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Otago Witness, Issue 2454, 27 March 1901, Page 30

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t At a meeting on Thursday night of share- > holders of the Dunedin Starr-Bowkett Society r (Mr J. H. Chapman presiding) cluster No. 274 (held by one shareholder) diew the free loan - of £500, and the fiftieth appropriation of £500 on being submitted to auction realised an average of £28 per cent. We understand that in future the old- , established firm of Arthur Briscoe and Co., | of Dunedin, is to be known as Briscce and ; Co. (Limited), and that the whole of the . Briscoe concerns in Australasia will be known . by the latter designation. An Auckland telegram slates that at the annual meeting of the Mitchelson Timber Company the profits for the year were re- . ported to be £8047, which, with a balance for . last year of £1013, made a, total of £9060. , The meeting agreed that this should be devoted as follows*: — Dividend for the year, £7253 ; honorarium to the directors, £150 ; reduction of flotation expenses, £250; leav- : ing £1406 to be carried forward. The annual meeting of the Timaru Milling Company was held in Timaru on Saturday, > when a dividend of 5 per cent, was declared. The profits for the year amounted to £1628 6s 8d; the amount brought forward from the previous year was £568 19s Id. The amount abrorbed by the 5 per cent, dividend was £604, leaving £1593 5s 9d to be cairied forward. AUSTRALIAN COMMEBCIAL. j SYDNEY, March 20. j "Wheat: Chick, prime, 2s 2|d; milling, 2s 7',d. . "Flour, £6 to £8 10s ; Manitoban, £10 10= to £10 15s. Oats- Prims New Zealand feeding, B grade, 2s; C grade, Is 6d to Is 7d. Maize, 2s 6d. Barley, 23 to 2s Id. Bran, Bid to SJd. Pollard, B}d to Od. Peas: Pinasian blue, 3s 3d to 3a 6d. Potato*?: Ta«msmian, « Is Gd to £'i s*. Onions: Victorian, £6 10s. Butter: Dairy, Bel to 9J : creamrry, lod. Cheese, 4d to sd. Bacon, 6J to 8d. — [The above quotation's are those lubng between merchant and retailer, and do not represent the slightly lower vtilues obtained by the recognised -broker.] MELBOURNE, March 20. Wheat, stead, 2s 7|d. Oats, nominal. Barley, 2s lOd to 3s 3d. Brpji, Ofd to lOd. PollarJ, 10id. Onions, £5 to £5 10s. ADELATDF, Maich 20. \Vheat, 2s Bel. Flour, £6 5s to £6 la Gd. Oats: Dun Alegrian, Is 7d to Is XOd ; whites, 2s 2d to 2s Bd. Bran, lOd. Pollard, lO^d. ADDING TON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, March 20. The e-n':-;e3 were fair, but the attpndance small, at the Addington market to-day. Fat Cattle. — 168 head yarded, the number being in excess of requirements. Ordinary s Jeers brought from £5 16s to £9 7s 6d ; heifers, £5 10s to £7 ; cow^, £4 5s to £7 ss. Prices per 1001b langed from 17s to 22s 6d. Store Cattle. — There was a large entry, of which a number passed uusokl. Dry cows reaiis>c;l from £2 Is" to £4; 32 months "to two : years old, &'> 2s 6d tor £3 17 S 6d. Fat Shtcp.--The entry v»s small, arA nriees were nbout the same ,is last week. Heavyweight wethcr3 bi ought frum 19s 6d to 20a 9d; j lighter, 16s to 17s Od. The demand for export , sheep wa-a slack in the cbstscce c.i freezing : buyers, and none were ao!d above butchers' i prices. A 3ru.il! lire of rseruio vetbers fftrhecj 13s 6d. ; Fat LMubs - There vas a mo<?»rafp entry, and en ineguUr gale. For good sorts there ' was a aiiglit tdv.mce on last week's rates. Good ] freezers ien used 16s 3d, and butchers' sorts i 10s 6d to 14?. j Siore 600 ptnnecf. The heavy! entry had :+s effect on the market, and tome | good ,'ir.os were withdrawn. Liimba sold at ! j from 9s ?d to 12s H; nether, 14s Pel to 16s ' ; 10d; Jittlfbred and ciossured ewes, 8s 3d to 163 ! sd. Pigs. — 381 were entered, and prices were somewhat easier. Bacon ers fetched from 35s to 425 ; porkers, 283 to 89s 6d ; stores, 11s 6d to 15s 6d ; weaners, 5s 3d to 8s 6d. WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND REPORT. Wednesday, March 20. j Fat Cattle.