THE SHAREMARKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 1583, 25 March 1882, Page 15

THE SH AREMARKET.

Meßsra Whitelaw and Co. report Shares for the week endinglßthMnrch:-Sollers : Insurance-Colonial 13s 6d ; National, 335 ; new issue, 8s ; New Zealand, 80 , South Britißh,62B ; standard, 16s : Union, 235 3 d. Banks -Colonial, 48s 6d; National, 80s ; New Zealand, £23 155. Miscellaneous-Kaitangata Railway and Coal Co., £13 10s; Jtfosgiel Woollen Factory Co., 82s Cd; National Morigagoand Agency Co., 32s fld; New Zealand Drmr Co., 255; New Zealand Shipping Co^ £6 lf> s ;; Union Steamship Co., £12 10s; Walton Park Coal Co., 10s 6d; Westport C0a1,, C0.,' 128 6d. Buyers,: Insu-rauce-Colonial, 13b 3d; National, 32s 0d ; new issue, 7s 3d; New Zealand, 78s 6d; South British, 61s ; Standard, 15s 9d; Union, 235. Banks -Colonial 47s Od ;_ National, 775 ; New Zealand, £23 105. MiscellaneousKaitangata Railway and Coal Co., £13 ss ; Mosgiel Woollen Factory Co., 82s ; Mount Ida Pastoral InvestmontCo.,£7loi; National Mortgage and Agency Co., 325 ; New Zealand Drug Co., 24s 6d ; New Zealand Shipping Co., 110s; Union Steam Ship Co., £1255; Walton Park Coal Co., 10s ; Westport Coal Co., 10s.Money secured on freehold property, 7 per cent, pei annum.

Meßsrs Mort and Co., of Sydney, report on the 11th is follows:Wool.— The prices realised at the opening 'of the London sales now In progress do not appear to nave equalled buyers' expectations, as values on this i siae have since been scarcely equa to former rates, except for the better description, of which the quantity is now becoming very limited. At our sale this i wees we offered 1050 bales, and cleared a fair proportion or the catalogue at from 14d to 18d per lb for iloeco, 16cl to 20d for scoured, and 8d to 10id per lb for &«*»»: Grain.-Atour sale this week there was »} ur ™?' advance in the price of wheat; best lines realised up to 6s lOd per bushel. Oatß are worth , from 2s lOd to 88 8d per Wshel, according to quality. FloutiM^ Et eonttnues/flnn, New South Walea brands ia ppft

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' ""lostdon v. i > r ; Sales. , -•- The'British'aha New Zeala^' &p. "Wo and Agoffcy Company (Limited) have m-ir' 1 -'^ ~& following telegram from Messrs Helmut h Sohwrtze and CgJ,, London,' dated.lfth'iiistj :— • ■"" ** ; Since our lao W^^ram there , ' ai- Ircryased demand for \7061s 'Of MkedlWA : °P m ' m, ( P f ?, r , SU P or grease sfibw'ai,' aye.acfe rise of }'l ]). ' ,'r. W} other •sorts unchanged.'., -J?or 'coarse ct ..w.-rvt'U afld inferior 'ahd faulty wools puces-are irrl j;ul..r. The tone is firm. Our next sale will be held oh S.'th. ■ MrDoNAiiD Stronaoh (on • behalf of tho.New Zealand Loan and'Mor'cantlle'Atrency- Ootei^ny, Limited) reports for the- week ending 22nd Mtu-iJb. as follows:— ,•* '•;, • v ; l"l "' > / , ■ • Fat Cattle— At the yards to-,day' 225 head voioyardcd, of' which; however, about 60 ' head wcio little botier than stores. In bidding there was a slight iinprovc•rrienfcs but pricesj remaiuecl. about same sis last wcok's. Best bullocks brought up tb'£ll'7s Cd eachf; do cowb, up to £10— or oqual to 20a to 22a Gel pet 10D!b for prime qualUjy."" At the varda we placed, a 4raft s of 21 heooVdh Wfouht of Andrew M'Laien, Esq., pf ITilton, at/top''pr' ceß » a^'have during tho week-disposed of jIOO head psjvately.' JW? have a.lso for sale pifime f at'iul-Joflkftaud-Bptjyed^ejfejfs/whichjwe^caiijjplace at cur- - rent rat'oa. ' < Fat Calves.— Only seven were yarded, which were > Bola'aWMt6'?2oß-eft«h l . il -i''''' w " '" ' ' u <- j t ,£at» Bheep.,-r-1913 ,were penned. There was a fair inquiry",' 'dtitt all sold 1 at abotit' last week's rates. Beat crossbreds realised up to 18s each ; do merfnoa, up to '' 11s Cd— 6r eqtlal to'2}d' per-lb'f or prime mutton. We, madd sales on account of Messrs W.-R. 1 ThoiaOn,' Wilson Bros., J. Bruce, and S. R.Quartley at full price. Fat Lambs.— 247 were penned, and al( sold at 6s 9d to lla 3d each.' We sold 80 on account qf William . Shand, Esq., at JOj 6d to 115,3 d. J „" . I pjgs.— Eighty-seven Were yardedj and sold at 4s to 38s each. > '•' ' \' ' ' 1 Store Cattle.— Wflhavo inquiriesjfor small lota of •good stores.: ; 1, . ' - , i.' ' '; £tqre Sheep. - Crpssbroda f Qr .fattening are m strdng , demand. ' " '.. ' s „ . . i:/j ' " Wooh— London ' telegrams continue to report

