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Temuka Leader, Issue 1413, 3 November 1885, Page 1

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AUOT[ONEBRS’ REPORT. TIMARU. Messrs Jonas and Bourn report for the past week ending Saturday as follows : Next to the Agricultural end Pastoral Association’s Show the most important event in (he month of October is always flic sale of horses that takes place on the .-lay after tho Show. As usual their entries comprised some of the host draught stock in Canterbury, am? the »*k of Mr Robert Matthews’and Mr KoUvi Davies’ mares attracted a largo number ot breeders, while Captain Bay ley's, M. Waters’, and other owners’ entries of really good draught geldings drew man who required good teams to the sa’e. M; Matthews, who had priority of place in right of early entry, brought lorward Helen McGregor, a very handsome mare <mt of Violet by G!e*Toy, eliciting an instantaneous offer of IhO guineas. Five ettineu bids came in tast till 145 gti neas were offered, at which figure them was a. halt, and no belter offer being ohfftiiudth the was passed hi at her owner’s figure, 175 guineas. Queen of the Binkers, r wry ha i (Rome chestnut tin re, four yearold lids foaling, and in foal to Lord Salk hury, was next led forward, and wu'•eservediy admired as she went down tie r in. A shin was made by a local breed*- 1 ■ ff ring 140 guineas, five guinea him coining slowly tid 170 was reached. Al’ ho auction-,** r’a eloquence failed to dta"-iii-ilher ; ui ea, and the daughter * Vioht passed iu at her owner’** nod, 20, .-uin»a.s being hie reserve, Jeam.i, Jvcldeß, » daughter of Highland Mary, I • Voting vVrliingion, and taker of firs c’z- in tlie three-year-old class at tin hoe Show, followed. This promisin', vnnngs rot a 4'l guinea start Srom M Vp'o-us Hayes, who finally seemed h ■ it (iO gnii.e-is. Her half sister. Princes .Vloy, hy Prince Royal, ten months old. was sho'ed at 40 guanas, and also fell n Mr HayeM hid at 50 guineas. Mr H iy has cettainly mam an excellant bargait in these two youngsters wno, if bree*'i. f md present appearances go for nnytldn-.;. should fill out into two of the gran ie-m-ires in the district. A b>y mare. .Maggie came next on the list, but fail** io find a buyvr, being passed in at 4guineas. Hmhlund Mary, by Baronet, out of Violet, a grand mare that has thrown some first-class stock, and grand dam to Early Morning, tiie Champion n' ilie last show, was next led forward, am ca'led for some spirited bidding, commencing at 80 guineas, but. tier owner decided not to part with her when no nu : than 110 guineas were bid, 150 guimm* being tho price required. Of Mr Rob r Davies’ horses, a likely three-year-'-!. J-imnie, found a purchaser at 2l£ auineas ; Beauty, a grand stamp of mare, was passed iu at 50 guineas, and Quee Mary, a thoroughly good stamp of a mart, in foal to Luck’s All, was obtained a bargain by Mr A. Hayes at 60 guineas. Of the nine capital tml h"ge entered by Captain Bayley, and brought to the yard in peifect fettle, the pair that won th first prize at the show brought £37 each, being keenly competed fm, t o others realising £29, £2B £26 10s, £25 £24. £23 and £22 respectively, and no ack of bids Mr Waters’ lot of six were luought for ward in capital order, and sold at from £24 it* £3B. Mr Stratford’s team asusun put in an appearance iu excellent form and very iiule difficulty was experience*, in placing them. Of the miscelluneom entries, a bay mure four years oid, by Strathmore, and entered by Mr T. Bros nahan, was contested for sharply, andfei: to a bid < f £35. The other draughts ontereo ■ ■ailed for no comment, except that man;, of them were above tho avsrugo qualib, of those that find their way to our week!', sales, and leaving out these already spec tied the average price obtained was shade over £22. A fair sprinkling o hacks fonnd their wry in, som. good oner amongst them, but mostly light sorts. A capital good weichl camel brought £l4 15s, otiiers from £5 to £9 each. The day’ sale altogether turned out very satisfactorily to ail concerned, for althougi some of the best draught stock did no find buyers, yet of 110 entries th iiiiot’oneer succeeded iu placing upwards of 60, and all at very fair prices. Tin Saturday following the Show is generally h dull one, yet a good entry of druigh horses was made whir them io-day and i* good business was done, more than haif of all Mi'mitted being placed. They •mid good useful draughts at from £l7 to £2O, infvii I from £lO t<* £ls, a couple nt *o.ud bucks at £l2 and £ls, Olliers £5 10to £9. Sheepskins —A very heavy catalogue Wes plan d before buyers on Frio ay, som first-chips skins being on it, indeed the ■a l.ttle of tin* bus were above the average, i’ow■ ek ns of low quality offering on tho oc.-a-ion. They are phased to record <|i ii there is si ill an upward tendency, hi, biers being hiisk and confident, and i. rise of al ieasi 21 must he no'eii. They sold merinos at from de 4d to ?s 8d • crossbreds, Is 7*t to 4* 2d, and some few extra heavy ss6d ; pelts, Id to 7d ; lambs, Gd to 71 i fat ami b*g wool held over. Miscellaneous -Privately they have sold k few hues of store sheep ana UAttk, and

also four head of fat steer# (a# prime quality ag need be wished, and the takers at the Show), which were raigtd by Mr Jamea Guild, of Treyenna, to Messrs Peacock and Qeaney, at £l3 per head ; two purebred Berkshire boars at £3 to £3 3s ; two sows at £2 2.< to £3 3*. The sale of unredeemed pledges ti>c'av, as usual, drew a big crovo to 'heir rooms, and some brisk competition for various lots took place, but the result of 'he eii ire sale was not bo satisfactory as is usually the case. THE TIMAHU GRAIN MARKET. The Canterbury Farmers’ Cn-opera-tive A-s 'itiaii n, report tor the week ended 80th f'cti In r, as follows - Wheat— Considers le business has boon dona in mime milling, without, however, any material »'lt*ralioti in v»im s. They have soKI several pa/c-J# at the fol'owing prices :—Velvet, 3d and 3s 4 1 ; Tuscan, 3-s 21 ; ie*: < h»ff, ‘ 9d and 2 10 i, and there m j b pn-seu qmU’. rs. Fowl wheat is < sv .rcr, »nd is worth from 2s 2d 2: 4 ■, Ua's—Th*- 'Mjii' y ins been limin-d. They have p c- 40d fmc!n ordinary knjf feed at Is 9d. tbe-md.. quotation.--Is 7d to Is 9d fiif iiu-si l-i 81 to 1lOd lor i-tior fe?d, .no Is IQ.i to 2# for b-savy imlli g. fir,vie; —No tran-actlons ran bo reported, nndstera being well suppded. AUaiBALI\N Mark STS. Sydney, Oct. go. N v Zealand wheat s» ■» h 3-pet kisl.rl, hi> advance of 3 1 siucel »' report. New Z ai .nd oa s are qno-ed a’ 2:6d, an tuipruvemeuf of Id. M: zp (531 b) is 21 dearer, and ISugar (Jonipanv’s No. i. pieces .re £26. Adelaide. Oct. 3:. The produce market, remains devoi i of animation, and pcces are nominal. Wheat, shipping, 3a lid to 4 ; town d ;ur, £8 10s to £8 10= 6d; country brands, £7 12- 61 to £8