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Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13296, 27 May 1907, Page 4

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TIMARU GKALV REPORT. Wh:at.—The market remains in its very firm state, but not- mucli business is being done, and values are: Tuscan and velvet 5s 9d to 3s 10(1, red chaff 3s 9d, at country stations. Seconds 3?. Cats— The usual small coastal business is being done, but in the meantime, Southland is doing most- of the business* of any magnitude. Values are: Danish arid gartons 2* 6d, duns 2s Bd, at country stations. Potatoes—For July-August delivery prices are quoted at £3 10s to £3 15s, on trucks: for immediate delivery the price is £3. sacks included,- at country station*-'.

TATTERSALL'S MARKET. The Canterbury Farmers* Co-operaiiv-? Association (per Mr J. Mundell, auctioneer) report on the horse market at Tattersail's rooms on Saturday as follows:—Tha entry comprised 37 draught, light harness, and hnckney hor.;es. There was an improved demand for all young horses keptfor present work, and a complete clearance of that stamp of*lior.-~e was effected: in fact the supply was short of the demand. Quotations are:—DraugEts. younir with trials. £3O, £35 10s. to £4O: ditto., light, and aged. £ls, £lB to £2O; light harness sorts. £l6 to £2O.

ST. ANDREWS STOCK SALT'. There was a fall yarding of sheep and rattle at th? :SL Andrews stock sale on Friday and the following prices were realised :—Sheep—2o full month owes 5«. 2A •wethers. 16s 3d, 30 fat ewes 12s 9d. 23 do. 12% Id. 30 do. 14a 6d. 51 lambs 13s. 19 lambs 15s ifid, 160 12. 4. 8-tooth ewes 13s. 67 lambs 8s 9d. 300 do. 7s. 160 do. 13st Bd. 115 do. 8s lOd. 44 wethers 16s6d. 112 lambs 10s 6<l. 133 S.M. eiiv? IPs' lid. 150 lambs 8f (missed). 150 lambs 10s SH. 149 do 13-? 7d. 85 do. 12s lid, 60 6 and 8-tooth lis lid. 60 s-.m. -wt.s & e . 64 s.m. ewes 9s (passed). 34 wether." 9s 2d. 30 fat ewes ]?s 10d. 200 lambs lis. 124 do. 13s 4d. 224 do. 13s 4d. 167 4. 6. and 8-tooth ewes 14s- lid,' 152 2tooth- wether- 15* sd. 265 wethers 16> Id. 203 lambs 15s Bd. 323 do. 12s 3d. do. 10s 6d. 180 svni. owes 8s 4d. 80 Jambs 14s 2d. 3 wethers lis 6d. 78 Limbs' lis /d. 100 chvs 5s 9d, 54 pwes 7s. Pigs sold at from 6s to 12;. Cattle—l springer £4 2s 6d. 2 18 month 22s 6d each." 1 milch cow £2 15s. 1 do. £2 7s 6d (poised). A calves lis each. 1 spriuaer £2 12.-. 1 do. £3 Is. 1 ton- 15s. 1 fat h»ifer £4, 1 do. £3 12s 6cl. 2 springers 30s t-nc-h, 1 do. 28s. 1 milch cow jll 3s. 1 bill 11*. 1 lo month ii-itV-r 37s 6d. 1 do. 30-. 1. do. £2 17s fid. milch <-'>w £'!. 1 springer £3 2s 6d. 1 dry eoVr £5.

EES WICK .STREET ROOMS. C. Jonas i»n;l Co.. report for the v.--: k 'Tiling May 25th. as follows :—Business h.-s b-en of a decidedly bit-k natnrf. and 'taking things all round there ha*. b-v-i:

