COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 68, 20 March 1919, Page 9

COMMERCIAL.

MARKET QTJXET ALL ROUND. "Auckland Star" Office. Thursday, March 20. The tone of general business has been somewhat quiet during the past week, witn the exception of the soft goods trade. Fairly heavy deliveries have come to nana from overseas. Better facilities have been afforded for export to the United Kingdom, but there are still very large holdings or meat and ether produce awaiting bottoms to clear the stores in the Dominion. POTATOES. This market continues to lie fairly well supplied with locally grown poiatoes, but the crop is now gel ting dug out in the Auckland district. The Southern potatoes will soon be on this market, and shoulu find ready sale, as tlie quality will be good. The price has advanced to £9 per ton ex store. Efforts are still belug made lo get the embargo on the export of potatoes removed, hut even if that is done the rales now ruling in Sydney will nut warrant shipments beirg sent at the freight rates now ruling. ONIONS. This market is still kept going by locally grown onions. Some of the Canterbury new crop Is on board the Tarawera. The wholesale price stands at £S to t'S 5.' per ton. MAIZE. ! Supplies of maize are short at preseut, as nrrivals have been on the short side latterly. With such hot weather the consumption of maize is uot heavy for fowl feeding purposes. FOWL WHEAT. Only fowl wheat from Australia is al present on this market, and although slightly affected by weevil, sells readily. New season's fowl wheat from the South is now offering at prices which would make the landed cost at Auckland about fid per bushel higher than that imported from Australia. As. however, the NewZealand Government will not allow further importations from Australia after the end of this month, poultry feeders will have to pay the higher prices demanded for the grain grown in the Oominion. MILLINti WHEAT. The Government has still some millions of bushels of wheat purchased In Australia to put on this market, added to which the yield in New Zealand this year has been a good one. The farmers having been guaranteed a fixed price, that rate must be maintained. OATS. The market for oats seems to have settled a little since last report, but the effect of the panic is shown by the lower rates rullug. The quotation now stands about 4/ f.o.b. Southern ports for A gartons. The cargo on board the Tarawera will replenish stocks ou the local market, which had got into small compass. These oats were, however, bought before Ihe collapse in the oat market, which means a loss to the importers on this shipment. GRASS AND CLOVER SEEDS.. Inquiry for grass ami clover seeds shows a little improvement, but the demand is nothing near what it usually Is at this season of the year. For one thing, the long spell of dry weather has rendered the land too hard to plough in many districts Then too the shortage of labour resulted in less bush being felled, so that the area to be burned and surface sown is less than usual There has been a drop in the price of cocksfoot, owing to the good crop this year at Akaroa. The retail price is now 1 6 per ll> as compared with 2/ a few weeks ago Rye grass seed continues firm in price The Canterbury crop is light this year. and in -Southland it has been severely frosted In fact, the opinion Is held in some quarters that the heavy crop of 1918 will prove better for farmers than that of the present season, (.lovers are firm at lute rates

CHAFF. Auckland jrreen •-iiau" of very jroori quality is bein:; «ent into this " market freely. Supplies are also coming to hand from Uanirltlkei, where the yield is a heavy one this year. The price 'asked for Kangitlkei is £7 per ton ror wholesale lines on trucks at Msrton., rLtjcal -\Vaik.-iOri"chaff, Is; being oftered at iT 10/ on trucks at country stations. The market Is therefore somewhat weak. The crop at Poverty Hay was also an excellent one. and the surplus will no doubt come to the Auckland market.

BRAN AND SIIARiPS. Both these linos are in sliort supply. The continued dry weather has increased the demand for bran for dairy farms, ana pollard Is wanted for poultry feeding. It would therefore seem as If both bran nnd sharps will continue scarce and maintain prices. MANURES. The Rothesay brought a cargo of superphosphates this week from Australia, the hulk of which, was sold for delivery from snip's aide. EGG-S. Owing to the Lenten fast having created a big demand for eggs, coupled with the far, that the hot weather has decreased the supplies, a sharp advance has taten place ln the price, wilch is now 2/6 per dozen retail. Duck eggs are now beginning to come in more freely. WHOLESALE CURRENT PRICES.

