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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. MELBOURNE, October 2. _ Wheat: Quotations nominal. Flour, £l7 per ton. Oats. Chilian, 3s Id. 3s 6d; Japanese, 2s S£d per bushel. Maize, 4s 9d per bushel. Bran, £4 per ton. Pollard, £8 .isolators, £8 10s, £9 5s per ton. Onions, £5 10s. £5 15s per ton. SYDNEY, September 30. Oats.—Algerian, 3s; Tasmanian white, 3s 6d. Barley: Nominal. Maize: Yellow, 5s ad: white. 4s 9(1 : Javan, os; South African, 4s 9d to ss. Potatoes : Tasmanian,_ £9 11s; New Zealand, £9. Onions: Victorian, £8; New Zealand, £7 10s. ADELAIDE. September 30. Wheat, Bs. Flour, £lB to £lB 2s 6d. Bran, Is Pollard, Is 7d. Oats, 3s Sd. OAMARTI STOCK MARKET. (Fbom Our Own Correspondent.) OAMARU, OCTOBER 2. The stock market continues lifeless, the shortage of feed having a restraining influence on business. A modest lino of mixed two, four, six, and eight-tooth owes (with lambs) found a buyer at 13s 6d (all counted), and a. line of sound-mouthed ewes (with lambs) changed hands at 11a 7J,d (all counted). Ewe hoggets are in favour, and a fair-sized lino was placed at 17s. _ lat wethers have been sold in modest lines at 30s and 31s, and fat owes at 19s 6d. The only business reported in cattle is the sale of a lino of prime quality medium-wcigtit fat bullocks at £1,6 10s SOUTHLAND STOCK MARKET (From Dub Own Correspondent.) INVERCARGILL, Oct- her 2. Business continues fairlv good in all classes of stock, although the quantity passing is not as great as has been going thron gh on the average for the last six months. It is usually a quiet time at this period in between the feeds. The nice warm weather prevailing is giving an impetus to the growth of grass, and a week or fortnight should see a real good supply of feed which will naturally mean a stronger demand. In fact, the inquiry during the last few days has been stronger than that experienced for about a fortnight. There is a good demand for hoggets and decent wethers in the sheep section, and well-grown forward bullocks in the cattle section arc anxiously sought after. Tv to is no business doing in ewes, but immediately lambing is over there is sure to bo a number of graziers turning their -attention to this class. The fine weather is provingadvantageous fco lambing, and the province should show a really good percentage when tallies are made up. Butchers are operating solely in the yards, and this, together with freezing operators buying, has been the means of making the Wallacetown sales a first-class market for a long time past. Prices are as fellows:—Fat Cattle: Ox beef, 43s to 455; heifer beef, 40s to 41s 6d ; cow beef, 37s to 395. Fat Sheep: Extra prime heavy butchers’ wethers, 33s to 345; prime, 30s to 31s; medium sorts, 28s to 2cs 6d; extra prime ewes, 25s to 265; medium and unfinished, 20s to 225. Store Cattle: Three-year-old bullocks, £lO to £11; smaller sorts, £9 to £9 10s; two and a-half-year-old, £7 to £8; two years, £5 15s to £6; 18 months. £4 10s to £5; yearlings, £3 5s to £3 10s; dairy cows, good young sorts, £l2 to £l4; older and medium, £7 to £9. Store Sheep: No ewes on market. Mixcd-sexed hoggets. 18s to 19s; ewe hoggets, 18s 6d to 20s; wether hoggets, __l6s to 17s; two-tooth wethers, 22s 6d to 23s 6d; four and six-tooth 25s to 265.

JOHNSON VTLLE SALE. WELLINGTON, September 29. At the Johnsonville stock sale to-day good yardings of cattle and sheep sold readily. tCxtra prime bullocks £24 to £25 12s 6d; prime, £l9 15s to £2O 16s; light, plain bullocks, £l2 10s to £l4 2s 6d; prime vealers, 39s to 465; lighter, 23s to 31s; prime wethers, 34s to 355; extra prime heavy owes, 355; prime heavy ewes, 33s 8d to 345; extra prime lambs, 17s 6d to 20s.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, September 29,

At Addington to-day there was a larger entry of fat cattle, and a smaller yarding of fat sheep, a big entry of new season’s fat lambs, and a moderate yarding of store sheep. Fat cattle were easier, and there was a considerable drop in new lambs owing to the number forward. Store sheep sold irregularly, and generally were easier, but fat sheep maintained last week’s rates. Store Sheep.—Good ewe hoggets, 20s Id to 20s 4d; inferior ewe hoggets, 15s 3d; good wether hoggets, 17s to 18s 6d; fairly good hoggets, 14s to 16s 6d; inferior hoggets, 12s Id to 13s 6d; cull hoggets, 8s to 8s 6d ; two-tooth wethers (late shorn), 13s lid to 14s Id; two and four-tooth wethers, to 16s 6d; good, sound-mouthed ewes, to 21s 7d; moderate sound and failing-mouthed ewes, 14s Id to 15s Id; aged shorn ewes, 10s 7d. Fat Lambs. —Best, 19a to 220; lighter, 16s 6d to 18s sd. Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers, to 525; prime wethers, 27s to 36s 6d; others, 20s 2d to 26s 6d; merino wethers, 22s to 30s 3d; extra prime ewes, to 345; prime ewes, 25s to 30s 6d; medium ewes, 19s 4d to 24s 6d; merino ewes. 17s lOd to 19s 6d; hoggets, 14s lid to 27s 3d, Fat Cattle.—-Extra prime steers, to £2O; ordinary steers, £7 2s 6d to £l2; extra prime heifers, to £l4 15s; ordinary heifers, £7 to £8 15a; extra prime cows, !o £l7 10s; ordinary cows, £5 15s to £8 10s —price of beef per 1001 b, 34s 6d to 52s 6d; extra, to 56s 6d. Store Cattle. —Yearlings, 13s; 15 to 18 months, 30s to 45e; two-year steers, £3 19s to £4; three-year steers. £6 2s 6cl to £7 2s s<i ; four-year heifers, £6 7s 6d; dry cows, £l’lßs to £7 8s 6d; dairy cows, £2 to £ll sa. pjg S ,— Choppers, £3 to £5 18s; extra heavy baconors, to £4 15s; heavy baconers, £3 10s to £3 16s; light baconers, £2 15s to £5 17s—price per lb. 61. d; heavy porkers, £2 2s to £2 7s; l : ght porkers. £1 15a <n £2 —price per lb, 6|d to 7d; best stores, £1 12s to £1 18s 6d; medium storts. 1. to £1 10s; small stores. 12s to 16s; weaners, 8s to 20s; sows with litters, to £3.

