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Otago Witness, Issue 2199, 23 April 1896, Page 24

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A meeting of creditors in the estate of Hugh Cameron Christie, of Balclutha, storekeeper, was held on Thursday afternoon, when a resolution agreeing to accept 6s 6d in tba pound was confirmed. Messrs .Dalgety aud Company have received the following cablegram from their head office, dated London, 16tb inst. :—" Fair demand for bides in general. Prices fot light ox and cow hides J-d lower, and for heavy ox prices are unchanged." GRAIN ARRIVALS. The total number of bag* of grain and produce received at the DiUjedin 'ail way stations from the Ist Ma eh t>. the lSt.h April 1895 wm 78.802. For the same period of this year the quantity received was 98,063 bags. The arrivals yesterday were as follows :— Oats. Whtat. Barley. Potatoes. Produce. Total. 4523 1236 260 144 170 ,— 6333 WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT. Wednesday. April 22 Fat Cattle.— The supply to-day totalled 162, but notwithstanding the small entry prices ruling showed bo advance. Good heavy bullocks were

' scarce, aud these met with better competition 1 than medium quality. Prime beef was worth 20s per 1001b, while other quality must be quoted somewhat lower. Best bullocks brought £8 2s 6d to £9 ; medium do, £7 5s to £8 ; others, £4 Jss to £6 12s (id ; bast heifers, £C to £7 16s; others, £4 5s *o £515-.— Dovald Reid and Co. yarded 27 und sold : For Mr John Findlay (Findlayston), 5 bullocks at £7 153 to £5 tss, 4 heifers at £7 to £5 63 ; Mr Alex l'homsou (Munayfielfi), 3 listens at £5 12s 6d, 1 bul'ock at £4 ; Mr H. M'Millui (Wylia's Crossin.?), .i cows at £4 17s 6d ; Mr T. UobiuEon (Purakauui), and others, 11 hend to £6 10s — The Mutual Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) yarded 23 head aud sold as follows : For Mr John Lefevre (Hampden), 12 bullocks to £8 7s 6J. ; Mr Cnarles Reid (Flag Swamp), 6 bullocks to £8 17s Od ; other clients, 5 hea-1 at satisfactory prices.— The NewZeala>d Loan and Mercantile Agej^cy Company (Limited) yarded 23 head aad sold for the Otago F<*rmenj' Cooperative Association : Ou account of Mr David Sutherland (Lochend). Mr Robert Charles (Ury Park), Mr J. Dove (Titri), Mr Wm. Lindsay (Allan ton), Mr William Biinsdeu (Halfway Bush), Mr Thos. Lynu (Anderson's Bay), and others bullocks to £7 and cowti to £6 2s 6J.— The Fakmers' Agency Coupanv (Limited) yarded 39 and sold as follows : For Messro Murray, Roberts, and Co. (Gladbiook), 7 heifers at £7 to £7 163 ; Mr Thos. Joyce (Hampden), 6 steers at £4 5a to £4 7s 6d ; Mr A. Campbell, 4 cows at £3 7s (id ; Mr Thos Kirk, 4 heifers at £5 17s (3d ; Mr Perniskie, 14 do at £4 to £4 17s 6d ; Mr W. Lindsay, 1 do at £4 15s.— Dalgety and Co. (Limited) yarded 34 head and sold: For Mr John Kiik (ICasc Taieri, per Otago Farmers' Co-opei ative Association), 2 prime bullocks at £8 15s, 2 heifera to £5 10d ; Mr D. Sutherland (Lochend), 6 bullocks at £7 12s 6.1 to £6 12s fit; Mr R. Charters (Ury Park), 4 do to £7 10a; Mr J. Dove (Waihola), 4 steers to £5 12s 61 : also for Messrs T. Godfrey, J. E. Dick, F. Tanner, and others, 16 head at quotations. — Wright, Stephenson, and Co sold 40 head as follows : For Mr Juhn Bruce (Allanton), 9 prime bullocks at from £7 5s to £9; Messrs B»ycti Bto-:. (Lovilt's Flat),. 7 nice quality steers and heifers at from £5 to £7 ; Mi W Quinn (Wakikihi). 