slight improvement. Potatoes are still coming to liand in large quantities, but have shown 110 improvement, and few are selling-. Wheat is still sought- ;ift:-i' despite the high prices. and., in ■coiise<jiifnc«we h.ivt- disposed of it. good d;>al. (hits are iirnier and liK-.-t with ready competition. There was a yarding of 22 pigs, and til? bidding in "most cases was very keen. We. disposed 16 in all at prices far in advance of late rat-\s. Fruit is' as eagerly sought and we disposed of ! ever 150 cas.:s. The principal demand was for apples and tomatoes, while oranges in small sized cases fouiid ready* buyers. On Wednesday wo held a eh-aring sale of graiuaphones and records at our rooms, when there was a large attendance of the public, and we quote live principal articles sold:—ICO records £5, 160 records £6 JOs, 3 gramapliories at- £3 each. 1 afc £3 lGs, 1 at £3 s*. 1 at £4. horn and stand 32s 6d: other machines sold in proportion; while a number of records sold at l's lid each. Sundries realised full auction rates. There was an extraordinary large entry of poultry on Saturday, 485 head being entered: there was a good demand for all prime birds, and the sale, was a very satisfactory one. Our prices, are : —Hons small Is 6d to 2s 3d, larger 2s to 3s 3d; roosters small 2s to 2s 9d, prime cs 3d to 4s 3d, pullets Is 6d to 2s 6d, ducks rmall 2s 3d to 2s 9d, prime 3s 6d to 4> 6d, turkey hens Bs. gobblers 13s to 14s. all at per pair : purebreds, leghorns Is 9d to 2s 3d, orpingtons 2s to 2s 9d. wyandottesi 2s to 2s 3d each. Produce : Potatoes, inferior eating 5s to 6s, "jjood 7s to 8s 6d, y?;d 4s to ss, pig 2s 6d. per sack; derwents (per ton) £3 to '£3 2s 6d; wheat, whole 13s 6d to 13s 6d, broken lis 6d to 13s, oats 12s 6d to 12s 9d, swedes 13s '6d, carrots 2s 9d to 3s. Onions have firmed, and are in. good demand; best Canterburv selling at fd to Id per lb. Hams 6d to 6£d, bacon i inferior) 3d to 3£d. prime to 5d per lb. Haras Is 6d, rabbits Is per pair. Pumpkins 6d to Is each. Fruit, choice eating, apples, dessert 2d, cooking tomatoes dessert. per lb. oranges (large cases) 9s sized cases) 4s 6d to ss, pears 2d per lb. Pigs sold as under :—3 at 17s 6d, 2 at 16s, 1 at lis 6d, 2at lis. 2at 10s, 6at 8s each. We then .sold the balance of the gramapliones at from 28s to 45s each, records 5s 6d to 10s 6d, per dozsn. There was a good enquiry for furniture and we sold a large quantity at good prices, some of the maiu sales being : —Bed and spring £3 2s 6d, organ (small) 20s. chest drawers £2, duchess £2, large organ £6 10s, B.R. bed £4 10s. wallaby rug £4, collarettes from 32s 6d to £2 each. Sundries realised good prices.

LAND SALES. • Guinness and LeCren, Ltd.. report the sale of the following properties: —Oil account of Mr P. Alulverhill, 33 acres at Pleasant Valley, to Mr Wm. Smith; for Mr Wm. Smith.. 40 acres at Pleasant Valley to Mr C. Greenall; for Mr H. H. Taylor, 20 acres at Belfield, to Mr A. Priddle; for Mr. H. At. Reeves. 512 acres freehold and 5500 acres leasehold, at Ruapuna. to Mr J. H. B. Williams. At TattersalTs on Saturday, tlia Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association (per Mr J. Mundell,. auctioneer) held a sale of town and country properties. There was a large attendance, but bidding was somewhat slow. Mr Mundell first offered on behalf of ill* M. Goodwin, Wanganui, a farm of 120£ acres, situated at [ Salisbury. An opening bid of £l9 per | acre was received, and the price rose by 110s bids to £23 10s at. which figure, the i property was passed to Mr I'. McAulifi'e. ! A farm of 123 acres situated at Kakahu, was next offered on .account of the executors of the late Thomas Ley. *This farm was started at £5 per acre, and at £6 10s was passed in to Mr Jones, the reserve being £7. Three sections each of 26 perches. . the property of Mr W. 1). Jones, Waimate, were offered in a block, in response to a request, to do so. The recjussD was not backed up by a bid, and the property was then offered in, sections. The auctioneer stated that there was a reserve of . over £2OO on each, and the sections, which were.situated in Heat-on, Rosj and Brown streets were passed at £195, £l4O and £IBO respectively. The auctioneer then offered.six lections in Pareora East- township on* account of Mr W. Stanton and Mi-s W. F. Stanton, C'hristchurch. An £ acre section was passed in to Mr W. J. Johnson at £l4, the reserve being £lB. A section of the same area, With a new 5-roomed house thereon, elicited an opening bid of £2OO. and was sold at £260 to Mr W. Smallridge. ■ Another section and house of the same size was passed in to Air Xicliolson, .while another A acre section was sold to Air J. W. Phillips for £lO. A quarter acre section in,'the same j locality was passed to Air Johnson at. £l4, and another of a similar area was sold to Air Hammond at £26. No offer wis received for. Air P. Connell's farm of 101

ucres at tlift Levels, r-nd Mr J. .Hoiwell's farm of 184 acres, near .Temuka. was passed to Mr Xicols at £3O per acre. Mr F. A. Raymond's quarter acre section and house, overlooking Caroline .. Bay, elicited an opening bid of £BOO, and under brisk competition the price rose to £lOlO, at which it was passed to Mr Harold. On behalf of Mr, J. L. Taylor, a, section of -35 perches, with a new 6-roomed house and all conveniences, situated osi Malt by avenue was passed to Mr P. Cairns at £460. For two A acre section:; on Raymond street, owned by Mr J. W. White, bidding started at £4O, and reached £sl. at whic-li price the section.-; were passed in unsold to Mr W. Kurdley.