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Stock and Station Reports.

Mr Do.N'IjD BrKOHACU (on behalf of the New Zealand L>a» and Mercantile Agency Co., Lituited) reports for th » eek ending 30 h May at follows :—: —

Fat Cattle. 128 cad vveio yarded for to-day's sale. Thin number was m ich bi-l-iw the average furwaro for thela^t lew weed's, jet prices showed uo i.nprovomear, on last WeeK'o I'rnuo quality wa- spirktcily c<mpo'cd for, while mo mm was neglected, an. pen? h*d to b« turned out • 118' 1 1 The quotations are — for bulloi.ks, £ J lOd to £10 17s 0d ; cuwb, £4 lIJB to £11. We quotu prime b.ef, z2d 0d ; medium, 17-<6d to 2os per 100 b. Fat Calves. Mind .% ere yarded, and sold at from 21s 0 24a each.

Fut hetp.— 2o3l were penned ; about 400 of tho c weru niciitt <• ; oot 1 c.o-isbreds and mcriiios were of uood n eful quiliy. Thia w-is alio a small cv, py bu> owm^ to the. glut in the ma ket la t w..ek, tiie tiadu baling been well hup,i it-d, pn> es to-day wire not miicii in advance, anu towurus ihe ct« o of thi' sales priesi es w 10 raiher undT than over, tho r-nge ■ ' ing, for rj«-bredr, Ida to 15-* 9d ; merinos 7=t tid vi 9- 6d. Wo sold on account of Mr Geoi-uo til.v r, v\'aitaki, IJI cr.'B-bredb at 188 ; Air Jamts Au'ter.-on, Palmu fton, 72 do at; 10i 61 io to-. 9u ; the New Z alanU Agricultural Oo . Wunuoi, 15,1 merinuS at 8a (Id. We quoti- niutum at, 1J t lo d por lb.

Fa U»mbt — Ihirty-four woie penned, and sold at 10s 6d to lie 9d.

Pyd -<>niy3s forwud, and sold at from 17s to 64s each, under .-pirrud competi.i'-n.

St re O*<t eat present aro not in tictiveinqurry,a''d we have no eha .{.c in demand to note. We have &cv .ai lots offering. Stuie hhei p. if joung, are in demand still, but very few jf such ai c offering Wo havo 1,0 sales to report thio vveok.

Wool.— Litest c-blegramß from London announce tho rone of tho market much steadier, Mew Z -aland wo' Is being decidedly firmer On Monday last w» Hold a few parueU, chiefly farmers' reniaiudertt aud fellmongerri' lots. Cnmpttition wasapiri'G „ and thu ca alogue was cleared at satisfactory prices. Tin fol-lowi-ijt are particulars :— BC, 1 b.ig giemy fljoce, 7,d ; w, l do dodo, 6id; HJh, 1 baie and 3 bags do do, 7jd ; JBB in trian»le,- 1 bale do do, 7jd ; Ido do pie es and lock*, 2}d; UP over baiew<>od in circle, 4 do do merino, 8j I ; ido do dingy arid bluck, 7d ;1 do do eros-bred, b£d ; 1 do do mixed fleece, part piece,-, Si'i ; Ido do pieced aud bellies, 6&d ;1 do do*d wool, o|d; JHE ennj lined, 6 do gie.s.v merino, 9d; JU, 6 do do cr »Blircd, 8^1 ; E over half circie, 3do do ■in rino, BJd ; W, 6 do do crusabitd, 9gd ; O over B.rcharove, 7do do ineri o, 7Jd ; X do do haif nred, <f I ; 3 do do double fleece, d ; Ido do diniiy and biack, SJd ; 2do do pieced and belliec, Bjd ; Ido do locks, 2}d ; rAhSIFWiN. 3do no merino, B jd ; OTAHU, I do do crossoreti, 7id ; N in circle, 3 d<j do do 8d ; yyy 3 do do meiino. 8d ; Al & H, 1 do w»ebed crosshred, Hd ; i^B, Ido scjund meiii.o, ls4Jd; luo do halfbre 1, 12^d ; Jdo do three-quarter- bred, 9j I ; O ovor WT, 1 do gi easy puces, 3jd . I do do U.ck«, ljd; DaC, 2 nugri do fleece. 7d ; ft & S in diamond, 4 boles >couied three-quarter bred, If 2jd ; N, Ido greasy fleece, 5} ; v.O, 7 ha^s do do, 6Jd ; 1 do do pieced, l^d ; T, 1 djsjourtd locks, 7<).

