FINANCE AND COMMERCE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 429, 11 February 1909, Page 10

FINANCE AND COMMERCE.

WELLINGTON S HJ\ 3 E LIST.

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'■//Gas',.buyers v£i;''Christchurcli■'Heat;.'6e^lers.;£lo , S; >•:<■■ 12s; Gd.;/Gea'r'.:"Meat, : :\£l paid, buyers:,jE2',los;;: ;//iv:"Meat{Exiort;;^-paid,':.sellers^;:^2;l2s/:.6d;t //L ///paid, /buyers ;-iMahawatu v Kails,V buyers { £i :■^V'■'■/ia4s;':Bd^HVeUiilgt6n/•iWd6llen,'v•brtoary,;y>uiers: //'&^3;;s'Qllers/i3{2s;' 6d;;;/WestpbrtrStockton ,Coali: :-fi:sV-Eelleri''9s:;6d:;.'lieylß^ 'fc '■'.'/::-SI'-' 25./' Mi {; New.: •.Zealahd:^ortlana ! .;i i Cement;-. ;v>y-.'.''b'uTOrß/Sl;llsV''Bd?j'''Mann^g.;M iiVvV mllera -i£4; Ward jand:Cp;,/brewery/{sellers ;• £5;; /■/v.' vTarah'aki Petroleum, 'buyers • Bs/,.'sellers {"9s;; : {/«//. Sh'arlandand^Co^'ordinary/and^prefereMei.sel;: ;;/;:,;.lers/19s;%;:/s:;:V{;{J';/:/:{/{/://;;;'{";//^ THEj&NiM-MRKET;,:' ?/:{!{/{{":' ! 'z£\ : f?:.*/Tne' marked wa*s7duli^ : a/6ale:;bf.': Waitingi : at // ; -;'//-;Bs! - 8d{;ueing'all/the{business:dbne7{The / ; /.-/;;{/;://{; •■.'/.///'''{":/ :/{////;'■/.'■/'.//{{;, : .-v.''-" : .:.'Buyerß.s'V 'Sellers;-: //Sales. /{y;^/{{:'i:v.^f/::'/? ;;/{/{.i2..^.;d^^p/s.;d.;v ; i' S{.d.' Sf''VWaitaiigi'/::;.{:': i:KO{ 3' ; {9//{/0/;3 IV fto' : 3 /8 //:://:Talisman'/{::. v ;8/{ : 6:: ,:;::;._ .:;; //C.;/{WaihvV')!:;/';^/ : :./:v;;{/9?{0' ;, 0 v ;:/9/1/6;;,'/'':-•:'' /';/:■• Mbuntain':King/.;S/{0,; : ; 0 ■■/".—. {: V4-'i ; vo^4':7{v{//•:.-:/: $M 'Big:{Biyeri.iiJ{{*:..i^i^r:)Wj'^.H : :'6/;.'{■;; KS : §;;^K|||; : ;;:-A:M.p3ic^ :/'.'; /{'//'The'new;business {by'the/Australian'. v{i T .:i,:Mntual;Pfbrfdeht-.Society{in''loo3 | exceeded''the: :'■'''.■ •// /fivo/miiUbn /point, j and/ is ■'easily.: a /record 'for f'M :.v the: society.- -/In."eabh'., bf : '.th'e':past:five'years,the: -*.;.,:;, 6oeiety;{lva^ '//•';/{ compare' /the" figures;//'.::. \ //{// :C/i^;r-'.'.Tear;.sv'f>:S';;:i^ ]- : 3i739,3P^/}';/ :i:/:/"i.V'1905 ! .!v.;^ :; ::-{;/. : -;{':;;^":;^/; : '-^'^,075,51i. ; :/// i/; ; i{¥'-: ; "1906'^^;;^:';{ i ...•:.::-^;^^.v;:;■K/>.:'4,585i43G^ , 'fc'K'':'/>l9o7:i^;„;'/:; ; ;.;>»/;;. '/'^;;i;' ; /{S3;BSp,COO/;' : {; Si/S#l 908 ;?P-v'vr-'/KvSV^-^/v^ 040 ' 0^"';; : '/C !,'Tne"{past{:year traiiiacled'. /vV; ..'r.;\ui: the {.United Kingdom during' the last few-weeks {-:•'■'(//'ofsthe-year./but, even;if thisWelimin'ated,'the StOi.';':'.figures' are said ;tb7show/a/recbrd'fbr.:.l9oß:/.;ln v:;:/--',addition'/to the' i :r/'-:/.b'obked;',to theiamount . of, nearly- .£590,000;' as - {/S;/;vßg^n6t^o6,ooo,:in/1907;:/;^;/,::/S:{/^ :A:i//:J:TheCustbms/fevehue:'c6llebted:at-Wellingtbn' /://{: toS£?23:4s. -lOd;^/:./:»•{,./':;: fe';/' ./■/■{; ifor/the:^yeek.{'The',cbnsnmptive, : .demahd.-ke'eps; '. :/*i{,:{Bteady, ; {{//,.:?;;tributing: ag'ents/of :',theS'assb'cia'tio3i/?a~ri'd/will/ £■-;;& -//'Kaisin'/groiving is';tb!bb-'def" //{:/: yelbped*jin/{ South /Africa.i / "■{ '>.//;' : // / -:/{;:.'. { {(r;{//i'. ; A{ ; •andvniefchants'bf'. ■ /:/:/■■ Bbuth r Africa:-wis- held' sov!eraV : weeks' ago -'at {the'. /;•:;. .i'Agricvdturali/Ilepartine'nt,'' .