AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13602, 22 November 1907, Page 3

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY. Previous day's ' closing gales. New Zealand Insurance— call, 80s 6d 4 0 6 Taupirt Coal— call, J9s 9d .." — Kauri Timber (con.)—2nd call, 9a 6d, 9* 5d ; 3rd call, 9s sd, 9s 4d ... ... 09 6 New Zealand Portland Cement— call, Bonanza—2nd call, 2d — Thames— lst, 2nd. and 3rd calls, Is 6d 0 17 Vtctoria-3rd call, Is 4d 0 17 Waiotahi—3rd call, 3s 4d ... ... ... — Woit-angi—3rd call, 3s ... ... ... — Champion (con.)—3rd call, 2« 7d ... 0 2 6 Crown-3rd call, 8s 4 d 0 8 4 Golden Belt—lst call, 3j»; 3rd call, 2s lid 0 3 0 Golden Croas-!-2nd call, 4d ; 3rd call. 4d, 4Jd ... — Karangnbake—3rd call, 9Jd 0 0 9 Koniata —3rd cnll, Is 7d ... .».-—.., New Waitekauri— call, 9Jd ... .'.. — Pride of Waihi—2nd call. 7sd ... ... — Taihoa— call, 4,} d — twirua Broken Hills—2nd call, 4s lOd ... 0 4 11 Talisman— call. 51«; 2nd call, 51s, Ms 6d; 3rd call, 51a 3d, 51s 6d, bis 9d, 52s 2 11 0 Waihi—lst call, £8 10* 9d; 3rd call. £8 lis, £8 11« bd, £8 12s, £8 lis 9d ... 810 6 Waihi Extonded--lst call, 5s 8d; 2nd call, £■ Bd, 5s 7d; 3rd call, 5s 7d, fa 8d ... ... .:. ... ... 0 5 5 Ngatiawa— call, Is lOd; 3rd call, Is 9d ... ... ... ... — : CLOSING QUOTATIONS. tier* Buyer*. . £ s. d. £ «. d. BANKSNew Zealand 10 0 0 9 16 0 National ... ... ... 5 10 6 5 8 6 INSURANCE— New Zealand 4 10 4 0 3 South Britlsu ... ... 512 6 -- • Standard — 12 0 FI.Vw.UAIrNatioual Mortgage and Agency 3 10 0 3 6 0 <> NJS". aod.J?ivcr ..., 1.10-3■ ••■.• 1 33 'COAL— • . ' ■ ' ■ "■'"-,. ■ Hikurangi : :.!" ... ... 018 0 017 3 . Nort. Coal. 10s paid ... 015 3 — . Taupiri Mines, Ltd. . ... 1 0 0 0 19 9 GAS— ,■■■■■■ Auckland ... 14 3 6 13 15 0 Giaborne ... 2 12 6 — New Plymouth ... — 3 0 0 SHIPPINONorthern, p_aid up ... 017 6 — Devonport Steam Ferrv- ... 1 13, 0 — TIMBERKauri, paid up ........ 17 0 — Kauri, contributing . ... 0 9 5 0 9 3 Leyland-O'Urien, Ltd. ... — 2 5 6 Mountain Rimu, Ltd, ... 1 4 0 — Parker-Lamb, Ltd ... — 15 0 WOOLLEN— Mosgiel ... — 218 6 MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Tramways, prof. 14 3 13 9 Auckland Tramways, ord. 14 6 13 8' D.S.C., Limited 0 5 8 0 5 5Grey and Menkes. Ltd. ... — 0 7 9 Hill and Plummer, Ltd... 110 — . H.M. Arcade Theatre Co., pref ... 116.100 Milne and' Choyce,.-pref. -— 1,3 6 Milne and Ohoyec, ord... 13 0 -— - N.Z. Portland Cement Co. 1 11 6 — :. Tonson Garlick Co., Ltd. 10 0 — Union Oil ... ... ... 10 6 A — Wiseman and Sous, pref. 017 9 0 17 0 . Wiseman and Sons. ord. 014 0 012 0 Wilson's Portland Cement Co., pref. 2 3 0 2 10 Wilson's Portland Cement Co., ord, ... ... 2 3 0 2 0 6 MINING— Bonanza, paid 0 0 7 0 0 4 Bonanza, con 0 0 24 0 0 2 Halcyon 0 0 6" 0 0 5 Kuranui ... ... 0 10 0 0 9 Kuranul-Caledonian ... 0 13 0 10, Magnet, con. 0 0 21 0 0 1 ' May Queen ... ... 01 3* 11 . May Queen Extended ... 0 0-5 — New ■ Monowai 0 0' 4 0 0 2 New Occidental 0 0 34 0 0 2£ New Saxon ... ... „. 0 11* 00 94 New Sylvia 0 010 0 0 9 Old Alburula 0 14 — Scandinavian 0 0 4) 0 0 3 Southern Queen 0 0 3 — Temple'. Bar 0 0 .'» • __. Thames 0 1' 7 0 16 Victoria 0 1 h ' 0 1. 4 Waiotahi 0 3 4 0 3 3 Woitangi • ... ... ... 0 3 I 0 3 0 Watchman ... 0 10 0 0 114 Mount Zer.hfui, con. ... 0 0 7 — Hauraki Freehold ..... 0 0 7 0 0 5 Kapowai, con. ... , ... 00 10 00 6 Old Ham-aid Gold Mines 0 18 0 16 Old Knpanga 0 0 3 South Kapauga ... „. 00 3 00 24 Champion, paid up ... 0 3 6 0 3 4 Champion, con., ... ... 02 8 '.027 Crown 0 8 6 0 8 4 Durbar 0 0 6 0 0 44 Golden Belt. 0 3 0 0 2 11* Golden Cross 0 0 44 0 0 4 Kirikiri. contributing ... 