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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 66, 18 March 1915, Page 9

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WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTING BUSINESS. CONFIXED TO ACTUAL t. 4 REQUIREMENTS. Auckland "Star" Office, v Thursday, March 18. Ibere is little frash to report in the wholesale distributing business this week, orders hare been strictly confined to the actual retirements of nic present, and these amount to very Httie more than the everyday bread and hotter lines. The half yearly bank balance takes plade at the end of the month, and as the majority of the leading retailers have their annual stocktaking at that time, special efforts are made to keep stocks as low a? possible during the montn of March. The Rotorua, wbici arrived at daybreak on Tuesday, brought something approaching 5.000 tons of general merchandise, amongst which are many fines baujy needed in the local market. Generally speaking, the retail branches Of trade are D"t doing as good a turnover as they were at this period last rear. Pried Fruit?. Currants. Sultanas, and Raisins.-The market is full of uncertainty regarding future supplies, and definite quotations are not yet available. new season's deliveries have just come to hand. Prices show an advance on last year's figures. It is estimated that there arc stm a few thons.ind cases of Pocfceye half flats remainins untold from the season's pack. One or two packers have shown some disposition to press sales, and it has been possible to buy Fra.*er. Soekcy<- haJf flats a couple of shilling? per case under the opening prices tor the season. Many packers are. however. holding firm at old rates, being quite prepared to hold the nnsold portion of their pack until next season, if necessary, Win:; confident that English buyers will have to come into the market earlier fftan usuaj to replenish their stock. Should the.se anticipations he realised, ir Is almost certain to esnse all packers to hold nnnly {or ad advane? in price. Castor Oil is slightly higher. Unseed Oil — Advanced 3d per gallon. Pp3nish olives.—On account of the entire failure of the new crop, "prices remain very high. ""TTef avotme" Sardines.——The person inst closed has to be recorded as almost a compiefp failure, in fact the worst known. Tetii reia - Prices, unchanged; market firm. Kerosene Tβ* Vaeritnn Oil Co. advise a shipment for the end of April; price not TEA. j Latest reports to hand:— Common Te:is. -very firm market: commonest were nl=b dearer. i Medium Teas!.—Showed a marked advance due to a certain extent to improved quality. Fine Teas.— A few nice invoices from tbe Neuera Ellya district were well sppreciI nted. but oq the whole real "spotty" teas have been decidedly scarce. I Dusts and Farmings. —The latter were ■ strong market, but dusts were inclined to be irregnlar. The likely course of the market : for the next month or so Is one it id almost impossible to predict. It is thought the I Russian buyers will not again be hampered ]by financial considerations, in which case. : they wiJI continue to be considerable buyers. I with little regard to prices. I TOTATOES IN GOOD SrPPLT. I Local supplies are being sent in freely. I aod keep this market going. It is now certain supplies will be ample until tbe southerns are to hand. Only a few potatoes UavS'i*<>->far neefr sent url from the Sonth.