WALLACET OWN STOCK SALES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2322, 1 September 1898, Page 30

WALLACE T OWN STOCK SALES.

1 (F2Oll Ova Own Coerkspondent.) INVERCARGILL, August 31. The usual fortnightly sale was held at Wallacetown yards on the 30th inst, when there was a full entry of fat pheop. Freezing sheep of good quality were in strong demand, a great many being bought for the Christchurch market at prices slightly batter than those ruling at ilia -nievious sale. Fat cattle were easier, bui, anything prime sold raadilv. Pricea: Fa-t Cattle.— 77 yarded. Bullocks : £8 17s 6d, £8 10% £7 17s 6d, £7 13s, £6. Cows and heifers : £7, £5 15?, £5 10a, £5. : Fat Sheep.— 22B7 yarded. Wethers and raaiden ewes: 355, 14s Bd, 14s GJ, 14s, Ms 6d, 13s, 12s 4d. Ewes: 10s, 9s 4d, Bs, 7s Bd, 6s 6d, 6s 3d. :

PROPERTY SALK '. The Peipetual Trustees. Estate, and Agency Company (Limited) report the sale by auction ; i of sections 56 and 57, block 11, William street, ' i Dunedin, for £700. j WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE ' REPORT. '■ j Wednesday, August 31. ' Fat Cattle.— The yarding at Burnside to-day ( consisted of 210 heyd. The greater portion of j the entry was of medium "quality, and only a > j very small number could be classed as prime ] beef. A batter demand was experienced" this week, and prices all round showed a slight ad- < vance. Best bullocks sold at £9 to £11 2s 6d ; medium, £7 s<s to £8 15a ; light, £5 5s tf6 £6 17s ' Gd; best heifers, £8 2s 6d to £7 10s; medium, ' M 10s to £5 10s; cows, £3 5s to £5 ss. ' ] ' Donald Reid amd Co. yarded 38 ard sold- For ' Mr F. J.- Wright (Mosgiel), 5 bullocks at £8 > 5a to £7 7s Gd, 16 heifers at £6 12s 6d to £4; ' 'Mr William Thomson (Banks), 5 bullocks at ! £S 10s to £6 ss, 1 -iieif er at £7 ; and for Messrs \ D. Campbell, M. O'Donnell, W. H. Lobb, and ' others, 13 head at market rates; and sold pri- \ ' vately 23 bullocks and heifers at a satisfactory < , I price. The New Zealand Loan and Mercan- ' \ ; tile Agency Company (Limited) yarded 4G head, i \ . and sold 1 : For Mr Jame3 Simpson (Glengoyle), ' '. 2 bullocks at £9 ss, 2 do at £8 17a 6d, 2 do ' I i at £8 12s 6d, 2 do at £7 12s 6cl, 2 do at £7 ' 7s Gd, 2 do at £6 17s 6d, 2 do at £6 ; Mr ; ] Simon Wright (Balclutha). 4 bullocks at £G \ j 2s 6d to £6 10<3, and 4 heifers at £5 17s 6d i to £6 ss; Mr Ewen Cameron Ofiddlernarch), J ; 3 bullocks at £7 ss; Mr J. C. Gil Christ (Oam- ! , aru), 21 steers and heifers at quotations; and '• ' ] privately during the past week, 200 bullocks ' \ at full market rates. Htronach Bros, and ' Morris yarded and sold : For Mrs John Blackie ! (East Taieri; ver Otago Farmers' Co-opera- ' tive Association), light bullock" at from £5 5s ' 1 and liehb heifers at from £k '2a 6d ; for Mr John \ Kirk (East Taieri), bullocks at quotations. ' , The Farmers' Agency Company (Limited , ' yarded 31 head, and sold : For Mr James Har- ; , nson (Strath-Taieri ; per the Farmers' Cooperative), 6 bullocks at £10 5s to £7, 1 cow at £6 17s Gd; Mr W. Lindsay (Allanton; per \ barmsrs' Co-operative), 6 bullocks at £8 7s 6d \ -lo £6 10s; Mr Alexander Douglas (East Taieri), 1 3 bullocks at £5, 1 cow at £4 2s 6d; Mr John Kirk (Mosgiel ; per Farmers' Co-operative), 7' 1 j bullocks at £9 5s to £6 10e, 2 cows at £5 ; and . for Messrs James Gilbert, W. Kirk, W. and C. Samson, 5 head at quotations. Dalgety and Co. (Limited) yarded 52 head, and sold- For 