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Otago Witness, Issue 3304, 11 July 1917, Page 24

COMMERCIAL.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. MELBOURNE, July 6. Barley • English, 4s to 4s 4d; Cape, 2s 10£d to 3s. Oats: Milling Algerians, 2s 5d to 2s 6d ; feed, 2s 2d to 2s 3d. Potatoes, £3 to £4. Onions, £5 10s to £5 15s. SYDNEY, July 5. Oats: Algerian feeding, 2s 6d to 2s 7d; milling, 2s 9d to 2s lOd; Tasmanian, 3s 3d to 3s 6d. Maise: 3s 4d to 3s sd. Potatoes: Tasmanian, £4 10s to £7 10s. Onions: £7 ADELAIDE, July 5. Oats: 2s to 2s Id.

OAMARD STOCK MARKET. QTbom Oun Own Cohbespondent. ) OAMARU, July 7. In the stock market a good demand is still experienced for all classes of sheep, except dear ewes, which are not in favour with buyers. A fair number of sales were made during the woek, but ofFerings were not equal to the demand, and the possibilities of business were consequently curtailed.

The major part of the transactions was in horgets, the sales including one line of 600 mixed Hexes at 27s 6d, while sales of substantial lines -were made at up to 29s for forward delivery. Other business in sheep was done at the following prices : Two-tooth ewes, 33s 3d; mixed four, six, and eight-tooth failing-mouth ewes, 26s 6d; full-mouth three-quarterbrcd ewes, 25s 6d; failing-mouth ewes, 24s 3d to 255; good store wethers, 27s 9d; two-tooth store wethers, 24s 6d; wethers in forward condition, 31s J cull wethers, 245; ewe hoggets, 26s 6d; mixed sex hoggets, 23s 3d and 23s od; wether hoggets, 21s 9d; small wether hoggets, 19s ; mixed sex lambs, 24s 9d; wether lambs, 235. Cattle of all kinds continue in request with few coming forward. A couple oi small linos of medium fat bullocks were placed at £ls; and other sales in small drafts were: Threo-vear-old steers in forward condition, at £11; and mixed. 18 months to two-year-old steers and heifers, at £6 12s 6d.

SOUTHLAND STOCK MARKET. (From Ot;« Own Correspondent.) INVEROARGILL, July 7. Stock business has been small in quantity but prices have retained their firmness, and in many lines have increased over those of last week. In the fats' section, cattle are on a par with last week or two, but sheep have become a little easier. In stores, cattle are selling well, good turnip sorts having risen considerably during the past two weeks or so, while young store cattle are also in good demand, and selling at extreme prices for this time of the year. In the store sheep section exceptional prices are being obtained, good hpggets having advanced during the week 2s to 2? 6rt per head, while wethers have advanced also, and have brought 35s to 36s for good twotooths. Good ewes are also in solid demand, but practically none are coming on the market. These also show an advance in values. Prices are as follow:—Fat cattle: Ox beef. 46s 6d to 47s 6d; heifer beef, 45s to 45s 6d; cow beef, 43s to 43s 6d. Fat sheep: Extra heavy butchers' wether*. 39s to 41s; prime, 37s'to 395; medium. 35s to 365. Store cattle: bullocks. £l2 15s to £l3 15s; 3-vear-old. £ll 15s to a>l2 15s; 2J : -year-old, £lo 10s to £l2 ss; 2-year-old. £8" 15s to £lO 15s j 18 months. £6 15s to £7 10s; yearlings, £5 5s to £6 2ai fed; Calves, £3 to £4 10s. Store sheep: Twotooth ewes. 36s to 375: four-tooth. 37s to 38s: six-tooth. 35s 6d to 375: fresh and fail-ing-mouthed ewes, according to 3s to 265: older owes, down to 16s; mixed sexed hoararets. sorts. ?.8s to 30s; medium sorts. 25s 6d to 27s 6d: ewe hogrrets, 30s to 325: two-tooth wethers. 34s to 355; four and six-tooth. 35s 6d to 37s 6d. ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, July 4. At the Addington market there were generallv smaller entries of stock. There was a good sale of store sheep, hoggets showing a little improvement. Fat cattle sold at late rates, and fat lambs sold well, although the prices per head were low on account of most of the lambs being in only store condition. There was a good yarding of fat sheep, which sold at firmer rates. Pigs of all classes showed advances in price. On account of the short supplies there was good demand for forward store cattle. Store Sheep.—Four and six-tooth ewes, 27s 7d; six and eight-tooth owes to 335; aged Southdown ewes, to 40s; sound-mouth ewes, to 27s lid; two and four-tooth wethers to 29s 3d; four and six-tooth wethers, 30s 9d to 34s 3d; six and eight-tooth ewes, 29s 2d; ewe lambs, 26s 3d to 29s 3d; wether lambs, 19s 6d to 26s lOd; mixed sex lambs, 16s to 26s 4d. Fat Lambs. —Prime, 28s to 30s; medium, 25s to 27s 6d; lighter, 19s 6d to 24s 6d. Fat Sheep. —Extra prime wethers, 49s 3d; prime wethers, 35s od to 45s 6d; lighter, 30s 3d to 355; merino wethers, 27s 4d to 335; primo owes, 34s to 40s 3d; medium ewes, 30s to 33s 6d; lighter, 24s 4d to 29s 6d; merino ewes, 21s lOd. Fat Cattle. —Extra prime steers, to £23 10s; prime steers, £l3 10s to £2O; ordinary steers, £9 15s to £l3 ss; extra prime cows, to £lB 17s 6d; prime cows, £lO 15s to £l3 15s; ordinary cows, £8 to £lO 7s 6d; extra prime heifers, £ls 17s 6d; prime heifers, £lO 15s to £l4; ordinary heifers, £9 to £lO ss. Store Cattle.—Fifteen to 18 months, £4 19s; two year steers, £5 ss; two year heifers, £5; three year steers, £9 15s to £ll 17s 6d; three year heifers, £8 7s 6d to £9 7s 6d; dry cows, £5 to £ll ss; dairy cows, £4 10s to £l7. Pigs.—Choppers, £4 10s to £7; baconers, £4 to £6, equal to 8d per lb; porkers, 55s to 70s 6d, equal to lOd per lb; large stores, 46s to 595; medium, 35s to 455; smaller, 24s to 345; weaners, 14s to 18s.