Sheeps<inß We submitted a lar c o*talogue at auci ion this week, utinor good compi tit on, from a lair attendance ot bu^er-. Luat we< k's prices were fully iimirita'i'Cd Green urossb «'d* brought 2d 4d to 2d 8d ; do mtrin >, 2s to 2. 7d ; -tit ion skins crodsbreds, 3-t 7d to S Id ; do m- rino. 2s lOd to 4- «■'.

K.«bbi'Hkin3. V/e offered and sold 11 bales and 36 \W[>a. CompetitUm ua-< spirited; aud taking tne quad'}' of the skins into consideration, the prices revised were faiil.v satHacto y. Suckerß brou«ht2d to Bd . medium skins, Wjd to lOd ; fa.r to good, lid to ls|d per lv. Hide. — We have no alteration to note in demand or values Wo have placed all tn ha dao late rate.

Tal o-v.— We sold at auction on Monda 1 tin at v7s (Id, U casks at 3 2», 14 do a* S2j Cd, being about equal to last weeks prices. We sold rough fat at 225.

Grain. — Wheat, if in good condition, hird, and free from sprout, tit for milling, is easily placed for lo.ul onsumptioi or export, at last *e u k'a ricett, but the cis no deman 1 wlwteve f.>r a-iythi- g tha'. is o t uf co dit 11, an I onl.v i-aleable at about cqml to fowls' wheat pikes. We quote piim> milling, 4» 2d to 4s 3d; medium 3d 9i to 4* id; i fcrior and foils' wh>at, 2s 3d to 3s 3>i Oats: Shoit. an bright in colour are in dema d and always saleable, without, however, any im uovimeut in prices ; wl>.l-i6 discoloured aro beginning to lie very h.trd 111 1 move, especial y tariun.mor Danish, and even sh rt oat», if off col >ur at al!, are ni tin favour. We qwte prime milling, In 10^1 ; di feed, la 9Jd to Is lud : medium, Id B}'l to Id 9<l ; discoloured and ir<ferior, gui c neglected. Barley: <.ood malting sampii 8 are inquired fur, and could easily be placed ai latt; quotatiotia.

Messrs Wright, Stkphenson, and Co. report tor the week ending 3< th Ma> as follows :

Fat Cattle.— This week's supply w s a moderate one, only 178 head helm- yarded ; and of that number over 60 > c;e no bette than stores. otwithbt >iidi <g hse factH, the sale dragged heavily, and last week's prices were not material > improved upon. We sold 72 head aa follow : On account of Jonn Keid, Esq. (Eideralie Estate), 4 very piime heifer* a. £0 per h,e d ; on account of the Kuendalo Company (Edenila c), 1m bul loc-8 at from £7 7o 6d to £d 16a ; from Awamoa h->tate, 2 primo heiKra at from £6 16-> to £8 6s per head ; and on account of Messrs John 101 0 Fevre (Hampden), J L. Landers (Kuri Buah), J. J. M'Aulei (Poituballo), W Sandeis n, Alex, ilathes.'n, Ch.irie Catch|jole, and J. (..umber, 30 head at up o£7 for bullocks, and up to £6 7s 6d f>r cows. We quote piime beef at :2s 6d per ICO b ; medium, 18s. Fat Calves. — INiuo penntd, add sold at from 13s to 34s

Fat Sheep. -An average supply came forward— 2oßl being penned, inclu lye of (fay) 400 merino wethe s. Biddings lackid spirit, and | r oes ruled much the same as last week. v> 0 suM 620 on account of the following vendorn — viz.: Kor Mr Allan Ga>t (Marairua), 70 prime crossbred wethe s at 14s fid ; tor Messis Ro-m Brotheis (Meadovbank), 317 crossbred e*ea at f om 12s to 3s 9d; for Mr C-moron (Stirling), 38 crossbreds at 11s 6d ; and tor Mr Hugh M. 'Master, 104 crossbred ewes at 13a 6d, and 92 prime me<ino wethers at l( s. We quote prime mutton at from s!d to Jd per lb. Kat Lam 1 s — Only 34 penned, which sold at from 10s 6d to l'/s 9d

Pi^s v, 1 re in short supply, less than 40 being penned. We sold a small draft of bacon pit's at from 67s to 645, and quote prime pork at 6d to s\<l per Ib.