}{;:*;r/puss;.^thel.position:;of: the:■ local"{ra'isih-grbwihg-; ■.:.;;,H/:iudußtry;,y.'arid{it ?, was'decided;,t6 hold/aV.rajsin , \,S'.V;Y-{Bhd{K£at£Wdrce'H .{,;;./..;.' shbw/j-iTas'{tp..fCdu,tdte.,thb':fa //////methods'; of'raisin-growingi'.,and /to v :stimulato: |;^^.v.:cohsump.tibn' i amoii^.th6'p{(!6pie , .'; It'was"p'iin(ed. .;:;//,! out'thatvtheiconsuiiiption/of; faisinsfin South' .:■;■- ,':''Africa/.isj.much':belqw{{ that/of:{Great'"Britain g;!:/.-:Ths:-; annual/"consumption {/in- Great': Britain that of '■:/{: ■':; South-sAfrica-vivas./only;*just: over/21b., ; /ev'eii V,T?cK6h'ing{';the:;latter' quantity : ' on {.the': Ptsiimp-' /;-{■./-;tiohl that.:the;hatives;.-were.all'nbh-co'nsu<ners.' a,::/:'*; The, :{:v-; .bussed, .:-,?is--fohargeSi^tfiev ; netv.^W^^VsMd , per; lb. .iii" ;Sbuth' iAfr'ica&'.They ■;%erti?i'Kow» ■:■}_ ■<, {/ever;-/ actually/ ■'/{{•/{raisins,: {:A11; they; had;.to ; :dp,yn;;thevopinibji. bt :.{{./:'.{one.: member,:of.¥thb:;;cbnfereiice,.STOSi'to':/sii'bw: W:- /that/they could-prbduceSifiarticle;equal'to/the {r{;,i/;iinported,:and{'there{')Vpuld'bb\a\.inarket,'V-- '■■ >v')/::i:j : Nuts ':■ show ".no; JbrdauS at ; 2v: 2s;;'3d.'t:soft'<6hell;'Bdi''Bar- ; ;,^{:';:{celbna/flld.-::.:::/:.;;:■/>::{:/{:/M:;;/:> ''>;;:0:-:;v/,:.'■;: ; : {V'-/-tArrowrbptf-I)oherty > sVFs/and:'l's;:Bjd;' to ; 4d.i ;:,■■;.;: per.;lb.-.; ■':V:':v-A'-, i ;{:fi':w.^-{//{{;-::v/ : /;/ i .'•/ 'S /'/' Bfue-rWiti \ : - excellent ! '>'lanndry'.' weather,'blue si/' 'Vis' meeting; with :bxcbllehl?demand;/:Sebkitt's, ; : ,;;'/;/ b . a S ■ Bid;,: square . "id.; /Colman's/and Keen's/. ,-square and: bag, :7W.;:Empire,':.6d.':: .::::■ ./S.\S : ::■:;..;. ..quotations, ■•;issued.;Deoembor>l9,'-,'are:—Premier //";; Btearine'and "five, 51d{;/ British", sperm : ''s{{', : :? ren P a sperm."-'Oniverßal::w , ax, Excelsior: paraf>l%.* fine;', Gd;; Apollo .sperm' and. Venus paraffinb, ::'',.;i-vß|d.;-;yenus.,coloured' fluted/.Gjd.; piano, bed- {■::'{-':{ {sorts,; packed in cardboard, .:;';:.-boxes,:,7}d.,-,,less/the /usual/.trade -.discou'its '■■ yy;V :,Prico's,;Londoii sperm,':l6oz. I :GJd.; :1402.,''61U '•' ;{:;.':.'BurmaV. 166z5:6|dV: /- : .'.-■ , -~{-..":■■.■••,'-'■*.' ■ : v";'.;.-■ 8'.d.';.,-Johnson's,:2.id.;{;Brown's;:3d.;'. Chicaeo -.:{^{-,{:Esd.,/;/;////.//.^;///«:; /'j':/:,/^..'/{'::■:'':''''{.;'; *■ - ■S^::?:/' Evaporated/ apricots;: apples," and "'peaches .Vc, ■'■ make from 71d: to.Bd. per- lb.- :• /:•?...... y- 1 "- •. '///\'/;/Canned/fruits are'meeting;-with-a-fair r,;:/. v maud/at: Bs;:Gd;to'l2s : .7.Gd.'per/do26n;.nccbraing' :;./,,; io":braiKl;ai)d:quahty.-': : .':,:;;:/';-,\:'::.:: -,-■.■ : ,'■: / : : ';■:'.Ginger preserved is ■ still meeting with a good ..J v/'vtnquiry^'lO'si.:,and/28's..sellihg/ at:-:7Jd{Vto 8d; ff>•■':.. iper-'lb;,:-;;!:'.:-:'.{ v V{ :v ; v ; :{, y '/i/'A /' : sar-' ■{; .v'./dihes./and mullet are.meetinj with:the demand •>;: : ;/ ( ;,iisiiftl{:at:;this.time bf;y.ear./::;;/{• ..^ ; :// ■:'.'■■'■' Wpod'sJ./Akaroa- :,://; ..fairvdemahdj/ahd/appears' to : ;bo,' giving satis- ://{-;• faction.: / ; /;-';vV': ; •-."■'A'.