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North Otago Times, 2 August 1910, Page 4

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♦ —- SALE OP STUD STOCK.

By. Electric Telegraph-Copyright.) Per Press Association.

Received August 1, at 1.10 p.m. Melbourne, August l. Further .sales of New Zealand draught islres are: - Messrs Walter and Agar's King Alexander, 375gii8. Mr Lawson's Harvester, 175gns. Mr Managau's Prince Royal, 75gns. Heather Jock, 170gns, Leeston Yot, 170gnB. Mr Gray's Royal Sovereign, 55gns, -Draught Mares.— Mr Miller's; Young Rose, 62Jgns. Mr Chrystal's Queen, :180gnfl. Lady Bancor of Longfield, 220ghs. Nelly, 75gns. Jesslo Hamilton, 77ig?s. ' Daisy, 117Jgns. .■.'.■■ Darling, {[Ogns. Mr Robertson's Lassie, 90gns, Minnie 82Jgns, Nell 80gns, Bessie Dal-, inmr l'/sgns, Flower 182JgnB, and Lassie II 72Jgns.. - Mr (lawn's Fancy. 70gns, unnamed maro 290gus, and two fillies 312* and 290 guineas respectively. Mr Managnn's Miss Cedric COgns, .Miss Glenzier 45gns,

Mr Ohristie'B Violet 70gns, 'Kate 52igns, Lily 130gns, and Rose 122J guineas.

Messrs Mitchell and O'Brien's Roy?.] Chiistie HOgns, Queen Mary 85gns, Dalrnuir's Fcncy COgns, Gipsy 80gns, Nellie Mackenzie 45gns, nnd two fillies at 40 and 25 guineas. • Messrs Walter and Agar's Violet, 325gns. ■ •■ Mr Abram's Lady Stewart, 115gns. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. Per Press Association.

Wellington, August 1. The following is the High Commissioner's report, dated London, • 30th July: The mutton market is weak, for although the supply is only moderate there is poor local demand. The average prices to-day aro: Canterbury 3-Jd, North Island'3l(l. The" lamb market is steady, with better demand, holders being less anxious to sell. Canterbury 4Jd, other than Canterbury 4Jd. Beef is in better .demand, and the market is firm, with a hardening tendency. Supplies of chilled beef, are Bmall, New Zealand hinds to-day being 3-ld, feres 2Jd. The butter market is quiet but steady, and the good demand continues for best quality, The supply of New Zealand is practically exhausted, and prospects for next season are encouraging. Dunish 114s, Siberian 100s.

The cheese market is steady with an improved demand. White 575, colored 555, Tho hemp market is dull and declining, and poor business has been done, New Zealand good fair on spot £24, fair grade £2llos. The wheat market is firmer, owing to tun wet season. Now Zealand long-berried on spot, ex granary, per quarter of 4961b5, brings 34s 6a, New Zealand short-berried 33s 6d.

The oats market is quiet. New Zealand short (sparrowbills), ex granary, on spot, per quarter of 3841bs 18a ; New Zealand Danis'a, ex granary, on spot, per quarter of 3201158,16s Cd, The beans market is quiet but steady, and New Zealand f.a.q. (new crop), per 504tbs, brings 355. The peas market is weaker, and large supplies are coming forward. New Zealand (Partridge) per 5041b5, brings 445; The cocksfoot seed market is depressed, buyers not being keen to do business. The average price of bright clean New Zealand, -weighing 171ns per bushel, on spot, 635. The wool market remains firm. DUNEDIN MARKETS,

Messrs Donald Reid and So. (Ltd.) report: We held our weekly auotion sale of grain and produce "at our stores on Monday. For prime cbafl and good sound lines of potatoes there was fair competition, but in other respects the Bale proved somewhat slack, and a proportion of the catalogue was passed in for private Bale. Values ruled as under; Oats.—No business of any importance has transpired during the week,. Shippers' limits do not allow any profit on prices asked by holders, They are therefore, content to buy only for actual orders. As tho quantity of cats in local stores Jb exceptionally light, and has yet to be drawn en for the season's seed supply, holders are not disposed to accept lower values. We quote: • Primo milling l'j 10|d to Is lid, good to best feed Is 9cl to Is 10Jd, Inferior to medium Is 7d to Is 8&d per bushel 'sicks extra). Wheat..--Last week's market opened firm at quotations, but the demand showed an immediate slackening . so far aa Tuscan and red wheat were concerned. For these there is still moderate inquiry, but for prime velvet the demand is well sustained, Fowl wheat is becoming more scarce, and has moved.off freely of late, Wo quote: Prime milling velvet 3s lid to 4s Id ' Tuscan etc., 3s Bd. to 3s 9d, medium 33 5d to 3s 6d, best whole fowl wheat 3s 2d to 3s 4d, medium 2s 10d to 3s Id, broken and damaged 2s 3d to 2i 9d per bushel (sacks extra), ~ '

Potntoes.-Consignments are light, but in tho aleence of shipping ordero prices show little change. Primo samples havo most enquiry, but small and inferior lots ore difficult to quit, We quote-: Pi foe table Up-to-Datea £6los'to £6 15s, medium to good £C to £6,7s Od, small and inferior £4 to £6 10a per ton (seeks included). Chaff -Heavy supplies havo como forward and prices to-day aro slightly cosier than those of last week.' The, demand is solely for primo quality medium and inferior samples being extremely difficult to quit, Straw chaff has fair inquiry, at quo-

tetiens "We quote Prime oatui sheal £3 10s to £3 15s, choice to C! 17s Gd, medium £2l7s 6d to £3 £7s 6d, straw chaff 37s 6rt to 47s 6d P"i lon (lags extra). Straw.-Wheaten 22s Gd to 255, oaten 32s Od to 35b pel ton (pressed) Tuinlpß-203 per ton (100-e, « tiuck).