Store Cattle. — There is absolutely no demand for this class of stock at present. Store Sheep.— We have no transactions to report. Horses. — There was a large entry for last Saturday's sale. The demand for ail really wood heavy draughts was very brisk. For hacks and light-harm ss h.rsos, however, there was almost no sale. All the draughts forward found purchasers nt quotations. We quote first-class draught* sit from £3o to £40 ; medium, £20 t>> £6 ; linh- do. £ll fc> £18 ; to d <„,uka him lightharnysM hor-,i'B, i.15 to j£2o ; medium, £8 to £12 ;lijrhG andinfpii,,r, Hi tv £6.

Wool. Cablegrams received from London during tho we k arc < t tin tuc>iunig»Jg nature. They report a steady demand for New Zealand wools at improved <-a ues. On Monday laßt we cleared several sma.l lots at fair rates.

Sheepskins. — We submitted a large catalogue lart Monday, Wttb ft good attendance ot buyora compatl-

tion was hri-"k, and prices «howed a tle'-ided tn roveraont, Butchf-rs' jireen ttiina : cnwt-bied sold ar. fiom 2s Id to 3^ ; merino, la lOd to ''"s 4d ; 'amb-hin<, v i to 2" 6d ; Htation and co'intry tkina. from 7d to 6s 2d.

Hldeß are in demand We h.vo place t all eonsig'unentH to hmii at recent qnovationa. Tallow —Rendered ta low an I clean (O'U-hf »t are! 1 ' aoii\e demand. On Monday we sold sove a g od lofiat <>p to £>2 10s for best mixed tallow, ai.d up to 2J* f.ir r msrh f v..

I anbftMkinp. — Our ealci last Mond iy were as M low:— AB, 5 bu r s at 12Jd ; Gl\ 2 <'o, 8} I ; 2 do, lljii ; D. 3 bales, 9}d; 1 do, 9Ji ; Ido (suckerß), 2i'i ; over \, 1 h<»K, 7}d ; B within circle, 2 do, lojd ; Wsj, 1 .10, 7J1." Grain —Wheat : The maTket manifeits sivns of weakness, only reslly choice sample-* be ng inquired for, ami the<<o at reduced rates; samples out of ondition or otherwise inferior are a perfect drug in the market. O'ir sales for the pist «eok compri-ed 8300 hu-hela. We quote leilly pii.ne samp es ifree (r >m ■•prout) at fro'n 4a Id t<> 4s 3 1 per bushel ; ordinary, 3- 9d to 4a ; in'e ior, 2s 6d to 3- 3d. Oafs . For prime lirghtHhoit millinir and feed oats there is an excel'enc domand, the f«im -r hi ing woith from 8 10 i t Is lid per !>u<hel, and the latter 1< fl 1 to Is lOd Danis i o.ts and diauul- ure 1 oats are qu to un-al-'attle'. Nominally wo quou ><o Is 81to Ih BJd per l/nshel as the valut' of tho-e two ilo->criptioiiß. 'I'tiis wek we hay« pace I 500 i bn-hols B*ilo> :Wo tuve inqinri. b for prime m.lti"g, but. hay« no tm< eactioni to report Values are witno .t quotablo uh>ti gr, Kjcjrra « Sued: *c have in ,u>ries for machinodresse I »-ampl b, whi h we quota at 4s per busael. Ihis week we have suld 7o(W bushel«.

Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report for week ending 30th Hay :—: —

Fat C'a'tlo Only 128 «ere yarded at Burni-ide t'>-day. Tno greater part of these were very medium qu'v ity, vwtb a few pens prime. Although this number v much iielow the average supply, prices, excepting tor a few pei.s best, were quite as I>w as la-it week- Bullocks aold at £i 7- 6d to £10 l7s 6d ; cows, £2 7h 6d to £U. vv e yarded 46 head, which we cotd (or v-6-isr.s William Shai.d (Ke th Hall) Wiliiara Lindsay (Greytowi ), J. Kirklaud (Green itland), J. M'Dernnd, a^d otheid. We quote best bt-of 22s ed ; inferior and medium, 17s 6d to 20s por 1001b. h\t, Calveti— Only nine in. Iheae we cold at 28ach. Kut Sheep — To-day's market was supjlied with 400 merino sheep of medium quality, »nd Ibßl croasbretJ^ moftly ot fairlj good mU'ton. Th» trade being vvel -upplied fom (ho late full maikft, priced were -curcely so trood a< !a»t week Urossbreds nold at X's 111 1 L6s 6d ; merino-, 7s to 9a Od. We sold for A. Paternon, E g. (Herb rt) 67 eras b r eds at llu; foi David Horn.', lihq (Pai akaio), 102 cr >83brtdi at Us ; for Sir Go 1 Wallace, 35 muriuoß at 6s 9d. We quote mntr/ii IJI 111 1 2.1 per lb Fcit Lawbj.— o/ily 34 ponned. These fold at 10s to 12<9i.

