AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1167, 30 October 1883, Page 3

AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS.

OEBAEDIKE

Messrs J. Mundell and Co. report sales of stock, etc., for the week ending Saturday, 27tli Oct., 1883 : We have to report an upward tendency in values for all classes of store cattle, which, no doubt, is produced to a great extent by the plentiful supply of feed in the paddocks at present. During the week we have sold privately -UJ forward steer*, at from L‘.i 13s 6d to L 4 15s. In sheep there have been no transactions to report, and we do not

expect much business will be ilone until the shearing season is over.

We wish to draw attention to our next monthly stock sale at the Geraldine yards, on the 7th November, From the number of entries already received, the sale is likely to be a large one. We held a clearing sale, or. account of Mr Clark, of general store goods, which was well attended ; but the threatening state of the weather prevented the sale from being as successful as it otherwise would have been, TIMARTT. Messrs Maclean and Stewart report for tbe past week ending Saturday as follows ;

Horses The prices of horses realised at their yards to-day were much the same as when they last reported, and the demand was again dull, unless for very good sorts ; these when offered command full values, An extra good gelding brought L 43, They entered about 40 draughts, light harness horses and hacks, and sold a fair proportion at from L3O to L 45 for first-class draughts ; L 22 to L 26 for fair good sorts; for light harness and hacks, prices are low, from L 8 to LI4. Sheep—The enquiry for store sheep is becoming rather brisker, and good lots are saleable at high values. At the Washdyke yards last Monday, a number of small lots were entered, and were sold as follows, viz. : 100 merino ewes, 9s 8d to 9s 9d ; 120 merino ewes and lambs at 9s ; crossbred hoggets from 7s 8d to 9s 6i. Fat sheep—The first of the season’s shorn sheep were offered for sale at the Washdyke last Monday, viz,, 200 prime crossbred wethers, but tbe price offered was under the owners’ value, consequently they were not sold. Another lot of 250 prime fat sheep was offered, and these also were passed in for the same reason (the latter lot were not shorn). They quote mutton at from 3d to per lb. They have placed several lines ot merino and crossbred wethers at the above quotations.

Cattle—For well-forward steers and heifers they have buyers, but the demand for young cattle is still dull. At the yards on the 22nd, a considered number of cattle were received for sale, but only a few odd lots found buyers at the following prices : —"Yearlings and calves, from 20s to 25s ; cows, L 3 10s to L 6 ; well-grown steers and heifers, from L 3 10s to L 5 10s.

Wool and Skins—A special sale of wool and skins was held last Wednesday. On account of the largo lots catalogued at previous sale, the entry was a small one. They sold full-woolled crossbred and merino skins from 4s to 4s 81 ; medium lots from 3s to 3s 6d.