- iw-f.'- {;;.t:;'{ ;•-::.- ;,;:/'' ":*:-:'•■;';'' Salmon—According, to.{'the {London "Produce ;-..;.:.'■ ?, ; Markets'.- , -Be™w*f.. , 19 //the: posi- /{{ ; Alaska salmon /at Home", continued to /;:/{:/:{gain{ strength/week by./weck;;-for.{spot' stocks »'./; : .'. were..almost:;exhausted, ".'and 'shipments : close ,{.;:/:■ .at: hand {were '•{practically..sold,.'.';and/ would, on' :..:;:.: .arrival,! be.sdistributed;,:: Arrivals., of ..the. new ■':'{,;... pack in ; 'Sah;'Prancisco'''had: been ''delayed'-'longer {>.',.. than.: was'-at first expected;/..with./the/result //.. that .many, .of th^/Tossehi .would"reach/the

■United Kingdom-fully,a-nionth later,than was "anticipated. .It' was difficult to see,, therefore, ;ho,w'; a.vrise could:.be'; avoided :,in: the • interiui,:p'articulni;ly:as 'stocks .througliout the- cquntry Were., the,iSmallest known. " Eraser';' River • fish in. lib/flat tins".was-"in' better .request, and/as the:' pack: this season: : was, very light, an. "ad : vance';.was //practically { unavoidable; :: especially, i{-vthe Idemand,continued:'t6"improve on the .present-'scale,' which' itreasonably/ might be expected; to; d 0,., as: the best months- of; con- , sumption W'ero approaching.: The late- reduc'Kpn'Jn rra'ser Eiver :inilb'. tins had attracted and-moroiinterest' had .Keen ( showii in.this package for some months past,'for i^'was/the/orilyVtin of{fine salmon, thaticould. ~be, retailed .at; sd.i;at ; the same'.titno'showing "tho distributor ;a; good rate, 0f.,; profit;i', - /Mustards-Pair .'sales.'";. Cblmah's, 1 .. D.S.F., }'s, Is: sJdi'to 'ls?6d. '•'. i's,' Is. : 3Jd. /to Is; 4d.'; Dur.hairi;<:7lb: .'tins;" 7d.' to;7id. ,/;';: V<i ; / : '/ '-iJatch'es-fHaids,'3s.' Bd. to Bs.;'9d; a gross; 'penny: slide's;" Bs. 9d;/to^9s. 6d.; safeties, small 'fbreigh,-. 3s?, to :35... 3d'.j, .Bryant: and ; smalH;4s/6d.; large;.7s;{6d;:': .;::;• .;:;:';, ■?;:■.' : " : ;It': is vstated".that-jan ; arrangement has' now been come.to between two;large English manufacturing, firms': to.lay down .plants in' Sydney ,or'!Melbourne;. capable;of turning: put. all the ; ; : wood—required -in .tK£v.pqmmomVealtli. ,-;,.Th'e: existing., understand-. irigJj>TOti : :(fbroig^.. j: .man'ufacturers {relative, to 'bfirharkets 'is, it - appears, ;only/*-a<!'mat;Mr f'bf.' 'immediate'.trading convieni-' as/the Australian'factories .rjtp^^e/^esfaTjlishe'd'', l are;-able to cater tipnVi':'£ -The' plans, for. ; the^now/jl - tb';.:be.(h'ow,.in;'Sydhey, -^C6n3ensMV^lßWffighlrin i der,'-''ss;'i'j''Cdwßlip, .fe^^J§wis^;;Milkmhid.;;:6s.-'6d.<..to. Gs.'; lid. per :dbzen^feiyi'&ifti : 'V 'i%W}p;*^-p. v '/,:■,-;/;; 365/ per/dozen'; .Geaf.'s;asiorted, : !pbtted,'',4s.':6d.; .St;;Gebrge'si; : ,ss.'v«i/^< :''-•■ : -";' : :¥,.,./ / ■:' ■ :;Peel.^Lembn};.:.7's,;sd. : ,per■ lb'.'; orange,':sidi;' {citron; {ls.\. /M/' 1 /;:, . '/ //:, .'...v.': ">':.'■:■'■/ ■/- /; Pickles'.—Morton's.-hexagon 10s.. Gd., round :12s'./6d.;;per; dozen,- Captain White's '235.', 6d.| Ga'rton's'B/iP., : , i-pirit's' 105.6 d; , :; pints''; 18s.. 6d.;' pure/pickles,;,9s; Cd..':. ■',;.- ~'-":. -.;..