1 . Messrs A. and A. Souness (Otakia), 6 nrime ' bullocks at £9 15s to £5 15s; Mr James" Harrison (Strath-Taieri; per Otago Farmers' Cooperative Association), 5 prime bullocks at £9 123 6d to £7 7s 6d, 1 cow at £6 17s 6d; Mr , Jolm Kirk (East Taieri), 2 bullocks at £3 1 , heifer at £5; Mr John Sutherland (Otakia), 5 bullocks at £7 7s 6d to £5 15s; Messrs J. 1 ana A. Souness (Otakia), 4 bullocks at £7 ii j 7s 6d; Mr Wm. Kirk (East Taieri), 3 bullocks 1 a-t JE7 12a Cd to £6 2s 6d, 3 cows at £5 5s [ c to £4 ]0s; Mr F. Wrighu (Swanton), 2 bullocks ' P at £5 12s Gd. 6 heifers at £5; Mr John Simp- v son (Quarry Hills), 3 bullocks at £6 2s Gd; Mr s J. Jarvie, 6 steers to £7 10s ; and for other a vendors, 4 head at quotations; and privately ' g ; 28G hetd fat and store cattle at satisfactory t< . prices. Maclean and Co. yarded 41 head, h ; and sold: For Mrs Miller (Braemore), 2 bu'- ' 1' locks at £7 ss ; Mr William Thomson (Banks) ;4i . 2 bullocks at £8 17s Ccl ; Mr A. Sutherland ' a , (Otakia), 4 bullocks at £8 12s 6d to £8; a ' b client, 6 bullocks at £6 10s to £6 2s 6d- for & Mr A. Douglas (East Taieri), 8 bullocks and 1 ! 4 , heifer to £6 32s Gd ; Mr William Grey (Mil- c , burn), 4 head at up to £5 15s; Mr T. H. 1 ( Russell (Milburn), 4 small cattle; Mr R. Cul- £ • iJi I },, (Owhiro), 1 cow ; Mr George Scott (Pine a I Hill), 1 cow; and per Otago Farmers' Copany: For Mr William Kirk (Mayfield), 1 cow 1 P at £5 2s 6d, 1 do at £4 17s Gds -Messrs A. and , ™ A. gouness (Otakia), 1 bullock (a splendid 1 a animal) at £11 2s Gd (top price; purchased ™ by Mr R. C. Moore, King street), 2 bullocks si at £8; Mr A. Harvie (Strath-Taieri), 3 head at h £5 15s to £4 10s. h Fat Sheep.— The entry was an exceptionally l: small one, only 1797 being penned. A few pens fl were heavy weights and prime quality, but i: the bulk of ihe entry was only medium, and w several pens light weights. Bidding was 0 spirited, and nrices for heavy wethers were 1 ; fully Is and other sorts 6d a head better than J the previous week. Heavy crossbred wethers !ai sold at 15a to 16s 6d; medium do, 13s to 14s ! 7< 6d; light do, lls to 12s Gd; best crossbred ) B ewes, 12s 6d to 14s Gd; medium do, 10s to lla ! tc 9d. Donald Reid and Co. yarded 433, and [ai sold : For Messrs M. Matheson and Sons (Hart- I field), 59 crossbred wether 3at 15s Gd to 14s 6<l ; {oi a client, 60 crossbred wethers at 14s ; Mr Ed. I D Hecnan (Maungatua), 72 crossbred wethers at ]6s to 129 6d; Mr F. Fulton (Lee Flat station), it: 90 crossbred wethera at 33a to 12a; Messrs A. bi tfncl J. Boyd (North Te.ieri), 52 crosebied li

wethers at 15s 6d to 13s 9d ; Mr Walter Bla<;kio (Glasgow Farm), 100 crossbred wethers at 13s 9d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) penned 529, and sold: For Mr A. Carriek (Waihola), 40 crossbred wethers and ewes at 16s 6d (lop price, purchased by Mr John E. Robertson, Port Chalmers, and Mr John M'lntosh, Maclaggan street), 23 do at 15s 6d; Mr John iioyd (Flat Hill), 70 crossbred wether 3at ]5s 6d, 25 do at 15s 3d, 19 do at 14s 9d; Messrs P. and J. Kenny (Hyde), 44 halfbred wethers at 13s 9d, 20 do at 13s 3d; Mr David Low (Westfield), 40 crossbred wether 3 and ewos at 14s 6d, 40 do at 14s, 30 do at 13s 9d; Mr John Smith (Braeside), 40 crossbred wethers at 13s 9d ; and turned out , 110 crossbred ewes and wethers unsold. Stronach Bros, and Morris penned and sold: For Mr James Freeman (Abbotsford; pel Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association), light halfbred wethers at 10s 3d, and crossbred ewes at from 93 9d to 7s 9d. The Farmers' Agency Company (Limited) penned -176, and sold: For Messrs James Smith and Sons (Greenfield), 123 crossbred wethors at 15s to 14s ; Mr Alexander Carnie (Hindon), 53 crossbred wethers at 14s 9d to 13s 3d. Oalgety and Co. (Limited) yarded 136, and sold: For Mr John Arthur (Mayfield), 77 crossbred wethera at 15s 6d to 15s; Mi 3 John S. Cameron (Erlton), 59 very prime ewes at 14s 9d to 13s 6d. Maclean and Co. sold: For Mr James Inglis ('" Burnside," Milton), 62 wethers and maiden ewes at 13s to 12s 3d ; a client, 12 at 12s 6d. Pigs — 66 penned, and sold under very keen competition at for — Suckers, 9a 6d to 14s ; slips, 15s to 18s; porker?, 30s to 365;. baconers, 3Ss to 49s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. yarded 17, and sold: For Messrs P. and A. Robertson (Huntly), 7 at 25s 6d to 17s 6d; Mr Wr. Blackie (Glasgow Farm), 6at 13s to 12s 6d ; Messrs T. A. Watts and others, 4 at 44s to 13s 6d. The No-v Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold 11 suckers at 10s 6d to lls 6d. Country S^les. — The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report having held their ususl fortnightly sale at Milton on the 30th inst., when they submitted about 700 mixed sheep. Bidding was by no means brisk except for one line of pedigree ewes, and one line also of hoggets. The former, belonging lo Mr Russell, brought 21s 6d, and were bought by Mr William Drmnan, and tho latter made \\p to 10s. All other classes were slack of sale owing to scarcity of feed, and wo think there will be no genuine demand among farmers for a few weeks yet, in fact until the grass appears. Sheepskins. — There was a large attendance of bujers at the Agricultural Hall on Tuesday, who i mo iterate catalogues were submitted. All classos of skins sold well, but heavywoolleii halib:eds and merinos were very keenly competed for, and values for these were firm, at last week's rato3. Green crossbreds sold at 3s Id to 4s 3d; do Jambs, 23 5d to 3s; dry crossbiecls, 2s Id to 4s 4d ; do halfbreds, 2s lOd to 5s lc! ; c'.o merinos, Is 9d to 3s ?d; do pelts, 4d to 1 s 3d. Rp.bbitskms. — Fair-sized catalogues were offered again at tho auction sales on Monday. All sorts are in good demand, and competition between the buyers was very keen. Prices, hovaver, show no improvement on those obtamecl last week. A few lots of selected doe skins sold at up to ISfd, but the ordinary run of prime winters sold at 16|d to 17Jd. Hi'f.os. — There was a strong demand for all classes of hides. Well flayed stout heavy ox in good condition are much wanted, and are [etching very full values. We quote: Prime heavy ox, 3Jd to 4d x>er lb; good, 3Jd to 3^d; medium, 2gd to 3d; fight, 2}d to 2sd; inferior, 2d to 2id. Tallow and fat meet with a ready sale at quotations. Prime rendered, 13s to 153; medium', lls 6d to 12a 6d; inferior, 10s to lls-; rough fat, 8s to 10s~"per cwfc. Grain. — Wheat : Since our last report prime milling samples, chiefly velvet, have received somo attention from millers. Buyers' and sellers' ideas of \alue, however, ate at present so far apart that little business has resulted. The few sales made have been on tho basi3 of tho following quotations: — For prime \elvet, 4s to 4s 3d; prime Tuscan and red wheat, 3a 9d to 4s (per bushel, 3acks in). Fowl wheat, whole and