- but towards the end of this month snpplles should be ample for local requirements. By that time local supplies will be getting far sought into. The market price now stands at £7 per ton. ONIONS CHEAPER. This market is now well supplied irlth onions from the Pnutu. A few local-grown onions are also being sent in. The price has fallen this week to 76 per ewt.. and lower rates are now being quoted from the South, which mny mean a further decline in prices shortly. OAT MARKET UNCERTAIN. Although there has really been an advunce in tbe prire of oats since List report, the ontlook for the future Is somewhat uncertain, in the face of the prohibition of export by the Government. At the moment on'" are quoted at 5/6 ex store, which is ar advance of 3d per bushel since last report. As the firming of the oat market was almost entirly flue to the demand for export, it is reasonable t< assume that once stich an outlet is oloeed prices may ease a little in the Dominion, one factor about which some uncertainty exists is as to whether contracts for supplies to Australia will be affected by the Government prohibition. If the sellers are allowed to deliver the forward contracts entered into, it will still keep this market firm. If, however, on the other | hand, these deliveries are blocked. It will mean realising for the New Zealand market a lot of grain at present held for export. Then, too, another point has to be taken into considerati6n. If orders come from the Imperial Government for oats for the forces, ft is quite probable the Government wonld allow Eales to be effected for that pnrpose. A good aertl depends upon the success of the Allies in opening the Dardanelles for the passage of Russian grain to England and The New Zealand harvest this year is estimated to prodnce 10.194,037 bushels, which is a falling off of clo=e on 4.000.000 bushels as compared with the output for 1914. Against this shortage may be set to some extent the lessened consumption dne to the higher prices ruling, kdded to which a fair number of horses have been sent away with the troops. Seed oats are very scarce, and are sure to rule high in price this year. OATMEAL ADVANCED. O f A oa^a, r^c h e aS .^poJ? Ce ftfiVg to the high figures ruling for milling oats. In the Sonth the price of oatmeal was advanced to £21 per ton. The Northern Roller Mills, however, merely increased Its wholesale quotation to £18 per ton. BRAN AND SHARPS. Both these lines are in strong demand. Supplies of sharps are at present somewhat short. FLOCB. The price of flour still remains steady, lit £17 per ton wholesale in 2001b sacks. WHEAT. Fowl wheat still rules high In price, being worth 8/ per bushel. Several lines of local-grown wheat have been sent in. In the l'ukekohe district the small areas put under wheat yielded very satisfactory which may cause more to be planted next wiiiter if the war Is protracted. BARLEY. Owing to the high prices ruling for fowl wheat and maize, feed barley Is selling freely at comparatively high prices. "MAIZE l> - SHORT SUPPLY. A bare market is reported at the present time in respect to maize, for which o/6 is 'till the wholesale quotation tor lines on the" wharf. This price Is. however, nominal at tne moment, and if snpplies stm continue light a further advance in price is by no means improbable. CHAFF MARKET FIRM. The southern market for chaff is reported very firm this week, but the demand has fallen off since the recent advance. This, however, only applies to old chaff, as the ! new local is not yet really on