-'':V:■: war'.tai-pn' Japanese 'rice' was're-, .cently remitted,.'and."the: first quotations .are r nOw:to\hand;v.-,1%8 samples, are superior to the : 'blended- the. :Cbramori- t and inconsequence o"f : Japan' rice being 'oft'e'red./at ,;.low,< prices!', they Australian '..rice: -dresse''rs,'have'had:-to''break their prices; ":.,: '/ :11b. :;boxes,"'sJd;'. to ; 53d.', ■51b'.-: packets.Sdf;to 5Jd.; New-Zealand; lib. boxes packets 37s'. .to :38s. ■/per.'CW,t.V: "'y~-.'!iri/;:\:\-):'\ '■■:> '■/,'■ '; .-v;,.,..--,'/"/ J\ ; 6d.j. pearl,; 15s:' 6d. r per :;CWt.Vv';S:y £<:::V'--;,:;':;/{/;■.; .■■>■'■: •_;':.:; ";./-" :':'/'.</' local'-'market;; is -Comparatively, short /of supplies,/ .owing '-'. to /the'.extraordinary, .dehiahd:{fbr .home./jam-making.-/.'The shortage .'isl'jqf ■ course,: temporal y,{as supplies are being 'drawn.'frdm/Australia."-•■'=':- ; '■'{;.'•-, •.■•'>' .: ,' . . v -, ~•.'

' Eed Hock, quarts,- 8s. 1 ; :.Chambion i( ;qua'rtß,'.:9s i ;iGd;; :fied:.Seal,- quarts; f4i ;,'/Midlandj/concentrated,' v.Boz.':bottles,;. 10s; ' i 6d.'vper.,dbzenj ( :'c.onceb..ti;ated, , sgal; ,oasks,'Bs. 6d, {per. ; gal]on;;pur'e;;mal.t,;2Bgal.'casks; 2s. 6d; per : ;gallon. {;,"; i'-{-/-i/\ •:,/■: ..'..■:■:.'/;■. :-,/' // ../- ,from .Colombo* show that {fan--{niriga-hiiv.B recently advanced 20 per cent. The ■c'rop.'Zprospects/are/'unfaroufable, owing, to. ad-:verse'.'clima"tic'-'conctitibns:: ■ ' : ~ '/'i.CKemic'als'.feTartarioacid.is worth, about Is., perlb/whplesalel:bfeam bf {Tartar, 95.per cent.; 'S^d;';'' 99/pe'r.:'cent,". 9i'l;;, soda crystals, £5 : 10s: ;'■'' -bicarbohate'/of soda, the: market: is 'weaker, the" ;iep'ding;';manufact.urers{-; having {reduced their {prices., "The'/curreht'qubtation is ,;ElO 10s;; camphpr';'the market i3'very/weak'at{2s'.'.Gd,'.to.2s, 9d.';,calcmm':'carbide:is:quoted:at iBl5 tb" : Jßl6,' ■biuestone.^32,los.,'{whiting,iSi-lSs.'// ■ ;'g ; :. : STREET. A : ;{/; "'■ j^JJrsshjrl'ruits.—Supplies were {quite .equal to: past •■ week,: ana ■'.. there 'was'ino'alteration/in'the value;"of'stone fruits. 'Bariahasr,;larjjb'/qurintities' are"now' available, 'a'hd.i'p'nces/are'v.'excee'diugly low.'; .'.Grape's: are ■rio,w;.,cbmin'g,ipr,war.d':very{' freely ■yby- "every Aiis'tralian/steainer7,{ahd >nrices i.farige from-' Gd.: to;. '.83;,''-according to quality;.;'; A. - large/percentage' •of'thb Consignments; is reaching: this market in \bad:condition.'.c-/Mbssiha'.lerpbns:.ln.spite' of the'., earthquake, 1 ,; supplies are coming forward. 'regularly; prices, however, ore much higher 'than',', at: this: time/last: year. "■ Tomatoes- are. now in abundance, and the pijicehas fallen,fully. 50 per. oent,.This should stimulate consumption, ..and./.lead" to "a /big -'demand for. condiment .making;;/. ;/{/'■'-:/::':,:,■■;. ;■:■■;/{':/:.., :.-•'■',- / Yegetables.-^The.;prices, ruling, now scarcely; coyer:.;,the'■ transport, charges,' and the market gardeners,{are; -m cansequfince, having,.a bad {time.. As low as Gd.has had;to' be accepted for, half-'a:sack:of Prench beans, in'order'to. clear.the auctibii: rooms of stock.',-,.: ::.Dair.y> /Produce.