Farm and Dairy Produce.—Factory butter, 1/6 per lb. lets rebate for prompt payment; farmers' butter, lid per lb: farmers' cheese, Oid per lb; factory cheese, lOd to 10jd per lb; hams, l/2i per lb; bacon, 1/2} per Lb; eggs, duck 2/, ten 2/2 per dozen wholesale. Flour £16 (less dLscount of 2J per cent.) per ton, in 2001b sacks; sharps, £8 10/ (nominal); bran, £6 10/; oatmeal (20's), £33 13/ per ton. Grain.—Oats (nominally), 6/ per tmshel; fowl wheat, 7/6 to 7/9 ex store; maize. 6/6 •wholesale lines on the wharf. Chaff.—New,local, £S; old Southern. £9 10/ to £10 per ton, ex store. Potatoes.—Local, £8 10/ to £0 per ton. Onions.—New, local, 9/ per cwt, ex store. GUM ANT) FLAX.

A good quantity of flax will be sent away by the Port Melbourne, but there are still ample stocks in local stores. The London market seems to have improved a little. The high freight to London practically precludes much chance of payable prices ruling here, in view of the rates obtainable ln London. Some millers are ceasing operation until the market is better at this end. Kauri gum is not coming in freely. A fair quantity has been shipped away, which has tended to Improve the tone of the market locally. ON 'CHANGE. Bank shares had buyers this week at slightly better rates. New Zea lands could be placed at £13 ls/6. and £18 3/6 for the respective issues, -and there was steady demand for Nationals at £6 8/. All insurance stocks maintained prices. Nationals firmed (luring the week, being now wanted at £3 16/. N.Z. and River Plate shares imoved up since last report, buyers offering £2 3/ yesterday. Dalgety. Ltd., had inquiry at £10, but no seller was disclosed. Coal shares had steady demand at late rates. iMiine and Choyce were wanted at £1 4/ for any insue. aud Auckland Gas paid shares sold at £1 7/ and £1 6,9. Buyers ot Kauri Timber contributing issue advanced their offers to 16/3 yesterday afternoon, and Auckland Trams were sold at 17/ for tbe preference issue. A transaction was reported in Union Steam preference issue at £1 1/3. Inquiry set in again for N.Z. Refrigerating shares at £2 12/. Mining shares eased a little, probably on account Of the dispute at Walhi. Grand Junctions sold at 12/3, and Walhi share* were offered at £2 2/3. but buyers stopped at a shilling under that figure.

STOCK SALES. AUCKLAND. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, re port:— At Tuakau, on Thursday, there was only a small yarding, -with prices the same as of late. We bad an average yarding at our monthly Pokeno sale, on Monday, consisting chiefly of calves. Buyers for* these were in attendance, and, with few exceptions, they changed hands at ruliug prices. There was an average yarding of stock, for the rime of year, at Kunciman on Tuesday, and prices were on a par with those ruling at other centres. Dairy cows and heifers. £S 10 to £15 10, : etuptv cows. £3 10/ to £8 5, : fat cows aud heifers, £S 10/ to £13 7/6: two aud 2A-year-old steers, £7 10/ to £0: yearling to IS-nionths steers, £3 to £6 12/0; heifers, same age. £4 10/ to £6 15/; calves, 'best £2 5/ to £3 3,. smaller £1 10/ to £2 1/, small and weedy 10/ to £1 3/: bulls, £3 to £15 10/.

At the Haymarket. on Friday, horses ■were in bettor demand. Heavy lorry and spring-cart horses realised from £32 to £55. the latter price for an exceptionally well-built colt from Mr. S. B. (irant; used draughts, £11 t«. £24: bakers anil grocers' class. £14 to £23; light harness sorts, £0 to £16 10/; gig ponies, £3 10/ to £M;

