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Otago Witness, Issue 3097, 23 July 1913, Page 36

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A U ST R A LT A X IN IA K K ETS. MF.LBOI UNE. July IS. Wheat. 3s Sd to 3s 9d. Flour, £8 15--. Bran and pollard. £5. Barley—English malting. 3s 9d to 4s Id : Cape. 2s lid to 3s 2d. Oats: Algerian—milling. 2s 3£d ft) 2s 5d ; feed. 2s to 2s 3d. Maize. 4s. Potatoes, £2 ICs to £3 15s. Onions. £6 to £6 ss. SYDNEY. July 17. Wheat, 3s 71d to 3s Sd. Flour, £3 15s. Oats: Algerian feeding. 2s IC'd ; milling. 3s; sparrowbills, 2s lOd to 3s: g"a:its, 2s lid to 3s Id. Barley; Cape malting. 3s 3d to 3s Od. Maize, 5< 9d to 3s lOd. Bran and Dollard. £4 ss. Potatoes ; Tasmanian. £7 10s. Onions, £7 ICs, Butter: Selected. 112 s; secondary, 103 s to 110 s. Cheese, 7d. Bacon, Sid. ADELAIDE. July 17. Wheat, 3s 8d to 3s Bid. Flour, £8 to £3 ss. Oats. 2s. Bran and pollard, Is. OAMARU STOCK MARKET. (From Ouh Own Cokrespondent ) OAMARU. July 19. Business in the stock market i.s still slow. There is a good inquiry for ewes and hoggets. but these are not readily procurable. During the week a lino of 530 two-tooth ewes was placed privately at 22s 6d. Fullmouthed ewes have been sold at 18s 6d ; sound and failing-mouthed ewes at 15s; and failing-mouthed ewes at Ss and 11s, according to condition. Small lines of ewe hoggets have changed owners at from 16s 3d "to 17s. . There'has been pract'cally nothing doing in cattle. There are plenty of buyers of store cattle, especially bullocks and steers in forward condition, but there arc none of anv age or description corning forward. The district has, in fact, been for the time being pretty well cleared out of surplus store cattle Dairv cows continue good selling properly. with f“'.v offering at this week’s stie. A line of 17 realised an average of £7 9s. Quotations are the same as last week. SOUTHLAND STOCK MARKET. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I NVERCaRUI i.E. July 19. Business has continued good in all classes of stock during the week, with a likelihood of the demand being stronger and prices good for some time to come. There have been a good number of buyers on tho look-

out for store sheep of all classes, but they 1 have not been able to fill their requirements One or two northern buyers have been through the district, but have had to go a way with very little stock. Advices trom northern firms are to the effect that there is likely to be a continued strong demand from outside quarters for all classes of stock from this end, but the difficulty is going to bo an undoubted shortage of stock in Southland. There is no doubt whatever that wo are understocked hero, and prices will have to go very high indeed before some of our graziers will be induced to part with the stock they are holding. It is quite certain that store slicep will remain firm, and are likely to advance in price within the next month or so. The only sale of note held during t|ie week was at Wnllacctown on Tuesday, when there was a large yarding of store cattle. 180 head being permed. Considering the full yarding prices field up fairly well, and the sale may be regarded as a good one. although prices suffered in comparison with the sale of a fortnight earlier, when the yarding was small. 'lho drop may be said to have been about 2s to 2s 6d tier head. A good number of bullocks remain on feed in the Alorton Alains and Wyndham districts, but in the Western and Northern districts the supply of this class of stock is very limited indeed. Still the price of fat cattle is not expected to go to anything abnormal, though it is certain that the price of beef will not go below 30s per 1001 b for some time. The supply of fat sheep has been very full, the last sale at AVullacetown having had record yardings of this class of stock. Prices, however, have kept up well, and the demand by butchers is as keen as ever, and the probability is that prices will keep up even if there is no outside demand. Store cattle have shown a fairly strong advance in the past few weeks, the rise being practically as high as £1 per head, one or two buyers from the north having taken away fairly big lines, and this has had a good effect on the market. If the price of store sheep keeps up that also will help the store cattle market, as there is sure to be a strong demand from our own farmers, and graziers from October onwards will bo buyers,, and in three months’ time store cattle are pretty sur,e to bo considerably dearer than at present. Many graziers lost heavily on this class of stock last season when the flush of feed had gone off and these, in the coming season will, no doubt, take care not to go in too heavily for store cattle. Still, with the absence of sheep to eat the feed it looks as if store cattle are going to be the only class of stock available. For the present and the immediate future the stock markets of Southland have never been stronger. Prices may be quoted:—Fat cattle: Prime bullock beef, 31s to 325; unfinished, 29s to 50s; heifer beef, 28s to 29s fid ; cow beef, and unfinished heifer, 22s to 245-. Fat sheep: Extra prime heavy butchers’ wethers, 24s to 255; good, 22s to 235; lighter, 20s to 21s; extra heavy prime ewes, 18s to 18s 6d; unlinieln cl, 16s to 16s 6d; freezing ewes, 15s to 16s. Fat lambs: Freezing is practically over for the season, very few going in. Numbers of store hoggets are being purchased. but the buyers are not putting their purchases through the works, but are holding to them on their feet. Freezing values, sid per lb; butchers’, 17s to 17s fid. Store sheep: The number of young ewes offering is very limited, two-tooths, 21s to 21s 6d; four-tooth.