demand. ' ''„'* „ . , !:/!'" Wooh— London telegrams continue to report ness in the auctions now in progress, excepting that coarse njid faulty wooh do not command bitch regular" competition as finer descriptions. Locally the market is about the earno as last week. .We held otir nqmlier seven sale on Monday, the 20th,' arid placed, several lots at pricesldetailed at foot, showing values well sup.porte'd'all round. ' 'We cleared equal'to 02 biles at, for crossbred greasy', 7£d ,tp 9gd ; scoured, Is Id ; merino greasy, 9d ; washed, 12d ;< and scoured, Is Id per lb. Sheepskins.— The market on Monday showed prices for full-woolled skins generally about sambas previous wdeii. Lambskins-* and pelts ruled 'higher. Full-, woolled crossbredß, at our sale, with the usual coirtpetition, fetched from 4s to 6a (3d ; lambskins, Is 2d to to 6d ; pelts, Is 'to 29.,dd each. ' '- ' ' Hides.— We have cleared large consignments at our late quotations, which, iv the absence of. any .change •in the market, we rep]eat : Heavy, hides, in good condition and.well trimmed, 4d per lb ; inferior and light, 3dto3Jd perlb. Tallow.— At our sale on Monday wo catalogued several lbtsf but biddingswere'wanting in tyririt, and offer did not reach" sellers' ideas. To effoct sales, a dccl i tie of Is to la 6d would have had to be bubmitted to. We auote (nominal) : 27s to 27s 6d ; inferior in ■tionl ' Butchers' rou^h fat sold at 17s fld to 19a, being also somewhat below last,rates. -"t ? h ■ ' Grain* -Wheat :t: t Consignments of the new crop are •now coming. to hand more freely, and are generally > well grown, and harvested iff good condition. For prhhe milling'ds-tfd could 'be,'obtaihes; but buVejs are, *n6t e'agir" 1 to -operate at' the present l period of the season. We quote medium, 4s to 4s 4d<j)lrif< rior and fowl feed, lß''6d ito'J3s 4d per bußhel. Oats : During the week there was an increased activityjin the de-4 mand in 'Mdcr I ' ll to ! supply immediate requirements, and up to 2ffdocbper >bushel> W7tt)paia, botfj privately and by auction, for bright fesd, aWd we have made sales of mining.^ be considered the quotations to-day.' '> Barley :f No to-,

