COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 172, 20 July 1916, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS STBOHG. Auckland "Star" Office, July 20, 1316. Business with the wholesale houses has remained quiet during the week, hut an increase should be experienced next week, -when the new month's business. Trill be booked. Payments have, with very few exceptions, been well made, but a general tone of cautiousness has been the opinion of many traders, both wholesale and retail. It is thought, in fact, has been discussed, by many retail grocers that the time has arrived when the conditions of conducting their business should be altered. Assistants , -wages have been increased, cost of horse feed has gone up. making delivery -more expensive, and almost every line handled has also increased, and, to prevent any further increase, it is considered that one delivery to each customer each week shonW be sufficient, instead of two, as iv most cases. Further, some inducement s'jould t>e made to cash purchasers. At present a large proportion of the business is credit, and no difference in prices have 'been made to either customer. This is a matter which certainly should be discussed, and the cash business encouraged. This question concerns all classes of traders, and in some businesses the cash customer is not catered for as he should be. GENERAL ITEMS. The American oil steamer Edgar F. -Luckenbach has arrived, and her caTgo of kerosene, etc.. is being discharged. Prices have advanced ellghtly. Clothes pegs are costing more. 'Reckitt's, Ltd., have advanced the prices of nearly nil their lines. - Dried apricots and prunes are selling freely, and stocks are getting low. The new season's fruit will cost higher. Allenbur.Vs foods and rusks are in very short supply. BUTTER AXD CHEESE. The position of the- uidrket for butter and cheese is peculiar at the present time. While stocks of butter in store iv the Dominion are much higher than they were at this time last year, this is sinip:y due to the difficulty in fetting permits to export, as high prices can be got for lines which can be delivered. If the restriction of export was withdrawn, it would mean this market being rapidly cleared of stocks, aud consequent higher prices to be paid by consumers at this end. Fortunately, some of the factories are already increasing the output of butter, although this "is the middle of winter, according to the almanac, but not judging by the weather conditions. The cheese market has had a sharp drop in London, which may perhaps affect prices here, unless there is a quick recovery. POTATOES IX GOOD SCPPLY. Since last report Jarge shipments of potatoes came to hand by the Te Anau aud Westralia, which were chiefly distributed ex wharf. The Koromiko to-day has further heavy shipments. This market will therefore be -well supplied, but. none the less, prices remain very firm at last week's figures. There -will not be any further arrivals before the end ■of next week, hut stocks in hand ure ample for all requirements until then. The Southern market continues very firm, and higher prices are still asked'for forward business. I3eed potatoes still meet with steady demand at late rates. OJttOXS. Further shipments of 'Melbourne onions arrived this week by tbe Victoria, via. Sydney. The price remains, steady at 0/6 per cwt, acd the quality is good. Further lots will come forward by each fortnightly boat to keep-this-market- well supplied. From the way onions are being offered from Melbourne, it i 3 evident the crop was a heavy one-this seaeon in Victoria. This is a fortunate circumstance, because high freights -would, have prevented supplies being- obtained from Vancouver, as the landed cost .here would have seen excessive. MAIZE STOCJKS CARGE. Heavy arrivals of maize continue to come to hand, but the market is steady at late figures.' Good old maize fetches 4/1 per bushel for -wholesale lines on the wharf, and slightly lower rates rule for dry new crop. With the firmness of the wheat market, unless heavy supplies of maiie are sent up, the price will not decline. OATS. Thtf large shipments of oatsl brought forward by the Warrimoo are now being worked down. The came vessel is expected to load again at the Bluff for Auckland towards the end of this month. The Southern market, is reported arm. A transport is at present loading oats at the Bluff, and another is to follow shortly, and this demand for Army requirements is keeping the market firm in New Zealand. In consequence of the large

quantities required for the transports, higher rates are asked for forward business. Seed oats are In good demand, bat the recent heavy rains put au end for the time being to v " planting operations. Tbe main sowing -will be done next month. Double maMilne dressed Algerian seed oats from .Melbourne are quoted at 5/3 to 5/6 ex store. "' " ~ ■WHEAT VERY FIRM. The market 'for milling wheat ie reported very flnn in the -South, as farmers seem determined.to sold for higher prices. 60 far, however, there is 'no quotable change. Fowl wheat ■ ie ; firmer, in sympathy, ease with milling grain. This is, no doubt! due to the fact that millers' rejects are being offered freely from the South. OtJAFF. The Kamona arrived yesterday at One'hunga from Picton with a large shipment of Blenheim chaff,'most of which >wa3 distributed from railway stations. The Southern market for chaff is reported firm at late rates, with higher prices demanded for forward delivery. Blenheim must have had a splendid crop this season. Judging by the large quantities of enatf available from that quarter. The quotation for Blenheim chaff on the local market is £7 15/ to £8 per' ton. (Local lots are selling at lower rates,-ffccordinjr to quality. BKA-N' AXD SHARPS. J These lines are selling at late rates. Supplies of the former article are reported ■a little more plentiful now in the South. WHOLESALE CURRENT PRICES. Farm and Dairy . Produce.—Factory butter, 1/5 per lb; farmers' butter, lid per lb; farmers' cheese, Sd per lb; factory cheese, 9cl to OJd per lb; haim, 11a per lbbacon, lOd per lb: eggs. 1/4 per dozen . Flour, £13 10/ (leas discount of 24 per cent) per ton. in 20<Hb sacks; sharps, fl per ton net; bran, £5 7/6; oatmeal (25's) £21 per ton. Grain.—Oats, 3/7 to 3/9 per bushel;! Algerian seed oats, 5/3 to 5/6; milling' wheat 5/' to 5/1. f.0.b.; fowl wheat, 5/6! to 5/8, ex store;, maize, 4/1 (wholesale I lines on the Avliarf); feed barley, 4/6, ex I store. •Chaff.—Prime Southern, £7 13/ to fS, ex store. Onions, 0/ per cwt, ex store. Potatoes, £9 10/ to £10 per ton MANURES. Bonedust Is very scarce, and sells at high figures. All line? of manures are now in good demand. Superphosphates are reported higher In price. KAURI GUM AND FLAX. These lines show little change, the position being much as previons reported ■ Lack of facilities for export Is blocking ; business, as stocks in stores are now some-: what heavy. The London,market for flax Is stui good, If only the fibre could be eot there. ON "CHANGE. . A little more business was transacted in investment stocks on the Exchange this 1 ■week, and better buying quotations were put in for several -lines. Union Steam (ordinary issue) advanced in price, betas sold up to 37/, but at the last call yestei day transactions took place at 36/» and 36/, with further sellers at 86/3. Auckland Trains (ordinary issue) were placed at 19/7 Government debentures were offered at £os and Auckland Harbour Board 4i per cents at £87 10/. A aale was reported of Bank of New (old Msue) at 216/, while 888/ was offered for fully paid Mures In 2 ufttlM 2 J , ,^ lr * , we T lB at late rate*, add buyers of Dalgcty, JM.. advanced to 108/, bat hol&re klked 1277 Tauplrl Coal abate* wer* transferred at 18/B, and Wettpotta wei* wanted at 28/3 Auckland Ga* (paid lasoe) cotrtd be placed at 80/, while for contributing- ahazas 21/ l> tejimjiai flem, Glaboraa Gas flnnea a ehflßßf ytattrdty, bmvi oOttbtg BBJ9

