COMMERCIAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 3103, 3 September 1913, Page 36

COMMERCIAL.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. MELBOURNE. August 29.

Wheat, 5s Flour, £8 15s. Bran and pollard, £4 15s. Barley; English, 3s 9d to 4s; Cape, 2s 9d to 3s. Oats: Algerian, 2s to 2s 3d. Maize, 2e 3d to 3s 4d. Potatoes: £1 10s to £3 ss. Onions. £5 15s to £6.

SYDNEY, August 23. Wheat. 3s 7id to 3s 7£d. Flour, £8 15s. Oats: Algerian feeding, 2s 6d; milling, 2s 10s; sparrowhills, 3e 2d to 3s 3d; giants, 5s 3d. Barley: Cape malting, 3s 3d to 5s 9d. Maize. £4. Bran. £4. Bollard. £4 ss. Potatoes: Tasmanian, £6 10s To £7. Onions, £6 10s to £B. Butter; Selected, 113 s; secondary, 108 sto 110 s. Cheese, 7d. Bacon, Bd,

ADFJLAIDE, August 28.

Wheat, 3s 8d to 3s Bjd. Flour, £8 to £3 ss. Oats, 3s to 2s 3d. Bran and pollard,

OA.MARU STOCK MARKET. (Fcoif Our Own Correspondent ) OAMARU, August 30.

The keen demand for sheep, and particularly ewes in lamb, has led to a general advance in prices, with an increase in business. A good number of sales are reported in lines of from 100 to 400. A line of 400 two-tooth ewes changed hands by private treaty at 255, and 22s was given for a smaller lot. A line of two-tooth ewes found a ready buyer at 225, a mixed line of two, four, six, and eight owes totalling 400 was taken at 255, and other sales of ewes were made at the following prices: Six-tooth. 295; sound-mouthed, 25s 6d and 24s 6d, the higher figure being obtained for good crossbreds; full and failing-mouthed, 16s 9d, 17s, and 19s 6d, the top price being given for a good lot Ewe hoggets have been sold at 19s 6d, 20s 3d, and 18s. A line of 800 hoggets, mixed sexes, found a buyer at 17s. azid smaller lots have been sold at from 15s 6d to 17s 6d. Wethers in good condition have been placed privately at from 20s 6d to 22s 6d.

There Las not been much doing in cattle, for the reason that very few of any description have been under offer. Some yoimg store steers and heifeis changed owners at from £5 5s to £5 10s; for two to 2 A -yearolds, from £2 to £2 ss. A good line of fat bullocks was placed at £l7 per head. The demand for dairy cattle remains as strong as ever and va'ues are fully sustained at last quotations, but there are few sellers and many buyers if the quality is right.

SOUTHLAND STOCK MARKET. (Fnosi Oub Own Cokkespokdent.) INVERCARGILL, August 30. Business in all classes of stock has continued good during the week, with a likelihood that prices, although already high, will be likely to go still higher yet, especially when the spring grass comes away. Business in store sheep is very good; in fact the demand is far keener than it has been for a long time past, but the difficulty is to get hold of store sheep in sufficient numbers to supply the demand. Tlio business doing in ewes is slightly quiet, as is only to be expected at lambing time, and n< many will change hands for the next month or so. There is a strong demand for hoggets, and these are being sold at up to 18s and IPs 6d. Store cattle continue in good demand, and anything decently bred and well forward is readily picked up, and, in fact, in this section, the prices for so early in the season seem to be far too high, and it seems as if the same position might arise as last year, when farmers and graziers (as soon as the grass came away) rushed to buy store cattle, and in autumn, when the grass went off, had to sol! at a considerable loss. No doubt the scarcity of store sheep will also have a hardening efioot on the store cattle market, and, when graziers cannot have sheep, they are inclined to take the risk of buying store cattle rather than have the feed go to waste. In the fat cattle section prices remain firm at last week’s quotations. Local butchers are buying large numbers of them in the yards and privately, and the high prices ruling are likely to continue for some time. Some really good fat sheep have come forward at Wallacetown for the last few sales, and the prices in these yards for both fat sheep and fat cattle continue satisfactory. An increasing demand is being experienced for dairy cows, and it is certain that before many weeks are over pretty good prices will be going for good young dairv cows. Prices may be quoted Fat cattle —Ox beef, 30s to 31s; heifer beef, 28s to 295; cow beef, down to 255. Fat sheep: Heavy butchers’ wethers, 24s to 255; medium. 23s to 23fi 6d ; prime heavy fat ewes, 17s to IPs; lighter, 15s 6d to 16s 6d;

unfinished, 15s to 15s fid Store cattle:

