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Otago Witness, Issue 3313, 12 September 1917, Page 24

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. MELBOURNE, September 7. Barley: Chevalier malting', 4s 6d to 4s 7£d; Cape, 3s 2d to 3s 3£d. Oate: Algerian nulling, 2s 6d to 2s 7£d; feed, 2 9 3d to 2a 3£d. Potatoes, £3 15s to £5 sa. Onions, £l2 to £l2 10s. SYDNEY, September 6. Oats: Algerian feeding, 2s lOd to 3s; Tasmanian, 3s 8d to 3s lOd. Maize, 4s 3d. Potatoes, none offering. Onions, £l3 10s to £l4. ADELAIDE, September 6. Oats, 2s 4£d to 2s sd. OAMARU STOCK MARKET. (FBOM OtJB OWW COKRKSPONDKIf*.) OAMARU, September 8. Though there is no real activity in the stock market, sheep continue to change hands at good prices. Sales are, however, generally confined to comparatively small fines; but the transactions of the week include a line of 1000 breeding ewes, in lamb, composed of two, four, and sixtooth in equal proportions, with a small addition of eight-tooth, the price all over being _ 40s. Other sales were made at the following prices:—Halfbred ewes of mixed ages, 355; mixed lines of four, six, and eight-tooth and full and failing-mouth ewes, with lambs, for forward delivery, 23s and 245, all counted; failing-mouthed ewes, in lamb, 365; ewe hoggets, 335; mixed eexhoggets, from 30s to 339, according to quality and proportion of ewes; wether hoggets, 27s 6d; fat wethers, 465; forward wethers, from 34s to 36s 6d. The only business reported in cattle outside of odd animals has been in yearlings of mixed sexes, which have brought from £4 10s up to £5 ss, in lines and according to class. SOUTHLAND STOCK MARKET. (From Ot;» Own Correspondent.) INVERCARGILL, September 8. In stock the market remains firm for all classes, and business continues to be good. Several sales have been held during the week, the principal ones being at Wmton, Wairio, Dipton, and the usual weekly Wal lacotown sale. At all . sales there was a largo entry, store sheep being .the most prominent, Winton yarding some 8000 sheep, Dipton 2000, and Wairio 1500. The yurding at Winton was a very large one for the time of the year, but the drop in prices, which wns confidently expected on this account, failed to eventuate, the whole yarding being cleared at the current high prices. The quality forward was good, especially the hoggets. Ewes have not been in such keen demand, graziers at present showing a preference for dry sheep. In store cattle a large number of dairy cows and young cattle have changed hands, dairy corns selling specially well. In the fat stock market both classes show practically no variation. Values are as follows :

Fat Cattle.—Ox beef, 46s 6d to 483 6d; heifer beef, 44s to 46s 6d; cow beef, 43s to 44s 6d. Fat Sheep.—Extra heavy butchers' wethers, 41s to 42s 6d; prime, 38s to 40s; medium and good. 36s to 38s: Store Cattle. —Three and <i-half year old bullocks, £l2 10s to £l4 10s;' two and ithalf yeans old. £ll 10s to £l2 10s; two years old, £lO 10s to £l2; 18 months £7 10s to £9 10s; yearlings, £5 10s to £7; calves, £4 to £5 15s, according to quality. Store Sheep.—Two and four-tooth ewes, 38s to 42s 6d; lighter sorts, down to 365; sound-mouthed ewes, according to quality, 33s to 38. S 6d; failing-mouthed ewes, according to quality, 2.4 s to 30s: mixed sex hoggets, best sorts, 30s to 31s; medium sorts. 25s to 28s; wether hoggets, 27s to 295; hogpfcia.; uy> to 335; two-tooth wethers, 35s to 375; foiir and six-tooth, 36s to 38s 6d.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. September 5

At Addington to-day there were moderate yarding-s of almost all classes of stock, and there was a large attendance of buyers for store sheep. The bset market opened easif-r, but firmed up to last week's rates. Fat sheep opened at about la per head in advance of the jirevic-us week's rates, but eased a little towards the end. There was a small entry of fat 'ambs, and only about one-half were sold, the others failing to reach the owners' value. Store sheep were in keen demand, and prices were firm, hoggets showing a rise of about Is per head. Store cattle were in better demand, and all classes of pigs sold well. Store Sheep.—Sound-mouthed ewes, to 32s 6d; two and four-tooth wethers, 25s 9d to 36s lid; four and six-tooth wethers, 26s 3d to 395; six and eight-tooth wethers, 37s Id to 38s Id; ewe hoggets, to 33s 4d; wether hoggets, 21s Id to 31s 3d; mixed-sex hoggets, 27s 6d. Lambs. —New season's, 29s to 335.

Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers, to 55s 9d; prime, 42s to 50s; lighter, 36s Id to 41s; prime merino wethers, 32s 3d to 395; lighter merino, 24s to 29s 3d; extra prime ewes, 48s; prime, 38s 6d to 39s 9d; lighter, 27s to 38s; hoggets, 25s 3d to 33s Gd. Fat Cattle.—Prime steers, £l7 to £23 10s; ordinary, £9 7s 6d to £l6; extra prime cows, to £2O 12s 6d; prime, £l3 to £l9; ordinary, £7 10s to £l2; extra prime heifers, to £2O 15s; prime, £ll to £l4 10s; ordinary, £8 17s 6d to £lO 10s. Store Cattle.—Mixed yearlings, £4 16s; yearling steers, £4 12s; two-year steers, £7 Is to £9 ss; two-year heifers, £6 12s; two and three-year steers, £9 13s; dry cows, £2 53 to £9 10s; dairy cows, £8 to £l4 and up to £2O for extra. Pigs.—Choppers, £3 to £lO ss; extra heavy baooners, £6 15s; heavy, £5 5s to £6; lighter, £4 to £4 15s —equal to 9d to 9Jd per lb; heavy porkers, £3 to £3 10s; lighter, £2 8s to £2 16s—equal to lOd to 10£d per lb; large stores, £2 15s to £3; medium, £2 8s to £2 14s; smaller, £1 3s to £2; weaners, 17s to £1 Bs. LIVE STOCK MARKET. Burnside, Wednesday, September 5. Fat Cattle.—23l yarded—another big yarding. Competition for well-finished bullocks was good, prices for such being about 15s to 20s above last week's rates. Light and medium cattle, of which there was an over supply,, were harder to quit, andi prices for teem showed no improvement on last week's prices. Best bullocks, £2O to £22 10s; extra prime heavy, £23 to £26; medium, £lB to £2O; light and unfinished, £ls upwards. Best cows, to £l6 10s; medium, £ll 10s to £l3 10s; others, £9 103 upwards. Wright, Stephenson and Co. sold: For Bathgate Bros. (Outram), 2 bullocks £25 10s, 1 £l7 12s 6d, 3 £l7 7s 6d, 1 cow £l4 2s 6d; R. Lawrence (Lome), 2 bullocks £l9 17s 6d, S £lB 7s 6d, 3 £l7 ss; R. Jackson (G-lenooe), 2 bullocks £l9 15a, 1 £l7 2s Gd, 2 £ls 16s, 1 £l6 ss, 1 cow £l3 10s, 2 heifers £l2 2s 6d; A. Beattie (Glencoe), 2 bullocks £lB 7s Gd, 2 £lB 17s 6d, 1 £l7, 1 cow £l6 10s, 1 £l6 2s 6d, 1 £l4 ss, 1 £l2 12s 6d, 2 £ll 12s 6d; Mrs E. Wood (Beaumont), 2 bullocks £l7 12a 6d, 3 £l7 10s; Mrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 1 bullock £l7 12s 6d; W. Lindsay, jun. cows £l4 12s 6d; P. Robertson (Outram), 2 heifers £l4, 2 £lO 10s. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For L. C. Hazlett (Salisbury), 2 bullocks £26, 2 £24, 3 £2l 2s 6d, 8 £2O, £3 £l9. 17s 6d/S £ls 17s 6d; T. Maginness (Owaka), 2 bullooks £22, 2 £2O 7» 6d, 2 £l9 iSs 6d, 2 £l9 ss; Henderson and Co. (GoreF&s agents), 3 bullocks £lB, 2 £l7, 1 heifer £l6 17s 6d, 1 £ls 17b 6d, 1 £l3 ss; P. Robertson (Outram), 1 bullock £2O, 3 £l4 10s; a southern client, 2 bullocks £l3 ss, 3 £l4 2s 6d, 8 £lB 17s 6d, 8 £l2 12s 6d, 8 £l2 6», 2 £l3; A Robertson (Outram), 2 bullocks £l6 12s 6d, 2 £l3 17s 6d, 2 heifers £lO ss; T. Grant (Riverside), 2 heifers £9 ss; R. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £l6 10s. The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: For C. and W. Shiel (Heriot), 1 bullock £25 10s, 3 to £22 ss, pen cows £ls 12s 6d; Jas. M'Leod (Northend), 8 bullocks to £22 15s; A south client, 8 bullocks to £18; W. Johnston (Woodlands), 2 heifers £ls 10s. Dalgety and Co. cold: For a client, 6 bullocks at quotations; Fox (Fortrose), 2 bullooks £l7 17s 6d, 1 £l9, 2 £ls 17s 6d, 3 £l3 17s 6d, 1 heifer £l4 15s. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For A. Bathgaee (Outram), 1 bullock £l9 7s 6d, 1 heifer £ls 2s 6d; T. Thomson (The Pines), 2 bullocks £lB 17s 6d; W. Lindsay, jun. (Allanton), 1 bullock £l6 123 6d, 1 heifer £9 ss; W. Lindsay, sen. (Momona), 1 heifer £ll 10s. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association sold: For Geo. Anderson (Stirling), 1 bullock £l9 7s 6d, 2 £l9 ss, 2 £l9, 4 £lB 2s Gd; W. J. J. Charters (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £l7 17s 6d, 2 £l7 15s, 2 £l7 2s 6d, 1 £l7, 2 £l6 7s 6d, 1 £ls 7s 6d; Peter Bathgate (Outram), 2 bullocks £l7 17s 6d, 2 £l7 ss; P. Clent (Balcluiha), 3 heifers £l7, 2 £l2 10s, 8 £l2. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Compand sold: For P. Anderson (Stirling), 14 bullocks to £2O ss; A client, 2 heifers £l7 ss; Bathgate Bos. (Outram), 1 pen bullocks £l4 123 6u; Grant Bros. (Outram), 2 heifers- £lO 10s; W. Lindsay, senr. (Riverside), 1 pen bullooks £lO ss.