good hacks, £10 to £28: medium to heavy unbroken Xour-year coins and fillies, £18 to £37. On Thursday, at Westfleld, about the usual number of dairy and store cattle came forward. First-class dairy cows and heifers are required; all other classes are dull of sale. Best dalrv cows sold from I £14 to £18 10/; best springing heifers, £11 | to £14 1-5/; second-grade cows, £9 to £11: \ other dairy corns, £5 to £S 10/; smaller I heifers. £5 5/ to £S 10/; empty cows, £4 j 10/ to £7 10': yearling to IS-months ] heifers, £4 5/ to £6 12-6; calves, £1 5, to £2 2/, small and weedy 10/ to £1; fullmouthed ewes. 15/ to £1; small two-tooth ewes, £1 1/ to £1 3/; two and four-tooth ! wethers, £1 43 to £1 8,9: woolly lambs, | 10/ to 15/6; shorn lambs, 9/ to 12 6. We had a clearing sale on account of Mrs. Holden, West Tamaki. on Saturday. There I was a full attendance, and the cows sold - well from £9 to £16.

There were full entries of both cattle and sheep at our bi-monthly Clevedon sale, on Monday, aud prices were similar to those ruling elsewhere.s;p r m made from £S 10/ to £12 10/: empty cows. £5 10 to £S; fat cows and heifers. £9 10/ to £12 10 : light fat steers. £12 10 : IS-month cattle. £5 10/ to £fi 12/6; calves, best £2 10/ to £3. others 15/ to £1 16 : two and four-tooth wetheTs. £1 4/ to £1 7 : fullmouthed ewes, 14/ to 18/: lambs, 11/ to 17/6. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency -Co., Ltd.. report: — On Thursday last, at Westfleld. we had a large yarding of both dairy cattle and store sheep. Store cattle were penned iv less numbers than usual, and sold at late quotations. -Empty cows und heifers, £5 14/ to £8 2'o: heifers suitable dairy purposes, £.", 1(),' to £7 7T>: calves, best. £2 10/ to £3 5 ; others, 17' upwards: yearling to IS-m-onths steers, £3 IS/ to £6 12, ; yearling to IS-months heifers. £3 8 to £5 10/: bulls. £."i to £13. Dairy cows and heifers: For anything close to profit competition was keen and high prices ruled. Backward sorts sold at late rates. Best dairy row and heifers. £1.1 5/ to £18 2,0; others. £.s lv, to £12 ,".. ; aged and inferior cows. £4 t ( , £7. The demand for store sheep was dull, and prices declined. The quality of the ewes was uot so good, and, owing to the dry weather, some lines were hard to quit: 4 and 6-tooth ewes. 13/3 to £1 1 '3; f.f.m. ewes, 10/1) to IS, 6; small 2-tooth ewes aud wethers, 10/ to 176, f.m. ewes, 6/ upwards: aged merino ewes, 3/ upwards; woolly lambs, 12/ to 1.1/. At Pnpakura on Tuesday we held a special horse sale, when there was an average yarding. The demand was on a par with late sales, and we report a good clearance. As -usual, unbrokens were hard to quit. Unbroken, medium draughts. £0 to £15; unbroken light draughts, £4 to £8 10/. Brokeus: Heavy draughts, aged, £17 to £23; medium draughts, aged. £10 to £16 10/; young, medium draughts. £TS to £24 10/; light harness sorbs. £8 15.' to £14 10/; hacks. £6 to £13: ponies. £2 1.". to £7 10/; aged and weedy sorts, 0/ upwards. At the Warkworth monthly sale on Friday more than the advertised number of both sheep aud cattle were yarded. There was a pirge attendance of buyers. Auckland and district being well represented. Bidding for sheep was keen, more especially wethers. Ewes, l-i accordance with the drop In other markets, were lower than last month's sales. We quote: Well forwurd to fat four aud six-tooth wethers, £1 5/8 to £1 7/; other wethers. £1 2/6 to £1 4/D: two-tooth wethers, £1 4/; four aud six-tooth ewes. 16/6 to 17/6: f.f.m ewes. 109 to 11,3; failing mouths, 4/6 to 5/3: two-tooth ewes. 17/8; lambs, woolly 9/ to 12 9. shorn 4 6 to 5 "9, poor 3/3 upwards. Cattle: Hairy heifers. £0 5/ to £9 5/; 31 to 4J-year steers. £10 6/ to £.12 10/; 24 to three-year-old. £7 5/ to £9 15/; IS-months to two-year. £.". to £6 15/; yearling steers £3 IS/ to £4 10/6: heifers in calf. £6 7.-6: calves, best £1 17/6 to £2 15/, others £1 2 fi to £1 16. poor and weedy from 13/; empty cow? and heifers, £5 5/ to £6 11 ': fnt heifers and cows, £9 to £10 10/: tmils, £7 1-5/ to £10 .->'. t\"lth one or two exceptions everything yarded was sold.