Sa Rye"-raßß Se'e'd?— Demand 'continues good £fc from 3s 6d to ss, acKording to sample. ' " • ' '' HHtji'CW P';,.'fj Ivnt'tj*— A'";j ( ' \ ' il<I ' f ' The following are tho particulars of wool solduby. Donald;! Strprja,qh at the Otagp^oolj Stows on, Won, day, SoßkiforcSi-K &Co., 3VBaga.giroaßy fleece, 9j|d ; pa 1 do do,do,,7Jd ; L?w, U£o dolocks 3s PP^ac^ B 2 t>alea do d^7^>^ ba (? do locks, 2JI; MW, 2 iMWskMufleßC^tt7M &&W m* bagsd< do, 7M; MtN Maltese cross, 7 bales do "rnenno, Od* 2 do do crossbred, 984 {^Ao 4° black and dlnpy, 7^d ; 4 do do' pieces 6d** t «'& J rt diamond, 2do do eros jbred (one i *?'-![d^ lC »'4E)«<>™i3K4l ß(1 5 X do: do pieces, 4W • NP conjoined, 12 do do three-quarter- )red,s7id^ o. '« do ds"(ffQfStlf&iJi 8ld ; <-« over H over MERINO BOWNS 1 do do do .andjilook, 10id; 4 do do m6MF f diray,/W wi I y fdoQgp do rank lOgd ; l 8 d??ao > d*Srn!!le»^itfe'eßp4id ; 10 do do do 1 icks, 6^d ; oS&.aihwamlnd^.'d&^bagS brook-washed merino, 12dj. ATHYj{3jQ,!Bftqute.d^r,qß^roi pieces. Is ldj; 3 doto* 1 do locka&fo shtm r MiBR>. M}> KSK S f L » } ?° d^ d °> $ do do lamolrz ao flo naiibwaj 5 do do crossbred, 1 do do-thmk48 [ }dp. r BXE ) 2 basfs slipe, 4ja,'<tfWl conjoifißa^Mteß'ffretey-fcrossbred, 7Jd. j -fAM

t »iisuo[t{ got?"! iHtrroji jtyavU — moiioii Messrs WRiQH?/S i mtbNsb'il, fo A ! ND Co. rep nrtifetaheH weekending 22nd*March as follows :— wan <«* f " W dattt6.^t fi^ ; J afii * 91!%il l r: *W jubpllecl,' Ws > •-fie® bdißif 'yaraedP 'A\joutffc6o"head oPthis number eonVi6ted"'OfJ'hall>'fati cattlei&tid'.dairyJdowE 1 The de- • mand was ga'otfvllindiP.ripeß On.,the whole fully equal to those "obtained two wqeksjigq.^We spld 113 head aaffollows:^Fxom ( 01ydevale;pstate,23 Bullocks at /froWfcS 17s ehfo £lo,'fflid 17 cWViif from £0 5s to £8 'i6k^ WadcoWnff df j: M Thoiriasi'GeaVy (Portohcllo), 22 bullocks at up -to. £8 10s ; on account of {Mr Hugh Lamont,6 cpwaM. J* o ? 1 >£2 - l 0? 8 ; l on Acount of Srs'.J. SmdmkW.&Wn'^AUM'AnlVy: pS JonkinsrJoh'HPraser.and a.' J MathoßDn;'4s headi buV't locks and" cftws— fdnher'at- up'to i> £B lOaj find ilatteri; iilffr6til ts £3'lss' toj£lo.' We.quotei primo bee^at,?^,, 0d per 1001b. Privately w.ejhaye placed tfiO^ea^at. quotations Fati , Calves.—^eyen We sold five at from 21stb"28s. ' '' 1 '' !)l ' j '*.<: > , Fat Sheep.— Only a moderate number came to t hand, 1913 being penned*' ■ Prices consequently ruled with'ih a shade of last week's. We penned and sojd ' llOS^as ' follows -—From Greenfield Estate, 166 merino wethers at lls* 6d, and 283 merino ewes at 9s Cd ; on account of MeS9rs Ross Brothers (Meadowbank), 0a crossbred wethers at 16s. 6d, and _ 147 crossbred! ewes at 13s -'bn account' of Messrs MAuley tarift M'Donald, 87'crobsbr^d' wethers ati,from ICs 3d, tp,l7s«d ; on account of {Mr. Charte.? Sftand (Te HgukaLlS 'crossbreds at 15s ; on account of Mr ,W. ,W»Jker (Te pouka), 20 crossbreds at 15s 9d ; pn"account f of 'James f-AUani' Edq.