-—Butter: pastry butter- in ,:bulk is in excellent: demand ;: A; fair business is ' doing ,iri'. cheese, but .'without: any alteration in price.-'/ Preah'eggs: supplies are not quite equal to ,requirements,: and■':• prices, are firm. . / A large iriumber .{of consignments' show, an/ excess of stale:eggs, -'.Bacon,: sides',; 7Jd.;. hams, ,7Jd.; rblls;-;:;8d,: There, is an increased demand for hams and'bacon. Poultry: supplies have' increased;: ;imd-"are now./"in excess'- of demand.' -Very .low./prices-ore now 'ruling, {{ Apiary;"Products.--Honey, :nieets.'..with: a restricted demand, the current quotation is 4d.' {per:lb. for GOlb...tins, but sales,,are difficult to. effect,;. Beeswax:,, supplies promise to' be L h'eavy; in' the:.coming season, and: prices are -likely, to'rule low., .... . . { v.; Grass, Seeds.—Oiving. to the. ■ high/price of cbeksfoot; farmers.aro concentrating on perennial '•'ryegrass/'and':-orders, are coming in freely/ Prices: are very;;much than they were {last{yearV; ■':'■ •/-/■.' \ .]-y~'' '.'■'■■■'.'■-' "'

' /// i 'FEIJIT; AND PRODUCE REPORT . '; The,following.report of yesterday's sales is supplied by Messrs/Griffiths and Co.;— Peaches, best desserts,, in lialf cases, Gs. to 75.; peaches, small, -do.; 35."6 d. to 45.; 'peaohesV stowing, do., 3s. 9d.;'to.4s.' 3d;,•'apricots, in 401b. cases, sound:. fruit,; -9s;; to; 10s. Gd.; nectarines,' half cases; ,4s. 3d.'to'4s,'9d.; jolumsj B.urbanks,,half

cnses, ss. to ss. 6d.; Ogons, 3s. 6(1."to 3s. M.; Diamond;-35.-6d.''to'4s./greengages, 6s. Cd. to 7s. 3d.; tomatoes, half-case, best quality, 2s. Gd..to 2s. 9d.; seconds,. Is. 6d. to 25.; apples, cooking, 4s. 9d. to ss. Gd.; dessert, small, well -coloured, 6s. 6d. busjiel>casSs;.large, choice, 7s. Gd.'to Bs. Gd. bushel .cases i-pearsj tiorgenells, in half cases, 4s„ 4s. 9d.j Williams's.B. Chretean,: half casesj ss. Gd., fis. Gd. Vegetables—French beans,: in half, sacks, Is. to. Is.: 6d.; - potatoes, best lines, 3s. 9d„ 4s.;'potatoes, inferior,' Is. Gd, to:2s. Gd.; marrows, in full sacks, Is. to 25.; swedes, in.half sacks, 2s/; table carrots, tnll sacks, without tops, 25.6 d., 35.; parsnips, in lull sacks,, without tops, 2s. 6d., 35.; cucumbers,' in half cases, best, '2s„ 2s. Gdi; second S s h ls ;, 6d ' ; ls - 9<1.; lettuce,, in-banana cases, Od.; cabbago, in full sacks, Bd. to Is.; cauliflowers,', in full sacks, Is. to 25.; pumpkins, i" *'•"'.sacks, ,2s. The demand .for allkinds of 1 nut at tho ; prices quoted • is .Very good, ■but vegetables are very dull ond scarcely any' de--mand. Buyers are directing all their attention at present to fruit;

;;. THE,METAL- MARKETS.!- ... ■ |BY TEt.BGUil'n— riIESS ASSOCIATION—COPTniOHI!) -:;'_■":'...:'■■ .■■■'.-■ London, February-9. : -Copper-On spot, 6s. 3d.; threeonontlis, i 59-55.; electrolytic, i£G2 per, ton. -"! ■ ■ „,Vn-On.spot, 17s. -Gd.; three' months, per' ton. : ■iLea<l-^l2-:l?s.;-Cd.'p'er'ton i " Silver, 24d; per ounce standard. .; .:':..:'.:' ■■":'■': "WHEAT./,:: ■/,;■'.- (nr TRt.BqtiArn—ritEs? association—coptrioiit.) -~.:,.. .London, February' 9.'