LIVE STOCK MARKET. Burnsidc, Wednesday, July 4. Fat Cattle.—22B yarded. A full yarding of good quality. Quotations: Beet bullocks, £l7 10s to £l9; extra, to £2B 15s; medium, £l4- 10s to £l6; best cows and heifers, £l3 15s to £ls; extra, to £l7; medium, £ll 10s to £l2 10s; others, £9 up. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For Mr George Ford (Momona), 2 bullocks at £l7; Gladbrook Station, 1 bullock at £l6 15s, 1 hoifer at £lO, 3 do at £9 15s, 2 do at £9 10s; executors late W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks at £l2 12s 6d ; Mr W. Lindsay (Allanton), 2 bullocks at £ls; Mr T. Duggam (Matakanui), 2 bullocks at £lO 17s 6d. The National Mortgage and Agency Company eold: For Mr C Noone (Poolburn), 1 bullock at £23 15s, 1 do at £22 15s, 1 cow at £l7, 1 do at £ls 17s 6d, 1 do at £l4 10s, 1 do at £l2 2s 6d. 1 do at £lO ss; Mr George Roberts (Ida Vallev), 1 cow at £l6; Messrs J. and C. Campbell (Momoua.) 2 bullocks at £l4 15s. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Messrs Tregoning (Waipiata), 1 bullock at £22 ss, 3 do at" £l6 15s, 3 do at £l3 17s 6d- Mr George Ford iMomona), 2 bullocks at £l9 10s, 1 heifer at £l2 ss; Mr A. P. Cameron (Hakataramea), 3 bullocks at £l6 10s, 13 heifers at up to £l4 17s 6d ; Messrs J and C. Campbell (Allanton), 2 bullocks at £ls 15s, 2 bullocks at £ls 2s 6d, 1 bullock at £l2 17s 6d: Mr W. Thomson (Banks, Maungatua), 3 bullocks at £l3 17s 6d. 2 bullocks at £l3 15s, 3 bullocks at £ll 2s 6d; Mr W. Blackie, sen. (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks at £l3 12s 6d, 2 bullocks at £ll 2s 6d; Mr Arthur Robertson (Outram), 2 bullocks at £l3 17a 6d, 4 heifers at £8 7s 6d; Mr P. Robertson (Outram), 3 bullocks at £l2 15s, 2 bullocks at £l2 10s, 3 bullocks at £ll 12s 6d Dalgety and Co. sold : For a northern client, 8 bullocks at £l7 to £l9 12s 6d; Mr W. Blackio (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks at £lO 7s 6'l; Mr E. Clouston (Lauder), 2 bullocks at £l9 2s 6d, 2 bullocks at £l7 17s 6d; a client, 1 heifer at £l2 5s. ——Tho Otago Farmers' Co-opcrativo Association sold:

