COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1052, 9 January 1883, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

TIME ABU MARKET?,

Messrs Mac'can and Sfc wart on Saturday last reported for the post week as follower—

Howes. — \ very fair amount of b mines in draught houses was to day done in their yards, the demand for almost any T.rioes realised being con-iWably b'ttertoa on the two previons Saturday*. O'er 50 draught and light harness horses were booked for sale, and a fair proportion of these w>re good useful animals. They report having sold 22 head at the following prices: -From £2B to £3B for hea*y draughts, the latter price having been obtained for a very good gelding ; and from £l7 to £25 for ordi»arv and medium draughts. Hafts and light harness hoiv-e3 were quitted at from £lO to £ls 15, .wording to qnaMty. In addition tiihcirs'.hs of hrrs-s, t'i«y aln disposed o f a number o f drays and reapers, als" a quantity of harness, *c , "at values. Cuttle.-fltorn esit/le are at present dnll, and difficult to q rir. at nayablep m-e<. At their usual foitnig'-tly ea'e list Mcida-, at the Wash-tyke yiv Is, a fair entry rec ired f r sale, b it there w >--c, no tramaeiions of importance to report. A few cowj and Toung cattle were sold at ordinary values. At Winche ter, mi 'lhnrad(.y, th y foUl a small mob of steer's ct £(• < .vX *n i heifers at £rt 17<6'. Fat cattle—No «lt«rai-i»n in price ban liken place s : nee they last reported. Bl,r ea .—\ be'tor d-ma-id has existed for atmv shrepdnri g the week, an ' tie sales of several large mrbs are pm i: rg. At the Wushdyke, on Monday W-, they placed a line of cross-bred ewes at 0-i 4d, aid another mob it 9s. At Winchester, on Thin-day, they placed privately a mob (l" 900 beU at a satisfactory price. F..t sheep—Theie s no great demand at present, and but hi tin busir.CJt Ims been dor.c T ! -cy hive sold sever il small m >b< at, from i>« fid to 10» fid.