this market. The quotation for old chaff now stands at £9 to £0 10/ per ton. GRASS AND CLOVER SEEDS. These lines are in very good demand. March being always a busy month with seedsmen. Farmers who had bought forward are now asking for orders to be delivered. In some districts nice rain has fallen, but others are still parcned. Generally speaking, the felled bush has burned off very clean" aud sowing will commence as soon as rains become more frequent. WHOLESALE CURRENT PRICES. Farm and Dairy Produce-Factory butter 1/14 per lb wbolesile; farmers' cheese, od'to Hd per lb; factory do., 7d per Ib; hams, lid per lb; bacon. 101 per lb; eggs, ! 1/5 per doze-n. j Flour, £17 net cash: wheatmtal, £17 net cash; sharps, £S per ton; bran, £7 10/ per ton: oatmeal, £18 per ton for 25's, wholeI sale. I Grstn.—Oats, A grade, r> 0 ex store: Algerian seed oats, 8/ ex store; fowl wheat, 79; maize. 3/3' wholesale linj on wHarf; barley. 6/6 per bushel. Chnff.—Southern, fy to £9 10/ per ton. Onions.—7/6 per cwt ex store. Potatoes.— Si per ton. '

Gras9 Seeds.—Cocksfoot, double machine dressed. 21/ per bushel; ryegrass. Poverty Bay and Hawke's Bay. machine dressed. 13/ per bushel; finest Perennial and Italian, extra machined, 9/ per bushel; Lotus cornlcnlatns, 2/ per lb; English rape seed. 10d per lb; danthonia, pilosa or semi-annularis, 2/ per lb. MANURES. The Rotorua has arrived with a larse cargo of superphosphates. Basic slag is. j however, in very short supply at the I present time, and is realising fZ> 10' per ■ ton for sales ex store. Bonednst is worth £8 per ton. The Calcutta bout is dne about . the end of this month with a cargo of boneflnst, OX 'CHANGE. The feature of the sharemarket this week was an advance in the price of Wathi shares from 42/ to 446. This is understood to be due to the improvement in the reef at the low level, where from present Indications there is good reason to hope lhai the payable ore exists below the barren zone encountered a couple of years ago. Waibi Grand Junction shares, are also firm at 24/6. as anything that benefits the parent mine mv.st necessarily react on the adjoining property. Talisman Consolidated shares are steady at lio/3. at. which figure transactions took place. Other mining shares met with little inquiry. Investment stocks still rule firm in price. Old issue J'.nnk of New Zealand shares were placed at 222,. while 340/ was offered for luUyij>aid shares. Insurance shares had less demand this week, but holders did not abate prices. Coal shares showed nochange, with the exception that 32/ was offered for Westports. Auckland Gas contributing issue were placed at 15/6. and for paid up shares 29' was offered, but holders asked 30 . Shipping shares had little inquiry, and timber shares were also neglected. In miscellaneous stocks. Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering arc still wanted at 110 . but there arc no sellers under the even £6. Auckland Trams ordinary shines are In request nl 21/6, and Takapiira Tram and Ferry at II • Wilsons' ivmcnt ordinary issue have been in.regular request at 21 6. MARKET REPORTS. Messrs. Dalgftj aDd Company. IAA-. report having held their usual weekly sale of hides, skins, tallow, et-.. on Tuesday, when a good catalogue of all lines was offered. Hides. Market slightly easier. .Butcherf hWcs, wel-flayert and conditioned, stout, io SHci: medium," Sid to Did; light. SM to BJd; cow. wf>l!-fl;ircl and condltinnod. to S}d; wet Sd to Sid: dirty, scored, or sloppy hl<i<"!