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Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 198, 21 August 1919, Page 10

COMMERCIAL.

VTECUSS A J.T. AND HETAIt.. 1 PRICES FOX ITltfDl'CE BtSIXG. ; HIUriER COSTS OF KASTKUN ANU § TtursUay, Aucusi -l. | Rusiness, ax-ionllng ;•_• al] rt-]«'ri>. .->u- | Renter Uiau suiiply. Tiie Ust -,'t uup.'o- | .-iiruiiJes is nipiJlv srowiii?, and iiiciuJi-s, | vLi -li lv» be-uuif a vrry notU-catiK* ; | liir. ihe having jrrotvn very yon- j | trijtr.it.ly tin- Ljsi tiir..- ur f-'ur years, j | Tbese are all very ililfi'-iilt :■■ procure I | until i-ouiniuuii-ations wiia in- i fc i:u:ia are resumed. ■ fe -Vuie fow weeks tack a<J»"i«es frvm ..-.-r | | tarn Ensii!\h lockers (•.• s-ij.-Lt :•- : I unvtiou* iv prices. TUi3 \\-.ts .»uiv i S c-r :-. temjiorary nature, a- u:..i- re-»--.:i I | t-» hiir-ber vaiut-~. i\J:a :i" ; t l>ro>pect "( dei-iiu.-s in view. rrnsvei-ti .fc rr : : ..-*«»r;; | Ta,- ]:.-.-- rat.- ..f H.-lianjc v.: : >~. j | i:i-.;Hirt-a from tat- F-"a>i. Tae tlifferen--o mt , | e\.haiiip value \\Ul amouiit !•• an extra -J | | i..irU i-.ivt i..f *vhi»-h. t-oupleJ wiiii ihe rate | of points to values remaining ' p M:!i v.-iti.o'.u prt»spe<'t of prl--e.-: . | Ou t.vKlay's i.«.i.iuu- E-iMcrs ri.-e e,-ii:d u-'t i I bt' lanJeii .-;'..-ur t>t» per cwt. i Tea. —The market t-outraues ; I viitaeut qnotable ctiange. I.<>mlun Ls ie j | Vv'.-ted te It? \>-ry heavy. 'iil>]>> i | teaj tv laa-i to-ilay t\-ou'«l 'v-t at least " '•'. j | pel ii»- aud aaaia we rejwrt rLat : 6 al! |wtct to hisber U-.els. wUieii dim | shortly Uc reflectcJ In advances on local j S Kugiisli advices point to Lia-her i-osts ill ! f t\-..l and >;iert sclaliae. | peel U likely to remain high. , j ii :.. :irie~ <jf orauae aud citron very f limited- ' ' i Local -audits this week have advanced ! « i-i ivr lb. -R-ltti Ltla deaiand for stocks. \ \ >.j >t n.ks of macaroni are held locally. , i and ueit sliii'mect iviii be landed at higher j j Seeded leiias. both : n :lk and cartons, are ■ ! quoted i.y cable at hiirher prices. I I-'ias are already ottering, and li« K.kings , are t>eina; placed very frei-Iy. though ' prices v.-iil t.e ilian previously nil ' ilia". Primes i-ominne t.> de offered fjr i iiiiiesr. Uiongh ar very high .-ost. meaning I landing values henvcen I'd and 1 . a.-cor- ; cms lo jrradt-s. I'ea.-hes. cm to-day's quotations, cannot ! he lauded under i 1 to 1 2 lb. and ; American apples under 14. The "na-rdware trade cor. ttaues yon- brisk. ' . v --ii:ding operations on a si-jle i t-ein s mainly resjon-sii.ie. The siiorM-ro i of hoT.ses. and tne faith in present prices continuing is held resjionslble for this i niovement. i Great appreciation of efforts of the citi- I Kens' oommittee L- expresse-l by ail <-o a - | cer-ned, the S oods affected by res'rietions t m-.posed by the railway autt-orities reeeiv- i inir special arrention hr rhe committee. -*-nn are dlreetini; al! en»rrfos to faci-'tate ' !r??C tcsl or "• :- * I? th »' l affected, and already Tvlth Tery good resui's. " 1 'POTATO MABKET EXCITED. j Store stocks of potatoes nave been cleared I n?, Saiprnents re-.-eived from the Soma E -«»eina- M!«iy scnicierrt to meet the ' extremely heai-v- demand existlns at the ' " present time. The market for potatoes is I ralhe- excited as theVe is o«- a fe>-ii:i= thai ! «"• supplies in the Dominion are srarivir snffl- I;" c;eti: to carry on ivita antil The Auckland St iier.- crop is ready for market. Tiie jiri ej th advanced dnxiug the week. ar;-l potatoes of ! " : quaiity are -14 to il4 lit/ per ton ex ' Bl store. It would- almost seem as if -til; IT ; p-ces may rale for potatoes a iir-.le i Ja:«r on. A !ar-_e quantity of recent ship- ! 