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Timaru Herald, Volume L, Issue 4823, 21 April 1890, Page 2

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T»mar« Herald OfGco, Saturday ovoniu?.

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sles3r3 Gracie, Maclean and Co. report for the past fortnight, as follows : — . hoksds. There is a decided improvemont m the domand for .draughts suitable for road and farm work, and at tho Timarn Horso Bazaar iv all in3tnocoj whortj tho rfrssrves have beeu reasonable we 'have effected sale?. 'There aro vory fow hooka or harness horses offering. We quote-' tnedinm to good draughts at from .SlB to J>3s,, inferior ami. agadifia to .£l2. Hac^s— -m-dium £3 tj £\<i 10*. liglit aud weedy £3 to £<j. SUE'F. Wo haw again to report a largo amount of business doing m storo sheep. Ualf-bred and cro33bredCewee foe. breeding purposes have been moving off freely. Woll-grown lambs a -.d young; crossbrada m forward condition ara also m good demand. At Winchester Fair, on the Sfcb. iusfe., nn average number wera entered. Wo sold 3UD 2-tooth ewoa and wethers at 10s JM, 51 oitos at ■la 4d, 42 fat ewes at 10a 3d, 43 rams at 2 guineas. ■ - At Washdyke yards, wo 501d 75 lambs »t« 93, 62 do at 73 2d, 140 owea nt.7s, IG3 cnlls at 43, 70 aged ewes at 4s, 183 half-bred ewom at ss, 176 do' do at 4a 10d, 60 fat wetkors at 12s 6d, 40 ewoa at 43, 1-J5 lambs at 7a lOd. At Makikihi monthly sale, on Monday last, tin entry was the/ largest soon there, and ot the close of tho sale very few line 3 were left unsold. Ours sales for various owners were — 23 1 half-bred ewo3 at S3 3d, 358 crossbred owes at 5i Od to' 5s 7d. 180 do do at 03 2d, 236 halfbred owe 3at 53 7d ""« **» ■'" -* «»i ztm tucviao . =c •!■> itl, a ram 3at 103 Cd, 20 rr.ai3 at from 1 to 2 guineas. CATTLE. At the various yards during the past month., entries bavo boon eicefidicgly S'call, and but littlo business doing. Wo sold 10 bullocks at £0, 2 cows at £5 23 6d; 1 springer at £ i 12s «d, 1 heifer, at 12s 6i . • '•'-' Fias. Very few offering, with a large enquiry for well grown stores and bacon pig's. Wo sold 5 at 27s 61. ;. . WlilSOar next auction sale will be hold on Wednesday fir3t. Privately wo have placed 923 factory skin 3at full rates. Meaara William Collins; nud Co., anetioneora and produce merchants, report holding their weekly corn exchange and- auction on Saturday. The cntrie3 consisted of 40G sacks Beconds wheat, 196 do thirds, 814 do different kinds of oats, 0C do farmers' ryo grasa 50e3,80 do onions, 134 do potatoes, 4 do Blue Prussian pca3. Every entry was sold with the exception of the o.its, as owners seem very loth to part with them at the low price ruling. Quotations for tho day were as follows : — Seconds wheat 2s 33, Is 10J, la ,7d, Is 6d per bushel, sacks extra ; thirds wheat won. sold by tho sack at li Si to 43 63 ; onions, £t> por ton. The potatoes were hardly ripe, consequently figures roled as low as 363 to 48s per ton ; rye grass seed 2s 9d to 2a 10(1 ; peas 3s Id par bushel. We have an order for 500 sacks Dorwent potatoes u.i.f. , Sydney. . Any grower having that qaautity should communicate with U3. •