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Temuka Leader, Issue 1902, 11 June 1889, Page 4

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AUCTIONEERS’ REPORT. GERALDINE, Messrs Webster and Macdonald report as follows:—■ On Wednesday, June sth, at our stock sale, Geraldine, we yarded 3460 sheep of all classes, and a fair number of cattle and pigs. Sheep—The classes of sheep that came forward for sale was equal to anything we have ever seen in the yards, and we would strongly recommend any farmers and dealers in want of sheep to attend these sales, as they can be supplied with any quantity -of sheep of all classes and very good quality. We had the pleasure of topping the market with a prime line of 2-tooth wethers and maiden ewes at 14s 6d. We sold 148 do at 13s Id ; 198 maiden ewes, 2-tooths, at 12s; 24 prime fat ewes, full-mouthed, at Us; 200 do at 10s sd; 25 do at 10s 6d; 50 do at 10s Id; a line of 2-tootbs, stores, 400 at 11s 6d; 325 small 2-tooths at 9a 6d; 400 wellwooled halfbred lambs at 7s; 100 at 6s lid ; 143 three-quarter-bred lambs at 7s 9d. Cattle —Not much demand, Messrs J. Mundell and Co. report sales for the week ending Saturday, Btb June, 1889, as follows s At the Geraldine yards on Wednesday the attendance of buyers and others interested was good. A large entry of stock of grand quality was yarded, consisting of 6099 sheep; 89 head of cattle, and 54 pigs. The following prices were realised during the sale Sheep Crossbreds, fat, 15s 6d, Us 9d to 10s; crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, forward stores, 11s 9d to 10s; three-quarter-bred hoggets, 10s 3d, 9s 9d to 9s 4d; halfbred hoggets, culls, 7s. Cattle—3-year-old steers in forward condition, £4; heifers, forward stores, £2 10s; dairy cows close on calving, £4 7s 6d; dry cows, £1 15s ; 2-year-old steers and heifers, £1 10s; yearlings, £1 to 17s 6d. Pigs Strong stores, 10s to 9s ; weaners, 6s 6d to 6s Id. We Sold draught horses and farming implements under bill of sale at satisfactory prices. Associated with Messrs Miles, Archer, and Co., we submitted to auction a portion of Woodside Estate, hut were' unable to effect a sale at owner’s , reserve. We have received offers privately which we consider will lead to satisfactory business. .On Friday we held a clearing sale on : account of Mr James Northam of live stock and farming implements. There was a large attendance of buyers, and satisfactory prices were obtained, Draught horses sold at £22 ; £l9 10s to £lB.

