COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 441, 25 February 1909, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

, ■ Tim SHARE MARKET. . %< sa^®: -of'(National ilMnianca'i'at.ii'iSaii-was . ■ reported,, and'this was- all - the -business done ■ i'%;#?in';MycStinent ; 'rtopk6^;::Natipnal;Btmks,-buyers io, sellers Xs3i , Metropolitan Permauopt ; ;-Buildinf,- huyers •.Ji 12- cum -dividend; Wellinji-. 3®SS£sitbn)Txust^'and; Ipan,' 'sdtets,.'JS7'ss:; is) lis i G«ar Meat, .£1 paid, buyers £2 10s ; Meat lixport, wE2 12s. 6d. paid, sellers £3 Is. / : -.6d.; 'Manawatu Rails,; buyers-£2 -155.;-Welling-ton Woollen, ordinary, sellers <£3 Is Gd., Wcst- - -- v port-Stookton Coal,, sellers 9s. ; Leyland-OT3rien. 9d.;,N6w-.Zealand vPortc?'land■, Cement;■:buyers £1 • 135.. 9d.; Taranaki Petroleum, buyers Bs, sellers 9s 3d , Ward and Co. Brewery shaits, sellers JJS. ' THE MINING MARKET A sale of Talismans atf £2 6s was reported. / Waihis* were firm, mth buyers at -CO. Tho -i.- Tr v. markot displayed a dullitone. --The quotationswere as under i-- i £s d is d £sd Talisman ... . 259 266 260 WaiJu " .. 9 0 0 3 1 .6 i — Tairua Broken Hills \ — 018 — Tangiaro ... — 00 5 — Big River ~ ... 115 0' 118 0 — , THE WOOL MARKET. 1 ... " According to a cable message received by tho . J..' . Now Zealand;Loan'and ; Mercantile Agency' G0.,: i ßradf6m i ;tbps;:have- : adviinced!s-ld;vtp:'ia.':per; &Xf:lb.'*::Tlifs,is;veryrcHeering,jfor'it-indicates that iitVj^H^Kiohpfe^ns^hTnesday^JlarolijS, ; values'will;. Bhow improvement.-: - And it; 'is.. likely- .- that orossbred wool yiil'sec the best'of the advance ::;;-¥:-;si':fortmoat;'6f ' the^suppoct/iforttliis.'plass^fLWool;; ; operators^. v-y-:: -;' r-'A.furtheradyanee f! K|! W: ;b^{diff^nc6";tbv would .'s!ace\ >at rof-: the ' Sv'£'i;{i ! JiSSS Telieve; itlio. monetary pressure v J !?ojj.-V£\beingrfdt£;-'; ; CvV#v"^^^ . ' -Writing , of tho w00!... situation,.- a . cor-fAKS'-f- - respondent.' of Economist 1 ' QuondonVsays: "Never ; KSi;rfte; ; ' on ? v ' the : i^no"^npr<^^: v : -fV -mont- iiytiraaej' expeneuceaVbusinesa nien wero j convinced thiit the psychological mom/mt had ; ;May; ;and ;cleared ' the jmarkets; of; aUscheffpJ'wbol;: aridf : tops^.^nd^enti^iSvs'Kith' extensive ;bpe^ im p rayement' ;had';'sot"Vin l . dead these' : steadily \Voal "ftftered'at Syd- ' . '.noy' quantities eiiremely,; cheapjiwool.;^OWheif;,the .regular :l{j> ; Adelaidey Ta'stjitheir r a^ toSbe'as'i teen?as^eveV^'iuid;.^ Contin'ental'ihonsee K>;SV«sAreres ableY'to .-■ iseenre.'-thefcch'eapestr'wdolJjiola. M£kMi.,■ since' 1901. Nof : did .the advent, .bfj.payers.-. • • • - from th(v TT-S.A. - mak« uracil -. difference, .for they,, as ;usual, had .to buy to suit their tariff, and ? onljSthe v pli^?; 3vS i; ;;S the';; other iseotipns.Jpf. continued { their?'eitehsiy6 !^peratibris ! i W"; ! to: ; . : i •'. j-' standard." s '^"- ;^'CtistPnis.''.*,T6venuo"}' i 'COllected-;' 'at;'.";TVelling--ton amounted! to ;X4GI7 19s. ' '' ' IMPORT MARKETS. sS;i# i :.S ! isiTlie' orders-: -ooniing' • in ' pretty "frc«ly from-; tho ? country;; but-tho ? 5 , ! "Bit;:. y tbwn%nd : ißuburbaS : .trade'is,still-bn'.,a: ; barid-to-. gs^^f;:mbuthjl)Sis. : ;^here|atp^£^m &iiiSV^B'«i3.B|db r ; .to;, -idf: p e f it S Blue—Ecokitt'B. bag Bid , Equare 714.; Col- , man's and Keon s, square and bag, 7id , Em"New' Zealand ~Candle Com- - V.-- '. -' pauy's quotatiODS, ißsued:December 19, .are-.