0 0 3* _ Karaugahake 0 0 10 0 0 91 Komata Reefs 0 17 016 Maoriland, paid ... ... 0 0 4 0 0 2 New Wnitekauri 0 0 10 0 0 94 Pride of Waihi 0 0 8 0 0 7 Rising Sun ... .„ 0 011 0 0 R Taihoa ... — o 0 34 Talma Broken Hills ... 04 10 0 *9" Tairua Triumph, con. ... 0 2 0 0 18 Talisman Consolidated ... 2 12 3 ? 11 9 Waihi ... ... 811 9 . 811 6 Waihi Beach ...... 0 0 9 0 0 fU Waihi Consolidated ... 0 1 11 0 18 Waihi Extended 0 s 5 10 0 5 8 Waihi Grand Junction ... 3 13 0 _ Ngatiawa 0 1 11 0 10 CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends New Bunker's Hill (in liquidation) — Now Waihi 0 3 6 Dec. 2 Mount Lyell Mining arid Rail- . way Company 0 2 0 Dec. 16 Calls Waihi Extended, October 18 .... 0 0 2 Now • Old Kapauga, October 14 ... 0 0 1 Now Golden Cross, November 6 ... 0 0 1 Nov. 22 New Uounatalari. October 14... 0 0 04 Nov. 23 Mount Keehun,' November 6 ... 0 0 2 Nov. 25 Ngatiawa, November 15 ... 0 0 1 Nov. 25 Taihoa, November 11 0 0 04. Nov. 23 New Waitcka'uri, November 16... 0 0 1 Nov. 29 New Sylvia, November '.7 ... 0 0 1 Nov. 29 Thames, November 11 ... ... 00 1 Dec. 4 Sunbeam, November 20 ... 0 0 1 Dec. 6 May Queen, November 12 ... 0 0 1 Dec. 9 Waihi Beach, November 14 ... 0 0 1 Dec. 16

MESSRS. ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS' REPORT. Horses: We had a full entry at the Haymarket on Friday last. Aged draught* sold at from £24 to £30; waggon.and express sorts, £25 10s to £32 ss; buggy horses and good hacks, £15 15s to £26 10s; light harness and ordinary hacks, £5 5s to £19 ponies, £510s to £10 10a; gig sorts, £3 to £8-sa; gig, pony, and harness, £26; light cart, £16. The Clevedo'n; yards wero. well filled with stock on Saturday. There .was a. large attendance and all sold freely. ' Young fat cows and heifers brought from." £s'to £6 7b; aged heavy cows, £4 to £4 17s 6d ; springer*, £3 to £5 ss; fresh empty cows, £2 9s to £3 6s; well-bred, nice-conditioned two to two .mid a-balf year steers, £3 Ids to £4 15s; yearling to 18 mouths, £2 6s to £3 ss; yearling heifers. £1 10s to £2 Is; strong calves, £1 7s to £1 13«; smaller, to £1 4s; three and four-year-old bulls, £4 to £5 ss. We held our monthly s3le at pokeno on Monday and had a full muster of cattle, which were disposed' of at ruling rates. Dairy cows sold at from £4 to £6; fat cows, £4 10s to £5 12s 6d : empty cows and' ueiler«, - £2 to £3 7s 6d; 18

mouths to two-vcar-old steers, £3 6«; mixed yearlings, £1 19b to £2 6s; calves, £1' 3s to £1 13s. - r At Paparata on Tuesday we held a clearance sale- of Mr XI. S. Caffyn's live stock, implements, and .furniture. There was a large attendance and everything 'sold well ,up to expectations. There was a large yarding of stock'of all classes at Runcimau on Wednesday, and, with the exception .of a few odd head, all changed hands at very 'satisfactory prices. Dairy cows and heifers, £5 15s .to. £7 10b for beet, others £3 10s to £5; , fat cows and heifers, £5 to £6 :6s; empty young cows, £2 12« 6d to £3.15«; four-year-old* bullocks, in forward condition, .£6 16s to £7 10s; threo to four-ycar-old«, -£5 17s 6d to £6 10s; two to three-year steers, £4 to £5 10s; vcarlinga, "to £3 10s; strong calves, to 40s. At Itemuera on Thursday" stock of all classes .were well represented. Dairy cattle were dull of sale, those near their profit selling to from :x,2.10s to £7, .according to age and quality; dry, £2'to £4; store cattle at late quotations. 