COMMERCIAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 5029, 10 June 1889, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS. Messrs William Collins and Co., report on the grain and general produce market, as follows : Wheat remains in the same state as previously reported. Oats seem to command a ready sale. Good Danish are worth 2s 4d to 2s sd, milling 2s 6d to 2s Bd. At their sale to-day they obtained 2s 9d, 2s, Is lOd, Is Bd, and Is 6d per bushel for fowl wheat; potatoes, 3s 6d to 6s 6d per sack ; onions, IJd per lb ; bacon pork, according to size, 3d, 3£d, to 4d per lb ; poultry in good demand—from 2s to 4s per pair for fowls, and 5s 6d per pair for ducks. Turkeys brought 6d per lb, live weight; young pigs, 5s to 12s each. Messrs Webster and Macdonald, Geraldine, report for the week ending June Bth, 1889, as follows : At our stock sale, on Wednesday, sth inst., we yarded 3460 sheep of all classes, and a fair number of cattle and pigs. The class of sheep that came forward for sale was equal to anything we have ever seen in the yards, and would strongly recommend farmers and dealers in want of sheep to attend these sales, as they can be supplied with any quantity of sheep of all classes and very good quality. We had the pleasure of topping the market with a prime lot of 2-tooth wethers and maiden ewes, at 14s 6d, 143 do at 13s Id, 198 maiden ewes (2-taoths) at 12s, 24 prime fat ewes (full mouthed) at 11s, 200 do at ICs sd, 25 do at 10s 6d, 50 do at 10s Id, a line of 2-tooth stores, 400, at lls, 325 small 2-tooths at 9s 6d, 400 well-woolled halfbred lambs at 7s, 100 at 6s lid, 143 three-quarter-bred lambs at 7s 9d. Cattle—Not much demand. Messrs Gracie, Maclean and Co. report for the past fortnight, as follows : HOESES. At the Timaru Horse Bazaar, our entries have been over the average, and a considerable amount of business has been done in young sound draughts, notwithstanding the fact that owners of this class of horses have formed a rather high estimate of their value. Light harness horses and hacks up to weight are also in good demand, but for aged and ! weedy in either class there is absolutely no sale. We quote best draughts at .£2O to <£26, medium .£l4los to .£l6los, hacks medium to good £8 10s to £l4los, SHEEP, At Pleasant Point, on the 3rd inst., the yards were well filled, and all lots on the ground changed hands at full rates. We sold on account of Messrs J. Balfour, R. Kerslako, J. Hitch, and W. Cunningham, 191 freezers at 13s, 81 2-tooth wethers at 10s Bd, 125 2-tooth wethers at 9s 2d, 67 ewes at 7s Bd, 87 wethers and maiden ewes at lls Bd, 94 ewes 4 and 6-tooth at 10s Id, 60 merino ewes at 5s 6d, At Washdyke yards we sold on account of various owners, 216 crossbred store ewes at 5s 6d, 60 cull do at 3s 3d, 167 three-quarter-bred 2 and 4-tooth ewes at 12s, 481 do do at 14s to 14s Id, 205 lambs at 8s 3d. We also sold privately 686 freezers, 264 crossbred lambs, and 700 wethers and young ewes for turnip feeding. CATTLE. At Pleasant Point the entry, a small one, consisted chiefly of mixed stores. We sold heifers and stores at £2 to £2l4s, cows 35s to £3 7s 6d. At Washdyke we sold 14 fat bullocks at £6 14s, 24 heifers at £4 2s 6d, 12 steers and heifers at,£4 2a 6d, 1 springer at £6, 7 heifers at £3 7s 6d, 12 heifers and cows at £2 2s 6d to £3 ss, 2 cows at £4los, . , PIGS - We have enquiries for farm fed baconers. None offering. Young stores are slightly easier in value. We sold 13 slips at 10s, 2do at 14s. SKINS. At our sale on the 29th May, we catalogued and sold over 900. The attendance of buyers was lass than usual, but full prices were realised. Best country crossbreds sold at from 3s, 3a 3d, 3s sd, to 3s 6d, and an extra heavy line ss, medium do 2s to 2s 9d. We also disposed of 3337 factory skins at satisfactory rates. COUNTRY SALE. On Wednesday last we held a sale at Fairlio ’ Creek, of furniture, &e., on account of Mr Cochrane, and on account of sundry owners horses, cattle, and sheep. There was a very largo attendance of the residents in the district, and the sale throughout was most successful.