MESSRS VICKERS & STEVENS WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 9474, 20 August 1892, Page 2

MESSRS VICKERS & STEVENS WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT.

Messrs Viokgiis & Stevens report that on Saturday lust buy held n shlo of fruit and forost trees, on account of Mr Mitchin* son, which was well altouded. — On Wednesday, at tho In lowood yards, owing to the bad weather, only about 70 head of cattlo were yarded. Moat of them wore sold at tho following ratos : -Calveß, 35a ; heifers, springing, £4 17s to £b ; cows, just calving, £4 10s to £6 I On; spring trap. £9 10s. — Thoy also repoto t having sola tho loaHO of 297 ncros, near Mitlhiret, on account of Mr Pierre David, to Mr Nops, and 100 acres, near Tarata, on account of another client ; prices withheld. Ownere

wishing to disposo of land are requested to forward particulars at once, as there is at present a considerable demand.

MR COURTNEY'S AUCTION REPORT. Mr. Wm. Courtney reports that at Gtenavon, on Monday, 76 head of cattle were yarded, and all sold except seven head. At first bidding was dull, as thoro was not as large an attendance as I expected, but everything sold at prices that fully satisfied vendors. Thero was only one leally good cow in, and ehe sold for £7 108 ; old and backward springers made £4 10s to £5 5a ; store cows, £3 7s 6d to £3 15s ; co *s, with calf at foot, £4 to £4 10j; calves, 36s to 40s ; 16 to 18-raonths old Btee-s, £3 ; Jersey steer calves, 30s ; one cow, variously estimated at 17 to 11 years old, with calf at foot,' £l ; 1 light buggy, £19 10s. '