WEEKLY MARKET REPORTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12425, 7 August 1902, Page 3

WEEKLY MARKET REPORTS.

THE AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, August 6. (Rccoival August C, at 10.21 a.m.) Wheat: Chick, prime, 4s 4d; milling, 4s Gd. Fiour, £9; Manitoban, £12 10s. Oats: Feeding, Tasmanitm and Algerian, 3s 2Jd; local, 3s ■id; New Zealand seeding, 8s Gd to~3s 7d. Barley: Cape, prime, 4s. Maize: Local, 4s lid to ss; Argentine, offering 50 ton lots, 4s 9d. Bpui, pollard, Is Cd. Peas: Prussian blue, 7s, Potatoes: 'I'asmanian, X'o 5s to £5 15s; local Early Rose, Browndl, £7 10s; New Zealand Dcrwcnts, i'-t 15s. Onions: Victorian, £5 to £7; New Zealand, £4 10s to £5 ss. Butter: ISew Ztfnland best. Is 4d to Is sd; secondary, Is 3£d. Cheese: New Zealand prime—loaf, 9d; large, BJd to BJ<l. Bacon, BSd to lOd. [Tlio above quotations are those ruling between merchant and.Tetailer, and do not represent the slightly lower values obtained by the recognised broker.] MELBOURNE, August G. Wheat, 4a 3d to 43 4d. Flour, io £3 10s. Oats, 2s lid to 3s Id. Flour, to £9 10s., Oats, 2s-lid to 3s Id. Maize, 4s 4d, Bran, pollard, Is 3d to Is Gd, Potatoes, to £5. Onions, £4 to £5 ss. ADELAIDE, August G. Wheat, 4s 3d offered, sellers holding for an advance. Flour, £9 to £9 ss. Oats: Algerian, 3s to 3s 3d; stout, 3s 3d to 3s Gd. Bran and pollard, Is (id.

THE ADDINCTON STOCK MARKET. (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, August 6. The Addington Grand National market brought forward heavy yardings of fat stock, and there were some very choice consignments. Fat Sheep.— 7900 yarded, mostly good to extra prime wethers and ewes. Local butcher and buyers for Sydney competed keenly for prime heavy sorts. A good number were taken for export at from 19s to 295. .Freezing buyers also competed keenly, and there was an improved market ior all classes except secondary ewes.' Primo heavy wethers, 22s to 30s; freezers, 16s to 21s; lighter, Hs Gd to 15s 9d; primo merino wethers, 17s to 19s 3d; good, 12s Gd to lGs; others, 8s 4d to lis (Sd; prime heavy ewes, 17? to 20s; good, 13s to lGs: others, 9s 4d to 12s Gd. Fat Lambs.—soo yarded, including some new season's lambs, which sold at. 13s to 20s; Inst season's, 12s to 15s 3d for good, and 9s Gd rj •lis for others. Store Sheep.—22oo yarded, mostly hoggets. There was a good sale. The only wethers (280) were sold at 13s Id; two-tooth ewes, 14s; a lino was withdrawn at lGs; hoggets, 8s 9d to 10s Gd; GOO passed at 8s 9d. Fat Cattle.—2o2 penned, including some splendid cattle. There were buyers for export to both London and Sydney, and there was a distinct rise. Prime beef, 27s to 30s per 1001b.; good, 22s Gd to 2Gs per 1001b;. others, 19s to 22s per 1001b. Show bullocks, £2-1; prime heavy-weights, £11 to £15 10s; good, £8 10s to £10; others, £7 17s Gd to £S as; prime, heifers, £8 10s to £10; others, £5 5s to £8; prime cows, £8 to £10 7s Gd; others, £5 2s Gd to £7. ' Pigs.—37l were offered. Baconers were slightly easier from 40s to 535, or -Id per lb; porkers, 25s to 355, or 4]d to <Ud per lb; good stores, lGs to 225; smaller, lis to 15s; suckers and weaners, 5s to 9s Sd.

■WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AXD PRODUCE . - KEI'OHT. Wednesday, August 0. Pat Cattle.—A moderate supply wps yarded — ramcly IG3. As regards quality, about twothirds of these were good bullocks, including a few pens o( heavy-weights. In spite of the fact that a large number of fat cattle have changed hands privately during the week, competition at Burnside is still good, and if there was any_ change in values to-day it, was ill favour oi sellers, and ox beef was worth from 27s Cd to 28s Gd per 1001b. Best heavy bullocks brought ill to £12155; medium bullooks, £9 5s to £10 17s Gd; light, £7 to £9 2s Od; best cows, £7 10s to £8 15s; medium, £5 to £7 7s Cd; others, £3 12s Od to £117s Gd.—Stronach Bios, and Morris yarded and sold: For Mr William Shand (Keith Hall, Allanton), light bullocks at £7 15s; Mr William Kirk (Mosgiel), cows at £G, £5 12s Oil, and £1 7s Gd. The. Fanners' Agency Company (Limited) yarded 22 head, and sold: For Mr William Kirkland (Elmgrove), 2 heifers ?.t £3 2s iiil, 1 do at £0 ss, 1 bullock at £7 ss, 1 heifer at £5 17s 6d, 2 heifers at- £G ss; Mr J. J affray (Otakia), 2 heifers at £1 15s; Mr A. Soilness (Otakia), 2 bullocks at £8 ss; Mr W. Kirk (East Taieri;, 2 cows at £0; Mr I'erniski (Momona), 3 bullocks at £9; Mr W. Lindsay (Allanton), 2 bullocks »t £8. The Xew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold: For Mr William Smith (Inverleith), 2 bullocks at £9 7s Gd; Mr William 3affray (Qtakia), G heifers at quotations.—Donald }{:id r.nd Co. (Limited) yarded 15, and sold: For Mr Walter Blackic (Glasgow Farm)jkl bullock at JED 2s Gd, G heifers at £G 7s Od to £1 7s Gd; Mr John Deans (Lee Stream), 1 bullock at £6 17s. lid, '!! lioifors at £5 10s; Mr William Kirk (East Taieri), 1 bullock at £3, 1 heifer at £5 12s Gd; Mr William Lindsay (Allanton), 2 heifers at £G 7s Gd.—Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 25 head as follows: — I'or Mr l'eter Mnirhead (Mill Bank),' 3 prime bullocks at £'10 17s 6tl; Mr "William Shaiul (Keith Hall), .1 bullocks at £10 ss, 2 heifers at £7; Mr "William Moynih'an (Strnth-Taieri), 2 steers (light), at £717s Od, G cows and heifers at up to £7 7s Od; Mr John Lindsay (Outram), 2 cows at £7 7s Cd and £U 17s Gtl; Mr William Lindsay (Allanton), 2 bullocks at £8 12s Cd; Mrs W. H. Reynolds, Mr.s Thomson, and Messrs W. Hamilton and E. Lavertv, 5 head at quotations.—Dalgety and Co. "(Limited) yarded 30 head,, and sold as follows:—For Messrs Ford Bros. (Allanton), 2 bullocks at £5; Mr Walter Bla-ckie (Glasgow Farm), 1 bullock at £8 7s . Gd, 8 lieifers to i'O 15s; Mr J. li. Jaft'ny (Otakia), 2 bullocks at £3 ss; Mr William Kirk (East Taieri), 1 heifer at £G; Mr S. Menzies (Tranton), 9 bullocks to £7 ss; other vendors, 7 at quotations. Otago Fnrmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Limited) yarded 74 head, and sold: For Mr ft. Charters (Ury Park), 4 bullocks at £12 15s to £12 10s, 0 do at £11 10s to £10 15s, 3 do at £10 to £8; Mr William Shand (Keith IJali), 2 bullocks at £8 2s 6d; Mr William Townley (HighclilT), 4 cow 3 and heifers nt £8 7s Gd to £G 2s Gd, G do at £3 10s to £3 17s Gd; Mr Morris Nolan (Hvde), 5 bullocks and 1 cow; Mr' Robert Law (Lawfield), 2 bullocks (small) at £5 10s; Mr J. H. Jaffray (Otakia), 2 bullocks at £7 2s Gd; Mr Alexander Soilness (Otakia), 3 bullocks at £8 17s Gd to £7 12s Od, 2 heifers at £G; a client, 3 bullocks and 5 lieilers; a northern, client, 4 heifers at £6 2s Gd to £5 10s; Mr William ICirk (Mayfield), 2 bullocks at £8 17s 6d, 3 lieifers at £5 10s; Mr P. Perniskie (Allanton), 3 bullocks at £10 17s 6d to £8 ss, 3 heifers at £8 7s Gd to £G; Messrs Ford Bros. (Allantoll), 2 bullocks at £10 2s Gd; Mr W. Lindsay (Allanton), -Uieiiers at £G 7s Gd to £5 12s od'; Messrs J. Kirk, \V. Townley, and others, G head at. market rales.