LIVE STOCK MARKET. Burnside, Wednesday, September 29

Fat Cattle'. —148 head penned, consisting of fair quality. Prices, on account of the small yarding, were very firm, at an advance on last week’s rates of 15s per head, and in’ odd cases more. Best bullocks, £l6 to £l7 10s; extra, £2O 2s 6d; medium, £l2 10s to £l4; inferior, £lO 10s to £ll 10s j best cows

and heifers, £ll 15s to £l4; extra, £l7; medium, £9 10s to £lO 10s; inferior, £8 10s to £9.——Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 28, and sold : For Mr W. Lindsay, sen. (Riverside), 2 bullocks at £l7 10s, 1 do at £ls 17s 6d, 2 do at £l4 17s 6d, 1 cow at £l2 10s, 1 heifer at £lO 15s, 1 do at £8 10s; Mr Jas. Lobb (Taioma, Lawrence), 1 heifer at £l7 (top price to-day), 1 bullock at £l4 ss, 1 do at £l4 3s 6d 1 heifer at £l2 15s, Ido at £lO 15s, 3 steers at £9 10s; Mr Jos. Smith (Stirling), 3 bullocks at £ls ss, 3 do at £l4 10s, 2 do at £l2 ss; executors late Win, Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks at £l4; Mr A .Scott (Ai'ligibbon), 1 cow at £lO ss. The Nat ional Mortgage and Agency Company of Now Zealand (Ltd.) yarded, and sold; For Mr 11. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks at £l3 15«; a client, 2 pens bullocks at quotations. Dalgcty and Co. (Ltd.) yarded, and sold: For Mr G. W. Cunnmgham (Wa’.kaka Valiev). 1 cow at £lO 17s >l, 1 bullock at £lO 17s 6d; Mr Win. Lindsay, jun. (Allanton), 4 bullocks at £l3 10s. 1 heifer at £9 10s; a client, 3 bullocks at £l2 17a 6d, 3 do at £ll 15s, 2 do at £lO 12s 6d; Mr Thos. Hewitt (Ngapara). 1 bullock at £ll 15s, 1 heifer at £ll 7s 6d, 2 do at £l2, 2 do at £lO 12s 6d; Messrs C. and D. Scott (Berwick), 3 bullocks and 3 he-fera at full market rates. Now-Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Ltd.) yarded, and sold 27, For Mr J. Adams (Rnefiold), 2 bullocks at £ls. 2 do at £l4 17s 6d, 2 do at £l4, 13 do to £l3 10s; Mr John Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks at £l4 12s 6d; Messrs Bathgate Bros. (Outran), 2 bullocks at £l4 10s: executors late Wm. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks at £l3; Mr A. Brower (Greenfield), 2 bullocks at £l2 7s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded, and sold : For Mr W. H. Lobb (Brighton), 8 bullocks to £l3 ss; Mr J. T. Gibson (Otokia), 5 heifers at £lO to £8 7s 6d. Wright, Stephenson and Co. (Ltd.) yarded, and sold: For Mr D. G. Wright (Stirling), 3 bullocks at £l9 10s, 3 do at £lB 15s, 3 do at £lB, 3 do at £l7 17s 6d, 2 do at £l7 7s 6d; Messrs Bathgate Bros. (Outran). 2 bullocks at. £lB. 2 do at £l6 10s; Mrs W. Kirk (Mosfficl). 2 bullocks at £ls 17s 6d ; a South Otago client, 3 bullocks at £l3 15s, 3 heifers at £l3 7s 6d ; 2 heifers at £ll 2s 6d. The Otago Farmers’ Cooperative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded 27. and sold: For Mr Wm. Sutherland (Stirling), 1 bullock at £lB, 2 do at £l6 15s, 3 do at £l4 2s 6d, 2 do at £l3 7i? 6d : Messrs Bathgate Bros. (“Gowrir ” West Taieri). 1 bullock at -£2O 2s 6d; Mrs W. Kirk (“Mayfield.” Taieri). 1 bullock at £l7 10s, 1 hn'fev nt £l2; Mr Jos. Smith (Stirling). 1 bullock at £ls 7s 6d. 3 do at £l4 17s 6d, 1 do at £ls. 2 do at £l3 7s 6d : Mr John Kirk (Mosgiel). 2 bullocks at £l4 2s 6d; a client. 4 bullocks to £ll 12s 6d, 1 cow at £9 2? 64.