-(Hopehill)/100'crossbred8 at 14s 3d ; 6naccouut of Messrs Craig- and ,Wylie (North Taieri),! 85 cro9ji r , breds at 1 133 Von' account 'of Mrs'SoniervilleKMilburn), 40*crog8b < red's"at'l4B 6d ;• on account'ofMr 'John Draper, -'53'cr6s^bredtf at'l4s 9dj ■ -We iq'uote p'rime [mutton at « fully 2|d per lb. Privately! tye hay.ejplaped 0.000 cross.bred ewes and wethers., . 1 , , ! Fat tambs.— 247' penned. We sold 100 at from 6 J9d to 9s 9d on account of Messrs Ross Bros.j Craig and W»lie, and Bavron'and Taylor. ' ;,, Pigs.r-Eighty-seven came to hand, and were sold at prices showing a^ little, improvement on recent rates. There was ft good demand' for porkers, bacoh pigs, and well-grown stores, but suckers were dull of- sale. We sold 81 as follows i— Bacon pigs, at from 80s to, 38s; porkers, at from 203 to 29a ; suckers, at from 4s to 7s ; and stores, at from 14s 6d to 2Js. - • Store'Cattle.— We note a fair -inquiry for young stock. The demand for grown cattle for turnip-feed- r ing has not, howevor, yet Bet in. Privately during the ' week we have placed 150, head bullocks at a satisfactory price.' Wo beg to call attention to our sale at Mosgiol on Monday, 27th inst., when we shall offer 110 head well-bred three and four-year-old steers. ' ' Store Sheep continue in great demand; and any lots offering aro readily placed at full rates. Privately and at auction during the week wo have placed 7000 crpssbreds and merinos. On Tuesday last, at Outram, at auction, we disposed of" 2500 crossbred ewes (all ages), at from ißs 9d to 9s ; also 1700 full-mouthed merino ewes, at' 4s Od ; and 300 broken, at 2s 6d. Stutt Shcep.-Pfiva.tely we have effected the following sales— viz.: on account of James Allan, Esq. (Hopebill), the whole of, his stud, Lincoln flock (Kirhkam blood), consisting of about 20 pure rams, 76 ewes, and 66 lambs, to Mr J. E. Goosoman, of Hawko's Bay, at a satisfactory price ; on account of John Reid, Eaq. (Elderslie), 20 pure Lincoln rams, to Hon. R. Oliver ; and on account of Messrs Murray, Roberts, and Co., 100 pure merino rams (Tolmio strain). Horses.— We held our usual weekly sale on Faturday Jaßt. There was a fair supply forward, and a good amount of business was done at quotations. We quote first-class draughts at' from £30 t0',i638 ; medium. '£2o to £25 ' good b'aoks and Hght-hameßS horses, £16 to £25 ; medium, £10 to £• 2 j .light and 'inferior, £3 to £7. -- * ' ' 6« Monday'

