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North Otago Times, Volume CVI, Issue 13984, 21 November 1917, Page 8

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/ 1 S r, V / 1 / Jj — : —;-♦-* ' ''HOME, MARKETS . t ,,;* !. (Per Press 'Association). WELLINGTON, November 19. The following Is'tho High Commis sion»r's market report, dated Londpn, 17fh, (Note: Quotations, unless other vise specified, nro'-avorago mark'et prices on spot);— Meat—Home killed beef is \eiy scaiec, with a largo proportion ot sec ond quality, which is selling at 12(1, Home killed mutton and Scotch lambs •no in fair supply nt 13d No frozen meat has been released dincg this week by order of tho Government. Of jVw Zealand mutton and lamb thero aie no supplies available ind nj quo tahons can be given Argentine mut ton ind lamb aie quoted at lljd, hit no supplies of beef are available, and theie aie no quotations Butter-—All descuptions of butter <iu \on seflice, and no offleiul quotations aie gnen with the ovptwu of I P.ins 2,)0s 8d and Dutch SfiOi. The Dannsh md Dutch shipments are small, and there is dissatisfaction on account of the minimum prices. (iieese is in small snpph Tnglwh ciiwldar is quoted at 142s ilnd all other of the minimum prices. Cocksfoot,—The market.is firm, but there is littlo doing. Good Danish is quoted nt £8 5s ex warehouse,. Wheat and Oats.—The" market is. quiet, and there is no' alteration in priij»3. '. WAIAHEKa STOCK SALE. There was not a very large sale nt ■the Waiareka Yards yesterday, only a smiill yarding of sheep being ■ offered, though cattle, came forward in fair numbers. The few pens of sheep brought good prices, while the cattle also changed bauds quickly. Tho following are the sales:— Fat Sheep. North Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association sold; Account G, Dovey Kattroo Hill), 13 ewes at Ills 3d, 8 ewe's nt lis 6d; account Boss Bros. (Herbert), 2 lambs at 23s 9d, 1 lamb at- 21s !ld; account George McDonald (Ngaparn), 30 wethers (shorn).at 34s 6d, 32 ewes (shorn) at 32s Gd. Store Sheep. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co. sold: Account G. Henry (Oamaru), 120 Owes with lambs at 245. Fat Cattle, North Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association sold: Account' Gommell's Trustees, 1 cow at £9 las. Bruce Christio and Co. sold; Account a i-lient, 1 cow at £lO 7s 6d. National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: Account 11. Anderson, 1 heifnr at £7l2s 6d; 1 cow at £7 ss. Store Cattle. North Otago Fnrmcrs'Co-operative Association sold: Account W. Olds, 1 bull at £slos, 1 cow at £7los; account A. Anderson, 1 yearling at £4 10s; account D. Henderson, 1 bull at £l4; account J, Gemmell, 4 yearlings at £4 10s, 1 bull at £5 17s 6d; account C. Chalmers, 1 bull at £6 15s; acount A. J. McLaughlan, 2' bulls at £7 ss. Dairy Cilttle. North Otago Farmers' Corporative Association sold: Account A. Clarke, 1 cow at £ll 12s Gd; account A.. J. Mclaughlan, 1 cow at £lO ss; account T. Gemmell, 1 cow at £7 1.0s; account McLaughlan,-l.co'w at £lO 12s Od, 1 cow at £9. Pigs. Bruce Christie and Co. sold: Account J. Diver (Ardgowan), 2 at £2 ss, 1 nt £2 Or (id; account W. Couper (Totnrn), 2 at 31s fid,-2 at 29s 6d, 3at 255, lat 21s lid, 1 at 245; account J* Ballontyne (Totara), 2 at 28s 3d, 2 at 26s 6d, 1 at 225; account a client,, 2 at 25s 6d; account Mrs-Sparkß (Ardgowan), 2 at £2. North Otago Farmers' Co-operative l 1 Association sold: Account W. Olds (Weston), 2 at 325, 6 at 31s; account AY. G. Scwcll, 3 at 335, 2 at 30s; account G. Odell (Enfield), 2 at 375, 2 at 31s, o at 27s lid, 3 at 275; account H. Sims, 2 at 395. V .