— 'feperm';Paraffined M.'s■•!A^H6}isperm ; >ftTitwyenuf. rM^^r;;Vp^affine,'l6id. ; ; ptitedv': 65dci; v ca ; 7id;;:^ }? Q . Z :'* : 6id , Burma, 16oz , 6jd ~ , Cornfioiir' is. and.! P, sid ,to Sjd j Jolmson'e; 2Jd. J-jßrown 6, 3d , '•'7 make frbm'7Jd.',io;Bd.:per'lb. i '.- .Canned- fruits are lair- de-;-;,.-'...i.-;. nand .'at- to '12s; ;H®^to^brand : !Mdfquffi©^^f^!;rtW,s^f!;^'i , :^ : • Dried Fruits.—Currants, finest provincials, 3d. jioleMefeAiali Cartons;;, 3 r6ulttnaiSß«ectod}sM.y;Ciio«se-!l i v.'.: -. ' 4d:, goiden'.ild. tti sld. per lb.; lib.. Cartas'4s:.; ■•: . 6d :per - dozen. -Dates, Dulk,: 2kl. per- lb,, CarSSSHa:/?®ton's;"fc<M^pei;;'dMen::vFiM;il2oz.jglov^boxM,- : 8s 6d per dozen Figs, 111b layers, i\i , 51b -.; naturals; 5d.-per.lb.: Seeded raisms are slis.ntly V.". . ' ;;-- 'lowor, fancv.' llb. -packets 45.; choice'33.-6d.- per' i . .■'- iV- dozfln.'.- Muscalbls,. Californian,. s's boxes Gd., •V : 10's 20's 4id<"per.lb.'; :Jlalaja;. s- at 19d. ifeOrij-S ■' meetmg-.witli; a :goo3' ■•Jliftfi'ri ; p^v^ifib.^HeiTiiigs«\^6alnioP»)loDSfer>:.sar-. % : -\VitH;tlieVdeniand. r' '.'•-.nsual at this-.'time';of .year. "- : .' - : Sardines.—Last, year - the . sunply - of French jv:';>;'A;^;iMrdineto'-^Ta3-;-ahout : ."tlie ■';smalleßt^ofi..recorQ. .','.'.'-V, . -'.. since the commeiicement pf.the industry, ow.ing - f aU^'of: tlie; 1907vpack;; -i":'..- ;; It ; folloiyed; 'tob;.' ! a season, and \;;-.':. :: : coiLSoqueritly: there was a ' great Scarcity of Kood fish'-for .'tinning,' and prices .wero exceedingly ilttvsSHufirm;!;'Sei?orte';reiSiy^d2^ "time;; edxjhb ~ idear that: last; ; 'al^ Itb ia ; :failure,;;but. ii -latest'! credited) iif ermiticin^;ori •' the^^subject 6tate'i''tKat':th'pugU''th.e':&hing> year tßsappbinting/,; much,/ ■resultsy were.-; ob--:i."•v:-~-f.;.;-::.'tainedHhan-in-the.previous; year;?,. In-taot, the; >: .' -'• - ; ' catch . was larger ;thaii;^tlviS'ttvp ; previous seai-- : ,' : yi;: :v ! ;- Bons;'a/good runJof fisli' -accoiint- .' -able for - the better/esults. . Prices; • howtver, factories, iffßf■iv, : Half tin's, overe very; scarce'.p^wingto . tne there ¥^S®wassa ; bfPffieyfishingvinJtheslatteiwpart;;6r-the ' ih -; size,'.'tho-'ifisfrTsometimos-. ranging in- size : :\.y ' ' from to.tffenty,tp. l tUe.quarteri : tojAh!s . i :.';'.;;;V;: : -circum6tance J : was;'tlio'-'caiiSQ of;-mueu--'-expen6Q :v: .to the ; packers, - who .' had :tb / 6ort :and tiirow out ; thoj.\-fislj. ; whicli''- were - too-.-largo -or too. ; ;*' Imports J 'ofs ; ' • ..: ••' .'. •.been : 'on a '.largo scale, and had'-fbiind ' ready f^:^;':/!'P&cliasers^;at'; ;full;;i)rices^(NOTweinai;.jsa^ iKS'iSriS Q-iiies ;V-were? 'coming rimof ''t Aaptt isfp%^t!^earis£L^Yfouhd\,ffillingsbuyers ; at; the attrac-.-.:.-K,:. tivo. prices which were,'.asked.-'..- __'. .. . >'rMustard.^ jaif Colm&n_B, i s Is 5Jd to Is 6d , i's Is 3id to Is 4d , Durham, 71b. tins, 7d to 7Jd. HA -;..;-.;'-.;. ;. : Matches.T-l'laicls) -3s. Bd. to 35..9 d. a gross; penny : elides/. 3s.' 19d.v to: 95.;"6d.i safeties, email, foreign,r3s;'tK3s^;3d.Vßi^nt'iidiMaj's;;iimaU 1 to: 6d.; largo 7s. Gd. --; v .-j •Jl .... Condensed MllkiT-Highlander; ss. j,Cowslip, 4s, -/vftfeM. ; i6Ktof:.te dozen. ' r ' " ' Gditojlls. fjQ£S;'&t6i;l'iS£s£\- toJjgiles>i 2 s,;{3ls. ■ 3is; . 365.-perrdozen; Gear's.assorted,:potted, 4s. Gd.. George's, j'ss^-t^T-- . Peel.—Lemon, 7|s,. 5d.., per lb.,- orange,' .sjd. .'• ; f -citrbii, Is. i>. ife;?-;Si-£.' -10s;'.. 6d.,;-rounc 6d per do/en, Captain White's 23s Gd ( Gaiton's HP,'-J pints 10s fid, pints 18s 6d ■ :.'puro ! picklt-s,"9f. Gd. vßice r Nb:v and; Ni.