— l9o head yarded. The quality for the most part was only medium. Good cattle sold well, fully maintaining late rates. For half finished lots the demand was not quite so brisk, and prices were just a shade easier. Prime bullocks brought from £8 10s to £9 17s 6d; ordinary do, £7 to £8; small do, £5 15s to £6 10s; prime cows and heifers, £7 to £9 2s 6d; good do, £5 to £6 10s: aged and inferior cows, £2 10s to £4 10s. Wright, Stephenson, end Co. sold 59 head as follows: — For Mr AJlan Todd (Southesk Farm), 13 prime bullocks at from £9 5s to £9 17s 6d; Mr Robert M'lntyre (Strathmore), 21 bullocks at from £8 to £3 2a 6d; Mr W. S. Mosley (Stirling), 7 prime cows and heifers at from £5 2s 6d to £9 2s 6d ; Mr John Sidey (Corstorphine), 9 steers at from £6 5s to £7 2s 6d; Messrs A. Weir, J. Allen, and W. 'M'Ewan, 9 head at quotations. Donald Reid and -Co sold: For Mr George Perkins (Kuri), 1 bullock at £4 ss, 1 heifer at £5 10s ; Mr Walter Blackie, (Glasgow Farm), 6 btillocks at £8 12s Ga to £8 2s 63, 3doat £7 17s 6d ; Mr D. Sutherland (Loohend), 2 heifers at £6 to £5 5s ■ Mr Malcolm M'Leod (Wardland), 2 bullocks at £6 7s 6d; Mr William Grant (Clareinch), 1 bullock at £8 ss ; Mrs Cameron (Brockville), 1 heifer at £1 7s 6d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold for Messrs James Liddell (Taieri Beach) Robert Borthwick, James Pearson, A. C. Green, W. A. Todd, and others, bullocks to £6 17s Gd, and cows to £5 12s 6d.— Dalgety and i Co. (Limited) yarded 3d, and sold: For Messrs iluir Bros. (Wyllie's Crossing), 4 bullocks at £9 to £8 10s, 5 heifers; Mr T. Mawhinney (Wcdderburn), 4 light-weight steers to £i ss ; Mr Walter Blackie (East Taien), 3 bullocks at £7 ss; Mr Alexander Murray (Riverside), 5 cows at £4 15s to £5 2s 6cl; other vendors, 12 head at quotations Stronach Bros, and Morris yarded and sold • For Mr Walter Blackie (Glasgow Farm), light bullocks at £7 7s 6d to £C? 12s 6d ; Mr J. Anderson (Upper Junction), cows and heifers to £1 12s 6d; Mr J. Touhil! (Ravensbourne), heifers at £4 10s ; Mr C. Harris (Leith Valley), Mr H. Martin (Noith-East Harbourj, Mr J. Ireland (Seachff), and S. M'Chire, cows, bullocks, and heifers at quotations. The Farmers' Agency Company yarded and sold: For Mr J. Black, 2 bullocks at £8 ss, 1 heifer at £6 17s 6d, 1 do at £6 153, 2 steers at £4 17s 6d; Messrs John Stanaway, D. Brown, and others, 11 h«ad at quotations. The Otago Farmers' Co-oparative Association (Limited) yarded 56, and sold as follows . —For Mr Robt. Charters (Ury Park), 11 bullocks at £8 15s to £d 15s (top prices); Mr James Harrison (The Springs), 14 bullocks at £7 5s to £9 10s; Mr Robert Johnston (Rundle Hill), 5 bullocks at £7 15s to £9 105, 2 lieifefs "at £7 2s 6d; Mr David Sutherland (Lochend), 8 cows at £5 17s 6d to £7 15s; 'Mr John Kirk' (East Taieri), 4 cows at £6 10s; Mr William Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks art £9 ss; Mr F. Perneskie (Outrarn), I cow at £6 12s 6d ; Mr William Lindsay (Allanton), 8 heifers at £5 10s to £6 ss; Mr Hugh White JMossiel), 1 cow at £3 12s foL

