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South Canterbury Times, Issue 3137, 23 April 1883, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

; j. S. O. Times Office, 1 Monday Evening. , ' Messrs Maclean and,,Stewart report for ! the past week, as follows: Horses.—Again a very large entry of horses came forward to their yards for sale, over 96i head "having passed under tha hammer, and notwithstanding that a large -- portion of the hones submitted’ for sale ,‘Wsfer’fiealiy first-class; • sorts, ,thtr prices under their value.. The demand'was dull bod 'sales difficult to effect. They have to report a considerable falling, off in prices, And horses of all kinds,were on .Saturday sold very touch > ; cheaper than they, were three weeks ago, • They sold about 30 at the following prices: " —Prom £2B to £33 for first-clasß draughts; ... for light and medium,sorts, from £lB to , ,£22; ordinary Ijacka-' and .light harness. horses brjnning.frbm £8 to £l6. Sheep —There is an active demand at | . present for all kinds of store sheep, "..and prices realised at their .different sales were" very satisfactory. At Winchester last, .Thursday a very large entry 'of sheep' was received at the . ... different yards and were all or nearly all sold. Good merino ewes are worth from ,ssto6s 3d ; merino wethers, 6s to 7s ; v. cross-bred ewes,. lOs to 12s > cross-bred-lambs, from 8s to 10s. At these prices they have quittedseveral lots. Bams.—They have sold a number of Lincoln and Leicester rams during the week at from £1 to £4 4s each. ■ ■ ■ Fat Sheep.—These are selling ’at good values, from 14s to l6s for heavy weights. Cattle.—The demand for store catte is becoming a little more active, though they are still difficult to move pff at their value;-unless for well forward steers and !;■ heifers, which are at present more saleable. • ' They have no sales of importance to report, ’ ■ a fair lot having been entered at Winchester . sale and sold at about last week’s quotations. Pat cattle are also cheap, but likely to advance in price as soon as winter ' sets fairly im ;■ ■ ' -

Messrs William Collins and 'Co. report a good attendance of buyers at their regular weekly market and auction on Saturday. The entries were large and varied, but- r owingto the good competition throughout the day, ‘ all lots were cleared at the following figuresDerwent potatoes, 60s pet ton, 4s 6d per sack; fowl wheat 3s 3d to 2s 6d per bushel, 10s to 12s per sack; fresh butter, 8d to 10jl per lb ; keg j: shatter for export, 9|d, kegs, 4s 6d each ; onions, 15s per cwt, with few offering; flour, 18s per sack; oats, Is 6d to Is 9d per . bushel; bares, 2s 6d per brace ; fowls, 2s tot 2s €.d per pair; chickens, la 6d to Is 9d per pair; ducks, 3s ; to.3s 6d per pair; ; geese, 7s per pair; turkeys, 7s to 12s per pair; carcases pork, to 4d per lb; blue , cod fish, smoked, 6.1 per dozen; oysters, 8d Vper doz; wild ducks, 2s to, 2s 6d per pair; bbx teaa, 12a. A cqnaignment of earthenware ex Waitangi was sold during the day, -also an assortment of household furniture and sundries,