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Temuka Leader, Issue 1914, 9 July 1889, Page 4

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AUCTIONEERS’ REPORT. ' i f ! ,T> -;‘n O' -.'l t v'l " TIMARU. Messrs Grade, ' Maclean and Co. report for the past; fortnight, ending Saturday, as follows, Horses. —At the Timaru Horse Bazaar -orir' entries 'haVe -beCn anfall, and the 1 quality of both (draughts and light horses very 'iriferio’r/.’/Wehave enquiries for young ’iiiefSl ‘ draughts, and could dispose of. a few teams ait good prices. ‘ Values remain much the samd as in’ our last; V 1

Sheep^At-Pleafiant Point monthly sale on the Ist inst., thcte wak ft'large entrjr' of ’both fat’’and'"stores; the quality of the former being, Remarkably! good,- and although' every line changed hands, sellers were obliged to submit to a slight reductionoa former rates. Stores 'also l participated'in; a similar drop in value; bhfi "only a few were turned * I but 'UnSbl dv I W OI sol d ! 69fat ew«‘s at 9k 7dV403, crossbred owed, in lamb,- at’ 4d | ewes and wethers atßs lid ;,ip6 2-tooth wethers at 13s 3d ;36 ewes, at <Bs 2d; 116 prime fat wethers at l4s 6d, and 35 fat ewes -W* 10s) 6d.^rAt Waehdyke; Yards, on the 27th nit/, and'again this week, the totals, jarded , were, under the average, and notwithstanding that sales were difficult‘to* effect, a fair proportion were disposed ef. We sold! for sundrf'owners r2S- fair-ewes' at 10s 6d, 97 hoggets at 7s Bd, 17 ewes at 9b' 9d, 218 sfat wethers and' ewes at 11s Bd, 30 do do 1 at 8k 9d, 200 ewed in lamb at 7s 6d, 95 crossbred hoggets aij’Sm !l ‘ ' rdi-MHa'a-n Cattle!—There has been butdittle business dqing. at any dr the sales. 1 Cow's in full milk are in good demand, and; all coming to . .hand realise full values/ ThOse we hava i sold at £5 12s 6dto £6 2&*6d'; steers and heifwff at'Sps 'to 855., • WApkced 1 16 prime fat bullocks and' heifelrfl pitfl' vately ddriiig jthe week. PigSi—Baconers, are much inquired for, with but few offering. Weaners and slips are, 1 as nsUal at this season, dull of sale; We told at Washdyke 5 medium baconers at 40s; 5 breeding sows at 40s ; 1 sow. at.3os, : {skins.— At ouf fegulair, sale/ last week, we fcataldgueil *670 ofall 1 classes,’ and prices realised were favorable to sellers, viz., best, crossbreds, 4sr7d to 6s; second ditto, 3s to 4s 3d; inferior, Is 6d tb 2k 6d ; L 2 balds merino v Wddl sold 1 at 7i : d ; I balo locks and pieces, TIMARU PRODUCE MARKETS. Messrs W. Collins and Op.,.Timaru, report for the i week on the grain market as follows; — ; Eeport a fair enquiry for wheat. Growers are beginning to be more reasonable in their demands. As a result several lines were placed by ua at the. following figures:—Tuscan 3s 3d to 3s 1 4'd,’ ! velvet ■ iand hunters white 3s 2d; red chaff 8s :3dr (Defiance wheat, 2s lOd was offered but not accepted, whole fowl 'whisat 2s 3d, 2s 6d, 2s 9d per bushel, according to condition. Oats’—No transactions'to report. seem to bfloy'" themselves up with" the remark that they must 'rise in'the spring. Eyegrass seed (farmers’ parcels) 2a 6d per bushel,, cocksfoot 2|d per lb : ; potatoes 60s per (ton ; pbrk ! 4|d per lb. ! ! AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. ' Stditby, July 5. The deliveries of breadstuffa for the week are as follows :~136 tons j bf flour from Victoria, 296 tons of flour /from South Australia, arid' 51 tons of wheat froth New Zealand. 1 Wjheat-New Zealand, 4s to 4s 3d ; Californian; 4s 4d td v 4B 6d;’ Adeiaid®, 5s to 1 5a o|d. • ENGLISH MARK-E-TS. ■ LonnoKi Jhly 4. Wool is unchanged; ‘ n ■;' New Zealand 11 mfittoh is quoted at 6Hlamb beef ia. unchanged'. The present stock of miittoh oh haiid amounts to 70,€00 carcases. j /Private cable messages from London received in Chriatchhrch on Thursday stated'that the 1 Ehgljsh wheat market 1 is firmer, ahd tHat tsd weather is fine:' for the growing crops’. pf' lambs by the ship Wellington hhs been sold' in London.at an average of 7i4i per lb, . ; ' f ; July 6. c New Zealand 4 per cent inscribed stock, 105 f; with ! activh market. 1 ; ; ( Australian wheat, ex store/ 38s 9d. New Zealand lbhg"berried, ex store, 38s 6d. ■■ h.yfK .w

Copper is quoted at £4llos per ton. Tin, Au»lra|»n,"£B9’ peFtbhu ", Sugar, './German'’ beet, 27« 9d ; Java, 2|ss!;

Iron, best Scotch pig, No. 1 'pieces,, f.o.b. in the Clyde, 41s 9d. The’ tallow 5 Ina'rket is flat ; best mutton;' 27s 6d to 28s; heist 'beef, 26s 6d to 275, ' ' ,! 1 Ah Australian cargo of wheat has been solid ht.3&£’S the Bargamy from Lyttelton was. all disposed!of at 33s ' ! '