Three-year-oids, well bred, £7 10s to £8 10s; two and a-half-year-olds, £5 10s to £5 15s; two-ycar--olds, £4 12s 5d to £4 17s fid; eighteen months old, £3 15s to £4 ; yearlings, £2 10s to £2 15s; calves, 35s to 40s. Store sheep : Two-tooth ewes, 23s 6d to 245; four-tooths, 24s to 255; six-tooths, 23s 6d' to 24s fid; eight-tooths, 21s to 225: fresh and failing-mouthed ewes, 19s to 20s ; okl ewes, down to 18s; ewe hoggets. 19s to 20s; wether hoggets. 15s 6d to 17s; mixed sexes hoggets, 17s fid to 18s; two-tooth wethers, 19s to 20s; four and six-tooth ewes, 20s to 21s.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

CHRISTCHURCH. August 27. At the Addington live stock market there wore fairly Large entries of stock, though the break in the weather prevented a number of consignments from coming forward. There was a fair attendance of buyers. Fat cattle sold more freely, though there was no change in prices. Store sheep were very firm, and store cattle sold well, as did also fat sheep. There was no change in the prices of pigs. Store Sheep.—Four and six-tooth ewes (exceptionally good), sold at 265; good sound mouth ewes, 19s fid to ZOs fid; two, four, six, and eight-tooth, 20s fid; full and failing mouth (good), 16s fid; aged, 12s Id to 15s; two, four, and six-tooth wethers (very forward), to 23s 4d; mediums, 19s syl; two and four-tooth, 20s Id; six-tooth, 21s sd; ewe hoggets (good sorts), 18s to 13s lid; small ewes, 16s 2d; mixed sexes (good), 16s fid to 17s Id; others, 15s to 15s 4d.

Fat Sheep.—Prime wethers made to 33s 6d; prime. 23s 6d to 31s; lighter, 19s 9d to 255; prime ewes, 20s 6d to 24s 9d; others. 15s lid to 20s; hoggets, 16s 6d to 19s 6d : merino wethers, 19s 4d to 22s Bd. Fat Cattle.—Steers made from £6 15s to £ll 10s; extra good, to £2l; heifers, £5 17s 6d to £9 ss; extra, to £l4 10s; cows, £5 17s 6d to £ll. Store cattle yearling* made 445; 15 to 18-months, £3 18s to £4; two-year steers, £4 10s to £4 12s 6d; two-year heifers, £4 10s to £4 17s 6d; threefear steers, £6 5s to £8 8s 6d; three-yoar heifers, £5 5s to £5 17s 6d; dry oows, 30a to £4 15s. Dairy oows made £4 to £ll 2s 6d.

i Fat Pigs.—Choppers made £2 15s to £6 13s 6s; heavy baooners. £3 2s 6d to £3 12s 6d; lighter, £2 12s 6d to £3; extra heavy animals, to £4. These prices are equivalent to 6d per lb. Heavy porkers made 46s to 50s; lighter, 40s to 455, equal to 6gd to 6id per lb. . Store Pigs.—Best sorts made 35s to 40s; medium, 26s to 30s; and small pigs, 17a 6d to 255. Weaners sold freely, very small pigs making 15s 6d. whilst extra good sorts brought up to 21s.

