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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. MELBOURNE, August 22. Wheat, 3s Bjd. Oats, 2s to 2s 3ad. Barley : English, 3s 9d to 4s Id; Cape, 2s lid to 3s 2d. Maize, 3s 3d. Bran and pollard, £4 15s. Potatoes, £2 to £2 ss. Onions, £6. SYDNEY, August 21. Wheat, 3s 7d to 3s Flour, £8 15s. Oats ; Algerian feeding, 2s 6d; milling, 2s lOd; sparrowbills, 5s 2d to 3s 3d; giants, 3s 3d. Barley: Cape malting, 3s 3d to 3s 9d.- Maize, 3s 8d to 3s 9d. Bra.n, £4. Pollard, £4 sa. Potatoes: Tasmanian, £6 to £6 10s. Onions, £7 to £B. Butter: Selected, 112 s; secondary, 108 sto 110 s. Cheese, 7d. Bacon, Bjd. ADELAIDE, August 21. Wheat, 3s 8d to 3s Flour, £8 to £8 ss. Bran and pollard, la. OAMARU STOCK MARKET. (From Our Own Correspondent.) OAMARU, August 25. The demand for sheep, and owes in particular, remains keen, and does not seem likely to be satisfied. Values have advanced somewhat, and yet there is little disposition to sell. An offer of 28s for a line of fourtooth ewes was declined, the owner refusing to sell at less than 30s. At a clearing sale on Wednesday at Georgetown ewes of mixed ages, but mainly classed as sound-mouthed, sold in lots at from 23s to 24s Id, while small hoggets brought 18s for ewes and 15s for wethers. Private sales have not been many, and mostly of comparatively small lines. A fair- line of six and eight-toothed ewes changed hands at 245, and 23s was given for a small line of full and failingmouthed owes, while 21s 6d was paid for a fine of ewe hoggets. A line of 800 hoggets, mixed sexes, changed hands at 16s 6d, and the same money was given for a smaller lino. Small store wethers fotind a buyer at 17s sd, and butchers’ fat wethers have boon placed at 24s 6d. There has been little or nothing doing by private treaty in cattle, and the demanrl for all descriptions continues strong for all ages of stores. Prices are on the level of recent quotations. At a clearing sale on Thursday £2 10s was given for a small lot of yearlings, mixed sexes. Dairy cows, in profit or coming to calving, soil remarkably well, except tl*ose of inferior quality, which are not wanted. At this week’s sale good young cows at profit brought from £8 to £9, and extra good well-bred cows, at profit, £lO to £l2, while medium quality cows wont at from £5 to £6. At a clearing sale on Thursday 60 medium quality cows and heifers at profit, or coming in, brought up to £IC 12s 6d, under keen competition.

SOUTHLAND STOCK MARKET. (From Our Own- Correspondent.) INVERCARGILL, August 23. Business continues fairly good in all sections of stock, prices for store sheep being exceptionally good, though the demand for this class at present is practically only local, as the high prices ruling prohibit northern buyers from operating in this market. We are considerably understocked in Southland, and, given a good spring, of which there is every indication at present, there should continue to bo a very strong demand for sheep of all classes, and though prices at present seem very high it is probable that during the next month or six weeks they will go still higher. Business in the ewe section has become limited, owing to the approach of lambing, and when that is over a good number of this class of sheep should change hands. Store cuttle continue to be in fairly good demand, and, wiien the spring grass comes in, October prices for this class are likely to go pretty high. In the fat section prices continue firm, and at Wallacetown recently as high as 27s 6d was obtained for a pen of good wethers, while quite a number were sold in the vicinity of 24s and 255. Beef also continues strong, with a good demand from butchers, both local and outside, and anything good coming on the market fetches 35s per 1001 b. Dairy cows are also wanted, and anything corning to immediate profit is eagerly picked up at prices ranging from £lO to £ll 10s. With the good prices going for cheese, good young dairy' cows are going to bo valuable property I Iris season. Prices may be quoted: Ox beef, 33s to 34s 6d ; heifer, 30s to 31s; unfinished, 28s to 295; cow, 22s to 235. Store cattle: Three to three and a-half year old bullocks, £7 to £8 10s; two to two and a-ha!f year olds, £5 10s to £5 15s; two-year-olds, £4 10s to £4 15s; and good well bred up to £5 ss; 18 months, £3 15s to £4 ss; yearlings, £3 10s to £3 15s; calves, £1 lO.s to £2.

