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Temuka Leader, Issue 1131, 7 August 1883, Page 1

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AUOTIONEISLU.’ Ri!P.»R L’S

timaro. Messrs Maclean and Stewart report tor the past week as follows : Horses—An average number of dimight and light horses cam*. forward to the r Yards today for silo, 4) hot, I hu'ing passed under the . amm r Toe quality of the eotro-fl, with a few exceptants. was not such as to induce much competition for the different lots, and prices ruling wera in cons-quence not-high. On account of Mr Alex, Humphrey, f Seadown t they'disposed of avery fait' leatn ’-tft'Wilf tnnrrs at an average of £2B per head ; on account of another owner two uied uui geldings, at front £lB to £22. Another extra heavy gelding broag.t £39, end a number of others sold at about the above quotations. Hocks are very dull of sale, unless extra good, ordinary sorts being quitted at from £8 'o £l2. Good ha ks are scarce.

Sheep-T-m demand f->r iwn sheep has sligl'tly improved during, the laet week, and thongli few tnnsactions have been raide, they anticipate an improvement in prices as the season advances. Fat sheep are keeping up m price, last Mond i\’s sale »i the Washdj k.; showing a considerable impioven.-eiil. A oumiwr of sheep of good qudity was entered tliere for sale, and prices may be qnot-d at about per lb. They sold 130 heavy cross-breds at IG*, 250 do, at 16-* ; 250 do, at 14s 9d At Winchester but. tew entries were received. They sold a srn-cl line of medium weig"tt, about 100, at 13s lOd.

Cattle There is 1 tfcl© doing in store cattle; feed being scarce no one is inclined to purchase, even at the present low tabs FitC'tlleare in rathe:’ better demand, and pi ice-i h ive a Iva i ’e l durin ; the wa k from 22s 6d in 25 e per 1001 h*. Prime quality may b * quoted at al out present values.

AUSiRvLIAN MARKETS

Adelaide, Aug. 3

The wheat market is quiet. To-day'.-quotations are 5s to 5s Id. Town floor, per ton, is worth £ll 5s to £ll 10s, ami country £lO 5s to £lO 10s. Sydney, Aug. 3. New Zealand wheat, per bushe'. is worth 4a 2<l ; N T w Z a an 1 a* , 2a o ; maize, 2s 10 ; '■’iiiT>r * ■m ; >.ui. V- N . 1 pieces, per t->n, £34. ENGLISH MARKETS. London, Aug. 3 Adelaide wheat ex store Ic- a vanced by 6d. ami is to-day quoted al 47s 6d per 4961h5. New Ze.land wheat ex store is quoted at 44* to 4-S- per 4961b5, showing an adv .nee of Is in finest qualities.

Adelaide flour remains at 33s ex store. The quantity of wheat float ft the United Kingdom ha> increased by 9(.,000 quarters during the week, and to day is returned a* a total of 1,520,000 quarters. Australian tallow lias suffered a further decline of 6d per cwt., best belt being quoted at 39s 6d, and best mutton at 40s 6d, .

Best sides of Australian leather are quoted at lid, an advance of one halfpenny per lb.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (limited) have received the following telegram from its London office, dated 2nd August, 1883: Frozen meat :er British Queen : The final average of the consignment of frozen meat per British Queen, to this Company’s care, is 6|d per lb.’