COMMERCIAL.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16204, 6 May 1918, Page 8

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(By Cable.—Pres3 Association.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.; LONDOjn' MARKETS. (Received May sth, 6.5 p.m.) .XiO-NDON, May 4. Hemp—The market is steady, and prices are unchanged. Rubber—±*ara, 3a ljd; Plantation, 2s -IdSmoked, 2a 3d. ' TATTERSALL'S HORSE SALE. Messrs ±1. jiLat-son and t_o. hud an entry of 32 horsea at aattorsall's on Satuiaay. iho Trotting Meeting at JNew Biigliton was responsible lor the small attendance of buyers, but practically tho whoio ot the lots were disposed ot under the hammer. The principal sales were:—Ex St. James Station, a number of good unbroken horses, wiucn sold from £10 to £1*; account H. lteeves, h'endalton, 1 pony, £lo; account client, 1 draught gelding, £14 10s; i>yttc-ltou client, 1 pony, £5 10s; account Frederick Hale, Syaenham, 1 bay mare, 10a; account client, 1 boy's pony. £6; account. J. Fowler, lticcarton, 1 black gelding, £8. Aged hacks aaid harness horses sold at late rates. DUVAUCHELLE SALE. At the monthly salo at Duvauchell© on Friday there was a very good entry of stock, both late and stores. The number of dealers present was smaller than usual, and prices generally showed a dragging tendency. Tho chief sales were:—Fat steers £14 10s to £17, fat cowa £10 to £14, {at heifers £i to £li>, springers £10 to £17, bulls up to £10 10s, calves £2 to JS4. 18-months-old cattle, mixed sexes, £7 to £8 " 10s. An unusual featuro of the sale was the entry of a line of 340 sheep, which, however, failed to find a buyer. SATURDAY'S POULTRY MARKET. •Messrs J. B. Morrett and Co. had a good entry of poultry on Saturday. Good quality birds .were in splendid demand. Table chickens realised Ss 6d to 0s 4d, hens 23 6d to 03 "d, ducks 5s to "3 6d, geeso 7s to 9e 6d, turkeys lis to 28s, pullets 5s 3d to 13s &d, all per pair. THE EGG MARKET. The egg market remains firm, and prices are similar to last quotation. Canterbury Egg Circle, first grades, are 2s Bd, seconds 26 sd, preserved is Sd per dozen. 1 TAIERI HORSE SALE. Messrs Donald Reid and Co. held their annual Taisri horse fair at Allanton on April 30th, when there were buyers present from Otago,' and South Canterbury. There were 57 unbroken colts and fillies and 50 draught mares and geldings offered. The quality of the. colts and fillies was not quite up to the usual high standard, but tlicro were a fair number of good, sound, wellgrown sorts. These met with good competition, and, considering tho unsatisfactory state of the horse market for some time, a good proportion of them changed hands at satisfactory prices. Colts three to four vears old made £19 10s to £31, fillies £19 10s to £35. The quality of the draught horses and geldings was not equal to that of late years, and although a fair number of sales " were effected, no high prices were realised. Good, useful, sound draughts, suitable for farm work, were in demand. Buyers were enquiring for heavy draughts suitable for lorry work, but few of these were included in the catalogue. A six-year-old gelding made £30, I good useful farm horses £15 to £25, and I aged and unsound £5 to £10. I

FAEMEBS' SALESYARDS. Fanners' baieyards report „0 horses at their weekly sale; the quality were a poor lot, £3 ss, £12 ss, £5 ss, £5 15s, £2, £3; ■worn out, late rates. 9s 6d to 15s. stores 235. Four trucks light oatshcaf, S3 7d. to 3d, all cleared, eacks in. Harness 36s to £1 IDs per set, K. saddle £2 9=, windmill £3, _L. chaina 17s 6d, collars 10s tc 16s. do£3 17s to 20s, coffee service 21s, motor-cycle £1-2, clipping- machines 20a to 255, trap £5, tank 255, mowers IDs lo 17a 6d, bicycles 37s to 3Ss, guns. 13a to i 3 10s; barb wire 27s coil, trees 21s, sacks C<i to,. ICid, block and tackie £2, ckurna Ri Gd,"separator £1 10s, bath 12s 6d, trap £6, trap £10. Poultry sale —Hor.s 3s to 5s 4d, nullets fci 3d to 10s Od, cockerels 3a 4d to 7s lOd, ducks 3s 6d to 03 9d. Farmers' S&leyards, Claridge and Smith, Proprietors. X 37 ,