7 heifers at quotations ; and Messrs W. A. Wilson (Otakou), Thomas Godfrey, T. O'Sullivan, R. Turner, John Geary, and I Sidey, 17 head at quotations. Fat Sheep —There was a medrurn entry. The number (2163) was made up chiefly of fair to good quality crossbred e«e3, with a few pens wethers, one or two of which were very prime. Competition for good wethers w«*u keen throughout tbe sales, best second-class do aud oidiuary ewes were difficult to place. One pßn very prime wethers brought 15s good do weie sold at from lls 6d to 13s, medium do 9i ?d to lls ; best ewes brought up to lls 3.J, medium 7s 9d to 9s, others 6^ 6d to 7s 3d.— stronaoh Bkos. and Morris sold for the Ringway estate, crossbred ewes at from 9s 3d to 9s 9d, and do wethers at lls. — Donald Rei and Co yarded 624, and sold: For Mr A. Aic'i-son (Hampden), 30 crossbred wethera at 15s (lop vice of ths season), 17 do at lls 3d; Mr H. II Ingli-i (Waihola estate), 65 do at 12? 3d to 10s 9d ; Mesir* Ranmy Bros, and Co. (Hyde), 70 do at 10^ 3d to 8i 9d; Mr M M'Douald (Ophir), 160 halrbred wethers and ewes (small) at 8s Id ; Mr Fulton (Lee Flat station), 283 crossbred wethers at 10= 6d to 7s Id.— The Mutual Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) penned and sod as follows : For th< New Zealand and Australian Land Company (Clydevale estate), 126 croasbrerl ewes from 8s to 10s 3d ; Mr David Andrew (The Grange, Mcsgul), 50 crossbred ewes to 8s ; Mr R. Clearwater (Portobello), 49 crossbred -ewes to 7s lid.— The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold : For Mr William Temple (Mauchline), 45 crossbred awes at 10s 6d, \45 do at 9» 6d, 45 do at 9s, 45 do at 8s 9d, and 32 do at 8s 3i ; the Hon. Richard Oliver (Gurmdale estn'e), 40 crossbred ewes at Ss 6-i, 21 --o .it Ss 3d ; a Southland client, 40 crosibied e»w ' " -"0 do at 83 6d. — The Farmers' Agkaui .i-^.m of New Zealand (Limitkd) penned üßm, i4 nd sold as follows : For Messrs Smith and i-ons (Greenfield), 132 crossbred ewes (aged) at 7s to 8s 10.1 ; Mi Thomas M'Lean (Wallace), 60 crossbred ewes at 9s 3d to 10s 6d ; Mr R. Smithson (Hyde), 64 crossbred wethers at 9s to lls 3d ; Mi J. C. Cope (Central Bush), 198 two-tooth crojsbreds to lls 6'd ; Mr Stephen Bnin. 62 balfbred wethers at 10s 3d ; Mr T. Sawyer, 165 croisbred ewes at 84 to 9s 9d ; Mr J S. Pluming, 8 two-tooth crossbreds at Bs.— WiuGHr, Stephenson, and Co sold : For Messrs Bryce Bo*.B o*. (Lovell's Flat), 60 very prime crossbred wtthers and maiden ewe« (twotooths) at lls 9d to 133 3d ; Messrs Murray, Roberts, and Co. (Gladbrook), 63 crossbred ewes at 9s to lls ; Mr James Gow (luvermay), 13 threequarterbred ewes (heavy weights) at 12$ 3d

Fat Lambs.— Of these there were 277 pinned, all medium to good quality. Bidding was fairly brisk, aud all were sold at : For good lambs, 83 9d to 10s 6d ; others, 6s 6d to Bs.— Donald Reid and Co yarded 51. and sold: For Mr A Aitche^on (Hawpden), 13 at 9s ; Mtssrs Wilson and Scott (Waihola), 31 at 8s 3-1 ; Messrs Ramsay Bros and Co (Hyde), 6 at 10s 9d ; Mr H. H Ingliu (Waihola estate), 2 10a 3d.— The Mutual Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) penned and sold 55 for Mr John Bruce (The Firs) at 7s 9J —The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (United) penned 57, but owners' reserve not being reached they were turned out.— The Fa timers' AGENcf Company (Limited) penned and sold as follows :-For Mr S. Bain, 78 at 8s to lls ; Mr Fleming, 30 at 8s to 9s; Mr Sawyer. 12 at 9s to Ws.