For Mr Phil. Cleint (Balclutha), 1 heifer at £l7 17s 6d, 2 bullocks at £l7 15s, 1 heifer at £l7 7s 6d, 2 bullocks at £l7, 1 do at £l6 17s 6d, 1 heifer at £ls; Mr George M'Leod (Momona), 2 bullocks at £l7 17s 6d ; Mr W. Read (Woodside), 1 heifer at £l7 10s; Mr John Harris (Heriot), 1 heifer at £l7 ss, 1 do at £l4 17s 6d, 2 do at £l3 10s, 2 do at £9 17e 6d; Messrs Henderson and Co. (Wyndham, as agents for the vendor), 4 bullocks at £ls 10s, 3 do at £l4 7s 6d, 2 do at £l4 ss; Mr E. Ottrey (Heriot), 1 heifer at £l4 12s 6d ; Mr John M'Leod (Maungatua), 3 bullocks at £l6 17s 6d; Mr W. J. J. Charters (" May Park," Middlemareh), 1 heifer at £l6, 2 bullocks at £l4 2s 6d, 2 do at £l4, 1 heifer at £l2 2« 6d, 1 do at £ll 12s 6d, 1 do at £9 2s 6d; Mr R. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 heifers at £l4. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold : For Mr Thomas Ayson, 10 bullocks to £l7 12s 6d; Mr H. Lindsay, jun. (Allantdn), 1 pen heifers at £ls 17s 6d: Mrs W, Kirk (Mayfield), 1 pen bullocks at £ls 15s. 1 pen heifers at £l4: Mr P. Anderson (Stirling). 5 heifers to £l2 12s 6d. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For Mr Donald Macdonald (Edendale Estato), 1 bullock at £2B 15s. 2 bullocks at £23 10s, 1 bullock at £26. 2 bullocks at £24 15s; Messrs Bathgate Bros. (Gowrie, Outram), 3 bullock? at £lB 15s, 3 bullocks at £ls 15s; Mrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks at £lB 7s 6d ; Messrs W. and N. Reid (Outram), 1 bullock at £l7 10s, 2 bullocks at £l6 12s 6d, 3 bullocks at £ls 12s 6d, 1 cow at £l4 12s 6d; Mr W. Kirk (Pomahaka), 1 cow at £l7, 1 cow at £l4 15s, 1 heifer at £lO 12s 6d, 1 heifer at £lO 10s, 1 steer at £lO 10s; a client. 1 bullock at £l6 10s. 1 bullock at £l6 2s 6d, 3 bullocks at £ls 10s, 3 bullocks at £l4 12s 6d, 1 bullock at £l4; Mr Johnston Wvlie (Edendale), 3 bullocks at £ls 17s 6d, 3 bullocks at £l3 ss, 3 bullocks at £l2 7s 6d. 6 bullocks at £l2. 3 bullocks at £ll 17s 6d; Mr C. King (Waitoro), 1 cow at £l2 15s, 1 cow at £ll 10s, 1 cow at £ll 17s 6d, 1 cow at £lO 15s, 1 cow at £9 ss: Mr W. Blackie, sen. (Pomona. Mosaiel). 2 bullocks at £l3; Mr T. Ayson (Wyndham), 10 heifers at quotations. Store Cattle. —Stronach. Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) sold: For Gladbrook Station, 1 vealer at £7 19s. 1 do at £4 Ms, 1 do at £3 Is. The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: For Mr JO3. Naylor (Matakanui), 5 steers at £9 ss, 3 do at £5 12s; Mr W. Boyd (Brockville), 1 cow at £6 12s 6d, 1 do at £5 15s. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Mr L. C. Hazlett, 2 steers at £6 12s 6d, 10 do at £l2; Mr J. Paisley (Upper Junction), 2 cows at £ll 2s, 1 do at £6 10s; Mr J. Alexander (Green Island), 1 cow at £6; Mr A. Anderson (Glenomaru), 9 cows at £7 12a; Mr T. Aitken (Mosgiel), 1 heifer at £7 12s 6d; a client, 3 cows at £8 16s, 1 do at £5 12s 6d, 1 do at £5 5:. 3 bulls to £9.— —Dalgety and Co. sold: For a client, 5 cows to £8 3s, 9 heifers to £5 4s, 10 steers to £4 ss, 4 heifers to £2 17s. 1 cow at £7; Mr F. Ludewig (Waipahi). 1 bull at £l3 17s 6d, 1 do at £7 10s; Mr John Williams (Puketi), 3 cows at £7 4s to £9 Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association sold: For Mr R. Watt "(Waipahi), 10 steers at £3 16s, 2 heifers at £3 16s; Mr W. Bayne (Sawyers' Bay), 1 steer at £2; Mrs E. Mockford (Botha street, Tainui), 1 steer at £2. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Ltd.) sold: For Mr C. Findlay (Mosgiel), Mr R. B. Hamilton (Henley), Mr P. Anderson (Stirling), and others, bulls to £9 17s 6d, heifers to £9 17s, cows to £8 18s, steers to £6 17s. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For Messrs Smaill Bros. (Tomahawk), 1 bull at £lO 10s, 1 cow at £9 7s 6d, 1 do at £6 15s, 1 do at £5 15s, 2 do at £3; Mr A. Riach (Craigleith), 2 cows at £9 10s, 1 do at £9 2s 6d, 1 do at £ls, 1 do at £l2 17s 6d; Mr T. Leith (Woodburn), 4 cows at £9 12s 6d, 1 do at £7 ss; Mr E. Elzc-ry, 3 cows at £7; Mr J. Black (Broad Bay), 1 cow at £6 2s 6d. Dairy Cows. —Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Messrs Perry Bros. (Sawyers Bay), 1 cow at £7 15s, Mr J. Paisley (Upper Junction), 1 cow at £9 7s 6d; Mr A. J. Ings (Tomahawk), 1 oow at £lO, 1 do at £6 12. s 6d, 1 do at £7 17s 6d, 1 heifer at £6 7s 6d; Mr H. Winter, 1 cow at £lO 10s; a client, 1 cow at £9 10s. Dalgety and Co. sold: For a client, 4 cows at £5 5s to £8 2s 6d. The Otago Farmers' Cooperative Association of New Zealand sold: For Mr T. Kerr (Grqen Island), 1 cow at £l2; Mr W. Bayne (Sawyers Bay), 1 cow at £7 12s 6d; Mrs E. Mockford (Botha street, Tainui), 1 cow at £5 2s 6d. Wright, Stephenson and Co. sold: For Mr E. Hewitt (Green Island), 13 first class dairy cows at from £5 5s to £l2 15s; Mr J. Johnston (North-East Harbour), 1 cow at £lO ss. , n Calves, —Stronach, Morris and Co. sold: For Miss Nettie M'Lean (North Taieri), 1 calf at 30s; Mr John Emery (Mosgiel), 1 calf at 21s; Mrs W. Williams (North Taieri), 1 calf at 18s; Mr D. Davidson (Leith Valley), 1 calf at 16s 6d; Mr T. Cuff (Green Island), 1 calf at 10s, 1 do at ss. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For a client, 1 calf at 7s 1 do at 2s 6d. 1 do at 4s, and 1 at 17s 6d; Mr Jas. Booth (Leith Valley), 1 calf at 6s; a client, 1 calf at 365; Mr John Corbett (Saddle Hill), 1 calf at 18s; Mrs J. Willis (Green Island), 1 calf at £1 2s; Mr J. Pryde (Anderson Bay), 1 calf at 6 S -The " Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association sold: For Mr IT. C. Mitchell (Mornington), 1 calf at 25s 6d; Messrs Dalziel and Sons (Brockville), 1 calf at 25s- Mr D. M'Laren (Caversham), 1 calf at 7s 6d; Mrs E. Mockford (Tainui), 1 do at 4s; Mr D. Adam (Green Island), 1 do n t 4 S ' Wright, Stephenson and Co. sold : For Mr H. Hanson (Portobello), 1 calf at 27s- Mr W. Irvine "(Green Island), 1 calf at 255; Mr T. Edwards (North-East Harbour), 1 calf at 21s, 1 calf at 17s; Messrs Craigie and Co. . (Anderson Bay), 1 call at 20s; Mr J. Clearwater (Portobello), Mr A. G Lewis (Portobello), Mr Wra. Dickson (Portobello), Mr J. Bishop (Highcliff), Mr W. Prydo (Shicl Hill), Mr Alex. Ellis (Kaikorai), calves at quotations. Fat Sheep.—27Bl penned, a full yarding of very good quality. There was good competition, most of the freezing buyers operating and values were about on a par with last week's prices. Quotations: Prime wethers, to 42s to 48s; extra, to 525; medium, 34s to 38s; best ewes, 40s to 445; extra, to 50s; medium, to 355. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold : For a client, 56 ewes at full current rates; executors late J. Holms (Waimahaka), 8 ewes at 44s 9d, 13 do at 44s 6d, 35 wethers at 37s 9d; Mr Jas Smail (Maitland), 33 ewes at 40s 6d, 27 do at 365; Mr E. Ottrey (Heriot), 3 wethers at 38s, 22 ewes at 38s, 15 do at 36s 6d; Gladbrook Station, 11 ewes at 35s 9d, 23 do at 31s, 30 wethers at 33s 9d; Mr David Potts (Tapanui), 1 pen ewes at 47s 6d, 15 do at 40s. 12 do at 355; Mr E. Nankivell (Waikouaiti), 1 pen wethers at 35s 9d. The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: For Messrs C. and W. Shiel (Heriot), 7 wethers at 46s 6d, 16 do at