-. 22s to 235; sixtoot,hs, 20s to 21s; eighth-tooth paddock ewes, 18s to 18s 6d; tussock ewes, 15s fid to 17s; ewe hoggets, 15s 6d to 16s fid; mixed - sexes hoggets, good sorts, 15s to 15s fid; wether hoggets, 14s to 14s 6d : twotooth wethers, 17s to 17s fid; four-tooths, in good condition, IPs to 19s. Store cattle : Three-year-old bullocks, in good condition, £7 10s to £8 10s; t\vo-and-a-half-year-olds, £5 10s to £5 15s; two-year-olds, £4 10s to £5; 18-mouths, £3 10s to £3 15s; yearlings, £2 10s to £3 10s; calves, 30s. ADDINGTON STOCK .MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, July 16. At the Addington live stock market there were fairly large entries of stock ami a g-’od attendance of buyers. Eat cattle sold at the previous week s rates. Store sheep sold well, good lines and hoggets showing little improvement. Fat lambs were rather easier, and for fat sheep the sale opened at firm rates. Eat pigs showed no change, but prices afterwards cased off considerably. Store Sheep.—Ewes (local), 2, 4. 6. and 3tootli (exceptionally good) sold at. 22s to 26s fid; 6 ai-d 8-tooth. 19s Pd; mixed ages. 12s 5d to 14s 3d; aged. 10s 4,1 to 15s 8d; overs, a owes, 4-year-old, 15s fid to 12s 8d; sound-mouth. 15s 9il to Ifis 3d ; 2.4, and 5tooth. 18s 2d; hoggets (best), 14s 9d to 15s 8d ; average to good, 12s fid to 18s lOd; small, 11s lei to 12s; ewes (good), 17s; wethers. 2-tooth. 14s fid to 16s ICd. Eat Lambs. —New season’s lamb made 24s 7d; best freezing lambs, 17s fid to 19s Tel; and others. 14s to 17s. Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers made to 3Gs; prime, 21s to 27s fid; others. 16s lOd to 20s fid; extra prime ewes, to 255; prime, 18s fid to 245; medium, 16s to 18s; and aged and light, 12s fid to 17s fid ; merino wethers, 1 fix to 2os 4d. Fat Cattle sold at 27s to 34s per 1001 b. according to class. Steers made £3 12s fid to £ll 10s: extra, to £l9; heifers. £6 10s to £9 10s; extra to £ls; cows, £6 10s to £9 10s: extra, to £l3 10s. Store Cattle. -Yearlings made to £2 4s (passed) ; 15 to 18-month sorts, £3 5s to £3 13s fill: three-year heifers, £5 2s fid; and cows, £1 to £6 7s 3d. Dairy cows made £4 to £ll 7s fill. There was a medium yarding of fat pigs. Choppers made from £4 to £5 ICs; heavy baconers. 70s to 765; and lighter, 55s to 65s—equal to sjd to 5Ti per lb. The best porkers made 45s to 50s; and lighter, 58s to 44s —equal to fiid per lb. Store Pigs.—Large stores made 35s to 40s; medium. 25s to 345; and small sorts. 18s to 245. Small weaners made 8s fid; whilst good sorts brought to 16s. There was a good demand for sows in pig. which realised to £4 12s fid, but the supply was small. LIVE STOCK MARKET. Burnside, Wednesday, July 16. Fat Cattle. —269 head were penned, the quality all through being fair. In spite of me large l yarding bidding was bri-k anti all prime cattle were linn at late rates. Quotations: —Best bullocks, £ll IC-.s to £l3; extra good, to £l7; good, £9 15s to £lO 15s; light, £7 10s to £9; best tows and heifers, £3 Ills to £io ; exlra, to £ll is fid , good, £7 to £3 ss; light, £3 10s to £6 10s.— —Stronaeh, Morris and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 27, and sold : For Air V\. Lindsay (Allanton). 2 bullocks at £l2, 1 bullock at £lO, 1 heifer at £7 ss; Air J._E. Ferguson (Halswe!!). 16 bullocks to £ll 17s fid ; excctiI tors late W. Kirk (Alosgi.-l), 2 bullocks at I £9 12s fid; Air J. Kirk (Mosgiel), 3 heifers at onotations; Air A. Scott (Ellensdale) 3

heifers to £6 10s. ——National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr J. Al’Lrod (Woodside), 3 bullocks at £3 15s; Mr Alex. Scott (Mosgiel), 3 heifers at £5 10s; Mr Kobt. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks at £8 15s; Mr Win. Townley (Higliclift), 1 cow at £7 7s 6d, 1 do at £6 10s; Mr Win. Lindsay (Allanton). 2 bullocks at £ll 15s. ——Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold ; For Mr J. T. Gibson (Otokia), S bullocks at £l3 17s 6d to £11; Mr Win. Lindsay (Al’anton), 2 bullocks at £l2 2s 6d; Mr Win. Kirk (East Taicri), 2 bullocks at £lO 10s; Mr IV. Townlcy (Pukehiki), 1 cow at £8 17s 6d; Mr A. Townlev (Matanra). 2 cows at £7 17s 6d ; Mr Jas.‘ Mitchell (Bolilield), 8 bullocks at £8 to £7; Mr D. Low (Sawyers Bay), 1 heifer at £7 10s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Ltd.) yarded 43. and sold: For a client. 8 bullocks to £l2 ss; Mr J. B. Reid (Otokia), 9 bullocks at £ll 5s to £9 ss, 1 pen cows and heifers at £8 17s fid to £3 12s 6d ; Mr WoLsey Kain (Glencoe Station), 8 bullocks to £11; and turned out 16 bullocks. Wright, Stephenson and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold 47: For Messrs W. and W. Reid (Outrani), 2 bullocks at £l7, 3 bullocks £ls, 5 bullocks - £l2 7s 6d; Mr S. Young (Outram). 