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Lyttelton Times, Volume LXX, Issue 8577, 3 September 1888, Page 4

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J yltellcn Timis Office. Saturday Evening. CUSTOMS REYEITUK Tie following was tie revenue collected at tie Cm toms for the week ending Sept. 1, 1888 £ a. d. Customs duties 7, IBS 18 11 Beer duty 18 S 18 8 Other receipts 184 7 6 Total £7.627 5 1 ashbueton hosse market. Alter a long period of inactivity some life was infused into Saturday's market iy tie offering by Mr Peter Williams (for Messrs Friedlander Brothers) of n draft from Mr Bobert Gown's Talari Park a tad. That Mr Qawn's former con■igmaonta had given satisfaction to tie buyers was shown by the largo attendance of farmers and hone breeder*. The sale opened by Mr J. Gil. noar’s Clydesdale entire Paisley Jock beuur offered. Started at 150 guineas, biddings up to 200 S [tineas came quickly, at which bid ha was withrawn, but will not Jong hang on the auctioneer's hands. Mr Qawn's entry of nine was tbw proceeded with* and every lot meVgood. result -being aa areata ofisaw

The Individual prices ■woreßay more, Violet, by Nimmo’s Prince, dam Maggie, *sga, Mr John Small; brows mare. Sallie. by Thumper, dam Magf ;ie, 36gs, Hr Isaac Thompson; bay maro, Kellie, by Young Taieri (bred by Mr Jan es Gow), 60*8. Mr John GUlmour; bay mare, Kathleen 11., by Young Banker, dam Euby (bred by Hon M. Holmes), 28gs, Mr Isaac Thompson; bay mare, Jess, by Iranhoa, dam imported from Tasmai.ii, 23*s, Hr D. Brick. Other prices were—£22 l'>s, £2O, £2O. and a fonr-year-old unbroken gelding sold at Sign. All the mares wore in foal to Lord Salisbury. Other owners’ horses were sold at £l7 to £2O. The sale was probably the best ever held la Ashburton.