OTAGO FARMERS' HORSE BAZAAR.

Otago Witness, Issue 2804, 11 December 1907, Page 23

OTAGO FARMERS' HORSE BAZAAR.

The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) report : We held our usual weekly sale of horses in our bazaar on Saturday last. Our .entry comprised 42 cart mares and geldings, vanneTS, spring-carters, light harness horses, and hackneys. Consignments came from all parts of the surroundings districts, and a largo number of farmers, town contractors, and traders were present. Bidding was rather slow, except for young and sound, sharp, clifty mares and geldings suitable for farm work. In this section a good few changed hands at satisfactory value?. Tanners were also in good demand, but thore were only three or four good sort 3 available for the numerous competitors present. Spring-cart and ordercart sorts changed hands readily at late quotations. A good number of light harness horses went to fre°h quarters at fair price 3 Notwithstanding the high pTices ruling for oats and chaff, town contractors wexe strongly in evidence as buvc-rs of. good u&eTul c?rt mares and geldings young and sound. We shall hold a couple more horse saJes before the Christmas holidays. We quote: Good useful draught mares and geldings houng and sound), from £35 to £45 ; lighter sorts and older, £25 to £33 ; heavy lorry pairs, from £80 to £100; useful plough mar« 3 and geldings. £30 to £40; pedigree Clydesdale mares, to £150; good sorts of Clydesdale marea. suitable for etud purposes and general

farm work, £40 to £47; carriage pairs. £80 to £100; spring-carters (good sorts), from £20 to £32; upstanding buggy mares and geldings, from £15 to £22; hackneys, from £12 to £18; lighter sorts, from £7 to £12.

| Messrs "Wright, Stephenson, and Co. repoTt, as follows: — We held cur weekly sale as usual last Saturday. The entry was romposed principally of spring-carters and i'ght harness sorts, and for the beet of them there was a good demand and good prices. The draughts forward were rather a, poor lot, but amongst the spring-oarters were t ew I nice active animals, although on the .small . side, and for these competition was l;i»en, and they sold readily at up to £31 10s. During the week there has been considerable inquiry for heavy draught mare 3 and geldings for contract work, and 1 we have placed 1 several at prices ranging up to iN). Of heavy draughts and also of first-class harness horses there is a gTeat scarcity. Wn | quote: Superior young draught gcidings. at from £45 to £50; extra good do (prizewinners), at from £50 to £55; superior >cnng | draught mares, a>t from £50 to £60; medium . draught mares and geldings, at from £30 to £40; aged do, at from £15 "to £20; wellmatched carriage pairs-, at from £70 to £100; strong spring-van horses, at from £25 to £30 ; milk-cart „ and butchers' order-cart , horses, at from £18 to £25; light hacks, at i from £8 to £13; extra, good hacks and har- , ness horses, at from £18 to £25; weedy and

aged do, at from £5 to £7.

FIVE RIVERS ESTATE.

The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand reports having sold the well-known Five Rivers Estate, the property of Mr T. C. Ellis to a Canterbury syndicate. The transaction is probably the largest which has ever taken place in Southland. This property is situated near Lumsden, on the Lums-den-Kingston railway. It consist* of some 38,800 acres of freehold and 15,000 acres of leasehold; is well watered, and has four railway sidings to serve it* needs. The stock consists of some 20,000 sheep, 1500 head of cattle, horses, etc. The buyers intend to out the land up into handy-sized farms, for which purpose it is_ admirably adapted. The surveys are expected to 'be completed in six week* or ao, when the property will be open for settlement. The- estate-- is served by four railway stations — nameiy, Lowther, Five Rivers, Moasburn, and Castlercck. The land is first-class wheat-growing and grazing country, tPhe airea from Five Rivers on to Moseburn 'and back to 'Castlerock»js~a perfect plain, fit fox any class of agriculture, while the grazing country is more towards the homestead area. At present while the demand for these good blocks of land is very keen, the subdivision of this estate should present an opportunity that is bound to be taken full advantage of. The farms will be offered on exceptionally easy terms.

SALE OF HARBOUR BOARD LEASES.

Messrs Park, Reynolds, and Co., at their looms yesterday, offered for sale a number of Otago Harbour Board leases. There was a good attendance, and all of the leases, excepting sections 11, 38, and part of 37, block LV, were bought in by the original lessees at the upset rentals. These were as follow: — G. li. Sise, National Mortgage Company," Ross and Glendining, Union Stean Ship Co., C. E. Rimshardt, Paterson and Barr, Johu Sweeney, Perpetual Trustees, C. W. Rattray, Coulls, Culing, and Co., Mackerras and Hazlett, Wright, Stephenson, and Co-, Garside Bros., John Scott, executors of Robeit Hunter, T. E. Shiel, and tenants, A Gillies. Section 11, block LV, previously occupied by Ross and Glendining, was bought by C. T. Paterson at the annual ground rent of £105 15s, the valuation being nil , and sections 38 and part of 37, now occupied by Margaret Baxter and tenants, were again bought by Margaret Baxter at an increased rental of £58.

PROPERTY SALES

Messrs AJex. Harris and Co. yesterday offered for sale by auction a property comprising part allotment 21, block IV, fronting Main South road, Burnside, and containing 1 rood, together with six-roomed dwelling thereon; and part of allotment 21, block IV, adjoining, containing 1 rood 6 8 poles, on behalf of Mrs A. M. Wright, the vendor Mr Logic secured the pmroperty at £365.

Messrs James Samson and Co held a =a'.e by auction at their rooms yesterday, when they sold part of e-ection 4, block XXVII, Grange street, city, between Frederick and Albany streets, on which is erected a four-roomed dwelling. Bidding started at £150, and soon reached £290, when Mrs Houghton became the purchaser Mr Gareton s freehold property, allotment 120, township of Kelvin Grove, Xorth-East Valley, was sold to Mr Smith for £215

Messrs D. M' Fea and Co. report having sold by auction, at their rooms, Rattray street, on behalf of Mrs A R Yoiston, her Stuart street p:optrty. consisting of two shops, with dwellings attache*!, ar.d a'so a separate dwelling, having a frontage of 49ft 6in to Stuart =treet by a depth of 163 ft. The properties commanded spirited competition, and were finally knocked down at £1310.

The danger of the promiscuous u=c of firoarm> \\as well de moustrated in Tinui.ru a" day or two ago, -when a man lying ill in bod \\a*> startled by a bullrt coming through the- window of his bedroom, and lodging v. ithin six inches of his head. The matter wa-3 reported to the police, but they have np evidence to pro upon beyond the cleancut hole in the window.

Two =to\vawavs who came over by the Marama from Sydney, pleaded guilty before Z\lr Iliddcll," S.M.. at Wellington, and were fined £5, with the amount cj the fare, or, in default, one month's imprisonment.