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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. MELBOURNE, May 28. Wheat: Nominal, 8s Igd. Flour, £l7. Oats: Nominal, 5s Igd. Maize, 5s s£cl. Bran, £lO ss. Pollard, £ll 15s. Potatoes, £5 to £5 10s. Onions, £6 10s to £6 15s.

SYDNEY, May 27. Oats.—Tasmanians, 5s sd; New Zealand A Cartons, 5s 5d to 5s 6d. Barley.—Capo feeding, 5s 9d; English, 6s, Maize, 5s 7d to 5s 9d. Potatoes. —Tasmanians, £6 10s to £8; New Zealand Up-to-Dates, £7 10s. Onions. —Victorian, £8; New Zealand Globes, £5 to £5 10s. Cheese, 91d to lOd. Bacon, 83d to 9d ADELAIDE, May 27. Wheat, 3s 4d to 8s sd. Flour, £l7 15s. Bran. 2s 2kl. Pollard, 2s 6d. Oats, 5s 9cl. OAMARU STOCK MARKET. (Feom Oue Own Correspondent.) OAMARU, May 29. The stock market is practically dead. This week’s sale was one of the smallest on record, and outside of the facts that fat steers brought £lO and dairy cows up to £ll 15s there is nothing worthy of mention. Business in stock has dropped to such an extent that no sale will be hold next week. There are sellers of sheep, but no buyers, and business by private treaty may bo summed up as a few fat wethers at up to 21s fid, and a small lot of store lambs at 12s fid. SOUTHLAND STOCK MARKET. (From Oue Own Correspondent.) INVERCARGILL, May 29. The amount of business in stock during the ■week has been very limited; in fact, one of the quietest weeks we have had for many months past has been recorded. The demand for store stock, both sheep and cattle, has practically gone off, although the holders of store sheep arc not going very largely on the market to sell. .Our turnip crops do not appear as if they arc going to turn out well, and graziers, expecting this, have been holding off from filling their requirements and taking more than they thought they could carry, while one or two who have a bit of feed are keeping it with the intention of buying a little later in the your. There is a fair demand for big bullocks, and it is confidently expected that prices for fat cattle will rule fairly high as soon as the works are able to take stuff. There arc not many good lines in Southland, but if prices rule high it is wonderful what.it vvill bring down. A fair inquiry is expected in six or eight weeks time for decent hoggets for shearing. Prices (which arc practically the same as lastweek’s report) may be quoted:—Fat cattle: Ox beef, 38s to 395; heifer beef. 35s to 36=; cow beef, 33s to 345. Fat sheep: Prime butchers’ wethers, 23s to 25s ; medium, 20s to 21s fid; prime owes, 21s fid to 22s fid; medium, unfinished, 18s to 19s. Store cattle: Three-year-old bullocks, £8 10s to £10; two-and-a-half-year-old, £fi 10s to £6 15s; two-year-old. £4 15s to £5; 18-months, £3 5s to £3 15s; yearlings, £2 10s to £2 15s. Store sheep: Two-tooth ewes, 19s to 20s; fourtooth ewes, 22s to 255; six-tooth, 21s fid to 22s fid; eight-tooth, 18s to 19s; tussock owes, 16s to 16s fid ; mixod-soxed lambs, 13s fid to 14s fid; ewe lambs, 13s to 14s; wether lambs, 12s to 12s fid; two-tooth wethers, 18s to 19s; four and six-tootlp. 19s to 20s.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, May 20. At Addington to-day there wore smaller entries of fat stock than last week, especially of fat sheep and fat lambs. There was a fair attendance. Fat cattle, except prime heavy steers, were easier. There was an improvement in fat lambs and fat sheep, and there was a fair demand for store sheep, of which there was a better class offering.

Store Sheep.—Good ewe lambs, 9s 9cl to 10s; good lambs, 8s 2d to 9s 9d; medium lambs, 5s 6d to 7s 7d ; cull lambs, 2s Id to 5s 6d; good two-tooth wethers, 12s 6d to 14s 3d; medium two-tooth wethers, 11s lid to 12s 3d; forward four and six-tooth wethers, 15s lid to 18s 3d; good four and six-tooth wethers, 13s 4d to 14s 3d; aged forward owes, 10s; cull ewes, 4s to 5s 2d; two-tooth owes, 12s.

Fat Lambs.—Prime lambs, 16s to 20s lOd; others, 10s 6d to 15s 6d.

Fat Sheep.—Prime wethers, 20s to 24s 4d ; others, 15s 5d to 19s 6d; merino wethers, 12s 6d to 15s; extra prime ewes, to 25s 6d; prime ewes, 16s 6d to 20s; medium ewes, 13s 6d to 16s; inferior ewes, 10s to 13s. Fat Cattle.—Extra, up to £2O 15s; prime steers, £7 15s to £10; heifers. £5 5s to £lO 17s 6d; cows, £4 7s 6d to £lO. Beef prices were: 23a to 37s 6d per lOfflb; extra prime to 40s per 1001 b. Store Cattle. —A small yarding of store cattle met with a dull sale; 15 to 18 months sorts made £2 17s 6d, and dry cows £2 5s to £2 12s fid; dairy cows, £3 10s to £lO.

Pigs.—Choppers, £2 to £5 10s; heavy baconers, £3 2s 6d to £3 12s; light baconers, £2 10s to £2 17s 6d—equal to sgd to s|d per lb; large porkers, 35s to £2; light porkers, 28s to 32TS— equal to sid to s|d per lb; small stores, 12s to 18s 7d; very small woaners, 3s 3d; good woaners, up to Bs.