'-'Thero was a-goo'd'attendance oi-the trade, with . brisk competition ■■iqr. .the- Y<»rio«s lota offered. 'Bu'fclicis' pelts' fetched from \a Cd to 2s; lamb&lutrt, Is fid to 2a Id ; full-woolled skins, up to 6s <Jd. - Hides.-r-Wedisnosed, of -all to hand at roni 3Jtl to id per lb. The latter price is obtainable for good sound wet-salted bides, free from offal. ■ £Tall<)w,js:,in less demand, and juices if .anything easier.' "We did not offer auy this week. i Grain.— Wheat : Since ; our labt report wfc have no change either in values or demand to note. »Vo quota prime milling at 4a"csd.'to 4s 6a per bushel f medium qualities, 4s 8J tor4s\4d_j fowls' wheat, 3s $o .is 40. Oats are in very brisk iriquiry, and prices have an upward tendency. Good 'feed are worth 2s flOd, and primo milling 3s per bushel. At these quotations we have sold 12,000 bushels. Barley is ribiie offering in this market, but sales of Northern art? roporteu at equal to 4s "4d for primo malting. ■ !

Messrs Maodean and CO. report for the week onding 22nd March aa follows : - tab Cattle— Tho market was fully supplied to day, 22ft head being yarded, about 60 hoad of whiuh woru liMlo bettor than stores; 70 head were really prime quality, and balauco fair to good. Competition was fairy britk, and last week's prices were maintained. Prime bullocks brought from £8 5» to £11 7s Cd ; ordinary, £5 5a to £7 10s'; oowh,' from £4 17b Cd to £9 12s Cd. We sold 21 head on account of David Grant, Es.|. (Cray, Outrim), at-forjbullocks, from £7 7s Cd to £9 10s, and for cows fronj £6 bi to "ieS .123 8d ; on account of John Sutherland, K-q. (East Taieri), 16 heifers, medium .weights,, at from £5 10s to £6 2s 6d; on account ot Johp Bruce, Ksq. (Brighton), 17 head at— for bullocks, from £5 5s to £7, arid for.-cowtf i£6 ; and on account jot other vendors, 10 head at quotations. We quote prime beef 22s Gd per 1001b. , - , \ F.ifc halves.— Seven wore forward, and -sold from 5s Cdto2Bs. , . Fat Sheep.— A medium supply of 1913 wap penned to-day, consisting of 1000 crossbreds and 313 merinos. On account of tho bare market last week*, and the trade having no stocks on hand, there waj aj good ilcmand, and prices of last Wednesday wrro fuHy maintained. Cr'ossbreds brought from 12s to 18s ;i roeri nos, »lls'CJ Wu sold on account of Mr J. M'Dorinell, Sculintf, 35' crossbreds at 17s ; on account ot Mr Taylor, 147 do at from 12s to 17s; on account 'of James Rutherford, Esq., Summe-hill, 74 do at ,from 16s 6d to 18s (the latter figure being the top, price in the market); and on- account of Mr J. Wiliocks^ Stirling, 38 crotsbreds at from 15j to 16s Od. We qi^ote primo >utton 2Sd per lb ■ '

m p • Fat Lambs.— A medium supply of 247 was penned, and" Sold at from 6s 9J to lls Sd. I Fat Pigs.— Eighty yarded, and sold from is te

Qgg ! Store Cattle are moderately inquired for. > 1 Stork 'Sheet).— There still exists a good demand (or both crossbreds and merinos. We direct attention to our sale oi store sheep under heading of j l country s ilcs " ' Horses.— Heavy draughts as well as light-harness horses are inquired for, nnd the quotations' for such are : - Heavy draughts, £J0 to £38 ; inediub, £20 to £25;. good .hacks and light-hame-a horses, £15 to £25 ; inferior and medium, £3 to £12.. ,- Country Sales.— Wo big to call attention to our sale at Waipahi Station (in conjunction with We-ifera D. Reid and Co.) of 4500 crossbred and merino sheep, 100 Romney and merino rauis, cattle, &c, to be sold on Friday first, the 24th inst ; also, immediately after sale of above, and on account of Mr Geo. Steel, pure shorthorn bulls and heiicrn. Also, to the sale of dairy cows, horces, implements, &c. at Green .Bank, Anderson's Bay, on Tuesday first. 28th Mirch ; and to our sale at Waipori of about 40 Cljdesdale mares and Beldinga,- light colts and flllics, 60 head fatjand store cattle, implements, &c, to be sold on Thursday, 30th March