We had a full yarding at Whit ford on Monday, every pen being required, and report a very successful sale. The demand for dairy cows was quiet. Hood heifers were wanted. We quote: Dairy cows. £6 17/6 to £10 '.'; heifers nt profit, best £3 10/ to £10 l-l/. others £7 IT.-' to £8 17/fi; three-year-old steers made £10 in/; two pens of r-lce qnalUv two-year steers. £S 10/ nnd.£S 12/: 15 to IS-ruonths steers. £4 17/fi to £5 7 ': ditto heifers. £4 5/ to £f>: heifers ln calf. £7 .">' to £7 13 '; steer calves, best £2 10/ to £3. mixed sexes £2 2/6 to £2 13/, others £1 5/ to £1 176. poor and weedy from 12. A-pen of -Shorthorn bull calves sold at £4. Sheep we:'e penned In larger numbers tbnn usual, the demand beln-g qi.iet. and prices on a par with reports of foroToinc sales. A large quantity of implements- nnd sundries, en account of a client who Ims sob] his property, brought ruling prices; weaner pigs. 13/.

WESTFIELD FAT STOCK. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantllo Agency reports:— At Weslueid fat stock sales on Wednesday, we had an extra large yarding, and tor those of first-class quality competition i was good and late prices ruled, interiorly fatted, of which there was a good many j penned, sold at lower values. Choice ox , sold to £2 10/ per 1001b. others £2 7/ to £2 9/ per 2001b: rough and Inferior ax, £2 3/6 . to £2 0/6; cow and heifer beef, £2 4/ to ' £2 9/; inferior and rough ditto, £2 to £2 3/. I Steers sold at from £13 to £20 12/0; inferior and small steers. £S 10/ to £12 17/G; Cows aud heifers sold at from £i to £15 ! 10/. Some of the averages were:—B steers j from Mr B. Reid, Waerenga. £20 11/6; 8 ! steers from Mr C. G. Robertson. Otaua, £18 i 11/9: 32 steers from North, £15 18/9; 17 | small but well done steers from Mr F. . Manning. Ilaurakl Plains. £18; 8 cows from I Mr .las. Taylor Cambridge. £13 14/. Sheep ! were penned ln extra large cumbers, being mostly of Inferior quality, and for this class prices were easier. Competition was not so keen for good sheep, the market throughout being easier. Best wethers, £1 15/ to £1 17/3 (nothing extra heavy penned!: medium wethers, £1 7/6 to £1 12/6; small and unrinlsbed wethers. 18/ to £1 7/3; best ewes, £1 6/ to £1 11/; medium ewes. £1 1/ to £1 14/9; small ewes. 17/ to £1 0/9; aged and inferior ewes, 32/ to 16/9. Lambs were penned in large numbers and sold at late rates. Best, £1 5/ to £1 8/9: medium lambs, in/9 to £1 4/9; smaller. ir>/ to 19/6; unfinished, inferior lambs, 10/ to 14/9. Calves came forward in slightly smaller numbers than recent sales, and were firmer for good vealers. No runners yarded. Heavy vealers. £3 5/ to £5 7/: medium. £2 10/ to £3 2/(1; light, £1 10/ to £2 8/; small and fresh-dropped. 4/ to £1 6/. Pigs: An everage yarding, with prices ,-cry firm at recent improved prices. No choppers yarded. Heavy baconers. £."> 5/ to £R 15/: small .-hoppers nnd light baconers. £4 5/ to £5 3/: heavy porkers. £3 17/6 to £4 4/; medium. £3 5/ to £3 16/: small. £2 3/ to £3 4/: weaners. 13/ to 15 ; one line of Aye nice baconers averaged £0 10/.

