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Otago Witness, Issue 3030, 10 April 1912, Page 40

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. MELBOURNE, April 4. Wheat, 3s Hid and 4s. Flour, £8 15s. Barley: Malting, to 6s 6d; Cape, 4s 10d to 5s "2d. Oata, 3s 3d to 3s 4id. Maize, 4s 3d. Bran. £6. Pollard, £6 103. Potatoes, £5 10a to £7. Onions, £8 10s. SYDNEY, April 3. The wheat market is easier ut 3s lid to 3a Hid. Flour: Citv, £8 15sj country, £8 12s to £8 12s 6d. "Bran. £5 10s. Pollard, £5 15*. Barley: Victorian Cape, 4s lOd to ss; English malting, 4s 6d to ss. Maizs. 4s 9d. Oats: Tasmania*! white, 3b 3d to 3s 4d; Algerian, 3j 6d.

Onions. £9 10s. Potatoes. £7 10s to £9 ss. Bacon, 7-Jd to Butter: Selected brands, 112 s; prime, 100 s to 108 s. Cheese, Bid. ADELAIDE. April 3 Wheat, 3s lOd to 3s lid. Flour, £8 15s. Bran and pollard, Is 3d. OAMARU STOCK MARKET. CFBOU OtJB OWJf COBBESPOWDEirr.) OAMARU, April 6. No business is reported in the stock market in the way of private sales, but the result of the weekly market indicates a revival in the demand for sheep particularly. There was a big yarding, chiefly composed of ewes, and anything of quality sold readily. Two-tooth ewes brought up to 18s 4d, but for some of poorer quality as low as 15s was touched. Fo.ir and six-tooth ewes made 17s 6d and others relative values. Fat wethers are still worth about 18s for prime, and fat lambs suitable- for freezing command from 14s to 15s. The only thing noticeable in regard to cattle is that prices for stores other than forward bullocks and stores are slightly easier. ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CIIRISTCHURCH, April 3. The weekly sale of live stock was held at the Aldington slock yards to-day in fine weather and before a fairly largo attendance. Sheep were in good supply, and fully up to recent sales, and fat and store sheep and fat lambs were all well represented. The yardings of cattle and pigs were moderately good, and the quality offered seemed about equal to the demand. Store Sheep.—The yarding of store sheep was large, and, the bulk of the entry being ewes, iambs and wethers were only in small quantities. On the whole, the quality of. the section was only medium, but the demand was good, and a good clearance was effected at prices up to the previous week's values. Lambs and wethers sold well, and the supply was apparently not up to requirements. The range of prices was —two-tooth cv.es, 14s to 17s; two and fourtooth, 14s to 16s 6d; two, four, and sixtooth, lis 6d to 16s; six and eight-tooth, 14s 6d; sound-mouths, 7s ld to 13s 6d; aged, 6s 3d to 8s 3d; lambs, lis 9d to 12s 2d ; forward stores. 8s 6d to 10s 6d; small, 4s 9d to 7s 6d; wethers, lis lOd to 15s 3d. Fat Lambs. —There was a slightly smaller I entry of fat Ja.mbs as compared with the j previous week s sale, the figures being 7498, | as against 8029 —a decrease of 531. The I quality all round was uneven, and there was a large proportion of inferior sorts, which met with a poor reception. The sale | started well, and anything good was keenly i competed for all through, but towards the ! close the bidding weakened off a lot for second-rato stuff, and there was a comparatively largo number of parsings. The fact of the near approach of the holidays, with the consequent closing of all works for a couple of days, fully accounts for the passing of inferior quality lambs that would suffer greatly in condition by a small delay in the slaughtering operations. The orices ranged from 12s lOd to 19s lCd; tegs, lis 3d to 13s 3d; and ordinary freezers, 12s 10d to 18s. Fat Sheep.—There was a large yardincr of fat sheep, all classes being represented. There was some competition between exporters and butchers, but prices were on a par with late rates. The range was: Prime wethers, 17s to 20s 7d; others, 14s 9d to 17s; prime ewes, 13s to 17s ld; others, 10. s lOd to 12s 6d; merino ewes. 9s 8d to lis ld. Fat Cattle. —The yarding of fat cattle totalled 244 head, as against 172 on the previous week. The quality of the yarding was about on a par with that of last week, and, as before, cows predominated. Values remained steady at lato rates, and the range of beef prices was 21s to 26s per 1001 b, according to quality. Steers realised £6 17s 6d to £l2; heifers, £6 to £lO ss; dry cows, £5 to £9; and extra, to £ll ss. Vealers. —There was a small yardine: of veal calves, the prices ranging from 5s to £3, and for one specially big calf the price of £4 15s was obtained. There was a poor yarding of store cattle and a weak demand, and the passings were heavy. Dairy cows were inquired for eagerly, and realised up to £ll 15s. Pigs.