'JV n-.e-nts of potatoes from the South were i '"' '■waire e!e;hsnts.-" and had :.. :..- taken 2. into store and re-pi -ked over, which means ! ','''. considerable addition to the • 0.-t. i J.„ SEEIi POTATOES. I ! "" : A good demand is reported for seed potu- ! ar ' t-Jes, as the weather has of late been very j w ., favourable for planting Tie j ]'pi supply of :ti.K>.i see<i 1-. however, somewhat ' of limited, and in sympathy with table l»ta- j soy toes an advance of about £1 per ton has jin taken piace in the price since last report, j pa: ONIONS VERY SCABOE. Un the spot onions are now very scarce, bin as the Canterbury crop is no-.v pracli.-u.iv 1 th: exhausted. .S-.me Japan.-se onions in Uto.b ! »:i cases are expected to rea.-U mis ir..-i_-iiet i lal; about the middle or Sep:e-n:.cr. These will - p- 7 -' lie -Krortii a'*a:t 3i/ per lijulb ca—. As some I lots will be in ii.".ib i-ases tiie pri.-- will r ur those lines be proportionally- less. i v i past years Japanese onions have reached ; ir; ihis tnarket in c->.Mi condition, therefore i n ' Vl ready sale is expected for this shipment, i-"' A- a matter >>f fact, onions from Japan ■■ i:i l;av« proved .juite eijaal to those Imported jnp from California in other years. ; p* "!AiZK. j iih 1 .it- shipment el South African maize i ','' "i e.zht ..y the Opawa has rapid lv j " r -ci. beins dtlivere-J from the ships I ,v, .:j hi, orders booked ahead. The ' col •i:.:sxea is reported to i-e another j }-•- In the second week of September. Sah-s ' of this lot for delivery from ship's sjd e ;irc . ! i>ein_- made. South African maize l-i sold at >!i pi store. Shipments ..* new f, maize .-arce !•• hand fr.-:n the !'av of ti"i Plenty, but tbe aram > still rather 'soft, lb ben.-, the demand for the dry South ; litAfri -an. j FOWL WHEAT. A sharp advan --- has taken place in the f 1" prb-e of fowl wheat in the South equal t„ j\" -»i-l per bushel. Si.vi ste-cks ..f prime' Quaiity of fowl wheat are short. " The ! Quotation now stands at S, - fs store. It is !" , now be--oaiLu_: dirb.-ult to s^.- ;:r ,. j; n .-, ~f I po-d who:- fowl -vheat fron, tie South, l.scud it Is endem that the price will rule! high untU next harvest. | tu UATS. The demand for oats on the 10--al market I "° is s;i_. -lack, hut pr.i-es r.-main rim-.. An I fcV easier tendency is reported in the South j Island as th.- winter is passing, au ,j wuen | threshing sets in ;1 i,,t of oats will !-- available provided ;!iat by ilmt time I ■"- 1 the railway service has resumed norni-il h< rannin;. otherwise i: will be imm.ssii.le to "; pet supplies of this ar.-ilu from country J 1 SEED OATS. ti It is still difficult to cet supplies or s ocml | 111 Algerian secii oats fr.-m tho South, and •, prices advanced this week. liest quality is ' row fetching from 7V.t07 ocx store. A I fairly lara-e area of oats is likely to be put J d=iwn in the Auckland distri.-t iudjring by the way the orders are bei:ia sent in." " m CHAFF. 'jj" ■- ppiies of food chaff continue to conic fr lo hand regniariy from Tilenheini. but sales di «»T«- made ahead for delivery from ship's b; side. The Kakapo is iu>w on the way up it from Tietoa with another lot of .-iiafl*. and ; vf t.~i-= is aisi> selling; for prompt delivery ■* dtre--i from trn--ks. Sonic i.- a ; '-ii-ill fs H now beins cm -;-, Walts to." and also fl: Bay of Plenty districts, and the quality is i; reporte-. equal to that from Blenheim "thi- J season. S-suthern chaff is seiiina al i'l3 11 > to 5.14 per too. ci store. HAY. Sl Owins to the mildness of tbe season -^f res-a-im-- in there beintr plenty of green » reed farajers are ready to part with a lot ">s £ CP - d n ioKlins, but there It pJ- "' ''.' : " d " rr ' an ' l at * present time ai test meadow hay is quoted at in to low per u-ro. a=d good at £4 on trucks at conntrv v< Lccerne hay is in moderate demand. Blen- 2. t< "c.as quoted at from £0 to £pj I>er y< GRASS AND CLOVEB «EEOS imSvi" 253 °- I - T beea ' a ' "w'n J- "' £