.','-' m cj ™ wheat cargdes have been: sold' at o7s. 6d. to 3Ss. per quarter. -: WELLINGTON MARKET EEPOET. ; , Laery and Co., Ltd., Wellington, report wholesale prices ruling, on .the market:—Wheat, fowl, ss. to ss. 3d., broken.4s. 3d. to 4s. 6d.; ?ni s '''??•'- ls, - to 2s. 6d;,•'seed oats 2s. 9d. to 25.: 10d., Algerianseedoats 2s; Gd; to 2s. 9d.;'niaize; : ss. .2d. to ss. 4d.; crushed'malt, Bs.- 9d.; fowl ..barley, 3s. to 3s; 3d.'; horse beans„4s. Bd., all at' per bushel; ricemcal,. £5 ss.' to £b 155.; flour; ,N.Z.,.£U Ids., AustraliairbElO 10s. to .£10.155'.;. bran, 10s.. to £5. 155.; pearl barley, J£l9 10s.; peas, partridge-4s. 9d.,.pru'ssian blue ;65., fowl.peas:4s. : 3d.','-split^lß,los.-j bonedust, £&; superphosphates, .£5.,t0 £5 55.; guano, £4 10s.; chaff '(oatensheaf), 15s to : £i 10s.; oatmeal, ~£1.0:10s. to >£10 155.; new• potatoes,' ,£3 10s. to' M 10s.; onions, : .£7 to £7 10s.; molasses fodder, £5 10s. to ■£&; bacon, factory, sides 7Jd;, hariis 7Jd., rolls'Bd.; ; butter,' bulk, Sd. Poultry, liens, ■3s."to 35.. Gd.; ducks, ss. ,to 65.; turkeys, ■ gobblers lis. to ,125., hens 9s. to 10s. . Cauliflowers, 4s. to.Gs.; cabbages,.Gd; to' 2s. 6d. sack; fresh :eggs,:ls..3d.,to'ls.;4d. doz.'; cheese, 6d.. : t0-61d; per, lb., loaf 7d. perlb.;"~Akaroa cocksfoot, 1 9d.,farmers dressed s<l. to Gd.- per lb.;. ryegrass, 4s; to.'Ss..: Gd. per. bushel; Italian ryegrass, 3s. 6d. to-4s. bushel.' ■ ■■■

::% ' .■';:;.. LIVE 'STOCK: SAtES.' ;,■/./.:;/, i\ / Messrs'./ ;Dalgety :; ouriWanganui sale.yesterday ,3-100 : sheep were yarded, but no cattle'came/fofward. .'We>sold' 'everything..tut-.two, pens -of .lambs'-at- recent rates.:: Quotations:. 4-aii'd/<S-tboth';;wethers;;ios; 10d.,: lis. ,to'.lls. .6d..;..5,m'...c«e5>..95::.10d.-j,.mixed cu s, ,ss. t 9 f fe" 9d: ;'■; small -'woolly,' lambs; ' 65.; : cull lambs;/3s.\2d.:'c : :y/.:[ ;// -',■/, .-y.-jxy. ■ ;-;; Uessi's..JJalgety; and.:C o ;,: Limited,', report'iia'vI ing held their fortnightly sale at- their .-Master-' ton yards yesterday:'. {Bidding was -not 'so lirisk as .at previbus :sales; lowing to .the number: of. old-ewes offered;, «Sh«piand ,: cattle'cnme.'foi'1 -Jf™ ,well ; up.to-adyertised'numbeW,' : and prac-.tically-a total.:clearance was.effected:r Quota-' tions.:-2-tooth,:-iveth;ers;;,-95.-.,'ld. Jto'-lOsi'MOd.; :lnmbs, ■to •:&.,, Gd.; .fat , t rihd Jforward'.,ewes,; 10s. ! -n'/i I fallln ß--mouth:e'n-es (pooi-i'cbndition), -7s. 7d. {■Cattles, fat:.cows;.;.to"^*,- : lfls:';. !i i ". a i l . d - :2 ,y enr . 'steers to £2 .. 25.; {■ 2-year .heifers, to {^3; 18months 2J-year.steers, to .«2.135.- Gd.'; 3-year steers, .£3.'95..{.{ { {{.;, - ._;.,. ;. |:: •'■"''■ - : '; S iSSOCIiTIpST;) {" "' : aV+i' : i,r : :.9 !l^ s tchurch;i?ebr,uary'lo.': .At: the, Addington.lards. to-day therb was a : :laiily : lai'ge_.entry..of stock {and a good attebdance,. of thosa. interested -in • ■ stbre | sheep.. Fat cattle ,sbld. very./well/,store sheop | were...a shade. easier, /.while.' fat 'lambs were rather-firmer, ."sheep'.showed 'a-decline ? i. « pei ' J showed no change, but tho, demand ■ for {.stores ~was'{sbmewhat.v. . v. eaker than last, week.' There was a' good de.:m??,H!'fo,f,;thß' "otter; classes