Commercial Intelligence.

Timaru Herald, Volume XL, Issue 2928, 11 February 1884, Page 2

Commercial Intelligence.

Timaru Herald Of ice, ■ Saturday livening. AUCTIONEERS', REPORT. Mesws Maclean and Stewart report for the past week as follows, viz. : — . Horass.— They regret i they cannot njport any improvement m priceu .f*r m tte deiaaadfor'draught horaea, but thriy anticipate if the present goddweather holds, that thure will be a much better enquiry, ar.d good sorts will command high values. At their yards to-day abont 30 were entered for s*lo, more than the half of which found buyers at from 1118 to 1/31 for medium good draughts, inferior lands and ordiuuy hacks) f;-omi;l2 to Ll6. A few frtra good Imcks were m the yard tovday, und these sold up to L2O. A good trotting pony, with single bnggy ' and harness, brought L3O. On acooutrt of Mr John Bell, they aolfi at Makikitii, on Friday, 8 very fair dEingh-ts at frouiX22toL27. She^p. — The demand for store Wie«p .has been somewhat better dniin^ the week, and there iieems to be an inclination among buyer 3to secure any good lote offei-ing now, m the likelihood of prices besoming- a f;ood deal firmer m a short time. At Mttkjkihi yards,' lust Friday, they offered for sale a camber of very good lines, of oros3breds and mrcrinoe, a total of 1600 having been entered. For some of the lota there was fair com]>etition, and they Bold the, following : — About 500 merino wethers at 7s 9d, 100 crossbred lambs at 8a Id, and 500 crossbred 2- tootbs at 13s lid. ' Fat shcip are keeping much at oat lafit weok's quotations-^about 2Jd to 2fd for prime mutton being abont present valves. . At Makildhi, on Friday, they sold 100 fat menno ewes at Ss lOd, 100 crossbred owes at 14a 9d, and abant 60 crossbred wathcrt. at 15a 9d. At Studhohtio Junction, last Monday, they offered on account of Mr Studholmo a vte-y prime cltiift of 500 merino wethers, but tiera was an absence of buyers for these, tvnd they were not gold. Cattle.!— The demand for stow eattlo is very dull, and they, are at present very dtßcultto Bell. At Makikihi, on Friduy, on aci;ount of Mr J. Bell, they offered a lot of about 150 head of fcrst-olase steers, -hoifora and cows, all m well forward condition, but tbey only s-ao-ceeded 10. placing a few cows and calvoa at L 3 17s 'fld, a»d yearlings at 37s 6d. Fat cjatthi— i*rime quality beef is barely worth 20a per lOOlbs, from 17s 6d to 18n is aboiit the average rates at trreaent current. At those quotations they hafo'aold a few Knee. Property and Other Sales.— Oil Wednesday, on account of the mortgagees , tliey eo!!d that property known as the Makiltilii Hotol, with }-acre lai-.d, also the old Makildhi Hotel and cottage with abont 1 aero land, to Messrs George Eraser and Jamex Poff, a.t tho priiso of L 1462. On Wednesday, on occoant of Messrs E. »nd W^Hoghes, they sold their property at Saltwatnr Creek, consisting of nbont iJ acres freehold lund with two cottate.j, blackßmhh «hop, ston>, &«., together wifci' the whole of theu- blaolamiths' and wheelwrights' plant, to Mr Robert Hughea,. at the price of LB4O. | Afterwar&i, on account of Mrß. Hughes, thiiy sold a number of useful odda tad ocds r tool;, &o.,atfuft'prico«. - filessrH William Collins and Co. report is good demand for local conxo-m ption of all classes of produce. At their regular, ireokly market artd auctions the entriiw weie not equal to the demand. The following aire tho figures o)>t(iined for tho different lines qtitted: — -Bacon, M to; 7d per lb ; oheiwc, sd ; butter (fresh), M ; potatoes, , lapatonwj, 70« fci 110aper ton, for picked samples; fowl wheat, 4h, sh, and SHpoxsaok; feed out!, In Sd poir bushel; fanners' flour, 120s pornon; onions, local flrrown, Id per ]b ; P«(«tnaJ, welt liar vented, Hi per lb ; Bharps, 5s M per iiack : geeae, V« por puir ; dnckg; 3« nor pair. Boi UsoJi were m great reqnest lit 13ti. A quantity of clothini;, howiohold furniture, buggy and gtcas woro nold during tho days at owners' reserve*.