41s 9d, 18 ewes at 395, 15 do at 37s 6dj' Mr John Harris (Heriot), 32 wethers at 425, 22 do at 38s, pen ewes at 39s 9d; Mr H. C. Stevens (Kelso), 33 ewes at 36s 3d, 29 do at 355, pen wethers at 34s 9d; Mr Jas. Paul (Milton), 6 wethers at 33a 9d; Mr A. Dempster, jun. (Flag Swamp), 120 wethers at 37s 3d; a south client, 52 wethers at 38s 3d, 10 do at 34s 6d; Mr A. Carruthers, 23 ewes to 28s 9d; Mr J, W. Graham (Ngap-una), pen wethers at 325, 15 ewes at 26s 3d; Mr B. Ashey (Milton), 4 wethers at 395, 21 ewes to 30s ■ 6d; Mr J. Naylor (Matafcanui), 15 wethers at 32s 6d, 9do at 31s 9d, 38 ewes at quotations. ■ Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Mr W, Little (Pukerau), 1 pen wethers to 575, 44 ewes at 43s 6cl to 355; Mr John Falconer (Grassy Hills). 15 wethers at 49s 6d, 47 ewes to 43s 6d; Mi- D. Bruce (Otaim), 30 wethers at 58s 6d; Mr Win. Thomson (Banks), 1 pen cwo3 to 42s fid, 52 wethers at 36s 9d to 34s 3d; Mr D. B*vars (Otama). 30 wethers at 38s 9d; Mr John Miller (Gkncsk), 26 wethers at 37s 9d, 15 do at 34s 6:1; Mr A. M'Queen (Waikaka), 53 ewes at 51s 6d to 39s 3d; Messrs Waddell Bros. (Sutton), 48 wethers at 30s 9d, 11 ewes to 36s 3d; a client. 1 pen wethers at 38s 9d, 21 ewes to 38s; Mr R. Baird (Clarksville), 53 Wethers at 40s to 35s 6d; Mr T. Joyce (Hampden), 49 wethers at 33s to 265. 21 ewes at 25s 3d; Mr Thos. Craigic (Milburn). 27 wethers at 39s to 37s 9d; Mr J. B. Ilagon (Milburn), 1 pen ewes at 225; Mr G. Willcooks (Milburn), 27 wethers and ewes to 33s 9d; Mr P. Williamson (Milburn). 15 ewes at 31s 3d; Mr Chas. Stewart (Deepdale-), 58 wethers at £2 Is 6d to 39s 3d. Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) sold: For Mr T. Paterson (Waikaka), 27 ewes at 355, 30 do at 32s 3d; Mr Win. Mainland (Waikaka), 19 wethers at 525, 21 do at 45s 6d, 17 do at 43s 3d; Mr John Becker (Westfield), 25 wethers at 395. 30 do at 375; Mr Charles M'Vea (Heriot), 23 wethers at 40s 9d, 20 ewes at 35s 3d, 7 wethers at 35s 6d, 9 do at 375; a client, 17 wethers at 455, 26 do at 41s 3d, 15 ewes at 40s 3d;Mr D. Murray (Clydevale), 62 wethers to 40s; Mr G. W. Cunningham (Waikaka Valley), 31 ewes at 40s, 22 ewes at 31s 6d. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association sold: For Mr D. H. Smith (Waikaka Valley), pen ewes at 51s 6d, pen do at 425; pen wethers at 41s, 30 ewes at 425, 13 do at 40s 3d; Mr Thomas Fleming (Waikaka), 27 do at 395, 20 do at 36s 6d, 9 do at 365; Mr John Fenton (Gimmerburn), 30 wethers at 395, 24 do at 37s 6d, 35 do at 36s 9d, 24 do at 36s 6d, 23 do at 36s 3d, 40 do at 35s 9d, 9 do at 345; Mr George M'Leod (Momona), pen ewes at 37s 3d, pen do at 275. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold: For a client, 46 wethers at 45s 6d, 14 do at 445, 7 do at 43s Bd, 41 do at 42s 9d; Mr J. B. M'Arthur (Clinton), 26 wethers at 43s 9d, 31 do at 435; Mr Cowan (Kauana), 31 ewes at 40s 3d, 26 do at 37s 3d; Mr Charles Cooper (Gore), 28 wethers at 40s, 29 do at 37s 9d, 1 pen ewes at 33s 9d • Messrs Henderson and Davis (Coombe Hay), 9 wethers at 355, 27 ewes at 255. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For Mr G. M. Love Flat), 120 ewes at up to £2 3s; Messrs W. and N. Reid (Outram), 53 wethers at up to £2 2s; Mr William Kirk (Greenbanks, Kelso], 56 ewes at up to £2 Is 6d; a southern client, 55 owes at up to 38s 9d; Mr A. Leal (Birchwood), 40 wethers at up to 365; Mr H. R. Crossan (Green Island Bush), 17 wethers at 335, 16 ewes at 29s 9d.