LIVE STOCK MARKET. Burnside, Wednesday, August 27,

Fat Cattle.—2l3 yarded. A full yarding of good quality bullocks, a small proportion of medium steers, cows, and heifers. In consequence of the heavy yarding prices were 15s to 20s per head lower than last week’s extreme rates. Best bullocks, £l2 15s to £l4; extra heavy, to £l7 10s; medium do, £lO 10s to £l2; light, £9 to £10; best cows and heifers, £lO 10s to £11; extra, to £l2 10s; medium, £8 10s to £9 10s; light. £5 10s to £5 10s. The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Messrs Nicoll Bros. (Gore), 1 bullock at £l3 2s 6d, 2do at £ll ss, 3 do £lO sa; Mr Walter Blackio (Mosgiel), 2 cows at £9 ss. Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr Geo. Wilson (Glenomaru), 2 bullocks at £l4 12s 6d, 2 bullocks £l4, 3 bullocks £l3 12s 6d, 2 bullocks £lO 7s 6d, 2 bullocks £l3 ss, 2 bullocks £ll 17s bd, 2 bullocks £ll 15s, 2 bullocks £l2 15s; Mr Wm. Lindsay (AUariton), 2 bullocks at £11; Mr W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks .at £9 17s 6d; Mr W. Blackie (Pomona, Mosgicl). 1 heifer at £7 10a, 2 heifers at £6 15s. Stronach, Morris and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr Wm. Lindsay (Alianton), 1 bullock at £ls, 2 do at £l2 17s 6d, 1 do at £ll 5s 2 heifers to £9 10s; executors Into W. Kirk (Mosgicl), 2 bullocks at £lO 10s; Mr John Kirk (Mosgicl), 1 heifer at £8 12s 6(1,- 1 do at £6 7s 6d; Mr W. Blackie (Pomona), 1 heifer at £lO 2s 6d, 1 do at £8 10s.——New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold : For executors late Wm. Kirk (Mosgicl), 1 pen bullocks at £l2 7s 6d to £ll ss; Mr J. Crane (Otokia), 8 bullocks at £11; Mr Peter Anderson (Stirling), 8 heifers to £9. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 63 and sold: For Mr J. T. Gibson (Otokia), 19 bullocks at £ls 5s to £11; Mr John M'Lean (Seaview), 2 cows at £ll 2s 6d to £lO 17s 6d; Mr Andrew Townley (Mataura), 20 cows at .£9 5s to £6 IQs; Messrs Carter Bros. (Saddle Hill). 2 bullocks at £l2 2a 6d; Mr Waiter Blackie (Pomona, Mosgicl), 2 bullocks at £l2 12s 6d; Mr Wm. Lindsay (Alianton), 2 bullocks at £l3 to £ll 2s sd;_ Mr Alex. Scott (Silvcrstream, Mosgiel), 1 cow at £5 ss.——Wright. Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 45 head, and sold; For Mr W. Gardiner (Gore). 1 bullock at £l7 12s 6d, 1 bullock £l2 15s; Mr Malcolm Carmichael (Thornbury). 1 bullock at £l4 17s 6d. 1 bullock at £l3 7s 6d, 2 bullocks at £l2. 3 bullocks at £lO 17s 6d, 3 bullocks at £lO 15s, 2 bullocks at £lO 7s 6d; Mr Jno. liathgate (Outram), 3 bullocks at £l3, 3 bullocks at £l2 ss; Mr Robt. Wood (Beaumont), 3 bullocks at £l3 Iss, 2 bullocks at £l3 2s 6d, 1 bullock at £ll 17s 6d. 1 heifer at £l2 17s 6d; Mrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks at £lO 10s, 1 bullock at £8 15s; Mr Walter Blackio (Mosgiel), 2 heifers at £lO 17s 6d, 2 heifers at £8 15s; Mr W. Kirkland (Elm Grove, East Taieri), 2 heifers at £lO 2s 6d; Mr W. Lindsay (Alianton), 2 heifers at £lO. Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of N.Z. (Ltd.) yarded 42 head, and sold: For Mr Jno. Bathgate (Gowrie), 1 mullock at £l4 15s, 2 do at £9 12s 6d; Mr Wm. Kirkland (Elm Grove), 2 bullocks at £l3 12s 6d. 3 do £l3 7s sd, 3 do £l3 ss, 3 do £l2 10s, 2 heifers at £lO 17s sd; Mr W. J. J. Charters (Cry Park), 2 bullocks at £ls 10s, 3 do at £l4 12s 6d, 3 ut £l3 12s 6d, 1 at £l3 10s, 1 at £l3, 2 at £l2 15s; Mr J. M‘Ghoo (Green Island), 1 heifer at £4 17s 6d; Messrs Gibson Bros. (North Taiori), 2 bullocks at £8 ss; Mr Geo. M‘Leod (Momona). 1 bullock at £9 12s 6d, 1 heifer, at £8 2» 6d. 1 at £B, 1 at £7 7s 6d; Mr Frank Doherty (Balmoral), 2 bullocks at £lO 10s, 2 at £10; Mr J. W. Blair (Abbotsford, West TaicriJ, 2 bullocks at £l2, 1 heifer at £l2 15s, 1 do at £l2.

Store Cattle. —Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold : For Mr Jones (Brighton), 1 cow at £4 10s. Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr John Kirk (Mosgiel), 4 vealcrs to £3, 1 bull at £3 14s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantilo Agency Company (Ltd.) yarded

and sold: For Mr J. Alexander (Glenoro) and others: Cows and heifers to £4 10s; steers and heifers at £3 4s, bulls to £3 10s,. calves to £1 10s. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 50, and sold: For Messrs Solomon Goodson (Saddle Hill), W. Townley (Pukehiki). Donald Gunn (Sandymount), C. and D. Scott (Berwick), George Wray (Otakou). cows to £6 7s 6d, bulls to £6 11s, heifers to £5. Wright, Stephenson, and Co (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For 'Mr* George Wray (Otakou), 1 cow at £6 12s, 3 do at £4 3s; Mr E. Y. Aitken (Pukehiki), 1 bull at £7 ; Mr T. Pryde (Anderson’s Bay), 1 calf at £2 Is; Mr A. Mathieson (Tomahawk), 1 cow at £6 6s; Mr W. Borthwick (Milton), 1 bull 'at £5 17s. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr James Patrick (Lee Creek), Messrs Miller and Sons (Mount Grand), Mr S. Snell (Momona), bulls to £8 Is, cows to £5 10s.