Stnvclu—Colmatl's. jllly. boJces./.-Sjd. to 'Sjd., ';, . V '51b^ : pac)iets.'' [ <New ( : 'Zeal:ind, v lib; i; boxes, 335. to 535.' per cwt.;,slb. packets, ,375. to / Tapioca.—3cod, l'i?. '6d.-pei'. v Sugan—Ovnng.'partly to {the: belief ithat;; an: , ; con T , 'sumption for . i»m-irin!iing,. storekeepers are : r .-/C: . ■ ■ in Jargcr .lots tlKin iifiual. 'lA and .-No,- : 1, SG's, £16 15s i No 2r .CIG 55,; No. 3, Jjls<ss. per ton. 1 ' William -VCohrial^and^.Go.if-in^theiE'. • : 'report on;'the sugar market in'l3oß, show that . .Y'k-. . pricc-s.have fluctuated a 7 -gb6d:;dcal:diiritig:the' year,'owing to uncertainty as to'/the quantity ;^MW.; , S:? i i;of; bothvthe cane and beot crops. The - Cuban . :;;;.-; ;, '' :: j- : yipi(V,; at firfit eatimated nt'from. 1,100,000rt0. - • ; : "• , 1,200,000 tons, actually amounted ,to only 962,000. . ; at;ii; ; jbnt;;:including-iall ;otHer-;fields;v:the ;tqthl' : output lit 5,079,000-.tons,as against.'4,47s,ooo, tons. Beet forecasts have 1 , „ thi- supply 'of all sugaT will show Lfan; appreVv : Vi;ciablei :adyahce.'as'vcdmpared r withVthe previdus :- ;; : 'sGason;-; St6cks as.nt Ai]gtist3l;Tvere: 13,008,000. SoU ; 'l 4tohsV';as^cdnipafcdvwitlv:l2i73s,ooo;^ at.the ■'>?■^ ; ilidrrespbn'diiiK-/date;of. 1907.- / .Corisumption has: apparently decreEi3ed during >the- year, by- 435,000,. tone, but Amenr:m meltings, which. secrii to tinderstated'during-tho;snmmer;;hayo. been :increo6od:fr'om September.. to Decopibcruy •■'&s'}%■'£■;:6B,ooo •'■'■'timsj.vttndi>the:. : remaining 'deficiency;is; :\rdoubtless.-iliio,oin- Connal's. opinion,, in, ' , : , , gr«at,meaWure,ti).the',ri?'duction of invisiblesup- . plies, which are generally believed tis.have been. .' considerably drawn upon in August.--The'averr. age price, .of pbeet : in• 190S 'was 10s.. s|d,;- as ; .-' uprnTist- Or. - in 1907 and Bs. "id. in lsc-ti. ■

' ' Vinegar.— 'Midland, /Red Hook; .quarts, (Is.; Champion/: quarts;9s.", Gd.Red.'.Seal,". quarts, ';4s. ;;i: Midmhd, :boncentrated;:,B6z., bottles; 10s. ,6d.j;i)'er ; conCentrt»tedj..sgal,',casks, 85.',6 d.. |pDri;gallqn;Jpure..iiialt,;2Bgal; casks, Gd. per 'gallon. '•> ' : ./'/'•;/'.'W 1 ;';-//; v: . ■' Chemicals.—Cream of. tartar, 95 per cent.; 9d. -to'9Jd;, 99.per,,cent.:9jd. to; 10d.//tartaric- acid, Is. 3d; per lb.; soda Crystals,. JCS 10s. I bicarbonato of soda; : JSIO -10s,;: calcium, carbide," :to •£lG;>blueStohe, .£32 10s. ; whiting; £4 15s. / 'i,. . Turpentine.—Speculative manipulation during. ]1908; caused/the pricejof'ttirpentme to. fiiiotuate "■Wideband tho'/yenr olosed with/lower: prices ruling at Home than '■■ for;'several, years.