Fat Lambs. —578 penned; a small yarding, but of good quality. Competition was good, the freezing buyers operating freely. Last week's rates were well maintained. Stronacb, Morris, and Co. sold: For Mr W. Murdoch (Mosgiel), 1 pen lambs at 455; Mr David Potts (Tapanui), 31 lambs at 34s 6d, 22 do at 32s 3d, 19 do at 295; Mr E. Nankevill (Waikouaiti), 24 lambs at 30s 9d, 12 do at 275. The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: For Mr Jas. Paul (Milton), 6 lambs at 37s 6d, 18 do at 35s 9d; Mr J. W. Graham (Ngapuna), 18 lambs at 295; Mr A. Carruther9 (Ngapuna), 14 lambs at 265; Mr J. Naylor (Matakanui), 12 lambs at 255; Mr E Athey (Milton), 7 lambs 9 at 21s. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Mr J. Falconer (Grassv Hills). 29 lambs at 37s 9d to 29s 6d; Mr B. Baird (Clarksville), 1 pen lambs at 27s 9d; Mr T. Craigic (Milburn), 40 lambs at 36s to ..28s; Mr J. Milmine (Milburn), 35 lambs at 28s 6d to 25s 9d; Mr J. B. Hagen (Milburn), 28 lambs at 29s 6d to 275; Mr G. Willcocks (Milburn), 10 lambs at 28s 6d; Mrs Shanks (Milburn), 15 lambs at 255. Dalgety and Co. sold: For Mr E. Clouston (Omakau), 57 lambs at 27« 9d, 30 do at 26s 9d, 18 do at 25s 3d; Mr J. R. Clare (Omakau). 35 lambs at 26s 9d; Mr Wm. Mainland (Waikaka), 1 lamb at 45a 3d- Mr Chas. M'Vea (Heriot), 1 lamb at 41s 9d; Mr J. Paterso n (Waikaka), 7 lambs at 27s 6d. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association sold: For Mr George M'Leod (Momona), 14 lambs at 325. Agency Co. sold: For Messrs Henderson and Davis (Coombehay), 30 lambs at 265; Mr T. Henderson (Abbotsford). 27 lambs at 25s 6d. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For Mr Alex. Riach (Glcncoe), 51 lambs at up to 28s.

