THE BREADSIUFFS AD PRODUCE MARKETS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3111, 29 October 1913, Page 21

THE BREADSIUFFS AD PRODUCE MARKETS.

Friday evening.

The Home wheat market continues quiet, with plenty of cargoes offering. The total quantity 01 wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 4,185,000 quarters, as against 4,180,000 quarters on October 12. Heavy shipments are still being made across the Atlantic.

Old wiieat ;s quoted in Sydney at.3s 5d to 3s fid (last week 5s fid to 5s td); Adelaide, 3s fid (3s 7d to 3s 7id). The local wheat market is a little quieter, but offerings are still very light. In view of the advent of the Australasian season, millers here, are buying very cautiously. What samples have been offered during the week have been from sidings in South Canterbury. The price asked this week, in the vicinity of \Vaimate, for velvet, is 4s Id; Tuscan or Marshall’s white, 3s 8d; red chaff, 3s 9d; good whole fowl wheat, which is in keen demand, is quoted at 3s fid to 3s 7d per bushel, sacks extra. An Auckland broker reports as follows, under date October 20: —“There is a strong demand for fowl wheat, and 3s 9£d f.0.b., s.i. is now the lowest quotation available Even at this price buyers cannot secure their requirements as at this money orders have been turned down. It looks as if they must pay 3s lOd, or even ad more. Stocks hero are very small, but the Wanaka has just arrived with further supplies.” The tariff of the Flourmillors’ Association for flour and other linos is as follows: Flour : Backs, £9 5s per ton; 1001 b bags, £9 15s; 501 b bags, £10; 251 b bags, £lO ss. Bran, £4 5« per ton. Pollard, £6. Oatmeal, £l2 10a. Pearl barley, £l6 10s. The local whoat market is, if anything, slightly easier this week, and there are practically no orders coming in. According to advice from Australia there is little prospect of an inquiry from this quarter, as rains there have pretty well assured a good ■crop. North Island merchants are still only buying for immediate requirements, and