Pigs —Only 143 yenned, and all sorts sold in favour of buyers. Suckers brought 3s 6d to 6si 6d ; sips, 7s t o"d t • 12-! 61. stoics, 14i fo 16s ; porkers, 17s 6 J to 21s ; Inc oers. 2is to 3l« M : and a few heavy pigs, 38s to sls —Donald Reid and Co. yarded 66, an'i s Id : For clients. 33 at 2')s to 9s 6d, 10 at ss, 10 at 3j»s to 20s. «at 8, 6it ; Mr W. Thomson (Banks). 4 at 2la to )7s 6'd ; Mr J. Wright (Noith Taieri), 1 at 19* 6J, 2 at 343. -The Mutual Agrncy Company of New Zealand (Limited) penned and sold : For Mr Robert Gawn (Deer Park), a consignment at maiket quotations — The Farmers' Agency Company (Limiteu) s-old : For cliants, suckers at 6-s 3d; porkers, 14s 6d'to 18s. Wright, Stephenson, and Co sold 38 at quotations.

Store Sheep.— The- Farmers' Agency Comp-anv (Limited) report having sold since last report as follows:— 105 half bred lambs, at 53 ; 220 crossbred e«ve3, full-mouthed, at 6a Id ; 501) crossbred wethers, a,t 10s 6 1 : 10() crossbred ewes, aged, at s* ; 250 do, at 2s 6d ; 25 crossbred ewes, at 83— 1230 ; 950 crossbred lamb* at 9s 3d to 10-> 3d ;— 2280.

Country Sales — Donald Reid and Co. held a clearing sale, on account of the trustees in the estate of the lat« Thomas Brown, at Braid's farm, Otago Peninsula, on Monday last, the 20th inst., when the goodwill of farm lease and the whole of the farm stock (comprising dairy cows, hordes, young stock, implements, Ac), were disposed of. There wai a large attendance of farmer*, dairymen, gmziers, and others, and for dairy cows newly cjlved or close to c-lving there was very brisk competition. Heifers of milking strains were also in good request add secured attention. The horaes, which were favourably known in the locality, were keenly competed for,' and made good prices. Dairy cows (newly c»lved) s Id at £5 to £7 10s ; spring calvers, £3 to £4 10a ; young cattle, £1 5s to £2 10d ; draught mare (aged), £13; draught gelding (spriDg-cartui). £-'0 10a Implements aud sundries made fair prices.— The New Zealand Loan and Mercam-ii.e Agency Company (Limited) report having held their regular sale by auction at Milton on Tuesday, 21st mat, when there was a veiy full attendance of both buyers aud sellers ; there was alsi> a very fair entry of sheep, niit-tly aged croaabred ewes, which are not ho much in demand at the moment. Competition in consequence was not exceedingly lively, and tbe saled effected were at prices in favour of buyers. Taieri Stock Fair and Horse Sale.— Donild Reid and Co report having held their foitnfghtly sale at the Taieri Sal 3 ards (Allauton)on Tuesday, the 2lst inst Theje was a moderate attendee* of farmers, graziew, and others present, and under fairly brisk competition most of the entry, which consisted of cattle and sheei> only, was disposed. About 80 head of cattle were j'arJed, including one lot of really splendid large framed bullocks in forward condition ; indeed, the cattle all over were better than the average, and deserved a better sale.' Kor dairy cows and yrung cattle thera was some demand, and all of this cUm was sold. Bullocks sold at to Jt6 10*, heifers at £5 2s oi, cows at £5 15s c yearlings at £2 14s ; 540 sheep were penned, and were all disposed oi exc«pfc one

line ; crossbred wethers, two-tooth (small), sold at 8i Id, crossbred lamb? 6s, half bred ewes (full and broken mouthed) 2s. Our luxfc s*le will be held the first Tuesday iv May. Wool.— The Home market still keeps firm, aud the result of next London sales, opening on Tuesday next, will be looked for with intcmt Locally tho demand is good, both "shippers and manufacturers buying at full rates, and taking all that is offeriug.