'rat and young (valves were better worth and Bold from 2s to 375; 60 sold. There was a full muster of ~. fat .of choice quality; prices were similar to late quotations. Steers ranged in price . from £7 to £11 sa; cows,' £3 10s to £9 2s 6d; 304 sold. » Sheep came forward. in larger numbers than of.late' and sold freely throughout, wethers (shorn) selling- from 17s to -26s 3d, ewes 15s. to 21s: 1230 sold,. There was a good varding of Jambs of nice quality, which sold freely throughout. Best. 163 to 22s' 9d; smaller, 9s 6d to 13s; 430 •pit].' The pig pens were well filled and competition was keener. Small were from 9s to 16s ; porkers, ? to' 38s; baconcrs, ' to.: 545; 111 sold. Poultry, Is 4d to Is lid; 50 disposed of. , Hides, Skin\ Tallow, etc.: Hides—Ox, Sd to 9d: cow, ,4d.to 41d;- calf. 4Jd to bid; kip,-2d to ojd; horse, 4s to lis; damaged hides, to 4Sd; horsehair, ,1 ? 3d to Is sjd; tallow, 26s 9d; bones! 1 4.4 15e. ~, Sk-ns— butchers', to 7s Id; me-"' dium, to 5s 6d; small; to, 3s. Bd. • |

MESSRS. G. W. .BTNTNEY AND SONS' .'■'"•?; REPORT. At our weekly sale we submitted and cleared largo catalogues of hides, skins, tallow, etc. Hides: Market firm. Ox—Extra'stout. 6Jd to 74d; stout. 6d to bid ; medium. Sid to 53d ; light 4Jd to s£d; cow, best lines. 4jjd to 4Jd; good, 4id to 4£d ; stags', 3d to 3id; calfskins, bid to 53d; scored and sloppy, 3Jd to 4id; damaged hides, lid to 3d per lb; kip and yearling hides hard to quit-. Sheepskins: Market very firm. Extra large, to 8a 6d; large. 6« 6d to 7s 6d; medium. 5s 6d to 6s "5d ; small. 4s to 5s each Tallow: Best mixed to 27s 6d ; good, 25s to 26s 6d; medium, 25s to 24s 6d; inferior, 20s to 22s 6d per cwfc. ■ ■ - , Rough fat. ljd per lb. . Cowtalls, Is 8d per dozen. Bones, £4 15s per ton. FROZEN- MEAT MARKET. [BY TELEGBArH.— ASSOCIATION.] r Napier, Thursday. The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company's cablegram states that frozen meat prices are unchanged. . CHRISTCHURCH WOOL SALE. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.! Christchcrch, Thursday. The first annual wool sale of this season's series was held to-day, when catalogues comprising 5548 bales were submitted, as compared with 8549 bales at tho corresponding sale last year. Thero was an attendance of about 50 buyers, representing Home, foreign, and local interests. The wool this year is not. nearly so bright as last season's clip, but is much lighter in grease. The catalogues were madte up chiefly of email farmers' clips, with u few -larger ones. The salo was a null one, there being very little competition except for a. few of the best lots of halfbred and, a large proportion of ' the lots was passed in. As compared with tho last November ealo prices were from lid to 2Jd down, and in some . cases probably even more. The highest price recorded for half-bred was 13d, II bales of tho 2N clip reaching this liguje. KC'H halfbred . reached only 12Jd, as against 143 d last rear, and Cashmere half-bred was passed in at lid, being sold last year at 14jd. The following shows the range of prices as compared with tho corresponding sale of last year, the figures for which are given'in parentheses :—1906-07, merino (9d to lOid"), 9id to 10id;. super hall-bred (13d to 14Jdl, 12d to 13d; medium half-bred dUd to 12jd), lOd to Hid; inferior half-bred (9id to lOJd). 7£d to 93d: super threequarter-bred (12d to 133 d), lOd to IOJd ; medium threequarter-bred QOid to Hid), 81d to 93d; inferior threequarterbred (Bid to 101 d), 7d to Bd. Super crossbred (12d to 14d), lOd to lOJd; medium crossbred (10id to 113 d), B{d to 9}d; inferior crossbred (9d to lOd), 6id to Bd. Ijongwool (9d to 113 d), Bid to 9d. Best half-bred pieces (lOd. to, lid), •8d to 10Jd; second half-bred pieces (7id to 9jd), 5Jd to 7id. Crossbred pieces (7id to 9ld). 5d to 81d; locks (4£d to 6id), 3d to 6d. ■" '