most of what business is passing is going to Canterbury. Local merchants are quoting about 2s Sjd to 2s 4d for A Cartons, and 2s 3d to 2a Sjd for B’s. An Auckland broker, writing under date October 20, says:—“ There is a marked weakness in this market, due to increased offerings at lower money. A Cartons have been sold at 2s 3£d, f.0.b., s.i, while B sparrows can be secured at 2s 2d, f.0.b., s.i. Merchants hero show no interest in the market, and even at the reduced quotations it is very difficult to find buyers. Stocks appear sufficient for requirements, regular shipments having come forward from Lyttelton. During the week 7865 sacks have arrived, making a total of 18,506 sacks for the month to date.” PRODUCE REPORT. All prime samples of chaff are meeting with a fair demand. Consignments, however, are being freely supplied from Canterbury, and this is having a tendency to keep the market quiet. Inferior continues to b© in poor demand. The market is being glutted with potatoes, heavy consignments coming forward during the week. Agents are having a difficulty in placing all the lots arriving. An Auckland broker reports as follows, under date October 20: —“ Owing to the heavy arrivals of new potatoes the market for old southern tubers has collapsed, and it is amost impossible to find buyers at any price. Consignments per Wanaka are now being offered as low as 60s, c.i.f., s.i., but buyers have sufficient arriving to meet the decreased demand. Buyers will not' consider any f o.b. quotations, as by the time the shipments come to hand the arrival of new potatoes will be sufficient to fill the bulk of requirements. However, we shall still want a few old potatoes for country orders for at least another mbnth, but stocks on hand and to arrive will cover the demand.” Eggs are in plentiful supply, but are moving off freely at late rates. The demand for pigs continues unsatisfied. Onions are still slow of sale Dairy butter has suffered a further drop in price under the influence of increasing supplies. Current wholesale prices are as follow : Chaff. —Prime heavy oaten sheaf, £4 to £4 sa; medium to good, £3 ICs to £3 15s: inferior, £2 5s and upwards (sacks extra). Straw. —Oaten, to £2 ss; wheaten, £2. Potatoes. —Prime table sorts, £2 15s; medium to good, £2 to £2 sa; inferior, £1 10s per ton (bags in). Hay, £3; inferior, £2 and upwards. Onions. —Victorians, £8 10s; Japanese, in cases, 12s per case. , Eggs.—Fresh, Had; stamped. Is. Butter.—Dairy, 8d per lb; milled, 9d per lb; separator, in 11b pate, 9^d. Pigs.—Baeonors, 6d per lb; porkers, fid. Bacon. —Rolls (in quantities), lOd; sides, 9jld; hams (under 201 b), Is per ib. FRUIT REPORT. The fruit market has been rather barely supplied during the week with apples, pears, and oranges. The shipment of Sydney mandarins and oranges sold last Monday was in indifferent condition, the mandarins being very small and dry, while the oranges were in poor ordgr. Notwithstanding the quality a keen demand was experienced for tne fruit. A nice shipment of oranges, grown in the Friendly Islands, was landed this week. There wore all told about 300 cases. The oranges landed in good order and realised top prices—from 14s to 17s 6d per case. Some 300 cases of bananas also came to hand, prices ranging from 13s fid to 14s fid. A shipment of Suva fruit —some 1500 cases —will bo landed on Monday, but owing to the holiday will not bo auctioned till next day. The fruit is expected to meet a ready sale. Only a small parcel of Sydney citrus fruit is due to arrive to-morrow. Should the steamer get up to Dunedin in time the fruit will be auctioned immediately after arrival. A small line of gooseberries—the first of the season—was sold to-day, and brought 7d per lb. A further small lot of Peninsula grown potatoes were sold to-day, and realised 5d per lb. Aucklands, first quality, brought IJd to 2d per Ib, and seconds 2s to 3s jjer bag. The seconds were very small. Practically no American apples are now left in the hands of wholesale agents. The next shipment is due to arrive here on Thursday. It will comprise about 1200 cases. Asparagus is still coming forward freely. Prices range from 4s to 6s 3d per dozen bunches. The following are the current wholes do prices:— Oranges.—Sydney, 8s fid to 12a fid for poor conditioned; good, to 16s fid; Navels, 20s. Bananas. —Rarotongan, 13s to 14s. Some to land Monday. Apples.—Canterbury cookers, 10s fid to 11s fid; medium, 9s; Sturmors. 10s to 12s fid; Tasmanian, 10s 9d to 15s; American, 13s to 13s fid. Pears.—Christchurch Winter Nelis, from cool store, 8s to 9s per box. Lemons.—Market bare. Mandarins. —Small, 3s to ss; choice, 10s to 15s fid. Cucumbers. —Auckland hothouse, 9s to 12s per dozen; wanted. Passion Fruit. —Scarce, 10s 3d. Pineapples. —Choice, 10s fid to 12s; medium, 5s to 8s fid. Honcv. —Now season’s, in 101 b tins, 4s per tin; bulk, 3£d to 4d; ilb packets, 3s to 3s 3d per dozen; bottles, 8s per dozen. Cut flowers realise payable rrices. Vegetables.—Cabbage, Is to 3s per dozen; sacks, fid to 4s. Lettuce, Is to 2s ( per case; choice, to Is 9d nor dozen. Cauliflowers, fid to Is fid per dozen for small; cood to medium. 2s fid to 4s fid; extra large, 5 to fi.s 9d; sacks, 2s to 7a. Table carrots, i | to Is 2d per dozen bunches. Turnips. 3d to fid per dozen bunches; swedes, 2s fid per sack. Celery, scarce, 4d to fcd per bundle. Artichokes, Is lOd to 3s per box. Radishes, fid to lOd per dozen. Rhubarb, 9s 4d to 12s per cwt; supply short of demand. IMPORT MARKET. Daily Times Office. Saturday morning. A small parcel of new season’s salmon is on board the Marania, and will arrive on the local market next week. A line of No. 2 Liverpool salt is due to arrive shortly. A supply of Brown and Poison’s semolina is on board the Morayshire. Pumiccne sand soap shows a further advance in price. A small lot of Brazil nulls was landed this vreek. They ere being quoted at 9d per lb. / Prunes «re now unobtainable. Hie new - - -V >;• ■ •. /v