at the last call, but sellers asked 40/. , Inquiry set in for Hill and Plnmmer, Ltd., | at 18/3, but no seller quoted. , Bayers or | Phillipps and Impey, Ltd., advanced to i>/, | -bnt holders asked M/. . Cement shares are better, 12/3 being offered for New Zealande, while Wilsons preferential could be placed at 2a/, and ordinary iseue at 24/b. Sharland's Drag are in steady request at 26/, and New Zealand Drug at 46/8, but no , sales have been reported. In mining shares Kising Suns have had a number pr , sales at from 3/11 to 3/9. Talismans sold as. low as 9/9, but were wanted yesterday afternoon at 10/. Walhis maintained the recent advance, and a little business ha» been done in Waiotahi shares this week, owing to the -company having operations. After seuing as low as &., tnese shares could now be placed at <a, but holders ask 1/. 'i'he Watchman Co. in about to apply for protection, as the ore treated of iate baa not been payable. Since this company was formed in 1911 H has. produced gold valued at t24,9id 10/, tnd latterly had 25 men 'employed. snarLnolders in the Old HauraKi mine have authorised the directors to grant an opuoi. over,that property, aud a deposit das oeeu paid. The r.erm 3 stipulate that i-*>.W" working capital is" to be provided. ahouMi this eventuate, there will be a chance of tbe property being well developed, which may lead to a patch of goid being discovered at Coromandei once again. HIDES, SKINS, AND TALLOW. The Sew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report as lollows:—We submitted and sold extra large cataloguei of hides, skins and taliow on Tuesday. Hides.—Market brisk. We quote: stout ox, lid to Hid; stout ox, IOJd to lUjd; medium ox, iod to 10! d: ll S nt "*• Old to Did; cows, lightweights lojd*.w 10Jd, heavyweights "id to W. iaiello f Sii £ BJd- cailsk-ins, beat to 14id, good lojd to l*id; cut and damaged, tid to »Jd; stags, 6*d to ti|d; dam-aged n-ides; 3J«I to oitt, hone sides, large to 12/6, ineuium e/0 to s/J, small' 3/ to 1/6. Sheepskins.—Market easier. Best butchers' skins, picked, to 15/; e«od lines averaged 10/ to 11/6; medium, i/f> to S/J; small, 4/8 to 5/10; lambs' aud pelts, 2/ to 4/3; country dry and woolly skins, best lines 1(K1 to lid per lb, good BJd to Bid, damaged 2id to 7d. . Tuliow.—lAfarket firmer. Best mixed, to 34/; good, 27/0 to 2»/«; inferior, 24/b to 25/y; rough fat, 3d per lb.

Bones, i 3 10/. . - Cowtails, 1/ dozen. ■HoAhair, 1/3 to VS. ■ Wool; in bags and dumps.—Market for crutchmgs, Id io per Id lower; bright crossbred, llijd to 12Jd; coarse cipssuied, lOd to lojd; iuferior crossbred, 9d to »id; crutciiinfis, clean lid to lad, good l«d to 10id, heavy Sd .to Ud; dead wool, 7*d to 10* d; locks and pieces, 4d to BJd. Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons repftrt -having held their weekly sale of hides, ssius, wool, tallow, etc., at the Haymarket ou Xuesoay, auotlug as under:— Hides.—Market very Jinn. Stout ox, lid to llid; medium'ox, lOid to lojd; ligat ox, "Jjd .to 10d(.cow, heavy BAd to !*)a, light lud .to 10* a; kips, lOid to 10} d; yearlings, to lojd; call, 12d to 14d; cut calf, Yd to Sid; damaged, 4d to 6d; stags, 6d to 6}d; torsehides, 4/6 tO-15/«, according to size.