Store Cattle. —A small yarding. The quality was of a backward description, and prioes for all classes wore easier. "Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For Mrs E. Wood (Beaumont), 1 oow £lO, 1 £4 6e, 1 bull £lO 10s, 1 £s; S. Tweedie (Halfway Bush), 1 cow £l2, 1 £4 12s 6d; K. James (Fairfax), 1 oow £B, 2 £5 ss, 2 £5, 1 £4 12s 6d, 1 £6 17s 6d; A. Duckworth (Highcliff), 1 cow £5 12s 6d; G. Fox (Pine Hill), 1 cow £7 10s; A. Moynihan (Allanton), 2 calves £4 6s; Mrs M. Hornsby (Halfway Bush), 2 cows £5 ss; Jas. Andrews (Halfway Bush), 1 cow £3 7 6d. Dalgety and Co. sold: For clients, cows to £l3. Stronach, MorrLa, and Co. Eold: For a client, 11 heifers £6 Bs. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For A. Anderton (Blueda'e), 2 cows £8 12s 6d, 1 £ll 2s 6d, 1 £ll, 1 £6 14s, 1 steer £ll 2s 6d; J. W. Gray (Glenavy), 1 bull 12gs, 1 171 gs, 1 cow £l3 7s 6d, 1 £10; J. Alexander (Green Island), 1 bull £4.— — The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association eold: For T. M. Millar (Green Island), 1 cow £8 Is, 1 £6 2s; A. M'Millan (Waitahima), 1 bull £8; Phil Clent (Balclutha), 1 cow £8; Geo. M'Leod (Momona), 1 cow £7 17s 6d, 2 £6, 2 £5 IBs, 1 £4 2s 6d; C. Cross (Poatiri), 2 steers £6 15s, 3 cows £5 ss; P. Bathga-Vs (Outram), 1 steer £5 10s. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold: For P. Anderson (Stirling), 3 cows to £9 15s, 3 steers £8 2s 6d; Kain Bros. (Beaumont) 1 bullock £lB 2s 6d, 3 £lO 17s 6d. 8 heifers £7 17s, 10 £5 12s 6d, 5 bulls £5 16s; D. A. Drinnan (Milburn), 1 heifer £8 12s 6d, 2 steers £7 17s 6d, 2 cowa £7 ss, 2 calves £2 lis. Di-.iry Cows. —Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold. For B. Thomas (Glencoe), 1 £l2, 1 £lO 12s 6d, 1 £lO ss, 1 £lO, 1 £8 7s 6d, 1 £8 10.-. 1 £9 2s 6d, 1 £3, 1 £7 12s Gd, 1 £•3 17s 6d, 2 £6, 1 £5 12s C-d, 1 £5 ss, 1 £6 2s 6d, 1 £4 ss; Casey and Miller (Sawyer's Bay), 1 £9 ss; G. Fox (Pine Hill), 1 £7 17s 6d, 1 £7 7s 6d, 1 £5 ss; J. Dale (Halfway Bush), I £3_ Donald Reid and Co. sold: For A. Georgeson (North-East Harbour), 1 £8 ss, 1 £5 7s Gd; G. Westwood (Brighton), 1 £5 10s, 1 £7» J- E. Jones (Brighton), 1 £8 163,' 1 £9 12s Gd; J. M'Kenzie (Outram), 1