season’s are duo to arrive about the middle of next month. The Melbourne Argus reports that the Muttra loft Basra with dates on the 2nd inst., her cargo comprising 160 tone for v Fremantle, 270 tons for Adelaide, 1050 tone ' for Melbourne, and 1400 tons for Sydney, total 2880 tons. She cornea via Colombo* , where she -was due about the 12th inst. A quantity of these dates will no doubt Ul available for the local markef. The following is a comparison of the -latest London quotations (t.o.b Continent) for beet sugar with those at corresponding dates a year and two years ago:—

In their circular dated Hankow, August 1, Westphal, King, and Ramsay (Ltd.) state that the season now drawing to an early close, may be considered remarkable for the fact that the tea crop will probablv show a shortage of nearly 14,000,0001 b, end thus be the smallest output recorded for .'Hankow. Purchases for Russia are estimated at 27 millions, which, ( with the. exception of last year, is the largest for recent year*. Business for Groat Britain, United &tate*L and Near Continent has been on a most restricted scale, and exports to date are exceedingly small. The total crop will be under 42 millions (against 55 millions last year), of which 34 millions has already passed Customs and two millions await shipment to Russia. The third crop is very small, and, as the price of dust is higher than for leaf tea, it naturally pays producers to mill the tea, expenses being much less for packing and Hkid, etc.

COM MEJU’HI, CAin/kORAMS. r LONDON, October 21. The wheat market is quiet. New crop Australian, January-February shipment, :■ held for 35s Currants: Amalias, 26s to 28s; Patras, 28b 6d to 325; Vostizza, 33s 6d to 40s 6d. Figs, 40s to 60s. Sultanas, 27s to 355. Dates: New Haliowie, 18s 6d to 19s 6d. Wheat: 'J ho -market is quiet. New crop Australian, January-February shipment, ts hold for 355. Currants: Amalias, 26s to 28s; Patras*, 28s 6d to 325; Yostizza, 35s 6d to 40s 6d. Figs, 40s to 60s. Sultanas, 27s to 355. Dates: New Haliowie, 18s 6d to 19s 6d. Silver, 281 d per oz t • Jute; Flat; October shipments, £55 2b 6d. October 22. Wheat cargoes are active, but prices ar# steady. Copper: Spot, £75 2s 6d; three months, £74 12s 6d; electrolytic, £7B. Tin: Spot, £184; three months, £lB4 !0* Lead, £2O 10s. . October 23. At the tallow sales 1338 casks were offered, and 334 were sold. are unchanged. The American visible wheat supply it 97,728,000 bushels. The stock of gold coin and bullion is £35,136,000, the reserve £26,601,000; ths proportion of reserve to liabilities, 56.25. The notes in circulation total £28,675,000, public deposits £5,951,000, other deposits £41,332,000. Government securities £13,488,000, other securities £24,929,000. October 24. The bank rate of discount is 5 per cent. Short loans are discounted at 3J per cent., and three months’ bills as follows t London, 4 I per cent.; Paris, 3$ per cent.; Berlin, 4| per cent. Consols are quoted at £75 12s 6d. The following are the quotations for colonial Government stocks compared with those ruling a week previously:

* Unpayable 1930-1930. t Hppaj'able 1929-194 D. Wheat : Cargoes are neglected, and » weakness is developing owing to heavy world’s shipments, and the continued pleasure to sell Canadian grain, which is obtainable in any position, even far ahead, at prices precluding competition. Australian spot, which is practically exhausted, is quoted nominally at 38s to 38e 6d. Ne\r Zealand is unobtainable either on spot or on passage. Flour : A small business. Spot price* are unchanged. Australian patent* on pasage are freely offered at 25s 6'J c.i.f. There are a few buyers at 255. Oats are dull, and prices are unchanged. Beans are quiet. F.a.q. New Zealand, ex-store, 354 6d to 365. Peas are firm, but the market is inactive. Butter is firm, but all quotations are unchanged. A few lots of new Australian were readily cleared. There is a little inquiry for store butter. The arrivals af« small. Choicest Argentine 116 sto 1225. The Bradford wool market is stagnant. Prices are unchanged. October 25. The rabbit market is unchanged, but tb* cooler weather has slightly improved the trade. There are complaint** regarding the quality of New South Wales rabbits, and the underwriters have allowed on some 3* to 4« per crate. Jute. —October shipment, £35. October 26. The copra market is dull. South Sea if neglected. October shipment, £3O 10s. Fencing wire, £l4 6» 6d. Wire netting, per cent, and 2i and 5 per cent off the lust. The hemp market is quiet. OctoberDeccmber shipment, £29 10s. Rubber.—Para, 3s l»d ; plantation, 2* id; ■mokod. 2s 5d ......

Aluminium, 81s to 85s. Cotton.. October-Novcmbcr shipment, 7.37 id. Tne quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,975,000 quarters, for Iho Continent 2,040,000 quarters, Atlantic ihipments 655,000 quarters, Pacific 50,000 quarters; total for Europe, 1.600,000 quarters; Australia 25,000 quarters. THE FROZEN MEAT MARKET. LONDON, October 25. The following are the latest quotations for all classes of meat. In the case of those not quoted the price is unchanged;—

OAMARU MARKETS. (From Qua Own Couiiespondent.) OAMAKU, October 25. There is not much to report in connection with the local market. The offerings of wheat from the country arc still few and generally of small compass. The most important transaction reported is the . sale of a lino of 650 sacks of velvet, for which 4s Id net was given on delivery at a country mill from a carting distance. Another small lot was taken at the same money. Sales of velvet have boon made at country stations at from 4s to 4s 2d not, the top figure having been given lor a prime sample. Red chaff has been sold at ! 3s 9d net at country stations, and 3s ' less commission, ex' store. For Tuscan 3s 3d net delivered at a country mill, and 3s 7d net at country stations have been ! the prices paid. Some seconds velvet has | boon sold at country stations at 3s 4d net • and less commission.

The oat market is weaker. Several lines of A grade Gallons, including one of 400 sacks, were sold at country stations at 2s not, and in one instance 2s o£d was given, but other business was done at country stations at Is lid not and 2s, less commission. The potato market is in a lifeless state. During the week sales were effected at 37s 6d and 40s net on trucks, but those prices cannot now be obtained. A large quantity was on offer today, but' there were no buyers m the face of the Auckland market being fully supplied and the Wellington market blocked by the strike of waterside workers. SOUTHLAND MARKETS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) INVERCARGILL, October 25. The cats market is quiet and there is very little doing. In consequence, merchants have dropped their rates to farmers, and the highest price offering to-day is Is 9d on trucks (sacks extra) for A grade Cartons. Very few sales are passing, and merchants arc able to make very few purchases from fanners, and stagnation characterises the present estate of the market. There is a fair demand for chaff of good quality, and prices to farmers remain the same as last week—-namely, £4 5s on trucks at country stations, merchants supplying sacks.

