AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1281, 23 December 1884, Page 3

AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS.

TIMAUU. Messrs Maclean and Stewart report for the past week ending Saturday as follows :

Horses—The wet morning prevented their usual number of entries from coming forward, only some 20 head being offered for side. They have to report a very dull demand tor all classes, and but few were sold, at prices that call for no special attention. On account of Mr Agnew they offered a very handsome pair of black ponies, also the hurdle horse Unit,” but the bidding for these did not reach the owner’s ideas, consequently they were passed in. The same remarks apply to Mr Cook’s well-known trotter, “ Cabby”—-he was also not sold. Sheep—On account of the holiday their usual sale at the was held on Wednesday, the 17th, at which a large number of store sheep were offered for sale. They penned 2300 ha'f-bred and cros>bred hoggets and a few merinos, and sold the following26Q crossbred hoggets at 12s lid, I§Q (nosabred wethers at 11s Gd, 100 Q half and thrt-equarter-bred lioggpfs at 11s Id, 120 Southdown crosses at Us, and privately during the week they have placed several lines of hoggets at these figures, Fat Sheep— They sold at Washdyke on Wednesday last 50 crossbred wethers at 13a 3d, 100 halfbred wethers at 14s, 20 do at 14a 9d, and about 100 merino wethers at Bs. Fat Cattle- They placed at Wednesday's sale, 10 heifers and steers at from £4 15s to £6, 7 steers at £6 15s, and 3 do., light weights, at £3 19a. Store cattle moved off better than usual They sold 10 head mixed catfle at £2 J7s 6d, 11 steers and heifers at from £3 13s to £3 19 s , ? do. from £2 to £2 3s.

AUSTRALIAN

Sydney, Dec. 19. New Zealand wheat per bushel is quoted at 3a 7d ; New Zealand oats, 3s ; maize, 4s 9o ; Sugar Company’s No. 1 pieces, per ton, £.31.

Adelaide, 19. Wheat is quoted itt os 4d to 3s s'l, market firmer ; flour, town brands, £8 5s ; country do., £7 ss. Melbourne, Dec- 19. The wool sold (his season by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company amounted to 30,250 bales, not 300,000 as telegraphed yesterday. ENGLISH MARKETS. London, Dec. 19. Adelaide wheat, ex store, remains at 35s 6d, and New Zealand do at 30s 6d to 33s ; Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 23s 6d. Australian tallow Average quality bei f, 34s ; do mutton, 34a 6d. Prime New Zealand mutton is selling to-day at s|d pur lb. Dec. 20. The frozen meat by the steamer Doric realised s£d per lb. Store w heat is 6d lower than last quotation. Two off coast cargoes have been sold at 34s 3d, and a shipment on the passage at 355.

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