Dairy Cows.—Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 14, and sold: For Messrs James Findlay iun. (Duke’s road), W. Townlcy (Pukehiki). Solomon Goodston (Saddle Hill), Arthur West (Saddle Hill), and T. Finnic (Saddle Hill), cows to £7, heifers to £7. Wright. Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr D. M'Laren (Caversham). 1 cow at £5 17s 6d; Mrs M. Hornsby (Halfway Bush), 1 cow at £3. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold; For Miller and Sons (Mount Grand). Mr W. Lindsay (Allantpn), Mr S. Snell (Momonai, Mr John Kirk (Mosgiel), Mr W. Harvey (Momona), dairy cows to £8 2s 6d. Calves. —Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr M. Geary (Poat’ril, Mr T. R. Thomson (Green Island), Mr J. L. Clarke (Woodhaugh). calves to 15s. Wright, Stephenson, and Go. (Ltd.) penned and sold; For Mr W. Townley (Pukehiki), 1 calf at 16s 6d; Mr T. Prvdo (Anderson’s Bay), 1 calf at 8s 6d. The Otago Farmers’ Go-operative Association of New- Zealand (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr T. Hewitt (Aliauion), Messrs Gibson Bros. (North Taicri), Mr George M’Lood (Momona), and others, calves to £1 13s. Donald Re*d and Co. (Ltd.) yarded, and cold: For Mr W. G. Taylor (Silverside), Mr Charles Brensell (Outrain), Mr John Kirk (Mosgiel), Mr Jonathan Shore(Otokia), Mr J. Knox (Green Island Bush), Mr W. Wright (Momona), oalves to £1 14e. Fat Sheep.—A small yarding of 1700 were penned. There was an exceDent demand, and competition was brisk. Compared to last week’s rates, prices were higher by Is 6d per head. The bulk of the entry was made up of good to medium wethers and a few pens of ewes. Some extra good wethers were yarded, and these realised handsome prices. Extra heavy-weight wethers, S2s to 36s 3d; prime, 27s to 30s ; medium, 24s to 255; light, 19s 6d to 21s; ewes (good), to 22s 6d. The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr John Matheeon (Otokia), 8 extra wethers at 35s 3d. 30 do at 30s 9d, 12 do at 3(k, 119 do at 19s 9d; Mr R. M’Donald (Wyndham), pen wethers at 51s 6d, 21 do at 295, 14 do at 26s 9d, 20 do at 25s 6d; Messrs Hunter. Sutherland, and Rice (Wyndham, as agents), 24 wethers at 24s 6d, 27 do at 21s 9d; Mr F. T. Read (Whenuakoa), 20 wethers at 26s 9d, 24 do at 26s 6d, 16 do at 235; Mr Alex. Soott (Mosgiel), 26 wethers at 24s 9d, 14 do at 23s 3d. Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr Charles Thomson (Kelso), 60 wethers to 30s ; Mr J. Hartley (Pine Grove), pen wethers at 29e, pen wethers at 26s 6d; Mr D. Cameron. (Invercargill), 17 wethers at 31s 3d, 16 wethers at 25s 3d, 15 wethers at 235; a client. 30 wethers, 28s 3d, 32 wethers at 27s; 1 Mr W. Blackie (Mosgiel), 30 wethers at 24s 3d. Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold ; For Mr R. Potts (Crookston), 17 wethers at 32s 9d, 33 ewes at 295, 5 do at 26s yd; Mr James Fern (The Pines), 46 wethers at 24s 3d, 24 do at 235; Mr R. Mitchell (Portobello), 32 wethers and ewes to 235. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr A. S. Grey (Wendon), 1 pen ewes at 32s 6d, 20 ewes at 265, 25 wethers at 265; Mr James Brown (Glenham), 1 pen wethers at 255, 1 pen do at 24s 3d, 23 wethers at 23s 9d. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 424 and sold; For Mr Simon Wright (Balciutha), 42 wethers at 33s 3d, 44 wethers at 325, 44 wethers at 30e 6d, 38 wethers at 30s 3d ; Morsrs J. and C. Campbell (Allanton), 187 wethers at 30s to 275; Mr Andrew Stevenson (East Taieri), 39 wethers at 25s 9d to 23s 3d; Mr Alexander Scott (Silvcrstre-am, Mosgiel), 24 wethers at 24s 6d. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr W. Sutherland (Waitahuna Gul!y), 11 wethers at 32s 9d, 34 wethers at 30s 3d, 16 wethers at 275; Messrs George Nichol and Son (Tanrima, Allanton), 38 wethers at 27s 9d, 32 wethers at 275, 50 wethers at 25s 3d; Mr J. King (Eglin), 36 ewes at 235, 25 ewes at 21s. ——- The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Messrs R. and F. Wallis (Gore), 43 wethers at 29s 6d. 17 do at 27s : a e’ient, 27 wethers at 24s 3d, pen do at 22s 9d. Pigs.—There was a moderate yarding of 42 fat pigs and 19 stores. Baconers and porkers met a ready sale at prices equal to late rates. Store pigs were if anything rather weaker compared to last sale.- Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sola: For Mr Hutchings, pigs at £3 6s. —Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold; For Mr R. Brennan (North-East Valley), baconer at £3 13s; Mr D. Hughes (Rayensbourne), 2 porkers at £2 9s; Mr T. Williams (Broadacres), 3 porkers at £2 7s, 3 do at £2 4s; Mr A. Davey (Broadacres), 2 porkers at £2 3s 6d; Mr M. Geary (Poatiri). 2 store pigs at £1 19s; Mr T. Maxwell (Caversham), suckers to £1 3s 6d. Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Ltd.) sold: For Benevolent Institution (Caversham), 2 pigs at £3 11s 6d to £3 6s; other clients, pigs at £2 5s to £1 6s, Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr W. Harvey (Momona), 1 pig at £3 16s; Mr A. Broomfield (North-East Harbour), 5 pigs at £3 Is; Mr Denis O’Brien (Wingatui), 2 pigs at £3 4s; Mr Wm. Wright (Momona), 7 pigs at £1 ss.—-j Wright. Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Messrs Geo. Nichol and Son (Allanton), 3 pigs at £4; Mr J. Kingsley (Redfern). 2 pigs at £4, 2 do at £3 16s; Mr J. Maloney (Burkes). 2 pigs at £2 16g 6d; Mr R. Brown (North-East Valley), 2 pigs at £2 4« 6d ; Mr J. Thomson (Craiglea), 3 pigs at £2 2s; Mr T. Pry-de a Bav) 1 nig at £4 2s ; Mr J. Waldie (Kaikorai’), 1* pig at £1 19s 6d. — r The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mu D. Ford (Allanton), 2 pigs at £4, 2 do ajt £3 17s; Messrs Gibson Bros. (North Taieri), 1 pig at £2 6«; Mr J. Reeves (Signal Hill), Z pigs at £2 12s 6d; Mrs E. Gillcspip (Signal Hill), 1 pig at £2 13s; -Mr T, Richards (Onoho). 2 pigs at £3 5s 6d, 2 do at £3; Mr T. Hewitt (Allanton). 3 store! pigs at £1 15s; Mr P. Bayne (Clinton), 5 young pigs to 19s 6d.