in good condition, 's in fair demand at 3s to 3s 2d, medium and broken 2s 3d to 29 LOd (per bushel, sacks in). Oats: During the past week good feed lineß suitable for shipment have met with good inquiry, and failbusiness has boon done at last week's quotar tions. Seed lines havo also moved off more freely, and the same may be said of prime bright milling. Wo quote: Prime milling, 2s 3d to 2s sd; good to best feed, 2s lid to 2s 2d; medium and fair, 2s to 2s Id (per bushel, sacks 2xtra). I Potatoes. — Only a small supply coming for- I ward. All Dorwents of good quality to hand ihis week have been readily placed at £7 5s to £7 10s pel- ton' (sacks in). - Chaff. — The supply of prime oaten sheaf is iot excessive, and for this class there ia fair ! 10-nand at lata values. Medium and dis- j :oloured samples are in over supply, and are | 3low of salo at slightly reduced pricea. We jtuote: Besi oaten sheaf, £3 10s to £3 12s Gd; \ 'air to good, £3 5s to £3 7a Gd; medium and 5 ighi,, £2 15s to £3 (per ton, ba<*s extra). ! Turnips.— Bagged, 2is to 22s (bags in) ; loose, (per ton).

[The individual reports of Stock Agents, Wool, Rabbitskin. or Grain Broker? can be inserted in he Daily Timto and Otago ll'itntss at Special Kcttes.) WRIGHT, STEPHENSON, AND CO.'S WEEKLY REPORT. Wednesday, August 31. Fat Cattle— Two hundred and ten yarded. Lhe bulk of the entry consisted of half fat and nferior sorts ; prime animals were very scarce, ihe result was that anything that could be i&lled good beef excited keen competition, and inceg for this class may be quoted at an adance of about 10s over last week's rates ; other ! orts remain unchanged. Prime bullocks sold \ ,t £9 to £10 5s (one extra good, £11 7s Gd) ; ;ood bullocks, £8 to £8 10s; meclmm, £6 10s o £7 10s; light, £i 10s to £6; prime cows and leifers, £6 10s to £7 15s; good do, £5 to £3[ght and inferior, £2 10s to £4 10s. We yarded 5, and sold : For a northern client, 6 bullocks t£9 15s to £8 ss ; Mrs Miller (Mauugatua) 1 I •ullook at £10 ss, and 3 cows and heifers 'at 17 15s to £6; Mr James M'Keman (Fortrose), ■ bullocks at £9 2s Gd to £8 7s 6d; a southern licnt, 14 cows and heifers at £6 7s 6d to £5 0s; Mr R. Mitchell (Portobello), 7 bullocks to 14 12s Gd; Messrs Townley and others, 6 head ' t quotations. . | Fivt Sheep. — 1797 penned. A veiy large pro- , 'ortion of the entry consisted of fair to good rethers. Aged "owes were almost entirely bsent. Owing to the small entry competition . ras somewhat better than last week, and prices how an advance of from 6d to Is. Prime crossred wethers sold at 14s to 16s Gd, two extra eavy sheep bringing 17s 3d; good wethers, i 3s to 13s Gd ; medium do, Us to 12s 6d ; light, j rom 8s 9d. We yarded 537, and sold: For j Ir Charles Dore (Middlemarch), 240 crossbred J rethers at 16s 9d to 12s 9d; Mr H. M. Driver ] Miibnrn), 51 crossbred wethers at 14s 6d to j 2s Gd, and 2 extra big sheep at 17s 3d; Mr ames Taylor (Wairuna), 50 crossbred wethers i 1 14s 9d to 13s Gd; Mr B. Heenan (Maungatua), ' 4 crossbred wethers at 14s 6d to 13s; from, [aniilton's station, 59 wethers (light) at 12s Gd j ) lls 3d; Mr John Duncan, 42 small wethers j nd owes at 8s 9d. J Fdt Lambs. — Only 37 penned, and these were nly stores. We sold 25 on account Mr John •uncan at 7s. Pigs. — Only 6G yarded, and these all sold well nder keen competition ; in fact, had the entry een five times as large it would have made ttle difference to prices. The following was