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held their weekly fat stock sale at We.-tHeld on Wednesday, as under:—

Beef.—Good yarding, prices on par with late rates. Kxtra choice pens prime ox sold at equal to £2 10/ per 1001b; ordinary quality. £2 4/ to £2 «/; cow and heifer, £2 to £2 6/.

\eal.—-Avsrage yarding, which sold at late rates. Runners made £6 15/; ordinary suckers. £2 10/ to £3 8/: others. 5/ to £2 Sheep.—Large yarding, which sold at a slight increase on last week's prices for prune finished sorts, but unfinished sheep were neglected. Exrra heavy wethers up to 406: good quality. 35';' heavy. soo d quality ewes, to 28/; light. 20/ to 23/. Lambs.—Average yarding, which sold at late rates. Good quality lambs, to 22/----medium. 15/ to 20/: others. 11/ to £1 Pork. —Medium yarding, and prices were about the same as list week Heavy baconers. to £11 5/; porkers. £2 .V to' £3 fJMio £6 s"" 8 ' " 2/ '° £1 12/; hoppers,

Messrs. Alfred Buckland and Sons report:—

Yesterday, at our v.eeklv Westfleld fat stork market, our supply of fat cattle numbered 2j9 head, comprising 175 steers 117 cows and heifers, and 7 bulls-. Competition was keen for prime ox beef. Cows and heifers, unless extra choice. were slightly easier. Choice ox beef to £•' 11/ per lOOTb: prime ox beef. £2 7/6 to £2 10/ per 1001b; rough and ordinary beef. £1 15/ to £2 3' per 1001b: cow and heifer beef £1 IS' to £2 5/ per 1001b. -Steers ranged in price from £10 10/ to £20 15/: cow's aud heifers. £7 to £10 12/6. The highest averages for steers were: 4 from "" Mr. Grulnuu Findlay, Miranda, £19 4/; S from Mr. A. L. Hunt. Te Kuiti. 00 3/5: 8 from Mr. W. Wright. Otaua, Waiuku. £1S 113; 36 from Mr. Ed. Mulr. Onewnero, £17 17/9; 9 from Mr. J. C. Potts. Pirungia. £17 16/4IS from Mr. C. J. Storey. Woodstock Te Awamutu. £17 3/; 9 from Mr. TV. r., pa r k. Hairiul, Te Aw.rmitu. £17 5/6: 9 from Sir W. J. Ralph. Hnntly. £16 17 H: 7 from Mr R. G. Filridlay. Miranda, £16 15/9; 18 small steers from Mr D. Stewart. 'Parkhnrst HelensTille, £14 S/7; 0 cows from air, Jaa.

