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Temuka Leader, Issue 2195, 30 April 1891, Page 1

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AUCTIONEERS’ REPORT. TIMARU. Grade, Maclean and Co. report for the past- fortnight as follows ; At Washdyke on the 16th, we , sold 37 fat ewes at 10s, 64 do at 78 4c!, 220 aged crossbred ewes at 7s, 88 merinos at 3s, 102 fat crossbred ewes at 9s, 88 merinos at 3s, 102 fat ewes at 12a 4d, 860 merino do at 4s 7d, 18 rams at 85s to 2 guineas. Privately we have sold 275 merino ewes, 459 crossbred ewes, 102 lambs, and over 3000 freezers. Cattle—There is very little business doing in fat or stores and but few offering. At Winchester we sold 5 fat cows at £5 ss. Pigs —At Washdyke, we sold porkers at 15s to 80s; none offered at the other yards. Sheepskins—At i otr regular sale, on the 22nd, we catalogued over 1000 skins. The usual number of buyers were present, and competition throughout the sale was brisk; best erosbreds sold at from 3s to 3s Bd, medium 2s to 2s 9d, pelts 4d to 6d. We have| also placed 5000 factory skins at full fates. ENGLISH MARKETS. London, April 27. Tallow—Medium mutton 275, do beef 25s 6d. Up to date 269,200 bales wool have been catalogued, of which 255,600 have been sold. The maximum price for wheat is uow looked upon as having been reached. French buyers are speculating with a view to the failure of tbe French crops. Colonial stocks are rising. English wheat, country markets, averages 40s Id. April 28. Colonial stocks generally have fallen another £ per cent. The third series of wool sales will be opened op June 9th.' and the catalogue will be limited to 400,000 bales. The date for the opening of the fourth series has been fixed for September Bth, and the fifth series for November 24th. No limit ha s, been placed on the namber of bales to be catalogued at ; these two series. Wheat,.has declined 6d. Monsy r is tightening, and it is expected that the bank rate of interest will be raised on Thursday, the 7th May. Three months’ bills have risen ? per cent.

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