COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2069, 8 July 1890, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS, GBRALDINE.

Messrs J. Mundell and Co. report sales for the week ended July sth, 1890, as follows:

During the week the weather has been wet and unpleasant, but notwithstanding this fact a considerable amount of stock have changed owners both publicly and privately, and prices have remained firm. At the Geraldine live stock market on Wednesday the yarding of the day consisted of 4825 sheep, 55 cattle, and 45 pigs. The following prices were obtained during the sale : Sheep Crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 2 and 4-tooth, 16s 9d, 16s 4d to 14s 5d ; crossbred lambs, fat, lis 4d to lis ; crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 2-tooth stores, 12s 6d ; crossbred ewes in lamb, 9s 6d to 8s 9d ; merino ewes in lamb, 5s Id ; f-bred lambs, 8s lOd to 7s 6d ; £-bred lambs, 8s 6d to 7s 9d; full mouth rams, ss,

Cattle —• Steers and heifers, fat, £5 12s 6d to £5 5s ; cows, fat, £5 to £4 15s ; cows, springing and in profit, £4 to £3 10s; 2-year-old steers, £2 t© £1 15s; yearlings, £l to 17s. Pigs—Strong stores, 15s to 14s; small stores, 12s, lis 6J, 10s 6d to 6s 6d.

At Washdyke yards on Thursday the entry of stock was small, and sales hard to effect at anything like owners' values. We sold 40 crossbred ewes, fat, at 14s ; 80 do do, at 13s ; 40 do do, at 12s 2d; 3 bacon pigs at £2 10s.

On Saturday we held a large sale of furs and general drapery at our rooms, Geraldine, There was a large attendance of buyers, and a most satisfactory sale was the result. Land ftales On Wednesday we submitted to auction jn account of Messrs Seaward their farm of 120 acres situated on the north bank of the Orari, which was sold under keen competition to Mr Tayender at £8 12s per acre. We also submitted on account of Mr Adam Eae his farm of 152 acres. We were unable to obtain the owners' price at auction, but have since sold it to Mr William Hew son at a satisfactory price. We have many enquirers after land in this district.

TIMAEU. Messrs William Collins, and Co., report the entries for their usual Saturday sale were numerous. Peed oats on account of Craigmore Estate Is 3d per bushel, whole fowl wheat 2a sd, broken and clean Is 9d to 2s, thirds and screenings 4s to 6s per sack, derwent potatoes 40s per ton ex store (good demand), onions Id to l|d, dead pigs B£d per lb, live pigs (weaners) 5s to 7s, baconers 12s to 14s H table fowls 3s to 3a 6d for voung birds, old and tough ones Is 6d to 2b, hares 7s per dozen, butter in rolls Is 4d per lb, eggs Is Id,per dozen. The general sundries wound day's sale.

Mr E. R. GuinwePS (for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Pompany, Limited) reports for the week enciiog .Ju'y sth ; Washdyks Jards—On the 19th ult., we sold on account of Mr W. Moore, 196 half-bred ewes in lamb at fta 3d ; for Mr W. 8. Pearse, 271 2-tooth crossbreds at 13s; on the 26th ult., 41 fat crossbred ewes at 10s 3d, and 80 merino wethers at 3d; on the 3rd insfc, 41 extra prune /srpsgbred ewes at 15s lOd.

Gkraldine Yards —At the above yards, on behalf of Mr A. E. Cox, fairly good numbers came forward and satisfactory business was done, Entries on account of the following clients: —W. S Helem, C. Squire, Henry foquire, D. Guthrie, H. E

Musgrove, W. Borrell, and otherp. Crossbred ewes in lamb 7a to 8s 3d, crossbred lambs 9s Bd', fat half-bred ewes 10s Id, merino wethers 6*, halfbred lambs 9s 3d, old merino ewes in lamb2slod. Sheepskins and Wool—At the fortnightly sale, there was the usual attendance of the trade, but prices were not maintained, showing a drop of 6d to 9d a skin, which was to be expected on the face of the market in London.' Our sales privately and by auction comprised 2224 skins; 6 bales, and 28 bags of wool. Skins—Best factory half anci crossbreds ss, 5s 3d, to 5s 6d, second 4s 9d to 4s 10d, best butchers' 4s 6d to 4s 9d, second 4s to 4s 3d, best merino 4s 3d to 4s 6d, second 2s 9d to 8s 6d, country skins 2s to 4s, according to size and condition. Wool—Mixed fleece s|d to 6d, trimmings 3|d to 4f d. Pat—A steady demand continues for all descriptions, especially well saved country lots, which bring 10s 6d to 12s 6d per cwfc. Hides—Market dull. We feave quitted all on hand at late quotations.

ENGLISH MARKETS,

London, July 4. New Zealand hemp, good medium quality, £l9 5s to £l9 10s Canterbury frozen mutton is at 4fd; otherwise frozen meat is unchanged. At the wool sales prices for merinos remain steady, but coarse crossbreds have a downward tendency.

July 5. At the wool sales merinos were dearer, while crossbreds were slightly easier. The market generally is firm and spirited. Merinos average from to 10, and crossbreds from 5 to per cent, below the May rates. New Zealand 4 per cent, inscribed stock, 105 i ; per cents, 95. New Zealand long-berried wheat 36s 3d, market firmer.

New Zealand hemp is steadier, and it is believed that this fibre has touched bottom prices.