COMMERCIAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3375, 28 January 1884, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

S. 0. Times Office, Monday Evening.

Messrs Maclean and Stewart report for the past week as follows, Viz, : Horses-A large entry of gcod useful draught mares and geldings was on Saturday booked at their yards for sale, nearly 70 head having passed under the hammer; They have to report a slight improvement in prices, and also in the demand, from the former Saturday, but there is still very little business done. A very large portion of the lots on Saturday were passed in. In a number of cases there were no bids, and in others, the prices offered were not near values. They quote good draughts from £2B to £32 ; medium sorts £lB to £26 ; light harness horses and hacks, from £lO to £l6, at which quotations they sold about 20 head:

Sheep—They have held no auction sales of store sheep during the week, but have placed several small lots of merino wethers and crossbred ewes and lambs at satisfactory prices’. Until stubble feed comes in business in this class of stock will be limited. Fat sheep—These have been somewhat dull of sale during the week, prices offered being a reduction on former rates, owners preferring to hold on especially as there is no scarcity of feed. They quote prime mutton from 2£d to 3|d per lb. Cattle—They have no large sales of store cattle to report, and there is no alteration in prices since last week’s quotations. Fat cattle —Present values are about equal to 20s per 1001 b.

Wool, Skins, Hides and Tallow—They held their usual sale last Friday, a report of the wool sale having already been given. Since then they have placed- privately all the lots that were unsold on that day at satisfactory prices. A small catalogue of skins was sold at from 3s to 4s for fullwoolled skins, 2s to 9d for medium and Id to 4d for pelts. Hides—They have placed the whole of their entries at from 2d to 4d per lb. Tallow—They have cleared out their entries at from 2d to 2|d per lb.