Fat Sheep.—Extra heavy butchers’ wethers, 24s to 255; lighter, 22s to 235; unfinished, down to 21s 6d; extra heavv butchers’ ewes, 17s to 18s; unfinished, 15s 6d *to 15s. Store Sheep.—Two-tooth ewes, 22s 6d to 23s 6d; four-tooths. 23s 6d to 245; sixtooths, 23s fo 23s 6d; eight-tooth paddock ewes, all sound, in good condition, 21s to 22.?; fullmouthed owes, fresh condition for paddocks, 17s 6d to 18s 6d ; old ewes, down to 14s and 15s; ewe hoggets, 18s to 18s 6d; wether hoggets, 16s 6d to 17s; mixed sexes, 17s 6d to 18s; two-tooth wethers, 18s to 19s; four and six-tooths, 19s 6d to 20s.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, August 20. At the Addington live stock market chore wore fairly large entries of stock and a good attendance of buyers. Fat cattle sold at about last week’s rates. Store sheep

were in good demand, and ewes were rather firmer in the fat sheep market, as the butchers had run out of supplies. Fat. pigs showed no change. Store Sheep.--Best hoggets made 16s 5d to 17s 2d, good 15s 2d to 15s 9d, medium 15s 9d to 14s 9d. culls 10s 4d; halfbred ewe hoggets, 18s 2d; two, four, and six-tooth ewes of a good class, 25s 6d to 26s 7d ; six and eight-tooth, good, 25s 6d; two, four, six, and eight-tooth, medium, 19s 3d; aged and inferior, 12s upwards; merino ewes, 7s lOd to 8s lOd; two and • four-tooth wethers very forward, 22s lid; four and six-tooth halfbreds, 20s 9d; four and sixtooths, medium, 19s 7d to 19s lOd. Fat Sheep. Extra prime wethers made to 375, prime 23s to 30s. lighter 19s 3d to 22s 6d prime ewes 20s to 28s, others 15s 4d to 19s 6d; hoggets, 16s 2d to 21s; merino wethers, 22s to 24s 3d; merino ewes, 14s Id to 16s Bd. Fat Cattle. —Steers made £7 5s to £ll 10s, extra to £22 10s; heifers, £7 to £lO 2s 6d; cows, £6 to £ll 2s 6d. Store Cattle.--Fifteen to 18-month sorts realised £3 Is to £3 ss; two-year steers, £4 15s; two and a-half year steers, £5 7s 6d; three-year steers, £6 5s to £6 8s; three-year heifers, £5 2s 6d; and cows, £2 to £5 17s 6d. Dairy cows made £4 10s to £lO. Pigs. —Choppers made £4 to £5 17s 6d; heavy baconers, 62s 6d to 755; lighter sots, 52s 6d to 60s, or equal to 6d per lb. Heavy porkers make 47s to 50s; smaller pigs, 38s to 455, oquivjlent to 6d to 6id per lb. Large stores made 3Ss to 41s; medium, 28s to 375; and small sorts, 20s to 275. Weaners brought 14s for small pigs to 21s 6d for extra good sorts. Sows in pig brought £5 10s to £6.

LIVE STOCK MARKET. Burnside, Wednesday, August 20.

