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North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13940, 25 July 1917, Page 8

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Hlti'li COMMISSIONER'S REPORT, > Per Press Association ■WELLINGTON, July 23. The High Commissioner reported as follows on July 21. The quotations, unless otherwise specified, are the average market prices on spot:— Meat.—Home killed mutton and English lambs are in fair supply, ami in poor demand, at lower prices—Mid to 16d per pound, All descriptions' of frozen meat are in active demand owing to short supplies, New Zealand mutton, fljjd per lb; ewe mutton, Sid. Argentine mutton, Kid. New Zealand lamb, 10d.' Argentine lamb, Hd, New Zealand beef: No supplies are available. Argentine beef: Small supplies, Hinds. 'l33d; fores, 10|d. Butter—The following maximum prices have been'fixed: Salted butter during the next'two weeks: New Zealand, 200s; Australian, l!)Ss; Irish Creamery, ,l!)8s; Argentine, 1985,. Unsalted butter, 3s additional in each case. All kinds of butter are in small supply, and the market continues firm. Danish, 2135; New Zealand salted, 200s; psalted, no supplies available; Australian salted, 194s to 198s; Argentine and Irish Creamery salted, 198s; unsaltod, 201s.

CW'se.—No maximum prices have been v fixed, (Mutilated 'word here) ehee'se, white, 1325,., There are no official quotations.

Hemp.—The market in the Philippines continue? firm. The present prices are stimulating output. The receipts from July 1 to July 13 were 52,000 bales. The New Zealand hemp market continues firm, but there is little business doing owing to freight being very dillieult to obtain, Small supplies afloat are offered. High point, £O2; fair, £9l, Wheat.— I The market remains as last report. No, 2 Manitoba, northern, S2s Oil; No. 2 hard winter, Sfls; Australian, S3s.. Oats—The market is quiet, with a tendency in favour of buyers. Canadian, G.ls Gd; American, (12s; Plate, liOs lid. CIIRISTCIIPRCH GUAIX' AND PRO- ' DUC'E MARKETS, (Per Pits:; Association.) ' CIIHISTCIirJICIT, July 2-1.

There is no change to note in the grain market, business still being very limited. The potato market is weaker, Buyers are now offering only £2 ,15s at country stations. A few small orders are coming to hand from the north, but the prices that morclianP can obtain do not warrant their offering more than fhe figure quoted. There are only moderate quantities offering. WATAREKA STOCK SALE. There was a good attendance and a medium yarding of stock at the saleyards yesterday. The bulk of the offerings were cleared under good conditions at full market rates. All the stock forward was put under the hammer to local buyers. Thorp was also a good yarding of cattle for this time of the year. Following is an indication of ruling prices: Cull hoggets from las Gd to 28s Id for forward-conditioned wellgrown hoggets, A top price of o9s 3d was realised for a line of two-tooth

owes. Pat 'cat-tie at from£Glos to £ll, stores £4-12s to £G 'lus, dairy-'oaltlc, £ls to a top price of £ls. The sales made, were 'as I'ollqws: , Store Silcep, Dnlget'' and Co.—Account CI. Botting, pen wethers at 32s 2d, GO hoggets at 2S.s til; account, (J. Stefl'aus • (Weston), 120 hoggets-at 20s -9d; account a elien(, pen two-tooth ewes at- 30s sd, pen six and eight-tooth ewes at 345, pen f.m. ewes at 30s 2<J. ' Wright, Stephenson and Co.—Account J: Irving, pen f.in. owes at 2(is 4d; New Zealand Loan Co.—Account Geo, Henry, .197 wither hoggets at Ills'fid; account . Tlico. Russell,' 4G two-tooth crossbred ewes at 30s 0i1,'09 halfbrcil two, four, six, and eight-tooth ewes at .10s Id, 100 two, four, six, and eighttooth ewes (passed) Ms 2d, Pat Cattle, North Otago Farmers' Co-op,—Ac-count A, McLaughlin, 1 cow passed at £7l2s fid. Bruce Christie and Co.—Account Tlico. Russell, 2 cows at £0 10?, Dalgety and Co,—Account a client, pen cows at £ll, National Mortgage and Agency Co, sold: On account J. "Wilson (Kakanui), 1 cow at £8 12s (id. Stoic Cattle, North Otago Farmers' Co-op—Ac-count. ,T. Irving, l.'l head cattle at £4 12s, t bull at £l3 10s; account a client,. •S steers and heifers at £sl9s; account a client, 1 heifer at £7 2s Gd.

Dalgcty and Co.—Account E. Dineen, !) cows and heifers at Jfi 15s. • National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: On account Mrs L. Harnett, 1 dairy cow at £5 IDs; account J, McCabe. (Awamoa), 1 cow at £7los, 1 cow at £5. Dairy Cattle. North Oingo Farmers' Co-op. sold: On account F. Elder, 1 heifer at £!), 1 heifer at £7: account R. T. Oats (Kakanui), 1 cow at £l2 1,1s; account a client, 1 cow at .CO ss; account E. ('. Rawson (Wninreka), 1 dairy cow at £5 12s (id; account P. Mcflee (Ardgowan), I cow at 17s (id.

Bruce Christie and Co. so!/l: On account T. Portis (Anlgowan), 1 Jersey *-ow at £l.l (top price); account. A, Clark, 1 cow at £0 10s; account W. Roodall, 1 cow at £9 2s (id; account IX Wright (Oamani), 1 cow at £7 ss; account W. Morris (W'csion), 1 cow at £li; account W. Barnett (Kakanui), 1 Jersey cow at £2 12s (id; account 11. Thorhurn (Berber!), 1 cow at £4 12s (Id, .1 cow at £;1, 1 cow at £:' Ids. Pigs. North Otago Farmers' Co-op.—Ac-count a client, 2 pigs at ?>7s; account E. C. Uaw«ou, 2' pigs at "fis; account J. Dull', !> pigs at 2!>?, ?> at 21 s. New Zealand Loan Co.—Account J. Phillips (Richmond), -1 pigs at 50s, .1 at ■l7s (id. Bruce Christie and Co.—Account W. Coupcr (Totara), 2 pigs at 2'Gs Gd, 2 at 21s Gd.