, Matheson, Pram, and Co. yarded 59 3 head and sold : For Mr G. Wyllie 3 (Outram), 4 heifers at JCS to £5 10s ; Mr Mackie b (Mosgiel), 1 heifer at £6 2s 6d ; Mr J. Ireland j (Mount Cargill), 3 cows at to £&; Mr W. Barrowman (Green Island), 3 cows at to £5 15s ; Mr William Kirk (Mayfield), 3 cows at to £4 15s; Mr A. Douglas (East Taieri), 3 steers and 3 cows ; Mr D. Miller (Sawyers' Bay), 2 heifers at £5 12s 6d and £5 los ; Messrs Eaily, Maxwell, J. Gamble, A. Rutherford, W. Townley, G. Cross, T. Lynee, W. Bairowman, J. Golightly, R. Mitchell, and Mrs Donaldson, 37 head at current rates. 1 Calves.— Matheson, Pram, and Co. sold 9 on behalf of several owners at 4s 6d to £i 2s Gd (the latter price being for a splendidly grown calf 10 months old. The Otago Fanners' Co-operative Association -^Limited) sold 7 for clients at 15s to 30s. Fat Sheep. — 1670 came forward for this week's market, quite three-fourths of the number being aged ewes, some of them very bioken down a.nd ragged. The remaining fourth consisted of fair quality wethers and well-finished ewes. The demand for good sheep was fair, and prices for them show no quotable change from last week's values. The aged ewes were, however, very difficult to quit, even at a reduction of Is 6d on quotations of a week ago. Values ranged as follows: — Prune cro3sbied wethers, 17s 6d to 18s 3d , ordinary do. 16s to 17s ; light do, 14s to los 6d ; prime do ewes (heavy weights), 16s to 17s; ordinary do, 133 6d to 15s, inferior do, 10s to 12s 6d. Wright, , Stephenson, and Co. sold 354 as follows: For i !Mr James R. Elder (Oaklanda), 15 prime j crossbred wethers at 18s 3d, and 45 crossbied j ' ewes at quotations ; Mr James Fergusoii (Wood- j bank), 204 crossbred ewes Rt 16s: Mr Peter j j Wilkins (Rcsebank), 72 quarter-bred wethers | at Us 9d to 16a; Mr Richard Mitrhell (Porto- j bello), 18 cros=bred ewes at 13s lid. Donald j R^id d':d Co. penned 359, and sold- | 3''or Mr William Swale (Lime Hills.}. 116 prime ctord.sbred wethers at 18s od to los 9d ; Mr l\. Hill (Otiake), 37 crossbred ewes at 16s, 23 ] clo at lls; Mr John Heads (Milburn), 56 crossi bred ewes at lls 9d to 10s; Mr Andrew M'Keri low (Hampden), 35 prime crossbred ewes at ! 17s 9d; Mr W. R. Gawn (North Taieri), 31 ; crossbred wethers and ewes at 15s 6d, 28 cross- ■ bred ewes at 13s Pd; Mr F. Johnston, 33 cross- ! bred ewes at 9s Cd. The New Zealand Loan j i and Mercantile Agency Company 'J/imitecl) I '{ £okt: For Mr Jumps Liddell (Taieri Beach), ! i 101 crossbred withers at l€s <Jd to 16s 6d ; j j Mr Alexander Douglas (Kast Taieri), 45 cross- [ bred pwm at 16s 9d; Mr Thomas Gordon (Maim jatua 1 , 19 crossbred wethers and ewes at 13s; Mr S. Green (Taieri Beach), 11 crossbred I wetheis at 35s 6a. Dalgety and Co. yarded ' j Ic9, and sold: For Metsrs Anderson Bros. | OVaivvvra), 19 ryosabreds at l&s Cd. 48 merino i wetliers; Mr James Blair (Outram), 32 cioss- '< bred owes, 16 crossbred ewes; Messrs P. and A. Robprtson (Outram), 29 crossbred ewes at | 12s 6d, 10 do at 12s; Mr B. Mitchell (Portobello), 35 crossbied ewe 3at 10s 5d to 12s 6d. Stronach Bros, and Morris pcld: For Mr William Kir'ila.JKl (Elm Grove), light ewei at lls ! 3d; Mr Richard Mitchell (T-crtobeilo), crossi bred ervCts r.i. l.Ja 6d Tbe Faroes 3' Agency t C'ompary penned S J .3, r.nd ao'd: For Messr3 j I James Hnut.ii and Hone (CtcevT\elA), tO ewes ' j at 14b, 86 do at 70s ivd, 40 do «b Hs M. .'<4 do j ; at ISs 8d; Mr A ElMott, tO prime wethers at ! : 37s 3d, 27 do it ISs od ; Mr A. Douglas, 41 • 1 we. b cis at 15s 6rl, 13 do at 14s 6d; Mr A. i ; TJrowrt. -'..i ewep at Jl*, 13 do at \2s :kl ; Mr 11. ; ; x-«!iitr H wet'tjt'vs at .'bs Sd ; a i-irthern ••lici t, • -50 ewes a.t I3s> , pad turned o-it It>3 unsold. > Olitgo J ."ftrK.