Fat Cattle. —Only 140 were penned, and as these wore barely sufficient for the requirements of the trade there' was a very brisk sale, at prices which were, if anything higher than those ruling last week. Extra heavy bullocks sold at £l6 10s to £l7 10s; prime, £l4 to £ls 10s; medium, £ll 10s to £l3; light, £9 10s to £lO 10s; best cows and heifers, £ll 10s to £l3 ss; medium, £9 to £lO ss; light, £6 io £8. — Donald Reid a*rd Co. (Ltd.) yarded,, and sold: For Mr Walter Biackie (Pomona, Mosgiel), 2 bullocks at £l4 7s 6d, 2 at £l3; Mr VVm. Lindsay (Allanton), 2 bullocks at £ll 17s 6d; executors of late Wm. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks at £11; Mr Jas. King (Riverside), 2 heifers at £7; Mr \\ m. Srnaill (Otokia), 1 heifer at £6 15s, 1 cow at £6. Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) yarded, and sold : For Mr J Hewson (Hayes Bush), 7 bullocks to £l4 17s 6d; Mr Wm. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 bullock at £l3 2s 6d, 1 do at £l2 ss; Mr W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 1 heifer at £lO 10s; Mr W. Biackie (Pomona, Mosgiel), 1 heifer at £lO 10s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Ltd.) yarded 13, and sold; For Mr Peter Anderson (Stirling), 3 bullocks at £l6 17s 6d, 3 do at £ls 17s 6d, 2 do at £ls 12s 6d ; Mr Joseph Crane (Otokia), 2 bullocks at £l3 2s 6d, 2 do at £ll 12s 6d, 2 do at £lO 17s 6d ; Mr Walter Biackie, sen. (Pomona, (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks at £l2 ss; executors of late Wm. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks at £lO 15s. Wright, Stephenson and Co. (Ltd.) yarded, and sold : For Mr Walter Biackie (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks at £l3, 2 do at £ll 12s 6d; Mr W. Townley (Pukehiki), 1 cow at £9 12s 6d; Mr John Bathgate (Outram), 2 bullocks at £l3 17s 6d. 3 do at £l3; Mr Peter Ford (Allanton), 2 bullocks at £ll 7s 6d, 1 heifer £7 5s ; Mr R. Jones (Elgin), 2 cows up to £6 17s 6d, 2 heifers at £8 ss; Mi - s W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 1 bullock at £lO 10s. The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded, and sold : For Mr Walter Biackie (Mosgiel), 1 bullock at £ll ss, 2 do at £lO 17s 6d; Mr Geo. M'Leod (Momona), 1 heifer at £9 15s, 1 cow at £7 ss. Stronach, Morris, and Company (Ltd.) yarded 39, and sold: For Mr J. Waters (The Pines), 2 bullocks at £l6 17s 6d, 4 heifers to £l2 10s, 7 heifers to £ll 7s bd; Messrs Roberts and Co. (Gladbrook), 3 bullocks at £l4 12s 6d, 3 do at £l2 17s 6d, 2 do to £l2 ss, 3 heifers at £9 10s, 3 do at £8 12s 6d, 2 do at £8 17s 6d, 1 do at £7 12s 6d; Mr W. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 bullock at £ls 2s 6d, 1 heifer at £l2 ss, 4 heifers to £lO ss, 1 bullock at £9 17s 6d; executors late W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 1 heifer at £3 15s; Mr Goo. Wray (Otakou), 1 cow at £8 7s 6d. Otago Farmers’ * Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded 33, and sold : For Mr W. Lindsay (Allanton), 2 bullocks at £l4 15s; Mr W. Kirkland (Elm Grove), 2 bullocks at £l4 ?s 6d, 2 do at £l3 12s 6d, 2 heifers at £l2 10s, 2 do at £l2. 2 do at £11; Mr W. J. J. Charters (Ury Park), 2 bullocks at £l7 10s (top price to-day), 2 do at £ls 7s 6d, 2 do at £l4 15s, 2 do at £l4, 1 do at £l3 ss; Messrs Wedge Bros. (Wingatui), 1 cow at £7 17s 6d. 1 do at £5 10s; Mr George M'Leod (Momona), 2 bullocks at £l2 2s 6d, 2 heifers at £l2, 2 do at £ll 10s; Mr Peter Ford (Allanton), 1 heifer at £l3 15s (top price to-day), 1 do at £l2. Store Cattle. —Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 65, and sold: For Messrs James King (Riverside, Mosgiel), George Wray (Otakou), W. Sniaill (Otokia), William Townley (Pukehiki), Andrew Townley (Mataura), Robert Dalzeil (Brockville), W. Borthwick (Milton), heifers to £6, cows to £5 10s; bulls to £5 7s 6d, steers to £6, calves to £1 18s. Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr William Lindsay (Allanton), 1 cow at £6 12s 6d. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 1 cow at £4 7s, 1 do at £2 10s; Mr F. Dehring (Craigsford), 2 heifers at £2 10s, 1 bull at £4. Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr John Kirk (Mosgiel), Mr James Donaldson (Abbotsfordl, and others, store cows to £6 Is. The Otago Farmers’ Cooperative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr William Kirkland (Elm Grove), Mr R. Law (Brockville), Mr P. Ford (Allanton), and other clients, cows to £5 16s, yearlings to £2 16s, bulls to £7 17s

Dairy Cows.—Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 24, and sold: For Messrs John Maloney (Burkes), James Harris (Leith Valley), R. Dalziel (Brockvillo), A. Grant (llavensbourne), Daniel Stewart (Green Island), W. Srnaill (Qtokia). TJiornas Joyce (Hampden), William Bracks (Mihiwaka), dairy cows to £8 2s 6d, heifers to £5 17e 6d.— — Dalgcty and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr J. O’Connell (Mornington) and other clients, cows at quotations. Wright. Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr John Knox (Green Island Bush), 1 cow at £9, 1 do at £8; Mr F. Dehring (Craigsford), 15 cows at up to £3; Mr J. Landreth (Highcliff), 1 cow at £5. The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For various clients, dairy cows at £6

10s to £9. Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold; For Mr Gcorgo Wray (Otakou), Messrs Stewart Bros. (Highcliff), Mr Alexander Scott (Ellensdale). Mr C. Connolly (Halfway Bush), Mr T. Maxwell (Caversham), D. O'Connell (Seacliff), 21 dairy cows from £8 15« to £5. Tho Otago farmers’ Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr T. Craig, Mr R. Kirk (Mayfield), Mr John M’Leod (Woodside), dairy cows to £7 15s.