■ the range of values: — Suckers, 9a Gd to 14s; ] slips, 15s to 17s ; stores, none in ; porkers, i 28s to 365 ; baconers, 39s to 50s ; no choppers or heavy baconerß in. We penned 37, -which wo sold at' quotations. Sheepskins. — We offered a large catalogue at Tuesday's sale, and as there was a numerous attendance of buyers, with strong competition, every lot was sold at full market rates, merinos bringing up to the equivalent of 5d per lb. We quote: Crossbreds, half to full-woolled, 3a to 5s 6d; crossbreds, quarter to half-woolled, Is Gd to 3s ; crossbred pelts and inferior, 5d to Is 6d; merinos, half to full-woollcd, 2s 9d to . ss; merinos, quarter to half-woolled, Is 6d . to 2s 8d; merino pelts, 2d to 8d; green cross- ■ breds, 33 3d to 4s ; freezers, up to 4s sd. | Rabbitskins. — The quantity of skins offering 1 is becoming somewhat reduced, but competition continues as keen as ever, and values for all descriptions are fully up to last quoted ' rates. The ii'ghest price realised at our sale on Monday last was 19id, which was paid for a nice lot of winter grey does. We quote: Prime winter grey doe 3, lbjd to 19£ d; do bucks, 16Jd to 16Jd; do mixed, 17d to 18d; do blacks, 14d to 16Jd; medium greys (mixed), 14Jd to 16d, autumns, 9Jd to lU^d; summers, 5Jd to 8d ; runners, 4d to aid ; suckers, 1-Jd to lijd. Hides. — Since our iaat report we have cleared out our consignments at very satisfactory prices, and we would strongly advise butchers and others having hides for sale to send them in to us, as we can guarantee full market value. We quote: Prime heavy ox, 3£d to 3Jd; extra prime, up to 4d ; medium, 2Jd to 3d ; light and inferior, ljd to 2Jd per lb. ' Wheat. — Some business has been done during the week, chiefly in pearl velvet, but the prices offered by millers are considerably below owners' ideas of values, consequently very little has changed hands, and any sale* have been at a reduction on late quotations. Nominally pricea rule as follows : Prime Tuscan and red sorts, 4s to 4s Id; prim* velvet, 4s to 4s 3d ; chick wheat, 2s 9d to 3s 2d per bushel (off trucks, Dunedin ; sacks in, terma). Oats. — There ia still a very good inquiry for these, and a fair amount of business has been, transacted during the week, chiefly in feed lines, which are readily taken up at — For good to best feed, 2s to 23 2id; fair to medium, 2a Id to 2s ljd; discoloured and inferior, la 9d to 2s ; milling, 2s 3d to 2s sd ; long Tartarians and duns, 2s 5d to 2s 8d per bushel (sacks extra, netf. Barley. — There is no change to report in values for thia cereal. We quote: Prime malting, 4s 9d to 53 Id; fair to medium, 4s 3d to 4a 8d; feed and milling, 2s 6d to 3a 6d per bushel (sacks estra, net). ChaS. — The quantity forward is less than that delivered laqt week, and it has been for tho most part of a somewhat inferior quality. For all prime lines the market remains firm at late quotations. Prime- oaten sheaf brings £3 10s; eitra prime, to £3 123 6d; good, £3 5a to £3 7s 6d per ton (ex truck, sacks extra, net). Potatoes. — There has been again a sharp advance in these, and to-day prime Derwents realise £7 ]0s to £7 12s 6d (ofi trucks, Dunedin ; bags in, net). Seeds. — We hold very large stocks of clovers, grasses, turnip seed, etc., specially selected and of splendid quality. Samples and quotations on application. Guano. — The barquentine Jasper is turning out her cargo of Lady Elliott Island guano in j splendid condition, and we are in a position i to supply thia guano at lowest current rates. i GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORTS. ' Messrs Wm E. Reynolds and Co., Bond street, roport for w^ek ending 31st August as follow 1*:1 *: — Whea.t: Market remains the same — that is, practically lifeless. We quoie nominally: Prime velvet, up to 4s 3d; Tuscan, 4s Lo 4a 2d ; red sorts, 3s 10d to 4s ; fowl feed, 2s 9d to ' 3? 