2 bid locks at £l2 2s 6d, 3 heifers £9 10s, 2 heifers ■£s 12s 6d; a client, 8 bullocks at £l2 10s; Mr Wrn. Lindsay (Allanton). 1 bullock at £lO 15s, 1 cowfig 7s 6d; Mrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel). 2 bullocks at £ll ; Mr John Bathgate (Outrani). 2 bullocks at £l2 ss, 3 bullocks £lO, 3 bullocks £9 17s 6d ; Mr J. Stan a way (Outrani), 1 cow at £ll 2s 6d. 2 cows £6 17s 6d ; Mr A. J. Townloy (Edondale), 2 bullocks at £lO 7s 6d, 2 bullocks £8 ss; Mr John M‘Lcod (Woodside), 1 bullock' at £7 17s 6d, 1 bullock £8 10s; a client, 3 bullocks at £l2 10s. The Otago Farmers’ .Cooperative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded 78, and sold: For Mr Thco. Russell "(Cattle Flat) Pembroke,, 2 bullocks at £l2 2s 6d. 4 do at £lO 7s fid, 3 heifers at £ll 7s 6d, 3 do at £9 12s 6d, 3 do at £9 ss, 3 do at £9, 3 do at £9, 3 do at £8; Mr Phil Clent (Balclutha), 3 bullocks at £ll 17s 6d, 3 do at £ll 7s fid, 3 do at £9 17s. 6d, 3 heifers at £ll, 1 do at £lO 15s, 2 do at £9 17s 6d. 3 do at £9 ss; Mr R. Kirk (Mbsgiel), 2 bullocks at £l2 2s 6d; Mr John M’Leod (Woodside), 6 bullocks at £lO 15s, 2 do at £lO ss, 2 do at £9 15s, 3 do at £9 12s 6d, 1 do at £7, 2 heifers at £6 12s fid; Mr W. Charters (Ury Park, Mosgiel), 3 bulocks at £ll, 2 do at £ll, 2 do at £lO, 3 do at £9 i2s 6d; Mr Win. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 heifer at £6; Mr A. Robertson (Outrani), 3 heifers at £8 2s 6d, 3 bullocks at £7 ss. -Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold : For Mr T. Ross (Downlands), 2 bullocks at £l2 2s 6d, 1 bullock £ll 2s &d, 3 bullocks £lO 12s 6d, 2 bullocks £9 17s 6d; Messrs Townlc-y and Sons (Mataura Island). 2 bullocks at £lO 7s fid, 2 bullocks £9 12s 6d; Messrs C. and J. M’Leod (Taicri), 3 bullocks at £10; Mrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 heifers at £9 10s; Mr Win. Lindsay (Allanton), 2 bullocks at £ll 17s fid; Mr E. Ottrey (Ileriot), 1 cow, 2 bullocks, 2 heifers at quotations; Mr W. Townley (Highcliff), 1 heifer at £7 ss, 1 heifer £7. Store Cattle. —Stromch. Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold; For Mr John Kirk (Mosgiel), cows to £5 ss, calves to £2; Mr A. Scott (Ellensdale), cows to £5 12s 6d.—— National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold : For Mr Alex. Scott (Mosgiel) and others. steers at £5 2s. heifers at £4 5«. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 42 and sold : For Mr Wm. Townley (Pukehiki), Mr Alex. Scott (Silverstream), Mr A. M‘Gregor (North-East Valley), Mr W. Irvine (Oarmiru), Mr Win. Borthwick (Milton), Mr Walter Elaekie (Pomona. Mosgiel), Mr Donald Guun (Sandyinount), Mr Andrew Townley (11ataura), Mr George Graham (Berwick), and others, bulls to £V ss, cows to £6 Is, heifers to £5 7s, calves to £2 2s.- —Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd ) yarded and sold : For Messrs Sprott Bros. (Moniona), Messrs Ford Bros. (Allanton), and others, 20 head up to £6 ss. -The Otago Farmers’ Cooperative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold; For Mr Alex. Scott (North Taieri), Air John M’Leod (Woodside), Air W. Borthwick (Alilton). and others, cows and heifers to £5 10s, steers to £7 15s. Dalgety and Co. (Ltd ) yarded and sold : For Air J. Blair (East Taieri), cow £4 2s 6d ; AIV E. Ottrey (Ileriot). bull, cow, calf, at quotations; a client, 2 vealers to £3 6s, calf £1 14.5.

Dairy Cows. —Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Lrd.) yarded and sold: tor Mr A. Scott (Ellent-dale), Mr A. Cummock (Mount Allan), Air T. Maxwell (Caversham), 10 dairy cows and heifers to £6 17s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded an 1 sold: For Messrs J. and A. Mec (Kuri Bush). Mr Win. Harvey (Momona). Mr Andrew Townloy (Mataiira), Mr W. 11. Edgecombe (Halfway Bush), Mr Robert Band (Allanton), Mr Amos Graham (Mihlwaka). and others, dairy cows to £6 12s 6d.-—Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd) yarded and .sold: For Mr Ham Young (Outrun), Mr J- Landreth (Highcliff), Messrs Ford Bros (Allanton), and others, 12 head at up to £8 12s 6d. - The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr Win. Knox (Green Ishuul), Mrs R. Westwood (Mosgiel), Messrs Gibson Bros. (North Taieri), cows to £lO 7s 6d. heifers to £7 2s 6d. Dalgety and L'o. (Ltd.) yarded and sold; I’or Mr R. J. Hparkes (Maangatua). cow £7 10«. Calves. -Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr Donald Gann (Handymount). Messrs Mee Bros. (Kuri Bush)', Mr David Mackie (Mosgel), and Mrs C dlender (Mosgial), calves to 15s. Wright, Stephens',!), and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold; For Mr Hector Thomson (Burnsi(i'‘) Mr Alex. Sanderson, Mr ■!. Landreth, Mrs W. Kirk, and others, 10 calves at up i<,i £2 5«. —The Otago Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) penned and sold : For Mr W. Knox (Green island). Mr J. R. Gardiner (Green Island), and others, calves to 295.

