COMMERCIAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3155, 14 May 1883, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

S. C. Tunis Office, Monday Evening. Messrs Maclean and Stewart report for the past week, as follows: — Horses—A very large quantity of horses ■was on Saturday booked £jr sale, over 100 head having passed under the hammer. A fair proportion of the horses entered for sale were good draughts, and for these there was a moderate competition, and very fair prices were obtained. For light and inferior draughts the demand is very dull, and these are difficult to quit unless at very low values. For good backs and harness horses there is an enquiry, and these find ready buyers when submitted for sale. They sold on Saturday about 35 head at the following prices Heavy draught mares and geldings, from .£33 to £4l; medium sorts, from £lB to £24 j ordinary hacks and harness horses, from £lO to £lB. On Thursday, at Makikihi, they, sold on account of Mr James Young, 16 very fair draughts, one or two being extra good, at from £2O to £39.

Sheep—The demand for store sheep is at present dull, principally on account of a large portion of buyers having obtained their requirements, and also on account of the bad weather interfering with the travelling of stock. At the Washdyke, last Monday, they entered about 600 crossbred and merino ewes, but they were not sold. At Makikihi, on Thursday, they sold privately a small lot of 200 half-bred ewes at a satisfactory price. Fat sheep There is a fair demand. At Studholme Junction yards, last Monday, they sold 300 cross-bred wethers at from 12s 9d to 13s, and a few other small lots up to 14s 2d. At the Washdyke the saine day they offered 140 very good cross-breds, but these were not sold. Cattle—Well forward store steers and heifers are in fair demand, and are fetching full values. A large entry of store cattle was booked last Monday at the ‘Washdyke yards, over 200 head being received for sale. Good well-grown bullocks sold up to £6 16s; two-year-old steers and heifers from £2 5b to £3 ss; young cattle, at 35s ; old cows, up to £3; calves, at 14s. Fat cattle—Present values are about 20s per 1001 b. Property—During the last month a very large portion of the, celebrated Seadown estate has changed Hands at very satisfacory prices. The buyers, a number of them being the right class of farmers, have already settled in the district, and having had a knowledge of the good quality of the land, have paid good prices for it. There is no doubt they have all made good investment, and will have splendid returns for their money.—They offered for sale, on Tuesday last, what is known as Parsons’ Foundry, with lease of about £ acre, together with all buildings and plant, but the price offered was not such as could be accepted and in consequence the property was not sold.

Messiß William Collins and Co. report a most satisfactory attendance of town and country buyers at their regular weekly market and auction on Saturday. The entries were rather above local requirements, but owing to the good competition prevailing throughout the day, all lots were cleared at the following figures Onions, £lO to £ls per ton ; potatoes, 45s to 50s per ton, over the weighbridge; bacon, 6d to Td per lb ; hams. 7Jdl to 8d ; green pork, 4d to 4M ; fresh butter, 8d to lOd ; honey, JUd ; cheese, locally made, 6d ; oysters, 8d per doz : carrots, 55s per ton ; fowls, 2a to 2a 6d per pair ; turkeys, 5s to 10s per pair; fowl wheat, damaged by fire, 6s per sack; do, sprouted, 8s; oats, Is 6d to Is 8d per bushel. A consignment of Tas manian fruit, ex Arawata, from Hobart, brought the following Cooking apples 10s per case ;*ribstons and permains, 8s 9d to 9s; eating pears, all faults, 4s to Bs. Large entries of household furniture and general sundries were quitted at fair figures.