Th© potato market ie slightly firmer, but prices arc still very low. From 30s to 35s on trucks at country sidings is obtainable for prime table sorts. The demand for seed ■potatoes is now pretty well over, and there is practically nothing doing in them. There is a fair demand for machine-dressed ryegrass for sowing, but very I ttle wholesale business is doing. Prices to farmers for machine-dressed seed range from 5s 6d to 5s per bushel. The hemp market is slightly firmer, and low fair is to-day worth £2O on trucks, highpoint fair £2l, and good fair £23, net to millers. As, however, there is ; ractically no miller in Southland who can produce hemp at a profit to himself at these prices, millers are only selling from hand to mouth in the hope that the market may improve. There is a fair demand for fowl wheat, which is worth from 2s 9d to 3s, according to quality. DUNEDIN MARKETS. MV JITD DAISY PBODtTCTI. Messrs MTlroy Bros, and Ogilvie (successors to Irvins and Stevenson), George street, report paying for produce during the week ending the 28th inst., as follows: r l [i -gijnr. is .iz I .ispzt.i <ji cutter, 10Jd iSali »>U’ler. not nuyiog | per lb Fresh butter, good ordinary (in lib and jib prints), Od to lOd per lb. Pigs, 1301 bto r 601 b, sicL Honey, 4cL Fowls, 3a to 3s 6d (boiling). WBOLISALK riOOUCI KSPOBTS Lindsav and Co. Princes street south, report under date the 28th inst.;

Wheat pei b ijest milling 4,0 —4/0 Medium do 3/S 3/i0 Fowls’ ... 3/o—3/8 Mfiling oats 2/4—l/0 reed oats ... 2/0 — 2/2 Malt barley ... 4/0 Feed barley £/0 —3/1* (Jape barley ... 2 /(• Maize ... ... 4/u per ton. i lour, in 200’s ... 185/0 Flour, iuoO’s ... 105/0 Fallard llu/ * ■ran 85/ Oatmeal, in 2os 200/0 I’earl barley ... £BO/u fresh ... 1/0

Oaten cuaff I’rime 82/o—9o/0 tiood 80/u Medium 55/U —60/0 Inferior 30/0—45/0 Ryegrass and clover hay 05/0 —70/0 Straw; Wheaten ... 35/0 Oaten 45/0 Rolled oacou • ... 10id Side bacon ... lid Smoked uams ... 1-d Cheese ... ...t<l-7d S.ut butler 9d—tOld (according to quality/

