AUCTION SALES.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 34, 18 August 1864, Page 4

AUCTION SALES.

Messrs. Carey and Gilles sold by auction, on 16th July, at the yards of Messrs. Calder and Co. a lot of milch cows, at prices ranging from £10 15s. to £17 each. A number of pigs, sold at same time, fetched from 50s. to 70s. each. Messrs. Mueller and Geisow sold by auction, on 16th July, at their rooms, Tay-street, a part of block VI, New River Hundred, containing 72 acres, for £105.- Apphcation No. 890, for 70 acres in same district, was sold for £80. The auction sales have not improved much, and still occur so frequently as to seriously interfere with legitimate trading. On 3rd Aug., Mr. Macdonald held a large clearance sale of the stock of Messrs. Dickson and Co., Dee-street. The following are a few of the prices realised : — -Champagne Vineyard brandy, in bond, 95. ; Martell's, 10s; 9d. j inferior dark, ss. 9d. ; port wine, in casks, £7 10s.; Tennent's ale 7s. • porter, 7s. Tea, in chests, £8 55. ; half-chests, £4 7s. 6d. ; orange pekoe (in boxes), 2s. 3d. per lb. Hams, 9d; ; Bacon, lid.; cheese (cheddar), 6id. ; butter (Colonial), Is. ; rice, 21s. per cwt. ; jams (Colonial), 15s^ 3d. ; Whybraw.'s pickles, 10s.; salad oil (pints)", 65. ; currants, sd. ■■■A [ ■ Messrs. Robertson and Co. sold on Saturday, at the Royal Hotel Sale yards, Tay-street, a mob of mixed cattle. Milch cows fetched oh an averag^ £11 10s., and two year old heifers and steer £7 10a. The same firm sold to-day theigood-

will of the lease of the Royal Hotel, for £7l. It has two years tb.ruhfro^ to 'ah "annual ground' "rent '"of 5 * £120. /-On,, *^ c expiry of lease the lessee receives '£400 ■as;'yalua : "' for the buildings from the proprietbr'7' '''. ' ; There have been several sales by auction during the week,-; but most- of the' goods -offered, were bought in; r at' ; 'the ! ;f6nbTrag ; ,p,riceS ; :-^flad. oils ' (half -pints) ,yßs; * 3dJ ' per ; dozen ';' castor bfiß'^half-' pints) 'ss. 3d; per dozen ■•■ "quarter-boxes, sardines;' •657; 'Coleman's 1 blue; t 9d7 ; per^lbvfTj^d' Vestas, •lis. 3d."; chrys'talhs^d r ---Sahk:ey /"sugar, 7<sid. ';'' ' orange ' bitters, "' 165. ; : oysters? Gi. )■';. tea >f^ialf chests) , "Miranda;" - J - £4' ; r chests- ! " Algeron," ' £8 55.;; soap,' 345.'' i per''cwt."; ! rum7. m'bohd;' 3s'J: per gallon • Rozat's - brandy, - 6s. < per gallon j' Knight's .jams, lis;" 6d, r ScMajrps, '4ls'.' percase",'and - sundry ; other, goods at various r prices f — there *' beingno buyers/ Thefohowing 'goods weresold,viz. ':'-' Lea and Perrihs' Worcestershire sauce, Tss. . 3d. per dozen ; Ketchup and assorted 'eaiicesv 8s? to Bs. 6d. per dozen ; ; currahts; 5d. ! -per lb/) TPatna rice, ; 21s; per' cwt: ; hams and bacon, ; lOd. 'to) Is. per lb. j-'salt*,' 6si' 9d. ; 'per cwt.vV' claret; 255 l, 6H7per dozen ; Cork butter" \(bld), ;i 6d. 'per lb'.' ;7:chees»: '(oid)/ld7per.lbv ri '-- ;i ;p '■"-' y ' : iV ';'*', i 7;'/ . 7