*- past: • In; tho United States, there, had been considerable depression: through the conflict of .rival interests,. and. the boars ■' had had.,matters much /tMr r Stocks;had inc'raa6ed,/and :aa the demand had been'/interfe'red'.with'by..the prevalence', of high'prices the. trade had drifted into. serious 'depression,' the ; :market present, , ing Hit,' most unstable.; •, a ppearance.. " America n ' spirits at, the' beginning;, of. 1908, stood; at ;82s; 3d I ;to" 325.'-/ Gd.,' and /directly afterwards, '.owing -.to 'a;suddpn>ad frapid;advance in. Savannah,. roso Ba. i'l one iveok to 40s. From:tHifl /time/weak!.ness was/in' the,ascendant, and although pric&s advanced' to/ : 4Pp.,'4jd,;in.March, ; the' bears finall/ got tho upper hand, and-, in;; October the •'va'luejwas 'dnlr.Ms.Vln .1907, uptq' 52s;3d.Swas. tonoh'ed,: ; and the - remarkable'decline. \rhieh-,h'ad takßni'.plo.ce rsincid/'.theri v wis • : ■; due'.solely / ■ to ; /manipulation.iii _the'/United: Stttes. - Sucli had ;bceii thd/depressidn/.that' prices .had/fallen;.be-;l6w;the-.;cbst; of/production:- Later in the year therQ/Avasmoro steadiness for Americanspirits;, which closed at 295. per cwt..- ' /Tea:—Most, grades: have advanced from 35 to 38 penitent. to'Londonand/ Colombo;.' and cable 'advices from' ;Colombo a. few..'days; ago. stated ;that. the market , was sboiring. a strong.upward tendency. / : There, will, / of course', bo no increase in / the ' prices - of tho.., standard / brands • /on/ the j.'NeWSZMliiilfc^-markets,';' tho.iwholesale tea merchants pref?rring',to/face a cut in profits rather than disturb their trading /'.: arrangements. ; . .. ■.%..;.-V/:;' /■v/;?. V^. . 'Messrs.- Gow Wilson, and -Stanton,; in; their annualteavrep'ortj statd,thatthe average price, of , Indian, 'Ceyl'oiyt'Emd, Java'teas; fell during; 1903 below 1907,,thongh/wraaining, ;, well.; above'the/-standard: ofl9p(i;.-'The.i chief . cause, of; this was • the decline, in-; the quotation', ; fpr,;theicbmmbn/descriptions, especially/during. ■ tile' last'/s'ii/ months/ this, decline ■ being brought about; in turii -by the/heavy.'imports 'of very /inferior tea-from; China, a decided falling-off-in : ,re-dxports;,-particularly; to' Russiri,;'aii / estimated 1 " increase in tho-Indian crop, 1 and a decrease/in-,-popularv'. favour -of r.the'/ cheap canisterl';;./;Th'e .quality Java. Jeafi has. been again[''excellent,'t.but /tKat' bf/Indi'ah 1 has .been' inferior. r . Imports' of-' liidiaif; and • Ceylbri/ tea : to date/if or .;-;tl<e;!cnitent'/<e'a'aon'v.]iave'.'Deeii:./- I larßcr,':thahViii !; 1907, j but/ deliveries; havo/ been smaller,;; whilst, in /'stocks;, thire ;is a'; gain: of: about": 3i per cent. ! -''of- : -'PTer tflQplffipZs'&iZO?, -fr' i;>S:/ : FRUIT 4.ND PRODUCE REPORTS. bfr jMteWSyfs': market// as//followsPotatoes, : ./,45..;! .to: ..4s':v.'