2d. Oats: Market is in much the same ' position as it was a week age, but demand is not as good a-3 wa would like to see it. Wo q.t;ote' Prime milling sparrowbills, 2s 3d; best feed, 2s ljd to 2s 2d ; ordinary, Is lid to 2s Id. Potatoes aro very scarce indeed, and sell readily at up to £7 5s per ton. Chaff, if good quality, . is in. demand, and worth up to £3 12s 6d; i medium m over supply. • Seeds: We have a" large stock of both colo- | ni*l-grcwn and imported on ha,nd, comprising some very nice lines of ryegrass. We shall Lo pleased to send samples and quotations to . anyone inquiring. Pricea will bo found in all , cases reasonable.

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. j ! Messrs Mobitzso^ akd Hopxin report for • ; weak ending August 31. ; Wheat. — There are now a few inquiries being made for velvet, but so far not much business has been done. Buyers' ideas of values' are low. The demand for fowl feed is rather better, though prices aro low. We quote: Best velvet, 4a 2d to 4s 4d; best Tuscan, 4s 2d to 4s 3d fowls' wheat, Ss to 3s 2d. 1 Oats. — The market shows more activity, and f prices are firmer. Stocks in growers' hands in Dunedin are light, and we expect to see a better demand set in before long. We quote: Best feed, 2a Id to 2s 2d per bushel; Sutherlands, 2s 3^d to 23 4Jd. Barley: Feed sorts are quoted at 2s 3d to 2s 6d ; milling, 3s 3d to 4s; maltnig, 4s 6d to ss. IJyecom, 3a 3d to 3s 9d. Flour: We quote £12. Oatmeal in 25's, £12 10s. Pearl barley, £15. Bren, £3. Poliard, £4. Nelson hopa are quoted at Is 3d. Chaff: Prime, £3 12s 6d; medium, ,C 3 ss. Ryegrass: The demand is keen for all descriptions, especially small, shotty seed. We have large orders to fill, and can place any quantity. Farmers' dressed, 2s to 3s 2d; machined, 3s 6d to 4s 6<3. Cocksfoot, 3d to 3£d for farmers' lots, and 4^d to 5Jd for machined. Linseed (wanted), £12 to £13. Pressed straw, 25s to 27s 6d. Clover hay. £4. Nitrate of soda, £15. Basic slag, £5. Clovers, rape, &c, just landing. We can offer all classes of seeds pure and fresh. Maize, 3s Gd per bushel; Prussian blue peas, 5s 6d per bushel. Seed Wheat. — We have some fine samples of velvet, Tuscan, &c, and shall ba pleased to forward samples on application. Potatoes. — The market is firmer. We quote: Derwents, £7 5s to £7 10a per ton. { Hides, l^d to 4d, according to weight and | condition. i - Tallow: Rough fat, 9s to 11s; rendered, 10s ' i 66. to 15s, according to quality. { Horsehair, Is to Is 3d. • Rabbitskins. — "VVo offered a large catalogue on Monday. Competition was keen, and prices ruled firm at last week's quotations. We quote: Incomings, 13d to 15d; winters, 16d to 18d, selected to 19d ; autumns, 8d to lid ; summers, 6d to 9d; suckers and runners, 2d to~sd per lb; best blacks, 16d to 18d. We sell by auction every Monday. g Sheepskins. — The demand is very keen, and prices showed a slight advance at our salo on Tuesday. We quote: Dry crossbreds, 2s 6d to . 