Store Cattle. —Stronach, Morn’s, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr A. Scott (Amgibbon), 8 steers at £5 11s, 1 do at £4 17s; a client, 4 cows to £5 2a 6d; Mr J. Foote (Purakanni), 1 cow at £3.— —-Dalgetv and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 42 head, and sold: For Mr CL W. Cunningham (Wcikaka Valley), Mr A. G. Sutherland (Duntroon), Mr A. Fraser (Caversham), Mr Geo. Hughes (Moagiel), and other clients, 12. cows to £8 15s, 2 bulls at £5 2s 6d, 1 bull at £7 10s, 3 heifers at £6 ss, 2 cows at £6 19s, 3 cows at £6, 4 heifers at £2 11s, 14 yearlings to 19s. --The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Messrs John Donovan (Timaru), John Kirk (Mosgiel), A. _ and J. Ings (Tomahawk) J. Dungey (Hillgrove), and others, steers to £9, cows to £8 12s, yearlings 25s to 3S’s, bulls to £8 ss.——Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr Alex. Scott (Arngibhon), 3 heifers at £3 to £2 17s; Mr Peter Bathgate (Outram), 1 cow at £8 12s 6cl; Mr A. J. Inge (Tomahawk), 1 cow at £6; Mr David Adams, 3 cows at £8 15s to £8 7s 6d ; Mr Andrew Townlcy (Mataura), 1 cow at £4 9s; Mr George Hughes (Wylie’s Crossing), 7 yearlings at 245; Mr T. 'Winter (Green Island), 1 calf at 21s. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Messrs J. and A. Mee (Kuri Bush), 1 bull at £l9; Mr A. Fraser (Caversham), 1 bull at £1 10s, 18 yearlings at £1 7s; Mr T. Maxwell (Dunedin), 1 heifer at £4 Is. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of Now Zealand (Ltd.) yarded 60, and sold ; For the Canterbury Farmers’ Cooperative (Timaru), as agents, Mr R. Dalziell (Broekville), Mr E. Brinsdon (Halfway Bush), and other clients, 18 two-year-old steers to £5 9s, 5 two-year-old heifers at £3 13s. 12 vealers at up to £1 18s 6d, pen of yearling steers and heifers at £2, pen of two-year-old forward steers at £6 Is, 3 bulls up to £ll 10s, 20 cows at uxd to £3 4s 6d.

Dairy Cows.—Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr R. Marshall (Omimi), 1 cow at £4 10s; Mr J. Foote (Purakamii), 1 cow at £3 12s 6d, 1 do at £3 10s. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold : For Mr Walter Blackie (Pomona), Mr Alex. Scott (Arngibbon), Mr Win. Townley (Stirling), and others, cows to £7 12s 6d, heifers to £7 Ss.——Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold : For Mr A. Gillies (Hampden), 1 cow at £ll, 1 do at £lO, 1 do at £8 10s, 1 do at £7 ss, 1 do at £9 10s, 3 do at £6 15s, 1 do at £6, 1 do at £5 15s, 1 do at £5 ss, 1 do at £5; Mr L. Hodge (Port Chalmers), 1 cow at £5 15s: Mr A. Kelly (Anderson Bay), 1 cow at £5 ss. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) warded and sold: For various clients, cows up to £6 2s sd. Calves.—New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mrs John Kirk (Mosgiei), 3at 17s 6cl; Mr Win. Bryant (Wylie’s Crossing), 4 at 17s 6d; Mr P. Cunningham (Green Island), 1 at 17s 6d; Mr Hugh Gamble (Mosgiei), 3 at 15s. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold : For Messrs M. Harty (Wingatui), P. Westwood (Brighton), J. Glover (Allanton), Jas. Stewart (Allauton), G. Karetai (Otakou), John Higgins (Momona), William Harvcv (Moraona), J. and P. Dow (Allanton), Wm. Baird (Momona), W. H. Mitchell (Momona). Robert Baird (Allanton), A. W. Amos (Momona), and others, calves to 365. Wright, Stephenson, and Go. yarded and sold: For Mr W. T. Connor (Brighton), 1 calf at £1; Mr T. Flannery (Wylie’s Crossing), 1 calf at 15s, 1 do at 13s, 1 do at 11s; Mr C. Miller (Highcliff), 1 calf at 14s; Mr Thos. Bishop (Anderson Bay), 1 calf at 16s 6d; Mr Jas. Mathcson (Highcliff), 1 calf at 14s.^ — r Thc Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr B. Walker (Sawyers’ Bay), 1 calf at 375; Mr T. M‘Milhm (Green Island), 1 calf at 9s 6d; Mr C. M'Cann (Outram), 1 calf at 10s 6d, 1 do at 11s 6d, 1 do at 18s, 1 do at 15s; a client, 1 calf at 8s; Mrs C. M'Cartney, 1 calf at 29« 6d, 1 do at 12s; Mr A. Heonan (Momona), 1 calf at £1; Mr John Blair (East Taicri), 1 calf at I2s 6d, 1 do at 11s 6d, 1 do at 10s, 1 do at 10s 6d;Mr D. A. Smith (Henley), 1 calf at 14s 6d, 1 do at 15s 6d, 1 do at 16". 6d ; Mr D. Sutherland (East Taieri) 1 calf at 3a; Mr T. Morris

(Pukehiki), 1 calf at 16s; Mr G. Gillies, 1 calf at 12e; Mr H. E. Connor (Saddle Hill), 1 calf at 245, 1 do at 275, 1 do at 16s, 1 do at 15s; Mr D. O’Brien (Wingatui), 1 calf at 32s 6d; Mr John Taylor (Laurel Bank, Otokia), 1 calf at 11s, 1 do at lie 6d. 2 do at 3s.