Fat, Sheep. — 3226 were _ penned, the quality all through not being nearly so ,rood ’ as last week. Prices were much on a par with last sale, although inclined to 1„. erratic. Quotations: Prime wethers, 25s to 27s fid : extra, to 30s 3d : medium to good, 23. s to 24s fid; light, 19s to 21s fid; best ewes, 21s fid to 235; extra, to 29s 3d ; medium to gixjd, 1 <s fid to 19s. fid; light, 13s fid to 15s fid. Strenacli, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) penned 430. and sold : For Air A. S. Herbert (Toropuke, Kelso), 15 wethers at 30s fid (top price to-day, 39 do at 25s 9d. 67 do to 24s fid ; Air Ewen Ai’Lennaii (Berwick), 61 wethers to 225; a client, 71 wethers t- 1 21s 9d ; Air 1 bos. Allcock (Waikouaiti), 22 wethers at 19s, 21 do at 17s fid : Air John Keasfc (Aliddleruarch), 18 wethers at 20s fid, 1 pen ewes at 19s; Mr R. Mitchell (Portobello), 28 wethers at 19s; Messrs Heath Bros. (Dunrobin), 36 ewes at 15s fid, 24 do at 14a;

Mr C. M'Pherson (Waikoikoi), 10 owes at ISs 9d. National Mortgage and Agency Co. of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded, and sold: For Mr T. A. Pannett (Hillsprings, Roxburgh), 35 at 22s 9d, 52 at 22s 6d, 33 at 20s 3d; Mr R. Mitchell (Portobello), 17 wethers at 20s 6d, 15 do at 18s 9d; 1 pen do at 18s; Mr T. Lindsay (Wedderburn), 1 pen wethers at 19s 3d, 1 pen do at 16s 6d, 1 pen ewes at 14s; Mrs P. Isbister (Dunback), 22 ewes at 17s. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.), yarded 792, and sold: For Mr A. Cameron (Banvie, Mataura), 48 wethers at 23s 3d to 255, 2 ewes to 24s 9d ; Messrs G. and J. Gumming (Arthurton), 4 wethers at 25s 6d, 56 ewes at 24s 9d to 18s; (Sir Jno. Hunter (Valley View), 49 wethers at 26s 6d to 25s 6d; Mr J. H. Paul (Ardgowan), 41 wethers at 24s 3d to 22s 6d: Mr W. T. Brabyu (Clarendon), wethers at 24s 3d; Mr Joseph Preston (Brookstcad). 62 wethers at 22s to 21s; Mr M. Cogan (Patoaroa), 63 wethers at 22s 9d to 20s 6d; Mr C. R. Shand (Centro Bush), 56 wethers at 21s 6d to 19s 9d; Mr Jae. Paterson (Ferndalc), 53 ewes at 17s 6d to 14s 6d; Mr A. J. Nichol (Waikaka Valley), 62 ewes at i7s to 15s 6d : Mr D. Blue (Balfour), 101 owes at 16s 3d to 14s; Mr Jas. Simpson (Tarndale), 24 ewes at 18s 3d; Mr R. Mitchell (Portobello), 33 ewes at 18s to 12s 3d; Air Jas. Scoular (Pukerangi). 41 ewes and wethers at 17s 9d to 12s 6d ; clients, 57 ewes at 15s to 12s 3d, 30 wethers at 16s 9d. Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Ltd.) penned 836, and sold: For Mr J. F. Smart (Wendon Valley), 1 pen extra heavy wethers at 295, 20 wethers at 255. 30 do at 24s 6d, 74 do at 245; Messrs Millar Bros. (Pukorau), 63 wethers at 27s to 23s 9d; Mr Geo. Henry (Ciackbrea), 530 wethers to 21a; Mr R. R. More (Kyeburn), 50 wethers at 18a 9d to 20a, 100 merino wethers at 10s 9d to 11s 9d; Messrs W. and A. Smith (Pukouri), 100 ewes at 17s 6d to 12s 3d ; Mr R. Mitchell (Portobello), 1 pen wethers at 18s 3d; Mr \V. Dailey (Waimate), 49 ewes and wethers at 11s 6d. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) penned 400, and sold: For Mr W. Fretwell (Waikoikoi), 50 ewes at up to 29s 3d (top price); Mr Donald Macdonald (EioUdalo), 32 ewes at 27s 9d, 26 ewes at 255; Mr J. 0-. Macdonald (Dipton), 33 wethers at 24s 6d, 20 do at 23s 3d ; Messrs Fraser Bros. (Middlemarch), 29 wethers at 24s 9d, 15 wethers at 235; Mr Win. Philpott (Moa Flat), 53 owes at 265; Mr Alf. Arthur (Tiroiti), 44 wethers at 23s 3d, 43 do at 20s 6d, 17 do at ]9s; Mr Robt. Beattie (Middlemarch), 12 ewes at 20s 3d, 5 do at 17s 9d. Tho Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded, and sold: For Messrs Gray Bros. (Merino Downs), 35 ewes at 19s, 23 do at " 15s 9d; a client, 41 wethers at 22s 9d, 16 do at 225; Mr Donald M'Coll (Fairfield), 29 wethers at quotations; 20 ewes at 10s 6d.