COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 519, 29 December 1877, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Messrs. Fleming and Heclley report as follows At a sale of horses held to-day at the Commercial Yards, draught geldings brought from L 54 to L 65; thoroughbred mare in foal, I/2'i; harness horses and hacks ■were not in demand. The attendance was good. Mr. A. H. Maude reports that he offered a mob of horses, on account of Mr. W. B. Cairns, at the Swan Yards, to-day. The horses were out of condition, and of inferior quality, and had to be passed in, not reaching owner's reserve. A few lots on account of other vendors were sold at fair prices.

WOoL i-ALES Mr. A. H. Maude reports that he h Id his opening - or v."i" >1 and skills yesterday, at liis stores, Harbour-sire;;!:. Tiie sale was \y v ]l attended ''V local and jjuiiedin buve s, and thi? i l l <l>l i g was fai-ly spirited witli two exceptions every lot submitted being sol 1. ihe following is a li-t of the sales effected Z, S bali;S half-i-red hoggets, 9d ; do. I bale merino, /jd; do, I do, locks and pi- ce*. 5i : do. 1 i.ale ;»:< ees. od ; Is, 3 bal-s cro-s-bwd hoggets, Sfd : do, 2 bags piees, 4,' d : do. I b-ig lock.-?, id ; MD, 1 bale merino. S^d; do, 2 bags half-bied, 7i ! d : Bottle Brand. 1 bale half-bred and merino. S.J-d: Maerewhenua, 2 bales longwooi rams, 9d ; \Vaik- lira, 1 bale blk pieces and rams mixed, TJd ; K, 5 bales crossbred. Sid : do, 1 bale merino, 8d ; do, 2 ba'js Jocks, 4d : do, 3 bags pieces, oid ; D. 2" bales Leicester, 9d;~do, 14 bales cross-bred -'-Id * do, 1 bale hall-bred and merino, and merino. 7£d ; do, 6 bags half-bred hoggets, Sd XP (conjoined), 8 bales crossbred, 9 .id: do, i bale three-quarter-bred pieces, <t.Vl : do, 1 bag pieces, bags black, tljd ; -f, 4 bales washed halfbred, 12d ; 1 bale c ross-bred pieces, s|dj 104 merino skins, 3s 9d; ' do, 4s 9d ; i half-bred do, 4 5 Gd; 3 d», 3s ; 21 pelts, Sd ; hides, 10s each.