—There was a slightly fuller entry of fat pigs, the bulk being very good useful sorts, and prices were steady at late rates. Choppers made 60s to 110 s; heavy baconors, 603 to 745; lighter sorts, 52s to 59s —equal to sid per lb. The porkers' sale opened well, but eased off later. Heavy sorts fetched 42s to 50s, and lighter 35s to 40s —equal to sjd to 6d per lb. Stores were in good supply, but the demand was very uneven. Large stores brought 35s to 41s 6d; medium, 22s to 30s; and small, from 18s. Weaners made 9s 6d to 13s. LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKET. Burnside, Wednesday, April 3 Fat Cattle—l9B head yarded. The bulk were cows and heifers, only a small proportion being primo bullocks. Best bidlocks and heifers met a fair sale, but medium quality wero 15s below late values. Best bullocks sold at £lO to £ll 10s; extra prime and heavy, £l2 to £l3 10s; medium to good, £8 to'£9 10s; light, £6 to £7 10s; beat cows and heifers. £7 10s to £9; extra heavy, to £10; medium, £5 10s to £7; light, £4 to £5 ss. Donald Reid and Co varded 40, and sold: For executors late W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 3 bullocks at £10; Messrs W. Blackie (Glasgow Farm). 2 do at £lO, 3 heifers at £7 2s 6d to £5; W. Townley (Ilighcliff). 8 cows at £9 5s to £4 7s c'd: W. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 cow at £B, 1 heifer at £6 15s; T. Johnston (Outram), 4 cows at £7 12s 6d to £4 2s 6d, 1 bullock at £5 2s 6d; Bruce. Christie and Co. (Oamaru, a? agents). 2 cows at £4 15s, 1 oalf at £2; W. Craigio (Henley), 1 heifer at £5 12s 6d; a client, 10 cows and heifers at quotations. National Mortgage and Agency Co., of New Zealand (Ltd.) -arded and sold: For Mr J. 1 Clark, 2 bullocks at £9; for Mr T. Daunt, I 1 cow at £6 2s 6d, 1 do £5 12s 6d. 2 heifers £6. Otago Farmers' Go-opera-tive Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) varded and sold: For Mr W. Charters (L'rv Park, Mosgiel), 2 bullooks at £lO 15s " 4 do at £lO, 2 do at £3 17s 6d. 1 do at £9 10s. 1 do at £3. 1 heifer at £6 10s; Mr W. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 heifer at £8 17s 6d, 1 do at £8 ss, 1 do at £7 17s 6d; Mr David Strain (East Taieri), 1 heifer at £6 15s. Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr W. Blackie (Mosgiel), 3 bullocks at £8 7s 6d; Mrs W. Kirk (East Taieri). 3 heifers at £6 ss; a client, 2 heifers at £7 10s; .Mr W. Menzies (The Oaks), 2 cows at £5 15s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co (Ltd.) offered 32, and sold: For a client. 3 bullocks at £l2 10s; 3 do at £ll 12s 6d,

3 at £lO 10s. 5 do at £lO 7s 6d, 2 at £10; Joseph Smith (Stirling), 1 bullock at £l2 12s 6d, 2 do at £l2, 5 do to £ll 2s 6d; Mr T. W. Daunt. 1 bullock at £l2 ss, 2 do at £8 17s 6d, 2 heifors to £9 ss. 1 cow at £7 10s; William Lindsay (Allanton), 1 bullock at £8 17s 6d, 1 heifer at £7. Wright, Stephenson and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr Jas. Gow (Mosgiel), 3 bullocks at £l3 10s, 2 bullocks at £9 ss, 1 calf £3 10s, 1 heifer £B, 1 heifer £2 17s 6d; for Mr D. Macdonald (Edendale), 2 bullocks at £9 10s, 2 heifers at £lO ss. 2 heifers at £9 12s 6d 2 heifers at £9 10s; for Mr W. Bluokie (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks at £9 ss, 2 bullocks at £8 ss; for Mr J Fleming (Craigsford). 2 heifers at £8 ss, 3 cows at up to £7 2s 6d; for Mr L. Smithson (The Firs), 2 heifers at £4 15s; for Mr J. Doull (Wingatui), 1 heifer £4 15s. Stronach, Morris and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 50. and sold: For Messrs Hunter, Sutherland, and Rice (Wyndham, as agents), 8 heifers to £7; a southern client, 30 heifers and cows at quotations; Mr W. Townley, 1 steer at £3 7s 6d: Messrs T. *nd W. Craigio (Henley), 1 heifer £7 15s; Mr John Kirk (Mosgiel). 