Potatoes. —Better inquiry, although shippers are not operating. Prime lots, £3; medium and inferior neglected, £2 5s to £2 10s. Chaff.—Prime bright lota meet with ready sales, but medium, and inferior are neglecteo Prime, £4 to £4 10s; medium to good, £3 5s to £3 15s; nght ana discoloured. oUe. Onions. —Canterbury, 7s 6d; Melbourne, £9; Japanese, extra prime, £lO to £ll. HIDE SALES. MELBOURNE, October 23. At the hide sales to-day there wore average supplies. Competition was good and prices were steady.. The Dunedin Woolbrokcrs’ Association (Messrs Dalgcty and Co., A. Moritzson and Co., National Mortgage and Agency Company, Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Otago Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association, Donald Reid and Co., Stronach, Morris and Co., and Wright, Stephenson and Co.), reports as follows: The usua‘l fortnightly hide sales wore hold on Thursday, when moderate catalogues were offered to the usual number of buyers. The prices realise:] wore in some cases quite on a par with late rates, but ox hides wore easier, at from to |d per lb. Cow hides, on the other hand, showed an advance at from gd to id per lb, and calfskins sold at last week’s quotations. Prime heavy ox hides, lOd to 103 d, stout heavy do. 9id to 9Jd; heavy, BJd to 9£d ; medium, B£d to 9|d; light weight, 7£d to B|d. Prime stout heavy cow hides, to B|d; heavy do, 7|d to Sid; medium and light weight, ?|d to 8d; damaged and inferior ox and cow hides, 6£d to 7id : brill and stag hides, 53d to 6icl; best yearlings, 7jd to B*d ; best calfskins, lOd to lOgd; good, B|d to 9|tU. medium and inferior, to 7d per lb. Messrs Waters. Ritchie and Co. report as follows;—Wo held our fortnightly sale of hides at our stores, Crawford street, yesterday morning. There was a good attendance of buyers, and competition was again keen for all lines of good conditioned hides. Prices, as compared with the previous sale were easier to the extent of per lb for ox. while cows advanced from id to ad. Calfskins, though in good demand, receded from id to gd per lb. Our top price for ox was lOgd, and cows BJUI. In money value the former brought up to £3 7s sd, and the latter to £2 10s 5d each. Our catalogue consisted of 559 hides and 662 yearlings and calfskins—a total of 1221. The following were some of our best prices:—Ox: one 641 b, 10|d ; on 711 b, lOid; one 821 b, 10gd ; five 621 b, lOid; one 771 b. lOd; six 691 b, 9|d; two 731 b, 9Jd; two 63!b, 93d; one 571 b, 93d; seven 631 b, 9|d: nine 571 b, 93d; one 761 b, 9|d; throe 741 b, 9gd; 10 641 b, 93d; c.no 621 b, 93d; 13 681 b. 9^d; seven 571 b, 9id; 25 551 b. 9gd; 33 .641 b. 9gd; 16 641 b, 9«d; four 521 b. 9gd; two 711 b. 9Jd; three 581 b, 9i<l; one 78'b. 9id; 10 731 b. 9id; six 621 b, 9id; two 60!b. 9d; 11 47!b, 9d; six 621 b, 9d; five 71 !b, 9<l; 22 551 b. 9d ; 11 551 b, BJd ; 23 541 b, 83d; six 621 b. 83d: four 461 b, 83d. Cows: one 551 b, Bid; 16 521 b. 3gd; 38 481 b. Bid; 11 391 b. BJd; two 651 b. BJd; two 631 b. Bid: 15 491 b. Bid; 19 471 b, Bid; throe 641 b, Sid; 29 501 b. 8i<l: .four 421 b. Bid; three 511 b, Bid; three 461 b, 8d ; 12 521 b, 8<1; seven 481 b, 8d; and one 361 b, Bd. We quote: Ox—Extra stout heavy, lOd to lOid; stout heavy, 9>d to 93d; heavy, Bid to 9d; medium, 83d to 9id; light, Bid to 9d. Cow—Extra stout, Bgd to Bgd; stout heavy, 8d to Bid; heavy and medium. 7jd to Sol; light, 7id to 3d. Damaged and bad-conditioned ox and row, from Sjd to 7d; bull and stag, 53d to 6id. Calfskins. lOi-d to 10|d for best; medium, ]od to lOgd; damaged and inferior, 3?d to 9cl per lb. CLEARING SALE. Messrs Dalgety and Co. report having held a clearing sale on behalf cf Mr John Gordon, Warepa, on Thursday. There was a very largo attendance of buyers present from the Taieri and Tapanui, as veil as a large number of others interested from the surrounding districts. Competition was exceptionally keen, and a most successful sale was the resu't. The stock showed the result of careful breeding, and was offered in the pink of condition, while the implements and other sundries were all in first class order. The following are some of the prices realised: —7s four-tooth ewes, with 100 per cent, of lambs brought 17s 4d (all counted) ; 65 ditto ewes, with 60 lambs, brought 16s 6d (all counted); 160 full-mouthed ewes with lambs at foot brought 13s lOd; the rams