<iq. jsmall andinf erior,3s.to 3s. Cd. ; onions/local /grown Ss,'9d^,tb. : .4S,' American Gs!;;iciibbages,;'4d. : . ;.t«i9d.> sack,viiq/idemand ; J ,cauliflow6'rs, :Is. / sack §MSi:!4s;it6:s?l j.'beans; '9d. '.'tpilsV; Cd., in 401b., ags;;totnatpesi/'Lower3s.'to 35.2 d., mUrimproving;'- lettuce;;-2s; .Gd.':'to/'3s.'i banana caseß;'/plums;'flhqfce 3s. Bd.:to/45./3d.;/'ordinary. „2s.v'9d.' /cases, full-size cases Ss.-6d;to 10s;:Gd.; peaches, ohpicß;' , B!bertos";3i,M.:/tO'3sV Bd., Muirs : Bs..:'3d., =to/3s. i - / ' •'tannes. nono; offering; .pears, best/locals/ss. 9d.';- | to !65.-; 6d., ; ''Ordinary.; 45i;6d.,i6'.5'5.. Gd;y et:gs,''/ls.-. fGd^. i db^tf;'';fdw;l^,: Ss.ltd- 3s.;'.6di;.'pair j "ducks, 1 -:5a ■ iils;;, v.'Ci;/'-' 1 . ioi;lialf-sadksi" .< ducumbers^v,ls/r: : /3d. ; ;";to./'ls;;;.6d;/; : half-cas9s;'/iD; : ' banana cases 3s. 6d. : , to 4s. .•'.pumpkins, / ; 2s.' 9d. : ;' ~^.L ; 3sK. ; 1 2s.;' ?d;,- to - ,'beetrbotj'..'3's;'. per sack;/ ; c'elery;^;9.d;'-i{-t6i-lai"^dpieii'i':.msirrdVrsiT9dj v,t6>;ia.--. / 'Eack;igarlick;'3Jd. to 4d. ; pcr lb.-. ' ' . ;.- ' /soft^'fniitj'ajidfSgpod;;'apples;':fidthi 'cooking and '/ all : descrip- ■; 10s; per ton.'on"yestirday!s prices;;"' .•. : - ADDINGTON STOCK SALES' I i -i • tBI lILKQIIiPH—ritKBS ISSpCUTIOJT.J ' , Chl-isfchurch, February 24 thiero'/.'wera': .• 'again/gopdi entries/bf stock, : an^a/ikfg'e;attends ; . ;anqe.;;i./Pricrajf6r<fati; : cattle,i'stow;.sheep,/aiid : /fat/.lamßs;;W«r6/;illv;(;asi^r,/,--vFat:^ ' d'' further/- 6harj);iti£clm6://.in/;prices!: i JTat , : pigs i i sold '-lather bet- ; ter;T Sfea, fln<ssair®-;,edUle' sold /well.' / /-.; J..: °^.TKe,'stSi%' : 'Uw^^ens'-.'vere;-ae^:'Wcd^A&'' a.large entry;:a gdod./prdpprtion .being' co'nsigii-; .lhonts 'from -:i qtUside/z/Of./. Canterbury; and-. these indiffefont'/class. ' ..Tliera : ' ;was : .; 'a.; good ! clearance/;being/effdotM;/'but. prices, :were:bar6ly ' ■equal 'to'.those- obtained. the; previous week.' The strongth'. of.- the : demand S.w^'/ ; lioweyei-, ./shown' '.; ■Jtff-ythoVfaoti;:;tlbat ': firmer', at tho / ;'pathy:;.with-.;:thV th'e;\values;;of''fats;;/ / ; pne -,/of /sales;; of i: ewes;: was//df S,a draft iof -'fullimbuthed /.sheep ■' from, the Cash- : halfbreds, : 17s. ;10d.: Small two-tooths niade'.lss/ Sdiij-ind/twd.'/and.-four-tooth ewes; ,17s: ,sd.Me-dium-lambs -mr-dd .Us.- Cd. ..to 125.; forward /siorts,-'l&>i3dli.^';'.l^..,9d.'j'i.-ahd'-''lbw-conditi6irtd ; ; ■ 'andiftra^el-staine'd; :i ,9s.'rtp v'6d. ; /- //Forward; : . .w«tHers;..of. which there were some ; good lots ' • /olterrf,^ade';lßsil6d;Vto".lfe.;;ffdij\medram l -/-12s.'" : :tojloxfe^nditioiiodi}9s'; ;.tojllS.v,7d.'." There 'was an . entry ,of 5407 fat lambs, tho : . ;qii),ality,/./dn.itb"o;:wl;o!,e,;:b'emgjfexcelleht;/ ; : . .lato'biv'yere-well /well/'-.fin-/ f -'ished.ibnt' 'a/ fjiw; lots'-Lwduld; have .been; better/ , .have;/reduced; fffieir..