Kbeepskius.—Mafket firm. Butchers', extra large to 14/1, .Jarge 10/ to 12/6, medium S/ to 0/3, -small 5/B to 7/2. Dried skins are selling at e«jual to. lod to 10* d for rull-wools and sound-pelted; others at" from 9d. to Old per lb; dry sound.pelts, 1/6 to 3/3; damaged an a sweated skins-at prices relatively lower. Wool.—Crutchings- llidSto 12d for bestconditioned lots, s*U to iod for short antt heavy-conditiouiid.Jots; eeedy cnitlhings, tki to 7d; dead wool, 71d- to lOJd; locks and pieces. 5d to-(5Sd: fleece wool, 91d to 12d, according to quality. Wool matted with seed hard to dispose of. .-• Tallow.—3o/ to 32/6 for best mixed,, in shipiitent casks; 27/ to 28/ in barrels; good, clean, hard tailow, in tins, 38/ .to 33/ per Bones, £5 10/ per ton. \ ■Horsehair.—l/ 6to 1/74. for tail: 1/3 to 1/5 for mixed; Od to 10d" for mane. Messrs Dalgety an<l Company, Ltd., report having held their usual weekly sale of hides, skins, tallow, etc., on Tuesday last as under:— j ~- . . .; : Hides.—Market' very firm. Butchers' hides, well flayed and conditioned ox extra stout, to lid; inediom, 03d to lOJd; light »4d .to 9Jd; cow.'weli flayed and conditioned, to OJd; wet conditioned, B*d to 9d; dirty scored or sloppy hides at lower rates; danicut, 6d to 7id; stags, 5d to 7d; kip, 8d to,9Jd; calf, best lines, to lid; good, 9d to lljd; cut, damaged and. meaty, 5d to 6d. ■Sheepskins.—Market firm. Dry, wocaiy skins, best Ojd to 10d per lb, seconds 8d to .jM! dr y Pelts, 1/6 to 2/0, according to length of wool. Skins with- weevil-eaten and weather-stained pelts at lower rates. Butchers' salted skins, best 11/ to 13', medium 8/ <to 8/. small 5/ to 7/ Tallow.—Market firm, and supplies very short. Best, in shipment casks, to 33/----in 4cwt casks, good 26/ to 28/, seconds 2a/ to 24/; tine,.2o/ to 26/, according to "quality Cowtails. V per dozen ~ ■ i ma^r^ioTod 1 "- 1/6 i: ™ lxlrf '. v to m Bones, good, -dry, £5 10/ .per ton. tJ }c~ In eympatliy with southern markets, there has been a decline in the price of crutchings. from lid to 2d per Jb We Sf^ 6 :,,^ 81,1 and JanSs 13d to auS'itv lOd^^'i,^ tO to »ld * ' B*d hh 81 " T : Blnne r and Sons report:— ' ii?? eS? -,7^ arket nrni - Ext W stout ox J&fc-Sft jgj* f W *• »i. «ood-9W to bgdrseconds %& -*d BtW'ft?C8 t W 'ft? C0 H red an s dlrty 7 51 toSd, «?J5 *W to 8d damaged 6c co 6JdAtags 6*d to 6}d; kips. lOd to >X-a; yeanines 0W to IOd; calfekins, best 12d tof 13d' good lOd to IOJd, meaty 8d to B*d- cut and damaged calfskins, tid to 6Jd *" Skins.—Market easy. Butchers' picked V-> n / k ? *, l, "- w " oled i 3/6 to 14/. extra large t l2/ J° 12/6-, large 10/6 to 11/6, medium 8/ to 8/6, small 6/ to 6/6, extra small 4/6 to °/: country dry skins, good 9Jd to 10d suno, 6d to 6}d: rat-eaten and weevilv pelts and lambskins. 2a to 3d' per lb. r Tallow.—Jlariet firm. In shimneut casks, best 30/ to 33/, medium to 29/; m small casks, good 28/ to 2S/6 medium: 2./ to 27/6, inferior 25/6 to 26/ per cwt: in tins and drums, 2V6 to 23/6 Rough fat. l»d per lb. ' Bones.—Good., dry, £3 to £5 10/ per ton good, 1/1 to lya; aane,

