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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14211, 30 May 1910, Page 4

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TATTERSALL'S IiORSE MARKET. The Cauteibuty i'uruit-rs Co-opcra-Xivu Association, Ltd., report on. ti:e ibove market a; i'attor»au'i» yaias on batur-cu.y a> loUoivs: —l'iic yartuiiix comprised 3j of ail sorts. 'I uc ma.--k(--t tiiowed a tiecidcaiy do.vnv.ard tendency. prices about ~-j p. r head, all round. LidUiug oa th.- whole was anything but. brisK, as farmers seemed to iiave piCiient- i\(|i ! irements. Good young horses soid at- £ieJ to £oy, and iiarne-ss sorts i.'l'J to £ls. PROPERTY SALES. On Saturday Mes =rs Da'.gety and I to. offered lor saie by auction' Mr A. i. Douli s lann 0~-S acres on the Punaroa settlement (Fairlie). Bidding . commencing- at- the proptrtv, beiuir eventual!v knocked down P \ ' --250 to Mr A. P.. iiushtli. * j Al ihvir land :>eL;-:e:::s in Timaru : on Saturuay. the vj.i* .(.'.A.. in coii-' juuciiou with Daiueiy and Co.. offered ior. sale .-ome vaiuaMe town section-; in, account ~f Air Y\'. Quinti. d'here siuvtif!;tttit> at tiu» sale. £i.d v. on>k. Tito iii>c se:--T!..!i (.-•T.-rt-l. u'sts perches *rontm;; Gcnju- >tre; i, next t:> Y\"erry's iJiihum ,-tarted at Jj.9'l ner ' , £-! id _ i-y , ... " TO ,\t ■ : -■ i.e. ere .'<ir James Meeiiar. Li.-uL.ii:; v::e purchaser. Lut 2 was a or 4.?) pere,:: s a!- • ironiin^: O •'- .;. wit:; V-i -i-t •> n:aee! this started at £7!!. and ar £.5 ]!i-r : ..ft tLo I- t was. pa-setl to Mr Me-ha:.. Let S. r.'u.. .-on-' ir n xt i>; the above v. -l.it '!•) f' C-t r'routaL-.'. --t-:triccf a.t £7O j);-r tool, and at -ljt'2 jia-sed in to i-!e bid <.i Sir Ralnh Porwr. For al eiietioi'.. iv, ..fi■ ;■ received. i J.i:e C. ,C.C..\.. also ~i: •>; i: iti ?f! x> nuc-: t:en. :> fr.Mn >.f 2!K> ;-.-s at Tie Rroi (;ii r,.... . |C.. ;. . . £7 per a. vt w th- '.IV;-r. and I t:;i= was *!. j

Tii [•: Leslie ; i i i a a a a a, and v~*o. T'ODal'fc r;5 follows tj;i (liini'i the past v.-r-ek. An extra i a < ntry 01 poultry c-a ie-- tor'* ;;. :> tul wo a r>- pleased to report that- prices showed :i decided improvement on the iast few sales. I Good 1-iuls are in oxc-ellenr- d>>lnnnc!. Hens 2s ti c-..rk.Tr-!s 2s 9d ta -"-s 9d. lilt' ks OS .'?(! Le 0.-:. Tn -f all v-rts. f-;une •;) li:ni:l. and a was eri'.-r-r - d. I'rlc-s ivmnin ut ihe > a I!food ■:! M. ■ ;-S ?s TO 225. according to size, small stores 14s ' lis. flierc- a k. en demand for im-dnoe. naarr- especially for potatoes I and cal-c. su;.a':'*s of widen sr.- verr I scaiee. Polaris, prime Ps to 9 s.me- • o:u:ii Hs to , s.- 2>. f.:0..d oatslienf, •-aarf 2s C. ; j., ..ntstniiv Is Jd to i s Gel. oats 2s -?d is ooramaitle for', 'iood fi-r'.t lines. ulioie wheat 1:f j 12s. broker; 7s rji Ps. « na-n-: Jil p-- ; - I lb. -wed:-s 2s in 'J-- t»'l. eaas tpri -serve<l) I la to Is 3d, bacon &1, uuitlsi Id ta.

lid. We held our usual sale of furniture and sundries: duchess £'2 15s. do. £'2. bicycles £0 to £6. machines !;;< to £3 10s, hallsiand £- 3s 'Jd, suite £ I 2s; smaller gnods and sundries met with the usual good sale. On Tiiursday wo hold a suc-ecss-fu.l clearing sale • -•a account of Mrs A. Mellov, when there was a large ait-'nuanee of buyers. "Wardrobe et"i, sideboard £6, duchesses £2 0s to £3 12s (3d, washstand and ware to 7s lid. bedsteads £1 t-> £-i. table £1 17s 6;1; sundries found ready buyers. BESWIC'K STREET ROOMS. C. Jonas and Co. report- lor tlio w.'.-ek ended jlay 28th, a.s follows: — Poultry: There was a slight improvement m Saturday's sales: but nothing to sneak of. TloWever we hope for better prices from now on. Quotations an—liens is tx! to 2s l>d, roosters 2s !M to 3; yd. ducks 3s to 3s 3d. ehickens Is to is 3d, pullets Is G'J to 2s, xur'i-'ys Ss to 10s. per pair. Si-Hers of potatoes are holding despite tile fact t.;a.„ p:ices have firmed, but ti'.is only refers to prime lines. Other -oris are somewhat slow of sale. Oats ■ oid wheat have weakened, v.-Jule there not such a keen demand for chad' ■if any kind. Our quotations are: — grad" potatoes !ss. second grade 'is to S<. infeiior 4s to ss, see'.! un- . ah .:bh'u heat w ';oh- i)s t!d to 10s lid. oro!;en 0< Cd to 7~. (id, inferior 4s to -is od. '-eas Ss to i's. iocond quality (i~ to tis 6<l, barley scarce, eggs Is 4d. butter lid to "is. hams S-Vd to Sijd. bacon old to 6Jd, oaten sheaf 2s 9d to 2s 10d, chair Is 3d to is Gd. carrots (wanted; 2s Gd .swedes 2s 3d to 2s 6d, onions Id to Jd. Fruit: Sales are far from brisk, and there is a very limited demand. Baium.is and oranges rind few buyers, despite the fact that the oranges are the cheape.-t they have been for 12 months. Pears are asked for. also good cooking and ■dessert apples. Prices aie as follows: riii bananas 14s Gd. 'l'ongau bananas Us. IslniKi oranges apples (Nelson 1 ) -is Od to os. local Id ner lb. pears Id.