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DUNEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Messrs A. Moritzaon and Co., auctkmeoia, stock, station, grain, produce, and commission agents, Dunedin, report (wholes® 1 i for the week as under. All quotation* are subject to market fluctuations. Farmers are asked, when sending samples, always Put a price on them, as buyers do not to® inclined to make offers: — . Barley.— Prime malting, 3s 6d to 3s »a. Cape barley, 3s 6d. , . Wheat.—Prime milling, 3s Hd to oj trucks, Dunedin; fowl wheat, 3s 5d ° 6d for best whole, ex store; medium a n shrivelled, 2s to 3s, ex store (sacks extra;, according to sample. Oats.—Milling, 2a 2d; good feed, 2s Id; medium and inferior lots. Is 9d to 2s, ex store. Maize (sacks extra). —Colonial, 4s 9d; imported, 4s 3d. . A , Prrssian Blue peas, from 10s cwt. i artridge‘peas. 3a 9d. Chaff.—Good bright and heavy, £4 7s 6d to £4 ,12s 6d; ffiedium, £3 to £3 10s per ton, sacks extra. Straw, 37s Gd. Hay, £3 10s. Swede turnips, 355, sacks in Ryegrass.—Farmers’ dressed, 2s to 2s Cd; machine dressed, 4s to 4s 6d. Cocksfoot.—From 3Jd to 4d, f .0.b.. Akaroa machined seed, 5Jd to 6d; local farmers seed, 3d to 3Jd. Linseed, 10s to 11s. Chewing's Fescue.—Farmers’ dressed, IJd to 2d; machine dressed, 4d to sd. Walnuts.—New season’s. 7Jd to Bd. Rabbitskins.—At the sale on Monday good catalogues were submitted to the usual attendance of buyers. Since our last report cable advice has been received from London that at the sale there on the 20th inst. prices had declined Id to 2d per lb all round, and in sympathy prices ruled lower on all skins in the local market. The following are the prices paid;—Super winter does, 36d to 39d; prime winter does, 32d to 34 Jd; first winter does, 26d to 28Jd; winter does, 22Ad to 24d; super winter bucks, 26d to 284 d; prime winter bucks, 21d to 25Jd; first winter bucks, 22d to 23Jd; second winter bucks, 18d to 19Jd; incomings, 18d to 19d; autumns, 16£d to 17Jd; early autumns, 14<1 to 15Jd; pnme racks, 12Jd to 13}d; light racks, lid to 12d; runners and suckers, 6Jd to 8d; best blacks and silver greys, 44d to 48Jd; good blacks and silver greys, 36d to 40d; incomings and second winter blacks and silver greys, 24d to 27d; autumn blacks and silver greys, 19d to 22d; fawns, 25d to 27d; outgoing winters, 16d to 18sd; springs, 13d to 14Jd • hareskins, 16d to 20d; catskins, 6d to Is each; cowhair, lOd to 12d; cow tips, Is 9d to la lid dozen. Opossums.—Best blacks, 7s to 11s each; best greys, 6s Gd to 7s Gd each; inferior and seconds. Is 6d to 5a 6d each. Sheepskins.--At the sale on Tuesday small catalogues were submitted to the usual attendance of buyers. Competition was keen, prices ruling firm at last sale rates. W e uote; —Best t alibreds, 8d to 6Jd; good halfbreds, 7jd to 7jjd; short and fallen, 6d to 7d; best crossbreds, 7Jd to 7jd; good crossbreds, 6Jd to 7d; short and fallen, 5Jd to 6Jd; best merino, 7d to 7Jd; good merino, 6d to 6£d; fallen, 4d to 7d, according to lengtK of wool; short, 4d to sd; best lambs, 7,Jd; fallen,, 6?,d to 7d; best pelts, 4Jd to 5Jd; good pelts, 3Jd to 4d; inferior, ’id to 2Jd. Hides. —The usual fortnightly sale of hides was held on the 28th and 29th inst., when smaller than usual were submitted.' There was a full attendance of buyers, and, owing to the small supply, prices advanced Jd to id per lb all round. We quote: —Picked stout ox, 9}d to 9Jd; stout ox, BJd to 9d; heavy weights, uot stout, 8d to B}d; medium weights, not stout, 8d to Bid; light weights, not stout, 7id to 7jd; floppy, 6Jd to 7d; stout cows, 8d to BJd; heavy cows, 7Jd to 7Jd; medium cows, 7Jd to 7jd; light cows. 7jd to 7|d; floppy, 6Jcl to 7d; best yearlings. 7Jd to 8d; cut and damaged, 5d to 6*d; boat calfskins, Kid to lOJd; good calfskins. 9d to 9id; cut, 6d to 8d; slippy, Id to sd. Wool.—Market firm at last quotations. Tallow.—Best rendered, in casks, 26s to 28s; good, rendered in casks. 23s to 255; inferior, 21s to 22s Gd; in tins, best mutton rendered, 23s to 24s 6d; medium. 21s to 22a 6d; rough fat 10s to 16s 6d: inferior, 17s to 20s; caul fat, 16s to 19s 6d. Potatoes, 50s to 60s. Onions. —Melbourne, 9s to 10s; Japanese, 10s 6d to 11s. 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 hdney. 7s dozen; bulk largo tins. 3Jd to 4d; Jib pats, 3a dozen; 11b pats, ss. Eggs lid; stamped, Is. Geeewax. Is 3d. Hams, 10Jd. Bacon. —Roll, 10?,d