- —-Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) penned, and sold : For Mr J. N. Lawson (Pukerangi), 20 wethers at 20s 6d, 23 Wethers at 19s, 29 wethers at 18s 6d ; Mr J. P.' Herlitz (Patoaroa), 39 wethers at 20s 6d, 3 wethers at 19s 3d ; Mr D. C. Rose (Sutton), 21 wethers at 20s 6d; Mr Jas. C. Clouston (Becks), 27 wethers at 20s, 15 wethers at 13a 6d, owes at 17s; Mr Jno. Leask (Lauder), 21 ewes at 16s 9d, 6 wethers at 21s 3d, 14 ewes at 16s 3d; Mr J. Dawson (Ardreigh), 25 ewes at 16a 9cl, 14 ewes at 13s 6d. 2 wethers at 18s; a client, 23 wethers at 19s 3d, 16 owes at 16s 3d, 20 ewes at 15s 3d; Air E. Smith (Wedderburn), 15 wethers at 19s 9d; Air W. Alillar (Clinton), 19 ewes at quotations; Mr R. Alitchell (Portobello), 27 ewes at 15s 6d; 1 pen wethers at 18s 9d. Fat Lambs.—Only 14C0 were penned, there being very few prime lots offering. Export buyers wore not keen, and prices ruled about tho same as last week. Inferior linos were taken by the graziers. Quotations: —Best lambs, 16s to 17s, extra to 19s; medium to good, 14s 6d to 15s 6d; light and inferior, 12s Cxi to 13s 6d. Stronach, Morris and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Air Chas. M’Pherson (Waikoikoi). 47 lambs at 16s 6d, 9 do to 15s 6d; Mr Thus. Allcock (Waikouaiti), 17 lambs at 15s; Afr John Kcast (Middlemarch), 7 lambs at 14s 9d. National Alortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded' and sold: For Air A. E. Thurlow (Becks), 55' at 16s 6d, 21 at 14s 6d; Air Thos. Lindsay (Wedderburn), .23 at 15s 3d, pen do at 18s. pen do at 17s. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 170, and sold: For Messes Smollio Bros. (North Taieri), 1 pen at 225; Air Jas. Friend (Owakia). 57 at 19s to 16s; Mr Jas. Simpson (Tarndale), 35 at 16s 9d; Air W. T. Brabvn (Clarendon), 23 at 17s; Air D. Blue (Balfour), 19 at 14s 6d ; Air Jas. Scoular (Pukerangi), 35 at 14s 9<l. Wright. Stephenson and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Messrs Fraser Bros. (Middlemarch). 21 lambs at 18s 9d; Air Robt. Beattie (Middlemarch), 45 lambs at np to 18s 6d; Mr R. APKenzie (Bushy Park), 69 lambs at up to 18s 3d; Air Alf. Arthur (Tiroiti), 55 lambs at 15s 9d, 21 do at 14s; a client, 37 lambs at 17s 9d, 33 do at 15s. Dalgety anti Co. (Ltd.) penned 820, and sold : For Air D. Duncan (Wedderburn), 8 lambs at 19s 3d, 27 at 17s 3d; Alossrs J. and I). Anderson (Aliddlemarch), 43 lambs at 17s, 81 at 15s 6d, 44 at 14s 3d; Air R. Mawhinnc-y (Wedderburn), 32 lambs at 16s 9d, 86 at 16s 3d, 33 at 16s 3d; Air J. It. Smith (Wedderburn), 49 lambs at 16s 6d ; Mr J. Leask (Lauder), 32 lambs at 16s 6d : Air Jas. Clouston (Becks), 59 lambs at 16s 3d. 37 at 15s; Air L. Aloran (Lauder), 53 lambs at 16s, 39 at 15s 9d; Mr J. P. Herlihy (Patoaroa), 20 lambs at 15s 3d; Air J. Dawson (Ardreigh). 17 lambs at 15«; Mr D. C. Rose (Sutton), 50 lambs at 16s 3d; Air D. M'Coll (Fairfield), 52 lamlts at 14s 9d.

Pigs.—About 100 wore yarded. Stores were hardly so hi gh as last sale, but porkers an<l baeoners were firmer. Quotations: — Suckers, 13s 6<l to 16s; slips, 17s to 22s 6d; stores, 23s to 2Ss 6d; porkers, 42s to 51s; light ba; priors, to 60s; heavy baconers, to 85s. Stronach. Morris and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr Thos. Pngb (Middlernarch). 1 baeoner at 60s, 1 porker at 47s 6d; Mr Thomas Burnett (Middlemarch), 3 porkers at 45s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 20, and sold: For Mr W. C. R'dd (Henley), 1 at 85.-,; Mr J. B. Kennedy (Saddle Hill), 3 at 475; Mr •!. and P. Dow (Newton), 2 at 765; Mr Jno. Gamble (Wylie’s Crossing). 2 at 48s; Mr Robert Brown (North-East Valley). 1 at 60s; Mr -las. M’Milian (Green Island). 2 at 56s (o 48s. — New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr 11. P. Wilson (Qtokia), and others, porkers to £2 3s. Wright, Stephenson and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: 49 at quotations. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of New Zealand (1,1 d.) penned and sold: For Mr Wm Kirkland (Elm Grove. Fast Taicri), 2 pips at T 3 19s; Mr John Bathgate (Outram), 2 pigs at £3 13s. 2 do at £3 Bs, 2 do at £3 8=; Mr J. Reeves (Signal Hill), 1 pig at £3 4s, 1 do at £2 5s 6d.