Private Sale—During the week we sold Mr Budd’s freehold properties at Winchester to Alfred White, Esq., at a price satisfactory to the vendor. TIMARU. Messrs Grade, Maclean and Co. report for the past fortnight, ending Saturday, as follows Horses —At the Timaru Horse Bazaar, our entries have been over the average, and a considerable amount of business has been done in young sound draughts, notwithstanding the fact that owners of this class of horses have formed a rather high estimate of their yaluo. Light harness horsds and hacks up tc weight are also in good demand, but for aged and weedy in either class there is absolutely no sale. We quote best draught £2O to £26, medium £l4 10s to £l6 10s; hacks, medium to good £8 10s to £l4 10s. Sheep—At Pleasant Point on the 3rd inst., the yards were well filled, and all lots on the ground changed; hands at full rates. We sold 19l freezers at 13s, Si 2-tooth wethers at 10s 8d ; 125 2-tooth wethers at 9s 2d, 67 ewes at 7s Sd, 87 wethers and maiden ewes at 11s Bd, 94 ewes, 4 and 6-tooth at 10s Id, 50 merino ewes at 5s 6d. At Washdyke yards we sold on account of various owners, 216 crossbred store ewes at 5s 6d, 60 cull do at 3s 3d, 167 three-quarter-b Ted 2 and 4toolth ewes at 12s, 481 do do at 14s to 14s Id, 205 lambs at 8s 3d. We also sold privately 686 freezers, 264 crosshired lambs, and 700 wethers and young ewes for turnip feeding. Cattle—At Pleasant Point the entry, a small one, consisted chiefly of mixed stores. We • sold heifers and stores at £2 to £2 14s, cows Bss to £3 7s 6d. At Washdyke we sold 14 fat bullocks at £6 14s, 24 heifers at £4 2a 6d, 12 steers and heifers at £4 2s 6d, 1 springer at £6, 7 heifers at £3 7s 6d, 12 heifers and cows at £2 2s 6d to £3 ss, 2 cows at £4 10s. Pigs—We have enquiries for farm fed baconers. None offering. Young stores are slightly easier in value, We sold 13 slips at 10s, 2 do at 14s. 1 Skins—At our sale on the 29th May, best country crossbreds’ sold at 3s, 8s 3d, 3s sd, to 3s 6d, and an extra heavy line ss, medium do 2s to 2s 9d. We also disposed of 3337 factory skins at satisfactory rates. Messrs W. Collins and Co., Timaru, report: — Wheat remains in the same state as previously reported. Oats seem to command a ready sale. Good Danish are worth 2s 4d to 2s sd, milling 2s 6d to 2s Bd, At their sale to-day they obtained 2s 9d, 2s, Is lOd, Is Bd, and Is 6d per bushel for fowl wheat; potatoes, 3s 6d to 6a 6d per sack; onions, l|d per lb; bacon, pork, according to size, 3d, 3|d, to 4d per lb; poultry in good demand—from 2s to 4s per pair for fowls, and 5s 6d per pair for ducks. Turkeys brought 6d per lb, live weight; young pigs, 5s to 12s each. CHRISTCHURCH CORN EXCHANGE. The Corn Exchange reports for the week ending Friday evening, the 7th inst.: — Grain and produce business during the week has been of a very limited character. The Sydney market for both wheat and potatoes shows a decline on previous week’s values, and the spurt in the Melbourne oat market has but slightly affected this market. At present Victoria is drawing her supplies from Dunedin- and the Bluff. While there is a better inclination among buyers to do business, prices have not altered. Barley . is again dull, although but but few samples of prime are offering. Cocksfoot has a fair enquiry for really prime heavy seed; the bulk of the seed is out of growers’ hands. Eyegrass, on the other hand, is exceedingly quiet. Dairy produce remains dull, We fear that we shall again have to look to London for our main outlet, as Sydney appears-com-pletely glutted. Factory-made is now the only hind of New Zealand that finds any sale at all with our neighbors, The shipping requirements appear to be plenty for the Sydney markets, and for London there is abundance of freight offering at 255. The deliveries are steadily falling away except potatoes, which just now are coming to hand very fast. Our week’s quotations are as follow: Wheat —Prime tuscan, 3s 8d to 3s 9d; hunters and pearl, 3s 4d to 3s sd; medium, 3s; broken wheat, 2s 6cl to 2s 9d. Oats —Prime milling, 2s lOd; short stout feed, 2s 8d to 2s 9d ; inferior and long, 2s 5d to 2s 7d. Barley Prime Halting, 3s 9d to 3s lOd; medium, 3s 3d to 3s 6d; feed, 2s 6d to 2s Bd. Beaus—3s Id to 3s 2d. Peas—Prussian blues (true), 3s 8d to 3s 9d; feed, 8s to 3s Id. Grass Seed Machine dressed, 3s 9d to 3s lOd; farmers* lines, 2s 9d to 3s 3d (nominally). Cocksfoot: Prime. bright heavy seed, 2|d to 3d; second quality, 2d to 2^d. Potatoes—sos to 52s 6d at country stations. Dairy Produce—Butter, 7d to 8d for prime; inferior, 3d to 4. Cheese: Prime small, 3fd; large and medium, Bid. The above prices are those paid to farmers for delivery f.0.b,, sacks extra. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, June 7. Breadstuffs were received during the week as f0110w5463 tons of

flour from Victoria and South Australia, 780 tons of flour and 1146 tons of wheat from New Zealand, and 1200 tons of wheat from India. Buying for New Zealand is very' brisk in consequence of the competition between the two Steamship Companies, which enables the foreign buyer ! to do business advantageously in Sydney markets. ENGLISH MARKETS. LoNioTf, Jiirie 7. It is expected that the , Committee of Australian ' shippers ‘6O-0 with the Shipping Brokers’ Association will shortly announce a further reduction in freights of 2s 6d £et t6h on all classes of merchandise. New South Wales mutton is quoted at 4£d per lb, and New'Zealand at 6d! The tone of the tallow market is firm. Best mutton 27s (id to 28s. Sugar continues to advance. Q-etmah beet 24s 3d. Later. Consuls, 98| ex dividend. New Zealand 1 4 per cents inscribed a7b activeatlo6. Australian' whea,t Ok warehouse Is at i3ss 6d; business very restricted.' New Zealand long berried, er stbire, 38s; business Very restricted. Java sugar £24 lOs, Iron, best Scotch pig. iron No, 1 pieces, f,o,b. in the Clyde, 42s 9d. New Zealand hemp is quoted ‘at £3& ids to£3d. . V. June 9. The wool auctions begin on the 18th inst. There is every indication of their opening firm.