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Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 183, 2 August 1923, Page 13

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THE MARKETS AT A GLANCE. ' BUSINESS CONTINUES GOOD. ; SUGAR POSITION UNSATISFACTORY. , Auckland "Star" Office, August 2. i -fhe improvement in trade noticed last wook ins continued throughout the present ' week. The healthier tone In markets is imparting stimulation to business both for ( present needs and future, and the retail , >ecf!on of trade also reports a good steady ; .j n nii'r* Although staffs in many branches i of business are temporarily reduced owing to mC»ubS», lonunately the improved weather conditions are holding, and this is having the effect ot allowing the public generally to patronise the various shops mo re readily than during the past two months. The sale period has been a great success for drapery establishments, and the public have shown appreciation of reduced prices by buying heavily, and there seems no sign of money shortage ■ where sales are concerned. Although there is still room for reduction in manufacturers' prices in some lines, It is evident that many markets, chiefly In foodstuffs, have now reached a level from , which an advance Is more likely than a decline, and it would not occasion surprise should pricee harden considerably with tbe increasing demand which will be experienced during the next few months. Country trade continues to show improvements, collections by travellers being distinctly good, in spite of heavy bookings for August account already dispatched last week. The dairying season is now open, ■nd Rood business has been put through during the past few weeks in all lines for fanners. manures and dairying utensils receiving special attention from buyers. SUGAR. It was anticipated that an Improvement i in supplies would take effect, but, contrary to expectations, the position is decidedly ■worse, owing to the fact that a vessel bringing heavy supplies of raw sugar was damaged and forced to call in at an Australian port for repairs. As this vessel was due some days ago, this means a further delay, nnd as the local refinery is now practically out of stocks, a drastic curtailment of all supplies is temporarily necessary. Retailers are now forced to draw small quantities from merchants' stocks where available, as all orders delivered direct are held up, and rationing of supplies must continue even more strongly than formerly. Loaf sugar Iβ, however, in good supply, and a portion of the demand will probably be met with this grade. ALMONDS AND NUTS. Quotation* for Jordan almonds, new crop, for arrival In October, are now available and as these are considerably lower than last year, some heavy business has been booked. Cable advice received yesterday, however, notifies a sharp advance. consequently those who ha«e not covered at original rates will have to do so at higher levels. Sicily almonds continue tn good demand with supplies plentiful. The forward market Is slightly easier again, but most buyers covered for their requirements some weeks ago. Brazil nuts continue firm with a tendency to higher levels, while Barcelpnas are lower. Stocks of peanuts will be light until th« arrival of further stocks from Sydney—prices remain unchanged. .SAGO AND TAPIOCAS. The ! tk>sltlon regarding sago and taptoea Is most unsatisfactory, and this market la ' very hard to follow. One week prices recede, and the next they advance; tben In a few days they are back again. Advice ' received at the end of last week stated that the August direct boat was fully booked up, but prices were quoted for August shipment via Australia. Following on this, quotations were all withdrawn, but to-day one offer for direct steamer is again available. Buyers are getting rather tired of this uncertain position, which tends to weaken their confidence in their suppliers, but probofely some, definite reason for the above changes will bcT'forthcoming. Tbe fact remains, however, tbat the-demand continues-strong, and spot stocks'are light, until the .arrival of supplies ex Australian TOBACCOS. Good stocks of all brands of tobaccos and cigarettes are now held-locally, with demand good. It Is annonneed this week that the British Empire Trading Company. • who bave been handling tbe majority of this