LIVE STOCK MARKET. Burnside, Wednesday, May 26

Fat Cattle. —168 penned. The yarding consisted chiefly of good quality bullocks and heifers. Competition was keen, and prices showed an advance of about 15s on last week's rates. Quotations; —Best bullocks, £l4 to £ls 10s; extra, to £18; medium, £l2 to £l3; others, £8 10s to £10; best cowe and heifers, to £l2; medium, £8 to £9; others, £6 to £7. Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded, and sold: Mr O- Petrie (Berwick), 2 bullocks at £l7 17s 6d; Mr \V. Kirkland (Elm Grove), 2 heifers at £lO 10s; Mr G. M‘Leod (Moihona), 1 bullock at £l7, 1 do at £l6 12s 6d, 2 do at £l3 ss, 2 do at £l2 10s; Mrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks at £l2 7s 6d; Mr W. J. Charters (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks at £l4, 3 do at £l4, 2 do at £l2 7s 6d. —-Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) yarded, and sold: For Mr Falconer, 2 bullocks at £ls 15s ; 2 do at £l3 2s 6d, 1 do at £l3 7s 6d, 2 do at £l3; Mr A. J. Ings (Tomahawk), J heifer at £7 10s; Mr Geo. Harvey (Omakau), 1 bullock at £l4 12s 6d, 1 do at £l2 10s, 6 do at £l2 ss; Mr Wm. Lindsay, sen. (Riverside, Outram), 1 cow at £lO 12s 6d, 1 do at £8 15s; Mr Wm. Lindsay, jun. (Allanton), 2 heifers at £7 15s; a Taicri client, 1 bullock at £lO 15s, 1 heifer at £7. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Ltd.) yarded 26, and sold; For Mr Theo. Russell (Oamaru), 1 extra prime bullock at £l9, 1 pen bullocks at £l2 15s, 1 pen heifers at £l2 2s 6d, 2 pen steers and heifers at £6 5s to £5 17s 6d; Messrs Tangnoy Bros. (Morven), 1 pen bullocks at £l2 7s 6d to £lO 15s, 1 pen steers and heifers at £9 12s 6d to £8 15s; executors of late Wm. Kirk (Mosgiel). 1 pen bullocks at £l2 ss, 1 pen heifers at £ll 2s 6d; Mr W. Condon (Kurow), 2 pens cows to £8 12s 6d; Mr W. H. Ross (Kurow), 1 vealer at £6 ss; Messrs Barclay Bros., 1 vealer at £5 12s 6d; Mr John Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 heifers at £6 2s 6d.—-—• Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold : For Messrs Bathgate Bros. (Outram), 4 bullocks at up to £ls; Mrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks at £l3 10s; Mr James Gow (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks at £lO 17s 6d: Mr H. S. Martin, 1 cow at £lO 2s 6d; a client, 9 cows at up to £lO 15c; Mr John Kirk (Mosgiel), 1 heifer at £5. Stronaoh, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 40, and sold: For Mr 11. Palmer (Otokia), 3 bullocks at £ll 10s; Messrs Roberts and Co. (Gladbrook), 1 bullock at £l4, 3 do at £ls 17s 6d, 5 do to £l2 12s 6d; executors late Wm. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 cows at £ll ss; Mr ’A m. Lindsay, sen. (Riverside), 2 bullocks at £lO 17s 6d, 2 heifers at £lO ss, 8 cows to £9 10s; a client, 2 heifers at £7 ss; Mr J as. Gow (Mosgiel), 3 cows to £9 15s; Mr M. Lindsay, jun. (Allanton), 3 heifers to £9 2s 6d; Mr John Kirk' (Mosgiel), 2 cows at £6 ss. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold; For Mr J. R. Crossan (Berwick), 1 bullock at £2O 2s 6d, 1 do .at £lB 10s; Mr Jno. O’Connell (Ngapuna), 8 steers and heifers to £9 12s 6d; a .northern client, 2. bullocks at £l3. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded. 30, and sold: For Messrs 1 J. and (J. Campbell (Momona), 7 bullocks at .M 7 15s to £ls; Mr J. T. Gibson (Otokia),_ 8 bullocks at £l4 15s to £l2; Messrs Sinclair Bros (Waibola), 1 bullock at £l2 2s 6d, 7 cows and heifers at £ll 5s to £7 10s.; Mr Jno. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 steers at £6 15s; Mr A. Smaill (Tomahawk), 3 cows to £7 12s 6d; Mr Chaa. Pearce (Decpdale), 1 cow at £4 17s 6d. Store Cattle— Otago Farmers Co-opera-tive Association of Now Zealand {L t d) yarded and sold: For Mr A. Moynihan (Momona), Mr R. Finnic (East Taien), Mr s. W. Hall (HighcUff), and others, store cows to £6, bulls to £6. Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr J O Connell (Mornington), Mr Geo. Wray (Otakau), and a client, cows and vealers at quotations; 14 steers, at £3 10s. Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Messrs Cameron Bros (liakataramoa), Messrs Tangnoy Bros. (Morven), and others, steers to £5.- Messrs YV right, Stephenson and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr James Mocking (Highclifl). 