- i ris' ;jc-or>erar.;*e Aasouuii'on ' '• (Lin-i'ted) penned 40«, and sold as follows: For I ■ \fr F. J. Wright 136 crossbred ewes ' at !5s 4d; Mr William I orrest (Waipiota), 116 ! crossbred wethers at 1 5s to IBs, 63 do ewes | and wethers 103 to Iss M; Mr J. R. Smith ! , (Ncv-by), 85 crossbred wethers at I7s, 21 do ! ; at 14^ 10d; Mr Geojge Sutton (Wintcu>, 42 ! s T.iKooin evsvs ar 1-is 10 55s 3J%theßo.n, Pram, ? ni.d Co. foI.1: For Mr T. J. Ga-.vn (Holm- ! , he^d), 22 wethers at 16a 3d: -»£•• A. Steven ton ! 1 (Epst Taieri), 45 wetlierj; Messrs Ford Bros. : j (Alio.ntor)), 1 pen at current rates. \ | Fat Lambs.— s67 penned, very few of them ! i prims euough for the export trade, a great ■ I majority being only of medium quality, and j I sales for the most part were confined to the f 1 local butchers and graziers. Values throughout the sale ruled much the 6ame as last week. Prime freezing lsmbs brovight from 13s 6d to 14s 6d; good butchers' lambs, from lls to 13s; unfinished lambs, from 9s 6d to 10s 6d. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 141 as follows: For Mr Peter Harris, 18 very prime at 34s 6d; Mr James Macandrew, 70 at lls to 12s 6d; Mr Richard Mitchell, 57 at from 9s 6d to 12s 3d. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) l».r;i)ed 117, and sold: For'Mr Andrew M'Keriow •'JJampden), 21 at 12s; Mr Andrew Stevenson (East Taieri), 53 at lls 3d to 9s 3d; Mr W. R. Gawn (North Taieri), 8 at 13s 3d: Mr William Thomson (Ayrshire Park), 35 at lls to 10s 9d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold : For Mr James Pearson (Glenledi), 16 at 14s 6d ; Mr Thomas Gordon (Maungatua), 15 to lls 3d ; executors Miss Livingstone {Taieri Beach) 11 at 10s; Mr W. Palmer (Taieri Mouth), 6 at 10s. Dalgety and Co. (Limited) yarded 177 Mr A. D. Bell (Ida Valley), 133 crossbred lambs at 14s 6d to 14s 9d; Messrs P. and A. Roberteon (Outram), 27 at lls 9d ; Mr James Blair (Outram), 17 lambs. The Farmers' Agency Company sold drafts for Mr A. Douglas and others at 9s 6d to lls 3d. Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association (Limited) penned 334 and sold as follows: For Mr 'W. Forrest 53 at 12s Od to 14s; Mr F. J. Wright, 53 at 9s 6d to 10s 3d; clients, 228 at 9s to 13s. Matheson, Pram, and Co. sold: For Messrs Ford Bios, at lls 6d to 14s 6d. Pigs.— 200 yarded. Porkers and bacon erg continue to sell extremely well, but the smaller classes are in poor demand. Quotations are as follows • —Suckers, from 5s to 8s; slips, from 93 to 12s; stores, from 15s to 21s; porkers, from 25s to 325; baconers, 38s to 465. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 62 at quotations. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) penned 69, and sold: For Mr John Clulee (Kaikorai) I 6 at 12s; Mr William Thomson (Banks), 6at ' 34s 6d to 24s 6d; Mr William Kirkland (Elm Grove), 19 at 9s to ss; Mr J. Middleditch , (Sawyers' Bay), 4at 30s to 20s 6d, sat 15s 6d • ' ■£" 1^ (Pairview), 8 at 43s to 38s ; Mr W. Blackie (Glasgow Farm), 6 at 235 : Mr Robert M'Caw (Allanton), lat 16s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold 33 at 20s to 31s. Dalgety and ' Co. (Limited) yarded and sold 15 at quotations £ Matheson, Pram, and Co. sold drafts at s up to 32s 6d. Store Catt'e.— The number offering is not great, and m consequence prices remain very firm. Some important auction sales of cattle are announced to take place in Southland this week, and the result is awaited with considei- ] able interest. <■ Store Sheep.