> ai lo,vcr ratps: rtama?«l and cm. rtd M 7!<i: stags. ,VM to Sid; kip. Sd to !M; calf. l>est lines? to 10d; good. Sd to .0d; cut. damaged, and meaty. 3d to (SO. Sheepskins—i"omp«ltioii soon; markei very nrm. Dry. woolly skins. to t> '6: medium. 4/S to 6/B; small. " to 4,: dry pelts. (VI to 1 "3. according to length of wool; skins with n-cevll-eiuen nnd weather stained pelts at lower rates; listeners' pelts. -' fi to 3".>: spring lambs. 2/ to 1 : lambs' pelts. 3d to l r>. Tallow. Market improrptl. Best. In ship ment casks. 2.V: in tewt casks. I.IV **> 2-"/; seconds. 17 to 1!>. ; tins, 17/ to 20. accord ing to quality. rowtnils. 14 per dozen. Horsehair. Tail. 1/8 to I.TJ; mixed , . 1/ to 1/5: m-jpe. 7d to 10d. Bones. —4'Jood dry. m per ton. Wool.—Our catalogue this week included jtf bales of wool in addition to bags and dnm-ps. Competition was exceedingly keen, and very satisfactory prices were obtained. We quo'tc:- Bright .-rossbrofl. 10d to 11M: rotted and dingy. SJd to n}d: lambs, brlgnt, 10d to 12d: seedy. 6jd to Ojd; pieces, Oil to Sd; locks. 4d to 6d. The New Zealand Loin and Mercantile Agency Company. Ltd.. report:—We submitted" and sold average catalogues of hides, skins, and tallow on Tnesdily. Hides.—Market brisk. We quote:—Extra stout ox, Oid to !»jd; stont do.. BJd to 9d; medium ex. SJd to S|d: light, do.. SJd to BJd: cotr«. best lines. Sfd to Sid; gooa, Sα to B}d: Inferior, "id to 7jd: stags. 5Jd to t>jd; kips. S*d to Old; calfskins, best, to 10} d; good. S»d to yfcd; cut and damaged, s*d to 7Jd. 'Sheep/tlns. — Market advanced. Best butchers' skins, picked, to 1".; good lines. to 0/?.- medimr r. ■!» to 6'fi; small. M to 4 t>. lambs and pelts. 3/3 to 44: dry and woolly skies, 6*<l tv 7jd per Ib; damaged. 2JU to 5d per lb. T-jll ow Markei firm. Bept mixed, to 38/8; good. 23,8 to 83/3: Inferior, 20/ to a/tf; rough fat, lj<i to u>l per lb. Bflnes. £5. Cowtails. 1 '4 per dozen. Horsehair. 1/.". and J/7* per lh. Wool —In bales, dump? and bag*, eelllng freely, with splendid competition. Fine crossbred. 10* d to lljd: lambs. KMd to l-'j<l; coarse crossbred. 9}d to lOJd; lambs, seedy, C|d to Sid; locks and pieces. 4}d to ija; erutchings, 6Jd to Od. G. W. Blnney and Sons repbrti— Hides -Market nrm. Extra stout ox !>3d to 03d. stoat f)Jd to 9Jd. medium fH|d to fid. light Od to Old; cow. extra good »id. good S»d to OJd. seconds SJd to B}d; scored and dirty 7Jd to TJd, cut 7d to "Id. dama«>M 6id to 63d; kips. Sid to Od: stags. M to <Hd; yearlings. Sia to Jtd: calfskins s>jd to lOd, good Sjd to fld, meaty 7d to < j<3. cut and damaged calfskins 6d to ejd. Skins. -"Market firm. Butchers', picked skins B'6 to 0/. extra large 7/6 to g '; large 7/ to 7/3. medium 6/ to 6/6. small 5/ to fl/3, extra small 3/6 to 47; spring lambs, large 4/ to 4/6. medium 3/C to 3/0, small 3/ to 3/3: pelts, large 4/ to 4/6. medlmn 3/6 to 3/9. small 2/9 to 3T,; Jamb pelts. 1/3 to 1/67 Country dry skins, gdctf 7i<3 to TJd, medium 6W to ejd: rat-eaten and weevlly ekins. •Hβ to 6d: rat-eaten and weevily pelts and lambskin*. 2d to 3d per lb. Tallow.—Market advanced. Best mixed In shipment ca9ks. 26/6 to 27/6; medlnm, 24-' to 24/6: good, in small casks 24/6 to 25/6: medium 23 6 to 24'; Inferior, 22,6 to 23/ per ewt. ■Rough Fat.—Hd per lb. Bones.- Good dry. £4 17/6 to £5 per ton. Horsehair.—Tail. good. 1/4 to 1/6; mane. Sd to 9fl. Wool (In bags and flumips).