.-.-'.! as A'.syko and Timothy. This i- duo I 0 lack of offerings fr-.m either the j .-."-es or «;:.-.-ir Mritain. It would seem 1 hat this year Inrth these rountries will heuyers of grass 5,.,.,15. Instead of ..yiiig for export to the I'nited States .* •i-orted to have srarteil in the South, and ie outlook Is for hiaher prb-es l.v next iTimn. therefore farmers may find it I" v lr advantage to buy early. All lines or rt grass soeils have "M pet! isheL while cocksfoot has r:s-eu 2d to 3d -r ii.. The position of ihe market for .-Is in England i- very strong, owing io •ing rusiied with l.lg orders from Itelgnim id Fran •■-. The reiimrements m Fngiind -c also very heavy, as some countries are ::Min_- supplies. ivi.-es for ill s-. ,-ds are' kely to rule until the pasture lauds ' Ureal I'ritaln an 1 Hurope have been reiwii and normal conditions are restored New Zealand 10 English buyers, and a ir::,-marly heavy demand has sei in for •:.-. I'.efore the war A-istria. and 'o'rany were .-tea: .-xport-rs of while clover. - 1: now those three million a res ~r grass i.t were *im! down in crops during the a.- are being again converted into pasture nd. Already heavy sales of white clover HAMS AND BACON. -. dry made yesterday" elicited the' inf..ratiou that sales retail are now limited to h in rashers of l»:n-on to cash customers 1 one big establishment. "We lan- relltsl poo New Zealand for supplies and cannot c: them.- was the statement made by a ii-ine-s man. He explained that when as I--., as :•:•! per lb was paid in the open larket by pork butchers for pigs It would > ■•: pay eur«*rs to compete in order to sell a-uti at ihe limit pri.-e fixed of .1 li peri ouiid. therefore the scarcity io likely to; iiitiuue. : WHOLESALE CURRENT rUICES. , Farm and Dairy froduce.—Factory butter | '1: per lb, less rebate for prompt payment; ' armers" butter. 1 3 per lb; farmers' cheese, i-1 per lb: factory cheese. I'M lo ItUd p.-r I.; hams. 1 2A [.er lb net; bacon, 1/2; [.cr lb et: fresh hen eggs. J. S per dozen whole- 1 1 lour. £H*. iless discount of 2t per cent.) | •• r ton. in 2o<ilb sa.-ks; sharps. £S lo,' . nominal): bran, £<j jo . - uatnical (2,"i'si, £33; ilraiu. oats. - 5 to 5/7 per bushel ex I tore: Algerian seed oais. lo 7«: fowl; ■'••at. s 2. ix store; maize, 7 U to 7 !», rh-.lesale lines on wharf; .-.,ath African, '■i. ex sT ijr ,.. 1 hau*.—Blenheim, £13 10/ to £11 10/ per I'otatoos.- Southern. £14 to £14 10/ per j on. ex store. • inluns.—Southern, replcked, 30/ per cwt, x store. MAN LUES. siperph'.sphat'-s are in very short supply, m.l a small shipment exp.-,-:.'..! l.v the S.>- S- *'"'• 's already booked for buyers? The ship I neat of Ephos basi, slag was practically ill sold for delivery from ship's side - A j le-vy demand is leporled for -p.-in nann.-es f ur top-dressing pastures, mdlea- • lo :s i-,ii,t to a big demand this season 101-I ,;: '"".j". 1 .." 