3 cows at up to £5; a client, 19 steers at up to £4 15s; Mr Jas. Gow (Mosgiel), 2 cows up lo £5; Mr Jas. Alexander (Green Island), 2 cows at up to £6 15s; Mr A. Crichton (Kaikorai). at 32s 6d; Mr A. femaill (loma. hawk). 1 bull at £5, 7 cows at up to £4 15s Stronach, Morris and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mrs MT.eod (Outram), 4 vealers to £1 12s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold; r or Mrs M‘Lucas (Kurow), 2 cows to £7, 4 heifers to £2 15s. 2 steers at £2. Dairy Cows.—Otago Farmers Co-opera-tive Association of Now Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and soldi For Mr r liios. Abbotsford), Mr Jno. Bayne, and others, dairy cows to £B. Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold : For Messrs Sainsbury and Herd, and others, dairy cows to £6.- Messrs Wright. Stephenson and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold; For Mr O. Crawford (Omiuii),

5 cows at up to £4; Mrs Lnvcrty (Oaversham), 1 cow at £5 15s. Stronach, Morris and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr Thos Maxwell (Princes street, Dunedin), 1 cow at £lO, 1 do at £7 ss. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: Lor Mr C. Riley (Mornington), 1 cow at £lO, 1 cow at £&; Messrs Findlay Bros (Anderson Bay), 2 heifers to £5 2s 6d. Calves.—The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For various clients, calves to 16s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mrs John Kirk (Mosgiel), 1 galf at 16s, and other clients to 20s. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr John Dick (Portobello), 3 calves at 10s; Mr W. Townley (Stirling), 1 calf at 12s 6d. -Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr W. Dui’ie (Highcliff), Mr T. O’Connell (Mount Cargill), Messrs Aldorson and Clark (Leith Valley), and others, calves to 12s 6d. Fat Sheep.—6sll penned. A large yarding, comprised mostly of .medium to good ewes and wethers, very few pens of really prime heavy sheep being forward. Freezing buyers had only a limited amount of space at their disposal, and were not operating to any great extent. Prime heavy wethers sold well, last week’s prices being fully maintained. Heavy ewes also met a fair sale although prices were about Is to Is 6d below last week’s rates. The market was over-supplied with medium to good owes and wethers, and they were hard to place even at very reduced figures. Quotations: Prime wethers at 26s 6d to 20s; extra heavy to 355; medium, 22s to 235; others, 18s to 20s; prime owes, 21s to 235; extra heavy , to 26s 6d; medium, 15s to 17s; others, 9s to 12&. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded 1472, and sold: For Mrs T. E Williams (Tuapeka West), 40 ewes at 21s 9d, 23 do at 15s 6d; Mr F. Bradfield (Clinton), 27 ewes at 235, 35 do at 17s 6d, 33 do at 15s 3d, 17 do at 14s 9d; Mr James Macandrew (Portobello), 31 ewes at 15a 6d, 20 do at 7s 6d; Mr Alexander Allison (Clarksville), 22 ewes at 20s 6d; Mr J. Cameron (Fairlie), 35 ewes at 14s 6d, pen wethers at 13s 3d; Mr George M'Leod (Momona), pen wethers at 26s 9d, pen do at 20s; Mr A. M. M'Millan (Waitahuna), 23 ewes at 14s 6d; a client, 25 ewes at 8s 9d; Mr James Sfmellie (Glonayy), 34 ewes at 16s 3d, 22 do at 14s 3d; Mr James Williamson (Wylie’s Crossing), 20 wethers at 22s 6d; Mr T. IT. Russell (Milburn), 67 ewes at quotations; Mr Alexander Allison (Clarksville), 30 ewes at lTs 6d; Mr Wilfred Blakely (Rotherwood, Gimmerburn), 31 ewes at 16 s 6d, 20 do at 10s 3d; Mr W. E. Glenn (Ranfurly), pen wethers at 13s 6d; (Mr John Glenn (Ranfurly), pen wethers at 15s 3d; executors of the late P. Law (Wodderburn), 45 wethers at 13s, 26 ewes at 9s 6d; Messrs Dowling Bros. (Hyde). 27 ewes at 8s 3d.—— Dalgoty and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr P. Harley (Waimate), 56 wethers at 23s 9d, 24 do at 245; Mr Clarke (Geraldine), 35 ewes at 225, 33 do at 18s 9d; Mr J. A. Buchanan (Waimate), 39 ewes at 18s 9d, 42 do at 18s, 33 do at 16s; Mr Johq M'Donough (Waimate), 32 ewes at 255, 28 do at 20s 3d; Mr George Harvey (Matakanui), 33 ewes at 18s 3d, 31 do at 17s; Mr F. Geddis (Walk mate), 50 ewes at 16s 9d, 32 do at 18s 9d, 37 do at 15s 9d; Mr Thomas Craigie (Milburn), 10 ewes at 245, 9 wethers at 23s 3d ; Mr A. C. Leary (Evans Flat), 24 ewes at 24s 6d; Mr John Anderson (Waioiata), 51 wethers at 19s, 57 do at 17s; Mr J. P. Herlihy (Patearoa), 124 ewes to 17s; Messrs Forrester Brothers (Ranfurly), 42 wethers to 22s 3d, 18 ewes at 18s 3cl; Mr John Leask (Omakau), 19 ewes at quotations. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Ltd.) penned and sold 690: For Mr G. D. M'Donald (Allanton), 6 extra heavy wethers at 40s, 9 do at 28s fid, 25 ewes at l4s; a client, 5 extra heavy wethers at 395, 5 do at 295; Mr George M'Donald (Mosgiel), 1 pen extra heavy ewes at 295, 112 wethers to 21s 3d: Mr J. Crane (Otokia), 18 extra heavy wethers at 33s 9d, 1 pen wethers at 27s 3d, 1 pen ewes at 22s 9d; Mr P. W. Borrie, 37 ewes at 24s 9d, 25 do at 22s 9d ; Mr C. B. Rowe (Clinton), 60 wethers at 24s 6d: Mr James Welch (Studholme), 37 owes at 23s 3d. 48 do at 17s, 35 do at 16s 9d; Messrs J. A. and D. MThail (Clinton), 35 wethers at 22s 9d, 27 do at 21s; Mr J. Phillips (Hilderthorpe). 25 wethers at 22s fid; Messrs Shale Bros (Clarksville), 68 wethers to 21s 3d; Messrs Barclay Bros.. 34 ewes at 18s, 31 do at 15s 3d. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) penned 875 sheep and sold; For Mr Richard Yardley (Moa Flat). 9 wethers at 455, 42 wethers at up to 36s fid, 63 ewes at up to 21s. 52 do at 18s 9d: Mr John Nimmo (East Taieri), 1 pen wethers at 40s, 40 wethers at up to 28s; Isaac Reid (Outram). 20 wethers at 2&s fid, 15 owes at 27s 3d; Mr Fred Moynihan, 8 wethers at 23s 9d, 20 ewes at 16s ; Messrs M'Leod Bros. (Bushy), 62 owes at 20s 3d ; a, client, 60 owes at up to 20s 3d ; Messrs ■Williamson Bros. (North Taieri), 46 ewes at up to 225; Mr James Birtles (Waikouaiti), 61 ewes at up to 19s; Mr James ffootl (Lowburn Ferry), 40 ewes at 12s; Mr Thos. Potter (Greenvale), 16 ewes at 16s 3d. Stronach. Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 560 and sold: For Messrs Roberts and Co. (Gladbrook), pen ewes to 23s 6J; Mr \A. Lindsay (Riverside), pen ewes at 18s 9d; Mr A. Scott (Arngibbon), pen wethers at 25s 3d, 60 ewes to 24s 6d; Mr D. Sinnamon (Poolburn), pen ewes at 12s 9d; Mr R. Johnstone (The Firs), ewes to 17s 3d, wethers to 19s; clients, 65 owes to 14s 9d, 30 do to 13s 3d; and passed out 120 unsolch The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Ltd.) penned and sold : For Mr John Barclay (To Houka), pen wethers 665; Mr M. Don (Waimate), 18 wethers at 18s 9d, 43 ewes to 15s; Mr P. Aitken (Paerau), 112 owes and wethers to 16s 9cl; Mr Geo. Harvey (Omakau), 64 ewes to 16s fid; a northern client, 26 ewes and wethers to 17s 9d; Mr J. M'Farlano (Waimate), 186 wethers to 18s 9cl, 11 ewes at 13s fid; Mr Wm. Young (Clarendon), pen owes at 18s 3d; Miss Doig,' 61 ewes to 25s 9d; Mr J. Precoe (Waimate), 64 owes to 17s fid; Mr M. O’Connell (Ngapuna), pen ewes at IBs fid; Mr John O’Connell (Ngapuna), pen eivcs at 17s 9(1; Mrs Cattanach (Paerau), 19 owes at 18s; Mr James M'Guiro (Oamaru), 107 owes to 16s fid; Mr IT. .Struthers (Clarendon), pen wethers at 355. pen do at 21s. —— Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 1460, and sold: For Mr R. Moffat (To Houka), 1 pen (4) wethers at £3 9s (top price of the day); Mr A. IT. Moffat (To Houka), 3 wethers at £2 18s; Mr S. W. Moffat (Te Houka), 10 wethers to £2 15s; Mrs John Stanaway (Ontram), 1 ewe at £2 18s; Mosers J. and C. Campbell (Momona), 18 wethers at 275; Mr Joseph Preston (Kokonga), 113 wethers at 25s to 24s 9d; Messrs Baffin Bros. (Tuapeka West), 14 wethers at 22s 3d, 38 ewes at 15s 9d; Mr J. S. Blackie (Waitahuna), 43 ewes at 16s 3d to 12s; Messrs Guinness and Lc Cron (Waimate. as agents), 122 wethers at 26s to 23s 9d, 248 ewes at 21s 3d to 13s; Mr

Robert Wilson (Gimmerburn), 1 pen wethers at 18s 9d; Mr F. Lobb (Brighton), 36 ewes at 21s 3cl to 16s; Mr T. A. M'Loan (Bortons), 50 ewes at 15s 9cl to 9s 6cl; Mr Alex. Scott (Arngibbon), 21 ewes at 21s 6d; Mr Peter Porter (Milton). 42 owes at 11s 6d : Mr Wm. Lockhart (Milton), 30 ewes at 26s 3d; Mr D. Lcishman (North Taieri), 20 wethers at 18s; Mr A. S. Sinclair (Morven), 59 owes at 18s to 15s 6d; Mr George M'Latchio (Sutton), 41 wethers at 15s 9d to 14s 3d ; Mr Thomas M‘Lay (Morven), 59 wethers and owes to 24s 9d; Mr Robert Findlay (Clarksville), 21 wethers at 21s 9d, 14 ewes at 15s 6d; Mr Jas. Wisely (Milburn), 1 pen owes at 16s 9d ; Mr Wm. Robertson (Herbert), 58 ewes at 21s 3d to 16s 6d; Mr W. J. Blakely (Gimmerburn), 64 ewes to 17s 3d; Mrs' E. Brown (Gimmerburn) 70 ewes at 10s 6d; Mr A. Henderson (Kyeburn), 48 ewes at 16s; Mr Andrew Stevenson (East Taieri), 1 pen wethers at 20s.