—Medium crossbred 10* d to Hid. heavy crossbred OJd to 10<i. <lingy 0d to OJd. bellies and pieces 7Jd to Bd. Jocks »Jd to 6»d. dead wool 9d to Did. crutchlnge 7d to "Id: lamW wool, good, bright, free of seed lOjd to Hid. medium 3»d" to KM, dingy 81d to SM, seedy 6d to GJd. STORE AJTD DAIRY STOOK, ETC. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd.. reports ac follows:-' At Westfleld yards on Thursday last dairy and store cattle came forward in average uumbers. and sold at late rates. Best cows, close to profit, sold at from £S to £0 13/. others £3 to £7 IS/; empry cows. £3 to £4 4 ; good calves, 30/ to £2 2/; others. 15/ to 28/. At Albert yards on Friday, horses came forward In usual numbers, and sold at late rates. Medium draught horses. £1D to £22 10/; light harness sorts, £8 to £14; hacks, £5 to £10; ponies. £2 to £4. At Henderson yards on Monday there was a full yarding of stock, which sold at late rates. Dairy cows sold at from £"> t<i £8 7/6; heifer?. £3 10/ to £5 5/; empty cows. £2 10/ to £4 r>, , . Three-year-ofd steers polil to £7 11 ; calves 15/ to 33 ; bulls, £3 to £5. At Papakura yards on Monday we held a special horse sale, when not quite the advertised number came forward, and a good sale resulted at late prices. Heavy draught horses sold at from £20 to £20; medium ditto. £15 to £22 10/; light harness horses. £10. to £18: hacks, £S to £15: cobs. £.-. to £12 10 ; ponies, £3 to £1); weeds. £1 upwards. At East Tamaki on Tuesday we held a clearing sale of Mr. Jos. Banks' lire and dead stock. There was a good attendance and a satisfactory eal« was. held. Horses sold at from £10 to £31 10/; cows to £7 .V; sheep. 15/ to £1 1/; gig. £10: mower. £9; and a large quantity of sundries sold at ruling rates. At Coromandel yards on Thursday there was a full yarding, and prices were the same as at last sales. 'Steers sold at from £7 10/ to £10; cows, £6 to £7 15/; ewes. 18/6; lambs. I-i/6; horses. £7 10/ to £IS. Messrs. Alfred Buckland and Pons report as follows:— About, the average numßer of dairy and store stock came forward on Thursday. March 11. The former were in firm demand, and sold at from £5 to £12 2/fi. or. cording to quality. Empty cows. £2 ]»,' to £4 13/: calves, good £1 13/ to £" S others 15/ to £1 6/. At Tlow'efc on Monday. March IS. a small yarding of stock sold at ruling prices. At Clevedon on Monday. Marcu 15, thorp wns a small entry of cattle and a fair yard Ing of sheep. Vainest realised were similar to those ruling nt recent sales. Fat ewes. IS/0: store wethers. 13/ to 15/6: forward woolly lambs. 12 to 13/6; store ewes, 10 6 to 12/6: shorn lambs, 5/ to 8/. At Pokeno on Monday. March 15 and Rimclman, Tuesday, Marc/h 16, we held our usual monthly sales. There was a good I attendance .it each place,, with a. fair demand for ell classes. Dniry cows and heifers sold at from £5 to £0 10/; empty iewwe, £2 IT/ to £5; tat coirs an« heifers,

£4 15/ to £$ 7/6; grown steers in forward condition, to £10 17/6; two-year-old steeie, £5 10/ to £6 13/: yearling to IS-month steers. £3 3/ to £4*B/; heifers, same age, £2 of to £3 10/; Rood calves. £1 IS/ to £2 3/: smaller. £1 <>/ to £1 14/; small calves, 15/ to £1 5/; bulls, £3 10/ to £9 5/. At tho Westfleld yards on Friday. March 12. to held our second sheep and ram fair, and yarded the advertised number. Although competition was not so keen as at the first fnlr. there was little difference in valnes. Practically everythlnp changed owners. Best fonr and six-tootn ewes. 17/ to £1; fresh full-mouth ewre. 15/ to 16/6; more aged. 13/ to 14/9; cull ewes. «/0 to 10/; small two-tooth ewes. 14/ to 16/fi: forward wethers. ISO to £1 1 : small •wethers. 