Poultry for Ixical Consumption.—Han* 2a 5d to 3a 6d; cockerels, 3s Od to 4s 6d per pair | turkeys—hens, Sd to 7d; oocka, 8d to 9d; geeee, 6s to 7s; duck* (old). 3a to"4s per pair; ducklings, 5s 6d to 6s 6d. 400 gal iron tanks, 50s. Storing Grain —We are prepared to (tor* receive, deliver, and insure for three months free storage at 3d per sock. Farm Produce and Fruit. —W« receive si! kinds of consignments, and render account sales promptly. CENTRAL PRODUCE MART, LTD.

Reilly, Gill and Co., proprietors, report for week ending Friday, the 29th:—Good consignments of citrus fruits from Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Aitutaki have had the effect of lowering prices all round. Apples, Hobart and Canterburys arriv : ng in sufficient quantities to supply the demand, rhubarb taking the place of cooking apples to a great extent. Our special sale of fruit nnd forest trees, pot plants, etc., was well attended on Wednesday, and prices were very satisfactory. We offer a further consignment on Wednesday next. Rabbitskins, hides, and fat sold remarkably well. Table potatoes are in excess of requirements. •Eggs have a splendid demand, soiling at lid to Is per dozen. Rarotonga shipment of Island oranges reached us in bad condition, repacks realised 15s to 16s per case for choice quality; ex ships' side. 8s to 12s per case had to be. accepted to clear Flowers: Violets. Is, Is 6d, 2s per dozen bunches; polyanthus narcissus realised from 3d to 6d per dozen, aceordag to quality; trumpets realised from 5d to 9d per dozen. Lemons: Sydneys, 10s: Adelaides. 13s 6d. Apples: H charts. Stones, 8s to 9s; Sturmors, 10s 6d to 12s; scarlets. 13s 9d; French crabs, 9s 6d per case; local apples, desserts, choice. 3-Id, others. 2d. 21,d. 2£d; prime cooking. 2^d; email, to 2d per lb. Pears; Hobarte. 6e 6d per half e;ieo; rooking, 2id per case. Poorrnaji oranges. 9c; 6d. Mannar nes. 13> 6d to 15s per case for gins; flats. 9s. Passions, choice, 12s 6d. pines, 10s 6d to 12s 6d. Rhubarb,

3d to 3jd per lb. Honey; 61b t os, 2s; 561 b to 601 b tins, 3Jd to 4d per lb; stciions, prime, 6s 6d per dozen; pats, 3s per dozen. Beeswax, Is 4d. Cabbage, Is; la 6d, 2s 3d, 2s fed, 3s 6d per sack. 1 Mckling cabbage. 4s per sack. Cauliflowers, 2s, 2s 6d, 3s, and 4s per sack. Cnions: 10s per cwt for Mel bournes; Canterbury off sale, realising from 5s 6d to 6s 6d per cwt. Potatoes ; £2 10s to £3 per ton, ex truck. Small lines,: 3s 6d per cwt; seed potatoes, choice seed Early Puritans, os; British Queen, 7s per cwt; Up-to-Dates, 4s t<L Oat sheaf chaff: Prime oat sheaf chaff, £4 6s, £4 7s 6d; medium, £3 17s 6d, £4 ex truck’s side. Fowl wheat, 3s 2d, 3s 4d, 3s scl, 3s 6d, 3s 8d per bushel. Butter; Farmers’pats, Is per lb. Separator, Is Id per lb; bulk, Is per lb. Cheese: Factory, Eggs: Is for stamped; ca.se eggs, ,ld, Had per dozen. Bacon: Heavy, 9d, 9jjd; prime rolls, per lb. Tea: Finest Orange Pekoe tips, 51b and 101 b chests, Is 2d; 56;b chests, Is Id per lb. Nuts: Peanuts, per lb; walnuts, Akaroa, Bd per lb. Prunes, to 3£d per lb. Poultry: Hens, 2s 3d, 2s 4d, 2s sd, 2s 6d. 2s Bd. 2s 9d, 3s, 3s 2d; cockerels realised 2s 4d, 2s sd, 2s fed, 2s Bd. 2s 10d : 2s lid, 3s, 5s Id, and 3s 3d; old cock birds, Is 9d, Is lid, 2s, 2s 3d each; ducks realised 3s 2cl, 5s sd, 3s fed, 3s 9d, and 4s each; pullets realised 2s fed, 3s, 3s fed, 3s 9d, 3s lid, and 4s each; turkey gobblers, 9£d to IC^d; turkey hens, Vcl to per lb; jocks, 6Ad to 9Jd per lb. Cockleshell grits, 5s fed per cwt. Chocolates: The best English, 2d, 3d, 4d, fed, and 8d lines of nut-milks. Pigs; Baconcrs, per lb; porkers, fejd; heavy weights, 33d, 4d. 4jd, and 5d per lb. Rice meal, 7s fed per bag. Paper bags: Grocers’ Imperials and Saxons at 35a per cwt. Opossum skins, 6s fed, 6s Bd, 7s sd, and 8s 3a each. Rabbitskins, 14Jd, 15d, 17d, 17Jd, 18*d, 183 d, 19id, 19Ad, 20id, 213 d, 22id, 24d, 24|d. Hides. 7|d and Bd. Calfskins, Bd, BJd, 9id to 9*d. Fat, 22s fed. Horsehair realised IS-Jjd. 19Jd, 20d. REILLY, GILL AND CO., Auctioneers and Commission Agents, Moray place Dunedin. SOUTHLAND FARMERS’ CO-OPERA-