Sheepskins are plentiful, and find buyers at most satisfactory figures. Catalogues on Tuesday were large, and met with the usual keen competition. Butchers' best green crossbreds fetch 2s 8d to 3s ; medium do, Is lOd to 2s 6d ; full-woolled eroes.breds (if clean), 5d to 5Jd per lb ; falleu ciosabreds, 4Jd to 5d ; and good merinos, 4 1 to 4Jd. Rabbitskins.— Tne quantity and quality is now improving, and prices are fiim. Best autumns are worth 7d to Bid, summers 5Jd to 6Jd, small aud inferior 24 to 4Jd. Hides are firm at la'.e rates— viz., best ox hides, carefully taken off, 3d to 3Jd per lb ; medium weights, 2}d to 2fd ; iuferior, ljd to 2idTallow.— There is no alteration in the tone of this market. All consignments are readily placed. Grain — Wheat : The Ute demand is well sit<taine>l, and quotations on a par with th >se of last week. Velvet continues to command nv..st at'ention from millers, aud all lines dfeiiDg, if prime, ate readily placed. Prime milling velvet is worth 3s 7d' to 3s 8d ; medium, 3s 5d to 3s 6d ; prime Tuscan and red wheats, 3s 5d to 3d 6d; medium, 3s 3d to 3s 4d ; fowl feed, 2s 9d to 3s Id per bushel (sacks in). Oats : A considerable improvement h*s been noticeable during the past w ek. The demand for all sorts being keen, and- extra prime or seed samples being in strong- request, farmers evince a strong inclination to hold for a further i\se. Seed sorts, Is 8d to Is 9d ; prime milling, Js 7id to Is B}d; good stout feed, Is 7d to Is 7id; medium, Is 6d to Is 6Jd per bushel (sacks eidra). Barley : In this line there is very little business passing. Offerings are almost confined to medium, malting, an.l feed samples, for which the demand is limited. Prime malting is required, but little conies forward. Quotations (exclusive of Lakes ba-ley for which there is a strong inquiry) are : Prime malting, 3s 3d to 3s 6J ; medium, 2s 8d to 3i Id ; feed and milling, 2s to 2s 7d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.— Arrivals of late have Been on a more moderate scale, and in consequence values have I been well maintained. Be-it Dements are worth £2153 to £2 17s fid; medium, £2 5s to £2 10s; best kidneys (suitable for seed), £2 lCs to £i 17s 6d per ton (sacks in). Chaff.— The market at present is well supplied with chaff of medium quality. Really prime well-cut lots are very saleable at quotations', but inferior quality is difficult to quit. Be>t oaten sheaf selh at £-2 10j to £2 12s (3d— extra prime, a shade better ; medium to good, £-2 S3 to £2 10s per ton (bags extra). [The individual reports of Wool. Rabbitslin, or Grain Broken, can -be inserted in (he Daily Time! and Otayo Witness ai special Hates.] GRAIN REPORT. Messrs William E. Reynolds and Co., Stafford street, report for the week ending 22nd April as follows :—: — Wheat market remains .unchanged, and all offering is reaHily sold at quotatiouc, which we give at up' to 3* 7d for velvet, 3s 6 1 for Tuscan, and 3s 3d to 3s 5i for red sorts, and fowl feed up to 3s. Oats : Market has firmed owing to demand being good and farmers storing so largely. We thiuk the firmness will be maintained, and quote : I Prime milling, Is 8d to Is BJd ; prime feed, Is 7}d to Is 8d ; good do, Is 7d ; ordinary, Is 6d. Tartarian and black have inquiry at up to Is 7d and lls 8d respectively. Barley : Market seems easier, owiDg to nidltotti's holding back, and anything but piime lines are hard -to sell. We quote : Prime Likes up to 4s; prime local, 3s 4d to 3* 8d; ordinary, up to 3s ; inferior, 2s to 2s 6d. Potatoes meet with ready sale at up to £2 17s 6d ; ordinary, £'i 10? to £2 12s 6d. Chaff is rather in full supply, and uuless prime not easily sold. Wo quote : Prime, £2 10a to £2 12s 6d ; good, £2 53 to £2 7s 6d. SPECIAL. , W« are shifting iuto our new offloe3 at the end of this week, and would ask our many