Property Sales.— We would direct attention to tho following s'iles':— 6n "Tuesday first, the "28th March, at our rooms, Manse Btreet, valuable farm in the Irieh-Clutha district; bn* account <ofi Mr M. Muir; on Thursday, at Waipori, pn account of Mr Hubert Robinson, 212 acre's ihithe Clarondpn district ; and on Saturday* 16th April, in our rooms, on account of J. HydeWafris.'Ksq .,-18 Valuable freehold city proper-, ties, situate in Frederick street, Leith, afreet, and Grange street; as well as to tho sale byprivate t-'eaty ot tho commodious dwelling house, &o. id Mosgtel. For. p'articular&'se'e advertisements. * v « • } >' J'Wool.—Kece'nt cablegrams c'dnnriu the firmness ot tboibiddlrig in the.Heme mftjk^ ;,and .the (following. <is>tlie latest cablegram, dated London, March 20th :— "" At the wool sale today 9500 bales "were catalogued, jnakinir a totalof 177,800 offered since the beginning of "the series, -tfhe -bTadlng-was-stuady, but f 'the demand |Ofcthejlotssofl«ed was not active.}' ' -In -the. local mar Kef wsiib'mitted and sold various lots at our Bkiiv pale on .Monday last.And at.prices sim lar to recenfvalfierfbbtainea;-^": 5 ' 'U ' -M Sheepskins.— We offered a fair catalogue a i our-skin. sale last Moncfay, and disposed or the seveipl lpw,at sfflrKeslai^hade Mpto^AnjMJufmja Grosabreds brought up £o W^d^nfeVtM^W^blitchlrs^pelts,' is 4d to&asiaisr!? lll^^ l^ 2 , 3 2^ to s i d> Hides and Tallow.— No salts during the w< ek. Grain.- Wheat r-Porcels of the new crop a :e coming to hand, for whjch there is a good demand -at from: '^id^^'M'tter^biishelGiWra^rime, and a choice or extra prime lo.t would command even fever,, thi£. tienim. The quotation for medium is 4s to 4; 4d : fowl tfeed, & tfd toiß3 631 .QaWi afe tti% niUpminQui^d fofc. Jit»a^nipr^jKmenfedn. x »rifiS,o l Yer lasfteeki quota^ itionaturßrfant.feed.^sfidTra 2a W<l; Aaq>lqr milling %S Ken^Btaildf ?TA? TA M^re-ara'h]ave made 'sPfef kle^ c fi'6t:q l « l otaMf(9'«'Barley*i8 t i{»q Ijired1 jired fo^, , 'botH.'mafilng'nna milling/ but th"or6f;ate'ff6 lots of the ui./tsw f««-* tiuiihuJF \ , , t Rypgrass is m good demand, and 4s Cd to 6s por . ! DushePia''dbtalnable. > 'vl)Urlh(!f!'the weekiwc havo placed several, Jine^ at these prices. , ' >

Messrs Donald' Kkid and Co. report for tho week endin£>22t\d Inarch as follows :— Fat' Cattle.— 226 wero yarded. About <*0 of these were little belferthan stores, with, say half the rest prinic; 1 Fofc tho latter there was" brisk demand at prices a'shado, over last week,, other sort^ fetching late ciuotations. Bullocks sold at £5,. to to ; i>ll 7» Cd; cows,. £3 12s 6d to £9 17s Cd— or; equal to [20s to 22s '6d per 1001b. We yarded 44 head, and Sold, on account of%.' T. Shand, -Esq. (Otakia), : lß bullocks, lightweights, at £6 2s Cd to £0 lQs, ; 5 cows up to £5 16s ; on; account of Mr ,W. Byrnett. 4 heifers at £* 17s 6d io £0 ; on account of Mr J. M'Nab (Kuri), 8 heifew at £3 6a to £4 103; on account of Messrs Riddel), Douglas, Lauder, and Finnic, 9 head at £3, 12s Cd to £9. Privately we Bold 60 head.

1 Fat Calves.— Only seven yarded ; these sold at 6s 6d t0,249 6deach. . . . „ ! Fat Sheep.— An average supply came forward, 1913 being penned^ consisting of 700 very prime- merinos, tho rest good-quality crosabreds. There was brisk demand, and tho rise reported last week was well supported— crossbreds selling at 11s 9d to 16s, a few extra up to 18s; 'nierino' wethers,! primo, 1 Us 6d, others 8s 9d to 10s ; merino ewes,' 8s 9d. We sold for Mr John M'Cnlloch (Clinton) 222 orossbreds at 12s .6d to 14s'6d,'aha placed a draft privately. We quote prime mutton 2fd to 3d per lb. i. Fit ;Lainbs.-r247" only penned;, theso were 'barely enough for tho week's 'supply, and prices were firm at' for best 108 6d to lls ; good, 0s 9d to 10s 3d,; others, 83 6dto'9s6d/ 1 ' pat Pigs.— Eighty-seven yarded ; except a fow .pens porkers, these were mostly all stores, and sold afc 8s 6d to 17s 6d ; porkers, 22s 6d to 31b. ' We quote pork 3d to 3jd per lb. , ' " Store Cattle.— There is not much inquiry except for quiet well-grown cattle for winter feeding. We have some smal^mixed mobs for sale. Store Sheep.— We sold 600 crossbred wetbers at 8s 6d. We have some very superior pure merino ewes for sale, four and six-tooth, also some lots of fullmouth ewes, and some half and three-quarter-bred ewes and wethers, two-tooth to full-mouth. Wool.— At our weekly sale on Monday wo disposed of a few lots, chiefly from stragglers. Greasy merino brought 9£d ; mixed, 7id to 9d ; pieces, 4d to O^d Sheepskins.— We submitted a full catalogue at our sale on Monday. There was brisk domand, and all lots were cleared at higher rates. Butchers'. green crossbreds sold at Is 8d to' 2s 2d ; do merino, Is <5d to Is lid ; lambskins, la lid to 2s 9d ; country skins (only a few forward), 2a 6d to 4s 9d. - Hides. -The demand continues fully equal to the supply. Prices remain steady at last week's quotations. On Monday we sold 133. ' ' („ . , , Tallow —We cleared all lots forward at full prices— namely, for best rendered up to £29 ss ; good do, £27 to £28 10s; inferior and discoloured, £21 to £23; butchers' rou?h fat, £18 to £19 per ton. Grain.— Wheat : The new crop which is now coming forward meets a fair maiket at prices about equal to last quotations. Medium quality is in less demand ; fowls' wheat is scaruo and soiling at higher rates. Oats: The week's arrivals not being equal to local requirements prices have hardened, and for choice samples milling 2s lid to 3s is to-day obtainable. Barley : The market is quite bare of all sorts, and any coming in could be placed at top rates. Ryegrass Is ih request) and' for clean and well-dressed samples 4a 84 1« fate Offering,