CHRISTCHUROH PRODUCE MARKET?. [BT TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION.] CnniSTCHURCH, Thursday. Flour has decreased 30s per ton end is now £12 10s, against £14 previously. Bran is reduced from £5 15s to £4 15s, and pollard from £6 10a to £5 10s. DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. . [Br TELEGRAPH.—rRESS ASSOCIATION."} _ .'. Donedix, Thursday. On the Stock Exchange, to-day the following sale wa« reported :—New Zealand Drug (£2 paid), £2 iOs 6d. LONDON. By Telegraph.— Association.— Copyright. London, November 20. TALLOW. At the tallow sales 778 casks were offered and 596 sold. Mutton: Fine, 355; medium, 33e. Beef : Fine, 345; medium, .31s. WHEAT. The American visible supply of wheat is 62,521,000 bushels. NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE IN, ~'■ f LONDON. .-. iy/ri [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDS!.] London, October 11. ;VK-< WOOL. - ; '- ; '">• Welting with reference to the recent sale- of wool—the series which concluded on the 4th met. —the National Mortgage and Agency Co. note that the series occupied 10 sittings, with a daily average of 9570 bales, against 11,349 bales at the corresponding* scries of 1906. Competition throughout the auctions was of a most, animated description," proceeds the report, "the Continental firms in particular being most anxious to secure the finer descriptions of both greasy and scoured merinos, while Yorkshire and American houses accounted for Hie bigger-stapled, broaderhaired parcels. For the first day or two the choice waa somewhat poor, but subsequently many good flocks were brought forward, the new clip of Queensland being most in evidence. New Zealand description* were only fairly represented. Prices ruled steady throughout, with the tendency always inclining egainst the buyer, and both scoured and greasy may be. quoted at 10 to 15 per cent, higher than they were in July, this being particularly the case with all faulty, mediumpriced lots. Lambs were very scarce. Tho choice in greasy crossbreds was cot good, and nothing of extra merit was catalogued. With American buyers reduced to a minimum, the bulk of the offerings were taken by the Home trade, as Continental firms were only moderate operators. The best descriptions of fine grades were practically unrepresented, but the heavier-conditioned lots', of wiiich there were a. fair number, were about 10 per cent, dearer than in July. Medium grades, on the other hand, met a somewhat weak market, while in the coarse sorts the turn was sometimes against the buyer. Lambs were in great request, particularly on French buying, and showed often a 10 per cent, advance, glipes were in good supply, and sold with increasing competition as the sales progressed. Fine and medium grades, both sheep and lambs, were fully 5 per cent, up, but the coarser Leicester qualities did not appreciate to quite the same extent." Tho National Mortgage and Agency Co. sum up their report aa follows :—" To judge by the almost feverish anxiety shown at the moment by many houses to purchase tho raw material, it is evident that tho trade generally is very actively employed, and that supplies arc barely adequate With no possibility of remedying tho position fjem tho supply point of view for some two ot three months yet, and with every likelihood of a, continuance "of tho keen demand, there would seem to bo every Justification for looking for a maintenance of the present rates, high though they are." SKINS.