'V'lT ~'' is " ,:i ■'"■'■■ : J t,: -"- Inst from Calcutta "about Ihe middle of XI.AX. j The outlook for the flax trade is hv no mans promising. :,s so far there has" not | — v any reuu-Uon in the high freights | lemam.ed. added u> which the price offered from London and the I'nijieu states has [ Iropped. A good lot of linx -was sent away I •y the Western Comet, but Ihe shipments I intended to be dispatched by the Niagara I will have to wait some tiinv yet. An American trade circular stales that In lbl7 I (tns.sia. despite the war. was able to send ' Jax to Creat Britain of the total" value of I 15.450,000 dollars. That year Itti-shi produced b0 per cent, of the world's liax. ON" "CHANGE, r.etter business whs done in investment stocks on 'change this week, l'.ank of New Zealand old issue sold at £14 1(5/ yesterday 1 ifternoon. ana Xutional Hunks at £v 10/. ' A transaction als.j took place in Colonial Sugar. Australian issue, at £25 10 . N.Z. Insurance have had several sales at £1 10' C, irnl Sourh British sold tip to £8 5/, a* ,ylii<-h figure more could have been placed ye-terday afternoon. Standard insurance shares tinned to buyers at £2 19/. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Ageiicy sold i-eslerday at llOd. and at the last call £102 .vus the buying quotation. Huddart-l'arker Steam changed hands yesterday afternoon it £2 s,, and Northern Steam were wanted it 16/4. There has been a steady buyer 'or I. and 0. deferred stock at £520 but sellers risked i;r.4o at the third call vesterUiy. steady inquiry lias been made for -harland--. i.t.:.. a: £1 11 , but no seller 1

I was disclosed. Talisman shares sold yes j terday at 7/ and then lib. while Crand I Junctions chiijiged hands at .12/.'!, ana I Waihi shares had several buyers at £2 ,". . STUCK" SALES. AITKLAND. J Tire New Zealand .Loan and ■Mercantile 'Agency Company, Ltd., report:— uu Thursday last al West field store sale dairy c;.ftle were |.enned iv large numbers. ' ComiK-Litiou was not so keen, ami uul. ss cons and heiiVrs were close lo pn.til they ] .were dull ot .-auc. lies; dairy cows and' , heifers. cloMj to prolll. ±li 1., £2n. others £11 111/ to £14 lo ; backward sorts, besl J £11 'to £i.-,. others £8 'to £10 lo . Store; cattle wore penned in average numbers, and I sold at late ratis. Empty cow- and heifers. ' £.". 10/ to ts 12,11; bull-. £0 to tin 10, : year- I , lin g to ls-moiiiths M.-.-j-s, £4 lb t,, £7 2 0: two year-old steers, £7 17/ti to is 1.". ; utter -nlv.-s. £2 j to £3 Id ; toiler calves, tl j 10/ Ho £::; yearling to lb-months heifers, j Slo £C 12,11. I Ai Waliil.ii on Saturday we held our monthly sale, when we had an average I i yarding of store entitle and a large entry of '. dairy cows and heifers. The latter sold s..ld at high prices. ]:,.st dairy cows £ll ] to £20; others £!i to £13 IT. ; inferior' an 1 aged cows. £U 10/ to IS ll", ; besl dairy | heifers. £13 lo £17 .">/. others £S ito £12 I."i : small and weedy heifers. £r. 10, l.> £7 17 l".. Reef in swiall ntinilieni sold i.. fully Westfield prices. Eni|«ty cows and loiters. £v 1 to £8 IS/: bulls. £i; to £12 in ; -leer calve--£2 2/ to £:: 17. ; heifer calve-. £1 1.", . t o ll'. ■ '>/: yearling steers. £1 to IT, ir, ; yearling heifers. £:'. in, to £4 12/0. Figs sold under extra keen competition to extreme values, weanors soiling to £3 5/: slips to ±1 1, j Berkshire sow. in young. lOjgus. Wo-held a spei-i.il rale "tit Whiiford on Saturday, which was- well supported every pen being llHeil. There was a large" attendance of buyers, practically cm rychiug cliang-ing bands at good figures. Bust d--iirv cows, US i,. £20 10, : good sound ewes. £12 'to £17 Hi', oilers £S 5/ to £11 IS/, unsound and |s-.r £."". lo £7 B/; best dairy heifers, '£11 to £10 in/, others £7 5/ to £10 In. Included In -Hie foregoing were Mr. .las. Mej FarUne's dairy herd, the cows of which I averaged £10 .". li, and itho heifers £12 IS.. Empty cows. £.-. 7 li .to £10 for well forward; working bullocks. £10; yearling heifers, £4 r./ to £.-.; heifer calves, best £2 2 0 'to £3 ."