trade during tbe past- years, have disposed of tbelr Interests in the above lines to Messrs. W. D. and H. O. Wills (N.Z.). to ~' take effect from August Ist. i - - . HARDWARE. Business continues steady as far as country trade is concerned, wbile town trade is Improving. The Armagh from Liverpool, and the Corinthlc from London, due next week, are hricglne numerous lines in short supply at present. All wire products remain firm with a tendency to higher prices, this no doubt being due to labour troubles in America- Wire, nails i seem almost certain to advance. The re--1 ductlon in the bank rate .at dome, to come Into effect on the 10th inst., should benefit conditions bf trade generally, while the rednctipns of premiums by all the insurance companies '4s a* further step towards lower costs ruling. i THE BUTTER [MARKET. - Sales of butter bave been made hi Auckland this week- to Australian' buyers at 1/6 per lb f-o.b. A steamer Is loading this week for London and Is expected to clear oat the remaining stocks In freezing chambers. Tbe new season bas now opened In tbe Auckland district, and sup- . piles of tbe fresh make should be on this market . In a fortnight's time. As a matter ;.".of fact many factories that usually close : ' ? down during a certain time in the winter, have continued working right thronatb tbe season. This has enabled a considerable amount of butter-that was held In store to -• meet Auckland's winter demand, to be ex- • ported. The latest quotation for butter on the London market was 176/ per cwt.. as against 138/, the price ruling last April. ■ As supplies in London bave now passed the ': peak, and the United States market has 3 men recently opened to shipments from Denmark, there is reason to expecct that tbe present pricee ruling for New Zealand make will he exceeded In the Home market. Prices should be satisfactory In London until the new season's make from New Zealand reaches that market. Indications point to tbe bulk of next season's butter returning satisfactory pricee to the producer in New Zealand.. CHEESE. Owing to the strike of tbe dock workers In England tbe price of cheese In London '* advanced to 108/. Although this price may not be maintained ac soon as stocks , are available from the ships in docks, tbe fact that production of cheese Is now waning In Canada should guarantee that early supplies from New Zealand in fhe coming" season will five a satisfactory . ' return. j POTATOES. t Supplies of potatoes continue for the re- ■ qulrements of this market, as in addition to i '■bipments by tbe Kurow, most merchants ; here hold fair stocks to carry on with till : the Wanaka arrives in about a week's time.' Bleb prices are etlll being asked for ..' ; potatoes by .South Island merchants for August shipment, but according to reports ample supplies of potatoes are held, which, ;•• .'■• iSooner'br later, will have to be sold, as -.'. PMatoes cannot be kept indefinitely at this time of. the year. Reports regarding the :»..VBew crop D f potatoes in the Auckland die- - tnct are to the effect tbat the tubers will ..' Oβ on this market about the usual time not- ;„ withstanding the long-continued wet weather, which it was feared would delay :.:' operations. y SEED POTATOES. "The present spell of fine weather is enabling fanners to get ready for planting' tbe main crop of potatoes. ONIONS. The market for onions Is exceptionally »rm, as stocks are very ■ short at toe moment, and the next supplies by the Kauri from Melbourne will not arrive for about ten days. Meanwhile the Prtee has advanced to -14/ and 15/ per cwt, ex store. MAIZE. Old maize continues very firm In price, as only small quantities are now being •ent up, and theee are sold for delivery from ship's side on arrival. The new maize coming forward is of good quality. Is all ngtit for Immediate use. but the grain Iβ not dry enough for crushing purposes. OATS. Further lots of oats came to hand by tbe Kurow.. and etlll more are on tbe wanaka. The market shows no change, as there has not been any renewal of export. ■Which means that there will be ample stocks Of oats In the South to fill the Dominion's Jeiiuirements until next harvest. Tbe -outlook Is that oats will continue to rule at Present values.

