THE BREADSTUFFS AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3265, 11 October 1916, Page 12

THE BREADSTUFFS AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Friday evening. The London wheat maiket has been depressed in tone, 'but closes rather firmer, holders keeping a tight rein on supplies (states the Australasian o: September 30). For*a parcel of Australian wheat, just arrived, 71s 3d per 4961 bis asked. A parcel on passage, has been solcr at 65s pci 4£olb, c.i.f., and one for shipment early in October at 68s 9d. The American markets are out of touch with Europe, and tho future seems to depend more and more upon the course of the war in tho Balkans. Should the Dardanelles remain closed during the winter and early spring, it is certain that Europe will require to send more ship-, to Australia for our wheat.

An unpleasant sin-prise for the commonwealth wheat pool has been the announcement made by the agents for the Australian Shipping Conference, that the freight on wheat by liners would be raised from 95s to 120 s per ton, which means a reduction of 8d per bushel in the price to bo netted by the Australian farmer on wheat shipped in parcels. For this reason, the Victorian Wheat Commission announces that it has been found necessary to reduce the price of wheat to millers selling flour to the United Kingdom by 7jd per bushel. . Local prices for wheat are as follow : Velvet, ss* 2d to 5s 4d, but as high as 5s 6d has boon paid where "milling linos have been urgently required: red chaff, 4s lid to ss; Tuscan, 4s 9d to 4s lOd : fowl wheat, 4s 7d up to 4s 8d for prime lines, all ex store, Dunedin. Velvet and red chaff are in small supply, but there is a fair amount of Tuscan on offer. Millers' operations are mostly confined to the purchase of small lines for mixing purposes and to fill immediate requirements. Reports from Oamsiru, under date September 30, state that the weather during the month had been good, on the whole, with the exception of some high winds, which dried and baked the surface of the cultivated land, thus retarding the growth. On September 28 and 30 nice rains fell, and everything is now in splendid form for a good season. Flour is quoted at up to £l2 10s a ton. Oatmeal, £ls a ton for 25's. Pearl barley, £2O 10s. Pollard, £6 to £6 10s. Bran, £3 10s to £4. The oats market is fairly strong, but is

rather erratic, merchants' ideas of the trend of tho position being conflicting. The local market is short of oats, and not many arc on offer from tho country. A certain quantity of oats are still held by farmers, but their prices are too high in the meantime. It was known some few days ago that negotiations were being entered into by one firm to try to secure a cargo of 15,000 sacks of Australian Algerian oats, these to bo landed ex sailer on tho North Island markets. It is now stated that these negotiations have been successful. If this information is correct tho shipment may havo a material effect on the immediate future shipping business from the south. Sales have taken place in Dunedin during the week at 3s 4d, f.0.b., 8.i., for A Gartons; B's, Id less; PRODUCE REPORT. Tho demand for chaff is purely local. Although an advance has been expected in sympathy with the rise in oats, there- is still a quiet market. Consignments lately have fallen off. From £4 2s 6d to £4 5s is obtainable for primo quality. Both oaten and w'heaten straw meets with a slow sale. Tho potato market is firm, and all good quality lines meet with a ready demand. The condition of the tubers, however, is now not too sound, and a quantity of those in stores will require picking over. Lots held in stores by farmers are asking up to £9 per ton, but these, too, will havo to be picked over. Orders have been placed in South Canterbury for small lots. It is reported that one parcel of about 40 tons changed hands during the week at £8 10s a ton. Eggs aro in full supply. Prices remain unchanged. Dairy butter shows a sharp rise in price during tho week. The wide margin of values between lib packets is explained by the fact that some of the butter is ex freezer. Current wholesale prices are as follow: Chaff.