AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Press, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4757, 1 November 1880, Page 2

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

__cssbs Ac-aht), CA_- , B_j-i.-ja> Co. report ..an th3hve stock market for the week ending Saturday, Ootober 30th, as foUows:—At the Addingtoa Yards on We_Be_d_y, the 27th, thereoe-kS again a short aupply of fat sheep, only 5518 of all cl-saes being penned, the bulk of the entry being shorn Owing rto the -_hort supply biddings were brisk, and nearly every hne of butchers* -sheep was -teared at an advance on late rates. We quota iieavy wt&ght crossbred- in the wool from 16s «_d "to 17s 3d; medium, 15s Sd to 16a; light weights, Its 6d to 14s; shorn <awsebreds sold •from 10a &., lis 3d, and lis 6d to ISa 6d. At ..tha latter ,grice wo topped the market with a pen ef very.grime heavy sheep. Merino sretheua on tha wool from 9s 3d to 12s; store merino -we-hars 7s. The entry of lambs being small, ihoy sold freely at from 7s to lla 6d, according l -o gaa-iiy. Cet-1e—341 head were pe-sed, and M this ___ber soly about one-fourth were beef, •Conaequantiy there was a livelier sala than we 'had had for some -one. —very lot waa cleared at an aSsrxaae cm lata rate.. For stores there -waa a vesy fair -en-ad, and nearly every Hne •changed hands, th-ae-year-old steers fet:hi-g fraia £4 7a Sd $o JS6 10a; two to two and a-half year-old -teen, «&_ 17a 6d to £5155 ; e : ghfeen saoaths' eld steers asd heifers, £Z 17s 6d; ya_ri__srs, £%&*. On-aes__y, the 26_i, at the Tinwald yards, there waa a small entry o£ _heep, -_-at of "them changing hands at market rates. The entry ef cattle was akrgeons.andaJthoagh _ few lines ware turned out unsold, moss lots placed stsjatisi-ictary prices. Os Friday ,tbo

29th, at Leeston, there was a large attendance with a Rood entry of sheep, and the yards were filled to OTerflowing with cattle. The sale of sheep was a good one, and every lot changed hendeat fair prices. For cattle the demand was rot co good, farmers operatiug Terj cautiously, and if it had not been for the presence of several dealers who took all the principal lota neld, the market would hare been » very itdifferent one, and although a large number ci cattle weie disposed of, there was great want of animation throughout the sale. On Thursday the 28th, on account of tho Canterbury Jockoy Club, we dispo&ed of the booths, &c, for the ap-pi-oaehing Metropolitan Meeting. There Y»» a large attendance, but, witb the exception of tne prrmanett bar under the new statd, which realised £132 for the three daye, the prices obtained were much lower than last year; in fact bo languid were the biddings that two of the publicans , booths were withdrawn, the trade apparently having made up their minds to give nothing iike a f±ir value for them. Messes H. Matron and Co. held an extensive sale of merchandise at their salerooms, Casbel street, Chri=tchurcb, en Friday, toe 29th, at which there was a large attendance. Although tte biddings were rather slow there were indications of improvement in Prices. The following goods were disposed of :-Wyndham s Dalwood wines, red and white, quarts, brought 12s to lSe; pints, 10a to 10s 6d per dozen. Albany wines-Madeira. 12s ; Beisl ng. 12s 6d ; Malbec, 12s 6d; Sfeiras, Wβ. Adolfe Collins No. 2 champagne in quarts brought 3ss; Adolfe Collins , L'Universalle in quarts, 4ib ; pinte, 453, ca?e of 2 dos.; half pints, case of 4 doz., 455. Qiiniue wine, 8s 6d dozen; 5 tons flour, £9 ton- ha'f-chests, la 7d per lb, d p.; 200 pockets Victoria Sugar Company's light yellow counters, £28 10a, Lb., and a parcel at £31 sa, d p.; 50 boxes Price's Belmont sperm candles, sixes, 9jd rer lb.; 20 boxes do, lib. packets, lOdlb.; 50 cases preserved miik (milkmaid brand), 8s 6d d.zin; coarse salt, 82s 6d ton; full weigtt cornsacks, 9e dozen; corrugated iron (Brady , ?), £50 per and a qumtity of miscellaneous goods. On Saturday the usual sale of properties was held in the salerooms, also an auction sale of the salvage of the wreck of the Eagle, wrecked at Saltwater Creek, comprised of cable chain, anchors, blocks, ropes, sails, nails, zinc, lead, compass, &c, tie attendance waa fair and lots soon placed. At the weekly horse sale at TattersaU'e on Saturday, in addition to the nsual entries, a line of 81 hack and light harness horses were submitted from the Longbeach estate. Their general character wag second-rate, though mostly by good sires; but with an unusually large attendance, the whole of this consignment elicited keen competition, and all found owne's lat satisfactory prices, ruling from .£lO to .£24. [ The sale throughout was a euccess, over 101) horses being offered and the bulk cleared. Mb J. L. WiisoN reports:—That attbe sale held at Mr Fred Laurey's farm at West Melton, on Friday last the company wae numerous, and on the -whole the eale wae a success. The farm implements were the first offered, the Australian sstripper £29, double-furrow pwuah r from £5 to £9 17s 6d, roller .£l4, drays .£9 to £15. waggonette £49. McCormick's reaper £37, the Brown and May threshing plant .£35. Most of the emaller things sold at fair pricee. The sheep, a farmer's flock of ewes and lambs, fetched 14s per head, lambe in. Horses being low in condition did not go well; some of the best fetched between £20 and JE3O. The farm, of 766 acres, did not reach Mr Laurey's reserve. A bona fide bid of £5 per acre was offered, which, of course, was too low. My reports for grain are, that the market is unchanged; the oat market gives indications of improvement. 1 The supply of potatoes is still above demand; price about 10s at country station. Mc H. E. Alpobt reports the sale of part of sections Kos. 288 and 287, corner of Park terrace and Chester street, measuring 48 perches, for £850 cash. •