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COMMERCIAL. . » , BURNSIDE STOCK SALE. » ; PEE UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. ! DUNBDIN, July 22. ! At Buniside to-day 155 fat cattle wen> yarded. Very tew prime quality bullocks were forward, the bulk of the yarding comprising medium to good bullocks and heifers. Competition was keen and prices showed an advance of 10s per head. Quotations are as follows : CATTLE. Rest bullocks to £l4 10s, extra to £ls 10s, medium to £ll 15s, light and unfinished 'to £9, prime heifers to £lO 10s, extra to £l4 IQ*, others £7 to £8 10s. Store Cattle.—Bulls to £9, cows to £6, vcalcrs to £4 2s, dairy c6ws to £7 10s, calves to £1 14s. ! SHEEP. Fat Sheep—Two thousand were penned, consisting chiefly of good quality wethers with a few pens of medium to good ewes. Freezing buyers were operatfreely, and taken all over prices were I about on a par with last week's rates. Quotations: Prime wethers 24s to 275, I extra to 335, medium to good 22s to 235, light and unfinished 20s 6d to 21s Od, prime, ewes to 255, extra to 265, medium to 20s, others 12s to 15s. Fat Lambs. —1053 were penned and late rates were maintained. Quotations : Prime lambs: to 21s, extra to 28s Od, medium to 18s 6d, unfinished to lGs. PIGS. The yarding of pigs was again small, onlly 58 fate and" 35 stores being forward. Uaconers sold well at Inst week's rates. 'Suckers and slips showed a slight advance. Baeoners .sold to £3 15s and suckers and to 275. ADDINCTON STOCK MARKET. PEE UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. OHRISTCH'IJIiOH, July 29. At Addingtoni to-day 'there were moderate entries of all 1 classes of: s'tock, especially of fat sheep. There was a fair attendance. Fat cattle soldi at late rates and the fat sheep market was firm. Pigs were rather dull of sale, but there was-no change in prices. Young Store ewes and ewe Troggets (especially the Latter) were in keen demand. The following prices were reafeed : SHEEP. Stores. —Good owe hoggets 20si to 21s 3d, fairly good 18s to 19s, small and inferior 17s to 17s 9d, best wether hoggets 17s Gd to 17s 9d, fairly good 10s to lfo 9d, very medium hoggets (including mixed line.?) 14s 3d to 15s 3d, two-tooth ewes 25s 3d, full lo failingmouth 1 ewes 16s lOd, average lines'of aged ewes losto 16s 2d, aged cull ewes (low condition) 9s 9d to lis, two and four,-tooth r wethers (inferior) •. 16s, four and ,wethers (medium) 18s Gd. Fat Sheej).—Extra 4 prime, wethers to 38s 6d,-prime wethers 235-to 295, others 19s to 22s Gd, ■jextj'a'.prime ewes to 24« 3d, prime jetties:2os to. 2ss lid. medium I.Bs to 19s 6d," a'ged 'ahd -light 13s'-9d'.ta 17s Gd, hoggets. 16s 3d to 20s. CATTLE. , ■ ■' Fat Cattle.—^Steers'£7.'to . £ll, extra wood to |£l7, : >h4ifep •■£s flQs: to'-!;£3- : lofc'. extra gpod heifers"to £ll» cows;£s 'to £ll 2s-Gd (price 'per 1001b 28sI to 32s Gd). .. ; ' Stores. —Eighteen months' ?£2 5s .to £3 ss, two-year heifers £4 2s, two-year steer's £6 IGs, two and a-half-year steers £B, three-year lieifers £6 10s, dry cows £2 to £5 10s. Dairy cows made from £3 to £9, and extra to £l§ 17s 6d. pips. Fat iPigs.—Choppers 70s to 120s. heavy baconers 67s to 720, ordinary liaeoners 55s to 60s (price per lb 5d to a|d), heavy porkers 45t> to 48s, ordinary porkers 38s to 42s (price per lbi 6d to GJd), large stores 4(h to 455, medium stores 32s to 38s, small stores 22s to 30s, weaners lO.s Gd for very small sorts to 18s for fairly good, sows in pig £5 10s to £6. LONDON WOOL SALES. BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COPTRIQHT. FEB UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION - LONDON, July 22. At tlie wool sales the following prices were realised for the fleece portions of the New Zealand clips named: Macwa, top 12Jd, average Hid; Kakuku, top 12d, averago 10fd; Lisman, top 12} d, average lljd; Opmu, top 13s, average 21id; St. Ronans, top 16d, average 125 d. Received Julv 23. 10.45 a.m. LONDON, July 22. The wool sales closed with strong competition for all sorts at the highest level of tho series. LONDON WHEAT MARKET. 81 ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH OOPTRIGHT. PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION LONDON, July 22. Wheat. —The market is firm with more inquiry. financial cablegrams. BT BLSOTRIO TELEGRAPH OOPTRIGHT PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION LONDON, July 21. To-day's closing quotations wore as follow:—• Bank of Australasia. —Buyers £124, sellers £I2G. National Bank of New Zealand.— Buyers £5 ss, sellers £5 10s. New Zeala.nd Loan and Mercantile Agency.—First mortgage £94, ordinary £96. LONDON TALLOW SALES. Received Julv 23, 9.15 a.m. LONDON, July 22. At the tallow sales 2061 casks were offered and 1752 sold. Prices were unchanged. LINSEED OIL AND TURPENTINE. Received Julv 23. 10.45 a.m. LONDON, July 22. L'nseed 0i1.—£25 2s Gd. Turpentine.—34s. INVERCARCILL STOCK AGENTS. LUMSDEN STOCK SALE. FRIDAY, JULY 24. FORMAL OPENING OF THE NEW CATTLE YARDS. TNVERCARGILL STOCK AGENTS will sell as under:— 50() S.M. EWES 4.00 4 -and 6-tooth WETHERS 200 0 and 8-tooth WETHERS 300 alK ' 8-too Hi EWES 1000 xp< ' ® ex LAMBS (Romuey 250 w^hcr lambs Head Mixed CATTLE /|Q 2 and 3-year STEERS and HEIFEK.fi f£o Head Mixed CATTLE LIGHT' REFRESHMENTS. O. W. H. STRETTELL, 567 Secretary. "CIOR Sensational Bargains in Men's and Boys' Clothing visit McGruer, Taylor and Co.'s Great Winter Sale. j SOMETHING NEW in Seagrass and :C5 r>i W i- Oh«ing at MmcGibbon'p, Qow l»®d E, flow.