^limits/:-.for-.; between ; ; SGlb.Vand/^Olb.'yithd^^^rates-over; all .'at' the; wd'rks. ■ *now. being-..up-; to 361b., 4Jd."; 361b. to. 421b., , ,''dyer : , 421b:.;:and'.'second/.(inality;; 4d.\pet;lb} In consequence of/the lower: basis of purchasers', values there was- a .decline in. ', 'prices,;UndVa/nnmber/of,/lots were/passed'-inj- '. the' j ;^TOrsi;de'cliiiing..\tdfaccept./ the reduction.- • .There. ':werd,s3o77..';.taken :i for -freezing, /at/''l3s.;.':"td 15fe7d;,' : :.SM:!beirtg^■.bntpK"ers^\:at-; : 13s. ;7d. 'to;i4s.; : ; Vlod:i'iand^^r£ttw.V^xtret'/.'t6^l7s.'t6dlv,-'&ndvl29l-- ; iref«i' ; / V "i/'s-M-V : :rt/"-'// ; '/[ / • ;The'^sWin'g:'of- J fat ; 'Sbeep,';-was:.;about': equal'to, , ' ewes ./ again-, k of;'the ; entry.; /.word' iraar' atv Uttle;. '/ ■■■>idoi% 7 -by';Mp'orteM l fjbutViey^ere.^ - tSe/'.w'brksr/v.'.The.'range/'of^./OT / '-liutci'er&',';lss:i'M'^yt6"\lte:-i'Si;|-ligKtei,.-^ ;to lsif:/prime;/ewe?|Vl2s. i : i extra,, i to.;-165.. j i'others,' 9s;'^'to/lis'.;/ 6d.merino''-wethers,-; .10s. 3d. to 10s. Cd. ' . • ; '/S'i ; /,/'.-/-: '/.' There . ; /ivere./271' fati;oattl6: entered,.: and - they,. !. -were;.mostly,.useful sorts;:.The:competition was - ridfc'so keen' as.last '/weeki and-there was/a/fall-' f. ,ing.-;dff. i in/ prices'.:from-.thp;' rise',/of.' last -.week:-: ;; Steers made ; ss. td. ,2s . f>d.; lieifers, ,C 5 :to 'jE9 and'''cbw's;;^4.-10s,/ I to'. '/ .tbV';23sJ l 21s;/ Gd. for; \ medium;',i7s!'to'lßs: ;6d. for cow and'inferior,. per lOOlb. -.: //:' ;/'.. /-'/:; . '/: ; : ,'/ • '■/ _■ ■/ ;/ ; ,/ /Ai 'avera'ge/yarding.of. veal calves..'sdld>at-/45.-. ;and ; quality,;'; ' .Theroiwasii/fair; yarding:of. stpre'.cattle,'in-, -eluding /lines"-frdm : the/ south. ■ ■', The '. demand showed'.ai^marked-/.improvement,•: and 1 a .good .clearance .'was effected. Fifteen to. Mghtien-'."boriths.-made/ 455. /.. tov 475;, Gd.; two-'Jfeor-Hfeert,'J^3'^.to': two-year.'/heifers,/ i- ■ gobd'/sorts; three-year steers;. ™ >=lls.; Vthreeryear// heifers,; : X 4 ;^s.; and dry , cows, 20s to wC3 10s ■' co'ws,\' tliere.f/was inedium • to : good ;- 'demand,' arid/they sold'at -63 15s. to ! 'lss.-,-, r '■ i'.Th'ere 'was a'medium: entfv;of/ fat /pigs,'and; .' ?tKej>J : soid /?at;/la»l; j^week's / prices, and a fair f' -yßrdinfe of/stores-showed a/slight improvement.; ,r Choppers ; :sold up; to '£4 ss. j iheavy"; baconers,. v' '55s.r.to' 70s. ;/ligbter, 48s; -to 545. .(equal, t'o. ; sd-/: per.'lbj) fiarge porkers.' 425.;,t0 '35sX to 40s;'/(equal'-:t'o' Gd. /per, lb.)/;,;large/.'s,toros,' » 355.Hp/425;-;-,mediumV.2Rs.' to 345..; good, weaners,, ". Zijs. to 205.;. and small, 12s'. Gd. to 15s. •. •

' 'BUENSIDE M4.KKDT.