Calves. —Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr E. Catherwood (Mihiwaka), 6 at 17s to 9s; Messrs H. and A. Clark (Portobello), 2 to 16s sd; Mr J. L Clark (Woodhaugh), 1 at 17s; Mr James Mowat (Halfway Bush), 2 to 14s; Mr J. Harris (Leith Valley), 2 to 12s 6d. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr J. Landreth (Highcliffl, 1 at 6s: Mr F. Behring (Craigsford), 3 at up to 20s; Mr D. Poland (Green Island Bush), 1 at 17s. Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr W. Lindsay (Allanton), 4 to 375; Mr J. L. Clarke (Woodhaugh). 2 at 17s; Mr W. Gowie (Highcliff), 3 to 12s 6d; Mr A. Sanderson (Pukehiki), 2at 15s. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association, of New Zealand (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr W. Lindsay (Allanton), Mrs Simpson (Green Island). Mr H. Goodson (Saddle Hill), Air W. Townley (Pukehiki), calves to £2 Os 6d, Fat Sheep.—The yarding was smaller than usual, only 1967 being penned. There was a good demand throughout the sale, and prices, as compared with those ruling last week, were up about Is per head. A few pens of really prime heavy weights were yarded, but the bulk of the entry consisted of fair to good quality wethers, with a few' pens of ewes. Extra heavy weight wethers brought 29s to 31s 3d, prime 26s to 28s, medium 24s to 255, light 20s to 22s 6d, best ewes 25s to 30s, medium 21s to 255, light 16s to 20s. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr Walter Blackie (Pomona, Mosgiel). 50 wethers at 265; Mr John Thompson (Viewfield), 20 ewes at 25s 3d; Mr R. Robertson (Pine Grove), 60 wethers and ewes at 21s 6d to 21s; Mr J. C. Renton (Mosgiel), 34 hoggets at 17s 6d; Mr J. Kennedy (Otamita), 60 hoggets at 18s 9d; Mr A. Spencer (Heathficld), 67 ewes to 18s.——Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Messrs C. and D. Scott (Berwick). 20 wethers 295, 5 wethers 27s 9d. 21 wethers 26s 6d, 18 wethers 25s 9d; Mr D. Murray (Clydevale), 28 wethers 27s 9d, 31 at 275, 28 at 275, 30 at 25e, 22 at 255, 32 at 22s 6d; a client, 15 wethers 28s, 27 at 24s 9d. 16 ewes 23s 3d; Mr J. N. Macnce (Waikoikoi), 12 ewes at 28s ftd, 18 ewes 21s 9d; Mr Alex. Gow (Waikoikoi), 30 ewes 17s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Messrs Millar Bros. (Pukerau), 34 wethers at 27s 9d, 16 do at 26s 6d, 15 do at 26s 3d; Mr James Benbow (Glenorc). 25 wethers at 235, 32 do at 21s. —Wright. Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr John Brownlie (Merino Downs), 15 wethers at 30s 3d, 18 wethers at 29s 9d, 25 wethers at 27s 9d; Mr J. Kingsley (Redfern), 38 wethers at 295, -20 wethers at 27s 6d; Mr W. Philpott (Moa Flat), 10 ewes at 30s. 36 ewes at 265, 70 owes up to 24« 9d; Mr R. Jones (Elgin). 19 wethers at 275, 41 ewes up to 275: Mr D. Murray (Clydevale), 40 wethers at 275, 18 wethers at 245; Mr R. Mitchell (Portobollo), 26 ewes up to 19s 9d. The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr D. Milligan (Crookston), 34 wethers at 30s 9d, 67 do at 25s 6d. 15 do at 23s 9d, 9 do at 23s 3d; Mr A. Fleming (Balfour), 4 wethers at 29a 22 do at 26s 6d, 3 ewes at 29a 9d, 12 do at 25s 9d, 12 do at 225; Mr J. Mathcson (Otokia), 129 wethers at 21s; southern client, 19 wethers at 27s 6d, 37 do at 265. Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr P. J. Byrno (Waikouaiti), 14 wethers at 295, 39 do at 26s 6d, 7 do at 24s 9d. Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of Now Zealand (Ltd.) penned 508 and sold: For Mr P. M’Erlane (Gimrnerburn). 41 wethers at £1 11s 3d (top price to-day), 41 at 28s 9d, 38 at 27s 3d; Mr George M’Leod (Momona), 41 wethers at 255, 37 do at 245, 38 do at 225; Messrs W. and G. Pike (South Hillend), 78 wethers at 24s 3d. 16 at 25s 6d, 25 do at 22<; Mr D. Smith (Willowbank), 26 ewes at 26s 3d, 17 at 26s 14 at 23s 6d; Miss M. Grant (Cray, Outram), 1 ewe at 30s 6d; Mr H. P. MTntyre (Maitland), 34 ewes at 20«. 27 do at 17s* Messrs Gibson Bros. (North Taieri), 20 wethers at 25s 3d, 10 do at 235.