To the National Mortgage and Agency Co. I am Indebted for the following information regarding skins of various kinds :—At the series of sales of rabbit skins last held 3559 bales of New Zealand and Australian varieties were offered, 3137 being sold. Although extensive, the offerings wero not so large as'.hod* been expected, some considerable. quantities being held off the market. The collections, which Included few New Zealand imports, showed improvement in quality-, comprising a good proportion of incoming and fair season skins. There was a steady demand, and values generally favoured shippers. In tho small offering of 141 bales from New Zealand the better grades were not represented. Mixed season, incoming and - autumn skins partly sold at steady prices, while low season, milky, etc., were slightly dearer. Black and silvery were not available in quantity. Quotations are:- Fair to good season, Is 'Ad to Is 6id per lb; do. do., butcher. Is to Is 3Jd per lb; mixed qualities, 9-Jd to la 53d; per lb; common and low, 4d to Is; small and suckers, 5d to 9Jd; black and silver gray, 7d to la 9d per lb. Only one sale of hides has recently been held, when out of 3843 offered only 173 were cleared. There was a very limited market for" all imports, and values were quoted Jd to id per lb lower. Out of 823 sides of New Zealand and Australian leather 612 were sold at steady prices; firsts realised 11.1 to 12d, seconds lOsd to lid per lb, dressed sidea 15Jd per lb. Splits wero'not offered. Privately there has been a moderate demand, without change in values. There ha* been a good, demand for basils, and full values) have been obtained. At the last sales 5410 skins were offered and all were sold. Quota-' tions are: Best strained.skins, 19d to 29s per lb; fair to good, unstrained, 13d to 18id,per lb; seconds, lid to 13Jd per lb. , The weakness in the market "for pelt* has become mote marked,, and prices are quoted fully 10 per cent, lower than when the season opened, for both sheep and lambs. Even at this reduction stocks are tending to accumulate, and prices are rather irregular, with an intermittent demand. . Quotations for New Zealand pelts are.: Crossbrads, heavy firsts. 325.t0 42s per dozen; do. do., seconds, 24s to 325; do. do., medium substance, firsts. 28s" to 365; do. do. do., seconds, 20s to 26s per dozen ; merinos, firsts, 18s to 255; seconds. 14a to 18«", New Zealand lambs, firsts 21s to 26s per dozen,, seconds 16s to 19s. DAIRY PRODUCE. Writing tome to-day, Messrs! % Wed'dol and Co. «ay that the demand for Australian butter lias this week > been very ; good, especially for secondary quality, which hac risen about 6i per est. "' Choicest"" quality hae made an advance of.

, .■■ ' I ■■ ; ■ -■- 2s per cwt, but Sb -still 6s per cwfc below last year'* price. Supplies of New Zealand descriptions aro very small, and " choicest" is quoted at the same price as Australian, namely, 112s to 114s per cwt. Arrivals from Australia , for the: week total 1980 boxes, against : 13,828 for the > corresponding week of last year. '■■Shipments from Australia this week are 12,000' hose's in the Orient and 500 in the Afric. The butter markets on the Continent generally are stiffening, and the Danish official quotation has been raised two kroner.

