COMMERCIAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4925, 14 January 1895, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Mastbkion, Monday Messrs R. E. Hornblow anjft., auctioneers and produce merchants, "' report as follows for week ending Saturday, January 12th:—Business during the week has been good, and with ( one or two exceptions, last week's quotations have been maintained in produce. Our the usual Saturdayhorse bazaanfore exceptionally large, and with theexception of three, all horses put ./ under the hammer realised satisfactory prices. In dairy cows, we had a fair number of entries, but most of them were passed in on account of owners' reserves not being reached. After the sale, threo were placed privately. Wo intend to make this line also a weekly oue, as it gives those U search of a good dairy cows < an opportunity to purchase, which they may not othorwise got. In pigs, wo had no entries. Poultry was in poor demand, and prices much lower in consequence. Tho two or three lines of vehicles entered during the week, were disposed of at fifed figures. Potatoes and „.' very plentiful, and although we have got a big sale, we can more 'than 3upply the demand at our quotation. Oats arc a shade cheaper and are likely to experience a furthor fall. Wheat w somewhat scarce and remains at our last quotations. Butter has fallen a'penriy, but eggs remain firm at our last' price. 1 With reference to business ihourproperty department, we 'notice a marked in- K crease, and : last .week ■ were kept 'ffilly' employed shewing clients, properties and anting'wr^spondt

enco, Tho following aro our quotations : Eggs, 6d per dozen; butter, 5d peril). Poultry: Fowls, Is. 8d to 2s 2d per pair; ducks, 2s lid; turkeys, 7s O'd; geese, 3s lOd. ♦ Potatoes, 5s to Gs fid per owt.;, onious, this season's growth, 121b for Is, Oats, Is lOd to 2s 3d; oaten aheaf, 2s 3d to 2s 9d; straw chaff, Is 2d to Is 3d per sack. Wheat, 3s Id to 3s Cd. Rabbit skins, to 6d per lb, Horses: Light draughts, £ll to £1310s; hacks, from 30s to £7; light harness ditto, £slos to £B. Dairy cows, from ,64106 to £7; young heifers, £3 os, Sheep are dull of sale privately, and very little is doing with them! Vehicles; Second traps, £6 10s to £9; gig, £7lss. Property: We sold one property near Carterton, of 150 acres, with outbildings, etc, for £I3OO.