Fat Lambs.—3o2o Denned; a largo yarding comprised of some very prime Jambs. Tho export buyers were operating cautiously for all prime quality at the commencement of the sale, but their space was soon filled up, and towards the close of the salo the comjietition was confined to a few graziers and butchers. Prime lambs showed a drop of about 2s to 2s 6d per head, while others were hard to sell at prices about 3s below late rates. Quotations: Prime lambs, to 20s 6d; good, 15s to 16s; others, 11s to 14s.——The Otago Farmers) Co-operative Association penned 1100, and sold : For Mr Andrew Harvie (Xenthorn. Moonlight), 150 at 17s 6d; Mr A. M. M'Millan (Waitahuna), 10 at 13s; Miss Eileen and Martha Law, 1 pet lamb at 13s (proceeds to Wounded Soldiers’ Fund); Mr Alex. Allison (Clarksville), 10 at 19s; Mr A. T. Anderson (Riverside), 30 at 16s, 48 at 13s 3d, 23 at 12s 3d; Mr M. Graham (Waipiata), 45 at 15s, 21 at 14s 3d; Mr James Williamson (Wylie’s Crossing), 56 at 20s, 28 at 17s. '25 at 16s 9d; Mr Wilfred Blakely (Rotherwood, Gimmerburn), 14 at 17s 6d; Mr John Kenny (Hyde), 90 at 13s 3d; Mr A. Murray (Dunback), 43 at 14s 6d, 28 at 13s 6d; Mr H. Lunan (Kvcburn). 42 at 13s, 29 at 12s; Mr George M’Leod (Momona), 7 at 16s; a client, 26 at 14s 3d, 16 at 12s 9d; Mr J. Cameron (Fairlie), 20 at 11s 9d; Mr Wm. Glenn (Ranfurly), 39 at 14s 9d, 28 at 12s 9d; Mr John Glenn (Ranfurly), 66 at 11s. -Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr Tiios. Craigie (Milburn), 14 at 19s 9d; Mr A. 0. Leary (Evan’s Flat), 90 at 19s 3d. 24 at 16s 6d; Mr Chas M'Erlano (Ranfurly), 72 to 16s 3d; Mr H. C. Turner (Blackstono Hill). 71 to 17s 6d; Mr John Lcask (Lauder). 56 at quotations; Mr John Anderson (Waipiata), 65 at 15s 9d, 40 at 14s 3d. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mrs M. C. Macphorson (Berwick), 35 at 17s, 51 at 15s 6d; Mr Colin Campbell (Berwick). 74 to 15s 6d; Mr R. Mitchell (Portobello), 40 at 14s 9d; Mr J. Crane (Otokia), 1 pen at 18s. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) penned 432, and sold: For Messrs W. and N. Reid (Outram), 12 at 21s 9d; Mr D. AndreV (Mosgiel), 43 at 18s; Mr Thomas Potter (Greenvale), 48 at up to 15s 9cl; Mr J. Macandrcw (Portobello), 120 at up to 17s 9d; Mr Fred. Moynihan (Sutton), 41 at 16s; Messrs Fraser Bros. (Middlemarch), 75 at up to 15s 6d; Mrs C. Simpson (Otiake), 72 at up to 12s 3d; Mr James Wood (Lowburn Ferry), 20 at 10s 6d. Stronach, Morris, and Co.' (Ltd.) yarded and sold; For Mr D. Sinnamon (Poolburn); 33 at 13s 6d, 35 at 10s 6d; a client, 70 at 17s 6d; Mr W. Lindsay (Riverside), pen at lls 6d; Messrs Roberts and Co, (Gladbrook). pen at lls 6d; Mr A. Scott (Arngibbon), 2 pens at 19s 6d. The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr F. Campbell (Dunback), pen at 16s; Mr P. Aitken (Pacrau), pen at 12s 9d; a northern client, 42 at 14s 9d; Mr Wm. Young (Clarendon), pen at 14s 6d; Mr M. O’Connell (Ngapuna), pen at 21s 9d; Mr John O’Connell (Ngapuna), pen at 16s 3d; Mrs Cattanach (Paerau), 45 at lls; Mr Jas. M'Guire (Oamaru), pen at 16s; Mr A. Walker (Hakataramea), 75 to 12s; Mr D. M'Knight (Oturehua), 80 lambs at quotations ; Mr M. MTCnight (Oturehua), 77 at quotations } Mr R. Harrcx (Becks), 80 at quotations. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 427, and sold: For Mr F. Lobb (Brighton), 26 at Is; Mr D. Loishman (North Taieri), 50 at 18s; Mr Robert Wilson (Gimmerburn), 25 at 16s; Messrs Bulfin Bros. (Tuapeka West), 10 at 17a 6d; Mr J. Inglis (Milton), 28 at 16s 6cl; Mr George- M'Latchio (Sutton), 19 at 10s 9d; Mr J. S. Blackio (Waitahuna), 30 at 15s 6d; Mr F. J. Wright (Milburn), 52 to 15s; Mr Jas. Wisely (Milburn), 1 pen at 16s 6d; Mr T. A. M‘Loan (Bortons), 80 at 14s 3d to 10s 6d; Mr Arch. I-lendorson (Kyeburn), 22 at 15s 3d; Mr Robert Findlay (Clarksville), 73 at 21s. Pigs.—The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of Now Zealand yarded and sold : For Mr Wm. Kirkland (Elm Grove, East Taieri), Mrs E. Gillespie (Signal Hill), Mr H. L. Mawson (Mihiwaka), Mrs Murdoch (Mosgiel), and others, baconcrs to £3 10s, porkers to £1 12s, ■■ slips to 7s 6d. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr George Donaldson (Leith Valley), Mr James Sinclair (Henley), and Mr Wm. Thomas (Anderson Bay), pigs at current rates. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded ancT sold: For Mr J. B. Reid (Eldorslie), 28 pigs at up to £3 16s; Mr John Robb (Pine Hill), 6 pigs at up to £2 ss; Mr A. Gillespie (Momona), 1 pen at £4 Is; Messrs Geo. Nichol and Sons (Allanton), 4 pigs at £3 Is 6d; Mr C. Blackwood (Burnside), 2 pigs at £2 6s 6d; Mr E. Edmunds (Leith Valley), 2 pig's at 275; Mrs E. Laverty (Caversham), 2 pigs at 325; Mr E. Black (Henley), 10 pigs at up to 12s; Mr T. H. Pugh (Ngapuna). 4 pigs at 13s; a client, 8 pigs at 14s 6d;. Mr W. Templeton (Brighton), 12 pigs at Is: Mr Geo. Brooks (Anderson Bay). 2 pigs at £1 18s. Stronach. Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr F. J. Williams (N.E. Valley), 2 pigs at £2 ss; a client, 5 pigs to £3; Roberts and Co. (Gladbrook), 5 pig's at £1 18s, 4 do at £1 10s, 9 do at £1 0s 6d; Seaeliff Mental Hospital, 7 pigs to £2 Is. 5 do to £1 7a 6d, 8 do to 18s 6cl; Mr J. M'Millan (Green Island), 1 pig at £1 18s. 10 do at 7s; a client, 4 pigs at Bs. Donald Reid and Go (Ltd.) yarded 108, and sold: For Mr A. Moynihan (Momona). 1 at £4 12s; Mr Goo. Lyall (Otokia), 1 at £3; Mrs Murdoch (Mosgiel), 3 at £5 2s 6d; Mr Hy. Webber (Ngapara), 6to £2 10s: Mr Jas. Stewart (Allanton), 6 at £1 19s to £1 18s; Mr John Gamble (Wylie’s Crossing). 2 at £2 3s; Mr Geo. Brooks (Anderson Bay), 3 at £2 lls 6d; Mr T. Bloomfield (N.E. Harbour), 2 at £1 13s; Mr Geo. Newman (Momona), 5 to £1 8s; Mr J. O’Connell (Mornington), 5 at £1; Mr J. M. Morrison (Taratu), 17 stores to 19s; Mr W. Dickson (Henley), 13 at 8s to 5s 6d; Mr A. Willis (Green Island), 2 at 7s- Mr W. Fab-bairn (Momona), 8 at 14s to’lOs; Mr B. Holroyd (Portobello), 8 to 13s t

(The individual reports of stock agents, wool, rabbitskin, or grain brokers can be inserted in the Otago 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 tho week as under. All quotations are subject to market fluctuations. Farmers are asked, when sending samples, always to pu a price on them, as buyers do not ieel inclined to make offers:— _ . Barley.—Prime malting, 5s Gd to 5s 9a on truck; feed barley, 5s to 5s 3d; Cape baxfey, 5s 6d to Gs. , i 'A heat.—Prime milling, Gs 9d to Is, 0 wheat, 6s 6d to 6s 9d. ' , , . Oats.—Milling, 4s to 4s Id; good teed,3s lid to 4s; medium and inferior lots, 3s Gd to 3s Sd. Ryecorn.—6s 6d to 7s. Maize (sacks extra). —Gs 3d to 6s Gd. Chaff.—Good, bright, and heavy, £G 10s to 48 I7s 6d; medium, £6 to £6 ss. Straw.— Wheaton, 40s; oaten, 455. Hay.: — Clover and ryegrass, £5 10s to £6. Ryegrass,—Farmers' dressed, 5s 3d to Gs xor heavy weights; light weights, 4s 3d to 4s Gd; machine dressed, 63 6d to 7s 6d; Italian 7s 6d to Bs. Cocksfoot.—From 61 d to 7d f.0.b., Akaroa; machined seed, 9d to lid. Linseed cake meal. —17s Gd. Linseed.—2os. Chewings’s Fescue.—Farmers’ dressed, 4|d; machine dressed, 5d to Gd. Onions.—£s 10s to £6. Potatoes.—£4 10s to £5 10s. Salt Butter.—ls 4d to Is sd; separator. Is 5d to Is 6d; storekeepers', la 4d. Cheese.—Factory, Sgd to 9d. Honey.—Section honey, 7s to 8s per dozen; , bulk, large tins, 4Jd to sd; (fib pats, 3s Cd to 3s 9d per dozen. Walnuts.—Svjd to 9d. Eggs.—Storekeepers’, Is 8d; preserved, Is 6d to Is 6d; stamped. Is lid. Beeswax.—ls sd. Pigs.—ojd to Gd. Hams.—3d to lOd. Bacon.—Roll, lOd. Old lead wanted, 16s to 17s. Second-hand sacks. —4s to 4s Gd per dozen. Storing Grain.—We are prepared to store, receive, deliver, and insure for three months free storage at 8d per sack. Farm Produce and Fruit. —W© receive all kinds of consignments, and render account sales promptly. CENTRAL PRODUCE MART Messrs Reilly, Gill, and Co. report as follows:—During the past week business has been quiet, though the market closes firm for all linos of loddor, potatoes, good dessert and cooking fruit, and those having consignments are advised to get them on to the market without delay. Poultry, especially hens, have been in* excess of requirements, and sales have been difficult to effect. The egg market has gone from bad to worse. Storekeepers advise that the public is not purchasing. Prices have been too high, and tho heavy consignments of San Francisco eggs have more than sufficiently