PROPERTY SALE.

Otago Witness, Issue 1581, 4 March 1882, Page 15

PROPERTY SALE.

At Watson's rooms, High street, on Friday morning, Messrs Maclean and Co. offered for sale theLen Ohou Station, Mackenzie - Country, B consisting of 58,000 -acres leasehold ? and 250 acres, freehold,.together with the stock thereon, the property of John Sutclific Horsfall, Esq. There were about 70 gentlemen present, but no bids were received, and the auctioneers intimated that they were ( prepared to treat privately for the disposal of the property. Mr Henry J. Bacon reports the following sales of property on February 25th :— Allotment 5, block XXX, with flvo-roomed house, St. Kilda, Mr Campbell, £315 ; four quarter-acrej, HelenbVvook, Mr, Cows, £40 ; half-acre, Anderston, with three-roomed cottage, passed in ; 1 acre 2, roods, Shag Valley, with stone building, passed in' at £200 ; quarter-acre, Oamaru, with three-roomed cottage, Mr Burton, £190; four quarter-acres, Goodwood, passed in. At the. -Provincial^Sale Yards on Monday I . Mesßrs Wright,- Stephenson, and,Co-i under.-instructionsirom Messrs George , Dodson ,and David Proudfopt, sub- , ihitted to auction a number of thoroughbreds. " There was a poor attendance, probably owing to the counterattraction of the Government land sale, and thewhole of the^thoroughbre'dß were passea" in. The highest price" offered for Mr Dodsorrs two-year-old -filly by fassivelaunufl — Miss- Kinjr, \]mß-(l'SB .guineas.-; Mr Prbudfoot'a bay gelding Isaac,, by" Traducer, was 'passed at 85 guineas; 'bay' filly Flora, i years, by Cassivelaunus, dam Tangi,«t~£so ; bay filly Diana, ■i years, by Cassivelaunus, dam.i,Mißß-King,.,afc 10 guineas; and" brown 'entire horse Harkaway, 4 yrs, by< Traducer, at.32 guineas,. .,- ,: . ," 1- ~), !> Mr D. Stronach on Wednesday offered for sale, at Watson's Hotel, two .sheep-stations, comprising 74,000^ acres' of land 'in South Canterbury; and 30,000 sheep.' Of the abbve, ;21fip!,acres are^reehold^tjtie remainder being" leasehold. There was a good attendance t of ruhholders and b'u l einess*peoj>le,*lfat the bidding was anything but brisk, and all .the .property was passed in -as the bidding did not come up to the reserve.^ The total amount offered was £15,000,-.while .the re^ serve .was £26,600. one of the stations (Pateraon's) and 8000 shoep we.ro sold privately;, ;, ; ;.'.. ,-■•(. ... , \> — :: — —33 — :\..<.:. -, \ CHRISTCHURCH CORN EXCHANGE. „„ Wheat,.— The .tone. of, the market, during tho past week 'is ; sligh'tl'y" weaker. " Good" shipping, parcols are saleable at from 4s to 4s 3d, f.0.b. ; Tuscan, of good quality,' commands Id 'to 2d por'bushol more Jth(in the highest quotation ; parcols of second quality, Id toSd under the foregoing * quotations.' Chick: wheat is not yet in the market. Oats.— There are no parcels offering. Prices, nominal. ' v -'- > Barloy.— A few parcels are in tho market, and oho or .two sales have taken place ; thore is still, however, "a 'wide discrepancy between buyers and, u seller i s. 'Holders are asking from 4s to 4s 6d, while buyers aie 'offering 3s Cd to 3s 9d'pdr bushel. 1 ' .. • ■• >■• ■ < Grass Sced.^-Ryegrasa;' Woll.-, cleaned farmers' [Samples are worth from'4s to 4s 6d per bushel ; jn-differently'-cleaned, according to : sample ; cocksfoot, 3gd to 4£<l per lb. ■' . :, .