Potatoes.— All old stocks being' now^cleared off, fresh supplies soil at 6pi per ton, sucks extra. Wo quote— Wheat: Pi imo luillini, 4s 4d to4sGd; and for choice Tuscan, Id more ; medium do, 3* yd to 4i 2d ; inferior and fowla' fuerf, 2s Cd tn 3h 6d. Oats: Heavy milling, 2s lid to 39; good feed, 2s lOd. Barley : Malting, 4s to 4d 6d ; milling, 3a to 3s 6J ; seed, 2s fid to 2s 9d. ; / 1. v ,

Messrs Stbphenson and Co. report for (ihe week ending 22nd March as follows :— "• •',

Fjt Cattle.— Yarded at Eurnside to-day 225 head, of which about 50 wore little better than store*. Last veeU's prices Were fully sustained. Be*t bullocks fetched £11 7a Od; cows, £10-or equal to about 22s Od per 1001b prime quality. Wo Hold on acvount of W. Kirkland, Esq., a draft at from £4 7s 6i to £5 178.

Pat Calvos. -Seven yarded, and sold at from 5a 6d to 289.

l<at Sheep.— l9l3 penned. Good inquiry; sold at last wcok's ratOH. Best cnstlircda realised 18s; - n'orinos, llafld— or equal to 2JU for prime mutton. Wo aold on acount of Mr A. Dougiasfa' pen of 60 merinnu nt from 10d 9 1 to 11s.

F»t Lwnbs.— iAl were penno-J.'nnd soTdat 0d Oil to lla 3d. wo aold ou account of Mr A/Douglas 25 at from 10s to Us. ' ' " •'; Jigs.—E ighty-seven yarded. Sold'at from 4s to 38s each. ■ ■ . ' :' Store Cattle.— lnquiries for iihall lofa of good stores, j " ' , t 1f •• it* , Store Sheep,— Crossbreda Jqr'fattenjng/iri good demand. " „ .j.f.("! ■ Wool. -London t»ilegrama continue fd report firmnei<s in the auctioritt now in progress. Coarse and •faulty wools do not command much competition. Gwin.— Consignments of n>:w crop oro now coming to hand freely, anil smnplcd appear to be well (rrowa and harvested in good eonditioa. For i>rime milling' 46 7d cou d be obtained, but buyers aro slo v to i uy »fi thin price. We quote medium at 4s to 4s'4d ; inferior and fowls feed, lsOd td 3s 4d per bushel. Oats: During tho week there was increased activity in the demand in rrder to nupply immediate requirements. Up to 2i lOd was p^id for brijrht fot-d ,b >lh privately ami by and ion ; host, milling, 3a Deuiaii'l contiiiues good for rycgra.3 seoJ, at from 3d CJ to ss, according .to sample. $J