Calves.—Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of Xiyy Zealand (Limited) sold 3 tiptoppers at £4, £3 12s Gil, mid ±',1. Eat Sheep.--To-day's supply, numbering 1939, and including a few merino wethers, was one of the best as regards quality that lias been penned for some considerable time, a great. proportion being good to best wethers. The demand was keen from start to finish, bnt although prices read much better than those of last week, after considering Die weights and quality, it is doubtful if to-dny's prices were more than Gd per head above late rates. Best wethers (very heavy) brought 20s to 21s Gd; good wethers, ISs Gd to 19s' 9d; medium, 17s to 18s 3d; others, 15s Gd to lGs 9<l; best owes, 15s to lGs 3d; extra heavy, to 17s 9d; medium do, 13s Gd to 14s 9d; others, lis to 13s 3d. The Farmers' Agency Company penned 507, and sold: For Mr Tiios. Erskine (Popotunoa), 82 prime wethers at 19s 9d', °G do at 17s Gd; Mr H. 13. Steel (Clinton), 13 wethers at 20a 3d, 27 do at 15s 9d, 20 ewes at 12s 3d; Mr George Harvey (Stirling), 38 wethers at ISs, 22 do at 17s; Mr C. Draper (Milton), 3G prime ewes at 17s 9d. 22 do at los Gd; Mr A. Marshall (Kowai Hill), 29 wethers at ISs 9d, 30 do at 17s 9d; Mr D. M'Kenzie (Waiwera), 18 wethers at 15s 9(1, 15 do at 14s 3d; Mr J. Johnslon, Gl wethers at 15s; Mr S. Spratt- (Blair Toieril, Gt two-tooths at lis.—The Keiv Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold: For Mr E. Clements (Popotunoa), 25 crossbred wethers at 17s Gd, 7 do at 15s; Mr li. Ifore (Lower Kveburn), 30 crossbred wethers at lGs yd, 20 do at 15s, 12 do ewes at 7s 9d; Mr Robert Borlhwick (T'aieri Beach), 34 crossbred wethers at 17s, 34 do at lGs, 30 do ewes at 14s; Mr George Westwogd (Saddle Hill), 30 crossbred wethers at 14s Gd; Mr "William M'Kny (Taieri Beach), 13 crossbred wethers at. 17s Gd, 2 do ewes at 13s. Donald lieid and Co. (Limited) yarded BGi. and sold: For Mies Jean O. Diack (Hilllicad Farm), 20 wethers at 21s Gd (top price to-day); Mrs E. Brown ifGimmerbiini), 28 wethers at- 17s, 31 ewes at 14s 3d; Mr James Milne (Pine Hill), G4 wetbev3 and ewes at 17.4 to 15s Gd: Mr X. Lowery (Crichton), GO wethers at 19s 3d to 18s 3d; Mr J. Clonston (Ophir), 25 wethers at 17s Gd to 12s 3d; Mr T. Cloustnn (Ophir), 32 wethers at 15s 3d, 51 ewes at 12s to fs Od: Mr Alex. Cray (Popotunoa), 28 wethers at 19s 3d to 17s 9d. 32 ewes at 15s 3d; Mr Alex. Carnie (Kuri Park), 44 wethers at 19s Gd to 17s 9d, 23 ewea at 14s 9d, 55 merino wethers at lGs to 13s; Mr J. AVyllie (Outram), 40 welhers at 18s 3d; Itessrs J. and W. Cnrrie (Silverstream), 205 wethers and ewes at lGs 9d to 14s; Mr Alex. Douglas (Kast Taieri), 9 wethers at 12s Gd; Mr Win. Dnmi (Rivcrsdale), G5 ewes at 15s Gd to 185.3d. The Otago Farmers' .Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Limited) penned •494, and sold': For Mr John Smith (Tuapeka West), 71 wethers at 17s 9d to 17s 3d, 117 do at lGs to 14s nd; ifr Wm. Samson (Wangalca), GO do at lGs Gd to 15s 3d; Mr W. M. Mawhinney (Whinniclea). 12 do ut 15s, 55 ewes at lis 3d to 10s 3d: Mr Peter M'Erlane (Oimmerburn), 130 wethers at 14s 3d to 12s; Mr James AVvllie (Kosebcrv), 49 wethers at 19s to ISs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 292 as follows: For Mr Alex. Peterson (Rosencath), 58 prime crossbred wethers at from 17s 9d to 19s 3d; Mr Chas. Meredith (Braeholm), 13 crossbred wethers at 18s 3d. 50 crossbred ewes at from 12s 3d to 14s 9d; Mr A. Mitchell (Henley), lis prime crossbred ewes as follows: 20 at i?s Gd G8 at 17s 3d, 30■ at lGs 9d; Mr Andrew Mathc'"-' sou (Sutton), 53 halfbred wethers at from 1' 9d to 15s 9d.—Dalgety and Co. (Limits' - penned and sold; For Mr P. Bleach (En;.