—Prime oaten sheaf, £4 2s 6d; medium to good, £3 to £3 10s (sacks extra). Straw.—Oaten, £3 ; wheaten, £2 15s. Potatoes.—Prime, £8 5s to £8 10s; medium lots, £6 to £7. Eggs.—Fresh and stamped, Is lgd to Is 2d. Butter.—Milled bulk, to Is 3d per lb; dairy and separator, in lib packets, Is Id to Is 3d; separator (bulk), Is 2d to Is 3d. Pigs.—Baconors, 7d per lb; porkers, 7d. Bacon. —Rolls (in quantities), local, lid; Christchurch, lid; sides, lid; hams, Is per lb; ham rolls. Is Id. FRUIT REPORT. The market is rather short of fruit of all descriptions. Some nice lines of apples have arrived during the week from Roxburgh, Nelson, and Canterbury. The Nelson and Canterbury apples were ex cool store. A choice sample of Rokewood apples from Roxburgh realised equal to 4J>d to to 4|d per lb. The market is bare of Californians until the arrival of tho next boat, in about a fortnight. A few case 3 of late pears from Canterbury have brought from 7s 6d to 8s 6d per case —equal to 4£d to 5d per lb. Advico to hand states that about 1600 cases of Suva bananas will be landed here next week. The Moana arrived at Wellington this week. She has on board a shipment of Rarotongan oranges. No advice of the quantity has yet come to hand_. A parcel of Sydney citrus fruit was landed to-day. It will be sold by auction to-mor-row. Agents have now parted with practically all their supplies of lemons. Asparagus is coming to hand almost daily. Vegetables generally are in short supply. Prices for cauliflowers showman advance on tho week Leeks, lettuces, spinach, and .radishes are now coming in more freely. Tho following are the ourrent wholesale prices:— Apples aro in very short supply; French crabs and Stone Pippins, to 13s 6d; Hobart Sturmers, 10s 6d to 12s 6d; Clyde Scarlets, 3ld to 43d; Stunners, 4id to sd; Docherty, 16s 6d. Lemons.—Mildura, 18s to 20s; Sydney and Auckland, 10s 6d to 14s; good demand. Bananas.—To arrive next week; meantime market bare. Oranges.—South Australian, 15s; Sydneys, up to 14s; Valencia, 255; Island, 10s 6d to 15s 3d. Mandarins, 15s to 16s. Pears. —Winter Cole, out of cool store. 7s 6d, 8s 6d. Pineapples, 12s 6d to 14s 6d. Cucumbers, 4s 6d to 8s; choice, to 10s per dozen. Passions, 8s to lis. Asparagus, 9s to 12s per dozen. Nuts. —Walnuts, 9ad to 10^d; peanuts, 3id to 3M per lb. Vegetables aro in very short supply. Cabbages, 3s to 5s 6d per dozen. Cauliflowers, 4s 6cl to 10s 6d per sack, scarce. Carrots. 2s 6d to 3s 6d per bag. Parsnips, 3s to 5s por cental; prime, 8s per sack. Swedes, 2s to 2s 6d per cental. Rhubarb, to 2d per lb. Lettuco, Is 6d to 2s per dozen. Flowers.—Narcissi, Is to 2s per dozen blooms. MERCHANDISE MARKET. Advico has been received that the Tancrod will leave San Francisco on October 12 direct for Wellington. She will tranship her cargo for all other New Zealand ports from Wellington. Her cargo consists of all tho new season's fruits with tho exception of new seeded raisins, choice and fancy. Tho Kurow is due to leave San Francisco about October 12. She will bring the first shipment of new season's choice and fancy seeded raisins. This shipment will be transhipped from Wellington about tho first week in December. Samson's rusks are quoted at 9d per lb. A parcel of camphor has come to hand. It is quoted at 3s 9d per lb. A further advance has taken place in the price of sugar of milk, which is now quoted at Is 5d to Is 6d per lb. Tho price of three-in-one oil now stands at 10s per dozen. Crosso and Blackwell's curry powder is priced at 113 6d per dozen, and catsup at lis. A parcel of these goods has just arrived. Strang's solublo coffee has been reduced in prico to 10s per dozen. Tricopherous is quoted at 16s per dozen. < Morton's capers show a considerable increase in cost. Messrs Gollin and Co. inform us that with regard to first grado salmon, a small percentage of lib tails will be delivered. In this grado no lib flats will be available, aDd probably about 60 per cent, of halves. In second grado salmon thero will bo no lib tails, probably about 80 per cent, of Jjjb flats, and about 60 per cent, of halves, Sats. In third grade (Cohoos salmon) thero •will be a sm>-U percentage of lib flats, perhaps only about 5 por cent, delivered. In