£7, 1 £5 2s 6d, 1 £6 7s 6d; T. G. Spain (Kaikorai), 1 £8 7s Gd; J. W. Gray, 1 £l4. 7s 6d. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association sold: For P. Bathgate (Outram), 1 £ll, 1 £lO 15s, 1 £9 ss, 1 £7 10s; J. Waldie (Wakari), 1 £10; C. Cross (Poateri), 1 £7, 1 £6 17s 6d, 1 £6 ss, 1 £5 7s 6d, 1 £5 10s, 1 £5 2s Gd, 2 £1 15s, 1 £4 10s.

Calves.—Wright, Sephenson, and Co. sold: For C. Miller (Hi'ghcliff), 1 295; J. Watson (Outram), 3 to 28s Gd; Mrs A. Cowen (Pukehiki), 1 235; F. Thornton (Momona), 1 225; A. H. Hall (Mount Cargill), 1 10s; R. Jury Highcliff), 1 4s; S. Maxwell (Leith Valley), 1 16s, 1 13s 6d; W. Kirklandi (Green Island), 1 17s; J. Craw-ford (Green Island), 1 4s 6d. Dalgety and Co. sold: Calves to 39s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For A. J. Botting (Mornington), 1 19a; Wilson and Umbers, 1 2s 6d; W. Blackie (Mosgiel), 1 6s 6d, 1 355, 1 19 s 6d, 1 15s Gd, 1 325, 1 81a; W. Dickson (Henley), 1 15s 6d; A. W. Amos (Momona), 1 21s; Gibson Bros. (North Taieri), 1 48s, 220 s; D. M'Kay. 1 235; W. G. Taylor, 1 17s, 1 19s; D. Snail (Momona), 1 10s, 1 ss; T. Craig (East Taieri), 1 16s 6d; M. J. Hughes, 1 17s, 1 4s 6d, 1 15s Gd; Jno. Callander (East Taieri), 1 7s Gd, 1 ss, 1 ss; Geo. Kewman (Momona), 1 10s 6d, 1 8s 6d, 1 12s, 1 19s 6d; Mrs Warren Momona), 1 5s 6d; Wm. Baird (Momona), 1 4s; W. Harvey (Momona), 1 12s 6d, 1 4s 6d, 1 12s, 1 4s, 1 12s 6d; J. Smith (Portobello), 1 335, 1 21s 6d, 1 13s; H. H. Clark© (Balclutha), 1 46s 6d; T. G. Spain (.Kaikorai), 1 10s. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For W. M'Hattie (Momona), 1 20s, 1 18s, 1 17«, 1 3s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold: For Kain Bros. (Beaumont), 1 £2 3s 6d; P. Anderson (Stirling), 1 365, 1 30s, 4 to 295. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association sold: For W. J. J. Charters (Mosgiel), 1 27s 6d, 1 14a 6d; J. S. Blair (East Taieri), 1 17s, 1 4s; Mrs E. Daverty (Green Island), 1 31s; W. T. Connor (Brighton), 1 4s; H. Gamble (Moegiel), 1 4s.