Fat yh< ej). — 2137 penned ; a number'of which were of exceptional quality. Prices for all classes were very firm at last week’s rates. Best wethers, 38s to 40s; extra wethers, 50s 3d ; medium wethers, 28s to 32,5; inferior. 21s to 245; best ewes, 34a to 365; extra ewes, 435; medium ewes, 27s to 295; inferior ewes. 23s to-255. Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) penned 340, and sold: For Mr R. Potts (Crookston), 2 ewes at £2 3s (top price to-clas'), 15 wethers at £2, 36 ewes., at 39s 3d; Mr David Potts (Tapanui), 1 2 wethers at 31s, 28 ewes at 28s 6d, 5 do at 25s 6d; Mr J. D. Rodger Dalvey (Pomahaka), 9 wethers at 35s 3d, 19 ewes at 30s, 29 do at 25s 9d; a client, 7 ewes at 275, 8 wethers at 275; Mr A. Scott (Arngibbon), 34 wethers at 235, 5 do at 21s, 14 do at 17s 6d, 12 do at 20s ; a client. 30 ewes at quotations; Mr R. Beattie (Ngapunn). 14 owes at 20s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold; For Mr Peter Williamson (Milburn), 17 wethers at 33s 3d, 3 do at 37s 3d; Mr A. Cameron (Mataura). 57 wethers at 33s 9d to 265; Mr Peter Boyd (Lovell’s Flat). 58 wethers at 27s 6d to 24s 3d; Mr A. Wisely, jun. (Clarendon), 21 wethers at 31s 3d to 26s 9d, 1 pen owes at 28s; Mr D. Raitt (Milburn). 1 pen wethers at 32s 6d; Mr Alex. Soott (Arngibbon), 82 wethers at 22s 6d to 17s 9d. Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Messrs Finlay Bros. (Dunrobin), 25 owes at 33s 6d, 31 do at 29s 6d; Mr J. Reid (Meadowfiold), 21 wethers at 39s 9d. 34 do at 57s 3d; Mr D. C. Rose (Sutton), 36 wo+hors at 27s 9d, 23 do at 25s 6d; Mr D, Clark (Moneymore), 14 owes at 21s 9d; Messrs W. J. Melton (Popotunoa), . pen wethers at 38s 9d.— —The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr Wm. Fret well (Waikoikoi), 16 wethers at 40s, 14 do at 375. 16 do at 35s 6d. 6 do at 345; Messrs Sniadl Bros. (Moa Flat), 12 wethers at 36s 6d, 12 do at 365, 26 do at 355. 3 do at 32s 9d. 24 do at 30s 3d, pen owes at 29s 9d; Mr F. J. G'mt (Tnumata), 31 wethers at 36s 3d 25 do at 32s 9d ; Mr James Murray (Taumata), pen ewes at 40s, 15 do at 34s 6d, 21 do at 27s 3d, 19 do at 26s 3d; Messrs W. and N. Reid (Ontram), 22 wethers at 38s 3d, 16 do at 38s; Mr J. Gardiner (Green Island), r.-'n hoggets at 18s 9d; Mr T. Casserloy (Milton), 6 wethers at 30s; a client, lU .... . ' uos uu, ±4 uu at 275; Mr James Woods (Milton), 26 wethers at 27s 6d, pen ewes at 24s 6d. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company *Ltd.) penned and sold; For Mr C. Mercer (Waipanui), 25 ewes at 365; Mr Jas. Todd (Heiuot), 1 pen ewes at 5Ss, 21 do at 29s 9d, 29 do at 25s 6d, 1 pen wethers at 28s 6d ; Messrs Shand Bros. (Hillcnd), 26 wethers at 30s, 21 do at 29s 3d, 69 do to 28s 6d. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) penned 605, and sold: For a client, 10 wethers at £2 10a 3d (top price); Mr W. Fretwell (Waikoikoi), 1 pen wethers at 44a 3d, 49 do to 37s 9d; Messrs W. and N. Reid (Outram), 31 wethers at 39s 9d, 21 do at 375; Mr R. Johnston (Waikoikoi), 1 pen wethers at 41s, 32 do at up to 355, 11 owes at 31s 6d. 14 do at 295; Mr Patou Dunlop (Iloriot), 10 owes at 37s Sd, 21 do at 35a 3d, 8 do' at 31s 3d; Mr C. W. Body (Kelso), 30 wethers at 37s 3d, 19 do at 345, pen ewes at 35s 3d; Mr W. Kirk (“Greenback,” Waikoikoi), 30 ewes at 36s 9d, 22 do at 345; Mr David Bryce (Lovell’s Flat), 32 wethers at 365, 23 do at 355; Mr A. M. Moncur (Heriot), 34 wethers at 34s 9d, 26 do at 30a 9cl ; Mr N. Kelly (Okapua), 36 wethers at 34s 6d. 14 do at 345; A South Otago client, 23 wethers at 33s 6d, 33 ewes at 27s 6d; Mr R. Lochhead (Balclutha), 38 ewes at up to 31s 9d, 23 wethers at 32s. —-—The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Messrs Gray Bros. (Merino Downs), 21 wethers at 37s ’&d, 15 do at 28s 6d, pen_ ewes at 18s 6d; Mr Jas. Scott (G’mmcrbnrn). 30 wethers at 33s 9d. 30 do at 29s 9d; Messrs C. and J. Robinson (Moneymore), 50 wethers at 27s 9d; Mr R. Hawker (Greenfield), 14 halfbred wethers at 26s 3 ,! , 16 crossbred do at 25s 3d, pen do at 22a 9d.

