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Temuka Leader, Issue 1944, 17 September 1889, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

AUCTIONEERS' REPORT. TIMARU. Messrs Grracie, Maclean and Co. report for the past fortnight, ending Saturday, as follows: —

Horses —At the Timaru Horse Bazaar, on the 7th inst,, we entered 21 head. G-ood draughts were in demand and sold well, and a number of medium hacks changed hands. Today we offered and sold, on account of Messrs Rutherford Bros., Mistake Station, 13 colts and fillies, 3 and 4-year-olds. Competition for this lot was rather alack, but prices realised were satisfactory. We quote medium to good draughts at from £lB to £26, ethers at £8 to £l4 Hacks and light harness horses —Medium £lO to £l4 10s, light and weedy, £8 to £B.

Sheep—At Pleasant Point, on the 2nd inst., there was a fair entry of fat and stores. Competition for either class was barely equal to late sales, but a good clearance was effected. We sold 65 fat wethers at 13s 4d, 200 ewes in lamb at 10s 7d, 99 ewes in lamb at 10s 3d. At Washdyke there has been very little doing in sheep of any kind'; in fact the busiaess of the district for the past fortnight has been confined principally to sales privately of freezers. We sold 159 hoggets at 10s, 30 fat ewes at lis 3d, and privately 300 crossbred hoggets. Cattle—At Pleasant Point sale we sold cows at from £3 5s to £4 12s 6d, yearlings, 16s to 18s. A line of fat bullocks not reaching owners' value were turned out unsold. At Washdyke yards, this week, we entered and sold, on account of Mr Alex. Sutherland, 6 bullocks at £7, 8 bullocks at £5 2s 6d, 3 oows at £4 2s 6d, 10 steers and heifers at £S 2s 6d; on aeceunt ef Mr D. McLean, Strathconan, a line of Ayrshire cows at up to £6 15s per head. We sold privately 24 fat bullocks and heifers at equal to 18s per 1001 b.

Pigs—There is a good demand for bacon pigs with bat few offering. At Pleasant Point we sold 1 at 355, and 9 slips at 13s. . Skins —At auction and privately during the fortnight we disposed of 3370. Of: these, 2602 ware factory skins; the balance of 768 we sold at our regular suction sale, and for these the prices for best were 5s 6d to 7s, second quality 4s to ss. OHRIBTOHUROH CORN EXCHANGE. The following is tke Corn Exchange report for the week ©ading Friday, Sept. 18th, 1889 :

The dearth of active business during the past week precludes the necessity of many remarks. Wheat is still in a depressed state, and with the exception of Sydney cables, which point to rather more assuring views of this line, nothing of any note has transpired. In oats the market has about reached its fullest value, although good lines of milling might find a better market later on. Seed sorts will not participate, owing to the rapid growth of thepasture in the neighbor-' ing colonies. Barley is without altera-' tioniia any way; values are therefore not affected. ' Grass seeds do not meet with such ready acceptance as holders would desire, sowing being now nearly completed, and stocks south over the ordinary requirements. Derwent potatoes are not bo much in request as the late season of drought in New South Wales would have led us to expect, but the prices bow obtainable are quite up to and over the average of ordinary seasons; Values for the week are as follow: ' Wheat Prime tuscan, 3s 6d to 3s 7d; pearl, 3s 3d to 3s 4d ; hunters, 3s Id to 3s 2d; broken chick wheat, 2s 6d. Oats—Milling, 2s 9d; short feed, i 2s 7d to 2s 8d ; inferior, 2s 6d. Barley—Prime malting, 3s 6d to 3s 8d; medium, 3s; feed, 2s 6d to 2s 9d. Peas Prussian blues, i; 3s 6d to 3s 8d; feed, 3s, Beans—Beansj 3s 3d. Potatoes—Potatoes, 655, at country stations. Grass Seed—Byegrass, 4s to 4s 6d for machine-dressed, and farmers' lines 3s 3d to 3s 9d. The above prices are those paid to farmers for delivery f.o.b. at Lyttelton, sacks extra. . ENGLISH MARKETS. London, Sept. 12. New Zealand mutton, 4|d; Sydney ditto, 4|d. , The Kaikoura's mutton has been unloaded without damage. September 18. The tallow market is firm. Best mutton, 28s 6d; best beef, 275.

Corrugated iron, gospel oak brand, £lB.

New Zealand 4 per cent, inscribed stock 108|; active. The wheat market is at a standstill