■SEED OATS. | Now that fine weather has set in farmers f will be able to get the land rejidy for t sowing oats. So far, however, there has t been little demand for seed oats. t MILLING WHEAT. \ A falling wheat market In the United t States had the effect of lowering prices 1 In Australia by 4d per bushel. Wheat Is i quoted In Melbourne at 4/11 to 5/. and 1 millers have reduced the prices of flour. • brail and pollard. These prices for wheat * are well above the present export value. j FOWL WHEAT. I Store stocks of this grain are light, and j lines arriving are soon snapped up. Holders j in the South are very firm In their Idea ot , values, and lines of good whole fowl wheat t are hard to secure. • CHAFF. * A very firm market exists for chaff \ thrcmsrhout the Dominion. The recent heavy , shipments hare now all been distributed, ( nnrt much smaller quantities are now being j sent up. Blenheim merchants recently ad- 1 vanced the price of chaff. Farmers down \ there are not inclined to sell at the prices • now offerlnc being of opinion that higher rates will tie obtainable a little later on. ( All the Tasmanian chaff has been used up. , but a shipment of both compressed and' dumped Is expected by the Canadian Traveller In a week or ten days time. It Is quite certain that but for importations from outside high prices would now be ruling for chaff in Auckland. Apparently had not chaff been Imported from Aus- , tirlla there would not have been enougn ( New Zealand-grown to keep the market . supplied until next harvest. , BRAN AND SHARPS. Owing to the lifting of »c duty on , imported bran and sharps P"^ ase * h * v t e ' been made in Australia for this market. , The first lot Is expected to arrive I* the Kauri. 'It Iβ not thought that Importations . will be lane, as once the temporary shortace Iβ relieved the New Zealand mills should be able to keep the market supplied. WHOLESALE CURRENT PRICES. Farm and Dairy Produce. — Superfine creamery butter, 1/6* per lb for prompt cash; first grade, 1/8; second grade, l/o. farmers , separator. 10d per lb: cheese, firm (trade, factory, medium size, 10d to 1/ pe. lb: hams. 10d to 1/ per lb: bacon. 10d per lb net: lard. bulk. B*d: pats, 9d: honey, prime grade sections from BJd to 9Jd, eggs, hens. 1/S: ducks. 1/4 per dozen. Flour. £17 5/. less discount of 2* per cent per ton, In 2001b sacks; sharps, f» 10/. bran. £6 10/: oatmeal. 25 - s, £25 per ton. Grain.—Oats, A grade, 4/9 per bushel, ex store: Algerian seed oats. 7,6; maize W per bushel, ex store; fowl wheat, 6/6 to </ Pe Ch b aff.-Beßt Southern, £11 10/ to £13 Australian. £14 to £15 per ton. Potatoes.—Best quality, £10 10/ to £11 10/ per ton. ex store. BABBIT SKIN MARKET. Last June sales la London of Xew Zealand rabbit skins offerings comprised 7.M bales of which 333 were sold. Prime and first 'winter bucks were 4d to 6<i dearer, whilst early winters and Incomings met a particularly good demand. Late winters were fully 6d and autumns 2d to 3d dearer, whilst hattera" kinds remained firm. OPOSSUM SKIXS. At the auction sale ol opossum skins w Dimedin top sorts met with good demand, but inferior ekins were neglected. Blacis* sold from 6/ to 12/ each, browns 4/ to 7/6, blues 8/ to 13/3, greys 6/6 to 10/3, and reds 5/ to 6/4 each. WOOL. Reporting on the outlook for the wool market in London in Juue, James Morrison and Co., Ltd., reported that an unfavourable report wae to the effect that the United States had over-bought crossbred* and was sending back to England for sale a certain proportion ot tie purchases previously made. KAURI GUM. During the month of.July 335 tone of gum were sent in as against 450 for the previous month, ihd «tt for Jflly. 1922. Sotwitfr standing this drop, however, tbe total gum sent in for the eeven mouths of 1023 was SSsB tons. For a similar period last year the total was 3631 tons, so that to date there U an excess of 183 tous for 1933. In May last the excess was '379 tons, but the long spell of wet weather resulted In lees sum being dug. Stocks locally are accumulating in spite of the fact that 1000 tons were dispatched to London. Shipments to 'America have been smaller this year, but a email quantity has been seat to Germany. In spite of a dull market, prices for gum are not likely to ease much, as the-cost of labour in other Industries Iβ reflected in what ttie gttsidlgger expects to SOT for bis work. ON 'CHANGE. The redaction of the preminm on fire insurance by 15 per