[The individual reports or stock agents, wool, rabbitskin, or grain brokers can be inserted in the Daily Times and Otago Witness at special rates.] DUNEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Messrs A. Moritzson and Co., auctioneers, wool, stock, station, grain, produce, and commission agents, Dunedin, report (wholesale) for the week as under. All quotations are subject to market fluctuations. Farmers are asked, when sending samples, always to put a price on them, as buyers do not fee. inclined to make offers: — , Barley.—Prime malting, 3s 6d to 3s 9d; Cape barley, 3s 6d. Wheat.—Prime milling, 3s lld_ to 4s, trucks, Dunedin; fowl wheat, 3s 5d to -jS 6d for best whole, ex store; medium and shrivelled, 2a to 3s, ex st-ora jsacks extra), according to sample. . . Oats.—Milling, 2s 3d to 2s 4d; good .eed, 2s Id to 2s 2d; medium and inferior lots, Is 9d to 2s. Maize (sacks extra), os 3d. Prussian Blue peas, from 10s cwt. Partridge peas. 3s 9d. Chaff.—Good bright and heavy, ft 7s 6d to £4 12s 6d; medium, £3 to £3 10s per ton, sacks extra. Straw, 37s fid. Hay. £3 17s fid. Swede turnips, 27s fid to 32s fid. Ryegrass.—Farmers’ dressed. 2s 3d to 2s 9d ; machine dressed, 4s to 4s fid. Cocksfoot.—From 3Jd to 4d, f.0.b.. Akaroa; machined seed, old to fid; local seed, 3d to 3Jd. Linseed, 10s to 11s. Chewing’s Fescue.—Farmers’ dressed, l?jd fo 2d; machine dressed. 4d to sd. Walnuts.—Now season’s. 71d to Bd. Rabbitskins.—At the sale on Monday last. 14th. small catalogues were submitted to the usual attendance of buyers, the market ruling firm, as under:—Super winter does. 37d to 40’d; nrime winter does, 30d to 35d; first winter does, 28d to 30d; winter does. 22d to 25d; super winter bucks. 24d to 27f,d; first winter bucks. 22d to 231 d ; second winter bucks, 18d to 19cl; incomings, 18d to 19Jd; autumns, 16d to ivjd; prime racks, 12|d to 151-d; light racks, 12d to 12Jd; runners and suckers, fid to fid; springs, lid to 13d; outgoings. 13.’.d to Hid; best blacks. 3Gd to 40d; second winter and incoming blacks. 24d to 27?.d; autumn blacks. Ifid to 19d; summer blacks lOd to llld ; winter fawns, 18d to 24d: inferior fawns. lOd to 13d; hareskins. 13d to 24d; catskins, fid to 12d; opossums, up to 9s for picked black skins; horsehair. 17d to ]9d; cow tips, Is Gd to Is lOd. Sheepskins.—At the sale on Tuesday small catalogues wore submitted. Competition was hardly as keen as last sale, prices for best sorts ruling to [d lower: —Best halfbred. BJd to 9d; good halfbred, fifcl to 8?d; short and fallen, 7ld to fid; best crossbreds, BJd to SJd; good crossbreds, 71 d to 8d; short and fallen, 7d to "Id; lambskins. 6d to SJd; best merino. 7] cl to fid; good merino. GJd to 7d; short id to sJtl ; fallen. 51d to 7d; best pelts. 4?.d to fid; medium pelts, 37d to 4d; inferior, 1 d to 3d. Hides.—The usual fortnightly sale of hides was held on the 17th and 18th. when small catalogues were submitted to the usual attendance of buyers. Competition was dull, owing to shippers Jieing out of the market, prices ruling from Id to ?.d lower than last sale. The following are the prices;—Picked stout ox, B]d to 91(1; stout ox, 8d to Bjd; heavv weights, not =tout, 7pl to 7Jd ; medium Weight ox. 7d to 71d; light weight ox. fijd to 7d; heavy cows. Gld to 7d ; medium cows, fild to 71, light cows. 6.R] to 7d; cut and damaged. 3d to 51d; best yearlings, up to 71,d ; cut and inferior 3d to old; specially picked calfskins, np to 10]d ; good calfskins. 8d to 9ld; cut, 51d to fild"; slippy. Id to 3d. "Wool. —Market ruling about par with our last report. Tallow.—No alteration in the market. Market firm at last quotations. Potatoes, £4 to £4 10s. Onions. —Canterbury, Ss Gd to 9s; Melbourne, 9s to 10s. Salt butter, lOld to Is; separator, Is to Is 2d; fresh butter. Is. Cheese.—Factory. Gld to 7d; Akaroa, Gld to G|d; loaf. 7d. Honey. —Section honey, 7s dozen; bulk large tins. 3]d to 4d; lib pats, 3s dozen; lib pats, os Gd. Eggs, Is 4d; stamped. Is fid. Beeswax. Is Bd. Hams, lO’.cl. Bacon.—Roll, lOld. Poultry for Local Consumption—Hens 2s 5d to 3s Gd; cockerels. 3s fid to 4s fid per pair; turkeys—hens, fid to 7d; cocks. 8d to 9d; geeee. 6s to 7s; ducks (old). 3s to 4s per pair; ducklings, 5= Gd to 6s fid, 400ga! iron tanks 555. Storing Gram.—We are prepared to store receive, deliver, and insure for three months free storage at Sd per Back Farm Produce and Fruit.