AUCTIONEER'S REPORT.
Mr E. R. Guinness (for tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited), reports for the week ended Friday, September 18th, as follows :— Cattle. — The supply of prime beef is getting 1 scarce m thia district, the bulk of the fat cattle yarded are very little better than good stores. At Studholme Junction monthly sajtc. we sold on account of Mr H. Stndholmo 21 head, viz. : 12 bullocks at .£8 2s 6d, 6, do at 6doat £7 15s. Privately we have placed 23 head heifers at a very satisfactory price, and quote primo qnality beef at 235, medinm 20s per lOOlbs. Btores— No business of any importance has taken place. The demand is improving', and we expect m a short time to see prioes considerably higher. Good two and three year old ballooks are saleable at yalnea m proportion to the market rates of leef. Sheep.— Fat may be quoted at 2sd per v _ ' |he supply is at present far greater th>- _ «Il' 1 demand. Holders m many instance- £, 7° oUnedto shear rather than accep l -th»^i offering. Privately we have ' jO td IK £?, ,s%»ii sale a ouyere, mad* np wi»- - d was V T fTH to , orossbreaa and p. " 8o°^ B™ nd b , nt . c^ er % the he»Tj fal) ' -enio 3 - Further advices of caused fel v ln tne ' Woo^ market at Homo eantion. " -nongcrs to operate with great m v' consequently we have to report a drop \vr' -.ines from 6d to 9d per skin. Best ..ichora' crossbreds brought from 33 Gd to 3a lid ; second quality, 3s to 3s 4d ; best merinos, 2s lid to 3a 4d ; second quality, 23 Gd to 2s 9d; country lots, Is to 3s Gd ; pelts, 2d to 6d. Hides. — No alteration m values to report. All coming to hand are quitted at the following quotations I— GOlbs 4*d, 501ba toßQlbs 4d, light 3d to 3}d per lb. At the abovo prices we havo disposed of 120.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 3425, 19 September 1885, Page 2
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328AUCTIONEER'S REPORT. Timaru Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 3425, 19 September 1885, Page 2
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