Lambs.—Spring lanyh sold np to 23s 6d. A small yarding. _ Competition for prime quality was good; inferior quality was neglected. Stronach, Morris and 00. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr D. Potts (Tapato 23s 6d; Mr W. Higgins (Middlcmarch), 6 hoggets at 15s 9d. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr Geo. Finch (Kaitangata), 2 at 25s 6d, 1 at 22s 6d, 1 at 225, lat 19s. Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Messrs Finlay Bros. (Dunrobin), 2 lambs at 34s 9d; Mr A. G. Sutherland (Duntroon), 57 lambs to 16s 6d; Mr R. Thompson (Moncymorc), 13 lambs at 26s 3d. ——Wright, Stephenson and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr Paton Dunlop (Heriot), 17 lambs at 31s, 19 lambs at 23s Sd. yThe Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr G. Finch (Kaitangata), 2 at 245, 1 at 17s.

Pigs—Med ium yarding- of fats and email yarding of stores. Prices for fats were a shade easier. Stores, however, were firmer than at last week’s sale. Stronach, Morris and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold : For Mr T. Richards (Opoho), 1 pig at £3 2s, Mr T. Marshall (Leith Valley), 2 pigs at 2s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 45, and sold ; For Mr G. Middleditch (Sawyers ’ Bay) 6 to_ 46s 6d; Mr Win. Harvey (Momona), 2 prime baconers at £4 15s. 5 slips at 16s ■ Mr J. Higgins (Momona), 2 pigs at 40s; Mr Ohas. Findlay (Grassyards), 3 at 455; Mr W. H. Mitchell (Momona), 2 at 355; Mr Wm. Thomas, 2 at 50s 6d ; Mr J. F. Lloyd (North-East Valley), 4 at £3 9s to £3 ss; a client, 3 at £2 15s to £2 10s ; Mr A. Willis, 3 at 14s 6d ; Mr Alex. Ellis (Jupiter Flat), 8 at J3s; Mr T. Craig- (East Taieri), 4 at 16s to 13s; a client, 2 at 10s 6d. The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr Thos. Richards (Opoho), 2 pigs at 60s; Mr P. Collins (North-East Valley), 1 pig at 545, 2 do at 46s 6d; Mr W. Thomas (Anderson Bay), 2 pigs at 32s 6d; Mr J. Gardiner (Green Island), 6 pigs at 30s; Mr J. O. Trainer (Kaikorai), 3 pigs at 395, 5 do at 13s 6d. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of Now Zealand (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr T. Baird (Leith Valley), 2 pigs at £2 9s, 2 at £2 2s; Mr J. Reeves, 2 pigs at 37s 6d; Mr M. Faulds Green Island Bush), 2 pigs at £3 17s; Mr Wm. Kirkland (Elm Grove), 2 pigs at £3 Is, 2 at £2 16s; Mr J. Crawford '’Green Island), 1 pig at 375; Mr J. Millar (Burnside), 2 pigs at ss; Mr J. Miller (Maungatua), l2 pigs at 235; Mr -A. Hecnan (Momona), 3 pigs at 29s 6d; North Otago Farmers’ (as agents), 3 pigs at 18s, 8 pigs at 14s 6d, 6 do at 265, 3 do at 31s.