lib flats it is hoped to deliver full quantities, and the samo with halves, flats. In Pinks salmon, a grade for which there is very littlo demand in this market, the firm will probably deliver 50 per cent, of lib tails, about 90 per cent, of lib flats, and full delivery of halves flats. GOMrvIERCJAL CABLEGRAMS. LONDON, October 3. Wheat: Firm. Cargoes, 6d to Is dearer. Latest reports indicate tho probability that exports from Argentina and tho United States will be considerably below expectations, causing a shortage of supplies in the new year. October 4At the tallow sales 1566 casks were offered and 835 casks sold. Mutton: Fine, 44ss_ medium, 40s 6d. Beef: Fino, 455; medium, 395. October 6. In the wheat market at Chicago, December options changed hands at cents, being a season's record. Bank of England returns: Gold coin and bullion in stock, £52,788,000; reserve, £36,006,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 21.23; notes in circulation, £37,064,000; Government deposits, £52,236,000; other deposits, £117.402,000; Government securities, £42,188,000; and other securities £109,168,000. * Discount on short loans, 5 per cent. ; three months' bills, 5 9-16 per cent. Butter: Danish rather easier, tho high prices checking demand ; about 2065. Others firm, New Zealand particularly; cleared choicest at nominally 200 s. Argentine, 186 s to 1945; Canadian, 188 s to 190 s; United States, 182 s to 186 s. Cheese: Very firm. Canadian spot, 110 s; New Zealand, 108 s to 109 s. The Government is buying freely in Canada at 114 s to 115 s c.i.f. Sugar: Unchanged. Bradford wool: Prices aro unchanged. Thero is a fair inquiry, but business is limited. There is a strong tone, with a hardening tendency for everything except medium crossbreds.

Wheat: Sparingly offered at full prices. Australian, 70s. Flour: Firm. Australian, 535. Oats: La Plata not offering. Peas and beans: Firm, tending dearer. October 7. Wheat. —Finn a: d unchanged. Butter. —Danish butter has recovered to 210 s, though there is little doing. Hemp.—December - February shipments. £49 10s. Copra.—September-October shipments, £32 10s. Rubber. —Para, 3s plantation, 2s 4|d; smoked, 2s 4|d. Rabbits. —Steady and unchanged. Frozen Meat.—New Zealand mutton, BAd to 8Id; lamb, 9£d ; Australian mutton, 7fd to B^d; lamb, 9|d to lOd; South American mutton, Bgd; lamb, BJ>d to 9d. October 8. The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2.3E5.000 quarters; for tho Continent, 3,360,000 quarters. Atlantic shipments for the week wcro 664,000 Quarters: Pacific shipments, nil. Totals: Europe, 1.570.000 quarters; Russia, 20,000 quarters: India, 150,000 quarters; Argentine, 175,000 quarters; Australasia. 80,000 quarters. NEW YORK, October 3. Chicago wheat deliveries for December are quoted at 159 i cents per bushel, as compared with cents last week; £or May deliveries 158 g cents, compared with 156 J cents. Tho visiblo supply is 68,430,000 bushels. Tin: Stock, 17,933 tons; spot 3012 tons; afloat, 3290 tons; deliveries, 1524 tons. CHICAGO, October 6. Wheat.—December options, 160* cents to 157| cents; May options, 160 cents to 157 cents. THE WOOL SALES. SYDNEY SERIES. SYDNEY, October 9. At the wool sales to-day good classes were in strong demand at recent highest prices. Greasy merino established an Australian record, fetching 25>d. Mediums and faulties were neglected, and there were many withdrawals. DUNEDIN MARKETS.

