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Temuka Leader, Issue 1266, 18 November 1884, Page 1

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AUCTIONEERS REFOKTS. TIMAKU. Messrs. Maclean and Stewart report for the past week ending (Saturday as follows :—- Horses—A small entry of horses wa* hooked at their yards to-day tor s>de, and with one or two exceptions the quait} was inferior, the bulk comprising principally ordinary hacks. The d>-raaod today for all classes was very 'dill, and it .was difficult to place, any of...ihe. lots ai fair .values. '\A reduction in vulueshad to be made when* sales were t ft ded; The reports of the Sydney ,mark«t at preseni are not,very encouraging ; these have now' a- : cb.nsiderab e influence on rulingrates here. They quote lair sjood draughts' from- £lsj to £l7 ;, ihfer.or -sorts an(i . hacks,.lS t«v£l'J., They to-day soldTO head at these quotations. Store Stock—Sheep and Cattle—They hell iheir usual monthly sale at Makikihi last, Monday,,when rhty yarded for sde. I SOO^erossbred'and merino'sdiVep, ahd 60 iheiiil "entile."'" A 1 fiilr denifihd for the. diifererit lots was experienced, 1 alth-u^h prices "were rather easier. J hey sold 30J shorn' crbss-hred hoggets at 10-'t 8 I, and. "60" head cattle-atuptri £5 5s for weii''forward' steers; 15 steers 1 brought £3 to £3 2s 6d ; 18-monhls oldj cattle, 24 head at £2 to £2 10s ; calves" and yearlings at 265. > Privately they have sold 200 merino ewes and lambs ; als^-'J crossbred hoggets in the wool at sat(^ fac.ory pii es. Fit stock may be quoted at about l7s'od per luO lbs for beef, and about",2£jl per lb for muiton. They have sold privately' a line of merino wethers at the latter quotation. '"u

;; j ■ AUSTKiaiiANi' markets. Sydney, Nor. 14. Net* Zealand wheat, per bushel, 3s 2d ; New Zealand _nat«, 3s; maize,. 4* 81 ; Compahr’a No‘, I pieces,- per ton, '£3l'. ■ ■ ENGLISH MARKETS. : London, Nor. 18, The catalogue at to-day** wool sale comprised 8200 ba’es. Since the opening of the 3erieH 2fi,6Uo' -bales hare been offered, and'23oo withdrawn. The market is quieter, but the new season’s clip is firu>. ' 1 ; ''