Pigs.—There was a full yarding of fat pigs, but all good haconers sold under fair competition at prices about on a level with those of last week. Porkers were not so strongly supported. Stores and email aorta were also more plentiful. Well-bred lots met a brisk demand up to late rates.— — Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr William Baird (Mornona), 1 at £3 18s; Mr A. M'Mullan (Momona), 2 at £2 8s to £2 3s; Mr C. Brown (Leith Valley), lat 335; Mr R. Brown (North-East Valley), 1 at 635; Mr D. Hughes (Ravensbournc), 3 to £3 4s ; Mr E. Edwards (Leith Valley). 5 at £2 16s; Mr W. Wright (Momona), 8 suckers at 24s to 24s 6d. Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr H. Hutchings (Halfway Bush), pigs at £2 12s 6d. Wright. Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold : For Mr D. Poland (Green Island Bush), 3 at £3 10s, 2 at £3 ss; Mr R. Jones (Elgin), 4 at £3 15s, 3 at £3 6s, 3 at £3 Is; Mr Thomas Sproule (Outram), 1 at £4 15s; Mr F. Denning (Craigsford), 1 at £2 9s Messrs Coulter and Douglas (Anderson’s Bay), 3 at £2 Is; Mr Thomas Richards (Opoho), 1 at £4 13s, 1 at £3; Mr W. Kirkland (Elm Grove, East Taieri), 1 at £3 14s; Mr R. Buddicomb (Green Island), 4 at 25s 6d; Messrs Laverty and Manson (Maori Kaik), 2 at 22s 6d; Mr T. Pryde (Anderson’s Bay), 2at 335. -The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold; For Mr John Mahoney (Enfield), 4 haconers at 80s; Mr J. Gardiner (Green Island), pen stores at 27s 6d. Stronaeh, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 54 and sold: For the Mental Hospital (Scacliff), 1 chopper at 955, 1 do at 945, 10 porkers to £2 6s 6d, 4 stores to £2 : Messrs Coulter and Douglas (Anderson’s Buy), 5 slips at 20s, 1 do at 15s 6d; Mr W. Wintrup (Green Island Bush), 4 stores at 325, 2 do at 265, 3 suckers at 17s 6d, 3 do at 15s ; a client, 1 baconer at 595: Mr IT. T. JefFreo (Berwick), 1 baconer at 60s, 4 porkers at 49s 6d. 3 do at 40s; Mr J. Pedofsky (Sutton). 1 porker at 37s v ; a Central Otago client, 2 haconers at 725, 1 do at 70s; Mr R. Brown (Broadacres), 2 porkers at 40s; Mr F. Williams (Broadacres), 3 porkers at 465, 3 do at 425. The Otago Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) penned and eold: For Mr Peter Robertson (Outram), 1 at £4 18s 6d; Mr D. E. Grant (Cray. Outram), 2 at £3 19s, 1 at £3 15s; Mr W. Kirkland (Elrn Grove). 2 at £3 3s. 2 at £3, 2 at £1 10s, 2 at £1 5s 6d, 4 at £1 3s.

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DUNEDIN WEEKLY market report. Meesw A. Moritzson and Co., auctioneers, wool, stock, station, grain, produce, and commission agents, Dunedin, report (who 1 for the week as under. All quotations are subject to market fluctuations. Farmer tD asked, when sending samples. *** J , . put a price on them, as buyers do no inclined to make offers: — , . „„ q j . Barley.—Prime malting, •3s6dto 3s , Cape barley, 3s 6d. ~ , , 4, Wheat.—Prime milling, 3s ’ trucks, Dunedin; fowl wheat, 3s 6“ _ j 6d for best whole, ex store; medium ana shrivelled. 2s to 3s, ox stors (sacks extra;. 2s Id to 2s 2d; medium and mferio > Is 9d to 2s, ex store. . oj. Maize (sacks extra). —Colonial, 4s , ported, 4s 3d. . p ar tPrrssian Blue peas, from 10s. c ridge peas, 3s 9d. . 7s co Chaff.—Good bright and heavy £l 7s to £4 12s 6d ; medium, £i to £3 10s per ton, sacks extra.