WHOLESALE raOBTTC* REPORTS. J. O'Kane (late J. Lindsay and Co.), Princes street south, reports under date the 10th inst.: Wheat per bushel, f Oaten chaff Best milling ... 6/0 Prime 65/o—9o/:.! Fowls' ... 4/G—4/i0 Good 80/tl Milling oats ... 3/0 Inferior fIO/O—SO/0 Feed oats.. ... 2/fi RysgrasM find clover Malt barley ... 6/0 hay ... 100/9-UO/O Feed barley ... 5/» Cane barley ... 6/0 Straw • Maize 5/6 Wheatem 40/0-fiO/O per ton. o»tea 70/o—BO/0 Flour, i» 200*« ... 2M>/u Rolled bacon ... l/l Flour, in sffs ... 275/0 UUa bacea ... 9d Pollard 180/0 Smoked hams ... lOd Brat 70/0 Ukeese lOd Oatmeal, in 25's 420/0 Salt butter 9d—lOd Pearl barley ... 43t'/0 (according to quality) Kggs. fresh ... l/» Onions.—Melbourne, £lO. Potatoes.— £B 10s to £9. Straw Chaff. —Wheaten, 50s; oaten, 80s. VABtf AHV JJAJKY rEOfcUcK. Mr B. J. M'AaTffUH (eucceceor \o 'ideetnt M'llroy Bros), George street, reports paying l for produce durinj; she week cndiiig uj~10th inst., as follows: Stamped fresh Kggs I Honey (bulk), SJJ lb 1/2! doz Honey (section), 5/d doz. Salt Butter, 1/1 lb | Honey (Cartons), K/- doz Sep. Butter, J/ilb | Beeswax, l/i. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. WELLINGTON. October 9. Tho High Commissioner reported as follows on October 7 (Noto: The quotations, unless otherwise specified, are the average market prices on spot): Meat.—There is a better demand for frozen meat owing to decreasing supplies of Dutch mutton. English lambs are in fair supply. There were no arrivals of Dutch mutton this week. New Zealand mutton, B§d per lb; ewe mutton, 8d; Argentine mutton. 8d: New Zealand lamb, 9£d; Argentine lamb, Bid; New Zealand bull beef —hinds, 6id ; fores, s£d'. Argentine chilled beef—hinds, 93d; fores, 7fd. Butter. —Tho market continues firm, and the demand remains good, but not brisk. Prices axe higher. Danish (restricted dedemand), 210 a to 2125; L'Lsh creamery, salted, 196 s to 195 s 1 exceptionally good, 2O0s; unsaltcd. 198 s to 200 s • Canadian salted, 194 s to 198 s; Now Zealand salted, 198 s; good to fino aualitv salted, 186 s to 190 s; Argentine salted, I97s_ to 1995; unsalted, 198 s to 200 s: American creamery

(steady demand), salted. 184 s to 186 s; good to fine quality salted. 182 s. Clieoso.—The market is firmer, and the advance in nrices is maintained. Canadian white, lifts lo 112 s: coloured. 110 s to 112 s; good to fine quality, white. lOcs; English Cheddar (market continues firm, and there is a good demand). 118 s to 1225, and occasionally 1245; New Zealand (market closed irregular and unsettled), white, 108 s to 110 s; coloured, 108 s to 110 s: United States flats, white. 108.5 to 110 s. The estimated Canadian and United States cheese slocks in London, Liverpool, and Bristol were 229,000 boxes, as against, 313.000 at the same time last year, and the estimated New Zealand cheese stocks at London and Bristol were 15,150 crates, as acrainst 11,200 crates at the same time last year. Hemp.—The market is quiet, but holders are firm. Good fair New Zealand hemp, £SO per ton; fair. £4B; Government-graded fair Manila, £52; coarse, £49; OctoberDecember shipment good fair New Zealand, £49 10s; _ fair. £47; Government(Traded fair Manila. £sl 10s • coarse, £4B. Tho output of homo from Manila for the week ended last Saturday was 22,000 bales. Wheat.—The market is firm. Canadian arrived. 68s: October-November shipment, 675; Australian afloat. 695; New Zealand long berried, afloat, 655. Oats. —The market is firm, but tho demand is only moderate. New Zealand, ex store. 335. OAMARU MARKETS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) OAMARU, October 7. No business has been done this week in milling wheat. Millers have been ready to buy, but no offers havo come from tho country. Brokers now say that they do not know of any lines still held by growers. A parcel 'of fowl wheat changed hands at a country station at 4s 6d net. There has bee7i a little more movement in potatoes, for -which a fair demand exists. Several sales of newly picked over Up-to-Dates are reported at £7 and £7 ss, while something more has been given for choice lines. SOUTHLAND MARKET REPORT. (Fbom Ouh Own Cobbespondent.) October 7. Since last report the oats market has firmed somewhat, but though Hawke's Bay merchants are doing business on the basis of 3s 3d, f.0.b.5.i., for A grade Gartons and duns, Auckland merchants will not operate at this figure. Local merchants are therefore, in the meantime, not disposed to increase their buying rates, which are on the basis of 2s 7d, sacks extra, on trucks at country sidings, for A grade Gartons and duns, with tho usual allowance for lower grades and varieties. A few purchases of chaff have been made by local merchants at £3 3s on trucks at handy sidings, for good quality. The demand is purely local, and decidedly restricted at that.