..-. others £1 to £2 1; fresh dropped calves, 12/ to 1(5/: hoggets (small), £1 j 1/; w-canor pigs, in keen demand, £1 10/ •to £2 3/. We met a full yarding at Henderson at Monday, dairy caplle predominating, although nothing of quality penned. " Clood sound cows mid heifers, £0 10' to £12 others £<i to £U .-,'; bulls, £4 4/ to £l.,;'empiy cow-;. £r, Viy. -to £7 IS/; four-year-old steers. ! £12 12/0. thi-ocyeur-old £10 10/, two-v.-nr-jold £S a ; yearlings. £4 10/ to £0 X„ ; calves l«-.st £2 .-..- to £3 2/0. others £1 10/ to £2." ; poor and weedy 10/. upwards: two-year I Jersey «.reors. £4: a 'team of working hul- | locks at £17 134 each. The bidding j throughout was keen, with Tew exceptions I'the ynrding being sold. Alfred Hiickland and Sons, "Ltd., report: j On Thursday, at Gleubrook, we held a \ special sale of Mr. A. .1. Lowe's dairy herd. :1 here was an oxt/ra large ahtcmlanoc. •Com- | petition was very keen and high prices were i obtained. Best cow* maile from £20 to £32----others. £Ifi to £2.-.. The registered pedigree Jersey row realised OT.gn--. Tbe whole | herd, nor including -the pedigree cow, :ivej raged £23 7-. Choice grade .Jersey h'eJfurs ;sr protlt. £10 to £20; other springing heifers £10 10/, £15 10/. We held h übiiring rale at Whangs mta on Friday, on ncconmt of Mrs. Kamoani Buyers were in attendance, and every.ihin"sold well up .to expe(*ations. .lte-qt cows I £13 to £li-, 15/. others £10 to £1-1 In/; empty .cows, £0 ft. £S 10/; IS-month steers, £5 8/ i to ±11 11 ': i-alves. £1 10/. I - <m Monday we held a clearing «ile on a.-connt of Mrs. Masefleld. Fa.-.t Tttmaki There was ngnln a large attendance, and the -cows were keenly coni|ie.ted for best making from £20 10/ to £27, others £12 to £1S: empty cows, £~i to -£S j A* Tnakau on Thursday, and at Pokeno on Monde,.v. stock «,» forward in fiiller I m-mhcirs thani of Hair*.. There was a good I d«manifl for all .-lasses, and very few faPe- ' to cl !3l ,g e owner*. Cood dairy cows ma-'e W \ tn V tt . "»/■ «<-'i'"rs £0 10/ro\ £1- 10/. aged nnd inferior £4 10' („' «. I fair quality hedfera £'.l 10/ to £12 !■/ nL\\ I and backward £5 lo £8 10 '; empty mmsM .5 to £S: three-yrar-oIC «»eer.-." £11 "ir, -j 'yearling < 0 IS-months steers, £i Sv tw f% '

V : heifers, same age. £4 1., £.-, ir, ; good , inlvcs. _ 17 1; ;.. £:: ..« . i.ttwir* tl lo £2 In . I . We held our usual monthly Mile In the j Itiincinuiu y-.11-.ls «n Tuesday, and had an I ', cura large yarding, leg cattle lielng I si:roiigly 1-,-pr.wnted. anil included a line of ' , 2. ! threo and four year-old la: and forward , so-.-:-- orf lurnlps. Ilnycrs w.-re in an.ll j il.n.-e and, Willi tbee\ce|.tlou of a few [k 11s of low-conditii'iiisl young cattle and an 0,1,1 I" 11 ■•( grown siei-rs.»eio.-.vihing sold Fat .-:.--.-s. till. I.". ;.. 120 17 0. ir. a\er-.ig.-d ! il7 1, li; very forward Ihree and a hall to * four y, ar-i.ld steers. £13 m lo t'l.l In ; li--s ' is.nd .lion, .--anie age. :I2 In p. £11; very ' I'r-.'i Ihn-e-year-obl steers, ill in i,, tl.;'; ' iwo t.. -three year..ld -:,-.-rs. ils lo ill; Is- ! month lo lw,.y,ar-'l.. steers. Hi .", to £7 ' b". : fresh empty cow.-. £7 lot,, fp p. : fill i-ows and h.dfers, fil It) :-• £13 ."> ; Ktore C..WS, £1 111, to £l>: best eaiv-, t3 to £1 s ; . ul her calves. £1 IT, lo £2 l."i : dairy cows ' and helf.-rs. £,; lo tic. in . j We held our we.-l.lv Westfleld .sale ~r i dairy and s;,.re cattl i Thursday and ] had considerably more t'.iaii an average ; entry. All chi.-s-s sold a.: ruling prl.-ex 1 dairy r,.»-l made fr.:ii 11.-. lo [~ lis ; 1.1 . se<-oiidgi-adi vs fll li. 1., t1.".. agsl . and Inferior, i". ."