2 heifers at £5 ss; Mr W. Blackie (Glasgow Farm), 3 bullocks at £8 ss; Mr W. Lindsay (Allanton), 3 bullocks at £8 7s 6d, 1 cow at £5 10s. 1 at £4 12s 6d. Store Cattle.—Donald Roid and Co. (Ltd.) sold: For Messrs J. O'Connel (Bruce, Christie, and Co , as agents), S. Goodson, and other clients, heifers to £5 ss, cows to £5, bulls to 255. Wright. Stephenson and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr J. Fleming (Craigsford). 3 cows at up to £5 7s 6d'; for Messrs Munro and M'Adam, 1 bull, £3 17s. Stronach, Morris and Co. (Ltd.) varded and sold : For Messrs Mitchell Bros.' (Waitati), 1 bull at £2 Is; for Mr J. Harris (Leith Valley), 1 cow at £4 12s; for Mr T. Maxwell (Caversham), 1 cow nt £3 15s, 1 yearling: at £2 10s; for a southern client, 1 bull at £5 IDs, 10 steers at quotations; for Mr W. Townley (Pukehiki). 10 bulls at £4 7s 6d, 1 cow at £3 17s 6d; for Mr Chas. Harris (Leith Valley), 1 cow at £1 15s, 1 do at £1 14s; for Messrs Hunter, Sutherland, and Rice (Wyndham), as agents, 1 cow and calf at £3 16s; for a client. 4 bulls at £5 12s 6d. Dairy Cows.—Donald Reid 1 and Co. (Ltd.) yarded: For Messrs Win. Townley. J. Curie and others, dairy cows to £6 12s 6d. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of N.Z. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mrs W. Kirk (Mayfield, East Taieri), Mr W. Lindsay (Allanton), and clients, dairy cows to £8 10s. Wright, Stephenson and' Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr Jas. Mathieson (Ilighcliff), 1 cow at £9; for Messrs Munro and M'Adam (Wyllie's Grossing), 1 cow £3 7s 6d; 1 cow £3 ss, 2 cows at up to £3 2s 6d. Fat Calves.—Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For various clients. calves from 355. The Otago_ Farmers' Co-operative Association of N.Z. (Ltd.) penned and sold': For Mrs M. Jensen (Lookout Point), and clients, calves to 12s. Stronach, Morris and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For a southern client. 5 calves to 35?; for Mr J. S. Harris (Leith Valley), 1 calf at 27s 6d. Fat Sheep. —3062 yarded, largely made up of ewes. The sale opened at reduced values, and was dull throughout, prices showing a decline of Is to Is 6d for wethers, and Is 6d to 2s for owes. Prime wethers, 18s to 19s 6d ; extra, 21s 6d to 225; medium to good, 16s to 17s 6d ; light, 14s to 15s 6d ; best, ewes, 15s to 17s; extra heavy, to 18s; medium 4o good'. 12s to 14s 6d; aged and inferior, 8s to lis. D. Reid and Co. (Ld.) yarded 103 and sold : For Messrs J. Culleti (Morton Mains). 53 ewes at 17s to 13s 9d, 3 wethers at 225; for J. Heads (Milburn), 4 wethers at lCs, 22 ewes at 12s; for D. Raitt (Milburn), 13 owes at lis; fcr a client, 8 wethers at 14s Mortgage and Agency Co of N.Z. (Ltd.) penned 941 and sold: For Mr D. Young (Arthurton), 32 prime wethers at 21s 3d (top price to-day), 28 d 0.., 18s; for Mr A. J. Hall (Clinton). 15 wethers at 18s 3d, 18 do., 18s, 13 ewes, 18s; for Mr J. W. Brook (Evans Flat) 17 wethers at 15s 6d. 33 wethers at 15s; for Mr A. Moffat (Rae's Junction), 180 wethers at 15s to 14s 9d: for Messrs Murphy Bros. (Balfour), 32 wethers at 18s, 28 do., 16s 6d; for Mr M-Taggart, 36 wethers at 15s, 2 do., 12s 6d, 23 ewes at 12s 3d; for Mr J. Smith iGreenfieid), 5 wethers and' ewes at 17s 3d. 31 ewes at 12s 6d, 24 do., 13s 6d; for Mr J) Williamson (Clinton), wethers to 17s 9d, ewco to 17s 3d; for Mr A. Scott (Silverstream), wethers to 17s 3d; for Mr W. J. Love (Dipton), 137 ewes and wethers to lis 9d ; for a client, 41 ewes at lis 3d ; 14 do., 8a «(] ; for Mr J. Wright, 95 wethers (passed); Mr James Herbert (Ardmore), 47 Leicester ewes at 19s 9d. The Otago Farmers' Cooperative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) penned 300 and sold: For Mr W. Gardner (Papakio), 42 ewes at 15s 6d, 16 do at 15s; a client, 7 wethers at 16s, 26 ewes at 13s 9d, 28 do at 12s; Mr A. P. Grey (Clarendon), 10 wethers at 17s 6d, pen ewes at 17s, pen do at 14s 9d; Mr A. B. Hail (Waipiata), 47 ewes at 13s 9d, 19 do at 12s 9d; Messrs D. Peat and sons (Sutton), pen wethers at 15s 9d, pen ewes at 15s 9d, 38 do at 14s; Mr T. Hall (Patearoa), 22 owes at 12s 3d; Mr J. W Hare (Clarendon), 0 ewes at 12s, pen wethers at 16s 9d; Mr A. G. Tx)wis (Portobello), 24 ewes at 14s. Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr T. Edwards (Tapanui), ' 45 owes to 17s 9d, 20 wethers at 17s; Mr A. D. Mathieson (Clinton), 70 ewes from 13s 6d to 14s 9d; und P. Soanlon (Milton), pen ewes at, 13s 6d, pen wethers at 17s 3d ; Mr Jesse Griffiths (Kyeburn), 27 merino ewes from 4s to 9s, 21 light wethers at 14s; Mr J. M. Lano (Chatto Creek). 54 wethers to 17s 3d; Mr T. Casserley (Milton) 10 ewes at 13s 6d ; Mr Thomas Anderson (Ida Valley), 8 wethers at 17s 6d, 17 ewes at 12s 6d; Edensdale Estate (North Taieri), 54 ewes at 10s; Mr A. Meiklejohn (North Taieri), 1 pen ewes at 9s 9d ; a client, 60 ewes.— —The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Ltd.) offered 750 and sold: For Sticll and Drake (Hillend), 42 wethers at 16s 3d, 53 do at 15s 3d, 90 ewes to 13s 3d; Mrs Mary Green (Taieri Peach), 42 ewes at 13s 3d. 34 do at lis 3d; R. G. Lockhart (Milton). 21 wethers at 16s; D. A. Drinnan, 1 pen wethers at 16s 6d, 25 ewes at 10s; Andrew Higgie (Taieri Beach), 32 ewes at 9s; Cochrane Bros. (Hillend), 65 ewes to lis 6d; William Bryant (Wylie's Crossing), 72 sheep to 15s. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr D. Ferguson (Kelso), 16 wethers at 19s 3d, 15 ewes at 15s 6d; Mr 13. Throp (Moa Flat), 36 wethers at 17s 9d, 22 wethers at 17s 3d, ewes to 14s 9d; Mr George deplume (Tapui), 42 wethers at 16s 9d, 49 wethers at 16s 3d. 35 wethers at 15s 3d; Mr J. M'Lean (Bendigo), pen wethers at 16s, 15 ewes at 12s 9d, 19 ewes at 12s; Mr J. Marshall (Lumsden), 35 ewes at 15s 9d, 25 owes at 13s 9dj Mr A. M'lntyre (Kelso),

31 ewes at 15s 9d; Mr P. A. Botting (Edendale), 22 ewes at 15s, 21 owes at 14s 6d, 25 ewes at 10s 9d; Mr M. Maedonald (Omakau), 22 ewes at lie 6d. Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 224 and sold: For a southern client, 85 ewes at quotations; a central Otago client, 15 wethers afc 12s 3d; John M'Laren (Birchwood), 1 pen wethers at 17s 3d. 37 ewes at- 12s 9d; a southern client, 36 ewes at 13s 3d, 16 at 10s; Mrs L. G. Fenwick (Waitati), 1 pen ewea at. 9s Pd, 1 pen at 4s 3d. Fat Lambs.—2lo7 yarded, mostly suitable for export. There was fair competition, tut prices were lower than at last sale. Prime lambs, 14s 6d to 15s 6d; extra prime, 16s to 17s 6d; medium, 12s to 14s; small, 9s to lis 6d. D. Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 243. and sold: Fof Mr E. Clouston (Omakau), 75 at 15s 3d to 15s; Mr J. Franco (Milburn), 20 at 13s 6d; Mr D. Raitt, 8 at 14s 3d; Mr J. Heads, 45 at 14s 9d to 13s 6d; Mr A*. Lewis (Portobello), 28 at 14s to lis 6d; Mr A. Grieve (Wingatui), 34 at 15s 6d; Mr J. Finoh (Milburn), 29 at 14s 9d to 14s 6d; Mr P. Williamson, 20 at 12s 3-d. The National Mortgage and Agency Company ci New Zealand (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr A. J. Hall (Clinton), pen prime lambs at 16s 3d; Messrs A. and J. Fraser (Kakapuaka), 1 pen at 15s, 1 do at 14s, 1 do at 17s 6d ; Mr A. Brown (Abbotsford), 69 at 14s; Mr Brook (Evan's Flat), pen at 13s 6d; a client, pen at 13s; Mr U. Willaimson (Clinton), pen at 14s; and passed in 85. The Otago Farmers' Cooperative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) penned 230, and sold: For Messrs D. Peat and Sons (Sutton), 26 at 17s; Mr T. Hall (Patearoa). 32 at 16s, 15 at 13s 9d: Mi Andrew Harvie (Nen thorn, Moonlight), 53 at 15s 9d. 49 at 15s 3d, 51 at 14s; Mr A. P. Grey (Clarendon), 8 at 17s 9d; Mr John Finch (Milburn), 37 at 13s' 9cl, 21 at lis; Mr W. Finch (Milburn). 20 at 13s; Mr Alexander Scott (North Taieri), 9-at 10s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Ltd.) offered 690, and sold: For Mr William Adams (Otokia), 23 at 15s 9d; Mr John Campbell (Milton), 20 at 16s 9d; Mrs Margaret Aitken (Otokia), 50 at 14s 9d; Mr Norman M'Ritchio (Heriot), 225 to 13s 3d; Mr D. A. Drinnan (Milton). 21 at 12s 6d; Mr John Finoh (Milburn), 70 to 13s 6d; Mr William Bryant (uylie's Crossing), 17 at 13s; Mrs Mary Green (Taieri Beach), 14 at 13s 6d; Mrs Walmsley (Taieri Beaohl, 20 at 12s 6d; Mr R. G. Lockhart (Milton), 40 at 13s 6d; Mr G. D. M'Donald (Allanton), 184 at 9s. Dalgetv and Co. (Ltd.) penned 640, and sold: For Mr W. Laidlaw (Matakanui), 74 from 16s to 17s; Mr Thomas Anderson (Poolburn). 