COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1546, 24 August 1886, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

AUCTIONEERS’ REPORT. TIMARU. Messrs Grade, Maclean and Adam report for the fortnight ending Sattrrcfclf 'is follows ilorsea—The supply of draughts for the past fortnight has not been sufficient to meet the requirements of farmers and contractors, who are looking forward to a busy time as soon as the land is sufficiently dry to resume work—a much-wished-for consummation. A few good colts and, fillies were entered (notably a team w' longing to Mr E. Evans), all of which were disposed of at fnlly better prmes than have been quote medium to good at £l6los to £25; inferior and aged, £8 to £l2, Light, horses—Our entry was principally made up of weedy sorts, for which there was no demand. Weight carriers and bu'ggv; horses are enquired for. No alteration in the price of those offering. CatflepAt'Waishdykebtt'ihe 12th 'initT IhereWw w fAtlier biftet^efrfrVOf fat add stores, and more business done than at either of the two preceding sales. We sold 7 steers at £5 10s to £7, 2 at £4 10s, 2 at £3 ss, and for various owners 20 head cows and steers at from 25s to 68s 6d.—At Maklkihi monthly : sale on the 9th iust. we disposed' 0£32 head cowa and heifers, the former realising up to £7 2s 6d and the latter from £3 to £5 ss. a small entry Vpf fAt sheep cama forward at Washdyke ?on the 12th mst., the result being that butchers could not get their wants supplied. At the yardage sold, on account of Mr Thomas Mitchell," a. small- linn-of crossbred; , wethOrs- af’ 12s each, dSd foifeiMr -T£ Neill, medium quality crossbred ewes,at 6s. We have no transactions in stole sheep to report. f-l- ;■ Skins—We held ouf fcrtnightly said mi " Wednesday last,; but owingto the weather beiojp-so wet for dayyyjft'eviousi but' catalogue ' was * : small. ! I Farmers’ Jots barely realised former ’ A line' of factory crossbreds fetched 4? 44r :: i