Fat Pigs.— Thirtj -live forward. Theße sold at 17.10 64s eacn.

Wool.— On Monday we sold 20 ha'es as follows:— R. 1 bvl crossbred, 9}d ; B\, 10 do grev-y merino, 7JI ; 4 do do cro shred, 7-J 1 ; <>F, 2do crowhr d 8JI; DH, 2 do greaty crossbred, 7^l; B, 1 bmg ,11 c s, fid ; D 4I'K, 2 Oaleß greasy merino, Bjd ; I b-g pieces, ' ohe<:pisk ns - VVo submitted a full catalogue on M mday, nearly ill local butchers' «re?n skins. Prices wire a shade higher tha 1 last w. ek. Cros-bredn oolii at Is 0d to 3s Id ; merinos, Is 2d to 2s Ud ; lambskin", 3s Ribbit kins.— Thirty-Beven bags were Bold at lOd to 1 d pet lb. Hide*.- Supplies are hardly equal to demand, and prices are firm at late quotati na. We Hold i4O. Tallow. There is not quite so much inquiry ; prices have fallen Is Id •o 2< per cwt bu'ehcro' rou^h fat i« in good demand at 20s to 23j 6d |i<-r cwt. (•»rt»in. — Wheat: There i- a good demand fit bught and baid uainpltn nf a J i>ort< at 4s 10 4-i hd, wnile in medium quality the market, is faMy glutted, and only an occasional sale (.an he made at 3-t 4 i to 3s 9J ; cluck 'Otd sells at 2a Id to 3a 3d. ■ .ur week's sales h- ye been 8 1 47 bushels. Oatbl A con iderable quantity of the 'a»t week's 3rrival< are dirk in colour, an I for thiso there is no demand ; but for bright Bhort heavy fee I laige sales have b^en made a Is 9d to Is lOd, a fe* extra mil ing making is lOJd. which 'a anout tne <op mice. Dam h and discoloured maybe quoted at is 7d to 1s Bd. Barley : Nothing doi -g, simples off e. ing B>a>cely coming up to malttiter-' widhes I'otatoea.— There is no demand, and the market is fully stocked. We quote £2 2d 6d to £2 5s por ton.

Messrs MaoiißA.h and Co. report for the week ending 30th May as follows : —

Fat Cattle.— A bare supply ot 128 head was yarded to-day, of which not more than about 30 ho >d were prime ; the lemaioder were fair t > goud Competition for prime lots was brisk, but notwithstanding the moderate number forward, there was h*rd y auy peiceptihle improvement on l»et week's qi;orations. Prime bullocks brought fr> m £ ) 10s to £10 17s 6d ; fair to good, £1 7s 6d to £9; c iw-<, £5 10b to £7, and one prime heifer from the Summerhill E tate hroutcht £ 1 ; ordinary, £2 10s ti £i 6i. We s >'d on account-, of the executors of the lafcf JimeH Rutherf rd E-q. (Summerhill), 7 head piime bullocks and heifer* at— for budocks £8 15s to £10 17s 61, anil for h^ifera £7 7a 6d to fill ; on account of Messrs Smith Br<*s (Stirling), 7 head bullockt. at from £5 7s Cd to £3 2s 6d ; on account of Mr J. Macdouneil (btiriiiif.-) 4 head bull cks at £5 10*, cows £4 76d t'"> £6 ; on account of Messr« Brv ce Bros. (Lovtli's Flat) 7hi ad at for bullocks £5 12^ 6d to £6 7s 6d ; on account of Mr J. Andrews (Hampden), li he d li.ht-weights a^— for bullocks £3 17s «d to £4 17s 6d, and for cows £5 36* to £6 ; au<i on amount of Men m J Irvine, M Dvmald, Deinjster, a'>d oti.ers, 10 head, piinci,'allj c 'W-, a». qnotati ns. We qu to piime bei-f 2 s t>i 22-> 6d per 100 b PrKatul\ we have so d lOu ht-ad ''Hi ookn a> d heifer- ar satinfactory price?.