48 to 16s; Mr R. Thomson (Milton), 13 at 15s 3d; Mr Jesse Griffiths (Kyeburn), 25 to 17s; Mr A. Meiklejohn (North Taieri), 8 at 10s 6d; Mr P. Soanlaji (Milton), 64 to 14s 6d; Messrs Cooper Bros. (Clarksville), 51 from 15s 9d to 17s; Mr J. M. Lane (Chatto Creek), 20 at 12s 9d; trustees late John Douglas (Mount Royal), 159 at 12s 6d; and turned out 140 6tore lambs unsold.——Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr M Maedonald (Omakau), 35 lambs at 14s 6d, 16 at 13s; Mr J. M'Lean (Bendigo), 33 at 13s.—Ctronach, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 150, and sold: For Mrs L. G. Fenwick (Waitati), 1 pen at 9s; Mr D. Sinnamon (Poolburn), 60 at 13s. 14 at lis 9d; Mr »V. Laidlaw (Matakanui), 74 at 15a 9d. Pigs—so yarded. A good demand for baconers and porkers, but poor competition at late rates for stores. —Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 28, and sold: For Messrs T. Casev (Pine Hill), 2 at £2 3s; W. Townley (Highcliff), 1 at £2 18s, 2 at 19s and 6s, 1 at 15s; F. T. Williams, 3 at £2 ss; Knox Bros. lOwaka), 2 at £2 9s; W. Warnock (Momona), 2 at £3 7s to £3 4s; D. (iunn (Sandymount), 3 at 15s; Sir G. M'Lean (Henley), 12 at Bs.; — r The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Associatipn of New Zealand (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr W. Grant (Clairinch, Outram), pig at 4s; Mr W. Kirkland (Elm Grove. East Taieri), 1 pig at £3. 11 at 9s, 5 at 7s; Rev. A. W. Kinmont (East Taieri), 2 pigs at £1 14s; Mr F. Kropp (N.E. Valley), 1 pig at £2 8s 6d. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Comoany (Ltd.) offered and sold: For Benevolent Institution (Caversham), 5 pigs at £2 J2s 6d; John Sanderson (Purakanui), 2 pigs at- £2 ss. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr J. B. Reid (Elderslio), 1 pig at £3 14s, 2 pigs at £3 13s, 3 at £3 lis, 3 at £3 6s. 2 at £3 ss, 2 at £3 3s, 2 at £3; Messrs Alderson and Clark (Leith Valley), 1 pig at £2 5s 6d. -Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) varded <lB, and sold: For Orokonui Home (Waitati), 1 baconer at 745, 2 at 725; Mental Hospital (Soacliff), 14 slips at 13s, 2 afc 12s; Mr D. Hughes (Ravensbourne), 2 porkers at 455, 2 at 41s 6d; Mr C. Waites (Queenstown), 2 porkers at 465, 23 suckers to 13s. Wool. —Messrs D. Reid and Co. held a tale on Tuesday, 2nd April, when they submitted a catalogue of 94 bales, 3 fudges, and 33 bags. Buyers from Christchurch and other centres were present, and except for a few lots, on which reserves were rather high, the catalogue was cleared at fairly satisfactory prices. Rabbitskins. —Fortnightly sales of these are being held, but catalogues are small. There is, however, good demand for all offering, prices ruling firm. Mixed winters, to 18d per lb; springs. 12d to 14d; mixed racks, 8d to lid; mixed bucks, 8d to lid; autumns, 9d to 12d; broken, 6d to 9d. Horsehair, to 19d. Sheepskins.—A medium catalogue was offered to a good attendance of the trade on Tuesday, April 2. Competition was again keen for all the better qualities, but inferior and damaged skins were not much in demand. Butchers' lambskins were well competed for. Be*t merinos, 6jd to 7d per lb; medium. sid to 6|d; best halfbreds, vid to 7b<J ; medium, to 7d; inferior, to medium, 6id to 6Jd; inferior, to 6d; best crossbreds, &id to 6Jd: medium, 6d to 6jd ; inferior 5d to 6d ; half bred dead, sid to crossbred, 5d to 6d; hogget, sjd to bi,d ; mixed, 3d to s^d; lambskins, to 6Jd. Tallow and Fat. —Consignments are still coming forward freely, and for these competition is keen at late rates. Best rend<*wxl tallow (in tins), 25s to 26s 6d per cwt; good, 22s to 23s 6d; inferior, 18s 6d to 21s 6d; cake tallow, 24s to 27s 6d; best butchers' fat (in bags), 19s to 21s 6d; medium (in bags). 16s 6d to 19s 6d; inferior (in bags), 5s to 16s. [TIio individual reports of stock agents, v.eol, rabbitskin, or grain brokers can ha irscited in the Daily Times and Otago "Witness at special rates.] DUXEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Messrs A. Moritzson and Co., auctioneers, wool, stock, station, grain, produce, and commission agents, Duncdin, report (wholesale) for the week as under. All quota tons are