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SALE REPORT. Messrs Jones, AtcCrostie Company, Ltd., report having sojd during tho past there weeks the following properties:—On account of Mrs Harris, b-rooined residenoe situate Cadogan street, Sydenham, with about iacre of land, to Mr Edwards; on account of Mrs Clarkson, re side ace of 6 rooms with over i-acre of land, situate Hawthorne road, .fapanui, to Mrs Burgess; on account of tho trustees in the estate of the late A. Schwartz, 1 rood 29i perches of land and residence of 8 rooms, situate corner Meredith and Spencer streets, Addington, to Mr Bean; on account of the mortgagees, 2 cottages and blacksmith's shop together with 2ti perches of land, situato corner Colombo and Milton streets, Sydenham, to Mrs Lawrence; on account of Mr W. Schwartz, spien. did building scction situate icrry road, opposite Wilson's road, to Mr Hunt; on account of the trustees in the estate of the late Mary Barrett, about 1 acre of land situate corner Opawa and Hawford roads, with 2 cottages thereon, to Mr Twose; on account of the owner, splendid residence of 8 rooms and about 28 perches of land, situate No. 26 Gresford street, corner of Bealey street, to Mr J. H. Stever.s; on account of the Registrar of tho Supreme Court, lull i-acre of land and 2 cottages 6ituute 128 and 130 Wordsworth street, Sydenham, to Mr Harvey. All the above were sold by public auction.

Also, by privato treaty, on account of Mr Tullock, superior art bungalow situate Gloucester street, Linwood, to Mr Bursill; on account of tlie owner, splendid building section in Lower Riccarlon, to Mr A. Thomson; on account of Miss Stone, 5-roomed bungalow and nice section situate Dyer's Pa-ea road, Cashmere Hills, to Mr King; on account of Mr Suckling, 2 superior building sites, situate Weston road, St. Albace, to Mr A. Clark; on account of the mortgagees, 6-roomed residence together with over i-acre of land situate Hewitt's road, Mcrivale, to Mr Jameson; on account of Mr McClelland, 7-roomed residence together with over 3 acres of land, 6ituate Lower Riccarton, to Mr Skerton; on account of an estate, cottage with about i-acre of land, situate Templeton, to Mr Kiss ell; on account of Mr It. Betts, 5-roomcd rtsider.ee, to. gfether with 26 perches of land situate 43 Cadogan street, Sydenham, to Mr A. W. Railton; on account of the owner practically new 6-roomed residcnco with outbuildings, together with about 5 acres of land, situate Ilam road, Riccarton, to Mr Harris; on account of Mr J. H. Stevens, his farm, situate at' Killinchy, comprising 513 acres with homestead and improvements thereon, to Mr S. Wright ; on account of tho owner, supperior 2-storied residence situate Sumner, to a client; also the following properties situate at New BrightonOn account of Mrs Goldsmith, furnished cottago situate Hood street, to a client; on account of the owner, 6cc- j tion of J'acre, situate Rawson _ street, to a client; oa account of Mrs Lilly, superior art bungalow residence situato Hood street, to Mr Lucas; on account of Mr Stead, section in Rawhiti avenue, to Mr Gibb; on account of Dr. Bndshaw, art bungalow situate Osborne terrace, to Mr Pollock; on account of a client, section with chain frontage, sit'-iatc Huwko street, to Mr Hayes; on account of Mrs Jones, 5-roomed art bungalow I in Rawson stroat, to Mrs Ironside; on account of Mr I. Jones, 4-rootned flrt bungalow, ' situate Hood street, to Mr Sopcr, or ac- ! count of Mr Horse, 4-roomed cottage, situato Beresford street, to Mrs Clark. llso I several motor-cars by public Auction at satisfactory prices, and having held the following successful clearing sales of furnish ir.gs, etc.:—On account of the owner, in our rooms, superior oak furnishings; on account of Mr Thompson, on the premises, Victoria square; on account of Mrs Harris, on tho premises, Cadogan street, Sydenham; on account of tho Misses Buss, on the premises, Ranfurly street, St. A", ana, superior furnishings ; on account of Mr Butler, on the premises, Barbadoes street, St. Albans, record sale of art furnishings: on account of the trustees of tho late C. W. Comer, house and building for removal, which realised £85 10a; on account of Messrs Topliss Bros., on tho premises, Lincoln road, Addington, plant and machinery. Amongst articles sold were radial drilling machine, which realised £100, air receiver £31, riveting plant £31, moulding boxes £50, 2 pumps £22 10a, shafting £20, mitreing machino £10, 2 air compressors £12 7a Gd, tools, plant, piling, and timber selling at satisfactory prices. The above sales total an amount realised of over £25,000. We draw special attention to auction sale of 2 practically- new motor cars at our rooms on Wednesday next, namely, Hupmobile and Allen; and on Thursday next, on the premises, Latimer square, on account of Mr A. H. King, superior furnishings in oak, lovely carpets, ctc., also on account of the owner tho superior residence; and on Tuesday, May 21st, on account of the trustees in the estate of tho late G. H. Whitcombe, on the premises, "Woodham," Wood, ham road, Avonside, the whole of the superior furnishings, Oriental rugs, etc,, Shanks' pony lawn "mower, cows, etc., ctc. 9G30