k !S Oo };7r, In .. l ' : iS s Super crossbred, 12 jd to 13d; medinm crossbred, lUd to 1/; heavy.crossbred, IOJd to lid: dinev OJd to 10d: bellies and.pieces, Sd to S»d : locks, 54d to 6}fl; dead -wool, Ojd to lOJd* seedy tvool, hard to place, some lines "no •bid offered; crutchings, good Hid to 12»d medium IOJ-d to lid. . " " ' WESTFIELD FAT STOCK MARKET. A* WestfleUl fat stock market on Wednesday beef was penned in full numbers and mostly o£ excellent quality. Compettitiim was scarcely as keen sib the previous week, quotations being about the same. Choice q-unlity ox sold to £2 G/, others £2 2/ to £2 5/ per 1001b; cow and heifer beef «rV £2 . 4/ for f,rst others £1 IS/ to £2; steere sold at from £11 to £°1 10/; cows and heifers, £8 10/ to £15 10/ Some of the averages were: 2C steere from Mr 3 r>. Kemp, Awbitu, averaged £18 10/: 8 steere from Mr. w. Gray Canibridee averaged £17 15/; 20 steere from Mr. Root! Clarke, Karaka, £17 2/; 13 steers from Mr. A. W. Hall. Papatoetoe, £16; 25 well fatted bnt small speyed cows averaged £12. Calves yarded in average numbers, and sold at late -rates. Runners, from £6 5/ to £8 17/6; heavy euckere, £i 10/ to £6 12/; medium suckers. £3 5/ to £4 15/----email and fresh-dropped, 5/ to 27/6- u e ht suckers, £1 12/ to £2 13/. Sheep' were penned in large numbers, aud showed no improvement in prices. B*st wethers sold at from £1 16/ to £2 0/3; others, £1 11/ to £1 15/6; store wethers, £1 7/6 to £1 10/6; best ewes sold at from £1 10/9 to £1 14/9; others. £1 6/6 to £1 10/3- ho-'-ets! In average, numbers, sold at from' £l"/-to £1 9/6; small store hoggets, 13/9 to IC/9 Pigs -were penned in smaller numbers than usual, and advanced in prices. Choppers sold at from £0 10/ to £7 5/ for a sow fntted by Mr. F. G. Budd, Ohanpo and purchased by Mr. Thos. Baster, butcher Ponsonby; heavy baconers, £3 16/ to *i 18/; medinm baconers. £3-5/ to i?/light ditto, £2 17 to £3 4/; heavy narkem £2- 15/ to £3 6/; medium 1/ to £2 14/; light porkers, £1 is/to £>'■ Meters. Alfred Bnckland and Sons report &s follows: —

.£2 6/, prime £2 3/ to £2 5/, ordlnsi. ii •' v 119/ to £21/; cows and heifers £™i? 77„ „ 3/: steers ranged in price from £u■_?!&&■ 17/6; cows and heifers, £7 15/ to £i?S The highest averages for steers *«£•-*£ •from Mr. George Mcol, PapatocW" % 4/2; 20 from Mr. Campbell John*ot-i#?; ; takaruru, £13 16/6; 27 from mTgS ?»-' I dell, £3:1 11/3; seven from M ; 'Morrinsviile, £17 1/; 16 from Mr." -nJfr - '•K-i-M, £15 18/ i; nine W' -5' j Estate, Morrinsville, £14 18/1- ei—*£?* Mr. George Hastie, Papatoetoe, £„ tsSand 35 prime cows, £12 17/8. 