' {B* : lELEOttini—ruKSi! "'ASSOCIATION.). : Dunedin, February 24. >lAt'Burnside td-day•,22o:'cattle Jwbro yarded,< a' i'ood ydrdiiig of fliedium'quality.-: ;Prices : were . 'asien- 'Best,"bullocks, £S. ss. to -JO. ss.;'extra,; to* Ifill;' ; inedium;VJ27 55.: torv67 :155.,' inferior, £5 10s..'to if! 6 10s.>hest.cows ana heifers, ,£5 ss. S6 :^;ss. ; medium, >£•! 10s. to wCS; inferior, 0:3 ss. to I' 3 15s. ; ■ :She^p:;. 1375' yarded. - . The -sale .opened with prices'', slightly - behind;, last week,' and .'later. .011 prices "droppeitl - Is. fid: 'per head; i 'Best wethers, : 16s.' to 17s. fid.; extra, up to lfls.i 3(1.; medium,' lia. : to' 15s.'; inferior, and light,ills.', to .l3s. 6d.:,best ewes,'- ,14s. to 155.; medium,. 12s. lei; 13s. j inferior, 9s to lis. , lambs:'"l2oo;yarded.- Lambs -sold: at easier, rates;:* freezing.buyers .not operating.,- 'There wasia-.bis yatdine. .-The best .prices .were, 17s. l extra, :';lss.i 'medium, ;10s. : 6d,;to: lis;: 6d.v'-. : - ■ Pigs v 30■; yarded. Only , a oouplo of pens of suckers audi the; same*, number of.stores 'were I forward..'Prices: were'. on,. a par with;; last I day's, sales... Suckers,' up to 16s. Cd.;, slips, up I to 20s.'; ■ fat - pigs', £2 10s. - . -. .. ■ ■ .; -.; ;. Messrs; iDalgety: and: Company, .Limited, report having held-their fortnightly, sale; at their' Mastertbn- yards yesterday, 'when..they offered; a good yarding .of sheep of all classes. There was a good attendance, and buyers were present from all parts of the district. For good ewes, : lambs, and wethers there, was a good inquiry,.

and all; Roods sorts met with a ready sale., Vo quote:—Forward..: two-tooth -wethers, 125.; r sßund-mouth' owes (low condition), 9s. Bd.;.f.m. owes/ 6s. 6d. to ,75.: two-tooth ewes,; 12s. 3u. •tbi 125." ■ 6d.-j f.f.m. owes, 12s. 6d; to 13s. ; ■ culllambs,. .65.. Bd. to*•.7s'.; : :two-tooth Shropshire: ram, 2} guineas; fat and forward cows, ,£3 175.;. a- team of eight working bullocks, .with yokes, dray, etc., .£53. .; v ;■ v •Messrs. Dalgety. and Co.. report;—At onr Wanganiii, sheep fair yesterday, -13,000 '-sheep were yarded. 'A. large proportion consisted; of i and ; 5-year.' ewes, . and ;the : ' prices realised must .be considered; satisfactory considering the quantity, of this class now offering: Good sorts •of young sheep' sold fairly :well, bnt' competition. all round was rather quiet, the prospect of a spell.; offine . weather : ,: probably affecting values,, We made a very, good clearance, however. . .. Quotations :--Fat ( ewes, : :los. 6d.; good, .Lincoln; 2-tooth; ewes, 145..' 2d.; medilm 2-tooth ewes, lis. od., 12s. Ba. to 12s. ?d.'; good 4 and 6-tooth, Lincoln ewes, ;12s. ;10d. to 14s. Bd.; good Lincoln, ewe .lambs, . lOs. -Sd.'; 4, 6, to f.f.m. . ewes, 10s. to 12s'.''6d.Vg6od 4 to 5-year «wes, Bs. 5d., 85.''7d., : .t6 '8s: 11a'., to' 10s. 6d.; f.f.m/.inferior, 4s. to 65..1 id.; cull ewes, Is. 6d. to Bs.; 4 and 6-tooth wethers,-10a.; good 2-tooth wethers,- 10s. !2ji'j ;2-tooth : 'E-omney. rams, ; 30s.'; Eomney - ram lambs;'?s. to 12i ;-Lincoln ram's, 40s. . 6d. ; Lin-, coin ram lambs, 7s. Gd .• ...