./ lo IS 10 : empty cows . rind heifer-. Co in lo £10.-, ; the advertised grown -r.-.-s. li:: ■;,, £10 in : varling lo IS m. nib rattle. £". .., lo £0 17. ; calve-. I ll 13/ to £2 is . We hold a clearance sab' nt M.inkn on a.-.-olllil of Mr. A. 11. Robinson on Wedn-'S-day. -lh.- attendance was g,„.d. and -ail- ' factory p,rh-es rnle.l. Dairy ci.ws i Ie up ' (■• 127 I" . helf.rs .I«-.- to p.-oli. up to ■ £17. farm mare £2li 10/. i At 'he Ilavinarlct on Friday we had .an average yarding of lio.-5..-, which sold a: ' sliglitly nl»,ri. lale rates. Aged draughts .made from £13 to £23, plough hors. s up lo £22. medium and grocer's cart sorts to £10. hicks ami light harness sorts £S lo £13 in . turnout £33. wagon £47. , We had mor" than the average yarding | or hors--- a, I'npakitra on Monday. Ihese | "-ding at Lite quotations. Rest aged heavy . jdraughts made up lo £2S. m dlum ill in 1" £•'", hacks and harness horses £s up to , £1S 10/. i |, WESTFIELD FAT SrncK MAItKRT. |; The N-w Zealand Loan and Merc.iutle 1 Agency reports: — At Wesiiiehl fat stock market on Wedncs-, ; day beef was penned in less than average numbers. The market showed a tinner ■ tone and prices upward tendency. Choice ox sold to £3 3/ per Ibi'lb; prime ox at from £2 10/ to £3 4/ per KHllb; rough and in- . ferior ox. £2 12' to £-j is, per 1001b. Cow and heifer beef sold at from £2 13/ lo £2 Is/ per lonlb. We yarded no heavy weights. Steers sold at from £13 to £24 2,0. Cows mid heifers sold at from £0 to £17 2 li. . Calves came forward in extra large numbers, there not being sufficient pens for all. ', All except small fa! calves Wire easier. . Runners sold at from £3 3/ to £S 5/; heavy | ve.llers, £3 13/ lo £3 2 li. medium £3 to £3 ].-. . light £2 lo £2 I.S/0: lighter fat calves, ' lb- to £1 13/; fresh dropped, ti/ to is . , Sheep were penned in more than average numbers, and sold at improved prices under keen comiietition. Kxtra heavy wethers, j £2 14/ to £2 11)/—one small | of ihese realised £3 7/; heavy prime wethers. £2 | 0,0 to £2 13/0; medium prime wethers, £2 4/0 to £2 0/3; light prime wethers, £2 0,(1 to £2 4/0: untinished wethers, £1 10/ lo - £2 o 3: extra heavy ewes. £2 S/ lo £2 1 1/0: heavy prime ewes, (;•_• 2/ to £2 ~::, medium £1 10/ to £2 1/0. light £1 II 3 lo £1 13 11, ' untinished £1 1/3 to £1 8/0. Hoggets were ' penned iv average numbers, and sold lo 1 high values. Rest. £1 14' |„ £1 17 (".. 1 medium £1 11/ to £1 13/ D, light £1 0/ to 1 £1 bi/0. Seventy-cigut wethers from i ..Messrs. A. Tales and Co., Karaka. averaged £2 17,3. l'igs were penned In average numbers, with porkers easier and bacon crs , at late high values. Medium bueoners, ] £5 to £7 3, ; heavy porkers; £4 to £4 is,, medium £3 8/ to £3 lit/, light £2 13/ to £3 . 7, ; weaners, under keen competition, £2 3/ ■ , to £2 13/. Halgety and Company. Ltd.. report having held their weekly sale of fat stock at Westfleld on Wednesday, as under: — Beef. —A moderate yarding, and prices were on a par with last week's rates. Kxtra ' choice pens of prime ox sold at up to £3 3/ per lOolb: ordinary prime ox sold at an average of £2 10/ per lonlb: cow and heifer 1 beef, £2 13/ to £11 per lOolh. 1 Veal. —A very large number yarded, the 1 majority of which were young calves. Good 1 heavy runners made up to £(i ]»/; gnod < stickers, 3o to 30/: young calves from 3/ r to 11/ Mutton. Fair yarding, bin ve,-r few pens I 2£i - s|lt 'cp. Alt* dojmuMj -ie been f~r gs= rictu r- Ktr" fates. i- r i me h, eav } i