Straw, 37s 6d. Hay, £3 10s. Swede turnips, 355. sacks in ~ Ryegrass.—Farmers’ dressed, 2s to 2a to, machine dressed, 4s to 4s 6d. • . Cocksfoot. —From SJd to 4d, f 0.b.. Akaroa. machined seed, 5Jd to 6d; local farmers seed, 3d to 3|d. Linseed, 10a to lls. . , , Chewing’* Fescue. —Farmers dressed, liu to 2d; machine dressed, 4d to 5dWalnuts.—New season’s. 7Jd to Bd. Rab'oilskins. —At the sale on Monday fair catalogues were submitted to the usual attendance of buyers. Competition was keen, prices ruling at a par with last sale. The following are the actual prices paid—buper winter cloes. 36d to 40d; prime winter does, 32d to 35d; first winter does, winter does, 23d to Sod; selected winter bucks, 26d to 28d; prime bucks, 24d to 25d; first winter bucks, 21 id to 2_Jd, second winter bucks 20d to SOd ;. prime racks, up to 14 id ; light racks 12Jd to l3 4 d , runners and suckers. 6d to Bftd; best blacks, 40d to 47d; best fawns. 24d to 26 2 d, catskins, 3d to 12d; hareskms, ISd to - ; horsehair, 16d to 19d; cowhair, lOd to 12d, cow tips, 21d to 23d per dozen. Sheepskins.—At the sale on Tuesday small catalogues were submitted. There was a full attendance of buyers. Competition was hard. j as keen as last sale. Market rulingllowvby Jd to id per lb—Best halfbred*. 8d to 8?d good halfbreds, 7Jd to 73d; short and faden 6d to 7d; best crossbreds, /id to 7*d, „cod 6id to 7d; short and fallen, 6d to 61 d; best merino, 7d to 8d; good merino, 6d to 61 d; sliort, 3d to 4Jd; fa ll ® ll ’ ° cl *° 7d - best* lambskins, 71d to Sid ; fallen lambskins, Cid to 7d; best pelts 4d to o u d, good pelts, 3d to 3£d; inferior Id to 2d 1 jjides.—No sale this week, market ruling very firm at last quotations. Wool. —Market firm at last quotations Tallow.—Beste rendered, in casta, 26s to ogs • wood, rendered in casks, 23s to 2 >s, mfprior 21s to 22s 6d; in tins, best mutton rendered, 23s to 24s 6d; medium. 21s to 22s 6d- rough fat. 10s to 16s Cd; interior, 17s to 20S; caul fat. 16s to 19s 6d. Potatoes, 70s to 80s. Onions. —Canterbury, 8s 6d to 9s; Melbourne, 9s to 10s. Salt butter, IOJd to Is; separator, Is to Is 2d; fresh butter Is Id. Cheese.—Factory, 6Jd to 7d; Akaroa, 6Jd to 6Jd; loaf. 7d. - ... Honey.—Section honey. 7a dozen; bulk, largo tins, 3Jd to 4d; Mb pats, 3s dozen; 11b pats, Ss. Eggs, lid; stamped, Is. Beeswax, Is Bd. Hams, lOld. Bacon.—Roll, IOJd. Poultry for 1/ocal Consumption. —Hen* 2s 5d to 3s Gd; cockerels. 3s 6d to 4s 6d per pair; turkeys—hens, 6d to 7d; oockn, 8d to 9d; geeee, 6s to 7s; ducks (old). S* to 4s per pair; ducklings, 5s 6d to 6s 6<L 400 gal iron tanks, 50s. Storing Gram.—We are prepared to atora receive, deliver, and inanro for three months free storage at 3d pier sack. Farm Produce and Fruit.— We receive all kinds of consignments, and render account •alee promptly.