supplied tho market. Stocks have accumulated. Preserved have met a hotter demand. Oatsheaf chaff is eagerly inquired for. The shipments of oranges and bananas from Rarotonga and Sydney consignments of fruit met a good demand. Bacon pigs and prime separator butter are inquired for. The following prices wore secured for our consignors;—Flowers: Narcissi, Is 3d, Is 6d, 2s 6d per dozen. Grapes: Oamaru’s, 2s 2d; locals, Is Sd for choice. Tomatoes; Outside, 2gd, 2|d, 3d, sgd; local hothouse, 6d, 7d, 'l-z d, Bd. Potatoes: Market firm, 5s 6d per owt; truck lots, £5 per ton. Cabbage, from 6d to 2s 6d per sack. Cauliflowers, from 2s 6d to 5s 6d per dozen. Quinces, _ 3id, 4d. Poaches, sid. Apples: Nelson Jonathans, 7s, 7s 6d, and special 8s; Scarlet Nonpareils, 6s 6d, 7s, 7s 6d, 8s; Epp’s Seedling, 6s, 6s 6d, 6s 9d; Lord Wolsclcy, French crabs, 7s; cooking—choice 2d, inferior 7s 6d per cwt, fair l|d. Pears: Realising improved prices; desserts, 2d to 2gd; cooking, lid, Igd, l|d. Bananas: Ripe, 2|d per lb; green, to 14s 7d. Passions, 4s 6d, 55,6 d, 6s, 6s 6d for choice. Pines, 12s 6d, 13s, 13s 9 cl. 14s for special pines. Pie melons; Realised ss, 5s 6d, 6s per cwt. Oranges; Rarotonga’s special, choice repacks, 7s 6d, Bs. Mandarins: Realised 12s 6d, 13s, 14s 6d, 15s for packeis. Hazel nuts, 6d per lb. Brazil nuts, 8d per lb. Walnuts: New season’s, B|-d. Peanuts, 21s 6d per cwt. Butter: Farmers’ bulk, Is 3d; separator, Is 4d, Is sd. Honey: Bettex- demand; 7s for sections; pats, 3s 6d per dozen for pats; 5s 6d for lib pats; 41b tins, 2s; 71b tins, 3s 3d; 201 b tins, 8s 6d. Cheese: Factory. Bird per lb; prime Akaroa, _9|d. Eggs: Stamped and guaranteed, nominally Is 2d; preserved. Is sd, Is 6d. Bacon ; Prime rolls, Sgd; heavy, Bd, Sgd, 9|d. Pigs: Prime baconers, we Secured s“d ; r porkers, s|d; choppers, to 4ld. On : ons: Choice Canter burys, £5. Fowl wheat, 6s 6d, 6s • 9d for choice. Oats, 3s lid, 4s, 4s Id. Rico meal, £8 15s per ton. Molasses, 5s 6d per cwt in barrels; 8s per cwt in tins. Oat pollard, £3. Flour, £lB. Barley; Consignments of Cape barley wanted. Wheat pollard, £9 ICs. Bran, £B. Maize: Whole, 6s 3d; crushed, 6s 6cl per bushel. Oatsheaf chaff: Extra prime quality, £6 15s; other good lines, £6 5s per ton; consignments wanted. Poultry: Heavy consignments forward; hens. Is 2d, Is 3d, Is 4d, Is 6d; young cockerels, Is 9d, 2s, 2s 2d, 2s 3d, 2s 6d, 3s, 3s 6d; ducks, 2s; ducklings, 2s 3d, ,2s 6d; geese, 2s 9cl, 3s; pullets, 3s, 3s 6d, 4s, 4ft 3d each; turkey hens 7g-ct, and gobblers 9gd per lb; jocks, Bd. Barger disc harrows, £6. The cheapest line of disc harrows in Australasia. Got particulars and see our sample machines. Beeswax. Is 4d. Rabbitskins, B|d to 9gd; woavilly, 3d to 41 d. Hides, 7-i’d. Bd, Bgd. Note: Some consignors send in dried hides. These are useless, and have to be sold at from 3d to 4d each, whereas if they • wore salted they would realise 3s to 4s each. Cowii'dfs. 6kl to per lb. Calfskins. Bid. 9d, 9’d, lOd. Sheepskins, s|d, C}d, 7d, Bjd, Bi-d. Horsehair, Is, 3d, Is 4d. Is sd, Is 6d. Fat, 19s, 20s, 225, 22s 6d. Wool, sgd, 7cl, PI J qj r ] 4 ’ 4 REILLY, GILL, AND CO., Auctioneers and Commission Agent?, 1 Moray place, Dunedin. SHEEPSKIN SALE. The Dunedin Woolbrokers’ Association (Messrs Dalgetv and Co., A. Moritzson and Co " National Mortgage and Agency Company. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Otago Farmers’ Coonoraiivo Apo'V'iat’mn Donald Reid and Co., Stronach. Morris, ■•!■ I Co., and Wright, Stephenson, and ('■•] report as follows: At the nit! ho!(i voftorday medium catalogues w ■ ibniitti cl to good competition, prif , for t descriptions showing a slight advance on i-tg rates. Merino, to