clients to note the addies^— viz , Bjnd street (next to J. 11. Kirk and Co.) WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Messrs Moritzson and Hovkin, Dunedin, report (wholesale) as follows for week ending April 22, 189(5. All quotations subject to market fluctuations :— BuMUrss during the week has beea very good, tspec ally in oats. We have a big demand, and can place all coining forward, and more, if anything, at Jd per bushel better than last week. We can placa at onre 10.000 sacks. We have also inquiry for Danish and long Tartarians for seed purposps We would also ask farmers when sending samples always to put a piice on them. Wheat • We quote best velvet 3i 6d to 3m 7d ; bd»t 'luscans and red chaff, 3* 41 to ?s 5d ; fow lb' wheat, 3-t to 3s 2d. Oats : Prime milling, Is BJd to Is 9d; bright short feed, Is 7d to Is 8d ; ordinary feed, Is 7d. Barley : Feed sorts are quoted 2< 2d to 2s 4d ; malting, f.-om 3s 6J to 45." Flour: We quote £9 JO*. Oatmeal in 25'«, £9 10s. Pearl barley, *Cl4. Bran, £3 ss, Pollard, £4 ss. Nelson hops, 8d ; new season's on the market, and are quoted at lOd. Potatoes : Dements, £2 17s 6dto £3 -canse'l good quality. Ohiiff : Prime quality, weli-cut oaten sheaf, 50= to 52h 6d. Rj egrass : Farmers' lots, 2s to 2s 10(i ; machined, 3s 3d to 4s. Cocksfoot, 3d to 3Jd for 161b teed. We have a big demand, and did large busine<s (luting the week. Linteed : New crop not to hand yet. Pressed straw, 32s 6tl. Clover hay, £3. We receive rabbitekins, hides, sheepskins, and tallow, and return highest market values. Hides wanted, at 2Jd to 3'i per lb for good quality. We have sold this week a large quantity of hides and skins at satisfactory prices, and have a good demand to supply for orders. We hold weekly sales. Cornsacks, seedsacks, woolpacks, seaming and binder twine at market rates. - Ciown sheep dip, in sgal drums, 53 6d per gallon ; in larger quantities, 5s per gallon. Riibbitskins are coming in more freely, and tbe market shows a decided improvement ou last week We quote : Best springs, 7d to 8d ; fullgrown summers, 5d to 6d : half-grown do, 3d to 4d ; sucker*, lfd to 2jd . autumns. 6Jd to 7Jd ; wioters. lOJd ; silver greys and fawns, up to 10j. Sheepskins. — The bidding was very brisk this week, thero being a rise of fully id per lb all I round. We quote : Full-woolled merino. 4J<l to s}<l per lb , half-woolled merino, 3Jd to 4Jd ; prime fullwoolloj cro-sbred. s}d totild; halfwoolled crossbred, 4d to 5J ; gr^en lamb skins, best, 2s 9d to 3s ; ropdiurn. Is 9.1 to 2- (Ul ; short and pelts. 2Jd to 4d Butcher skins ; lull ivoolled, 3a 6J to 6s ; short and pelts, 7(1 to Is 6d. Horsehair, Is to )s 2d. We have demand for ryecorn, but none tp hand yet. It is no use sending' samples— we want the bulk at once on consignment for inquiries lecally, and could get from 2n 6d to 2s 9ci, perhaps 3s, in very small lots of a few sacks for seed. We could placVa few hundred s.u-ks in one line at 2a 3d, or perhaps 2* id, fo.b Bluff. Dunedin, or Oanuru. fn this case we wancaamples. FftUfT \NO I'KODUCE KKPOKT. Butter : Salt— (Joed quality is saleable at 7d to 74d perlb for dairy made ; 7d for milled butters. Cheese : Good Akaro», 3£d , factory, 3}d. Pius ; 3d to 3id for good quality. Beeswax wanted, Is Id per lb. Poultry i-cceived for sale any days but Saturdays A. LORIE AND CO.'S PRICES CURRENT. a. phi l '23, 189 G. Eoos (s -an c) ls> tid to Is Bd. Butter (plentiful), mixed lots 6d to 7d. Pigs ((-car^e), 3}d. PouLTiiy.— Very few forward, last week, but quite enough for the demand. Following prices ruled .-—Young cocks, 2s Cd to 33 3d ; hens and old cocks, 2s to 2s 4d ; ducks, 3a Id to 3a 3d. Cock turkeys, none; hen turkeys, 4d per lb. Geese, none FitaiT. - The cold weather has stopped all active demand, and there is very little inquiry for anything but apples and pears. Following pricef have ruled daring the mat week ;— Peaches, 1&9

