COMMERCIAL

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 28, Issue 1451, 21 August 1897, Page 3

COMMERCIAL

AUCTION SALE. TATEAROA. There was a very good attendance at tmj sale of Kennedy's property by R. F. Inder at Sowburn on Thursday, and bidding was spirited throughout and for the section very lively indeed. , . , . , Lease in perpetuity (112 a) was knocked down to J. Blakely at £4O (double the estimated value); tip dray to R. \V. G'endinning for £7 10s ; waggonette R. M'Skimming, £6 ; cart, Mrs Schrick, £4los ; double buggy harness. I. R. Carter, £3 10s; single do, J. Blakely, £3 12s 6d; saddle, R. Moore, £1 Is : gelding, Dick Turpin, J. R. Smith, £ls 10s, the syndicate failing to score here; gelding. White Squall, \Y. Ginsberg, £lO 10s: gelding. Catamount. J. M'Kay, £2; gelding, Charlie, £1 17s 6d. Sundries brought satisfactory prices, as did a quantity of miscelUneous articles sold on behalf of Mr P. Greer. ' '

o . .■._,_ GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Messrs William E. Reysolds, aso Co.; Bond-street, report for the week ending August ISth, as follows:

Wheat.—The market during the past week has beeu very quiet, and prices since we last reported nre unchanged. We quote i Prime velvet, 4s 4d; southern grown, 4s 2d to 4s 3d ; Tuscan, 4s 2d to 4s 4d ; and red sorts. 4s to 4s Id ; whole fowl feed, 3s 3d to 3a 6d. ... , , . .

Oats.—The demand is still extremely dull, and lines are hard to place unless at Is lid. At above these prices shippers complain that they are unable to do business. We quote * Prime milling2s 2d; prime feed, Is lid to Is lljd 5 and inferior, Is IOJu. ... Potatoes.—Market is fairly supplied and the demand is chiefly for prime northern Derwcnts. Quotations are: Prime northerns; from £3 5s to £4 7s 6d ; best southerns, £3 to £3 2s 6d; inferior, £2 12s Gd to £2l7s 3d. ... . ...

Chaff.—The supply available is still above the local requirements, inauiry for shipping betn£ 'nil. We quota : Prune oaten sheaf, up to £3 10s ; good, £3 to £3 5s ; medium, £2.lsst«£3.

Seeds.—We have pleasure in advising our clients that we have now lauded our season's supplies of clovers, &c, imported direct from the leading British seedsmen, and shall be very pleased to forward samples and quotatious to those desiring same, and thoroughly recommend our seeds as being of undoubted quality, while our prices will be found to bo most reasonable.

Messrs Strosachlßucs. and Morrii re|K>rt for the week ending _ IStli August a follows: Fat Gtttle.—-200 head yarded. Prices were fully 10s a head lower than last week. Best bullocks fetched £7 to £8 (2 extra heavy £9); medium, £5 to £6 10s; best cows and heifers, £5 to £6 2s 6d ; others, £3 to £4 15s. ... . . ~_. ._ Fat sheep.—sl3o penned. Pi ices were Is to Is Gd i>cr head lower than those ruling last week. Prime crossbred wethers fetched 13s to Ms 3d ; medium, 10s 6d to 12s 6d ; small, Ss (id to 10s ; best ewes, 10s 6d to 12s; medium, 8s Gd to 9s 9d; merino wethers, 9s 9d to 10s 9d. , . Pigs —240 penned. There was a very good demand, and prices were about the same as last, week. . Kabbitakius.—Prices, slightly higher. Prime winters mixed, I2Jd to 13jd ; selected l.'-ijd ; medium, 10d to 12d ; autumns, 7d to Od ; summers, 4d to Gd ; Ix-st, Macks, lGd to lSd and silver greys, IGJd to 19d per lb. , Sheepskins—The market remains steady*, prices ouj Tuesday being quite up to late rates. .... . . , ..Chaff.—The market is slightly firmer owing to supplies during the week being light. Bißt oaten sheaf. £3 7s Gd to £3 15a ; medium, £3 to £3 5s ; light and inferior; £2 5s to £2 15* per ton, (bags extra). Potatoes.—Owing to heavy supplies the market is very dull and prices show no improvement.