THE INVERCARGILL AND BLUFF ROAD.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 42, 3 April 1863, Page 2

THE INVERCARGILL AND BLUFF ROAD.

Strangers travelling to anil from Inroreanjill ftnd Rial? ETurhouv, if on horseback, will find thsr the distance between the above pl«ce3 (20 -niles) rnn^^i^^^k^iuilh speed And comfort by and the BiuiT ai tve former at, last

dray a a probable rates ; but time to stock. We be careful in find months to fur superior superior heavy cases far others. B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^Hulative a trade tor B^B^B^B^B^B^B^VVaek we have cleared horses at prices have sola very £60 to £75 ; good -class light draught, to £35; very superior do. £24 to £30 ; interior 1 to £17, and in one or two £21 was obtained. Whenti.e are taken into account, it will 'y °' 'he hist named must leave a are worth 255; fat wedders, 30s to weight, from £9 10s to £10 10s, with sis months given in. Fat Cattle— mnrke^ ; first-class beef, worth troin 100 lbs. Bullocks, working, much but none offering; worth £70 per live stock market. Maclean <%. Co. report — — The market has b'-en but poorly during the week Oily CO head hstve been These were all taken by the (nt'lc at a isiderable advance upon our last qu talions. y\ /cat Calvks continue scarce. We have sold a ( ■'our yai'fis thi3 week 20 iieaM, at from Li to LG 10s, according tv size and quality. Store Cattlk continue in good demand, and Be veral {large salf-a li.ue been made during the we. k. We quote wvll-brud storns, over 2-yeurs old, at from Ll2 ioLM; mixed herds from LlO jo XI I 10a (prices {governed by ajjes, condition, anil place of delivery.) At above rates we have sold 150 head. Workik<? Bpi/locks iSD Datut Cows— The former are in very iictive demand, and saleable, say. first-class aeclimnti.-ed bullocks at L'jO per pair; fair conditioned, imported do, at L 45 to Lo'J. Good dairy cows, with calf at font or springing, are at all times saleable at LLB to L2O. Fat Sh^ep— Although the market continues to be well supplied with inferior imported sheep, prime mutton is becoming very scarce. We have Bold at the j yards 75" we hew, imported, at from 25s ro 22s :'] and 30ul>; delivered on the south mle of the Wa'iLali, at 30s. E'.;ally prime muitun would command 7^d delivered near to town. Store Sheep — We have cdi during the week 1200 Victorian wethers at from 2ls to 2fs,; and 2000 ewes. Ne-y-JZunland bred, delivered south side of the Waitaki, ajr 30.°. We quote accliruatized wethers, 4-toulh to fail mouth, at 21s to 26a. Imported ewes, it 1 203. Stations— We have withdrawn the Mra Flat fifcation from sale, Mr Q. A. Chaliiners, the present proprietor, haainc purohrsed his partner's interest.

We hare for -sale a very fine property in Southland, 50,000 acres, with 7QOO sheep. We hoar of a viiry extensive purchase on the north B?do of the Waitaki, price and terms not yet made public. Hobbes — The market continues well stocked with light, inferior horse?, and sales af this elars can only bo effectad «t prices barely covering freight and expcas?3. First.eiass draught h(.«rse» anS strong well-bred hackneys are very nearee and in active demand, and we do not anticipate any reduction in rHcea for this clnsa for some time to come. During the jwe^k we have disposed of too horses, including Xfessra Pfiillips', Beaver*, Walker's, Hblfpv's, nnd Johnston's lots, at pri'wi as follows : — First-clfis« draught horses, from L 75 to L 95 ; second do. L 55 to L6O ; inferior do, L 25 to liil); first class saddle and harness do. L4O to L 55 stvonr'-'Onss do, L 25 to L 35; inferior hackneys. L 8 to L2O.