Pigs.—A small yarding of fats came to hand, for which there was very keen competition, and late rates were well maintained. There was a medium yarding of stores, and these sold at prices on a par with late rates. Stronach, Morris and Co (Ltd.) sold: For Mr Fred Williams (N E Valley), 2 Saconcrs at £4 19s; Mr Neill Black (Maungatua), 1 baconer at £4 10s The National Mortgage and Agency Comnany sold: For a North Otago client, 1 chopper at £6 at £5 6=; Mr J. P. Gardiner (Green Island), 3at £1 19s 6d, 2doat £1 12s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Messrs J. and P. Do-.v (Allantoh), 2 pigs at £3 12s; Mrs Murdoch (Mosgiel), 1 pig at £4 17s, 2 do at £3 19s: Mr G. Lyall (Berwick), 4 pigs at £2; Mr T. H. Broomfield (Mosgiel), 5 pio-s at 36s 6d ; Mr Wm. Harvey (Momona) 1 nis at £1 3s, 3do at 20s. Dalprety and Co "sold • For Mr R. J. Sparks (Maungatua), 1 pig at £4 2s, 2doat £4 6s. Tho Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association =old° For Mr Wm. M'Hattie (Momona), 1 pin- at £4 6s. 2 do at 335; Mr G. H. Craig (Mosgiel), 2 pigs at £3 6s; Mr Neil Black (Maungatua), 4 pigs at £3 6s; Mr W. Barron (Momona), 3 pigs at £3 2s; Mr G. Brand (Stirling), 2 pigs at £3 7s, 4 do at £3 The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For Benevolent Institution (Caversham), 3 pigs at £4 19s; Mr E Edmonds (Leith Valley), 2 pigs at £2 Is, 1 do at £1 18s 6d; Mr T. M'Carthy (Leith Valley), 4 pigs at 255. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For Mr O: T. Jones (Saddle Hill), 1 pig at £5 14s; Mr Peter White (Thistle Farm, Merton), 1 bow at £5 ss; a client, 2 pigs at £5 7s, 1 do at £4; Mr John Waldie (Halfway Bush), 3 pigs at £3 7s; Mr D. M. Jackson (Poatiri), 2 pigs at 263, 3 do at 18s.

DTTXEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Messrs A. Moritzson and Co., auctioneers, wool, stock, station, grain, produce, ftndoornmission agents, Dunedin, report <™"™2 for the week as under. All Station's "g subject to market fluctuations. , I,arme A ' .* asked, when sending samples, always to pm a price on thorn, as buyers do inclined to make offers : . Barley.-Prime malting, 5s 3d to Bfl, »d on trucks; feed barlev, 4s 6d to 4s 9d on tniCKs, Cape barlev, 3s to 3s 6d on trucks. Wheat-Prime milling, 5s 8d to os lua, Oats.—Milling, 3s 9d to Ss lOd on trucks; good feed, 3s 3d to 3s Gd on trucks. Maize (sacks extra).—ss 3d (old crop). _Chafr.—Goorl bright and heavy, £° l" 9 w £5 15s; medium, £5 to £5 53. Straw.—Wheateri, £2 10s; oaten, £3.

Hay.—Clover and ryegrass, £6. _ Ryegrass.—Farmers' dressed, new crop, ob to 5s Gd; machine dressed, &s 6d to ia, Italian, 03 6d to 6s. -,lla Cocksfoot.—lOd to lid; machined seea, 2d to Is 4d. , ~ , + . Chewir.gs Fescue.—Farmers' dressed, aja «» fid; maehino dressed, 7d. Rabbitskins.—The usual fortnightly sale of rabbitskins was held on Monday, July 2. Fair catalogues were submitted to the usual attendance of buyers. Prices ruled extremely high for all grades of skins owing to American orders being in the market. The following .are the prices paid for the different grades: —Super winter does, 69Jd; first winter does, 66Ad; winter does, 49d to 54d; super winter bucks, 50d; first winter bucks, 44d to 46d; second winter bucks, 40d. to 43d; incomings, 35d to 38£d; autumns, 29Jd to 31d; prime racks, 25£d; light racks, 23Jd to 24Jd; runners and suckers, 10|d to 13d; super winter blacks, 84Jd; first winter blacks, 71d; incoming and early winter blacks, 46d to 53d; winter fawns, 24d to 30d; summers, lid to 14d. Haxeakins, lOd to 16£d; ferretskins, best, Is 9d to 2s 6d; poor, 8d to Id; catskius, 2d to lOd; horsehair, 14d to 16£d; cowhair, 8d per lb; cow tips, 15d to 19d per dozen.

Tallow. —Best white mutton in casks ready for shipment, 36s to 38s cwt; best white mutton in tins, 33s to 355; medium mutton and beef, 26s to 30s; inferior, 19d to 23d. Onions, 16s. Potatoes.— £s to £5 ss. Salt Butter.—ls 2d to la 3d; separator, Is 2d to Is 3d; storekeepers' pats, Is to Is 2d. Cheese.—Factory, lOd to lid. Honey.—Section honey, 7s; bulk, 4d Jib pats, 3s 3d to 4s dozen; lib pats, 7s dozen; 101 b tins, ss. Walnuts.—9d to lOd. Eggs.—Storekeepers', Is 8d; stamped, Is lOd.