■furly), G3 wethers from 15s to 10s 9d; Mrs C. l'aterson (Gladsmuir), a pen ot wethers at 17s !)d, 68 ewes from 10s to 10s 9d; Mr M. Nolan (Hyde), 37 ewes from lis 9d to 12s. Lamb's.—223 wero .penned for the week'j supply, and sold at about last week's rate 3. Best, lis to 12s 3d; medium, 9s to 10s 9d; others, 03 Gel to 8a 9d.—Stionnch Bros, and Morris penned and sold 40 for Mr John Kcast (Kuri Bush) at 9s 3d. The Fanners' Agency Company sold for Mr D. M'Kenzie (Waiwcra), 11 at 10s 3d, 21 at 10s. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) yarded 103, and sold: For Mr T. Clonston (Ophir), 22 at,loa 3d; Mr Jaa. Barron (Parkside), 40, at. lis. to 9s 9d; Messrs J. and W. Currie (Silverstrcam), 17 at lis 3d; Mr Henry Scott (Abbotsford), 21 at lis 3d to 10s.— The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold for Mr ]?. llorc (Lower Kyeburn), 22 at 12s 3d to 12s 9d.-—Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold for Mr Andrew Mathewson (Sutton), 12 (it lis Gd.—Dalgety and Co. (Limited) penned 101, and sold as follows:—For Mr M. Grunt (Oakhill), 19 lambs from 9s Gd to lis 9d; Mr M. Nolan (Hyde), 23 lambs ai lis; Mr J. Henderson (Wyllie'a Crossing), 13 at 12s; and turned out 49 unsold.

Pigs.-Only 67 were penned, and pigs of all descriptions sold in favour of vendors. Quotations: Suckers, 7s to lis; Slips, 12s to 16s; stores, 18s to 235; porkers, 28s to 3Gs; baconers, 39s to 575; and a few heavy pigs up to 735. The Farmers' Agency Company (Limited) sold for Messrs .T. aud J. Shale (Fairfield), light bacon pigs to 415.-—Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) yarded.2s, aud sold: For Mr William Pryde (Mataura), 8 at lGs Gd to 8s; Mr John M'Corkindale (Henley), 7'at 12s Gd; Mr William Thomson (Banks). G at 27s Gd to 23s Gd; Mr-F. M. Morico (North Taieri), 3 at 41s to "9s Gd; Mr J. E. Jones (Outram), 1 at 68s. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Limited) penned 8, and sold for vcndors'at Gss, G4s Gd, 475, 295, and 13s Gd.—•— Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 33 at quotations. Dairy Cow's.—The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealaud (Limited) yarded G head, and sold for vendors at current rates.