cent from Augnst 1 did not affect tbe price of shares Is that business on 'Change yesterday, as it may be compensated for to a certain extent by a reduction In the Income tax. More disposition was shown this week to deal in Government 'War Loans, and prices firmed slightly In consequence. Soldiers' Si per cent Loan sold up, to £102 5/, and both lines are still wanted at 5/ under that figure. The 41 per cent Loans sold up to £96 12/6, and could still be placed at £96 10/, while tbe 5 per cent are wanted at £98. City of Auckland S) per cent debentures are wanted at par, and the Sit. Eden Loan are again inquired for at £104. A sale took place of iUrbour Board 1936 debentures at £85 10/, and buyers still offer £92 10/ for Auckland ■ Gas 5 per cent debentures. National Insurance sold yesterday afternoon at £4, and New Zealand's were asked for at 30/6, with,sales at 31/, while South British are offered at 41/3. Bank of New Zealand snares eased a little this week, sales taking place down t<) 61/, while the "rights were transferred at 30/6. Bank of New South Wales could be placed at £40, but no seller has quoted. Colonial Sugar shares are still wanted at £45 10/. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency are easier, the ordinary stock being offered at £80, with no offers. Huddart Parker steam firmed again to buyers at 44/6, and Northern steam sold at 15/6. Wilsons Cement continue to change bands at 28/, and the first sale toqk place this week of New Zealand Breweries debenture stock at 20/0. Westport coal and L.0.8. timber both firmed 6d yesterday, but tbe offers were not accepted. Auckland Gas and Devonport Ferry both sold at 26/3. Mining shares are still neglected beyond occasional sales of Waihls at 25/3. AVCKLAB& STOCK SALES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:— We held sales during the past week at Westfield, Tuakau, Papakura, Kaukapakapa, and Whitford. Dairy cows and heifers selling at late quotations. There is a slight improvement in tbe demand for store cattle, all classes selling rapidly at improved values. We quote: Dairy cowe and heifers, close to pront, best, £ 10 to £ 14 10/; others, £6 to £S 15/; backward springers, best, £6 10/ to £9; others, £3 10/ to £65/; aged cows and inferior heifers, £ 1 10/ to £3 S/; bolls, £1 to £3 15/; empty cowe, 15/ to £25/; yearling heifers. £1 5/ to £2; yearling to 18-month steers, £1 5/ to £2 5/; 2 tb 2i-year steers, £2 10/ to £3 2/6; 3 to 31-year steers, £3 5/ to £4 5/; 4 to 4|-year steers, £4 7/6 to £35/; yearling Jersey heifers, £2 16/ to £4 5/; beef at fully Westfield prices. On Saturday at Brookby we held a clearing sale on account Mr. E. Wheeler. There was a large attendance, and we'report a most successful sale. Dairy cows, selling to £14; farm horses, £22 to £25 10/. .. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd., report: At the Haymarket on Friday last we had an average yarding of horses. Active beavy draughts brought from £ 33 to £ 43 ; aged draughts. £ 18 10/ to £ 21; medium. £20 to £26; plough horses, £15 to £21; gig ponies, £7 10/ to £12; hacks, £10 to £15. Purine the week we held sales at Westfield, Pukekohe. Waitakaruru. Heleneville, and three clearing sales. All classes of store cattle are In demand. First quality dairy cattle are also in request. Forward 4 to 41-year-old steere, £4 15/ to £5 lg/; ?i to fyear-old steers, £3 17/6 to £4 14/; 18-month tb 3-year-old steers, £ 3 W, 1° £2 J!H ; empty young cows, £1 15/ to £2 15/: store cows. £1 to £1 I 12/6; steer calves, SI 8/ to £1 17/; small calves, 16/ to £ 1 5/; heifer calves. £15/ to £3 3/. according to ■ breed; fat steers, £6 10/ to £95/; fat cows ana heifere, £2 10/ to £75/; best dairy cows, £ 15 to £ 18 ; good cows, £ 10 to £14 10/; ordinary cows, £4 10/ to £8; inferior, £1 10/ upwards; beet springing heifers, £10 10/ to £15; good heifers, £7 to £10; small, £2 10/ to £ 6; pigs are In very keen demand and extreme values ruling. FAT STOCK MARKET. •.he New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:— At WestCeld fat etock market on Wednesday beef was penned in average numbers, good quality again Improving in values, other classes at late quotations. We quote: Extra choice oxen, to 29/ per 1001b; choice and prime oxen, from 23/ to 28/; rough and plain oxen, from 17/ to 22/; prime young cow and heifer beef, from 19/ to 23/; other cow beef, 12/ to 18/. -Extra heavy prime steers sold at from £13 10/ to £1* 12/6; heavy prime eteere, £11 to £13-7/6; medium prime steers, £9 5/ to £10 17/6; light prime