— Large sales by auction have ' been held during the past week, chiefly in ' North Otago and Central Otago. The demand i for first class young breeding ewes, both crosE- £ bied and halfbred, has been good, and recent I values for these have been fairly well main- ] tamed. Aged and inferior ewes oi all classes were much neglected, and sales were only pos- i pible at a reduction of fiom Is 6d to 2s on the i values current at the February auctions. The ] decline in the price of fat sheep, both in the 1 London and local markets, has told its tale in tho case of fattening wethers. Buyers \ showed a decided inclination to stand off unless at a reduction corresponding to the fall of fat sheep, and as vendors in many instances c showed no dispositioin to meet them, an unusually large proportion of the wethers were t passed in at the auctions. Feed everywhere

) is abundant, and vendors being confident of an! 3 early improvement in the market are holdj ing their wethers over for futiue disposal. 1 Lambs met with a fair demand up to a. certain point, but as the season is becoming far advanced for fattening, values have receded to I the extent of la per head. Very few first class 1 merino ewes are on offer, most of the station 5 lines Laving already changed hands. The , demand for this class of sheep seems to be . practically supplied, and values must be quoted! , from Is to 2a lower than they were a month. i ago. Country Sales.— Central Otago Stock Sales:' l Donald Reid and Co. zeport »s follows — Ths I second of the season's series of stock sales in, i Central Otago were held at Rough Ridge on Thursday, 14th ; at Wedderbum on Friday, 15th ; and at Waipiata pn Saturday, the 16thi March. The total entry at the three centres was 24,142 sheep and 119 cattle, and was made up as follows: — At Rough Ridge, 8129 sheep and 3 cattle; Wedderburn, 4374 sheep; Waipiata, 11,639 sheep and 116 cattle. There was a fairly large attendance of settlers and others at all the sales, but only a few outside buyers. The sale at Rough Ridge was probably the best so far as prices were concerned, but the demand all through was not so brisk, nor were prices as high rfs those realised at the first; series. Bidding was without animation, lambs and wethers, unless quits fat and fit for export, having a particularly slow sale, and at prices showing a decline of fully Is on those realised at the first series. Ewes and fat lambs | had a fairly good sale, and the prices realised! must be considered satisfactory. Fully twoj thirds of the total entry were bought by settlers j in the surrounding districts. We sold 317 fat I lambs at 12s Bd, 128 lambs at 9a 4d, 96 wethers | at 14s 4d, 10 full-mouth halfbred ewes at 14s j 2d, 112 full-mouth crossbred ewes at 9s 4d. | 351 four-tooih crossbred wethers .at 15s 6d, 3S | full-mouth crossbred ewes at 9s, 51 lambs at 10s 7d, 525 full-mouth merino ewes at 8s sd, 6C lambs at 9s 7d, 17 lambs, at Bs, 40 brokenmouthed merino ewes at 2s Bd, 50 lambs at 9a 4d, 150 lambs at 9=> 9d, 100 two-tooth crossbrea ewes at 15s lOd, 90 two-tooth, crossbred wetherq at 14s Id, 58 fat wethers at 17s 3d, 34 ewes at 15s 6d, 12 wethers at 11*. Stronach Bro3. and Morris lepoit: Thp second sales of the season were held nt the various oe;i;res as followsj Ron'fh Ihclcte on Tli'D-i'lay, 14th; VcdJ-rburn I on Fr.c'sv, 3ofh; auil :it Wnipiata oi Satur- . day, 1 6t1.. Th" yarchngs as regards quality I wr £ iomawbat disappointing, being cbirfly old: o^psp, bti., a few pens of good wethers wsra | penned at each < Mitre. The lambs, taken alt | round, were a very creditable production. j 1 cung breeding ewes we*e scarce, and comj ly tin dpi most Rlli-uinj). Lambs sold fairly well, . and rood vtp: iw<} brought fuil market "rates. ; Aged f-v.