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INVERCARGILL, September 2. The annual report of the Southland Farmers’ Co-operative Association shows a loss for the year of £5396, manly due to the Gore floods. In order to place the affairs of the association on a satisfactory basis it is proposed to write off £B4l for depreciation and £2171 for bad debts, which,, owing ho the unfavourable season, have been exceptionally heavy, “ Accumulated losses” stand at £15,140, and the directors strongly recommend that steps be taken to wipe these off by writing down the paid-up ordinary capital, and so allow the association to make a fresh start. SHEEPSKIN SALES. The Dunedin Woolbrokers’ Association (Messrs Dalgcty and Co., A. Moritz&on and Co., National Mortgage and Agency Company, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Donald Reid.and Co., Stronach, Morris and Co., and Wright, Stephenson and Co.) reports as follows;—Owing to the monthly ' woo! sale there was a largo attendance of buyers at the sheepskin sales. Bidding was brisk, but prices showed a slightly easier tendency, especially for inferior quality skins. Quotations: Best halfbred. 8d to BJd; medium, 7d to 7|d; inferior, to 7d; best fine crossbred, ?ad to Bijd; best coarse crossbred, ?3d to 8d; medium to good, fejd to 7id; best dead halfbred, 6|d to 7Jd; best dead crossbred, fed to 6|d; pelts, 4£d to 53d; best merino, 7d to 7jjd; dead merino, fegd to ?id; best hoggets, 7d to 7Jd; medium to good, fed to 63d.

DOMINION RUBBER COMPANY. Latest advices from the Dominion Rubber Company’s Estate point to the wintering* of the trees being over, and the effects of the wet season being now apparent in the increased yield of latex. The return for April—the poorest month—was 21301 b. while July was expected to yield 46251 b dry rubber. Since the commencement of the present financial year the company has sold, in addition to the stock then on hand, 8969’.b of sheet rubber at prices ranging from 2s 7d to 4s Oid, anci 32551 b crepe rubber at from Is lOd to 3s Bd, while advices of the sale of over ll,0C0!b are still awaited. About two-thirds of the rainfall of Kelantan is experienced from June to December, so the yield of rubber should show a marked increase during the current halfyear. Of course, many of the tiers being still young contribute'little as yet to the total of each month’s output but the older trees are showing a satisfactory increase in their yield. Altogether some 25,418 trees of all ages are now under the knife. The la>d lots of rubber sold struck the lowest market since the company commenced operations, but the advance in London prices recently cabled will no doubt be partiypated in by some of the stock still on hand. HOTEL PROPERTY SALE. Messrs E. L. Macasscy and Co. report having sold, on behalf of Mr Jas. Hack, the lease, furniture, stock, and effects of the Railway Hotel, Doyleston (Canterbury) as a going concern, to Mr T. Toner, of South Dunedin.

CUSTOMS RETURNS. The following is a comparative statement of the :oca! Customs returns for August, 1912 and 1913. vast year's figures being shown in brackets:—Net Customs. £39,788 19a (£57.673 9s sd); beer duty. £2804 3s 5d (£2761 2» Id); gold, 51430 z., valued at £20,167, as against 10,5450 z., vadued at £41,130 FORTNIGHTLY LABOUR REPORT. The Central Labour Exchange, Arcade, Dunedin, reports that during the last fortnight the labour market has been fairly brisk, there being a good demand for all kinds of farm and station labourers. There are still a number of -idle men in town looking for suitable situations Its the country. The ruling wages are; Ploughmen, 27s 6d to 50s; rouseaboute, 22s 6d to. 255; fencers. 27s 6d; couples. £100; generals, 20s; youths. 15c, to 20c,: labourers, Ss 6d to 9s 6u; milkers, 255; housekeepers. 2Cs. INVKSTMKNT STOCKS September 1 National Bank —Buyers £5 6s 6d. Bank of New Zetland —Sellers £lO 15s. National Insurance —Buvera £2 7s 3d, sellers £2 8s 9d. U. 5.5. Co. —Buyers £2 4s, sellerr, £2 4s 3d.

Westport Coal Co. —Buyers £1 Bs, sellers £1 8s 9d. National Mortgage Co. —Buyers £3 19s 6d. Dominion Rubber —Buyers 19s, sellers £1 Is. Milburn Lime and Cement —Buyers £1 11s 6d. Mosgiel Woollen Factory—Sellers £3 12s 6d. New Zeala.nd Paper Mills —Buyers 16s 6d. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. —Buyers £6