7*»:.X Sheep came forward ln average anmw and Included many lots of unfiaisned sK ; - Prime mutton was very firm at fully uF'" quotations. Extra heavy, prime £<>i«?: £2 4/9 (SS from Mr. Isaac Gmv -_!?>'■' toetoe, averaged £2 1/9); heavy' dh?' : wethers, £1 17/6 to £2; mediinmVKSf wethers, £1 13/ to £1 17/; light t_a^7 : flnlshed. £1 3/6 to £1 14/6;°oia? nr w'■ ewes. £1 14/ to £1 16/6; gcW eweRV 11/ to £1 13/6; other ewes, £13/ totvmto £1 13/6; other ewes, £1 5/ to £l iaV'' heavy woolly hoggets. £1 9/6 to £1 v>pik from Mr. Sam. Hodge. Papatoetoe jm--- : £1 11/5), lighter £1 4/ to £1 8/6' o _± 16/6 to £1 2/6 (16SS sheep sold)? ■'~~ ^V The 90 fat and young calves soley-fr—. at late high values. Knnners made f iS'-"'. £6 10/ to £8; heavy vealers, £3 to _sW medium £3 to £3 18/, lighter £2 wV?<\ r 19/, light £2 2/ to £2 8/; small ana rn_-' dropped, 5/ to £1 18/. ™»»V Pigs came forward in smaller'-i_*ii'"'" than usual, and sold freely, wtth'-ieSinV rise ln prices. ~. TTVf .^; So choppers yarded. Heavy oae_**:-- ; '' sold to £4 10/,-medium £3 15/ to light £3 5/ to £3 12/; large porken*«V 16/ to £3 3/, smaller £2 8/ to £1 18/ to £2 5/, slips £1 10/ weaners, £1 1/ to £1 9/; suckers 3I& 17/6 (182 sold). ' • ™ ' ■ '* - 1 ? ■.-..- Messrs. Dalgety and Compelir/l—_iii •report having held their usual weekhr „T ' of fat stock at Westfield yesterday '"£ •'- ---under:— < ..■*•; ■**.> Beef.—Average yarding. Prices wirek"» a par with last week's rates. ExtnTnrim, pens of ox sold yMo 46/ per 1001b, pr _. quality ox from 42/ to 45/, cow ani faiHw beef from 38/ to 42/ per. 1001b. ■ ; ?~K ; Veal.—Moderate yarding, which •o_ > st ; late rates. Heavy choice runneiTtoaV up to £8 10/, heavy suckers £318/ to£S«7 small choice suckers, £2 to £3-5/,.02—« Mutton.—Large yarding. Prices 'mm on a par with last, week's rates.■'"-_»_' heavy prime wethers made £2 5/, otdl—rr prime wethers 35/ to 39/, inferior Mtfuw finished .30/ to 34/, prime heavy ewS'„ ■ to 37/6, medium-weight ewes from 27/ to ' Lamb.—Moderate yarding. EHi ne—art 13°/ To 19™ trom ~ / t0 =»/6, Inferte. Pork.—Moderate yarding. • AU' c _m" sold at.high rates. Baconers Thai leinv_ ■ r i cl & , A chopper; £7-5/. to 63/, weaners 17/ to 23/. .™.<-?'; STORE AND DAIRY stoe_,VETC.> The New Zealand Loan and Mercant— '"• Agency Company, Ltd., report as fonowiT^v At Westfleld on Thursday last we—das average yarding, and prices remain—• the same. Best dairy cows and heifers'—!o'_ ■• £15 10/; others, £5 10/ to £9 10/* „c advertised ewes made from £1 8/6.,te ail 16/3. . ~ :' * ' . v At Albert horet; sale on Friday, sines ■were yarded ln average numbers, and'ifato proved slow of sale. Heavy drano—t-_2 .' 10/ to £33: medium draughts, £17 10/ to £26; light harness horses, £8,107; to £14". backs, £8 to £13; ponies, £4 to £7.;/qua- J tity of harness at ruling rates. •: - -.