COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1994, 14 January 1890, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

A UCTIONEERS R EPOKT. TIMARU. Messrs Qracie, Maclean and Co. report for the past fortnight ending Saturday, as follows: Horses —At the Timaru Horse Bazaar, our entry was no improvement on the state of matters for some weeks past, and although buyers are prepared to give long prices for draughts suitable for harvest work, they cannot get their wants supplied, and we again remind owners who have any for sale that they should not lose the present opportunity of sending them forward. Light harness horses of good quality are still in good demand. We quote medium to good draughts at from £ls to £23, inferior and aged £8 to *l2. HacksMedium up to £l3, light and weedy £3 to £7.

Sheep—At Pleasant Point, on the 6th mat., there was an average entry, and a brisk demand for all classes. A few line.s of freezers were eagerly competed for, and the demand for these continues to improve. At Washdyke yards only a few pens of stores were to hand, and but little business done. We have sold 217 wethers at 12a 7d, 35 ewes and wethers at 6s 4d, 33% ewes and lambs at 3s 4d, 50 fat sheep at 10s 3d, 30 fat ewes at 10s.

Cattle—The supply of fat cattle has been much beyond the requirements of the local trade, but still best quality beef has not been said under 18s per lOOlbs. At Pleasant Point and Washdyke we sold 4 heifers at £3 10s, 2 heifers at £4, 3 steers at £4 10s, 8 do at £2 10s, 1 milker at £5, 1 do at £4 10s, 14 heifers at 26s to 355, 6 cows at £2 5s to £2 15s, 16 yearlings at 16s to _ 18s, and privately, 20 prime fat heifers at quotation. Pigs—At Pleasant Point, we sold 8 weaners at lis, 6 slips at I4s, 6 porkers at 255.

Skins—We sold during the week 800 skins and pelts at full values as under’:—Full-woolled crossbreds up to 7s 6d. Country Skins—Medium ss, 5s 3d, 5s 9d, 6s, and 6s 6d ; pelts 4d, 9d, lOd, Is 4d, and Is 6d. THE DUNEDIN WOOL SALES, The wool sales were continued at Dunedin on Friday, when there was a large attendance. Well grown long stapled fine half-bred was keenly competed for, and prices were equal and in some cases in advance of last sales. Medium showed very little change, but inferior was easier. Q-ood competition resulted for the finer class of merino, and light in grease realised satisfactory prices. Coarse crossbred Romney and Leicester were not in much demand, and low prices ruled, Bright light half-bred in grease sold at lOd to 13d, medium 9d to lOd ; Leicester and coarse crossbred 6|d to 9d ; merino well grown, lid to 13d ; medium, 9d to lid. The Kaihiku clip rppKonrl * ENGLISH MARKETS. London, Jan. 10. Tallow is firm. Best mutton, 27s 61 j beef, 25s 6d. Best ox hides, 3£d to 3fd. New Zealand hemp is in poor demand, and has suffered a decline of £1 per ton. New Zealand frozen mutton, 4£d ; New South Wales frozen mutton, 3fd • New Zealand beef, hind quarters, 3fd! New Zealand 4 per cent, inscribed stock is active at IOGf. Australian wheat, ex warehouse, is very restricted in sale at 39s 6d; New Zealand long berried wheat, ex’ store, ia quiet at 38s. Sugar, German beet, steady at Us 6d. Glasgow pig iron is active at 645. New Zealand hemp is quoted at £2B 10a to £2B 15s. Jan. 11. Bix thousand five hundred quarters of wheat, January shipment, hold at 35s 6d.