Ryegrass and seeds generally aro in very strong demand in the retail trade, while both ryegrass and Italian stocks in merchants' hands are being reduced to a lower compass than ordinarily prevails at this time of the year. Undoubtedly farmers are going in for laying down pasture to a much greater extent than during the last two seasons, possibly owing to the much restricted area sown in grain. There is very little linseed sown in Southland, and what is available is eagerly picked up at high prices. GRAIN AND PRODUCE SALES. Messrs Dalgety and Co. report:—Oats: There has been a good inquiry during the past week for all lines coming under offer. The quantity, however, is limited. Late values are fully maintained, and tho market showu a firming tendency. Prime milling, 3s; good to best feed, 2s 9id to 2s lid; medium to good, 2s 7d to 2s 9d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat: Millers aro ready buyers of any lines of milling quality coming under offer at late rates. Velvet is scarce and is inauircd for. while choice lines of Tuscan and Velvet Ear nxc also in strong demand, but are not offering freely. Fowl wheat is in fair supply, and meets with a ready bale at quotations. Milling Velvet, 5s 3d to 5s 4d: milling Tuscan, 4s 8d to 4s lOd; medium quality milling, 4s 6d to 4s 8d; best whole fowl wheat. 4s 3d to 4s 6d; medium do. 4s to 4s 2d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes: Consign: ments have been coming forward steadily during the past week,, and values remain unaltered. Choice freshly-picked tables axe receiving most attention, and for these late rates are maintained. Out-of-con-ditioned lines or those requiring picking over are not meeting with the same demand, and aro more difficult to find buyers for. Choice tables, to £8 10s; good do, £8 to £8 ss; others, from £6 to £7 per ton (sacks in). Chaff: Although consignments of late have not been heavy, supplies have been sufficient for the demand, which is purely a local one. Buyers are confining their operations to choice heavy oaten sheaf, whioh is meeting with a ready sale at auotations, while medium and inferior lines aro not meeting with tho same inquiry. Best oaten sheaf. £3 15s to £4 j choice do, to £4 2s 6d ; medium to eood, £3 5s to £3 10s per ton (sacks extra). Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report:— Oats: The market remains jn much the same state as we reported last week. There is still good inquiry for primo Cartons and Sparrowbills. while lower grades, although not so keenly competed for, meet with ready sale. Offerings aro light. and all consignments coming forward are Quitted on arrival. Prime milling, 3s; good to best feed. 2s 9d to 2s lid ; inferior to medium, 2s 6d to 2s 8d ner bushel (sacks extra). Wheat: Onlv moderate quantities are offering. Millers are ready buyers of prime Velvet, and choice samples of Tuscan and Velvet Ear also meet with better inquiry. Medium lines are in fair demand, and in tho absence of trood whole fowl wheat, are being sold to supply requirements in that direction. Prime milling Velvet, 5s 3d to 5s 4d; medium, 5s to 5s 2d; primo Tuscan, etc. 4s 9d to 4s lOd: medium, 4s 6d to 4s 8d: best wholo fowl wheat, 4s 3d to 4s 6d; medium, 3s lOd to 4s 2d ; broken and damaged, 3s 3d to 3s 9d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes: Local stocks aro not largo, and only small consignments aro coming forward. Prime freshly-picked lots meet a pood demand, but indifferent quality is not in favour. Best tablo potatoes, £8 to £8 ss; choice, to £8 10s: medium. £7 'ss to £7 15„s; others, £6 to £7 per ton (sacks included). Chaff: Priino oaten sheaf meets with ready sale on arrival, but medium and inferior qualities aro not readily placed. Sitooks are comparatively light, but tho demand is not keen. Best oaten sheaf, £3 17s 6d to £4; choice, to £4 2s 6d; medium to good, £3

10s to £3 15s : light and discoloured, £3 to £3 7s 6d per ton (bags extra). HIDE SALES. MELBOURNE, October 5. At the hide sales to-day there were failsupplies. Lights were unchanged; mediums and heavies <d lower. Tho Duncdin Woolbrokers' Association (Messrs Dalgety and Co., A. Moritzson and 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.) reports as follows: The fortnightly sales were held on Thursday, when medium catalogues were submitted to a full attendance of buyers. Competition was good, and -values can be quoted firm at quotations. Ox hides, extra stout, to l?fd; stout heavy, to 12^1; medium to llf d j cow hides, extra stout, to Hid; medium and heavy-weights, to lOfd; light, lOd to lOgd; damaged and inferior ox and cow hides, 6d to 9d: yearlings, 9d to 10] d; calfskins, best, 12d to 13d; medium, 10Jd to llgd; damaged and inferior, 3d to 9d per lb; horse hides,, from 7s 6d to 15s 6d each.