Taylor, Bardowie. Te Awamutu. £15 13/; 6 cows from Mr. J. S. Fitch. Karaka, £13 11/S: 4 very choice nine to twelve months old suckers. £11 1/3; 6 cows from Mr. Jas. Freegard, Wnerenga, £12 5/10; Sheep came forward in large numbers-, and owing to the continued di"v weather the demand igenerally was weak. A few pens of extra I prime mutton maintained late values, all other sheep were easier. Extra heavy | prime wethers, £1 17/ to £2 1/9, the latter i price for a pen of 30 extra special wethers ,from Mr. James Taylor. Bardowie. CamI bridge; heavy prime wethers-, £1 13/ to £1 115. 6; medium to henvv prime wethers. £1 11/ to £1 12,6; lighter "prime wethers. £1 '•'/ |to £1 10,6; unfinished wethers, £1 2/ to £1 8/9; extra heavy prime young ewes. £1 11/ to £1 14 : heavy prime ewes, £1 7,6 to £l 10/; good fnt ewes, £1 4/ to £1 7/: lighter fat ewes. £1 1/ to £1 3/; other ewes, 5,6 to ' 18/6 dull sold). There was a fair supply jof lambs, and as in the case of sheep, unfinished were dull of sale. Prime lambs. : sold well. Best heavy, £1 7/ to £1 9-; 1 lighter prime, £1 4/ to £1 6/6; light prime. I£l 1/ to £1 3/: unfinished. 14/ to ,17/6; | others. 7/ to 12 11 (397 soldi. The 78 fat and young calves were required, and showed an advance on late sales. Runners made from £5 to £7 17/6 for au IS-months-old steer; vealers, heavy, £3 15/ to £4 10/ : medium. £2 10/ to £3 10,'; light, £1 15/ to i £'i b, -': small and fresh dropped. 5/ to £1 13. We had a full market of pigs, includi lug a big proportion of first quality i baconers and choppers. Good quality I porkers were also well represented. There i was a spirited sale for all fat pigs at fully j late values. Stores were neglected. Large : choppers and heavy baconers made from id 10/ to £11 5/, the hitter price for a very heavy and choice quality chopper from tbe Mental Hospital, and five medium baconers from the same place averaged £6 4, : small choppers and light baconers. £4 15/ to £6: porkers, large £3 .16, to £4 12 . medium £3 5/ ro £3 15/. small £2 7/ to £3 3/; slips-. 18' to £1 10 : weaners, 10/ to 17,6; weedy, 2/ to 8/ (271 sold). HIDES, SKINS AND TALLOW. ! Dalgety and Company. Ltd.. report having held their weekly sale of hides, etc., on Tuesday, as under:— ; Hides. —Market very bare, extreme prices ruling. Best butchers' ox. stout, 12Jd to 13d: medium, lid to 12d; light, 10id to 11 Id; cow. best lid to 11 id: light. lOd to !lld: yearlings, lod to Hid; calf skins, ! best, 17d: heavy and meaty, lOd to 13d: cut.' damaged, or dirty hides at 3d to Od less. Tallow.—Tins, 22/ to 28/; casks. 22/ to 30/ per cwt. Hair—Tail. 1/5 to 1/61, mane. lOd. Bones, £S per ton. Messrs. G. W. Blnney and Sons report:— Hides.—Cow, best 10Jd to 10Jd; medium lOd to 10id. rough 9d to Old. scored 7*d to BJd, cut Ojd to 7Jd, damaged s*d to Od; ox. extra heavy 12$ dto 13d, heavy 12d to 12} d medium lljd to 12d. light lid to Hid. cut Old to lod. damaged Ujd to 7d; yearling Oid to lOd, cut 7id to Sd. damaged |s»d to 6dl calf, good lOd to 18d, medium lid to 15d, heavy ltd to Hid, damaged 7id to Oid, cut 9id to lOd: horse 9/ to lv/, 1 medium S/ to 8/6, small 5/ to 6/. cut 4/ to 4/6. Tallow.—Casks, best 32/ to 34/ per cwt. medium 30/ to 31 it. ordinary 30/ to 31/: tins, best 27 , ordinary 2.",, dreggy and burnt 22/. Bones.—Good, dry. £7 10/ to £S per ton.

FEILDING STOCK SALE. Messrs. Abraham nnd Williams. Limited, report that at Feildlhg ou the 14th instant we had a heavy yarding of sheep, and a pood entry of cattle. There was a good attendance ot buyers, and practically every lot changed hands at satisfactory prices. We quote:—Sheep: Fat ewes, 19/1. 21 H. 22/6. to 24/3; fat lambs, to 23/R; two-tooth to six-tooth ewes, to 23/3: four and flvevear ewes, 21,11, 22.6, 2.110. to 24/; store ewes, fi/3. S'lo. 12/7. I.VO. to 16/7; twotooth wetbers. to 24 S; B.F. lambs, 12 f>. 13/. 14, X I."/, to 13 t>: cull lambs. 3/9 to 9 !>: S.n rams. 3 3 to 44. Cattle: Fat cows. £T> in . fill 10/. t'lo 13/. to £12 2/6J forward cows. £6 10,', £7 s . £7 10 , to £!> 7 6: two year steers, to £9 7 f>: 13-month steers. £3 17 to £4 3'; S.M. bull. £14.

