per cwt. Hides,