MARKET REPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 18285, 22 December 1919, Page 10

MARKET REPORTS.

TATTERSALL’S HORSE SALE 5 Messrs H. MaVson mid Co. report having had an entry oi 88 horses on Saturday, 'i'iio demand iVas somewhat siuck. except lor good active Uruughts, winch changed hands leaciny at fully up to late rates.. Among tne tiillOH made weio: Account E. Four, \Voodcno, cob mare £18; li. O. yuaiie, Russell’s Fiat, aged mare £18; Pemnsuia cliont, aged mare £l9, aged gelding £10; client, four-year-oia mure £2l, uged gelding £l9; southern cliont, five-your-o.d'gelding £11; H. O’Neill, Xuam Street, seven-yeiu-oid muro £iG. Aged hacks anxd harness horses sold at late rates ASHBURTON MARKETS. The Now Zealand Farmers’ Co-oporativo. Association, Ltd., hold its horse fair on Saturday when the following sales wero mado: —Udlding (syru) £lB, do, (Oyrs) £4B, do. (7yrs) £34 10s, do. (Dyrs) £24, do. (3yrs; £2O, do. (7yrs) £2l 10s, inaro (6yrs) £4O, do. (6yrs) £3l, hack (syrs) £l4. There was a very largo yarding of fowls and pigs at the weekly stock and produce flalo held at Ashburton on Saturday. Owing to the big prices wore easier, and several linos wore passed at auotion. Hens mado up to 7s, roosters to 7s Od, ducks to 8s Bd, and geese to 14s —all at per pair. Turkoys so.d at los each. Fat pigs made up to £8 Is, porkers to 90s, stores to COs, woanors to 41s; calves to 355, cow in profit £l4 30s. NORTH OTAGO. fFROU Ouil Co HR KBPONDENT. 1 OAMARU, Dooember 20. Another quiet week has been experienced in the grain and produce market. Oats aro tho only commodity available in tho country, and few linos of these are coming forward A 0 grado Gartons have been dealt in at country stations at 5s net, and soveral lines of Algerians have changed hands at 4s 9d and 4s lOd net at country stations. CLEARING SALE. * Tho Now Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd., hold a clearing sale at Maronan on Thursday on behalf cf Mr John . Watßon. Tho following were tho sales made: —Cattle—Cow in profit £2O, do. £U, do. £lO 10s, do. £25, do. £l9, do. £l3, 2 do. £ll, do. £IG, do. £IG 10s; .Shorthorn lull, 20gs. Horses—Mare (7yrs) £42, do. (syrs) £43, do. (Byrs) £29, hack maro £l3, gelding (Gyrs) £45, geldiug (6yrs) £3O. i PROPERTY SALES. ' Messrs Daigeiy and Co., in con-* junction . with Messrs Pyno, Gould, Guinness, Ltd.,, offered at their auction rooms on Saturday morning, on account of the Cheddar Valley -Estato, a block of 5872 acros, in throe lots. In no instance did tho bidding cone up anywhere near tho reserve and tho properties wero passed. Properties offered by Messrs Dalgety and Go., on behalf of F. W. Willrin,- ” Koehemoer,” Waiau, being l tho goodwill of IGB3 acres of Government leasehold, and on account of Mr C. J. O’Malley, the ” Rogereon ” Run, Hanmor, of 4(1G0 acres, together with stock, and plant, also failed to reach tho owners’ reserves. Messrs Jones, M’Crostio Company, Ltd., sold by public auction in their land sf)le rooms on Saturday, on account of Mr James Brako, full i-acro of land and- 2-storey liouso of 8 ■ rooms situate No. 77, St • Asaph Street-, Christchurch, to Messrs Hampton Bros., for £GOO, -and tivo shops and dwelling house situate on tho Main South Road, Sockburn, lo Mr C. J. Williamson, for £300; also on account of the trustees in the estate of tho late Mrs F,. Holmes, house of G rooms, tovoilicr with 19J perches of ln.nd, situate at No. 24G, Armagh Street, Christchurch, to Mrs Alexander, for £725. THE FRUIT AND PRODUCE WORLD. REILLY’S CENTRAL PRODUCE MART. LTD., report:— Excontionally heavy consignments of fruit-, vegetables and table poultry have been directed to our care, and for all lines suitable for Christmas trade good values have been secured. CHRISTCHURCH TOMATOES realising from Is to Is 7d. LOCAL GRAPES, 4s 9d to ss. CHERRIES, 8d to Is 6d. GREEN GOOSEBERRIES, 2RI to 3d RIPE GOOSEBERRIES, from Christchurch, lOd. GREEN PEAS, 3d to 4d. POTATOES, 3d to 3jd. All at per lb. ASPARAGUS has been in over-supply, making from 7s Gd to 9s Gd. CUCUMBERS in keen domand; 17s Gd to 21s Gd for choice. CHOICE -CABBAGES brought 4s 6d to 5s Gd per dozon. CAULIFLOIVERS. Gs to 14s. Thero lias been a keen demand for prime Canterbury HONEY, in sections, at 14s 6d. EGGS havo boon easier during tho week and realising Is Kkl to 2s. All at per dozon. At our Christmas Poultry Sale HENS realised 4s Bd, 53, 5s -id, 5s Gd, 5s lOd, Gs, Gs 2d, Gs 4d, Gs Gd, 7s, 7s 2d, 7s 4d, 7s Gd, 7s’lod, 8s fid. 9s Gd nor pair. COCKERELS, 6s, 5s Gd, 5s fid, Gs, Gs 2d, Gs Gd, Gs lOd, 7s fid, Bs, 9s, 9s 2d, 10s Bd, 15s lOd, IBs por pair. GOSLINGS, 15s Gd, 10s Gd, 18s per pair. TURKEY GOBBLERS, 197 d per ib. DUCKLINGS—SmaII. 7s, 7s <ld, Ss, 9s; others, 9s Gd, 9s lOd, 10s, 10s 2d, 11s, 12r 12s Gd per pair. E. OSWALD REILLY, Managing Director.