.There lias been more buying.." in, cheese , this week, and the trade has apparently made up its mind that values shall not recede for soma time t'> come. Messrs. VVeddel state that the raising of the retail pice by the largo retail firms has caused the smaller j£«n to coiiic on the market. Values in Canuda and New Zealand are advancing m unison with English markets, and c.i.f. cables ask 65s for Canadian and 62s for New Zealand for the season's output of best factories. Messrs. Dalgety and Co. say that cheese, like butter, is in « very strong statistical position, there being a marked decrease in supplies, and a great proportion of the Canadian production is in the hands of -'bull" operators. Outputs of New Zealand cheese are being held for 61s to 63s e.i.f. for the season, and even at these 'prices buyers seem half inclined to go on. There can be no question that quotations are now at a very dangerous level, and when the time comes to unload the large supplies purchased in Canada a great deal will depend on the strength of holders being quite sufficient to control Hip situation. An exceptionally largo Home make is reported. With reference to butter, Messrs. Dalgety and Co write that an ill-advised attempt to raife unduly the price of Danish butter is turning the attention of buyers to that from New Zealand and Australia, and an advance mav take place, though should prices be forced too high tho demand may be seriously affected, as was the case last year. A favourable feature is the comparative absence of speculation, which should give more steadiness and removo the undesirable forced selling" which so ca*ilv demoralises markets. Die length of time for "which a high level of prices can bo maintained will depend cmeflv upon the colonial production. Imports of butter from Now Zealand during September (last month) were 2261cwt,- against lewt a year ago representing an increase for the month of 2260cwt!

NEW ZEALAND FLAX. In the last report received from the National Mortgage and Agency Co. it is mentioned that the market for New Zealand flax has been adversely influenced by. the decline iu the value of Manila of 30s per ton, making fullv £4 per ton from the previous highest point, The offerings from the Dominion have been small, and this has to some extent upheld prices, but nevertheless these show a reduction of 15s to 20s per ton. The sales amount to about 400 tons, partly from second hands. - NEW ZEALAND MEAT. Arrivals of New Zealand mutton are beginning to fall off, but the CO. and D. Co. mention that the importations to date, amounting to 1,680,915 carcases, still show an increase of 128,459 carcases over the figure* at the same date last year. The demand during the past month has certainly fallen below the requirements of the situation, and thy endeavours to increase the output have resulted in a steady downward tendency in prices. Canterbury brands have proved unusually slow of sale, and many buyers seem to have taken advantage of the margin in price in favour.of North Island descriptions. It hafl been found impossible to maintain the former wide margin between tho values of North Island -and: River Flato sheep. At these prices a . speculative demand lias been attracted, ' : but it is too early to say whether J the actual consumption will be increased. A very little genuine support, however, would givo the market. a distinct lift. fcwes are still very plentiful; and are moving e" vat 2 < d to.3d' per lb, according to weight. hupplies of frozen lambs are falling off. Hie importations from New laud to date amount, so tho C.C. and D. Co. record, to 2,691,722 carcases, showing the heavy increase of 339.113 carcases, and it is satisfactory-to be able to report that the. market has absorbed these aumbcrs without much difficulty, and with remarkable steadiness in quotations. The demand has been well maintained late in the year, and the general desire to reduce stocks has not been accompanied by any sacrifice in price. Light carcases con•ilV° J n « tl]e n!ost request, and there has been little difference in value between the prime and inferior brands of small weight. Very few new season's Australian lambs have arrived, and these art not offered on the market; the extreme values appear to be obout 4Jd per lb. Increased shipments of frozen beef from New Zealand and Australia continue to compensate for the shorter supply from South America. The total importation amounts to 1,265,782 quarters, showing an increase of 85,919 quarters. The cc! and D. Co. state that quotations have given way i"I lnpc laßt week ' and at one time beef proved difficult to move. At the close a better inquiry has arisen for forcquarter*, and the gap iu value between.forequarters and hindquarters haa been' dumnißlied by movements in both 1 directions. Supplies of rabbits duviag the past four weeks have been 135 619cwt from Australia, U.S from New Zealand, and 8916cwt from the Continent The C.C. and D. Co. mention that total importations to date, amount to 443,347cwt as against fri 377ewr. last year. In the last report issued by the National Mortgage and Agency Co it was mentioned that there had been a fairly SJw d f n,Bl,c for frozen rabbits, although somewhat adversely affected by ihc warm weather. bupplicß had been very heavy, and holders had continued to press sales at tho ' low prices current The inquiry »d been mostly for a large rabbit of about 12s per case, which could be retailed at 6d each skinned. New Zealand rabbits, for which higher prices wore demanded .had met a very slow market. Arrivals for the four weeks had been. 201 618 cases"!rom ■ Australia and 13,231' cases "from New Zealand.