5s 9d; inferior, Is 3d to 2s 4d; dry pelts, 4d " to Is 3d; dry merinos, 2s 3d to ss; inferior, ' Is to 2s; groon crossbreds, 3s Sd to 4s 3d, extra to 4a 7d; green lambskins, 2s 8d to 3s 4d each. We undertake country clearing sales. 3TRUIT AND PRODUCE HEPOBT. i Butter. — Salt : Very little business doing ; worth 7d lo 7Jd. Cheese. — Factory, 4^d. Pigs. — For good quality, 4Jd. Poxiltry received for sale any day. Roosters, . 3s Gd to 4s 4d; hens, 2s Gd to 23 9d; ducks (young), 4s 6d to ss, according to quality. Fruit. — We receive consignments of all kindsof fruit and garden produce, which wo sell \ either by auction or privately, as we think best in tha interest of consignors. Apples : Dessert, 3d ; cooking, 24d. Bananas. 2d to 2id per lb, <

I MARKET REPORT. 1 Messrs Edward Thomas and Co., Bond street, Dunedin, wool, skin, hair, and hide merchants, report: — Rabbitskins.— This market remains firm at present, and although a special line of winters obtained an advanced price, rulings were otherwise unchanged from last week. Hair showed a further decline, the nrice in the sales this week being 12d to 13Jd. Hide 3 are easing off slightly. The effect of the lowering of foreign markets is beginning to be felt here. Sheepskins. — Sales were a little animated, and prices for sound halfbred and merino hardened a little.

SKIN AND HIDE REPORT. Messrs Remshardt and Co. (.near railway, , station) report as follows: — Rabbitskins. — The quantity offered in this week's sales was below the average, and in consequence prices of some sorts went a shade higher, more especially of selected skins, which sold irom 18d to 19|d for estrn, choice. Prices on the whole were irregular, particularly for mixed and inferior lots. We notice a considerable portion of many of the parcels coming in now consists of spring skins — some of them very spotted, — and we would advise rabbiters to keep their lately-caught skins apart from their earlier catches, elso they may be disappointed with the average price realised for tho two sorts together. We are still several hundred bales short of our requirements, and are prepared to give extreme rates for all coming forward. sheepskins. — Markot very firm, with an' upward tendency, especially for merinos. Hides and Calfskins. — The market is unchanged, but steady. We aro doing a larga business in this article, our intake being steadily increasing. Fat. — Market firm at late rates. Hair. — Tifb demand is rather slacker, and prices weaker. FRL'IT AND PRODUCE REPORT. Mo3sra Thoa. Paterson and Co. report August 31 : — Fruit market barely, and prices this week show a slight rise. Oranges: Tahiti, none — nominally worth 12s; Sydney, 8s 6d to 10s 6d; Mildura, lOs to 11s (few only). Mandarins, 8a to 9s Gd. Lemons: Auckland, 6s 9d to 8s 6d; Sydney, 7s 6d to 9s. Bananas have been overstocked with inferior quality, and prices ranged from 3s 6d to 53 6d per cpso; good, from Id to 2d per lb. Cocoanuts, 9s to 10s per sack. Peanuts, walnuts, dates, prunes, figs always in stock. Produca — Eggs plentiful and falling. Fresh butter, 7d to 9d; salt (prime) wanted, about 8d; inferior and medium, slow of sale, 6d to 7d. Cheese: Factory, -IJd to 4|d. Bacon: Roll, Gsd to 62d. Hams, 7d to Bd. Pigs, 4d to 4£d. Beeswax, Is 6d to Is 9d. Honey, 4d to <i£d. Potatoes, £7 5s to £7 10s. Onions, 15s ■to 163 per cwt. Poultry wanted, and good prices can now ba obtained, with ready sale. Received any day for sale.