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DUNEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Messrs A. Moritzson and Co., auctioneers, wool, stock, station, grain, produce, and commission agents, Dunedin, report (wholesale for the week as under. All quotations are subject to market- fluctuations. Far me. a asked, when sending samples, always to 1 a price on them, as buyers do not feel mo i to make offers : Barley.—Prime malting, os 6d t° 5s 9 on truck; feed barley, 6s to 5s 3d; Cape barley, 5s 6d to 6a. , , , Wheat.—Prime milling, os to 5s 6d; fowl wheat, 4s 9d to os. , , , Oats.—Milling, 3s 6d to 3s 9d; good feed, 8s 3d to 3s 6d; medium and inferior lots, Ss to 3s 3d. Eyecorn.—6s 6d to 7s. Maize (sacks extra). —5s 9d. Chaff.—Good bright and heavy, to £6 10s; medium quality, £5 10s to £5 16s. Straw Chaff.—'Wheaten. £3; oaten, £3 17s to £4 2s 6d, Straw.—Wheaten, £3 10s to -£4; oaten £4 to £4 os. Hay.—Clover and ryegrass, £1 to £5. Ryegrass.—Farmers’ dressed, 5s 3d to 6s for heavy weights; light weights, 4s 3d to Is 6d; machine dressed, 6s 6d to 7s 6d; Italian 7s 6d to Bs. Cocksfoot. — From 8d to 9d f.0.b., Akaroa; machined seed, 9d to lid. Linseed cake meal.—l7s 6d. Linseed.—2os. Chewings Fescue.—Farmers’ dressed, 3d to S^d; machine dressed, 5d to 6d. Onions.—Melbourne, 10s to Us per cwt. Potatoes.—Choice, £6 10s to £7 10s. ■Salt Butter.—ls 3d; separator, Is 4d; storekeepers’, Is 2d. Cheese.—Factory, 9Sd to IOJd. Honey.—Section honey, 8s per dozen; bulk, 4d to 4Jd; -Jib pats, 3s 6d to 3s 9cl per dozen. Walnuts. —7Jd to BJd. Eggs.—Storekeepers’, Is Id; preserved, ’ Hid; stamped. Is Id to Is 2d. Beeswax.— ls 4d to Is sd. Bigs.—s£d for porkers; baconers, to 6d. Hams.—lOd to lid. Bacon.—Roll, 10d. Rabbitskins.—The usual fortnightly sale was held on Tuesday, the- 28th ult., when good catalogues were submitted. There was a full attendance of buyers, and competition was very brisk, prices advancing from Id to 2d per lb. The following were the ruling rates; —Super does 24d, first winter do 23d, winter do 20d, prim© winter bucks 20d, first winter do 18Jd, second winter do 16cl, outgoing bucks 14d, spring do 9Jd, outgoing does lod, spring do lOd, prime racks 9Jd, light racks Sid, runners s id, suckers 3Jd, best blacks 6d, second winter do- 54d, autumn and incoming blacks 22d to 34d, best fawns 20d, summer and autumn do 7d to lid, hareskins 8d to 19jd, catskins 2d to 6d each, horsehair 17d to 20d. Sheepskins.—At the sale on the 21st ult. good catalogues were submitted to the usual attendance of buyers. Competition was good, and the market ruled firm at the undermentioned rates: —Best halfbred Hid, good do lOld, short and fallen do 8d to 9Jd, best fine crossbred IRd, good do lOd, short and fallen- do 8d to 9RI, best coarse crossbred KRd, g'ood do 9Jd, short and fallen do 7d to Bcl, best hoggets lljd, fallen do 9Jd, best pelts 6d, good do 4Jd, inferior ,do Id to 2d, best merino-Bd, good do 6Jd,-short and fallen do Id to oid. Hides.—The usual sal© was held on Thursday, the 23rd ult., when very large catalogues were submitted. There was a full attendance of buyers, but owing, to the larger supplies offering buyers were not inclined to pay the extreme prices that have been ruling latelyx Ox declined Jd and cows Jd to gd. The following prices were paid:—Picked stout ox, one special hide brought Is, but the ruling price for this grade was ll£d; well flayed cows all weights B|d to 9d, scored and sloppy do 7d to Bd, do ox 8d to 9cl, cut and slippy ox and cows 6d to Bd, best yearlings Bd, cut Eind slippy do 4Jd to 6d, best calf lid, good do lOd, slippy and cut 3d to Bd. Tallow. —The following are the ruling rates: —Best rendered in casks 275, good do 255, inferior to medium 21s to 235; tins, beat mutton 245, good mixed 21s, inferior 16s to 18s, caul fat 18s, rough fat 12s to 16s. Storing Grain. —We are prepared to store, receive, deliver, and insure for three months free storage at 8d per sack. Farm Produce and Fruit.—We receive all kinds of consignments, and render account sales promptly. CENTRAL PRODUCE MART. Reilly, Gill, and Co. report Our consignment of oranges from Rarotonga realised extreme prices, up to 17s 6d being paid at auction. Some nice consignments of apples from Vancouver and a quantity of local apples from Canterbury, Roxburgh, end Mosgiel districts came forward and realised good values. Poultry: On "Wednesday a very small yarding came forward, and extreme prices were secured for any birds in decent condition, hens realising as high as 3s 3d each, and cockerels 4s 6d each. Eggs came forward freely. Potatoes have better inquiry, and all lines of produce are moving at satisfactory -prices. Supplies of spring vegetables are coming to hand and meeting a keen demand. Orchard implements have been selling freely, the following prices being secured: —Flowers: Narcissi are wanted, and realise from 2s 6d to 4s. Lettuce: Wanted; Is 9d to 2s 3d. Cabbage, 2s 6d to 3s. Cauliflowers, 2s 6d, Sa, 3s 6d, 4s 6d, ss, 