nvthxrs made up to £2 10': medium ditto. l .Is ii to tv ; Il.llt and lllitiiiisbcd, "O ll to 37 ll; prime ewes made up to 44 ii, medium ditto :!4 lo 37 . I'ork. Moderate yarding. Prices were iii a par uiih late rales. Rnloners sold nt ciu.il lo n.l per lb. i'orkers made up to I 'Id per lb. Messrs. Alfred (tin kland and Sons report: VeslenL-iy, ai our weekly Westfleld rati sto.-k market we penned beef to the number I of :;_-, head, comprising 274 steers and 51 cows and heifers. The quality again was rlr.-t-i'liiss. There was a keen demand th-..ugh,nit, win, values much I lie same as 1 last week. l.Uiotatlou.s clml.-e ox sold to £.-! 2 per liK.lb; prl ...\. 112 IS' to £3 I' r lOnlb; plain and rough beef. 112 3' to •~1 11/ per lOOIb: cow and heifer beef. £2 •"' lo £2 11 per lonlb. Steers ranged in pri.-e from £12 to £_-.i 1.-.', the hitter price for three loll.d Angus 'steers from Messrs. Hooth and Hewitt. Waltna. Cows and heifers, £11 ;,, .1217 o'. The highest averages for steers were for 11 from Messrs. It, 'th and HewiiC- Waitoa property. £27 17 .:: -~,.,.,, ~-,,.,, Mr ,;,, A p,.„. (-.,,,,'t,ridge, £2ii 7. 2: 11 ftl.u, Mr. 11. 1-1. Held, Waerenga. '-■--.. s 11: right fr Mr. 1;. <;. Hull, Olaua, 112! I<; 3; seven I, Mr. C. J. Storey, « '.--."1.. Te Awammu. L2l 3 :: : 21 from the Walkalo. £21 2 ii: eiclu from Mr. 1" ;••""■ '•"I "I. IMrongla. __> ,„,. ™ ,-,.„,„ M'.-'-r-. Death It,-,.-. Waltiik.-iruru, £20:1;',: 10 ex rail. £2t» .". : elirht from C. Hlselioir estate (liana. £1:..l:; ;.; 24 ex road. £10 :i : eight from Mr. W. W. Dickie. Walton, £10 •• !•: six from Mr. A. Muir. sen., Mangere £2n I'M"; four f,,, m Mr. W. W. McLauchllli. I'apatoetoe. £21: two lieifers, same vendor. £li; 12.C; eight from Mr J. wo "'• ' nr;m - L ' ,s lO'lO; eight from 'the \\aikai,,. (.17 7 li; IS from Orini Laud Co., £1. '. .: eight from King Country. £17 4 _; li c„ws. ex road. £14 12:1. The sheep -•us were moderately tilled with a fair la-s id mutton. There continues to be a keen demand, the numbers coming forward being insuiibi,.,,, for requirements, and values are very linn. Kstra heavy prime vvelhers, £2 Id |„ £2 IS/11; a pen'of nine extra special from Messrs.' It'eimers and Lo.-he, Waituaiiku. made £3 2/: heavy piiine wethers. £2 s/ t,, .j-.- 1- ,;. , lle dlunl to nii-lied wethers. £1 12 ii to £1 18/; heavy prime ewes. £1 Hi' to £2 2.' (no extra heavy cues Penned); lighter fat ewes. £1 13/ ,„ 0l„ '"i ""7 Dw< *' • IJI ""' '" - 1 11/; he.lvv .inie hoggets ill IC,/ t0 £1 is/ ff , r • •1 1-V,b ■ t " ox ' css "f requlre"l ners „ ;" ITl 'nng a further drop. • veiro iir n " ,, ,' C « '» CII 12/0 for a 1 ni.}ear-old he fer: heavy rea era £4 to C 3 !•)/, medium „| / to . L ;; 17. i|,r h f.. r c. , -o C 2 14/; snitfl, fat ealvcsV l"' I re v ..TV"-' -■' '° 10/ ,2,! sold) Togs' 1r ,1 ,'s '" ny< - r W "umbers and values • ' u "'"_ rs ' - 1 - 1 -' to £i 11/ hoc so i u> : HIDES AND TALLOW MARKET. a "<> Mercantile 'j ' l '"ip.Jii v , I-tn., report: — We submitted an,, sold average eatar « n■ " S ;1 "" '•''"ov.-on Tuesday \\v k^™. M -- ; -^ ,',„- JJft S*S f » jf inferior lid to !)*d: sta-s 0,1 „, [ ' ''• damaged Od to lOJd; _*._ Me.™/ t- ? , , , 3d-^r , .0 , 2;r , T n h crl " ,r - ,v tv *'*■• ™& Il^hai^i;^!^"^ 15 ' I''^'1''^' Dalgely and Company, Lid., report having I held their weekly sale of hides, etc., on' luesday. as under:— ,»f. ideK T. nest ~,ltc" <?"!' ox. stout. 12,1 lo 13} d, medium lid to 12,1. light KWd: cow I Wst md to 1115 c. light Hid to lOJd; vein-- ■ lings 12d; calf-kins, best Kid to 18d, heavy and meaty 12,1 to 13d; cut. damaged, anil dirty hides 2d to 4d per lh below above rale: horse hides, r./ to la/ each. Tallow.—Best, in shipment casks, to £C 0 per ton: broken packages £4.", to '"50 Moro-!»i?. tail fs •-?.* ;—_o HUdbuues, dry £S 0/ a ton, " '