subject to market fluctuations. Farmers are asked, when sending samples, always to put a price on them, as buyers do not feel inclined to make offers: — . Barley—New season s, -Is 6d to 5s on trucks for prime malting. Cape barley, 3s to 3s Od. Wheat.— Prime milling, velvet., 3s od to 3s 6d on trucks; Tuscan, 3s 4u to 3s 6d on trucks, country stations; fowl wheat, 3s 6d to 3s 7d for best whole, ex store; interior, 2s 9d to 3s,' ex store, sack* extra. Outs.—Milling, 2s 3d; good feed, 2s 2d to 2s 3d, ex store (sacks extra). Ryecorn, 2s 9d to 3s (sacks extra). Maize. 3s 9d to 4s (.sacks extra). Prussian Blue peas, from 5s to 5s 6d. Partridge peas. -Is. Chaff.—Prime heavy, old season's, £1 10s; new season's, ±3 15s to A'i; medium, £i 10s to £3 15s per ton, sacks extra. Ryegrass.—Farmers' dressed. Is 9d to 2s; extra- heavy, up . to 2s 6d on trucks; :nachined seed, 2s 9d to 3s. Cocksfoot.—The demand is good at from 4Jd to sd; choice lines up to 5Jd; dirty and light weight seed, 4d to 4Jd; 12lb to 13lb seed. 4Jd; 14lb. bright and clean, sd. Linseed, 15s 6d to 16s 6d. Chewing's Fescue.—Machine dressed, 6d per lb. Walnuts.—New season's, 7d to Sd. Eggs.—Fresh, Is 7d to Is Sd; guaranteed, Is 9d per dozen. Rabbitskins.—At the sale on Monday last week moderate catalogues were submitted to a full attendance of buyers. Competition was ]<ee-n. prices ruling very firm as under: Super winter does. 21d to 24d; first, 19d to 20*d; outgoing does, 13 l d iii 14]d; prime winter bucks, 16d to 3 7£d; second winter bucks, ll'.d to lo^d; outgoing winter bucks. 12Jd to 13Jd ; springs. BJd to lOd; prime- racks, Sd to did; light Tacks, 8d to Bjd;- suckers and runners, 3d to sd; blacks, 12d to lod; fawns, Sd to 12d: Jtaresskins. 6d to Sd ; horsehair. 16id to 20JcT for picked tail: cowhair, Sd to lOd; cowtips, 18d to 2Hd per dozen; catskins, 2d to 4d each. Sheepskins.—At the sale on Tuesday moderate catalogues were submitted to a full attendance of buyers. Competition was keen, «11 catalogues being cleared at prices fully lip to last sale's rates:— halfbreds, 7*d; good halfbreds, 7d; fallen, 6id; short. 6d; best fine crossbreds, 7d; good fine- crossbreds, CJd; short, old ; best crossbreds, &*d; good, ed; short, sd; fallen, s|d; best merinos, 6Jd; good, Cd; short, 4d to ihd ; fallen. 5d to 6d; best crossbred pelts, 4d; good, 3Jd; inferior, 3Jd to 2ld; spring lambs. 4?.d to sd. Hides.—No sales this week, prices ruling very firm at last sale's rates: Picked stout ox, 60lb to 751 b, 8d to 9}d • stout. 601 b to 75!b. 7?d to 8d: medium, substance, 581 b to Cslb. 7Jd to 7Jd ; 401 b to 501 b. 62d to 7d: 30lb to 38lb. 6Jd to 6|d ; cows. 581 b to 651 b. 6Jd to 7d; 40lb to 60lb. GJd to 6;d; 30lb to 381 b, 6|jd to GJd; bulls and stags. €.4d to 5Jd; scored and sloppy. Cd to 6gd ; cut and damaged. 5Jd to GdT best yearlings, 6Jd to 61d ; cut voarlings. 5d to 5Jd; best calfskins, lOd to'll.'.d; good calfskins. 9d to 9|d; cut calfskins, 7Jd to B}d: inferior calfskins. Id to 3d. Wool.—The usual monthly sale was held on the 2nd in-st.. when about 200 bales were, offered. There was a full attendance of buyers, and competition was keen. The following are the prices paid:—Super halfbred. lOJd to 12Jd; medium halfbred. 9d to JOd; inferior halfbred. 7.1 d to B ] d: fine crossbred, Sd to 10?.d; crossbred, 7d to 9d; merino, Pd to 10.U1; locks. 2d to 3',d; pieces, 4?.d to Cd. Tallow.—The following are the ruling prices:—Best rendered, in tins. 23s to 25s f m'jedium rendered, in tins, 20s to 225; inferior Tendered, in tins. 17s to 19s; best rendered, in casks, 26s to 27s Cd: medium rende-Ted. in ca=ks. 23s to 24s 6d; inferior rendered, in casks. 20s to 225; best caul iat 21s 6d: rough fat, 12s to 16= 6d. Potatoes.—Prime freshly dug samples, up to £i per ton (sacks in). Salt butter. lOd to lid: separator, lid to 12d: fresh butter (in pats), storekeepers, 10d to lOJd. Cheese.—Factory. 7d ; Akaroa, GJd to CJd : loaf. Id more. Honey.—ln good demand. Section honey, luew season's. 0-- to 7s per dozen: bulk. larsre tins. -Id: -mall ties. tIS to 4Jd. Beeswax. Is Id per lb. Hams. 9Jd to lOd. Bacon.