steers £7 to £9; unfinished steers, £5 to £6 li/6: heavy prime cows and hellers, £5 15/ to £8; medium prime cows and heifers, £4 to £5 10/: light prime cows and heifere, £3 to £3 17/6; unfinished cows and heifers, £1 17/6 to £2 15/. Ten eteere from Mr. W. Vosper, Cambridge, averaged £14 1/3. Calves were penned In average numbers and sold at Improved value*. Runners, £2 15/ to £6; heavy vealere. £3 to £3 10/: medium vealers, £2 9/ to £2 18/; light vealers, £1 17/ to £2 8/; smaller, li/ to £1 15/ ; email and fresh dropped, 2/ to 16/. .Sheep were penned In small numbers, and competition was keen with prices advancing 2/ to 3/ per head. Heavy prime wethers, £2 3/3 to £2 6/6; medium prime wethers, £2 to £2 3/; light prime wethers, £1 16/ to £1 19/9; unfinished prime wethers, £1 13/ to £1 15/9; heavy prime ewes, £1 14/ to £1 17/; one small pen realised £2 1/: medium prime ewes, £1 10/3 to £1 13/9; light prime ewee, £1 6/6 to £1 10/; interiorly fatted ewes, £1 1/ to £1 6/; heavy and medium prime hoggets, £1 9/6 to £1 14/: one small pen realised £1 18/; light prime hoggets, £1 6/3 to £1 9/3 ; store hoggets, £1 3/ to £1 6/. Pigs were penned In. average numbers, selling at late quotations. Chopper*, £3 to £4 77; heavy aad medium baconers, £4 15/ to £5 9/; light baconers and heavy porkers. £a 15/ to £4 14/: medium and light porkers, £2 10/ to £3 14/; large stores, £1 13/ to £2 8/; slips, £1 5/ to £1 12/ ; weaners, 15/ to £1 4/. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd., report: Yesterday at our weekly Westfleld fat stock mnrket -we penned beef to the number of t>42 head, comprising 410 steers, 224 cows and heifers, and 8 bulls. There was again a keen demand, and In many cases of choice and prime oi there was a further advance In values. Extra choice ox sold to £1 9/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, £1 6/ to £1 8/: ordinary and plain ox, £1 2/ to £1 0/; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 to £1 5/ ; ordinary cow beef, 16/ to 19/; rough beef, 5/ to 12/; extra heavy prime steerg ranged In price from £13 to £13 17/6; heavy prime steers, £11 to £12 15/; lighter prime steers, £9 to £10 15/: light prime eteere, £7 10/ to £8 10/; unfinished and small, £4 to £7; extra heavy prime young cows and belters, £7 10/ to £8 10/; heavy prime young cows and heiiers, £6 5/ to £7 5/; lighter. £4 10/ to to; other cows, £1 5/ to Si ; bulle, £2 to £5 17/6: 16 extra choice steers from Mr. w. Vosper, Dlngley Dell. Cambridge, averaged £13 10/2. Sheep were penned In less man average numbers and met with a keea sale at advanced figures. Extra heavy prime wethers, to £2 4/; heavy prime wethers, £2 1/ to £2 3/: medium to heavy prime wethers, £1 18/ to £2 0/6: lighter rat wethers, £1 16/ to £1 17/9; light and unfinished wethers. £1 12/6 io £1 la/9 (no ewes penned) ; prime hoggets, £1 10/ to £1 li'/U; oue special hogget, £2 0/; lighter fat hoggets, £1 7/ to £1 0/ ; other hoggets, £1 5/ to £1 6/9 ; 920 sheep sold. Fat and young calves were again penned in large numbers. Competition was keen, and we still report no change In values. Runners made to £5 4/; heavy vealera brought from £2 2/ to £3 4/ ; medium vealers, £1 12/6 to £2 1/; light vealers. £1 6/ to £1 14/; small and fresh-dropped, 3/ to 18/; 210 sold. Pigs were yarded In small numbers, prices showing a slight decline on last week's quotations. choppers. £3 10/ to £4 15/; heavy baconers, £4 15/ to £5 14/; light and medium baconers, £4 7/ to £4 14/ ; heavy porkers, £3 6/ to- £3 19/; medium porkers, £2 11/ to £3 4/: light porkers, £2 to £2 10/ ; store pigs, £1 19/ to £2 10/; weaners and slips, £1 to £1 11/; 300 sold. Dalgetv and Company, Limited, report having held their weekly eale at Weetneld yesterday. Beef.—A good yarding sold very readily. reonj- prime bullocks being slightly better, but there was little or no change In plain and second quality. Extra choice ox. to fl 9/; choice and prime. £1 3/ to £1 8/; plain and ordinary, 16/ to £1 1/: prime young cow and heifer beef, 19/ to 23/; second quality cow. 10/ to 18/. Sheep.