Messrs. I Mighty and Cumiiany, Ltd.. rcpnii Imvtng iie.u'Uu-ir u»uai sale <»r hides, etc., on 'iatbuay, Au£ii»t 1;>, iiU'J, us umJer: hoert Imtehers - littles, m, stout 1:U to 13JU, mciiiuiu I Id u> l-d. light KMd; r<.w, i«-.vt Urn tv lttjd, Hisht KM to n»*d: ytsirlui>,-», 11-' d; v-uLfeKui>. l.csl UXi U» li-Xl, heiLVy itml meaty i::,i i o i;ui; cut, damaged, aua diitr hides. i;d t<. 4d |i<rr J t> bi-luw above rate; JlulSf hilled. l"l U. I.' eUCII. Tallow, mast. In eMpuiuiit casks, to £Oi per .u>n: broken packages, £4r> u> £50. Horsehair.-Tall I/O to l/<ii, uiiuie loid. ibuics. —I'ry, X.S ,")/ per ton. -\t TucsUuy's Nile tlieru w;us keen couilietitlou iinn»UK exiK,itoj-s U.r all lines not inki'ii by l:uiiiiTs. uoml |>rlces iv<-ri.. froijui'Uiiy 3d per lb over si-iiitituu tatua. Mwsr.«. Atirnliam and Williams, Ltd. (late (i. \\. tUuuoy and Sont). rciwrt:- - Ilidesi.—fow, bust loui to lojd. modluin in tv li>id. l>d in l)Jd, Ti»L tv .sjd, cut Sd to damaged W to ojil: ox, extra heavy I-*d to I3U, lu'iivy Jl'd to 1-J»<l. mViluin 11-sd lo lJd. IljtJlt lid to lljil, i-tit 'Jtd to lisj. ilarUilKei- Wil to T'J; yenrling !»*d to Hid, cut TJil lo sd, d-iimiiffed ojd to (Xl; calf, Rood 10d lo l.sd, liiediuiu Md to 1,% d. lirurjr Jld to lljd. UillllUKfd Tid to !IJd, rut Vi<[ to IMi liorse, ii. to 1" . nu-dluiii 8/ u> s 0, small ."> lo ft , /, cut 4 ' i.p J ti. TaUow.-r-.Market :i<lraii<-<il. Ca>l;s, l.est 50/ to W1.9 moliimi .V.) to ,V>'. onlhuuy 43/ to r>;i |M-ivc«t: tins, best •»_' to •)."> ."ordiiniry ■:<}, to I.V, droggy and burnt 35/ piy cwt, Uoncs.—UuoU dry, £7 10/ to £S per ton. ALIDINGTOX. (Ry Telegraph.—iTresa Association.) CIIUISTL'HURCII, Wednesday. At Addi>ij.-t<.ii market to-<lay the yardinga of .stiH-k wore not very lnrjje in any department, except in f;it sli.-ep and store cattle, the latter sliowiiiK a considerable luereoae over the sales for weeks past. Store sheep, especi-aily ewes and «ewe hoggets, s.iM at an advance on late sjile.s. Kat sheep, of i-ourso. were not not up to the sales of the double market a fortnight but sold lit an advance un the prices ruling on July IX). The quality of the yardins was. however, very ui..d<-'iuto, a considerable proportion boil« nntlnishcd. There was a further advance in the price of fat cattle, the proportion of really prime being small. There was only a limited demand fur store cattle, and few sales were made at the auction, but some business was done privately. Good dairying cows .sold well, and there was a keen demand for the few vealers penned. I'igs of all classes sold, well. The range of prices was a.s follows: Store Sheep.—Two-tooth ewes. 30/2 to .IS/; four to six-tooth ewes, to :>0.(5; four, six. and eight-tooth ewe.s. li.VlO to .11 7: four -and rtx-tonth wethers, o-s to 34/10; six auii Pigut-tiMith wethers. :::! :{ to 34,0: ewe ho-Kots. it, y.'/«: wether hoggets, to li •".; mixed hosßOts. 21/B to 30/3. Fnt Sheep. —Prime wethers. 60/ to CO/; inedliim, lIS/ to 4!l,t>: untlnlshed. "1/3 to :!7, {',; extra prime ewes, to ">:! ; prime. 3S, to 4.V: medium. 30/ to :!7/(>: uullnislied •J. , ! J - , to a»/; 23,1) to :W,. ■I'at f'attle. — Kxlm prime steers, to £Zl.">/ : prime steers. .CJi; to £-J7 2/6; ordlnivvy <~U> !.->' to il-2\ 10; prime heifers. £14 to £l|ij ordinary cows, £S 10/ to £14 10/. Store Tatile. -Three-year steers, to £fl 1': two year steers. .C 4 VJ/ti to £7 13/; three-year heifers, to £7; dry rmvs, x.4 l'J <> to .C 7 I.V: <lairy raws. £.s to £17 10/. IMcs.—Bnronere. £r> 5/ to £S I.V, equal to lO,| to IOJd per Mi; portws. £.-. 15/ to C".. e<iiial to 1/ per lb: choppers. £c to £11 1. (1: .lmvlinm stores, £2 -J/ to £3 G '; small >.-,i to £2; weaners, 17/ to £2.