Fat Cilves -Nine were forward, of which we sold seven a' f.om 12* to 24*.

Fa-, .-heap. — A m der ite number came forward for to-day's market, 20bl head being penned, of which 168 wpre cro^breds, and th« balance merinos About one-ha 1 ot the cros^breds were prime, a>id the balanca fair, while ißt-rinos were fair to trood. AKhouuh the number penned was a small one, prices showed no improvement on la«t week, bu competition was fa'rh biisk. Ciosshredj brought f 0111 10s to 16s 8d ; n.erinoa, 7a 6d to 3- 61. We penned 793, and n»ld them as follow- :— On account of Mr D. Murray (Tapanni), 103 eros bredtt at from lla 9d to 13s 9d ; on >»cuo nt of Mr P. Aitcheson (Awaraok«.), 42 merinos at 7a 9d ; on account of Mr J Andiews (Hampden), 41 crostbreda at I 3»; on ac. ount of K. Wil on, Krq (from the Knma>ua Ehtate), 179 cro^sbrod wethers at from 10s 9d t > 13s 9d, 83 cr u s hred ewes at 10^, and 73 meiitio wothe sat 7s Od; on ai count of Me art P. and A Cameron (Ciune~, Wni ' c a), 20 crossbreds at •2-, and 18 merino* at 9s fd ; on account of W. Miller, Esq. (Glennr*-), 33 prime cros-ihreds at 15s 9 ; and on ace unt of Me-srs H. H and J E. Parker, 200 c oi-b-breda atlis6d We als sold privately to-day, 200 prim' 1 crossbredd at 16s. We quote prime mutton 2d to 2Jd 1 or Ib. Fit LambJ.— Thirty-one lambs were penned, which we sold ay follown :— On account of Mr D Murray (Tapanui), 16 at 10s Bd ; and 011 accuuut of Mr J. Andrews (Hampden), 15 at 12s 9d. Far/ Hga, — A small number forward — viz 35, whie consist- d principally of porkers and bacon pigs. The p ices realised were from 20s to 6's Horses. Good youn; draughts continue in demand, and meet with ready t-ale at fiom £27 to £36, but inferiorandlightaredffflVuitto place, and low prices must be aci epted before eales are effected. Our q otationn are- heavy younar drauirhts, U;> to £35 ; medium, £20 to £26 ; good backi and light-harness horaos, £15 to £20; mo<iiuin, £7 to £12. Store Cattle.— We have several lota on hand, but the domand Is not brisk, and few transactions have t-ikon place. Store sheep.— The demand is inactive. Wo have no transactions to report. Property Sales — On Monday last, within our rooms, Manse btreet, we submitted and sold a valuable farm at Berwick, containing 660 acres, together with improvements The price obtained waa £6 per acre, Mt William Keid b=;iag the purchaser. Couutry bales.— At Balclutha on Friday last we held our Usual monthly sale, when there was a largo quantity of stock forward, comprising about 21)00 sheep and 6n head ot cartlo, most of tho lota finding purchasers at about late quotations. Wool. - Latpst cablegrams from the Home market report a steadier demand for New Zealand wools, and at Ihe Hales b i-ikf-r compel ition was experio cod The fol owing h tho latest Teh-gram, d ted LondO", 2tich Ma- : "At tho vod salua to-day 13,4i'i ba'e-i were catalogued, and thoro was v firm and active demand "

Sheepskins. — Our u-u 1 sale being hold on Monday loot, we hait tho ordinal y atf.endaiKe of tho trade; and with ao d computiiijn a fair citalogu-i of all dtjficriptious of skins was r-adily disposed ot as follows : Station crossbreds, 2s 2d to 3* 8d ; do uiorino?, 2s 2d to Sb Cd ; butchers' croEsbreds, 2s id to $■» Id • do merinw, So 4<i to S« lOd ; do lamWdw, B»MtoS».

HidoH c >nt| .us in dmnrid, and" fhe~u ddrmenUoueit quof.ai.ii s a--« ht II rulinur — Viz : dp to 4Jd (.ir ht-avy wall-coiiditiouod, aud 3d to SJd for lignt weisr t'.