Beeswax.—ls 4d to Is sd. Pigs.—6*d to 62d for porkers; baconeis, 7d to 7*d. Hams.—ls to Is Id, Bacon.—Boll, lid to Is Id. 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 (LTD). Messrs Reiily, Gill, and Co. report very much better business during the week. Some nice consignments of Island oranges, Adelaide, and Sydney fruits came forward. Choice dessert, cooking apples and pears have been in keen demand. Potatoes are moving steadily. Choice onions realised 14s 6d cwt. Wo had exceptionally good sale of rabbitskins on Thursday, prices ruling very high. We received and sold:—Apples: Choice, 3|d to 4d; Stunners, 3d to 4d; other desserts, to 3gd ■ cooking, 2gd; small and bruised, to lfd. Bananas: Suvas, to arrive, 15s 6d. Lemons: Adelaides, to land, 18s 6d. Mandarines, to land 17s. Oranges: Rarotongas, choice, to land, 20s. Passions: Wanted. Pie melons, to 9s 6d. Pears: Winter Nelis, 3d to 4£d; cooking, to 2£d. Pines, choice (Queens to 14s. Poorman oranges: To land, choice, 12s 6d. Tomatoes, Is 4d. Winter rhubarb, 4d. Cabbage, Is to 2s 6d per dozen. Cauliflower, 3s to 6s 6d per dozen. Cocoanuts, 12s 6d per sack. Carrots, 3s 6d per cwt. Omons, 14s 6d. Parsnips, 5s 6d per cwt. Potatoes, to 6s 6d per cwt; truck lots, £5. Turnips, 2s to 3s per ewt. Bacon: Flitches, Is; hams. Is Id. for prime rolls to Is 2d. Bacon pigs: Porkers, B|d; choppers, 4|d; prime baconers, Bd. Butter: Prime bulk, to Is 4|-d; pats, to Is 4d. Egsrs: Stamped and guaranteed, Is 4d to Is 6d; preserved. Is 3d to Is 4d. Honey: Bulk. sid: section honey, 7s 6rl dozen; 101 b tins, to ss. Consignments wanted. Tea: First tips, Orange Pekoe, Is 6d. Bran, £4 10s. Cape barley: For seed purposes, to 5s 6d. Maiz". to 6s per bushel. Meat meal, 16s per 1001 b. Molasses, in barrels; 6s 6d per cwt. Oaten pollard. £6 10s. Oats: Best short oats, 4s 3d. Oat cheaf chaff: Prime, to £6 10s, ex store. Oaten dust. 5s per sack. Wheat: Prime fowl whcqt, 5s 9d to 6s. Wheat pollard, £7 10a. Beeswax, Is 4d. Hides. 9id. Horsehair, 14d to 16d. Fat: 25s 9d. 295. Z% 9d. 30s 6d cwt. Rnbbitekins: 92'd, 10id, lOfd. Hid. 16A-d, 17Ad, 18W. •24d. 2ftd, 35d. 42Ad. Poultrv: Hons_9 s , 2s 3d. 2s 6d, 2s 7d7 2a Sri. 2s lid. 3s. 3s Id; cockerels—?,s 7rl 2s Bd. 2s 9d. 2s lOd. 3s 6d; ducks, 4s; pullets—3s 9d, 4s, 5s 3d, 7s, 7s 3d: chickens. Is 6d. EEILLY, GILL. AND CO., Auctioneers and Commission Agents, Moray Place, Dunedin. OAMARU MARKETS. (From Our Own Correspondent.^ OAMARU, July 7. The grain market has gone from bad to worse this week so far as business is concerned. Not a single transaction in wheat has been discoverable by diligent inquiry. In oats there lias been little doing. The only description for which*there is much request are heavy Cartons suitable for seed or milling purposes, and these are rarely met with. A few lots, however, changed hands at country stations at 4s net. Some small lines of light feed Gartons were taken at 3s 6d net, at country stations, and 3s 7d not. delivered. Potatoes have come to a standstill, no business being reported during the week.

CHRTSTCHURCII MARKETS. (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, July 10. A few small lots of wheat have been coming forward from the North Canterbury district which had apparently only been lately thrashed, there having been difficulty in. securing a machine earlier. The grain market is exceedingly quiet; in fact, there is very little- business doing in any line of produce. The potato market is still lifeless. The sending forward to tho North Island on consignment of a considerable quantity of potatoes from the south has affected the market. Apparently these potatoes have como from areas that were flooded six

weeks ago, and the condition is therefore not verv satisfactory. When these supplies have been reduced it is hoped the market may improve In .the meantime there are few local sellers, and buyers are indifferent about making purchases at any price. There is still a keen demand for seed potatoes. Ordinary white varieties arc worth about £3; guaranteed Up-to-Dates, £3 15s; Breeze's Prolific, £4; British, £5; and early varieties such as Robin Adair, Beauty oi Hebron, and Early Rose, £8 per ton. INVESTMENT STOCK 3. July 7, National Bank—Sellers £5 10s. Bank of N.Z. (£6 13s 4d pd)—Buyers £l7 2s 6d. Bank of N.Z. (£3 6s 8d pd)—Buyers £l2 2s 6d. Notional Insurance—Buyers £2 15s od. N.Z. Insurance —Buyers £8 3s. Standard Insurance—Buyers £2 0s 6d. Union Steam (pref.)—Buyers £1 0s lid, sellers £1 Is 3d. Huddart-Parker (orcl.)— Buyers £1 13s Id, sellers £1 13s 6d. Huddart-Parker (pref.)—Buyers £1 Is PC Westport Coal Co. —Buyers £1 lis, sellers £1 lis 6d. n _. Wcstport-Stockton (ord.)— Buyers 9s la, sellers 10s. D.I.C. (pref.)—Sellers £1 0s 9d. Dominion Rubber—Buyers £2 Is 9d, sellers £2 2s 6d. Dunedin-Kai'korai Trams—Buyers £1 2s Mosgiel Woollen Factory—Buyers £4 10s. N.Z. Portland Cement (ord,)—Sellers lis. N.Z. Paper Mills—Buyers 19s, sellers 19s 9d. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (ord.)— Buyers £7. • ~ Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (pref.)— Buyers £4 15s.