to 3d ;, apples, 3s for vory inferior to 53 for good lots ; pears, 3.9 6d for poor lo*s to 10s forprime ; quinces, ljd lo lj-d ; tomatoes, Ss 2d to 4s S)d : plums, Id. We would remind our country friends that we have, in codj unction with tbe Dunedin Furnishing Company, leased for our produce businew the premises known as Larner'n (fecbinA the Bank of New ZeaUad). Our poultry sale will be held there every Friday at 11 o'clock as heretofore. Fruit sales we hoW almoit daily at 3 o'clock. Out drapery and general bnsirie-s will bo carried on as usual in Princes street. We are just opening up » large shipment of dress material?, jackets, millinery, blanketa, <fee , which were bought for us in London much below usual price*. They will well lepay inspection. RABBITSKIN MAHKRT. Mr Arthur, M'DoNAf.D reports (on behalf of Messrs Edward Thomas and Co., Bond street) as follows : — Supplies are short of requirements, consequently prices are very firm. There are large orders in hand for summer and autumns for execution before the winters come in. Those who are holding thes- qualitieg for better pi ices are probably making a mistake, for it is as a rule difficult to jet manufacturer to eive orders for the lower graces when the better skins are available. We quota and guarantee 7d to 9d for autumns, s}d to 6Jd for summers, 3Jd to 4}d for half-grown, 2sd to 3d for suckers, free of all charges except railage. Horsehair, 13Jd to 14d. Beeswax, le. 'Consignments to be sent to Edward Thomas and Co., Dunedin. RABBITSKIN MARKET. Messrs Remshardt and Co. report as follows :— The market remains very firm at last week's quotations except for dressing skins, which axe rather higher. Supplies are gradually increasing, although threshing oparationa are still interfering with catching. Beiog bow pretty well settled in our new and larger premises, adjoining our old store, we ars prepared to fill our orders on hand as quickly as possible at the very highest prices current. We charge neither commission nor warehouse expenses, but return top value immediately on receipt of consignments. Address labels and bags forwarded to clients on appliestion, . FRUIT AND PRODUCE REPORT. Messrs Thomas Patekson and Co., fruit and produce agents, Manse street, report for tho w««lr ending -April 22 :— Fruit —Market barely supplied with good apples and pears owing to the heavy duty (■topping importations ; local supply of choice fruit doe 3 not keep pace with demand. Apples, ljd to 2§d per lb, 5- to 7s per case of 381b. Peart, 2t to 3Jd per lb. Plums (off sale). Id. Peaches, 3d to 4d. Bananas, ?d to 2Jd. Oranges (Tahiti 1»E, for which we are agents), 7s to 7s Gel. Lemons" (ftaliari), 30s. Pie melons, 4s to 5s per cwt Toina'oes: Hothouse, 3d to 4d ; outside, ljd to 212 1 Grape.*, 6d to 9d. New* figs, dxtcj, walnut", <fee. in stock. Produce.— Eggs, veiy scarce. Butter (in abort supplj), 7d to 8d ; factory, 9d to 10J ; prime salt, 7d to 7id. Cheese : Factory, 3}<3 ; farmers', 3d to 3Jd. Bacon (roll), Bid to 61d. Hani9,7R Honey (new season's), 3Jd to4d; sections, 6s to Bs. Potatoes (in shon supply) : Derwents, £3 to .£3 10s. Onions, 83 to 9s. l'oultiy in fnir supply and eoeol demand. ALDINGTON STOCK SALES. (Per United' Press Association.) Christchurch, April 22. The entries in most classes of stock at Addrnfton yards to-day were good. Ths attendance was large, and business all through showed plenty of animation, more especially in the sheep classes. Fat Cattle -200 head yarded, thobulk being good handy stet.-nj. Bidding was brisk, . and a good clearance was made without alteration of values by weight. Steers brought from £5 to £9 15a; heifer-.