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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1322, 30 May 1882, Page 2

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AUJTIONKKRS" REPORT.

Messrs Fl-miosj and Htdley rejo t for the nwatb of May as I'apokaiov m» the 2nd, they IwH w account of Mr Jobs Lawrence, a clearing sale of his stock. Ills weather interfered with the attsmlancr. bwt all present were Imyw, and every lot s«M at full market into. The premium cf 120 acres for three year*, at a hMe of I2» wr tcrr, wW for LI7. Daily com. from Lt ."*» to Lis • Os: 1 ycir oW Itet ipattcr bred Ayrshire heifers of good tjmjKty. from Uto U misr «jwifity. from 12 IQt to L 3 12* 6d: cal***, from 33» to 10*. A spring cart sold at Lit ; (s«K at Is Gil rath; turkeys, fe: and docks, & 2il eaeb. On the; same day. co account of Mr James Meio, th«jy sold 23 twt>-ye»rold -tcers and heifers, 3 lifmonthsoM. and 4 calves, fwr LOT. On the lib i»t. Um; ImU » it y largw clearing salejil t'm Cm(v Kakanwi. co aexoant o( Mr Nicholas Power. TV m m a gnod attendance, bat the twldiay. especially for the horses. wu stiff- Ttw tfraa;ht» were a grand lot of wisH-bud Ctj'.lesd W, and the only fault was that moot of them wrrc op io years. For the jonnj mares tbet competition »m good, bat for the geldings the pices were not op to tba enrrent rate, and th~ horse mtit was altogether in favor of hoyer*. Ftrst-ctos ltr>m Lm to LKO: eood ataces. front US to L 3»,; fitsf-et*}* jc*Minp». j Itgßi L">o tin L.TS: awl weond quality at irons L-- to I-U The and barn«s» *nbi at very fatl »t(», ami generally •Making the aetmßfit »a!s» were in cteeaa of th« esttmate.—On Sati»jtl*y. 6th, they sold 0 aci.-oant of Mr P. Coreoran. at the Com* mnrioal yarife. all draogbt bories and eonteacturaf pfont. Th«c was a eery large attendance, aod tb« hwf>sin« for a!l!ot» waacstrsmsly br»k. Co<npare;f with the qoality of Mr rmcr't horae* tbia lot sol 4 at least SO per cent, hijjfxr. Of eoorse every horse wa» gnaranteed geott io bi» work, and they www well ksowa to to tboronithty staunch. Oood heavy aged. itjH from Ut tc L 33» and Hmrior from LI? to LB, The 2-ynar-oM rtlly, mt of Blcomm, by Iteathcr Jock. mM at 139: Men the ntakio: of a very good mare'. The hnplcmcsta and harness so&l at *«y good rales.—On the 11th. at yatda, tb*y held a tarps sate of draught stock, fat and store cattle, dairy eo«», etc.. oa aeccatt cl T. V. Dnncan, E«|. There was only a modera'e attendand th« wtatter wan anything bat pleasant. The bones were nsefnl and yooatr. and sotd well at, for good, from L 25 to L2S: fair to good. LIS to L 25. The eattlo sold cheap ■ 3 and 4-year-old itttij. from LI it I*l to U 13a; yoong steeta, IS Bontbs', 31* eaeb ; dairy cows were again in Rqont, asd thoae newly-calved or at calving sottl at eatrcsae ratea. The same day they etfered i~,Z crca*-brvd ten in lamb, for wbkb 12t km offered, and they were withdrawn for mere money.—JtMaekay'syardr, oa the litb. is acemmtof Mr Peacb. they offered a tot of Ayrshire cows of good re pate. The cows a lot were inferior to representation, hot there were uctpliow, and these exceptional sold mO. Mr Wo. Falconer seenred the following good cows Lily 2nd, and Beaaty's danahtera Restc and Fanny, at LI4, US and LU. 1 hey were real'y crcelknt darry cow, and Mr Fatcooer has the starting of a correct herd. I'thercow* of mm* vendor sold at from IS to LlO. Th« two heiiera (yearliop) oat of Lily 2nd and iteanty were very nice: and they onght to bav* hM at more than L 3 3$ and L 5 13t>. Mr Henderson tented a very nice highbred vmrlhtjf. danghter of Toons Beanty. at L 4 Ik Onaceoantof Mr Ocerge M'Dooald theysotl fowr fat hrifer*. light wrijrhtf. at L 3 2a fet.—"n accnont cf S'csms t'owles anl llarrty. they cftercd "5 head of yon tig cattle, from 39s ro Si}, and 7 calves at Ifa, and a few sows at from 2&t to Sb. On acnsl cf Mr James Smith, l*apak»io, 10 yeartmga at • ;ch.—On account oj Mr m Clark, two dairy cow*, at from Li to LIU Sr. On account of Mr George Orahame'. one: first-clas* dairy cow, at LI3. —At the Commercial yard*, on the 20: h. they sold, «n aeeoant o< Mr Milne, a draft of medium horses, at frr>m LlS> to LSO. On Aceonnt of Mr GcmtnclL Mahcno. one lay mate, L2O. On aecoant of Mr Thomson, Palmerstoo. htnrse?. at from Ll2 to LI4. On acconnt of Mr William Falconer, dnn pony, at L 6 13". and thrcc-jear-old filly, Llf. On of Mr John Smith, black gelding Tommy, 1.7: dan marc, 113 1(£ '"-n account of E. B Atkinson, Escj., two two-year-old enllt, 1% 1%. Ponies at from, for broken. L( Sa toISIQi; nnbroken L 3 13s to L9> Iffi- On accoant of Mr Alex. Grant, bay mare, by CJtenesk, L3l.—On Satorday, the 27th. they beld a sale of horses on account of Mr Barron. 1 her were a good lot, hut the prices of the vendor and the parchasers were not in accord, and with the cx ceptioo of one mire at they were withdrawn. On sccoant of Mr Cilmonr they sold orJinary draughts at LI7 10s to L 22 10*. On acconnt of Mr Joseph Williams they sold 1 two-year-old mcdinm ttlly at Ll7 and foar-year-otd eilt at LSI. The feed oats wernr very much discolored, bntas they wire gixd strong feed they Kid at from 2s lOd to lit ur tmshel; sacks. Sjd. Privately they sold ICKJO cross-bred ewes on account of Mr llntchison at I'Ji: and on account of Mr TTiOf. Reifl. W head prims steers in bijti c inditfoo at L 7 a bead. On account of Mr Jl" lot j re, &3 crcaa-trcd fat »hccp at 13s 3d.