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Temuka Leader, Issue 1731, 1 May 1888, Page 4

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AUCTIONEERS' REPORT. TIMARU. Messrs Grac'e, Maclean and Adam, report, for the fortnight ending Saturday ■is follows: Hu's «—At the Timaru Horae B-zaar, on tli: 21st ins'., our trutrj was small, and only a dozen head changed hands. To-day however, wo entered 53 head, and have to report n much more active demand, both in di lights and light horses, than we have exi>«t ienctjd for months past. We have ouuf reins inquiries for young and sound h ok- and ligh' harness horses, and would advi.-H (MriieiK of such who are sellers to sr-ad them forward wit bout delay. To-day tvu so ei 28 ■ eid at. — for medium to good draughts, £ls to £22 10s ; inferior, £3 to £10; hacks (medium to good), £9 to £l4 tOs ; two hunters, £2O each; light n i i.feiim, £2 to £6. On Tuesday, 24 It tush, W ' held a most successful sale of lur-ts at Wa-hdyke Yanis, on account, of v\. Sihbald, Esq., Lilybank Station, M ck • z e Oonniry. Prices realised wore not' £lO. On Wednesday, 25tb inst., tor. a niial general sale of horses was held •it W'shdyke yards, whoa about 120 h ose came forward. Piices realised were In--' draughts, £lB to £25 ; hacks { >■ -I), i'9 to £l7 ! medium, £6 to £B, S: i e.|> - At, Wash dyke on the 19ih inst., to is mis n fml e.itry of fat and stores, in"- "t ••him dunged hands. We sold 32 ■» '.ms -a 5s IGd, 75 at 5s 9d, 25 at (i Oh MJ i; 4s 9i, 130 at 4s 6d, 61 at 4 3 . 31 ' Mini at 3s, 748 merino ewos at 3s mi 244 C!o-.-br«-d« ai 7- 6d. On Hie 23 i> ms i. t.o s.iin ■ yards, we sold 85 . C ’S-be l "ether-nt 0s 4l to 6s 9 1 , 37 •> 5 Jld, ?3 at 5s lOd, 220 store tw m 3 8 "4: !)27 tong-wool rams i I do >.o J£ •.•.linens. Privately we ■ u • of 300 2-;nolh crossbreds (fat) .11 IKK) ii'mbr d o''iw, •J I , —Ai. Wath-iyko on the 19 h and gam i) io. 2d n, o.mi sof fat itid store !■•• mu' . We .-old 8 s’eers at from 15 ■ 7 b ■■ £0 12s 61, 3 cows at, £4 10s, 3 i a-i £3 10 ■, 4 dry cows at, 30 j , 2at 2o , 5 i 32- 6t. A c quote best beef at l(3> miOUhs. | — i.iuy one pen of 20 slips came | i.ov. .i*i, hi hw« soil at 17s 64 each ; • . hive nn/iri e- tor bicoi'i-r.s. bam —Ad our sate on 18ih inst,, we i..ti _;o love 1000-kina. ft;e'ride w a |wo cj-rc- u■d, ad p ice- '-ere a shade >. , |. rc-a o , Pol sa'd at fom 8 I ■■l 4 . m.t : ,r ’ .-a in • t 1-8 to 3) Id, o'. . \ .*k 11 a ’ in ;r p 11 i a Privately ■•v d 500 . qn t iDii ■. out.iß cm;nun uok-n hauhlange : 1..- I,'in Exchange reports for the \ eK ii■ling Eiiilay evening, the 27'!' A ago mu nut f hu.ii os< has been i; in; I led .lnri.-ig p irtu Weak, bill |.'r • - s .ii" .. • i'iiiirovi-m i~r in value ■x- •• I-JJ tig i ' Oil "It oh 'tie tt I filler belter ■ minainl. It ig t in Luton continues ionic, ;.u i- quote••) «' 32'6dt0355. An ini a i,..kmg in' ding grain, but has Ml '■! Cl till WOe ,1. ! W • —Pi. on ln.-c-ll is s ill b?Bt ill nf... . at 2 8i i" 259 . Pearl is also 1 mo,i i Iy «t 2 8 ; but Hunters’ is ..ii 2 di ■■ 2- 7iUli c-en wheal i - If , .. r • . .1 2 "t. 2 3 . II A t .lig riein U'l ' Xi-.s, and tip to I - Jd ‘8 fci y |nmi Im p ime m llmg. 'ri '. (( ei'. if m- 8 l >u Is 9 and ii. kim re ip uni- Ir in la 7 1 t. 1-8 i. II . I \--l .i q lanii.y i ffer ng ll a (alien ,11’. n l n r . .vo iu im way impr ived, in "■ , i! iu ii.>.g i' It.- a downward !i.mlno -, iiyiho ci ice-i ■ .mp'e- com--Ito n lug ,i r• ns of 4s 21 I" 4s 4d ; a c ...i. ij ■ iiy -. r■ s I. oiu 3- 6d to 4a; .J. , 2. (3 i.o 3 ; re mugs Is 9d to 2 s , im --- N i; "i : m ny luvo been taken f r ,ni . , tin p ces do no 1 , improve, L■' ■ ij : i.i i oa, 2s 61 to 2-7 d, have nut h ' ■ v in' d "p.'li. i',.,-.. n a wit on' -li' ration mva lies r uij'i Bo.enl.s. tl i' gi -c. n i n . hfeie-a, Is 9 to 2s ! to, Iru . I'.-,' pi It iy 5 'lid lllicliiue |di .-.-ci qn-. ■i in ‘min 2-. 1} i m g.s 9d, I i ck (. .. on,- q-iit- 1 business passing : ' 3 • 3j to |. 11l sued, 'III 2j> I In 3yd for a limit qnul i. I , u .no. s n-.w bi ig Ijfc-i l>ni-iy, I .li • I - "hVo b e I'll \y tell ') 23 • t !25 at c ii ij try uUnit- for port' oly iipe I line . j i.'a iy f’r n --Tic l*u Itt r iiu k-t hue • b.. - inns -cl. ■ n,i n 0 i lid g (iii f for ■ v -s ■•■ o.' ioe to s, '.in 5■1"5 If i I- I. qi : im for tic. Onee.-i , .a - ever, 1■- i 1 ■ l 1 a • 2 s ■ I 1 • T e ab .vi) [ninja .l'i- t ■-() pad in faii'ce- - pd delivered f.o.b, 1 ,ytteltnii, ink eni", LuNOIASiI M A ftiv li iB, Losuiin. rt , ri 2(1 At'lm rt'oni ;<ale-i i.o-J.,y 11,000 bales wer «.U ug'i •!. The sci.cs wid clum on the 7th of M-y. An Au-teal mi ' heat carg > of 4000 quar eiM of April sh ; pme t has boe.n sold I or 33s 0 I. April 27. Wheat—An Australian cargo of SCO) quarters of A uri and May shipment has been sold a ! 33s 62. Tallow—Mutton, 26a to 26s 6d ; beef, 24s to 24? 61. Ihe stock available is 9000 cask-, German beetroot sugar is quoted at 13s 6 I. The kauri gum market is quiet. Apiil 28. The frozen ment by the steamer EldersJie has arrived in excellent con >it on, and is selling at 4). The sltee-i sk ; n sales opened s rongly at par of last auctions, but deuTned at t, e close with a tendency in buyers’ favi r. Three thousand s : x bundr.-d were sold. At ihe wool s.m 12 01)0 opes were disposed of.