-es w-)o difficult to qiiit. Best crossj bred wethers brought 16s 6d to iSs 6d for very, i-rivae sheep, others, ]3s to 16s; best lambs' brought lls 6d to 14s Id; others, 8s 6d to lla 3d; four-tooth ewes, ISa to 17s; sound-mouthed ewes, 14s to 15s Id; aged crossbred ewes, 63 6dJ to lls; fiound-rcoathrd merino ewes, 7s to 10a 4.d ; aged do, 3.-) to 5s Gd. "We .-old for various "itt-nis cv,»a, vethpia, and ]»rnbs at above quotaI tion« The Farmers' Agency Comoany rej ooit lift-, ing held auction sales at .Rough Ridge ; on the Htb. mst. ; at \Vedderbum ou the 15thj Waipiata on the 16th; and at Middlernarch. 1 on the 13th. The yardrngs at the j centres were fairly good. Prices for all olarses ; oi piock, except good sound breeding ewes, were ; rot 1111 to expectatiorig, the inott noi feeble deI .-lino beirg in store lan»bd. iTowevar, the J majorifv cf the yarQin<;a charged h»nds. Our sales comprised the fHJoinng. For Mr James I Neville (Ida Valley), ';<SS 'ambs at 10s 63, 106 do at 10s id: Mr Geojge Turn bull (Rough. Kidge), 116 wethef3 at 15s 2d ; Messrs Hughes I Hi-oa. (Becks), 67 ewes at 16?, 70 fat wsthersi i at 37s 9d, 75 do at 15s 6d, 46 lambs at 12s 6d, i 12>3 wethpjs at 13s 6d. 213 lambs at 10s 'id ; Mr j JaniCß M'Kuierht (Blaekstone Hill), 320 ewes 1 at JOs 2d: Mr S. Lowis, 14 wethers at 14s lid; , Mr A. Charles, 136 old merino ewes at ss; Mr ; A. Marshall, 21G lambs at 10s 3d, 75 wethers att 1 15<v Mr A. Scott, 71 wethers at los 9d, 67 do j at ]6s; I?. B. Whitton, 5 lambs at 8s 4d, 58 ] ewes at 7s lid; Mr 11. Anderson, 300 ewes at I 323, 143 lambs st ]2s 9d ; Mr John Leslie, 150 I iambs at 9s, 150 two-tooths at lls; Mr W. Johnston, 67 lambs at 9= Sri, 3 iam=> at 3s; and privately since List leport, for a northern client, C6UO lambs at 3 4s, 640 do at 13s 6d ; Messr3 Thomas Moe, W. Hickey, A. Kearney, J. Andei^on, Charles Knuab'oi, and others, 143S wethers at l(ss 6d to 15s 3d, 700 store lambs at lls 3d, 1312 ewes at 15s 6d to lls ; Mr Doudall, 300 ewes at 13s. Slieep3kins. — At usual waekly auctions competition continues brisk, although prices are exceedingly low at the following.— Merino, fullwoolled, 33 to 3a 6d each; 'crossbred, best, 23 lOd to 3s 6d each ; do medium, 2s to 2s Bd . do inferior, Is to Is 3d; pelts, 4d to Is sd> each. Rabbitskinis. — No sales have been held sinca last report. Market is unchanged. Hides.— Pi ices for all descriptions remain firm at late rates— viz. • Prime ox, 4d to 4^d per lb, medium do, 3id to 3|d; inferior do, 2|d to 3id ; prime cow. 3|d to 4d ; medium do, 3|d to 3|d; inferior do, 2£d to 3d; calfskins, Is 3d to Is 9d each. Grain.— Wheat- Prune milling is in good 1 demand at 2s Gd to 2s 7Jd, but soft and inferioris most difficult to quit, and only saleable as chick wheat at 2s to 2s 2d per bushel (sacks in, terms). Oats: This market is quiet, although;' theie is a steady demand for shipping lines. Best feed is saleable at Is 5d to Is sict;' medium. Is -Id to Is 4Jd (sacks extra, net). Barley is inquired for tor malting purposes, for which only primest grain is wanted, but milling and feed grain is neglected, and, aa the bulk ai riving and in store is of the latter description, there is but little business passing. Quotstions are: Prime malting, 2s 3d to 2s id! per bushel ; extra prime, tip to 3s ; milling andi feed, Is 6d to Is 8d (sack 9 extra, net). Chaff. — There is a good supply coming forward, and prices are slightly easier than last week. Prime oaten sheaf, £2 10s , medium do, £2 2s 6d to £2 7s 6d per ton (bags extra, net). Ryegrass seed is in good demand, and wanted. Very little seed has so far arrived, and pricea > are hardening. Farmers' dressed. Is 6d to Is lOd , machined, 2s 3d to 2s 6d per bushel (sacks extra, net). [The individual reports of stock agent", wool, rabbitskm. or gram brokers can be inserted 111 the Daily Times and Otago Witness at special rates.] WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Messrs A. Moritzson and Co. report for week ending March 27 — Wheat: Good demand for prime samples Best velvet, 2s 6d to 2s 7£d ; medium, 2s 3d to 2s sd ; best Tuscan, 2s 6d to 2s 7?sd , medium 2s 3d to 2s sd; fawl wheat (scarce), Is lid to 2s ]Jd. Oats: Best feed, Is sdmedium and inferior, la 2d to Is 4Jd • Sutherlands, Is 5Jd to Is 6d per bushel Barky. Feed sorts, Is 3d to Is 6d ; milling, Is 6d io Is 30d; prime malting, 2s 6d to 3s. ChaffPrime quality, £2 10s; medium, £2 to £2 5s Ryegrass Farmers' dressed. Is 2d to la sd; extra, to Is 9d ; machined, 2s to 2s 3d.extra, 2s 6d to 8? per bushel. Cocksfoot, 2d to 22d2 2 d for fairners lots, 3Jd to 3jd machined. Potatoes.— *2 15s to £3 per ton for best Derwet»ts. Hides, 3Jd to 4Jd, according to quality. 1 allow.— Rough fat, lls 6d to 12s 6d • rendered, 15s to 18s. Sheepskins.— Sale every Tuesday. Pelts, Gel to Is lOd ; lambskins, Is to 2s. Rabbitskins.— Competition keen, and osicea

•atisfactory. Summer, 6d to 8d; small, 3d to $d ; autumns, 9d to lid ; winters, lid toold. PRODUCE REPORT. Salt Butter. — First grade, 7|d; second do, €ja; third do, s*d, both for nulled and dairy butter. Pigs.— To 1601b, 3sd; over, 2|d to 3Jd.

OAMARU MARKET REPORT. A. Moritzson and Co., Tyne street, repoTt for the week ending March 27 — Wheat. — Market for this is easier in consequence of large quantities offering, and Tuscan is now worth 2s 3d, and velvet 2s 2£d. Oats. — Very few changing hands, and quotations are nominal. Milling, Is 4Jd; Danish ana Duns, Is 3d to Is 3£d. Barley.— GooS demand for bright samples mt 2s 4d, but discoloured lines aie hard to place at from' Is lOd to 2s. Potatoes.— Market at present over-supplied, ma prices down to 45s at country sidings, sacks in, for Derwents, for immediate delivery. The above quotations are all delivered at store, Oamaru, sacks extra, except where otherwise mentioned. ' *,

EGMONT FARMERS' UNION. The Egmont Farmers' Union (Limited) report under date Hawera, MaTch 18— At Hawera on the 14th ingt. we had a large yarding of both cattle and sheep. Although there was at large attendance, business at the hammer was dull, tfat a, fair amount of stock changed hands ■before leaving the yards. Three-year-old steers '((forward) JES 5a to £5 139 ; fat cows, SA 5s to £5 13s : two anS it-half to three-year-old steers, tfl Xss to £5 ss;'"two-year-olds ;' "two-year-old steers, £3 15s to £1 7s 6d ; store cows, £3 2& 6d to £3 15s ; year•ling Bteers, *1 12£--t» £1 16s; weaners, £1 Is to £1 10s. Sheep: four, six,- and full-mouth ewes, 13s; woolly laiflba, t?s; merino wethers, Wft'i&eld our usual monthly sale at Okaiawa on the 15tfa inst., when we submitted a good entry of stock, most of which changed liands under the hammer. We regret to report that values of all stock during the past ■ fortnight receded at least from 10 to 15 per cent, on former values: — Fat cows, j£4 4s to £4 15s; forward cows, £3 10s to £4; springers, £4 12s 6d to £5 6s; twelve to eighteen month steers, JBI 17s 6d to £2 15s i weaners, £1 2a 2d to £1 9s. INVESTMENT STOCKS. The Dunedin Stock Exchange report having sold shares in the Standard Insurance Company at 173 on Friday.