the central produce mart, ltd. Reilly, Gill and Co., proprietors, report for the week ending Saturday, August 23: During the past week bus : ness has improved. fair quantities of citrus fruits arriving from Sydney-and Adelaide, and apples from Hobart. ' Canterbury consignments are also corning to hand freely, and prices all round are somewhat easier than those ruling last week. Rhubarb is now on the market, and good values are being secured. Our special sale of fruit and forest trees, pot plants, etc-, was well attended on Wednesday, and prices on the whole must be considered very satisfactory, one consignment of 500 apple trees averaging 6s per dozen for well-grown trees, while heath and other special plants realised good values. We shall,.offer a further consignment on Wednesday next. Rabbitskins, hides, and fat, also sold remarkably well, one line of opossum skins averaging 7s sd. Seed potatoes have been somewhat neglected; tabl • potatoes are in excess of requirements. Eggs came forward freelv. selling at lid per dozen. Stamped and guaranteed difficult to clear at Is. Cauliflowers have been in excess of requ ire meats, and low prices have to be accepted to effect a clearance. The following prices wore secured on behalf of our consignors;—Flowers: Violets, Is 6J. 2s, 2s 6d p° r dozen bunches: polyanthus narcissus realised from 3d to 6d per dozen, according to quality; trumpets realised from 5d to lOd per dozen. Lemons. 13s to 15s for choice.' Apples: Hobart®, Stones, 10s 6d; Stunners, 11s 6d to 12s; French crabs, 10s 6d per case; local anplos, desserts, 2?d to 3jd; prime cooking, 2Jd; small, and 2d per lb. Pears; Hobarts, 9s 6d per Half case; cooking, 2ld per lb. Poorman oranges, 9s 6cl. Mandarines, 13s 6d to 15s per'case for gins; flat. 13s fid. Passions, 11s. Pines. 10s fid to 12s fid. Rhubarb,' 4d ner lb in bunches. Honey : 51b tins. 2s; 561 b to 601 b tins. 3jd to 4d per lb; sections, prime, 6s fid per dozen; pats, ilb, 3s per dozen. Beeswax. Is 4d. Cabbage. Is. Is fid. 2s 3d, 2s fid. 3s fid per sack; p ; ckling Oiihbagr 4s per sack, Cauhflow ers, 2s, 9* fid. 3s. and 4s per dozen. Onions : 10s "or cwt for Melbourne-; Canterbury from £w to 7s fid per cwt. Potatoes: £3 to £3 5s per ton. ex truck: small lines, 4s Seed potatoes, choice seed, Earlv Puritans, 8s: British Queen. 7s ner cwt: Up-to-Dates. 4s fid. Oat sheaf Chaff; Prime oat sheaf chaff £4 ss; medium. £3 17s fid to £4. ex truck side. Fowl wheat. 3s 2d. 3s 4d. 3s fid. fid. 3= 8d per bushel. Barley, 3s. Ma : ze. 4s ner bushel. Putter: Farmers’ pats. Is per lb; separator. Is Id per lb; bulk. Is per lb. Cheese: Factory, fiid. Etrgs: Is for stamped: case eggs, lid and llld per dozen. Bacon; Prime rolls, 10^d

per lb. Tea: Finest Orange Pekoe Tea, 51b and 101 b chests. Is 2d; 561 b chests, 7s Id per lb. Nuts: Peanuts, 23 d per lb; walnuts, Akaroa, 8d per lb. Prunes, 3id to s|d per lb. Poultry: Hens, 2s, 2s Id, 2s 3d, 2s 4d, 2s sd, ta 6d. 2s Bd, 2s 9d, and 3s; cockerels realised 2s 3d. 2s 4d, 2s 5d 2s 6d, 2s Bd, 2s lOd, 2s lid, 3s, and 3s Id ; old cock birds, Is 6d, Is 9d. Is lid, 2s, 2s 3d each; ducks realised 3s, 5s 2d, 3s 3d, 3s 5d each ; pullets realised 2s 6d. 3s, 3s 6d, 3s 9d, 3s lid, and 4s each ; turkey gobblers, 9id to 10id per lb; turkey hens, 7d, €id ; jocks, Bd, Cockleshell grits. 5s 6d per owt. Pigs; Baconcrs, 6id per lb; porkers, 6gd; heavy weights, 53'd, 4d, 4id, 5d per lb. JR-ico meal, 7s 6d per bag. Paper bags; Grocer’s Imperials and Saxons at 35s per cwt. Opossum skins. 2s6d, ss. 6s 6d, 7s sd, 8s each. Rabbitskins. 142 d, 15d, Ibid, 17£d, 18id, 183 d, 19id, 19id, 20id. 20£d, 213 d, 22id, 24d, 24|d. Hides, 7Jd and Bd. Calfskins, Bd, 9id, and 9|d. Fat. 22s 6d. Horsehair realised 18icl. 19£d, 20d. We strongly recommend early consignments of chaff, poultry, bacon pigs, and butter.