14/ to 16/:-beM woAlly lambs. 12/ to 13/3: smaller. 10/ to 11/6: best shorn lambs. 8' to SV6: smaller. ■Vβ to 7 R; Romney rams, two-tooth. 4ss to ojgs: Wncolns. 3js to 4}gs; Leicester?, 4gs to 4Jgs; aged rams, 10/ to ljgs. WESTFIELD FAT STOCK MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agriwy reports: — At Westfield yarde on Wednesday fat cattle came forward In fnll numbers, and prices were a shade lower than last week owing to the freezing buyer rot being able to operate. Best osen sold to 30/« per 1001b. others 37/ to 38/: cows and heifers, an/ to 35/. Steers sold at from £0 to til 5/; COB-β and heifers, £4 to £10 10/. Calves were penned In good numbers and cold at late rates. Heavy vealers U to £4 IS/, medium £3 to £R IS/, lighter R0 tr> £2 17/, smaller 15/ to 2S/, small and fresh-dropped 8/ to '12/6. Sheep were penned In avrrap , imra'berß. and increased in price from i/ t» 2/ per bead on last week. Best wetnors 28/3 to 26', others 20/ to 23,'. A small ■pen of wethers realised £1 12/6. Heavy ewee. 18/6 to £1; others. 16/9 to IS 3- lambs, best. 16/t> u> 19. others IS/ t>> 13/6; snorn lambs. 8/t> to 14/. Pigs were yarded In futt supply and showed no improvement in price. Raroners sold to £.'! 10': large porkers. £2 .V to £2 13/: porkers. 28/ to £2 1, ; fclips. IS/ to 20/: weaners. 3/ to 13/6. At Warkworth yards on Friday we held onr venal monthly sale. There was a big yarding of both sieep and catUe. and prices were on a par with last month's sale. Grown steers sold at from £7 10/ to £8 13.'; two to three-year-old >teers. £o 7/ to . £« 15'; yearling to IS-month steers. £3 to £4 i> , : Meer calves. 20. to 30/: others. 10' to 20/; empry cowf>. £3 5/ to £4 10/; bulls, £3 to £6 10 . Sheep: Wethers. 16/ to »>': ewes. 12/6 to Iβ.'; aged ewes. 5/8 to W. bambs: Best. 12/ to 14/9; others, 4/ to 8U Katus sold lo Sjns. ■Messrs. pnlgety and Company. Limited. report having held their usual weekly fat stock sale at Westfleld yesterday as under:— Beef.—'An average yanlinc. and prices were about £1 3/ per head lower than last week's rates. Eitra choice prime os sold at equal to 39/ per lOOlb: ordinary quality, •Xll to ;iS 6; cow and heifer. 2r,<B to 32. Veal. A small yarding, and there was consequent !y i sharp rise compared with Inst week's prices. Choice heorr voalere made to £4 13. ; medium weight £1 10/ to £.".: others. 3, to 18. Mutton. -- A small yarding, and last week's prices worn well maintained. Extra heavy prime wethers made up to 2C'7: ordinary ditto sold at from 21 G to 24/6; light weight. IS/ to 21 : extra heavy prime ewes made up to .'I/TV; ordinary ditto, 15/ Ho 18/6. Lamb.—A large yarding, nnd prices were at>ont 1/ per bead beiow last week's rates. Extra heavy woolly made op to IS/G; ordinary ditto. 13/6 to 17/ li; extra heavy shorn sold at up to 16/3; others 8/ to 12/6. Pork.—A moderate yarding, and prices ■were on a par with late rates. Baconers sold at equal to 4Jd per lb; porkers to 4*d; choppers sold at up to d 5, ; weaners, 4/ to 12,'. Messrs. Alfred Buckland and Sons report:— Yesterday at onr weekly Westfleld fa; etock market we yarded beef to the number of 3<Jl head, comprising 2.">2 steers, 105 cow s and heifers, and four hulls. There was a falling off in the demand, and on the whole values receded by £1 to £1 .*»/ p Pr head £?, oi S? P* lp /f| i.riine quality £1 W JO £1 ltV. ordTSary fluafUr £1 10/ to £1 13/; rows and hetfpife. (l.v to £1 13/ Steers ranged In pric» from £S 10' to i'l6 .