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A fair supply of fat sheep were penned, ranging from inferior ewes to extra prime wethers. Ine demand was brisk. Best wethers sold from 10s to 19s 6d ; aged ewes up to 14s. In store sheep the demand is improving, especially is this noticeable in well grown hoggets and crossbred ewes in Pig^.— Breeding sows sold from £2 to £3 ; suckers from 10s 6d to 12s 6d. DUNEDIN MARKETS. WHOLESALE PRODUCE BEPOBTS. . ' Mr J. Fleming, Princes Btreet Bouth, reporti under datethe9lhinst:— Wheat per bushel. .Pearl Barley, ... 360/0 Beat milling 2/11-3/0 . „„ P er *°, n n Medium do 2/8-2/10 Oatmeal, m 25's. 220 0 Fowls 2/3-2/7 Oaten chaff 60 0-65 0 Milling oats 2/2 Ryegrass hay 65/0-60/0 Feed oats 2,0 Straw ...35/0 Malt barley 3/10—4/0 . P ero^i Feed barley ... 2/6 Omonß ... 9/0 Cape barley 3/3-3/9 o„ jv P«lb. Maize ... ... 4/6 Rolled bacon ... 0/7 rton. Side bacon ... 0/7* 160/0 Smoked hams ... 0/9 Pollard 70/0 Cheese ... {d-Bd Bran ... 60/ a Geod salt butter Bwleydust ... 70/0 0/5-0/7, according to Oaten hay ... 60/0 quality. Kidney potatoes, £5 10s per ton. Derwents £i Ms to £5 per ton. Seed potatoes scarce Kidney potatoes wanted. FARM AND DAIRY PBODUCB. Messrs Mercer Bros, report paying for produce aarinjr theweek ending the 9tbinst.:— - Bacon (roll), 6id p. lb Frtsh butter lOd p. lb Hams, 9d p. lb Salt butter 7d p. lb Fresh eggs, lid p. doz Fresh butter, good ordinary (in lib and Jib prints), 9d p. lb. • GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET. Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report as follows under date 7th inst. :— . We held a very successful auction sale of pram and prsduca at our stores to-day. The catalogue submitted was extensive, but there were plenty of buyers, and competition was very keen, everything being disposed of at very satisfactory prices. Oats were in brisk demand, and prices firmer than at last sale. Black oats sold at 2s 2d to 2s 2Jd ; bright sparrowbills and short Tartars 2s Id to 2s l}d; long oats, 2s Id to 2s lid ; inferior feed, Is lOd to 2s (sacks extra). Wheat.— lnferior milling sold at 2s Bdto 2s BJd ; fawl wheat, 2s 5d to 2s 7d (sacks in). Barley.— A good demand for all qualities. Medium malting sold at 3s 6d to 3s lOJd ; milling, 3s to 3s 5d ; feed, 2s 2d to 2s 9d (sacks extra). Potatoes.— Prime Derwent were in brisk demand at £5 to £5 2s 6d ; kidneys, £1 to £5 (sacks in). , Chaff.— Prime oaten continues very scarce and sold readily at £3 7s 6d to £3 13s 6d ; medium, £3 to £3 ss ; straw chaff, £1 15s (sacks extra). DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS. Weekly Report. Messrs Wright, Stephekson, and Co. report as follows :— , There was an unusually large attendance at our sale on Saturday, when we offered a consider, able number of draught horses, chiefly from South Canterbury. A very strong demand was experienced for all sorts— a result we have anticipated in our report for tlia past few weeks would happen when any number of good draughts were offered. Buyers were present from all parts of Southland, and good prices were realised for nearly every draught forward. The best competition was, however, for really good mares or geldiDgs, for the latter chiefly from town buyers, who were present in force. First-class draught mares were, on the other hand, in great request from country buyers, and a, much larger number could readily have been placed. As we _ have already intimated, sellers need have no misgivings about sending their.draught horses to this market just now, for, when really good sorts are offered, there are always buyers who are prepared to give good values. , Draught mare 3 fetched ._up to £25, but had more superior animals been present larger prices could readily have been obtained Light harness horses were in small supply, but those which passed under the hammer were better competed for than for some time past. We quote :— For first-class draughts (extra heavy), £25 to £30 ; pood ordinary draughts (young), £18 to £22; medium, £12 to £16 ; aged, £6 to £10; good hacks and harness horses, £12 to £16; medium, £7 tt. £9; light and inferior, £2 10s to£s.. N 1 THE LABOUR MARKET. Mr Skene reports under date August 8 :— The more than usual leDgtby spell of bad weather is seriously retarding all sorts of outdoor work and workers. Hungry men out of work do not believe in the virtues of-patienco, but the clerk of the weather will have bis own way. A few gardeners, grooms, cooks, dairy people, and boys ars the only ones moving. Couples and shepherds and • general station hands are still quiet. Town is overstocked with clerks, shopmen, and unsuitables. Country wages keep fair. Government Notifications SMALL GRAZING RUNS OPEN FOR APPLICATION. FIVE SUBDIVISIONS of RUN 137 (part of Bellamy Station), FOUR SUBDIVISIONS of RUN 170b (part of Beaumont Station), and ONE SUBDIVISION of RUNS 300 and 301 (part of Tapui and Tokarahi Stations) will be OPEN for APPLICATION, under the Small GraziDg Run System at this Office, on and after TUESDAY, August 29,. 1893. Possession of Subdivisions of Runs 137 and' 170b will be given on date of approval of application by Land Board, and the half-year's rent paid as deposit will be in discharge of amount due on Ist September next: Possession of the Subdivision of Runs 300 and 301 will 'not, however, be given till January 1, 1894, and the half year's rent paid will be in discharge of the amount due on March 1, 1894. . -I Amount of valuation for improvements must be lodged with application, and all payments made by cheque must have exchanee added. Applicants may apply for more than one Run, provided the aggregate area applied for docs not exceed 5000 acraa. An applicant, however, can hold only one Run, and he must take the first one for which he is successful at ballot. Posters containing full- particulars will shortly be exhibited at the various Post Offices, Railway Stations, dec. Plans, form of application, and further information^ cam be obtained at this office. J. P. MAITLAND, Commissioner of Crown Lands. Crown Lands Office, Dunedin, Ist August 1893. 3au APPLICATION. FOR OCCUPATION LICENSE UNDER SECTION 230 OF "THE MINING ACT 1891." I'o the Warden at Dunedin. I HEREBY -AFPLY for a LICENSE to occupy for Agricultural purposes 50 acres or thereabouts of Crown Land situate at Hindon, being portion of Section 21, Block IV, Mount Hyde, which I have thip day^ marked out and bounded approximately as follows :— On the south by John Garretc's occupation license, 19 chains ; on the west by, Green Gully, 28 chains ; and on the north and east by part of section 21, being 19 and 21 chains respectively. , * RICHARD SHEPPARD, Quartz Miner, Hindon. Dated at Dunedin this'2nd day of August 1893. Any Objeotipns to the above Application must be lodged at the Warden's Office at Dunedin within 14 days from the ditte hereof. Hearing at 10.30 a.m. on September 1, 1893. ■\VM.'E. SESSIONS, pro "Warden. Warden's Office, Dunedin, August 2, 1893.