5s 6d. Cucumbers, 6s fid. 7s 6d, 8s fid, 9s 6d, 10s, and 12s 6d. Asparagus, 7s, 7s 6d, Bs, 8s Id, 9s per dozen. Eggs, Is Id, Is IJd, Is 2d. Tomatoes: Choice R-arotongan, Is (in better demand). Green peas, 7Jd. New potatoes, lOd. Rhubarb : In splendid demand at 2d to 2Jd. Brazil nuts: Just landed, BJd. \Valnuts: Akaroa’s BJd. Peanuts, 2 Is per 1001 b. Batter; Farmers’ bulk, choice, la 2d; separator, Is 2Jd; first grade factory, Defiance brand, Is 3ad. Honey: Choice, 4Jd, 4i|d, 6d. Cheese: Prime Akaroa, lOd per lb. Bacon, Bd, BJd. Pigs: Prime baconers wanted, 6Jd per lb; porkers, 6Jd ; choppers, 3Jd, 4d, 41d. Beeswax, Is 4d per lb. Rabbitskins: Competition was keen for all fresh season’s skins on offer, and prices Were Id to 2d per lb higher than last sale’s rates. Prime winter does to 23|d per lb; seconds, 18d to 20d; prime winter bucks, 18d to 20s; seconds, 16d to 17Jd; outgoing winters, 15d; early winters, 14d to 16d ; autumns. 14d to 16d; prime racks, 8d to 9Ad; light racks, 7d to 8R1; small, 5d to 5-|d; broken, 9d to 12%d; milky, to 7_gd; springs, MOd to lid; fawns, 21-id; prime ivintor blacks, to 67d : seconds, to 53d. Cow ■hides, 7%d per lb. Calfskins, 4d, 9d, Did. 9Jd, 92d. Sheepskins, 5Jd, fid, fi|d, 6|d, 7RI, 7gd, Sid, 3gd. W r ool: Locks and fleeces, 7 id, 7Jd, Bd, BJd, 9d, 9Jd per lb. Apples; Choice Stunners, 12s fid; second Quality, Bs, 8s 6d, 9s, 10s 6d; Lord Wolseleys, 10s; local cooking, choice, 3d ; other, |id to 2id; Canadian Jonathans, 15s, 15s oJ, T-*. Wealthy. 14a: MTntosh’s Reds, 16s sd, 1 1- Rations; Choice, _ 12s 6d. Pinos: Arrived father i-ipa, realising 10s, 10s 6d,

11s, 12s 6rl. Oranges (Tahiti): Wo landed 300 cases in fair condition, which realised 7s 6d to 17s 6d, Mandarins, 12s fid to 13s fid. Lemons: Mildura, 13a fid to 16s per case. Potatoes, £6 10s for extra prune; others, £4 16s to £5 10s. Onions; Melbournes, 12a fid. Molasses, 9s (in tins). Oat pollard, £7. Flour, £l4. Oatmeal, £2O 10s. Wheat pollard. £6 10s. Bran, £5 10s. Oat sheaf chaff; Extra prime quality, £6_ ss; black oat, £6 10s; other good linos, £5 10s to £6 per ton. Fat, 16s fid, 17s 3d, 17s fid, 21s, 23s fid per cwt. Fowl wheat, 4s 9d to 5s fid. Oats, 3s Bd. 3s lOd for A grade lines; 3s 3d, 5s 6d, 3s 8d for B grade lines. Maize, 6s, 6s 3d per bushel. R:co meal, 12s per sack. Poultry: Extreme prices ruling. Hens. 2s 3d, 2s fid. 2s 9d. 3s; cockerels, 2s Sd, 3s, 3s fid. 3s 9d. 4s; ducklings, 3s 9d; geese, 4s fid; pullets—white Leghorns, 3s fid, 4s fid : silver Wyandottes, 4s to 5s each; turkey hens, 6j-d to 7gd. and gobblers, 9d to 1-Od per lb; jocks, fid to Bd. Barger disc harrows, £7. The cheapest line of disc harrows in Australasia. Get particulars and see our sample machine. REILLY, GILL, AND CO., Auctioneers and Commission Agents, Moray place, Dunedin. LONDON MARKETS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, October 4. Wheat: The market is firm. HIGH COMMISSIONER’S CABLEGRAM. (Pes United Phess Association.) WELLINGTON, October 5. v The following is the High Commissioner’s cablegram, dated London, October 2 (quotations, unless otherwise specified, arc average market price on spot): Meat. —There is a better demand for mutton owing to less chilled beef being on the market and to the colder weather prevailing, but there is no change in prices. Mutton ; Canterbury, 7gd for light-weight; heavy-weight, 7d; other New Zealand brands of mutton cannot be quoted; ewes, sfjd to fid. Lamb i There is no alteration in the lamb market since last week. A good demand continues. Canterbury two’s, £gd; heavy-weight four’s, 7gd; second-class quality light-weight, 7|d; other New Zealand brands of lamb, Bgd for best quality; lightweight ordinary quality, 7 l-lfid. ’ Beef: Only very low quality cow beef is available; hinds fid, fores sd; chilled hinds 8-id, fores 6|d. Butter. —The market is firm for best quality. _ Danish is quiet at 192 s to 2025; Siberian is in brisk demand for finest. Low grade is quiet at 136 s to 1425; Irish creamery, 176 s to 180 s. Cheese.—The market is quiet, and prices are slightly weaker, with only a moderate demand. Canadian, white 765, coloured 775; Now Zealand, white 765, coloured 775; English Cheddar and Cheshire are firm at 94s to 965; United States, 72s to 745; fair to good quality, 60s to 70s. Canadian and United States cheese stocks at London, Liverpool, and Bristol on October 1 were 313,000 boxes, against 169,000 boxes last year. Now Zealand and Australian cheese stocks in London and Bristol wore 11,200 crates, against 2250 last year. Hemp.—The market is firm, but there is little doing. Manila, new graded fair, on spot, Octobcr-Dccombor shipment, £3B 10s. The output from Manila for the week was 23.000 bales. Wheat. —The market is firmer on account of short covering and a bettor demand from millers. Canadian new crop, SeptemberNovomber shipment, 47s 9d; American, August-Septcmber shipment, 49s 6d. Oats.