Country Sales—Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) report having held their usual monthly sale at the Taieri saleyards, Allanton, on Tuesday. There -was only a small entry, chiefly , dairy cows and » few young cattle. There was a moderate attendance of buyers, and a fair demand experienced for dairy cows and store cattle of all sorts, and if suitable lets of store cattle had been forward they could readily have been placed at satisfactory prices. Tile cows forward, with a few exceptions, were either too old or too far from profit to make iiill values. : Dairy cows sold at lo £G; do aged, to 51; yearlings, to £2 7s; calves, to £1 Tho Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Limited) report having held their fortnightly sale at Balclutha on Friday last. The weather was wretchedly bad, and the. entry a moderate one. They sold fat cows and heifers at up to £5 17s Gd; store cows at £3 2s; yearling steers and-heifers at 3Gs; and a nice line of dairy cows at up to £8. Dalgety and Co. (Limited) report having held their fortnightly sale at Balclutha on Friday, the Ist iust. The-, yarding of sheep was very small, while the cattlo yarded were also below .the average in number.. All descriptions of sheep l met with an excellent sale at values showing an advance of Is to Is Gd per head on the previous sale prices. ' The cattle yarded were comprised almost entirely of fat heifers and dairy cows. There was a good inquiry for both, while the entries of young cattle and steers met with a good sale. We sold: Fat wethers and ewes, from lis 9d to 15s; iat heifers, £5 2s 6d to £G '12s Gd; dairy cov.-s, £t 10s to £6 123 Gd, on account of Messrs John M'Adie (Balclutha), John Fleming, (Kaihiku),, E. P.. Tullock and R. P. Sharp (lioiuahapa), John Christie and D. Murray (Warepa). Wright, Stephenson, and Co, and Dalgety and Co. (Limited) report having held their monthly sale at Palmerston on Monday, the 4th August, when 287 sheep snd S2 hefld of cattle were yarded. There was a good attendance of farmers from the surrounding'districts, 1 arid lifehrly'tlie whole of the entry changed lwnda. at full market rates. Dalgety and Co. (Limited) yarded and 9old 259 sheep"and' 55'lieiid of cattle as follows:— For Mrs E. Russell (The-Lees), 80 lambs at 7s 2d; Mr L. F. Brpwi|,(Dunback), 25 crossbred wethers its i&d; Mr 1). Kennedy (Dunback), 35 two-tooth Vetllfers'lSs 8d; Mr John Andersoii (Goodwood), .35 cwis^ljrcd.hoggets; Mr H. Frascr (Palmerslou), G1 crossbred wethers at lis lOd tb 14s: "Mes'srs" J." Brown, Charles M'Grcgor, R. Steel, ll.Fraser, T. Walker, G. Gumming, T. Little (Palnierston), Messrs W, Argue, F. BloyJiam, J. Brown, and P. Ireland (Goodwood).—Sheep: IVright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 3S ewes for Mr W. H. Glover (Dunback), at Gj.—Cattlo: Wright, Stephensou, and Co, sold: For Mr C, Gillespie (Palmevston), 1 eov; at £G 10.;, 1 do at £fi 7s Gd; Mr James Griffiths (Macraes), 2 heifers at £5 7s Gd, 1 cow at i' 4, 1 cow tit £3 10s; Mr F. G.. Glover (Dunback), 1 cow at £4 15s, 3 yearlings at 335, 2 calves at 255; Mr Robert llagan (Flag Swamp), 2 steers at £4, 13 yearlings at' £2 Is Gd.—Pigs: Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 3 suckers at 3s.

Sheepskins.—Fairly large catalogues are being- presented each week, Tuesday, sth inst., being no exception in thie respect; while values for all sorls must be considered quite satisfactory, in comparison with London values for both wool and slcins.- : All merinos are particularly firm,'awl butchers' green skins have hardened considerably during the week, Best dry merinos, 5s Od to Gs; medium do, 3s 6d to 4.? Id; inferior do, is Mto 2s 8d; dry crosebreds, to 4s 2d; medium do, 2s to 3s 2d; inferior do, Is 3d to Is' lOd; butchers' green skins. 3s to 4s Gd; do, Is lOd to 2s Sd. Rabbitsliiiis.— I There is good demand lor ail coming (forward, and values are well maintained. At auction this week winter greys made 17d, and blacks 21} d, with other sorts in proportion. ' Hides.—Offerings at auctions are fairiy jieavy, .but all sorts change hands promptly, and this market could absorb considerably more than are at present available. A very lull attendance of the trade was present at the sales last Friday, and bidding was spirited throughout. Prime heavy ox, S;d, 6}d, and Old per 'lb; medium- ox, 3Jd to 4£d; best- cow, ■to 4Jd; medium-do, 31(1 to iiijd; inferior and slippy, 2d (o 21il; calfskins, to 2s 2d each. Tallow and Fat,—Supplies are short of requirements. Best tallow, to 235, and best roujh fat to Ins per cwt. Grain.—Wheat: Extremely little business is doing. Millers can be induced to buy very prime parcels only, atl other grades being relegated to fowl feed, oi which there is a. large quantity offering, and. meeting a fair demand. Prime milling, 3s 10d'to 4s 3d; meiium to good, 3s 3d to 3s lid; whole fowl wheat,\2s ]0d to 3s Id; broken and inferior, 2s Gd to 2s 9d per bushel (?i\cks extra).—Oat9: This market is lifeless, and although shippers are gradually reducing their holdings, there is no sign of a move in values or the volume of business being done. Seed lines, 2s 7d to 2s lOd; best milling, 2s sid to 2s GJid; good to best feed, 2s ,ISd to 2s sd; medium, 2s to 2s 3d per bushel (sacks extra).

