SALE AT CORNER BUSH.

Otago Witness, Issue 2200, 30 April 1896, Page 14

SALE AT CORNER BUSH.

Messrs Wright, Stephgnson, aj«d Co. report as follow? :— A large numW of settlers from as far north as Otepnpo ou the one side and as far south as theliiierioathauther jouroeyed to Corner Bush estate, near Merton, to attend our sale of Qlr John Duncan's sheep and cattle, which took pla<-e yesterday (Tuesday). Both sheep and cattle were presented in nice condition, and as moat of them were young and fairly well bred good competition resulted, and prices were obtained which compare favourably with thoss which have ruled Rt recent sales. Two and four-footh crossbred ewes brought 9s ; six-tooth do, 9s 3d ; eiglit-tooth do, 8a Id; two stud four-tooth crossbied wethers (off tuasock), 8s ; two and fuur-tooch do (small), 6s 9d • crossbred tenba (very good), 6a; do (culla^gt*

dairy sows and c&lviDg heifers (according to state), 50i to 130s; two-year-old steers, 81s; yearling steers and heifers, 353 to 39a. DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS. Weekly Report. Messrs Wright. Sxephbnsoh, txo Co. report aa follows : — At Saturday's sale there waa a very large entry of horses, but not very many buyers. There waa a large number of draught horses- forward, and tbe demand for them w&e fair, especially for young heavy onoa. 'Moßt of those offered changed nanda at satisfactory prices. Sprlng-c±rlera were poorly represented, very few being forward, and these were of ratber inferior quality The demand for this class Is at ill veiy good, and had there been man first-clas* ones offered we should have disposed of them caeily. The backs and harness horses offet ed were of rather poor quality, and for these there wag veiy little demand. In a few cases where light- hbiae3 were offered the bidding w« veryr good and the prices obtained salUfitctoiy. We quote': — Heavy draught*, four to six years, £22 to £27; do eight to tun years, £IS to £20; light and small do, £8 to .£l2; aged and inferior do, £4 to £7; upstanding sptiagcart horses, young and sound, £12 to £16 ; wellbred upstanding hacks and harness horses, £16 to £20 ; upstanding hacks and harness horses, £10 to £14 ; aged aud inferior, £2 to £5. saiTe of stock and land at spylaw. Messrs Wright, Sthpiiunsson, and Co. report having he}d an auction sale of &tock on account of Mr T. G. Robertson, of Spylaw— who has lately sold a portion of his estate— at his homestead, near Heriot, on Friday, April 24. At the same time and place they offered Mr Thomas Gilleepie's farm of 240 acres, beiog part of section 2, block VII, Crookston, which was at one time a portion of the Spylaw estate. Owing no doubt to the number of sales that have l>.en held of late and ■ farmers in consequence getting tired of them, the attendance was small. The farm waß offered flrat, but had to be p»B?ed in ; it was, however, afterwards sold privately at a satisfactory price to Mr Alexander Barren, of Dunrobin. The farm is admitted to be one of the best of its kiad in the Crookston district, and Mr Barron is to be congratulated upon luk purchase. The Pale of stack was rather a dragging one, but everything sold I realised fair prices. The following is a list of sales :— 219 crossbred lambs at 6s 6<l, Vl2 six and eight-tooth crossbred ewes at Us Ml, 95 fullmouthed do at ss, 5 Komney and Leicester rams at Jg to lg, 1 three year-old filly at £9 15 a, aud a yearling colt At £3 los.