—The market is firm on account of the War Office buying. Argentine on spot is quoted at 31s; October-Docember shipment 29& 6d Peas. —There is rather more inquiry. New Zealand Maples, about 63s for September shipment. BUTTER AND CHEESE MARKET. Messrs A. S. Paterson and Co. have received the following cablegram from Messrs J. and J. Lonsdale and Co., London; “ Butter, choicest, almost famine prices. Danish, 2065; secondary, market much overstocked. Cheese steady, unchanged.” LONDON WOOL SALES. Messrs Dalgety and Co. report having received the following cablegram from their head office, London;—Wool sales closed firm compared with July closing rates. Good merino rather in sellers’ favour, other sorts 5 to 10 per cent, lower; fine bright greasy crossbreds, 5 to 7J per cent, dearer; medium greasy crossbreds, 5 per cent, dearer; coarse, unchanged; shabby, 5 per cent, lower; scoured crossbreds, fine, 5 per cent, lower; coarse, 7% to 10 per cent, lower; slipes, 15 to 2C per cent, lower; good merino lambs, unchanged; inferior, 5 per cent, lower; crossbred lambs, 10 per cent, lower. Homo trade took 124,000 bales, Continent 7000 bales, America 15,000 bales, carried forward 43.000 bales. PRIVATE COMPANY. Notification of the registration of the following company is contained in the Mercantile Gazette: — Alexandra Developing Proprietary. Capital : £BOOO, divided into 8000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: A. Todd, G. Crow, O. Tilburn, A. Farquharson, R-. W. Rutherford, J. J. Clark, J. T. Hungerford, all one share each. Objects: To acquire any lands and subdivide, sell, lease, or exchange such lands in any part of New Zealand, and in particular in the locality of Vincent. CUSTOMS RETURNS. The following is a comparative statement of the Customs returns for the quarter ended September 30: 1915. 1914. Net customs duties ... £107.185 9 4 £118,276 4 2 Boer duty ... 9,378 16 1 8,525 2 1 Gold exported 75.924 0 0 32,104 0 0 (18.82102) (7882 oz) Silver ... )u 6 Nil (450 z) The not Customs duties for the month of September amount to £29,025 6s. For the same month last year the net duties totalled £36,143 9s 6d. The beer duty for the past month amounted to £3421 Bslid; September, 1914, £2953 19s 9d. There was no export of gold for the month of September either this year or last year, WELLINGTON, October 3. The Customs revenue collected at Wellington during the quarter ended Septom ber 30 was slightly less than- that taken during the same period last year. There was, however, a substantial increase on the takings for the month of September. The figures are as follow! —Quarter ended September 50, 1914, £251,182 lls lid) 1915,

£248.729 13s 2d; month of September, 1914, £61,001 19s sd; 1915, £68,804 11s 9cl. The beer duty for the quarter totalled £3390 2s 2d, as compared with £5273 16s lid for the corresponding period last year; and for the month of September £llßs 15s lOd, the amount collected in September last year being £1132 16s 4d. SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY. AUCKLAND, October 1. The annual report of the South British Insurance Company states that the net premium revenue amounts to £553,296 11s 2d, the income from interest and rents received and accrued is £42,898 4s Id; —a total of £596,194 15s 3d. After making full provision for losses outstanding, there is a surplus in the underwriting account of £67,116 3s Id. The income from interest and rents amounts to £42,893 4s Id, to which has to bo added the balance from August, 1914, less (ho dividend paid in October, 1914 —viz., £37,060 15s 54—-making the amount at credit of profit and loss account £147,075 2s 7d. This last has been dealt with in the following manner:—An interim dividend of 2s 3d per share, paid in April, 1915, £22,500; transferred to reserve fund, £20,000; investment fluctuation fund, £30.000; Auckland leasehold sinking fund, £200; London leasehold sinking fund, £225; contribution to officers’ provident and superannuation funds, £4740 5s lid; —a total of £67,665 5s lid, leaving £79,409 16s Bd. The directors now recommend the payment of a dividend of 2s 3d per share for the half-year ended August 31, 1915 (making total distribution for -rear 4s 6d per share), which will absorb £22.500, the payment of a bonus to the staff, which will absorb £BSOO. This leaves to be carried to new account £48,409 16s Bd. INVESTMENT STOCKS. October 4. National Bank —Buyers £4 19s, Sellers £5 Is. Bank of Australasia—Buyers £ll4. Bank of Now Zealand (old) —Buyers £lO 3s, sellers- £lO 6s 6d. Union Bank—Buyers £sl, sellers £sl 16s. National Insurance —Buyers £2 4s 6d. New Zealand Insurance—Sellers £5 16s. Standard Insurance-—-Buyers £1 11s 6d, sellers £1 12s 6cl. Union Steam Ship Co. (ord.) —Sellers £1 3s 10 d. Union Steam Ship Co. (pref.)—Buyers £l. Westport Coal Co.—Buyers £1 8s 9d, sellers £1 9s 6cl. Westpo-rt (Stockton—Buyers ss. Now Zealand Drug Co. (£2) —Sellers £2 3s 6d. Auckland Electric Trams (ord.) —Buyers £1 ls_ 3d, sellers £1 Is 6d. Whitcombo and Tombs (ex div.) —Buyers £e 10s. Wright, Stephenson (ord.) —Buyers £7 ss.