COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1932, 20 August 1889, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

AUCTIONEERS’ REPORT. TIMARtJ. Messrs Grade, Maclean and Co. report for the past fortnight, ending Saturday, as follows: — Horses—At the Horse Bazaar, our entries of draughts have been exceed* ingly small, owing to the fact that farmers are making every possible effort to push their work forward, taking advantage of the fine weather to do so. To-day several intending buyers of farm horses were unable to supply their requirements. There are but few hacks of any sort offering. We quote medium to good, draughts at from £ls to £24 ; inferior, £6 to £10; hacks nominal. Sheep—At Pleasant Point, on the sth inst., the total number yarded was under the average of the monthly sales held there. Prices realised for fat sheep were fairly good, but sales were difficult to effect. At Washdyke on the 7th mst., and again this week, the numbers yarded of both fat and stores were small, but sellers’ values did not admit of much business being effected. We sold 69 ewes (fat) at 9s, 23 do do Bs, 100 half-bred ewes in lamb at 8s 6d, 231 hoggets at 10a, and privately 300 fat ewes and wethers, i Cattle—Of the various sales held during the fortnight, Pleasant Point was the largest entry of stores, and a considerable number of one and two-year-old and calving cows changed hands. At Winchester and Makikihi, gales were principally confined to yearlings. At Washdyke there were a few pens of fat bullocks and cows, which were sold at 18s per 1001 b. We sold 3 fat cows at £4 15s, fat cows at £5 2s 6d, 12 yearlings at 21s, 4 calves at 10s, 12 calving cows at from £3 5a to £6 ss, 3 steers at £8 17s 6d, 3 cows at £3, 8 head of cattle at quotations. &kins—At our sale on the 7th inst. we catalogued 831, and sold under brisk competition best crossbreds at from 5s to 6a 2d, medium 8s to 4s 6d, light Is 6d to 2s 6d. We also sold privately 2100 factory skins at good values. Tallow—All consignments of rough fat coming to hand meet with a ready sale. We disposed of a quantity during the week at from 10s 6d to 12s 6d and 13s per cwt. Hides —Prices still continue low, but compare favourably with those ruling in the other markets of the colony. We sold 115 at—for prime 3|d per lb, medium 2d to 2|d, xnferiot l|d to l*d.

Messss W. Collins and Co. report a quiet week in the grain market. Several small lines were on offer on Saturday, and were sold at the following figures:—Tuscan 3» sd, velvet 3s 4|d, red chaff 3s 3s. Fowl wheat is scarce with a good demand; whole is worth 2s 9d to 3s, broken 2s 6d. Oats are difficult to quit if the quantity is of any magnitude. Tartarians for seed are worth 2s 6d to 2s 9d, Danish and milling nominal. Derwent potataes 80s per ton, sacks extra. The arrivals during the week in most cases cause no end of trouble, as they are mostly frosted, which generally ends in rejections and lawsuits. At auction fowl wheat 6s to 7s 6d per sack; derwent potatoes 6s 6d per bag, kidneys 7s per bag; wheatmeal 5a 6d per bag,