—Roll, ltkl to lid. Poultry for Local Consumption.—Hens. 2s Cd to 3s. per pair; cockoreis, 3s 6d to 4s Rd per r>air ; turkeys—lions, 5d to 6d : cocks, Sd to 9d; geere, 6s to 7s: ducks (old), 3s to 4s per pair; ducklings, os. Fruit.—ln good demand. Fish Oil. for orchardings or poap manufacturers, from 2s to 2s 6d per gailon. Onions.—Canterbury.", £8 to £.B ]os. Storing Grain. —We are prepared to store. receive, deliver, and insure for three months free storage at 3d sack. Farm Produce and Fruit. — VTe receive pll l:inda of consignments, and render account sales promptly. CENTRAL PRODUCE MART. Messrs Reilly, Scott, and Gill, proprietors, report for the week ending April 6 ■•— During the week exceptionally heavy consignments of peaches, pears, and apples have come to hand. Five hundred cases of peaches coming in from Auckland and 250 oases from Hawke's Bay completely glutted the market, and. at the time of writing quite a quantity of good peaches have been sold at Id per lb. Heavy consignments of tomatoes have also arrived, and to effect a clearance lid to 3d per lb had to be accepted. We were able to secure 6jd to 8d per lb for our local consignments. Some nice consignments of pears came forward from the Alexandra orchards, and realised payable prices. Apples have been rather slow of sale. Heavy consignments of poultry came in for our Easter sale, our firm selling 1248 birds on Wednesday. Heavy consignments of e«ga have come forward, which realised good values. Potatoes, chaff, oats, and onions are firmer in price. Good samples of wheat are urgently wanted. Bacon pigs have been exceedingly scarce, and v. e would be pleased to hear from those having prime quality for disposal. We give below the price secured for our consignors :—Apples: Jelly and cooking apples, id to lid; dessert apples, lid to for prime fruit. Lemons: Aucklands, 5s to 7s 6dJ per case. Mushrooms, 2>d to 6d. Plums: .lam plums, Id: over-ripe, Is per case: desserts. 2d to 3id. Peaches: Ccokir.g and jam peaches. Id tc 2d; prime dc*serts 2id to 3id for crate fruit. Nectarines, 2id. Quinces, ljd, l|d, to 2d for choice fruit. Blackberries, 5d per lb. Tomatoes: Nelson's outside grown, lid to 2id; hothouse, ■ 3id to 6d; locals, 6id to 8d per lb. Apricots: Jam and stewing fruits, lid to 2J,d per lb; desserts, 3d. per lb. Grapes: Choice Adelaides, 4id to sd; locals, 6.? d to 9d. Green peas, 2\d. French beans, Rhubarb, 4s per cwt. Potatoes: Locals, 4< to 4s 6d ; Southlands, 4s to 4s 3d. Onions: Canterburys, 8s 6d. Vegetables: Lettuce, Is 6u : cabbage. Is to 3s; cauliflowers, Is 6d to 3s 6d tier bag; vegetable marrows, 7s 6d per sack; swedes,~3s

3d to ss; carrots, 4s 6d to ss. Oatsheaf chaff: Good demand for good chaff at cOs to 92s 6d. Wheaten straw, 40s. Fowlwheat, 3s 7d to 3s 9d per bushel Oats, Is 8d fo 2s and 2s 3d; Pollard. 9s 6d. Bran, ss. Pig meal, Bs. Poultry: Hens, poor and inferior, Is to Is 2d. Good realised Is 5d to Is 6d each. Cockerels were in short supply, and for real good birds 2.3 3d to 2s 7d" was secured, while light and inferior birds realised Is Id to Is 3d each. Chickens, 6d to 9-J. Ducklings: Short of requirements. Realised Is 9d to 2s 4d each. Geese, 2s 9d to 3s 3d each. Eggs: Heavy consignments have come forward, and the prices ruling are Is 6d to Is 9d per dozen. Tea: Broken Oranjre Pekoe, 51b and 101 b chests. Is 2d; 201 b chests, Is Id. Butter: Dairy pats, 10£d; separator, lid to Hid. Preserved ginger, 6tl to 63d. Dates, 3s per box. Nuts: Cocoanuts, 8s; peanuts, 2|d to 3d per lb; walnut?, 6jd to od per lb. Cheese: In good demand at 7d per lb. New season's honey: Very scarce; 4£d per lb. Pigs: Prime baconers, 6d to 6id per lb, urgently wanted; porkers, 6d to bid ; heavy-weights from 3id to 4d per lb. Meat: Keen demand has been experienced during the weeks. Beeswax, 4d. Poultry Krit: Cockleshell, 5s 6d per cwt. Habbitskins. —The following are the ruling prices:- Super winter does. 20d to 21d; first winter does, 18d to 19d; outgoing winter does, 14id to 16d; best winter bucks, 16d to 17d; second winter bucks, 14id to 15£d; outgoings and springs, lid to 12jd; spring does, 8d to 10jd; autumns, prime Is to 13d; racks, 9d to 9i<f; light racks. 