of store aud dairy xattt. lhere, was: a. heavy, yarding, of st'oro ...sheep, and a large attendance- of.buyers. ; The quality of ] the sheop was not quite so good as : but-'there,was a good demand,, though not so keen,. as of late. La'mbs ■ formed ■Jt; large ; 0 f■ Hie. entry, {and- they {chdnWed hands at prices that showed little maiYmk. iL V R a r e f Go ? d ' f"r"-nrd. lambs ?n- M2f % to ' 13 i- : "binary rbpe lambs, 10s. Od.. to 125.; and- culls, Bs. 9d. to. 10s. There •S. a i»i d c for ;«wes, :and{ theysoli Up' to 18s. 9d.■: forifpur, six, and'eight-tooths, anil ■ wethers sold: at prices' equal to,those of last ■ Week.".- v■ ■ ../■'''"•'•..''■'.-• '.-■'. : "- -■-■<■■-':

a;,. yarding :of/{43G7-. fat lambs.-of which' a/large '.proportion: was; of. second quality. -There was/good competitionall through, and while the. export buyers were sup.to ■ be: .oporating upon last week's basis ;ot values,; prices ..were rather firmer,'especially' There were .2575.taken, for.freezing. at 13s'. : Gd.' ! to 16s.' Id and pen at 175. : 3d., .445 bv, butcUprs -.at :13s. to .lGs.,:a, few-extra.: to .175.,'. 1043 by' : :' T °~ ?, av %;°f/fat ; .sheepwas larger! : than, last; week; and -proved to, bo .'Kv6nd;itho : refluirement,of'butchors;,{;The:{markeV''op4ed i at.aboutthepreviousiveek's rates,/but'thesaio'. ■became.'■dragging,- and prices "foil. away. aboW Is.:per head., w'ethers.'wore bought' for freezing, -The'range'of- pnees wethers,..l6s. Gd: to 18s.";7d;;' oth'efs,?/l4s:'™P Jt' o^"x/ W^^ Js ',".?, 16s '" :M - J'-tmediumV: . tattle-lhe .supply/pf/.beef: totalled only 222 head, the. bulk being'useful; sorts. There' was ™% I'fter. demand,; and a good clearance' was effected;,. Steers", made''S7. 10s:-to-V£9'..10s"'-; 155.. to,/fG{ 10s:; extra, to and 6(1. t0,225. Gd for,prime,.''.lßs./.Gd;'.to:2os:.:.for medium, ancUGs.'Gd;. to{nßs;. ; for ; cow',arid -:in'ferior:per ,1001b-.The. yarding:of {stbre-cattle was an unusually small pne, consisting-.pHn-cipally of, cows,.. the .balance being madj up\ of a few. lines .of, nice 'steers and heit'ors. : For the". be,st descriptions of and. heifors"- there was a good'domand/'but" for those'"'bf-indif-:ferent i quality was \veak.'/]?ifteen to eighteen-mOnths' sorts realised: i2::4s.';"twoyear steers, £3 ,55.; two-year, heifers, -'-Si 125.; .three-ye^rsteers,,4G;ss;:three-year ; 'heifers,'. US. to,i3 lis. Gd.; and,dry cows, 20s! to'£3los. Only. a : small ;: :number..'.pf-{dairy..- 'cows were yarded and for the;.better sbrts: tliere' Was a keen demand,- prices {.ranging:-from//£3/l0s: ; to -.£9, .according, to "quality.', ' ./;::;//' l {: ';'« ,Pigs-The '. yarding ;waa\.a medium'-'one,'; and .for fats .■thpre. was,{a .good, demand -at,,prices .on a par with,those.-ruling;at, recciit/sales,-but stores .showed, an-easingvtendencyiv/ChoppeVs real l 555; to and smaller;, 48s';..'.to° 545.;./'e'qual: ; .tb -4Jd." to,sd. per lb. .Larger porkers'made 425/ to 47s and,smaller,'. 345,. to' 405.,. equal ,to Gd, per lb Largo stores l 'made'3ss. r :-t0"385.-Gd.,:smalier.2Bs' ,to 345., ;and;weaners 14s. to 19s. .■'..: -:-'.•-;.

