SPRINGFIELD CLEARING SALE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXI, Issue 7932, 14 December 1909, Page 4

SPRINGFIELD CLEARING SALE.

The final dispersal sale on the Springfield estate, consequent on the sale by the National Mortgage and Agency Go to Mr Thomas Dow.hng of the balance of the late Dwican Cameron's famous holding, took place yesterday. The auctioneers were the National Mortgaga and' Agency Co., Messrs Friedlahder Bros., Ltd., and Messrs Pyhe and Co. There was a very large attendance, buyers gathering from all over the county and province. The rain of the morning had evidently put farmers, ill good heart, for bidding was very spirited and ever? lino Was keenly competed for, exceptionally good prices being, the result. The following is a summary of the principal sales: Horses: Draughts—Bay mare syrs £37, bay mare 6yrs £38 10s, bay made 6yrs £40, bay gelding Byrs £35, bay gelding 9yrs£29, bay gelding Byrs £30, bay mare syrs £35, brown mare 7yrs £42, bay mare syrs £40, bay mare 6yrs £41, brown gelding aged £20, bay gelding 7yrs £23, brown mare 9yrs' £19, bay gelding lOyrs £15, brown gelding llyrs £26, bay gelding llyrs £17, bay gelding syrs £20. Hacks—Brown mare aged £5, bay gelding aged £13, bay gelding aged £21, brown ; gelding aged £15, chestnut gelding.aged £7, chestnut mare aged £6, black gelding aged £6 10s, ditto £8, ditto 4yrs £14. . , Cattle-=-Cow (springer) £17, Jersey cow in profit £11 10s, cow in profit £8, cow in profit £7. Implements, etc.—Carpenter's chest with tools £3 ss, McCormick binders £4, £1 10s, £3, £2 15s, £2 ss, £9, ! £15, Rollers £12 and £10 10s, wirenetting £2 15s to £3 ss, winnowing machine £3 ss, 5-leaf harrows £2 ss, £3, £2 15s,' twitch 'harrows £10, moulding plough £1 15s, single-furrow 1 plough £1 15s, double-furrow ploughs! ■f'7 10s, £6, £3 and £7, Massey skim; ploughs £2 12s 6d, £3, £3 7s 6d, and, £3 15s, Duncan grubber £16 10s, com-' bined drills £4 and £12 10s, drays and j frames £9, £10, £14, and £16, spring] dray £2 os, sheep-feeders from £1 15s; to £2 12s 6d, chain harrows £13, steel harrows £16, tripod harrows £1 10s, 3-leaf harrows £2, 5-leaf harrows £3, scoop £1, whares £7 10s, £10, £24, £19 and £15, cookhouse £32 10s, stack covers £2 5s to £3 10s, Fowler traction engine, Clayton combine and elevator £210, Clayton engine with combine £35, chaffcutter £24. ' Harness —Spring cart £4, cart saddles and breechings £3* ss, £2, £2 5s £1 10s, £1 12s 6d, and £1 7s 6d, gig harness £1 15s, ditto £7, buggey harness £3 10s, double harness £2 ss, riding saddles £9 10s, £2 5s and £2 10s, side-saddles £2 5s to £3 10s. Vehicles.—Bufrgey £19, gigs £18 and £8, sulky £7. There was a large quantity of sundries which sold at full market rates.