7d to 8d; runners and suckers, 2d to 4d; best blacks, 18d to 20d; second blacks, 16d to 17d; autumns and incomings, 13d to 14jd; summers, 8d to lOd; fawns. lOd to 14£d; horsehair, 16d to 19d; catskins. 3d to 6d each. Sheepskins.—Best halfbreds, 6d to 7d; .rood halfbreds, 5d to s*d; fallen halfbreds, 5d to s£d; best crossbreds, s£d to 6d; good crossbreds, 5d to s^d; fallen cressbreds, 3£d to 4£d; best merinos, 6d to 6£d; good merinos, 5d to 5J,d; short and 1 inferior, to 4£d; best hoggets, sjd to 6d; fallen hoggets, 4d to sd; pelts, 2d to 3£d; inferior pelts, Id to Hd spring lambs, 4id. Tallow. —Best rendered, in tins. 23s to 255; medium rendered', in tins, 20s to 22s 6d; inferior rendered, in tins, 17s to 19s; best rendered, in casks, 23s to 27s 6d; medium rendered, in casks, 23s to 24s 5d ; inferior rendered, in casks, 20s to 225; best caul fat. 21s 6d; rough fat, 12s to 16s 6d. Hides: Picked stout ox, 8d to 9d; stout, 7d to 7£d; heavy weights not stout. 6d to 6|d; medium, 6fd to 6|d; light, 6d to 6£d; heavy cow, 6id to bid; medium, 6|d to 6fd; scored and sloppy, 5d to s^d; cut and slippy, Id to 3id; best yearlings, 3£d to 6^d; damaged, 4d to 44d. Wool: Best halfbred, 8d to Bid; medium halfbred, 7d to 7|d; inferior halfbred, 6d to 6|d; best crossbred, 7d to 8-£d; medium crossbred, 6|d to 6|d; inferior crossbred, sid to 6£d ; merino, 7d to 9d. REILLY, SCOTT, & GILL, Moray place. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLEGRAM. {Peh United Pkess Association.) WELLINGTON. April 9. Under date London, April 6, the High Commissioner cables (the quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot) : Mutton.—Market, firm al last quotations—namely, nominally: Canterbury, 4£cl ; North Island, to 4£d. Lamb. —Market steady; prices well maintained. Beef. —Market quiet. Butter.—Market, quiet; prices slightly weaker. Average price for the week: Choicest New Zealand butter, 124 s per cwt; Australian. 120 s; Siberian, 120 s; Danish, 1295; Argentine, 120 s. Cheese. —Market steady. Average prices for the week ; Finest New Zealand cheese, 745. Hemp.—Market very quiet: nothing doing. The output from Manila for the week'was 26.000 b;les. Hops.—Market firm, with an improved demand for New Zealand hops. Prospects favourable for early shipments. Wool.—The market remains firm. The department has received the following cablegram from Buenos Ay.es. dated April 6: —"The following shipments of produce were despatched from Argentine to the United Kingdom ports during March, 1912 (compared with March. 1911) : 1912. 1911. Frozen beef, quartens ... 179.000 255.136 Chilled beef, quarters ... 202.000 90,084 Fi-oz.cn mutton, carcases 199.000 159.876 Frozen lamb, carcases ... 66.000 193.053 Butter, cwts 9,516 800 FROZEN MEAT MARKET. (Peb United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, April 9. The British and New Zealand Meat Company hav©' received the following cablegram from London: —'-Mutton. Canterbury 3£d to 4jyd. North Island Zr.d ; lamb. Canterbury sgd, North Island to 5i«!; beef, hinds 3|d\ fores sai'i." BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. The fol'owing is a statement of the average amount of liabilities and assets of the Bank of New Zealand in New Zealand during the quarter ended March 25: Liabilities.—Notes in circulation, £970.277 4s 7d; bills in circulation, £52.385 Is Id; balance'- duo to other banks, £16.913 19s 8d; Government deposits. £2,272,845 Is 9d; other deposits—not bearing interest £6,415,751 13s 3d, bearing interest £5,218.462 5s 6d. Tota l average liabilities, £14,945.640 6s 3d. Assets. —Coined gold and silver and other coined metal, £2,219,677 13s 6d; gold and silver in bullion or bars, £85,£61 3s 4d : notes and bills of other banks, £127,858 7s 7d; balances due from other banks, £3691 17s 6d ; landed property, £117.075 19s lid; amount of a'l other securities—notes and bills discounted £951,533 15s 6d. Colonial Government, securities £1,052,327 3s Id; other funded securities nil, debts due to the bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) £o 214.725 2s lOd, securities not included under the above heads £665,928- 7s 6d. Total average assets, £13,438.477 10s 9d.