7J,d ; best halfbred, to ll|d; beet fine bred, to ll|d; coarse crossbred, 102 dto llgcl; la'mbs, 10gd to Hgd;’halfbred (dead), 10d to 10|d; crossbred (dead), 9g-d to 10|d; halfbred pelts, to 7gd; crossbred pelts, to B~d. ' WOOL SALE. The Dunedin Woolbrokers’ Association (Messrs Dalgety and Co., A. Moritzson ana Co., National Mortgage and Agency Company, New Zealand Loan and' Mercantile Agency Company, Otago Farmers’ Cooperative Association, Donald Reid and Co., Stronach, Morris, and Co., and Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows: - At the monthly wool sale, held in conjunction with file skin sale, only small catalogues wore submitted. Competition throughout was very spirited, and all descriptions sold at an advance bn last sales’ rates. Slipe wool: Halfbred, 22%d ; fine- crossbred, 23d; throe-qnartorbred, 22gd; Leicester, 22d; lambs, Greasy; Halfbred, to 16d; fine crossbred, to 16|d; crossbred, to 16d; crutehinga, to 13ifl; pieces, to 14^d; locks, to 8d; dead, to 14d. DAIRY PRODUCE. The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand has received a cablegram from its London agents (Messrs Mills and Sparrow) advising: Butter 1445, cheese 93s to 100 s. The market continues very firm. SHIPMENTS OF CEMENT. The Milburn Dime and Cement Company continues to experience a keen demand from Australia for its cement. The Mokoia, which sailed yesterday for Melbourne, via Lyttelton, Wellington, and Hobart, took 900 bags of cement for the last-named port. By the Tavinui, which will sail in a day or two for' Melbourne, the company is shipping 5,400 sacks. CONSOLIDATED DENTAL COMPANY. WELLINGTON, May 28. The seventeenth annual meeting of the New Zealand Consolidated Dental Company was held to-night. The Chairman announced that, despite the war. tho company had had a successful year. The profit and loss account showed a credit balance of £3528 13s 6d, which it was decided to apply as follows: —To payment of a dividend at tho rate of 7 per cent., absorbing£2oso 3s 4d; 21 per -cent, bonus on shareholders’ purchases, £402 12s lid; reserve account (making total £6150), £500; carried forward to next year, £553 17s 3d. Mr Andrew Gray was re-elected director, and the auditors at Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Wellington -were all reelected. PERPETUAL TRUSTEES ESTATE AND AGENCY COMPANY. The annual report and balance sheet of tho above company shows that the profit for the year amounts to £2550 7s 9d, which, added to £3204 3s 3d (being amount brought forward from previous year, less tho sum of £IOO contributed towards the Otago Patriotic Funds), shows an available balance of £5754 11s. Out of this an interim dividend at the rate of 12£ per cent, per annum was paid for the half-year ended October 31, 1914,. which absorbed £585 18s 9d, and the directors now recommend that the balance, £6163 12s 3d, be dealt with as follows:—To payment of a dividend at per cent, per annum for half-year ended April 30, 1915, £535 ISs 9d; to bonus of 2? per cent, for year 'ended April 20,1915, £234 7s 6d; to Reserve Fund, £500; to bonus to staff, £l9O 18s; to carry forward to next year, £3657 Bs. Messrs W. E. Reynolds and George Fenwick are the. retiring* directors, and, both being eligible, offer themselves for re-election. Messrs William Brown and Co. and Mr George Blyth, tho auditors, also retire, but offer themselves for reelection. CUSTOMS RETURNS. The following are the Customs returns for the month of May, with the corresponding figures for the same month last year added in brackets;—Customs duty, £28',591 15s 8d (£33,402 ss); beer duty, £2869 17s lid (£2625 11s 9d); gold exported, 90C0oz, valued at £36,470 (10,3500 z, valued at £42,003); silver, 6oz, valued at £1 (nil). WELLINGTON, May 31. The Customs.- revenue collected at Wellington during May totalled £54,078 Is lid, as compared with £61,568 11s 9d in May, 1914. ’Xhe boor duty c< Uected in the past month amounted to £ll6a 16s Bd, as against £973 Is 8d a year ago. INVESTMENT STOCKS. May 31. Bank of New Zealand (old) —Buyers £ll 6s, sellers £ll 9s. Bank of New Zealand (new) —Sellers £l7 9s. Union Bank —Buyers £57, sellers £57 10s. National Insurance—'Sellers £2 9s 9d. Standard Insurance —Sellers £1 17s 9d. Union Steam Ship Co. (cx div.) —Sellers £1 3s 9d. Union Steam Ship Co., pref. (cx div.) — Buyers £1 0s 3d. Westport Coal Co. —Sellers £1 Hs 9cl. Westport-Stcokton (prof.)—Buyers £9 ss, sellers £9 Bs. Tnupiri Coal —Buyers 15s. D.I.C. (pref.)—Buyers £1 0s 3d. Milburn Lime and Cement (£1) —Buyers £1 11s 6d. New Zealand Paper Mills—Sellers 17s 9d. Now Zealand Portland Cement—Sellers Bs. Auckland Electric Trams ford.) —Sellers £1 2s.

Wright, Stephenson—Buyers £6 10s, Christchurch. Moat —Sellers £l6 15s.