Messrs Waters, Ritchie, and Co. report as follows:—We held our usual fortnightly salo of hides at our stores, Crawford street, on Friday. There was the usual attendance of buyers present, but competition, except for tho best description of hides, waa lifeless, and a dragging stale resulted. Tho Australian markets have declined, and this has re-acted on the local market. Prices, as compared with the previous sale, except for the best sorts, declined from id to i,d per lb, while calfskins, which have been in such keen demand lately, receded from Id to lid per lb. Our catalogue consisted of 415 hides and 586 yearling and calfskins—a total of 1001. Our top price for ox was 14gd per lb. Wo quote:—Ox, extra stout, 13d to 15d ; stout, 12d to 12fd ; medium and heavy-weight, lOd to Cows: Goodconditioned, medium, heavy, and lightweights, from 9id to 10j}d ; heavy-conditioned ox and cows, to 9^d; damaged, 6d to 8d; calfskins, 12d for best; medium, lid to 11-gd; damaged and inferior, 3£d to 9d per lb. RABBITSKIN SALE. Tho Dunedin Woolbrokers' Association (Messrs Dalgety and Co.. A. Moritzson and Co., National Mortgage and Agency Company, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Otajro Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association, Donald Reid and Co., Stronach, Morris. , and Co.. and Wright, Stephenson, and Co.), reports as follows: Good sized catalogues were offered at the sale on Monday, and there was a full attendance of buyers. Competition was very keen, and nrices showed an advance of Id to 3d per lb on the previous sale's rates. Prices ruled as under :—Prime winter docs, 39Jsd to 45d per lb; second winter does. 32d to 39d; outgoing winter does, 24d to 27d: prime winter bucks, 31Ad to 34£d; second winter bucks. 25d to 31d: outgoing winter bucks. 18d to 25d; springs, 14d to 17d : incomings, 23d to 25id; autumns, 19d to 224 d: racks and summers, 12d to 15d; milky, lOd to 12d; small 5d to 9d' : prime winter black, 75d to CBid; second winter black, 62d to 74d; outgoing winter black, 36d to 48d: winter fawns. 24d to 29£d; horsehair, 17id to 19d. SALE OF HOLSTEIN CATTLE. NEW PLYMOUTH, October 6. There was a large attendance to-day at Mr Newton King's clearing salo of Holsteins, and buyers were present from all parts of the dominion. Seventy-five lots realised £3942 15s. The highest prices were: Cows: Bounty Maid Segis, lOOgs; Pietje Ketaunora, 150 gs (Mr R. Mugford, Christchuroh); Segis Galatea, 195 gs; Nazle Fayne Segis, 150 gs (Mr W. James Bellock); Lady Parthens. llOgs (Mr W. I. Lovelock, Palmerston North) ; Clothilda Alcarta 105 gs (Messrs Clifford Brothers, Lepperton); Fayne Segis Belle Third, lOgs (Mr W. James). Bull: Willowvalo Rozine King, lOOgs (Mr J. C. O'Rorke, Oaonui). OTAGO FARMERS' HORSE BAZAAR. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand report:—We held pur weekly horse sale on Saturday, when we had an entry of 30 horses. The bulk of the entry was comprised of light and aged sorts, very fow good farm horses being forward. There was a faar demand for young plough horses, and WO disposed of practically the whole of the entry of this class at ruling prices. We quote: Good young draught mares, £25 to £3O; superior voung draught geldings, fit for shaft or lorry work, £3O to £35; ordinary draught mares and geldings, £2O to £25; aged draughts, to £ls; good upstanding vanners, at from £lB to £25 ; ordinary spring-carters at from £ls to £2O; upstanding buggy mares and geldings, £9 to £ls; hacks and ponies, £5 to £B.