G-ain.— There is virt'ialli no alterat'^n to not* since "ur re,io t of lasi *ei-k. P.irae mdli >c pa eels are saL-a'ile ao fiom 4s Id to *s 3d, r.he diffo c i c in pri m bein depen .'ent <m the /)■ s Tipti -n ot tae wt.e tk • medum It , if at ail out of condi i n are most ditflculc »o qmt t• mi ler--, a i b. fo e aks a-ft ifiC ed low pricts have to bn acce ted. Foul ♦« ed ia inqu red f->r 'ho value bein/ from 2s «5d to 3s Bd. Oats. O r lasi -eo-k's report ot t< s e j real applies to-day Denimd o.ntlnuei faMy active for bright milling, and foi short bright-ciluurud parce b for 'end ; but the demand for di.tcolourud is very li i ifcud and sale* are difficult; to effect vVo quote prime mllincf Is lOd to 13 lid ; Heavy bright seed, Is9d to 1-iO^i; ordinary, l-i 8d to Is 9d. Barley : Prime malting U in fair demand, and 4s (id to 6s aro the present quotati >ns, but medium lots ace dull ci ?ale.

Messrs Stephrnson and Co. f eport for the weefc onding 30th May as follow* :—

Fat Cai.fcle.-128 he id yarded to-day at Burnnlde. The quality 1 f the gruate portion was only medium. (wiiiif to the -*mall eupplv, prices improved alijriitlr as compared with last week. This w*n more noticeable when any ruperior lots wete under the hammer, whe i competition wan bri k. B .Hicks brcu/ht from *J5 10s to £10 I7d 6d ; cows, fr -m £4 7t> 61 i i ill. ' We -old two head on account of Mr J. M 'Linden at ■ju ttations. We quote prime beef at from 20-> to 22s dd per 100:b.

Fat Cal •<»<•.— Nine yaided, and ko'd up to 245. rat S.ieep— 2oßl penii-d, . f which about 400 wera mr-ritio . Prica- improved sdghtly *s eompar d with 'a*t we-k. Cros brtda fetcnea from 10n to 16s 9d' merinos, 6^ to 9s 6 1. We so d .15 on account of Mr John Anderson (G >odwood) at 10s 6d, and 35 merinos on account of Mr Wra. Kirkland at 6s We quote prime mu'ton at 2d to 2$ i per lb. Fat Lambs —Thirty-four penned, and sold at from 10s 8d to 1 2s 9d.

Fat Pigs. -Thirty-five yarded, and told at from 17i to 61h.

County Pales.— We hold a clearing sale at Oicliton ark, Pukerau, un> cr power of bill «f vale, when all lots offered weie sold at mo->t sanefastory figure;, •lra'ignt Bf«lriingei vcoin* as iuuh as K39. Sheepskins — Oiub-Ij on Monday was well at'endM, -\heu we offend a medium catilouue. Grossbrikp (butchers') b outht from 2s to 3* ; merinos, from li » i to 2* lOd ; lambs', up to 8* ; dry »kuw (station^ croa.bred la lOd to 2s 6d ; merinos up to 2u 6d. Wool — i oddon teiesfrunw contmua f.iyonrablo, reporting a fair demand a-ri fl.mnetm in prices. Hidea —All lot^ auning foi ward meet ready sale »t recent quotations— nainaiy, 3id, 4d, aud 4Jd, according to we gat.

Tallow remains unchanged, and for real y well rer> dn'cd up to 34s ia obtain tblo ; butchers' rough Mup en 24».

Grain. — Wheat : No alteration in prices m compared *i r .h last wick. Inferior sample hard to quit: mU'ers apparently full up of over\thin< except whfi* velvet and Tuscan, whicn command top piices, wh eh >ye quito as 4s 3d ; medium, 3s Od to 4i Id ; f >w.i feud, 2i 3d to 3s 3d. Oats : Prime milling samples we easily sold ; also, short, bright feed, which is worth from la 9d to Is lOJd ; inferior and discoloured, hard to quit.

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Otago Witness, Issue 1645, 2 June 1883, Page 14

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Stock and Station Reports. Otago Witness, Issue 1645, 2 June 1883, Page 14

Stock and Station Reports. Otago Witness, Issue 1645, 2 June 1883, Page 14