-- f' At Waiuku on Satnraay we had al large • yarding, and practically everything, wu"' sold at high prices. Best dairy cows „i ; heifers, £10 5/ to £16 10/; "others, £BM> ' £9 15/; empty cows and heifers,'£o'lfl/'"to £7.15/; hulls, £5 5/ to £15-15/ryea»—z I steertv £3 10/ to £3 10/; yearltog ? heUers;- : I £2 15/ to £4 17/6; calves, £MB/>to'j« : P 10/; quantity of neef at fully Westl—>' _ prices. - ... <'.•-.-;• I At Papatoetoe on Tuesday we iheld-.t"' w clearing sale ou account of Mr J; O.Etp.. I rose, and a/ satisfactoiy sale resulted. Coin - I sold at from £9 to £17; heifew/soUSP'-' I from £S to £15 15/: fowls soIB upto oK-': I docks up to o/; cart,. _13; ijoaattty:'•'*ii-/ '.-.. 1 dries, etc.,. .it ruling prices. ; . - T At Warkworth on Friday we, —td'aUrgs yarding, and practically everythißl"'Wai : -.; - sold at- higji rates. Best -dairy/jemisnaV. heifers, £10 to £13 12/6: £7 5/ to £10; heifers, £6 10/ t» _1 3/;, 2 to-Sj-year-old steers. £7 5/ to £8; yea to 18-mouths steers, £4 13/ _« Wp ; steer calves. £2 13/ to £4 18/8; .better ' calves, £2 5/ to £3 13/; bulla, ,'£7 5/. tot: £9 10/; empty cows, £5 5/ » ±8 10/; sheep, wethere, 2S/6 to 36/6. Beef, a large yard-.: ing, sold-at Wcstfie'.d rates. '•"■"".'..r;'vi->j '*'■'■ At Whitford on jioridav' we' had a'.j(o«l ■' yarding o£ dairy cov.-s anil heifers. Yoas: stock were scarce. All stock .-metNyita r ready sale at ruling rates. Cows close t4 : • profit sold from £9 10/ to £13 15/;«tbe»YM £8 to £9 5/; betters. £6 10/ to £_;-store4j cows, £5 15/ to £7 10/; bulls; £5 6/ ito £i Si 15/: is-mouths to '2-year-old steels.^£6 -U/i '.'■ sundries selling well. . '"' :. /,!■ Messre; Alfred Buckland- and- Soits-re-. \ port:—- > . >-r.i . !"! .We had a full yarding of dairy and store : cattle at Westaeid ou Thursday.' July U. - There was a good.demand, and values:*«•■>" ' similar to those raliug ; at iate sale*. IM >' dairy cowe made from £14 -to £1*>107..\ others £9 to £13 o/,'aged and inferior, *5 : -- to £8 10/; empty cows, £6j to £8 10/;-'jear-lings. £4 5/ to £5 5/; calves, £3 to £3 W,-.. youug'bulls, £8 t0.£15 15/. . - . •' ' We held our monthly sale at Torus'■ ot' ■■■' Friday, July 14, and had s. large yanun& every pen veins fnll. There wir.a :liW::': attendance, and, with the exception, jof a few pens of big steers, everyt—iuj aoli;," .Dairy cows and beifew made from -£9 r _ 10/; small heUerei ln'caU,' fSito-g----10/; grown steers, In very forwart-oooaP,-tion, £12 to £13 10/; 3J to thiterjes^M*.;-•----£9 to fll 7/6; 18-months to' steers £66/ to £8 15/, yearlings-"£4 10/^I to £5 3/; empty cows, £5 18/-W: B »/l'.'-■ tat cows and heifers, £8 15/ to £10 WR ; small fat steere, £12 5/ to £12 10/r—l«s, £2 7/ to £3 10/. - * --"'.-■'.- v We held our monthly sales at Peiswoffl.: Monday, 17th last, and 'Kundnu_.Oß Toes- - day, 18th inst. There 'were f_l enOWM* both yards. Buyers'were numerous,'iuw* : strong demand for all cbi—_ ; of stoct. Dairy cows and heifers brought from .g. 10/ to £14 7/6; fat cows and ajlfeft/». 