*• : cows and heifers. £4 10' to £10 Fat and yonng ealvee were again penned short of requirements, and advanced in pri.-e. .\- o runners or heavy stickers offered. Medium snrkcrs tZ ."./ to £2 IS/. Hshter £1 15' to £2 3/. light £1 to £1 13/; small freshdropped. 3/ to 17 :43 sold. Mutton was j>enned In less than average nnnibers. There was a fuir demand. In a few instances values were slightly firmer, but generally Extra heavy prime wethers £1 4' to £1 6/ heavy prime £1 1/6 to £1 8/. medium to heavy 19/ to £1 1. , , unfinished 16/ Dto l£ 0: extra prime heavy pwcs. 10/6 to £1 I' 6 good ewes 16/6 to IS/, othert. 12/ to 13/6----9i<s sold. Lambs came forward In large numbers, and. owing to the exporters being enable ;o operate, price*, were lower Best heavy woolly 16/ T. to 17/fi, good lj/'to 16/ smaller 11/6 to 13/6; heavy shorn lawne 12/6 to 14/6. Hthter 10/6 to 12' others 8/ u> 10/: KM sold. Piss were penned In Average numbers. Bidding was sluggish and prices were on a par with last week Heavy baconers £2 10/ to £2 16/. medlnm £2 to £2 S/: heavy porkers £1 13/ to -£1 IS/ medium £1 8/ to £1 12/. light £l •>/ to £1 in^w^^t^ 2 •«- JOHNSONTTLLE STOCK SALES. JOHXSO.WILi,E. this day. .Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonvilte sale as follows:— A good entry of bullocks and sheep came forward, end sold at late rates. Light ■bollocks. £12 to £12 12/6 ond £12 16/' medium wethers, 21/; light wethers 20/1 : extra heavy ewes, 25/3; heavy ewes 22/----prime ewes, 19/3 to l»/5: ligh.t «-wes, 17/ti to 18/; prime lanibs, lay to 15/6; Bhoru liimhs. 10/6 to 12/6. "^

ADDINGTON. CHRISTCHTJItCH, Wednesday. At the Addington live stock market today there was a very heavy entry ot store sheep, probably the largest that has. erer been in the yards. A fair proportion came from the North Island. There were moderate entries In other departments. Fat cattle sold well, but fat lambs and fat sheep were easier owing to the heavy snpply. The store sheep sale was not very ' brisk, good ewes and forward lambs being : in best demand. Oother descriptions were easier. ; Store Sheep.—Good forward lambs, 13!) to 15/10; medium lambs, W/5 t 0 13/6; inferior lambs, 6/0 to 0/10: o U u iambs. 3/0 to ' S/6; cull ewe lambs, to 14/6; medium two tooth wethers. 11/ to 12/6; fairly good wethers to 160: good two-tooth ewes, 17 3 to 21/3: fair two-tooth ewes, 15/ to 17 : good sound-mouth ewes. 12fi> to 14/; failing month ewes, 10'G to 12/; cull ewes. 311 to 1/6. Fat Lambs.-Best lambs. 17,6 to 21/2; others. 11/6 to 17. Pat Sheep. wethers. 21/6 to 24/7: others, 16/!J to 21 '; prime ewes. 20/ to 25/6; medium ewes. 16/ to IS>,'6; others, 8/ \o 15/6; merino wethers, 10/t to IV6. Fat tattle-Ordinary steers. £7 5- to £12: extra steers to £17; ordinary helfer.s, £5 12/6 to £S in/; extra heifers to £11; ordinary cows. £5 5/ to £7 10'; extra cows to £10 5.'. Trice of beef per 1001b, 32/ to Store Cattle.-This class met with dull sale. Yearlings. 20/; 15 to IS-months, £'- 7/6 to £2 14/; two-year steers, CI 10/ to £4 10/; two-year heifers, £3 12/; three-year steers, £7 '.>/; dry cows, £2 to £5; dairy cows. £3 10 to £13 1/6. Pics — Choppers". 30/ to £4 10'; ordinary haconers. 50 io 57/6: extra heavy baconers. to f3 14/ iprice per lb, 5Jd to m): ordinary porkers. 35 to 40,'; lieavy porkers. 42' to 46/ (price per lb. Sri to 6\di; store piss, medium sorts. 10,' to 26/; small sorts "to 18'; weaners. 3/ to 7/6.