■ ■■):. ■■ -.BURN, SIDE STOCK REPORT. -- • : ..;'• .:■■};/■■ (BY .TEMGRAPH—MESS ASSOCIATION.)' V ■ ".''' •• on ' is '■■' : '-j ; ''■■'■•'. .^M^'m, February 10. " . J-"". .Bumsido: weekly.: stock market report is as f0110w5:—..... ■■".,/. .. ; - , :'■: Sheep-2345;[ ; yarded-a i' largo.-: yarding--; of medium ..quality.! Prices for wethers were easier by 15.,t0 Is.- Gdv, and for ewes -by 2s. to '3s. per head. ■....Best., wethers,. 15s. .6d. to 17s'6d :i--medium, \ 135.-Gd.,to 14s. 6d.;,inferior,-,125: to 135.;-best.ewes, lis. to -12s';'-.9d. j extra', Us 6d • .medium,Bs:6d..,to.9s.'3d:;.inferior,Cs. ' _'Lambs-GOO, yarded-a medium yarding. Prices at-the commencement were very Arm, but towards -the .end' of, the. sale. were' equal to last week.s rates. Best lambs; 13s. Gd. to 15s ■ m 5? 1 . , 1 m, ''1 2 ? ; t0 ' I ¥' s inferior, 9s. to 10s.' 3d. \ yarded-a small' yarding composed principally of medium quality.'steers arid heifers. ~ 'Owing, to' the' small' entry prices showed an advanco of .about 10s. -per head Best bullocks, .£8 155.. to medium, -JJ7 10s' ,tb £& 55..; best heifers, up/to ,£G. :'. . Pigs—los yarded—a fair yarding. Prices all round were: much the same as those ruling last week. Suckers, 13s. to 165.;. slips;' 17s. to 195.; stores, 235. to 265.; .porkers, 355. to 38s. ; light baconors,-40s, to'4ss.;"'heavy,' 535; to 60s. i' r STOCK EXCHANGE.;'.. J TKLEOItAI'It—riIKSS :'. ''-!',.'. ■'■'■• .'V',,' .'■'• ■'■'"-''v-'-'Duncdin, February aO. The \following . Stock ■ Exchange " sale is'/reported:—Mystery Plat; 355. ■'. '..'.• -; 'DUNEDIN GRAIN MARKET'' ;: ;; (BY- TKLEllUAl'll—rinsss ASSOCIATION.) .' ' „:., : ?' ' ■."■■Ounediri; FebrunrylO. ■ Owing to absence of outside demand, the -oat market' is dull,, and; only prime sorts arojin request, mostly for feed .purposes.: New oats areoofn f the- market in! Canterbury, and sales have taken place at Is..Gd. to; Is. 7d., f.o.b.s.i. Christchurch local, prices arei/Primo milling Is. 6d. to Is. 6Sd.; good feed, Is. Gd,; medium. Is." 4d. to Is. 3d,'.Wheat—Millers are, buying from north, latest sales .being reported at 45...t0' 4s. 2d.-on. trucks .in'.North Canterbury for immediate delivery. Tor delivery in two or three weeks 35. : 9<h to 3s. iOd. is asked. Fowl wheat is very scarce, and good lots arc worth 4s. 6d. to'ds. 7d.; medium and broken, is, ta 4a. 3d.

■:'.'■ RISE IN THE PRICE OP PLOUR.\ (BY. TKLECILAFJI—I'IIISSS ASSOCIATION—COrYIIIGIIT.) (Rec. February 10, 9.15: p.m.): '. . : Sydney, Pobrunry 10. . Tho Millers'. Association has raised the price .of flour by 10s. a ton. Best city brands arc new £10. ' - ■■'■:■■: .-' ■;• r -'• ■:.:'.