-, £4 17a 6d to £7 2a 6d ; cows. £i to £7. Beat daily cows', springing and just calved, realised from £P to £8: others, from £3 to £5 103. Fat Sh> e]i Iho market was well supplied. Ihr>re wss au iu.pioved demand for all classes, tho _a<3v.iUc-> being particularly noticeable in freezing sheep and btirt ewes. Best freezing; wethers, 13s 6d to 15* 7d ; medium wether*, 10s 61 to 1 3s ; best heavy weight ewes, lls to 133 6d ; good sorts, 9s to 10it; inferior, 7s 61 to 8s 9d; merino ewes, 5a to 7s 6d. Fat lambs came forward in fairly large numbers and were in good demand, all beiop sold at from 10s to 12s 6d for prime sorts, and 7s 6d to 9* 6d for inferior to medium. I'iga. — A medium entry of pigs contained some very good fat sorts, which showed an advance of about id per lb, whilst storei rose from 2a 6d to 4s per head. AUSTRALIAN COMMERCIAL. Sydne*, April 22 1111 11. 1 Wheat : Chick, 3« 7d ; milling (New Zealand, to arrive), 3s 7d ; local, nominal. Flour : Roller brands, ,£lO to £10 58. Oats : New Zealand, gond feeding, Is lid ; prime, 2i (fair demand). Maiz-J (plentiful), la lid. Birley : Cape, 2a lOd to 3a. Bran. 9Jd to lOd. Pollard, lOd. Peas : Pruasian b'ue, Ss 6d to 3s 9d. Potatoes : Circular Heads, £3 15s to £4 ; local grown, £3. Onions : New Zealand, £9 to £9 10s; Victorian, £8 Butter : Dairy -made, 8d ; factory -made, 9d t«i 9Jd. Cheete (plentiful): New Zealand, 6Jd. Bacon, 6d to 7d. Melbourne, April 22. Wheat (nominal) 5i OJd. O*ts : Algerian feeding, 2s 10d to 3s ; Tartarian and stout white, 3j to 3s Id. Maize, 3s 7Jd. B*rley : Cape, 3s 4d. Bran, Is Id. Potatoes, £2 lOa^to £2 153. Onions (firm), £7 10s. Adelaide, April 22. Wheat. (dull), 4s 3d to 4s 4d. Flour: Roller brand, £10 to £10 12s 6i. Oats : Due, 2s 6d ; Algerian, 3s to 3s 6d." Bran, lOJd. Pollard, lid to 11 id. Barley : Cape, 3s 6d. CLEARING SALE. OF SHEEP AT OTAMA STATION. , Measrs Dalgety and Company (Limited) report having held a clearing sale on account of Mr F. W. Ibbotoon at Otama station on Thursday, April 16. The sale was held in consequence of the expiration of the leases of the runs, which have been divided into smaller holdings, and these were offered for sale at Gore on the lltb ia»t. The sheep - were in very fine condition, more especially the cro»abreds, which were admitted on all hands to be a really first-clas3 lot. Unfortunately the day of the sale wus very wet, but in spite of the rain a very Jarge number of buyers was prei&nt from the surrounding districts, and also from the Taieri. Tokomainm. and Clutha ; while the greater number -t >».erino and halr'breds of the high country were secured by buyers from North Otago, Canterbury, and the Lakes di3tiict For the crossbred sheep of all claise3 the el.... petition was good, and on the whoje the prices realised «ere •' satisfactory. For the half breds off the h'gb country and merinos there was but a very moderate demand, and several of these lines bad to be passed, but were subsequently sold privately The following are particulars of sheep Bold privately and by auction fronPtbu station :— 752 prime crossbred maiden ewei^.and wethers, 10s lOd; 120 do ewes, 8s 6d; 1127 'cro'sbred wethers and maiden ewes, 9s ' 4d ; 986 do, two and four-tooth, 8s 9d ; 500 do, four,- six, and eight-tooth ew<a, 8s 9d ; C 66 do, two and four-tooth ewes, 8* 9d ; 758 do twotooth do and wethers, 7a 6d ; 449 prime crossbred lambs, 10j 4}d ; 175 do, 5s lid; "?39 two, four, and six-tooth half bred ewes and wethers, 6a 7d • 1200 two-tooth do (small), 5s ; 173 cull ewes, 2a 3d * 3797 merino wethers, 2s 3d ; KB6 .Jo mixed sexes, 2a 3d ; also, 1680 do lambs, 1167 balfbred do, 1762 merino wethers. 498 two-tootb oaeriuo, 14 Border Leicester rams, 60 merino do, at satiifactory prices ;— total, 16-.709. Also privately, 4635 four, «*. and eight-tooth merino ewes, 859 two-tooth. do, 5000 two, four, six, and eight-tooth do wethera at satisfactory prices ;— total, 27,194 sheep.