LATE COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 15, 28 October 1938, Page 6

LATE COMMERCIAL.

PROPERTY PASSED IN. PROTEENA MILLING LAND AND PLANT. The bidding for the freehold property of the .Proteena> Milling Co., Ltd.*, in Tinwald, which was put up for public auction by Messrs J. T. Thomas and Company this afternoon, was not keen and the property was passed in at £1750. The bidding started at £llOO and was slow to make the price at which it was passed, in. The property is one of the bestknown grain stores in Canterbury, being for many years operated by Messrs Friedlander Bros. It has a frontage of two chains to McMurdo Street and three chains frontage to the Main South Road. The store contains approximately 23,100 square feet of floor space. There was a small attendance at the sale.

PIGS AND POULTRY. SALES IN ASHBURTON. The following prices were realised at the pig and poultry sales in Ashburton this afternoon Pigs—Weaners and slips, 15s to 24s 6d ; stores, 29s 6d to 32s 6d. , Poultry—Atone mart: Hens, Is lOd to 3s 6d; roosters, 3s 6d to 5s tkl. SALE OF HORSES. There was some keen, bidding at the horse fair conducted by the National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., in Ashburton this afternoon. The principal sales were:— Geldings—Eight-year-old, £22 ; 6year, £3O ; -7-venr', £22 10s; S-ytear, £l9; 5-veav, £2B; 3-year, £10; aged, £7 10s;'7-yer.fr. £2O; aged, £2O; aged, £l7; 9-yoar. £l4; 9-year, £ls; 10vear, £ll.

Glares—Five-year-old, 32 guineas \jyear, £22; 4-year, £l4; 9-year, £ls. Hacks—£7 and 9 guineas.

A thuec-yoar-old filly brought £l9

DAIRY PRODUCE IN LONDON. (United Pres 9 Association— Copyright.) (Received This Day, 11.45 a.in.) LONDON, October 27. The butter market is firm and steady. Choicest salted Now Zealand 114 s, Australian 110 s; unsalted; New Zealand 116 s, Australian Ills. Cheese is quiet. New Zealand white and coloured 70s Gd, Australian white and coloured GBs 6d to 68s 9d.