— Wa receive »l! kinds of consignment*, and reader account sales promptly. THE CENTRAL PRODUCE MART. Reilly, Gill, and Co., proprietors, report for the w eek ending Saturday, the 19th inst. : Consignments of fruit have been in full supply. Butter and eggs have met a splendid demand. Pigs are wanted. Oat sheaf chaff is in request. At our wockiv sale on Wednesday poultry realised h : gh prices. Opossum and rabbitskins, hides, fat, horsehair, etc., also realised good values! Fruit and forest trees, stud birds for utility purposes, spray pumps, spray oils, kurania, and incubators are in demand, and quite a number of sales have been affected during the week at the following prices: Rarotongan oranges and bananas: Our wireless message, received on Monday, gives a total for Dunedin of 1862 cases, of which 1197 cases are consigned to our care. Wo expect 13s per case for bananas, and 9s per case for oranges. The following are the actual price? secured by us for our consignors: Lemons, 12? 6d. Apples; Hobart scarlets. 11s, 12s, 12s 6d; stunners. 9s 6d. 10s: French crabs. 9s; Stones. 8.? 6d; local apples --Dessert. to 31d ; cooking. 2d to 2j.d; inferior. B.s tn 10s per cwt. Pears: Hoberts—prime, 9? per half ease; others, from 6s 6d to 8s per ease; local desserts. 2d. 2Li 2 Id, and 3d; cooking. 2d. 2R and 2jd per lb; inferior, over-ripe pears. 3? 6d per case. Poorman oranges. 9s 6d and 10s for dumps. Mandarines, 13s 6d to 15s 3d. Passions. 11s. Pines. 10s 6d to 12s 58. Melons. 5s 6d. Honey; s!b tins. ?<s: 56!b to 69!b tins. 3J>d to 4d per lb. according to quality: sections—prime. 6? 6d per dozen; pars—Pb. 3s tier dozer. Marrows; Wanted. Cabbages. Is. 1? 6d. Z? 3d. 2? 6d per sack. Cauliflowers. 3s. 4s. 5s 6d. 6s, and 7s potsack. Onions &?. 8s 6d. 9s per cwt. Potatoes: £4 to £4 5s per ton fox truck): small lines, 5s per cwt. Oat sheaf chaff: Prime oat sheaf chaff. £-4 5s to £4 ]Os; medium, £3 17s 6d fe V trucks’ side). Fowl wheat. 3? 2d, 3s 4,1. 3s Sd. 3s 6d. 3? 3d per bushel. Butter; Farmers’ pats, lid Hid per lb; separator. Hid and Is per lb: milled, Hd per lb; bulk. Iljd- Cheese; Factory. 6d, 61d, per lb,

dozen. Bacon: Prime rolls, 10gd per lb. Tea: Finest Broken Orange Pekoe Tips—51b and 101 b chests. Is 2d; 251 b chests, Is Id per lb. Nuts : Peanuts, 2|d ; walnuts — inferior, 3^d; good Akaroas, 6d per lb. Prunes, 31d to per lb. Poultry; Hens, Is 9d, Is lOd, 2s, 2s 2d, 2s 4d, 2s 6d, 2s Bcl each; pullets, 3s 9d, 4s 3d each; cockerels, Is 3d, Is 6d, Is 9d, Is lid, 2s, 2s Id, Z? 2d. 2s 3d, Zs 4d, 2s sd, 2s 6d each; stud cockerels, 7s 6d, 20s, 21s, 25s 30s, 425, and 66s each; ducks, 2s 3d, 2s 9d. 3s, 3s 3d, 3s 9d, and 4s each; turkey goblers, 9j.d; turkey hens, 7d per lb. Cockleshell grits. 5s 6d per cwt. Chocolates; The best English, 2d, 3d. 4d, 6d, and 8d lines of nut-milks. Pigs: Baconers, 61d per lb; porkers. 6d; heavyweights, 5d per lb. Kurania; The Black Spot and Apple Scab Eradicator. Now is the time to apply. Write for particulars Opossum skins: Rome very poor quality skins came forward ; in all we received 333. Two skins realised Id each, 24 do 2d. 14 do 9d, 9 do Is lOd, 2 do 2s, 2 do 2s 6d, 7 do Zs 9d, 2 do 3s 9d, 38 do 4s 6d, 14 do 4s 7d, 6 do 4s 9d, 13 do ss, 37 do 5s 3d, 41 do 5s 6d, 69 do 5? 7.1, 22 do 6s Id. 6 do 6? sd. 25 do 6s lid. Rabbit and hareskins: Rabbitskins, ha reski ns, 18d. Sheep skins, 6Ad ?ad; one particularly nice line. 91rl. Calfskins, 7R Bd. Bgd. Bid Bgd, B|d. Yearling skins. 7Jd. Cow hides, 7Jd, 7|d. Ox hides, Bd. Fat : One line at 21s. one line at 15s, and one line at 23s 9d. We strongly recommend early consignments of bacon, pigs, butter, and eggs. REILLY, GILL. AND CO.. Auctioneers and Commission Agents, Moray place. Dunedin. Cl IRISTCIIU ROT I MARKETS. (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, July 22. Though some business has been done lately in wheat in South Canterbury and North Otago the local market still remains in a quiet condition, and there are neither buyers nor sellers in the market. At present there seems to bo very little hope of cheaper freights to the United Kingdom for grain this season, the present rates being 35s per ton for wheat and 40s per ton for oats. Now that the frozen meat and dairy produce season is practically over steamers are being sent across to Australia to load for Home ports, and while freight is obtainable there the prospects of any reduction in rates from New Zealand are not very promising. At any rate freights would have to come down considerably to allow of business being done with the United Kingdom on the basis of prices ruling here for grain. There is practically no demand locally for either oats or wheat, except it may be seed lots for spring sowing. Favourable weather during autumn and early winter has enabled farmers to sow their wheat, and probably the amount of spring wheat put in will be considerably less than last year. A demand is setting in for grass and clover seed for the coming - season’s sowings. The potato market is still very dull, and sales have been made as low as £2 12s Gd at country stations, though the general price is £2 15s. There are, however, few buyers or sellers. PRICE OF OATMEAL. REDUCED BY" £1 PER TON. The local price of oatmeal has been reduced by £1 per ton as from yesterday. The now quotation is £l3 10s per ton. SHEEPSKIN SALES. The Dunedin Woolbrokers’ Association (Messrs Dalgety and Co., A. Moritzson and Co., National Mortgage and Agency Company, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association. Donald Reid and Co,, Strona-ch, Morris and Co, and Wright. Stephenson and Co. report as follows; —There was a fair attendance of buyers at the sales yesterday, when small catalogues were submitted. Competition was not so keen as at last week’s sale, and all inferior and dead lots of skins sold at Id per lb cheaper, but prices for all good conditioned skins were on a par with lust sales rates. Quotations; Best, halfbreds. 