Chaff.—Tlia demand is for really bright, heavy choff, well cut, and this description is not too plentiful. Inferior sorts are in over-supply, and difficult to/ilaee. Best-, i' 4to £4 10s; medium to good, £3 5s to 13 15s; inferior to medium, £2 to £3 15s. ■ Potatoes—Values are ratliei below those or last week. Prime Derwents, £2 15s to £3; medium, £2 to £2 10s (sacks in). [Ths individual ieport9 of stock agents, wool, rabbitskin, or grain brokers can be inserted in the Daily Times and Otago Witness at special rates.] WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Messrs A. Moritzson and Co. report for week ending August 6: — Wheat.—-Fair demand. Best velvet, 4s to 4s 3d; best Tuscan, 4s to 4s 3d; fowl wheat, 2s lid to 3s 2d (sacks extra). Oats: Best teed, 2a 5d to 2s Gd; medium and inferior, 2s to 2s 4d. Barley: Feed sorts, 2s 9d; milling, Md; malting, 3s to 3s Gd; Lakes, 3s (itl to 4s. Potatoes: Best kidneys, £3 to £'2 10s. Derwents, £2 10s to £!, Chaff: Prime quality, £4 10s. ]lyegra9s:' Machined, 3s Oil to 5> per bushel. Cocksfoot, 2jd to 3?d; machined, 4cl to fijd. Hides, 3Jd to Gd, according to quality. Tallow.—Rough fat, 14s Gd ; rendered, lGs to 21s. Sheepskins.—Pelts, Gd to Is ftd: crossbred, Is lOd to 2s 3d; bnlfbied, 2s to 4s fid.

Rabbiislsin?.—Summor, 5d to 9d; small, 3d to sd; autumns, Ud lo M; winters, 15d to lGcl; selected, ]GJd. phoducr ri:fort. Salt butter, 8(1 to ]|)M. Pigs— ToMGOIb, '1(1; over, 2Jd to 3id. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Messrs Nimina and Blair report as follows: — Wheat.—The market is still quiet, but values remain firm. We quote: Prime milling, 4s 1o 4s 3d; fowl wheat (whole), 2s 10(1 to 3s; fowl wheat (broken), 2s 6d to 2s 9d per bushel (sacks extra). Oats.—Market unchanged since our last report. We quote: Prime milling, 2s aid to 2s GJ.d; good feed, 2s 3Jd to 2s 5(1; inferior, 2s to 2s 3d per bushel (sacks extra). Chaff.—Market well supplied. We quote: Primo oaten, £3 15s to £4 7s Cd per ton (sacks oslra).' Potatoes.—Xo ■ business (loins, values have slightly fallen since last quotations. Wo quote: Prime Oamaru Denvenls, £2 10s to £2 15s per ton (sacks in). DAIRY PRODUCE REPORT. Butter.—Salt, Sd to lOd; fresh, cooking, Sd P« lb. Pigs.—l2olb to 1601b, 4d per lb.

FRUIT AND PRODUCE REPORT. Messrs Thomas Pateraon and Co., Manse street, report for tho week ending August 5: — Apples: Cooking,,2s 3d to ss; dessert, 4s to 7s; Hobart, 8s Gd; French crabs,6s. Bananas: Ripe, 2}d to 2Jd; green, 2d. Oranges: Choice Islands, 9s Gd to 10s, repacks, double cases, 16s; Sydney, 8s lo 10s ; mandarins, 8s Gd to lis. Lemons: Milduras, 14s lo 15s; Sydney, 9s to 12s; Auckland, Gs to 7s. (Onions, i' 4 10s to £5 ss. ; Produce.—Butter: Fresh, from 8d to 9d; separator, bulk, lOd to lid; milled, 3d to lOd. Baton: Rolls, CM to 7d, Hams, 7.V1 to Bd. Cheese: Farms, 4Jd to 4Jd; factory, 5d to s}d. Pigs, wanted, 4d to 4}d; good demand. Potatoes: Derwents, £3 to £3 ss; kidneys, £2 10s to £3.

Poultry.—Hena, 2s Gd (o 3s; roosters, 3s Gd to 4s; ducks, 3s Gd to 4s Gd; geese, 4s to 5b perpair; turkeys—hens 4}d to sd, cocks Til to 3d per lb. We receive poultry any day except Saturday. Poultry crates supplied at a small charge. Agents for " Eclipse" marking ink (for wool packs, grain sacks, and cases), also Boss's Antidote and Ointment, and Motueka Raspberry pulp.