CHKISTCHUECH WOOL SALES. CUT TULBaUirn—TKEB3 issooiiTioa.l CHristchurch, February 24. ' The 1 fifth and finalof theicurrent: series;of wool sales was .held, yesterday, the. catalogues of.'the-sOTen firms ;tafeing :part in "tha sale ag- 1 . gregating U989 'bales. The comparatively, small offerings. were : largely, accounted for-by the' fact that,"the'.", satisfactory ' demand;; at .'the .eMlier. sales; induced. growers to sell,' the - passings - being unusually light,' and consequently, thentun- : ■bor .bf lines, reofiered was >ery few. l The buli of the: wool consisted of small lots, constituting -thb";wmding-up'.of.the .season's clips, much; of which.is of, indifferent; quality. The attendance, of .buyers .was somewhat smaller.than;.at; the , 6aies held ■ earlier invtheV season;,' and was: con-; fined .mainly- to .representatives' of ..local ;.fact6ries and follniongering, establishments. .' The ; bulk of.'.wool sold was. seoured.-;by local .and Bradford "buyers;.. Competition was fairly, brisk except ; for '.merino, ..which' : was neglected,";the greater part of ' this.- description being'., passed.; TtAing--quality into consideratiopV ''the';. prices obtained were' fairly, on a ;par-.with; those, rulin'giat;,the"; previous';sale.;;;:Following! was, the ranee ;o£ ' pricesMerino—Super,. BJd..' to -.9id'.'; medium-to goqd; 7Jd.; to' Bd.j inferior,'6ld. to 7d." Halfbred—Super, 9Jd. to. ;:;medium ■to good,' : '.7id.:i;te 9d..; inferior, '.'sd. »to 7d;; ■ Three-' quarter bred—Super, Bd. to" :81d.;; .medium .to Bqod, ; .' 63d.' to 73d.;; inferior,' 53d. to 6}d.; Cross-, bred—SuperV 7Jd.' to:8d.; medium 'to good, ;6d.. to • 7Jd.; inferior, 4j;d.. to sjd. . Long' wool— 'Medium;; to good, '6Jd..,Corriedale—Bd. to. IOJd. Scoured 10jd. . to. 14Jd: Pieces— 'Kferiio;'4-Jd; t0,,8d r .; hfifbred,. 2Jd. to'Bd.;, threequarter bred; 4}' d. > Locks —13d..;t0.-s|d. 3d.; t0,63d.p 4Jd.;'^-;v'. W-M: '> .THE METAL MARKETS. • (BT TKLMttiFH—rRESS ASSOCH riON--rorrKlOn.T.l, ■!.: .' ; - v London, February 23. i" Copper—On spot, .£56 lis.'3d.; three months, i! 59 69. 3d;; electrolytic,. .£59.' . : - . , .; Tin-r-On; 'ijjbt', ,£126 10s.; threij months, : 'il3o. Lead, J213- 10s.;. per. ton. ' v'-'.-V'

WHEAT. (nr. TELEOEAPH—PnESS AESOCTATION—COPIBIGHT.)

y--London, February 23. ;AußtraHan !,sVheat.—Cargoes.':'sold. at .' from 38s.'. 3d. to SSs. 71d. per/quarter. BANK SHAKES. ißi'TKLsamrn—rEEsa association—cortßiairr.) '■ London, February 23. .) ; .. •'. Buyers. " Sellers. 01 : '-Bant!,j : . v ; ;.; a... .£ s. d. viw.vi-, sV.;d. Australasia.::;.... 108 10 .;d; ! 109 10- 0 Union 62 0 0 1 ;;V-.-v' National ... 417 6 5 2 6 a.. New; Zealand • ... ■ 9 10 0- 10, 0 0 \- ;.,THE. PRICE oFFkitni. ... . (nr TKr,i!HiiArn—ruEss association—corißioni.) (Bee. February. 24; 9:45 p.m.) y •.. . Melbourne, February 24. The prico of flour has been advanced by ten. f-. Wi-A' tßi;TH.saiurn—fkbss association— corTitiatn) . (Rec.. February 24, 11.30 p.m.) .'A ;"'l It: •'■A...: • Sydney,' 'February 24: • a■■'The.iferice "of i to-ttibrrow. Ja, . ■!,' - : .•(BT TELEOKAPH—rkSSS \SSOCUTION.) ' . 'D.uhedin,'February 2-i. fjOat^p-No, new oats" Hate: y^t:,Keen'' offered *ou. tbis'miirket,' and :as 'shippers,decline to, buy for; little business is -passing;' Stocks/;bf. :old 'bats '.are",very.vlow.rbut .'are quite sufficient to : supply local demands.'. Prime milling,' Is. Gd.j gooaitp.ib'estjfeed, 15.',55d,;-.inferior to. imediurit I ,' Is.i 3d; I to'lsA&d. 1 ; j; J:"j" AA:AV*'- :. ; .there/is: little i business to': reSOTt !in:.MW.;sea3on's > .orops.,. ;.Consighmeats of, antef^ury'-wheat .'have 'beeC ooiriing - forward, but ;.being. threshed -in poor condition faro sait- . ftblti .only; for .fowl - feed,'-' The '.market has been barc oE goodwholo fowl vrheat/'and' tho : consignments have,: in most: cases, met; fortunate .sale''at;4s.jto 4s.' 3d. per bushel. ! Broltenahd damaged;sells smalXquantities:;at ) 3s., r :tb.. , 35. 1 9d.A.Pnnib'';milling' quality;' of fneif cr'opi for [delivery, afesliort;, date, is worth 3s.' 9d. to, 3s. ■ 10d;;-ex-.tricky orVatvic^lvsiiing.:':;;';,^?^^;.^^

|BT TEI/Eniurn—rilESS ASSOCIATION—COriRIOITT.), ; .. . . 24/.ll.3o''piin.) '. . . V SydneyVPobr'unry 2i. .. ' The VwMat.fniarket.'' : iS'' ; v 'exoitcd,;'' owing'', to hardening £ tendency; London.':There.;'are. and;'eVen ? ; 4s,v Bd!?.isV expected;: