WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2571, 24 June 1903, Page 32

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Wednesday, June 17. Rather a d.-'agreeab.e fiay so fax aa weather was concerneo, but good prices all round made up for any -slight inconvemei.ee. Sheep were fairly represented, and realised \ery fuL rates. Lambs m better supply than recently, but all were taken at recent full rates. Cattle in moderate supply, and prime sorts sold well. Store cattle very fully represented, and, with a good demand, so^ u.t satisfactory prices. Fat Cattle.— ls6 yarded. Sales opened at about equal to last week's rates, but fell away as the-y progreos-ed. Only a sma.il proportion of the cntiy was reaJ'y prime, and for all of this class demaoid was good. Be-st bullocks brought £10 to £11 10s, extra, to £12 ss, good to medium, £? 10s to £9 10s , best cows and heifers, £7 to £3, extra, to JCJ , good to rccdium, £5 to £6 10s, ox beef, 21s 6d to 2Gs Cd per ]00lb, oow and heife.:, 2'2s tkl to 25a per 1001b. — Da, gf ty and Co. (Lmuted; yarded aud sold 47 l-'or Mr George. Mitchell (Eskvale), 10 prime bullocks dit £11 15s, Mr James Gow (Jiivi'rmiy), 3 prims bu'lock-s a.t £10 17s 6d ; Mr J->hn"Sutlurland (Otokia), 5 bu. locks at iD ]7s Gd to £lo ;>•, Cd, Mr Thomas Smith (Mi'lvale), 0 bvi'li'tks a.l £11 15s, a client, 7 &teeiS at £8 to £9 10s, other vomlo.s, 6 bullocks at fS JOb to £S, I cows and heifers at £9 2s 6d to £S 13s, and G h-ecd at quotations. The Ot-^o Farmers' CO-ope.la.tive Association of New Zealand (Limited) yarded 60 head, and eo'd Por Mr Wilaa.n Lind^av (Allanlon), 7 bul.ock<» at £11 7s 61 to £7 10», 2 heifers* a,t £5 lUj>, Air John Kirk (ilosgiel), 2 heifers (smaL) at £3 17s Gd, Mi- J. Howorth (Fairfield), 1 heifer at £5 lUs , Mr Willi.im Knk (Mayfield;, 5 bullooks at £6 2s Gd to iS , Mr Alexa.-ukr Souncss (Otokia), 15 bullocks ut £8 2s 6d to £b , Xi: R. Charters (Ury P-irk), 8 bullocks at £9 los to £7 15s, Mr K. Mitchell (Porlobel'o). 3 bullocks at, £7 12-s bd, 6 cows at to £5; Mr \V. Bla-ckio (Glasgow Fa. in), 4 lu-ifors a. £5 10s tj i"5 7s (id, Mr J. Giaham (Ui^hchffi, 4 hi lfers at £0 7., Cd to i'j 2s 6.1 , Mr L. D. Robert"ou (.lligluliff), J coivs and henVrs; Mr W. Townk'j (Il'jjhcl fF>, 2 l'c-ifeih, for clients, 2 cows at u(> to EG I'2<-. Gd. ])on?'d Reid and Co (Limited; y.irdod 41, and *o'd . For Mr A-r?nl>jid M'Pherson 'li'-rwick), 11 prims bu!o, ks at £12 5s to £3 17s 6d , Mr Alexander Uou^ :is fOanu.ru>, 2 heifrrs at quotations; Mr H Fisuinery (Ophir), 7 bu!loc-ks ami heifers at £S 7s Gd to £5 10s, Mr William Giey (Mil-l-rurri), i heifers a.. £i 17a 0 1 to £.1 5->, Ml Walter BLacluo (.'ilasgo-.v Farm). 4 heifers at X 5 IS*, Mr William Kulc (Moagiol), 2 bu. looks ni £G l'2-> Gd , <«tbor vendor*, 11 h^-ad at quotations. btrooach Bros, .md Morns yaid d and sold For Mr James Gow (In verm-ay), lu ifers at £G 7s 6d to £G oh: Messrs D. Roy (Maori IIil.), stcors, cows, and heifers* at quotations. Tho Ndw Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agcnc-y Coiupany (Limited) sod for Mj CliArlf-s Coopc' (RiversdilO, 7 heifers and co«s at £G 2-s Gd to £3 2s Gd Tho Fimne^' Agency Company }u,rded and sold. For Mr R Ru'Jn.riord, .5 cows ait. £7 ss, 1 heJer a.t £7 2s Cd, 2do at £5 , Mr VS. IT Kay, 5 cow a ard he:fers to £C, tLe lion A. L?e Smth. 3 bullocks at £3 los, Mr T>. Camithers, 1 buhock at £10, Mr J. I>nris, 1 cow at £6, 2 do at £5 12d Gd. Wright, Stsphonaon, and Co. eo'.d 39 head as fo'iows. — P°r Mr Jam-cs Oow 1 Lul!o-k at £11 12s Gd. 1 he.for Gight) a.t £*"lss . Jir Allan Farquharson (Rosecoflih), 7 bullocka

at from £8 5s to £9 17s 6d; Mr Wilb'am Kirk (East Taieri), 5 steers at from £7 15s to £9 12s 6d; Mr Polar M'lntyre (Braeside), 7 cows at from £7 7s 6d to £9; Mr David Andrew (The Grange), 3 heifers at up to £S 12s 6d; Mr Robert Duncan (Fairview), 5 bullocks at £8 17s 6d ; Messrs Sonntag Bros. (Wakari), 1 steer at £7 17s 6d; Mr E. Mickelsen (Mihiwaka), 1 staer (light) at £6 17s 6d ; Messrs Jolin Waldie (Maori Hill), and W B. Anderson (North-East Valley), 8 head at quotations. Sheep.— l 667 came forward. Being only a moderate supply, demand was quite equal to it and, although sales opened quietly at last week's rates, they improved, and closed very firm at a slight advance. Best wethers, 16s 6d to 19s; extra do, to 21s 6d; good do, 14s to 16s, best ewes, 16s to 18s 6d ; extra do, to 20s 6d ; good do, 13s to 15s 6d. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded 123, and sold: For Messrs Sharkey Bros. (Gimmerburn), 8 wethers at 18s 9d, '2 owes at 9s 9d ; Mr Andrew Cleugh (Gimmerburn), 62 ewes at 20s 6d to 15s 6d ; Mr A. Paterson (Gimmerburn), 4 wethers at 18s; a client, 53 do at 17a 9d to 14s 6d. Dalgety and Co. (Limited) yarded 305, and sold : For Mr J. W. Wadworth (Brooksdale), 60 very prime ctossbred ewes at 21s to 19s 3d; Mr John Mosley (Stirling), 41 two-tooths at 14s 9d to 13s 3d; Messrs Smaill Bros. (Balloon), 84 crossbred wethers at 19s 9d to 17s; Mr James Simpson (Mayfie'.d), 60 crossbred ewes at 17s 9d to 13s; Messrs Johnson Bros. (Totara), 60 crossbred ewes at 16s to 18s 3d. Stronach Bro3. and Morris penned and sold for ft client crossbred ewes at 12s 3d. The New Zea'aJid Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold : For Mr James Ross (Kartigi), 39 crossbred ewe 3 at 18s 6d, 22 do at 16s 9d ; a northern client, 38 crossbred ewes at 17s 3d, 25 do at 12s 3d, 61 do at 6s J?d. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) penued 587, and sold: For Jar Wm. Grey (Milburn), 55 crossbred wethers at 18s 9d to 16s 9d; Mr John Finch (M-Jburn), 60 crossbred ewes at 17s to 15a 9d ; Mr A. A. Scott (Waihola), 30 wethers at 17s 6d ; Mr D. Reid (Salisbury), 82 wethers and ewes at 14s to 6s 6d ; Mrs S. Porter (Milton), 66 wethers and ewes at 17s 3d to 14s 3d; Mr James Elliott (Mount Ross), 50 ewes at 15s to 13s; Mr W. A. Thomson (Gap road), 132 ewes at 15s 6d to 10s 3d ; Mr W. D. Williams (Kelso), 53 wethers and ewes at 17s 6d to 15s; Mr John Findlay (Findlayston), 59 wethera at 19s Gd. The Farmers' Agency Company penned and sod: For Mr H. Palmer (Otokia), 31 wethera at 16s 9d, 28 do at 16s 3d ; Mr D. Samuels, 17 ewes at 13s 6d, 23 do at 12s 6d; Mr C. Davis, 36 ewes at 15s 6d. — - Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 539 as follows; For Mr Wm. Grey (Milburn). 35 prime crossbred wethers and maiden ewes at 213 3d, 21 do at 18s 3d; Mr W. O. M'Kellar (The Grange), 60 halfbred ewes at from 15s 6d to ISs 3d; Mr E. J. Wright (Hillend), 49 crossbred wethers at from 16s 6d to 18s 3d. 30 crossbred ewes at 15s 9d ; Messrs G. and J. S. Nichol (Abbotsford). 136 halfbred wethers at from 17s 3d to 17» 6d, 78 at from 15s 6d to 15s 9d; Mr Andrew Robertson (Seadown), 66 crossbrpd ewes at from 15s 3d to 17s; Mr John M'Pherson (Balbour), 32 crossbred ewes at from 15s 3d to IG3 6d ; Mr Daniel Anderson (Balfour), 32 crossbred ewes at 15s. Lambs.— 6ol forward, and sold well under good competition at equal to late rates. Best, 12s to 13s 6d; extra, to 16s 6d; good, 10s to 113 6d. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (L mited) yarded 137, and sold: For Mr A. Paterson (Gimmerburn), 60 at 13s to lls; Messrs Sharkey Bros. (Gimmerburn), 60 at 13s to lls 9d ; a client, 17 at 12s 3d to 10s. -Dalgety and Co. (Limited) yarded S6, and sold: For Mr Thos. Finnnery (Ida Valley), 69 at 12s to 10s 9d; Mr John Mosley (Stirling), 27 lambs at 12s. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) penned 75, and sold: For Mr A. A. Scott (Waihola), 34 at 12s 3d to lls; Mr D. Reid (Salisbury), 41 at 93 9d. Wright. Stephenson, and Co. sold 406 as follows. For Mr Andrew Robertson (Seadown), 210 at from lls Cd to 13s 3d; Mr E. J. Wright (Hi'lend), 105 at from lls 9d to 13s; Mr J. B. Logan (Kelso), 50 at from lls 3d to 12s 6d ; Mr James Cadogan (Heathfie'd), 40 at 12s 9d. Stronach Bros, and Morris panned and sold for Mr G. Fisher (Middlemarch) very prime lamb 3at 16s 6d, good lambs at lls cd. The Farmers' Agency Company penned and sold for a south client 64 at 14s. Pigs. — 128 penned, and all classes were cleared at prices in favour of vendors, at the following rates. — Suckers, 6s to lls; slips, 13s to 18s; stores, 21s to 263; porkers, 32s to 40a ; baooners, 50s to 70s. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Limited) penned 17, and sold: For Mr F Permskio (Allanton), 6 at 45s 6d to 41s; Air W. Townley (Highcliff), 3 at 56s to 455; Mr John Blair (East Taieri), 4 at 18s Gd ; Mr A. Moymhan (Allanton), 1 at 70s; Mr R. Charters (Ury Park), 3 at 48s. Dalgety and Co. (Limited) yarded 23, and sold : For Mr R. Hawker (Stirling), 8 pigs at 48s to 37s 6d; Mr John Douglas (Mount Royal), 15 pigs at 70s to 35s. — Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 12 at quotations. The New ZeaJand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company tt,iir»_ted) sold two pens of suckers at quotations. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) yarded 67, and sold- For Mr Hugh M'Call (Ede.idale), 37 at 42s 6d to 275 ; Mr Walter Blackie (Glasgow Farm), 4 at 23d Gd, Mr W. Allan (St. Kilda), 3 at G7s to 48s; Mr A. Stevenson (East Taieri), 6 at 26s to 245; Mr Wm. Thomson (Ayrshire Park), 11 at lls 6d; Mr John Blair (East Taieri), 4 at 22s to 21s, a client (East Taieri), 2 at 435. Store Cattle.— 32o head yarded. The feature of to-day's sale was the offering of a Urge lino of splendid cattle on behalf of Moists Diekson Bros , of Portobe'lo. A lar^e number of those interested were present, and under good bidding the whole of tho largo entry was cleared at satisfactory rates. See individual reports below. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative AsBociat'on of New Zealand (Limited) yarded 16, and sold for Messrs L. D. Robertson, J. Graham, D. Cameron, A. Baker, R. Mitchell. W Townley, and J. Stana-.vay, ab current rates. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold: For Messrs Diekson Bros. (Belmont), 294 prime store bullocka as follows: 10 at £9 ss, 20 at £9 2s 6d, 17 at £A 13s, 12 at £8 12s Gd, <U at £3 12s, 31 at £7 16s, 20 at £7 15s, 24 at £7 Us, 48 at £7 13s Gd, 12 at £7 12s, 40 at £6 *•». 20 at £6, and 16 at £5 3s. Dairy Cows.— A moderate entry, and only average quality. Demand rs "till good for any really gooj cows The Otago Fanners' Co-or-=rat:\e Association of New Z n aland (Limited) yarded 9, and Fold for Messrs W Kirk, R. Mitchell, W. Tovnloy, S. M-Clure, P. Bryce, Jas. Black, and others, at up to £7 7s Gd. Cilves —Demand got>J, but none very pnmo offering. — The Otpgo Faimers' Co-operative AsEoaat on of New Zealand (Limited) yarded 6, ' and sold for Messrs W. Tovmley, R. Mitchell, , A. Baker, and others, at up to 30s. Wright, Stephenson, and Co sold 4 at from 20s to 30s. Omi.-ilry Salei.— D-.'goty and Co. (Limited) report having held their monthly sale at B»lclutbn, an Friday, the 12th inst., when they y;aded and sold GlO sheep and 60 head of cattle. 'JTiere was a large attendance of farmers anxl oth^Td interested, a considerable number of v ho:a were present a,3 buyers. Sh©sp: The c"try was below the average in numbsr, and, i~s there woro buyers present for all on offer, a ve ry good sale re?u.ted. Good crossbred hojjgeU w«re in great request, and a distinct rise in this cl&es wa.s recorded, -while wethers a's» met wUk a good inquiry. Cattle: Fully

300 head were yarded, the greater number of which comprised young steers and heifexa from 18 months to two years old. Notwithstanding the large number forward a very considerable portion of the entry changed hands at satisfactory prices. Forward bullooks for turnips were m request, and this class realised; exceptionally good values. Crossbred wethers brought 12s 6d to 14s; do hoggets, 8s 63 to 9a 6d; fat lambs, 11s to 12s; wethers (fat), 15s 6<l to 16s Id; crossbred ewes (fat), 12s 6d to 13a 9d ; forward bullocks, £& to £8 10s ; two-year-oldl steers, £1 10s to £5 10s ; fat heifers, £5 5s to £7 ss; store heifers, £3 10s to £5 15s; yearlings', £1 15s to £2 10s. These sales were on account of Messrs Peter Hunter, Jcftn M'Adie (Balclutha), R. F. Smaill and John Askie (Inch.clutha), John Coghill (Kakapuaka,), J. C. Anderson (Stirling), W. J. Lory (Tahakopn), Charles Dallas (Te Houka). and R. Shiels (Puerua).- — . The N-ew Zealand Loan find Mercantile Agency Company report having held their usual fortnightly sale "at Clinton on Thursday last, 11th inst. There were very few sheep forward, th« yarding being repros^ntsd by one line of 300 hoggets, v/hich they placed at 9s. Th& nest day they held their fortmightly anio at Balchltha. There was only a small yarding of sheep at! that centra also. Store wethers sold to 13a; ewes, in lamb, to 11s 9d ; and hoggets to 9s-. Cattle were largely represented, and prices wera satisfactory for anything good. Store bullocks j were sold "by them up to £6 12s 6d, but there w&Te no hoavy sorts forward ; fat cows to £S, and yearlings at £2 los. Springing cows were not in demand, ajid very few found new owners. Pigs, as usual, were in good dennand, especially slips, which brought to 13s Gd. Grain.— Wheat: A fair demand for prime lois at late rates, but medium amd fowls' feed sorts are rather plentiful and hard to place. Quotations: Pume milling. 4s to 4s 2d; m-edium do, 3s 6d to 38 lOd ; whole fowls' feed, 3s 3d to 3s sd; inferior, 2s 9d to 3s. Oa.ts: Not many offering at present, and the demand is about equal to " spot " supplies, but, in the absence of* outside orders, the market has an easier tendency, excepting, perhaps, for really prime milling and seed lines. Quotations: Seed, 2a to 2s 3d, milling, Is 9d to Is 10£ d; good, Is Ed to Is Sid ; medium to inferior, to Is 7J3. Barley : Very little doing. Prime malting may bs quoted up to 4s; feed sorts according to demand. Potatoes. — Supplies of prime Derwents ajo light, and in the absence of axrivftls the ma-rkerb tends firmer. Quotations: Prime, £3 12s 6d to £3 17s 6d; others, up to £3 10s. Chaff.— Prime Quality is scarce. Quotations: Best, £3 15s to £3 17s 6d ; good, £3 5» to £3 12s Gd ; inferior and niediim, hard to sell. Turnips. — Pair demand for good quality at up to 15s for loose, a,nd 20s to 21s bagged (bags in).

[The individual reports of stock agenw, wool, rabbitskin, or grain brokers can be inFerted in the Daily 'limes and Otago Witness at special rates ] DTJNEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Messrs A. Moritzson and Co., auctioneers, wool, stock, station, grain, produce, and commission agents, report (wholesale) for the week as under. All quotations are subject to market fluctuations. We would ask farmers when sending samples always to put a price on them, as buyers do not feel inclined to make offers: — Wheat.— There is a little business passing in. prime quality, but millers are only buying from hand to mouth. We quote: Best velvet. 4a Id to 4s 3d; Tuscan, 4s Id to 4s 2d; red chafl, 4s to 4s Id; fow. wheat (with good inquiry), 3s 3d to 3s Cd (sacks extra). Oats. — There is a fair demand for all descriptions of good, bright feed, but dark and ir.ffi'ior sorts have very little attention. ' Prime milling, Is lOd; bright short feed, Is 8d to Is 8?. d; medium and inferior, from Is 6d to is na. Ryecorn.— Moderate offerings, 3s to 3s 3d. Barley.— Extra prime samples have inquiry, and we can place a considerable quantity for malting. Lakes, 4s to 4s 3d; other districts, 3s 5d to 3s 8d ; feed 2s lOd to 3s. Chaff -Pnmo quality, £3 10s 6d to £3 17s 6d; medium, £3 to £3 ICs; straw chaff, £1 17s 6d; pressed straw, £2; pressed hoy, £3 10s. Ryegrass.— Farmers' dressed, Is lOd to '2s 2a 1 ; extra quality, 2s 3d to 2s 8d; machine dressed, 3s to 4s 6d per bushel. Cocksfoot —Farmers' undressed, 2Jd to 3Jd per lb; machined, 4Jd to sd. Linseed.— Fiom £8 to £10 pc; toa as per' quality. Chewings' Fescue.— Farmers dressed, Id to lid; machined, ad to 3id. Potatoes.— Market fairly well supplied. Primo are worth £3 15s to £4. Rabbitskms.— Suckers and runneTS, 3d to sd ; summers, 6d to Bid; autumns, 94d to 13d; winters 14d to 16d; winter b.acks, 24d to 30d Sheepskins.— We hold sales every Tuesday. Supplies coming to ha.nd arc principally pslta and lambskins, for which there is a good demand. Pelts, Gd *o Is 6d; crossbred, Is 8d to 3s .'id ; extra, 3s Id to 3& 4d to 3s 9d. Hides.— We hold fortnightly sales, and quota 3Jd to 6d, according to weight and. condition* We hold auction sales every fortnight. 1 Horsehair, Is Id to Is 2d. j Country sales conducted on most reasonable terms We can supply rabbit and sheep netting, oil cake, farmers' Fairbanks 4001b scales, £5 10s; Crown sheep dip— casks 3s per gallon, drum.* 3s 6d ; Berger's red and black sheepbranding oil, 4s per gallon; Gibson's I cattle brand, 9s for small and los for large tins Newton's patent wool presses, £13 each ; clover, rape, ar.d turnip seeds, all freshly landed. Pncci on application. Stack covers 18 x 16 40-i each. Our grass scfd machinery is up to tlate, and a crusher and kibb'er have been added. We invite all fanners interested in this important industry to come and inspect the machinery any time they tire in town. Storing grain we are prepared to store. 1 receive, and deliver, insure, with three months' free stOTag'-, at 3d per sack. Our stores ar« rcimin pr^of and oonneeted with sxling. FRUIT AXD ritODUCE REPOKT. Butter.— Prime salt, from 8d to 9d. Fresh but f er in pats, storekeepers' lots, in good demand. We can place any quantity. Eggs — There is a good inquiry, and nil coming forward aie easily placed Cheese.— Factory, Gd to &Jd ; d.iiry 5Jd to Gd. Honry.— Demand is not very strong. Price 3 are ruling from 3*d to 4d for good quality. Section honey in demand, 8s ocr dozen pound sections. Beeswax, Is 2d to Is 43. Omona — Melbournes are quoted at 6s, Canterbury, £3 10s to £5. Bacon.-Ro.ls, Bid to 9d. Hama, 9d to lOd. Pigs— For sizes up to 160'b. fint-r!a-s dfiryfeed quality, 5d , over tint weight prices rargo from 3Ad to 4|d. Butter boxes, with parchment linings, we caa supply at 183 per dozen. Vickery'a egg preservative, 20s per ccse 0.. 8 gallons Poultry.— ln good demand. Roosteis, 3s; kens, 2s to 2s 6d ; ducks, 3s to 3s Cd ; iien furkeys, 5d to 6d , cock turkeys, 8d to 10d. Wantec! for South AXrici 1000 pairs hens and r^o^ters in good condition, minimum we'^ht "1 b, at 2^ 8d per pair, railage free on all birds parsed by Government grpdei ; ako lib ducks at 3s I'd per pair. Fruit.— We receive consignments by every steamer from Australia, the Island-, ard our own colony, and hold sales daily on arrival of coasigarae&ts.

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. J Messrs Nimmo and Blair report as fcnlows • — | "Wheat. — Although little lcc?l business is "bsing done in muling lines, all prime quality ] lires are very famiy held by farrne-s, and prices for velvet have advanced cons.&erobly. We quota: Prime miUm?, 4s 2d to 43 3£d; fowl -wheat (v.hole), Ca 2d to 3s 3d per bushel (sacks extra). Oats.— The market duriig the past week has | been very quiet We quote : Prime milling, Is 103 to Is lid: good feed, Is Sd to Is Sd, inferior and medium, up to Is 7id per bushel Chaff.— There is little change to report. We quote- : Prime bright oaten, £3 10s to £3 15s per ton (sacks extra) . Potatoes. — These have been coming forward sparingly, and prices ha^e impioved accordingly. We quote- Prime Dcraenls, £3 15s to £1 per toa (sa-cis in) . duey rnoDrcn report. Butter.— Salt, 8d to 9d; fresh cooking, ?id ■to £d pel- lb. P:gs.— l2o bto lTO'.b in weight, 5d per lb. FRUIT AND PRODUCE REPORT Messrs Thomas Paterson and Co., fuut and produce agents, Manse street, report as follows Jor the week ending June 23, 1903 — Fruit.— Orouges Rjrotocga six-inch cases, leoac-Ued. Gs fid to Bs. Sh.pmenta froyi Earo- i ■tonga arrived m very bad Older, Tyuiana3, especially b&rery covered chiTges. LemonsMilduras, 10s io 12s 6d ; Sydney, >is to 6s. Banr.r.as, lls to 14s for repacks. Apples have j good demand. Dessert, 6s to fis ; cooking, 3s ,| 6d to 6s. Pears: Canterbury, 5s to 103; local, I 3s 6d to 5s per case; winter Nelw, 3d to 3^d. I Tomatoes: Hothouse, 6d to 7d. Onions: Can- I terbury, £4 5s to £5. Cauliflowers, 2=s to 3s. Butter.— Slow of sale. Dairy pals, Si to Od ; salt, Sd to Od, sepora^r and factory, 9Jd to 10} d. Eggs are ecaice. Cheese: Factory, Gd to 6Jd, farmers', o&d. Bacon. Rolls, B£d fo. | prime pigs — baconeis, 5d to s]d. Poultry.— Roosters, 3s 6d tc 3s 9d ; hens, 2s to 2s 6d; ducks, 3s 6d to 4s; gesse, 4s Gd per pair. We receive consignments any day but Saturday. Dai'y sates. Countrj orders for cases of fruit fiom persons not in the tr.ide must be accompanied by post offico order.