10/ to £11 15/; empty cows,- £6*)/ to £»•.■■; three to four-year-old steers, £11 7/-to *J-. 17/; two to three-year-olds, £8 ro a £loU*. yearling to 18-months. £4.15/ toelfers, same age, £3 10/ -to £5 5A cwv» - £3 15/ to. £4 10/; small calves, ,£2 £3 3/. -'■'•'-" ■ ■ - ; At Clevedon on Monday, July 17. we'* l * 'r a full.yarding ofhoth cattle and 6heep.ai_< without exception, - everytlung. -cnaiitw.:. owners at ruling high, prices. Fat -cows •»-. heifers. £8 10/ to £10 10/; empty-cows, £» , 5/ to £7 17/6; choice yearUng. to 18-inootw,.. steers, £5 5/ to £7: calves," £2 .13/ to,".■,_-■ 16/; springers, £7 to £9 10/; fat and »»> ward wethers, £1 14/, to £1 15/3;**?" iv wethers, £1 9/ to £1.10/6; aged,« *J ,v 2/ to £1 5/; hoggets, 17/ to £1 sold a uirge quantity of fur—tore ani'aw dries in the estate of the Ute Knight, and prices were most sa^S»«^»J , : , .■. .. -■-•.. ~_;}. ,_ ;} -';.-■ ADDINGTON. (By Telegraph.—Press Assotittlon.) ■ . GHBISTCHOBCH;- - 'ednesaay. a _ At the Addington market -_ n «"'; l _2 . again moderate entries of almost auciaw^,, of fat stock, except fat sheep, wMcaj™:. again sent forward in fairly large_nomi— * Pat cattle were very firm, 'JJJv Jauibs. There was ti very fair d elD ¥™rtJf ■.-;. ! store sheep, and prices showed » *%s£. . i hardening tendency, especially for J - *""*, .'r.i. gets. Fat sheep were rather easi^- «Jg ■I cattle, dairy cows, and allchwes of .l»p Isold well. . . . . '•_,'.-„_. Store Sheep.—Hoggets, mixed sexes, w to 20/; ewe'hoggets. 24/lto ; hoggets, 19/S to 21/6: two-tooth w«aens 120/3 to 22/8: two and ■ —{/ .. 24/; four and six-tooth, 21/4 to »A ««* . I four, and six-tooth ewes, 27/' to 2S/V, i««... sound mouth. 25/0 to 29/8; others,. 14/0 w ; . i 23/; aged, 13/S to 14/2; sound;-««>«,', I merino ewes, 10/1 to 15/4. -..-. ! Fat tombs.—Extra prime, to 36/,, P"™■• „. 25/ to 29/; medium, '22/0 to 24/0; 20/ to 22/. ,_ .„.«/: Fat .Sheep.—Extra prime wethern,-«M* ; , ? prime, 28/ to 35/; lighter, . 24/IMo-fl/^; V . •merino, 19/7 to 20/10; prime ewes, .'/ . : 33/; -i—>dl<jm, 22/6 to 20/6; others, »/.|". . 22/; ewes. 13/6 to 17/0. .„,;;•£«'' FafC.-tttle.-'Extra prime steers^»JLr--15/;' ordinary, £9 to £12 10/: esWW heifers, to £14; ordinary, £8 ».*»:, "U...: extm prime cows, £15 12/6; oralna - ,-* ; , ■ 10/ to £io. ' ■ .:■■'/'.sti/i-'i _j •Store Cattle.—ls to 18-months. te p*-" ; H ; two-year steers, £5 7/6; 2J-ycnr steers. »v» a, I 2-year heifers, £4 10/ to £41*0 £' M I heifers, £6 3/6; dry cows, £3. to/»-*,..;■ fc | 7/6; dairy cows, £3 10/ to £16-' - ;; R Pigs.—Choppers, £4 to £• : B ■baconers, 87/ to 95/; light, 70/ to SOAffg' | per lb, 6id to 7d; t lieavy porters, ffl 62/; light, 48/ to 54/, price Pff i?'£-J»r _I 9id; rarge stores, 4S/ to 52/; mediom, »'._. ffl . 45/; smaller, 20/ to 32/; weaners, w». w m [22/. '.'.'.".•^.8