—A fair yarding sold very readily at an advance of 2/ to 3/ per head. Extra heavy prime wethers, to £2 5/; heavy prime wethers, £1 19/6 to £2 2/; medium prime wethers, £1 16/ to £1 18/; plain and unfinished, £1 10/ to £1 14/: heavy prime ewee, to £117/3: medium prime ewes. £1 13/ to £1 16/; plain and unfinished, a. 3/ to il 10/. . V ■ Calves.—A fair, yarding sold at late quotations, £3 11/ to £4 8/; medium to heavy vealera. £1 10/ to £3; light vealers. £2 to £2 7/. Plge.—A slightly larger yarding sold readily at late quotations. Choppers, £3 to £4; heavy and medium baconers, £4 19/ to a 10/: light baconers and heavy porkers, £3 10/ to £4 15/: medium and light porkers, £2 10/ to £3 15/. HAMILTON. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report*— At Hamilton on Tuesday we had a full yarding of cattle, and a moderate yarding of sheep and pigs. Beef was In brisk demand, values, especially for prime quality, advancing substantially. Oz beef made from £10 10/ to £13 0/ for heavy weights; medium, from £8 to £0 15/; light weight*. £6 to £8 15/; forward steers were not strongly competed for, realising from £5 2/6 to £5 10/; empty cows sold much on the basis of recent sales, making to £2 5/ for the best; low conditioned sorts, 24/ to 83/. There wae a fair yarding of. young cattle, principally females, but competition was exceedingly dull, and many lots were passed. Very few fat sheep were penned, and competition ruled keen. Ewe* In veryforward condition made to 25/; etore noggets, 18/- Dairy cattle were to fair numbers, but competition was ao better than usual. There was again a good Inquiry for pigs, and the total entry was satisfactorily cleared. Baconers made to £5 1/; porkere, from £2 15/ to £3 7/8: store pigs 37/ to £2 6/; slips, 23/ to 32/6; weaners, 10/6 to 14/6. TAUMARUNUI. j At the Taumarunul stock sale yesterday, there was a good yarding, and competition, was keen. Quotations: Fat wethers, 32/6 to »*/e: light, 30/9; light fat ewes. 10/; store wethers. 27/9 to 29/; cull wethers, j 14/6; email 2-tootb ewes. In lamb to Rom-1 ney rams, 26/ to 33/; ewes In lamb, So/. 26/ ZT/ 28/7, 29/3, 29/6, to 82/6; ewe tambsf22/7?wether iambs. 20/1. 21/6 21/9; extra good woolly lambs, 26/; m*. lambs, 16/10. 19/4. 20/4. 21/3, 23/5, 22/10 to 23/; small black-faced lambs, 12/2: cuUlamK 10/6. Cattle: Fat bullocks, £6; to Jβ ; 17/'; 4 and 5-year bullocks. £4 IV to £5 1/: 3year steers. £4 6/ to £4 18/; 2-year steers, f3 to £3 18/; 20-month steers, £2 10/ to £3 9/; yearling steers, £2 V to£2 15/: fnt and forward heifers. £2 to £2 17/6: cows In calf £2 10/ to £2 15/; heifers In calf, 30/ to £3 10/: store,cows. 20/ to 37/; springing dairy heifers, £4 to £» 5/. ADDnroTOir. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHBISTCHUBCH, Wednesday. At the Addlngton market the yarding of fat cattle was-smaller to-day, and there was a decided improvement In values. Fat Rhp«D also firmed In price. Toe approach. of Nationall ™cc* w « a i* cto . r th l improvement. The double or Grand National , m.rkPt will be held next week. VtkH Sheen—A large yarding for the I winter and li Wsale, B notwltl.stlndi nß the bulkof the entry being of Indifferent claes. Four and .U-tooth half-bred ewes 42/6; | four six. arid elfht-tooth crossbred ewes 38/0 to 38/10, sound falling-mouthed ewes 28/ to 36/*. aked halfbred ewesi 28/ to 29/. ; ated crossbred ewee 10/6 to 26/4, four nad ; .six-tooth crossbred wethers 35/2, two and | four-tooth halfbred wetbera 31/9 to 32/, , inferior two and four-tooth halfbred wethers 27/11 email two-tooth halfbred wethers 30/1 ' three-quarter-bred ewe hoggets 28/3. crossbred 26A good halfbred q wether• to* .„,, 27/1. crossbred 22/11 to i*/. tnree-quarter-bred M/ 3to 26/1. mixed sex crossrew to 44A n?edSm P |e/e to 39/6 inferior 31/9 to 36/ extra prime ewes 38/ to 41/. a special ""llfcattle -A mall yarding of ?26 head. 1 feme 3 M SS&fiS 1 and unfinished 25/ to 29/, and rouch 22/e essi E £ir s n e rime eer £i4 f 17 to to % a & "'vealers £J£& for good calves. Rnnners £4 15/. P°<> d vealers f3 10/. medium calves 35/ to 45/, small 15/ t032/6. Store Cattle.—A small yarding. Threeyear steers £6 10/, two-year £4 5/, aged bo £llr t v / C t attte / -A smaller entry and a slacker sal" Good second, third, and fourth calvers £4 to £6 10/, extra £9. springsmall entry and a good deheavy £3 to «T2A average price per lb, ° d Store l pi»— Weaners 10/ to 18/, slips 17/ 1 to 25/ mSlum stores 28/ to 37/, sows in pig £5 7/3.