COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume I, Issue 27, 1 November 1873, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs McLandbess, Hepbtjbn akd Co. report that they on Monday offered by auction at their rooms a large number of town sections and suburban property. The attendance was numerous, and the bidding spirited. Part of section 5 and sections 6 and 7. block XXIX, with frontage to George street of 158 feet, sold for L 8 per foot, equal to L 1264 For sections 18 and 19, block XXIX, L 8 15s per foot frontage was offered but owing to reserve being higher, they were passed in. Part of section 11, block XXXI, with a frontage to Great King street of 3lft 4in Dj i fT? «« 6in ? to ? ether wifc b «fee brick cottage erected thereon, «o S i 7?u, ?h«? h « flowing augments, being subdivision of sections t n „ J « k XtI ' frontin g Canongate, viz., 1, 2, 3. sold at LIOO each 111 1 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, sold at L6O each. Section 16, NorthEast Valley, containing 10 acres, sold at L 590. They also report the sale, by order of the Registrar of the Supreme Court, of the lease of section 25 block VI on which are erected the the promises at present occupied by Messrs Sargood, in Stafford street, to Mr J. Scott, by his agent, Mr G. D. Stewart, for the sum of L 2050. The only suburban pr0 T P^ C had to be PBBB*sl*P 888 * 51 * in was tbat of Mr Howden. Equal to L4OO per acre was bid for several of the sections, bnt they did not come up to owner's reserve ; negotiations are now pending which may probab.y lead to a sale of the whole privately. Messrs Wubbj, Stephenson and Co. report for the week ending 25th October :-Fat Cattle -30s per lOOlbs for prime quality, and 22s 6d to 25 3 for middling do. Fat Sheep— Cross-breds 4d per lb ; and merinos, 3|d. Fat Lambs— Good demand at 9s to 12s each. Store Cattle— Bullocks, L 3 15s to L 4 12s 6d ; cows, 13 to L 3 3s; mixed cattle, L 2 2s. Store Sheep— Merino wethers, at 10a. Country Sales-On Friday, the 24th inst., at Balelutha, 63 bullocks 3 to 5 years brought from L 4 11s to L 7 10s; 107 steers and heifer*! 2 years old, L2126dt0 L 3 6s 591 cows, 3to 6 y e a rB , L3toL 3 5s 73 yearlings 275. Station Property-There is an active enquiry for stations for delivery before shearing, but sellers are few. We have sold privately, oa account of Alex. Innes Grant, Esq., the Beaumont Station and stock, consisting of about 70,000 acres of country with good improvements, and 15,500 mixed merino sheep in wool and increase, 8 working bullocks, horses, and plantf to P C Neill, Esq., f*r the sum of 119.50 U. Horses-Good demand for XT?™ iOnS - F i r3t : ela9S draughts, L 65, to L7O ; medium do, L3O to L4O; gcod hacks and light harness horses L 25 to ISO; medium do. Ll2 to Ll6 ; light and inferior, L4to L 7. SheepsW-Hal -bred green skins, 6s lid to 7s 3d each; merino do, 5s Id to 6s M ; station dry skins, 2s 4d to 5s 6d. Hides.— Good enquay. Medium weights, 17s 3d to 21s; light and inferior, lSs 3d each. Q rain.~Better demand for first-class samples of wheat. We quote 535 3 3d to 5s 6d per bushel as present rates.