brought from l£g to 2gs. The horses, which were a useful lot, showing good breeding and quality, brought the following prices: One five-year-old grey gelding £49, one three-year-old gelding £4O, one three-year-old filly £4O 10s, one three-ycar-okl filly £2B, one five-year-old mare -in foal £3B, aged mares £2B, £23s lOd and £22; 1 filly, foaled by Wintersleugh Hero, £l6; five-year-old harness horse, by General Pet, realised £3l. The cattle sold as follows: Dairy cows, from £5 15s to £10; three-year-old steers. £8 ss; yearlings and two-ycar-old heifers, £3 10s to £6 7s 6d; calves, £2 6s. The following are some of the prices realised for the implements: Sower £2l 10s, mower £ls, ridger £25, roller £lO, drill £lB. drays £lB and £lB 10s, binder £2O, gig £2l 10s; whilst a large number of sundries brought full,market value. OTAGO FARMERS’ HORSE BAZAAR. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) reports: —Wo held our usual weekly horse sale in our bazaar on Saturday, when we offered to a full attendance of farmers, town carriers, contractors, etc., an entry of 35 horses of all classes. Consignments were forward from the Maniototo, Catlins River, Milburn, and the Otago Peninsula districts. Bidding for all classes of young draught mares and geldings was keen, and practically the whole of the entry changed hands under the hammer at prices satisfactory to both the buyer and the vendor. There is still a demand for useful young draughts suitable for farm work. We quote:—Good young draught mares, at from £3B to £45; extra good Clydesdale marcs, suitable for stud purposes, £45 to 80gs; superior young draught geldings, fit for shaft and lorry work, £3B to £4B; extra, to £55; ordinary draught mares and geldings, at from £2B to £3B; aged draughts, at from £lO to £2O; good strong upstanding vanners, at from £26 to £33; heavy springcarters, at from £2O to £27 10s; ordinary spring-cartons, at from £ls to £2O; upstanding buggy mares and geldings, from £l6 to £25; hackneys and cob ponies, from £8 to £ls.

Got. 12, Oct. 11, Oct. 9. 1911. 1912. 1913. Raw, 88deg ... 17/8 9/9 9/5 Granulated ... 21/ 11/10 12/ k

New South Wales 4’s ... Oct. 17. 99 Oct. 24. 100 New South Wales Hi's 97 97 New South Wales •89 •89 New South Wales 3’s ... 81 81 Victorian 4'a 100 100 Victorian Si's 88 88 Victorian 3j’s t95 to* Victorian 3'i 77 77 Queensland 4’s 100 100 Queensland Si’s Queensland 3’s 93 9.1 78 78 South Australian Si’s ... 89 89 South Australian S’* ... 73 71 New Zealand 4’g 98 98 New Zealand Si's 90 90 New Zealand 3’s 77 78 Tasmanian 3J’s 89 89 Tasmanian 3’a 81 81 West Australian Si’s ... 88 83 West Australian 3's 79 79

SSjL. Oct. 19. Oct. 25. Canterbury mutton, light .. — — Canterbury mutton, medium .. — — Canterbury mutton, heavy -• — — Southland mutton .. — 4 5-16 K.I, mutton, best brands, 56-C4!b .. 4* — N.I. mutton, ordinary, ?8-C41b 4 5-16 — N.Z. ewes .. — — Australian mutton,light .. 3 13-16 — Australian mutton, heavy .. — Australian ewes ... . ■ .. n 3 11-16 Hirer Plate mutton, light, 40-551b .. — — Hirer Piute mutton, heavy, 5G-721b 45 — Hirer Plate ewes .. — — Canterbury lamb, light .. — 6^ Canterbury Iamb, medium ... . .. 5 9-16 — Canterbury lamb, heavy .. 51 — Korth Island lamb, selected .. — H Korth Island lamb, ordinary ... . . 5 3-16 5 1-1G Southland lamb, selected .. — — Southland lamb, ordinary .. 5£ — Australian lamb, best brands .. — — Australian lamb, lair quality •• —

Australian Iamb, inferior Oct. 19. Oct. 25. Hirer Plate lamb, first quality ... — — Hirer Plate lamb, second quality ... — — New Zealand beef, fores . - - :! i New Zealand beef, hinds ... - H Australian beef, fores ... - 3H Australian beef, binds ... — 4* Hirer Plate beef, chilled fores ... ... 33 3 5-16 Hirer Plate t>eef, chilled binds ... 52 5 5-ia Hirer Plate beef, frozen fores ... 33 - Hirer Plate beef, frozen hinds ... 4-i -