9d to 9ld; medium. 81/1 to B^d; best fine crossbreds, B|d to 8i?d; best crossbreds, B|d to B|d: medium, 7fd to 3d; thee-quarterbreds. 751 to 81/1. Best lambskins, B|d to Sid: medium, B'd to Bpd ; halfbred, dead, to 8d; crossbred, dead, 6;Jd to 7-1 d. Best pelts, to 6|d : medium, s|d to 51d ; merino, best, to B|d ; medium, 6d to 7ad. PRIVATE COMPANY. The following limited liability company was registered on duly 1 Wilson's Malt Extract Co. office—Dunedin. Capital—£3ooo into 3030 shares of £1 each. Subscribers - C. A. Wilson, 1000; E. A. Parke. 1000; P. It. Boyd, 500; H, Maunsell, 500. Objects — To take over as a going concern the business heretofore carried on by the Wilson Co. and the Well Park Manufacturing Co. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. WELLINGTON. July 17. Tiic Customs duties collected in the Juno quarter at all ports totalled £782,074, as compared with £778,040. in the corresponding period last year. The ocise duties collected amounted to £30.113. as compared with £29,043 in the June quarter of 1912. The total value of the imports, including specie, for the quarter was £4,784.214, as compared with £4.764,044 in the June quarter of 1912. The total value of exports, including specie, in the same period of 1913 was £6,635,296. as compared with £6,111,454 in the corresponding quarter of 1912. EASTERN RUBBER MARKET. Writing from Colombo under date June 14 Missrs Henderson and Co. i t port on the rubber market as follows: There were five auctions held during May at which a total amount of about 814,17210 were offered. During the first Lull of the month prices kept fairly steady at about previous values. but later the market evinced an easier tendency, and pr.ces declined 5 to l(i cents per ii>. We are haring the moi.roon rains rather < a.-iy tn s j season, and the weather throughout the i month has lieeti wet. Crop pic.-ietts are good, and although very leave rams haw in some in.-tane-. im ••rleri d v./h tapping ] operations on me plantations, the v. weather has tended to merease 1 he flow of latex from the trees _in tarp ::g. Labour 1 ctili contimn s a difficult problem. and planters and ('state proprietors have not been slow in realising that tiie position w: 1 he rendered still more difficult, as large planted aieas reach the bearing stage. The matter is receiving the closest attention

of all interested in the planting industry of Ceylon, and it is expected that by united action on the part of estate proprietors some scheme will be drawn up, whereby not only -will the present ruinous system of coolie advances be checked, but the prospect of labour conditions on the plantations to the immigrant coolie be made more attractive than at present. It is on the cheaper cost of production that Eastern plantation rubber mainly relies for gradually ousting the Brazilian product front the market, and it is evident that the cost of production in the East is going to control the selling price of rubber in the principal purchasing markets Brazil quite realises this, and we understand that her latest move in trying to strengthen her position has been to induce a big American manufacturer to put up a plant at Para for the manufacture of the crude rubber into the finished article. Whether this will influence the erection of factories for the working of the raw article in the chief producing countries in the East, such a? Ceylon, the F.M.S., Java, etc., time alone will tell, but we see no reason why such factories could not be economically worked under export super vision with the comparatively cheap labour that is available in the near and Middle East. 1913. 1912. Total sh-pinouts Ja.nu- lbs. lbs. ary-May 8,916.149 4,461,582 INVESTMENT STOCKS. July 21. National Bank Buyers £5 Is, sellers £5 3s 6d. National Insurance —Buyers £2 ss, sellers £2 6s 6d. Standard Insurance —Buvers £1 11s. U.S.S. Co.—Buvers £2 2.9 d, sellers £2 3s 6d. _ ‘ ■ Westport Coal Co.—Buyers £1 7s 9d. sellers £1 8s Id. Dominion Rubber—Sellers Is (prom.). N.Z. Drug (£2 Sellers £2 5s 6d. Otago Daily Times—Buyers £2 13s. Donaghv's Rone and Twine —Buyers £1 4s. sellers £1 6s. - MT/eod's Soap—Sellers £ls. Wright, Stephenson and Co.—Buvers £5 17s.