COMMERCIAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11228, 26 September 1898, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

Daily Times Oflice, Saturday evening.

PROPERTY SALE,

The amount of revenue received at the custom house to-day on goods cleared for consumption was £55219s 101.

The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative i Association's report shows a profit of £5490, including £93 brought forward. The directors recemmend a dividend of 6 per cent, and a bonus to shareholders of 2 per cent., and to write down the properties by £100.

TIMARU, September 24.

The Opuha estate, comprising 4900 acres, with sheep, horses, etc.. was sold by public auction to-day for £21,500. Mr Lysaght, of Haw.era, was the purchaser.

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS WEEKLY REPORT. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows under date 24th inst. : — A very'short supply this week, only some half dozen or so of decent draught geldings forward, one of them an exceptionally fine horse, and about the sarnie number of indifferent light horses. More draughts were expected at the sale, but the consignment advertised oo account of Mr Thomas Quinn, .of Studholme, did not turn up, owing to the illness of the vendor. an-J in consequence some country buyers who were present were unable to fill their requirements. Mr John Grey's two geldings from Fort Hill. Milburn, the one a six-year-old and the other a year older, were the. feature of the sale, and there was the most animated bidding we have witnessed for many years for the foiirer—a great powerful, brown horse, by Laird of Kilbride, out of ono of the celebrated Gowrie Sir Colin mares. This magnificent animal was purchased by Messrs James Duthie and Co. at the record price of the year, for* geldings—viz., £50. The other gelding Irom Fort Hill was not to be compared with his stable companion, and he changed owners at £35. Clients having first-class, young, heavy, ant! sound geldings to dispose of are advised to try our market. Really tip-top animals are scarce and wanted. There is a good inquiry to? for useful farm horses, and for strong, young spring van and spring cart horses. Consignments of all these classes are recommended. Gocd tramway horses are also in demand, but there is absolutely to sale for nondescript and, inferior saddle, and light harness sorts. We again direct attention to our annual sale of stud horses at Tahuna Park on Thursday next, and to our sale-in conjunction with Messrs J. A. Duthie and Co., at Milton, the day following, when we will sell Mr William Robinson's well-known stud of Clydesdale horses. We quote: Superior draught geldings, young, £35 to £40; extra good a few pounds more; superior young draught mares and fillies, £40 to £50; prize mares and fillies, £60 to £100; ordinary draught mares and geldings, £25 tp £34; aged draught mares.and geldings, £14 to £20; young' carriage: and cavalry horses, £20 to £30; well-matched carriage,pairs, £50.t0 £80; strong spring-cart horses (young), £16 to £25; ordinary hacks and light-harness horses,. £8 to £14; weedy and aged hacks and harness horses, £2 to £5.