REILLY, GILL AND CO., Auctioneers and Commission Agents, Moray place, Dunedin. SHEEPSKIN SALE. 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 Fanners’ Co-operative Association, Donald Reid and Co:, Stronach, Slorris and Co., and Wright, Stephenson and Oo.) report as follows: —The weekly sale of sheepskins was held on Tuesday, when there was a full muster. The catalogues were small and prices wore on a par with those ruling last week. Quotations; Best halfbred, B|d to Bid; good, 8d to 83d; best, fine crossbred, 73d to B|d; good. 7d to 7id; throc-quarterbred, 7£d to crossbred (best), 7(id to 7£d; good, 7d to 7id; merino, best, 7>,d to 73d; good, 7d to 7id; pelts, 3£d to 53d; lambskins .best, 73d to 8d ; good, 7i-d to 7id ; halfbred (dead), 7d to 7|d; crossbred (dead), 6id to 6|d; merino • (dead), 6id to 7icl; hoggets (dead), 6id to 7id; double fleece, to 7|d per lb. BRITISH TRADE OUTLOOK. The British Trade Review of July 1, in an interesting article headed “The Trade Outlook,” after referring to the recent boom period at Home, says that the indications, both in the Home markets and abroad, favour the belief that certainly for the roxt six months, and probably for another year to come, business will be brisk and employment easy to secure—that is, if the workers do not spoil their own chances of livelihood with unreasonable demands for higher wages and hampering restrictions to output. The article continues: —“ In the six months that have just passed British trade has received many shocks. It has had to bear additional legislative burdens, to face the complex problem of higher wages arid shorter hours, to stand the strain of more costly raw material and fuel, and to tender against foreign firms very advantageously placed with regard to low-priced labour and cheaper material and fuel. The loss of the contract for the simply of the lock gates and swing bridge for the Last India Dock of the Port of London Authority is a case in point. The German tender was £16,642 below the lowest British tender, chiefly because of the fact that German workmen are content to toil for less wages, and to work longer hours. And seeing that a substantial order like th.s has gone to the Continent instead of into our own shops, there is not much satisfaction in pluming ourselves on the quality of our iron and steel work. X nless it can be tourned out at a price really competitive with the quotations of foreign makers, the prospect is not encouraging. . . So far. however, despite the increased expense of production and contract-getting obstacles, there is no lack of work in the cotton mills, the engineering shops, and other industries, though builders and repairers of merchant vessels assert that the demand for new craft is not quite so keen.”

PRIVATE COMPANIES. The following private companies have been registered:— . Doctor*c> Point Gold Mining Go. Capital i £SOO into 500 shares of £1 each. Subscribers ; A. J. Campbell 75, W. A. Bodkin 50, H. Olsin 50, L. Cameron 50,_ A. Man-Mis 25. B. A. Thompson 1, A. Cameron 50. Objects: Gold mining and incidental. Kelso Dairy Factory Co. Capital ; £2OOO into 2000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers; W. E. Herbert 666, J. L. Herbert 667, A. S. Herbert 667. Objects: Dairying and incidental. PERPETUAL MORTGAGE DEBENTURE STOCK. As the first appearance of this class of debenture stock on the money market of the dominion was a recent issue of £IOO,OOO by M'-ssis Wright, Stpehenson, and’Co., it is interesting to know how this kind ol security has appealed to investors. The stock carries 5 per cent, interest free of income and mortgage tax, and is secured by a floating charge over the company’s whole business, and although, over since the issue has been placed,, on the market, there has been a great scarcity of money throughout the dominion, wo learn that the whole amount has now been applied for and allotted at par, and that the directors have decided to place a second pared on the market HOTEL PROPERTY SALE. Mosers E. L. Macassoy and Co. report having sold, on behalf of Airs Kenning, the lease, furniture, stock, and effects of the Dunstau Hotel, Clyde, to Air J. B. Alack, of Musselburgh. Mr Alack will take possession early next month. INVESTMENT STOCKS August 25. National Bank —Buyers £5 6s. Bank of New Zealand —Buyers £lO 9s. National Insurance —Buyers £2 6s 9d. Standard Insurance {ox div.)—Sellers £1 12s. U S S Co. —Buyers £2 4s 3d, sellers £2 4s 9d. National Mortgage Co.—Buyers £3 19s. Alilburn Lime and Cement (£1) —Buyers £1 10s 6d. Mosgiel Woollen Factory—Buyers £3 10s, sellers £3 12s. New Zealand Drug Co (£2) —Buyers £2 ss. New Zealand Paper Alills— Buyers 16s 3d. Virieiit, Stephenson, and Co. —Buyers £6