AXXPLN-GTOX. ('By Telegraph.—iPrese Association.) CITRISTOIirRCH. Wednesday. At Ad.lington market to-dsy there were fairly large ynniings of almos-t all classes of stock. There was a weaker tone throughout the whole market, and prices for hoth cattle and sheep were easier. The store sheep entry included consignments from the North Island and Kalkoura. Good ewes showed little change, but rougher sorts were easier. The supplies of stock awaiting slaughter at the freezing works have caused buyers to restrict their operations, and this was particularly reflected ln the fat lambs market, where trices declined fully 3/ per head, vendors having to accept the low rates offered rather than lake the lambs home. In face of rho present dry weather and the scarcity of feed, store lambs were also dull of sale, at a decline of 2/ to 3/6 per head. Fat sheep, which were offered ln larger numbers than for some time past, were easier by 3/ to 5/ per head, and fat cattle showed a drop of 20- to .'lO/ per head. Store cattle were very dull of sale, -but there was a fair demand for dairy cows. Tbe range of prices was as follows:—

Store sheep: Best 2-tooth ewes. 2S/ to 36/3; medium. 23' to 266: lighter. 10/ to 22/: good 4-tooth ewes to 24/fl: good 6 and 8 tooth ewes, 20/ to 24/: good lambs, 10/ to 18/fi; medium. 14/6 to 13-7: lighter, M /9 to 13/: cull lambs down to 7, : 2 and 4-tooth wethers. 223 to 25/0.

Fnt sheep: Extra prime wethers to 38/9 prime, .'{(i to 38/; lighter. 23/1) to 20/0 lig'.iter ewes. 10/ to 23,8.

Fat lambs: Prime. 24/ to 28/3: medium, 20,' to 23 6: lighter. 16 10 to ISM 3.

Fat cattle; Fxtra prime steers to £20: prime. £14 2/6 to £17 3, : ordinary, £11 2 0 to £14: extra prime heifci-s. to £16 15/; prime, £0 to £12; prime cows, £10 12/6 to £12: ordinary. 17 to £10.

Store cattle: Calves, 11/ to £2 14/6; 2Jvr heifers. £4 16/ to £6 1 6; best dry cows. £3 to £S: old cows. £2 to £4 10/: heavy bulls, £10 to '14 10/; lighter, £3 to fit; dairy cows, £7 to £16 o '.

Pics. Choppers. £3 to £!> o.': baconers. £3 to £8. equal to !>3d per lb; porkers, £2 IS/ to £M 5/. equal Jo 10} d per lb: best stores.

3 to £3 16/: medium. 42, to 56/; smaller, 32/ to 40/; weaners, 12 6 to 18/.

MATNAWATU. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. report: At Feiiding. on Friday, we had a heavy yarding of sheep and a good entry of cattle. There was a good attendance of buyers, aud practically every lot chauged hands at satisfactory" prices. We quote: Fat ewes 19/1, 21 IS. 22,6. to 24/3; fat lambs, to 25/6; twotooth to six-tooth ewes to 25 3: four and five year ewes. 21/11, 22/6, 23/10, to 24/; store ewes. 6 3. 8/10, 12/7. 15/0, to 16/7; two-tooth wethers to 24/8: b.f. lambs. 12./9, 13/, 14/8, 15/, to 18/6: cull lambs, 3/9 to :>9; S.D. rams, £3 3/ to £4 4/. Fat cows, £9 10,-'. £lo 10/. £10 13/, to £12 2/6: forward cows, <£0 10/, £7 8/, £7 10/. to £9 17,6: twoyear steers to £9 7 6: 15-tnoutiis steers. £3 17, to £4 5/; S.H. bull. £14. BLTtNSI'DE. <P.y Telegraph. — Press Association.) I>ONET)IN, Wednesday. At Burnside to-day. 221 fat cattle were yarded. Kx-tra prime bullocks realised from £22 to £23. prime £10 to £21, medium £16 to £17 10-'; extra prime heifers to £19. prime £14 to £15 5/. medium good £12 to £13 10/, others £9 upwards. Sheep: 2002 we-e penned, but the sale dragged, owing to freezing buyers not being very keen on account of the shortage of shipping and freezing space. Best prices were much on par with late rates, lighter 1/ to 1/6 easier. Kxtra prime heavy wethers brought 51,', prime 44/ to 46/. medium good 37' to 40,', light 30/ to 33/: extra prime heavy ew-es to 42 6. prime 39/9, medium 28/ to 31/; light and aged ewes. 19/ t.i 24 '. Lambs: 1034 were penned. Fxrra prime 35/ to 39/. good 27- to 29/6, unfinished 18/ upwards.