Fat Sheep.—33o7 penned, a, very considerable proportion of which wens light and unfinished wethers. For saich, competition was no time keen, and sheep of this class fell in price about la to Is 6d per head, compared with last week. A small proportion of the yarding consisted of prime wethers, with a few pens of extra heavy sheep. All these sold well at prices better than last week. Exporters are still out of the market, and there were few graziers present to assist in clearing unfinished sheep. Best wethers, 45s to 50a; a few extra prime heavy, to 735; medium, 40s to 455; light and unfinished, 36s to 40s; best heavy ewes, 42s to 47s 9d; medium, 35s to 40s; light and unfinished, 27s upwiards. Wright, Stephenson and Co. sold: For U. M. Hailcs (Balfour), pen wethers 435, 46s 36s 9d, 44 37s 9d, 42 375, 36 ewes 37s 3d, 9 31s; D. Andrew (Mosgiel), 82 wethers 41s 9d, 33 41s; G. M. Love (Beriot), 32 ewes 41s 6d, 30 S9s, 81 38s 9d, 31 88s; Tubman Bros. (Orichton), 44 wethers 39s 6d, 34 38s 9d, 42 40s 3d; D. R. Jackson (Fairfax), 12 ewes 87s 9d, 36 27s 6d. The National Mortgage and Agency Company cold: For New Zealand and Australian Land Company (Hampden), 60 wethers to 54s 3d; iCobt. Potts (Crookston), 13 ewes 475, 25 465, 12 45s 6d; a client,. 4 wethers 38s; M'Gillivray Bros. (Kelso), 21 wethers 45s 3d, 20 41s, 10 39s 6d; a south client, 33 wethera 40a, 27 395; Jas. Smith (Greenfield), 120 wethers to 40s 9d; W. Bennett (Middlemarch), 60 wethera to 39s 9d; Friel Bros. (Puketi), 32 wethers to 38s 6d, 30 ewes to 87s 6d; Jas. M'Leod (Northend), 120 wethera to 365; T. Henderson (Green Island), 23 wethers 38s; Peter Haggart (Mihiwaka), 70 ewes and hoggeta to 84s 3d. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Jas. Pearce (Seaview), 24 wethers 42s 9d to 435, 30 ewes 38s 3d to 24s 3d; Southland Farmers' Co-operative Association (as agents), 1 pen wethers 41s 3d, 89 ewes 39s toi 36s 6d; J. E. "Watson and Co. (Gore, as agents), 1 pen wethers 495, 42 ewes 47a 9d to 435; Bobt. Baird (Clarkeville), 80 wethers 42s to 375; R. N. Elliott (Middlemarch), 89 wethera, 85s Sd to 30s 6d, 107 hoggets 28s 6d; Veale and Giimour (The Reefs), 100 wethers 36s 9d to 345; John Hamilton (Lauder), 63 wethers 35s 3d to 33s 3d, 1 pen hoggets 23s 9d; a northern client, 129 hoggets 26s 7d; John Thompson (Laiwrenoe), 70 wethers 31s 9d. Dalgety and Co. sold: For a client, 52 wethers at quotations; John Anderson (Waiwera). 24 wethers 51s 9d, 20 47s 9d, 8 44s 9d; W. Patterson (Waikaka), 20 wethers 425, 37 ewes to 37s 6d; H. 0. Allan (Wyndliam), 60 wethers to 40s 6d; J. E. Matherson (Tapanui), 60 fat wethers at quotations; Small! and Sons (Dunrobin), 59 sheep to 38s: G. W. Cunningham (Waikaka Valley), 27 wethers to 43a, 24 ewes to 36s 3d. Stronach, Morris and Co. sold: For a -client, 4 pens ewes and wethers at full current rates; Heenan Bros. (Maungatua), 6 wethers 48s 3d, 30 41s 9d, 29 41s 3d; Mrs G. H. Stewart (Crookston), 13 wethers 42s 3d, 7 30s, 6 ewes 37s 9d; J. Crump (Waitahuna), 21 wethers 41s 9d, 10 ewes 33s 9d; John Thompson (Lawrence), 85 wethers 82s 9d, 34 29s 3d; trustees late J. L. Herbert (Kelso), 16 wethers 475, 9 41s 3d; a client, 20 wethera at full ourrent rates. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For J. F, Mercer (Glen road), 20 prime wethers 48s 13 44s 9d, 20 ewes 34s 6d; Shand Bros. (Hillend), 24 prime wethera 47s 9d, 20 46s 9d, 12 45s 6d; G. C'urrie (Southend), 33 wethers 41s 6d; Goldsmith Bros. (Rivers--dale), 16 wethers 46s Bd, 17 46s 3d, 24 48s 3d, 24 40s 6d, 15 39s Gd, 18 395; F. Docherty (Lee Stream), 27 wethers 41s. 26 87s, 6 hoggets 36s 3d. The Otago Farmers" Co-operative Association sold: For D. Falconer (Merino Downs), 28 wethers 475, 13 46s 6d, 14 43s 6d; a southern client, 35 wethers 445, 24 425, 21 41a, 20 40s 9d, 19 40s, 32 39s 9d, 5 hoggets 325, 1 ram 22s 6d; T. Lowery (Lovell's Flat), 14 wethers 43s 6d, 13 365; A. Mitchell (Waikoikpi), 25 ewes 435, 26 40s, 6 34s 9d; Geo. Murdoch (Waitahuna), 21 wethers 39s 9d, 10 365; a client, 7 rams 19s 6d.

Pigs.—Wright, Stephenson and Co. sold: For W. Geddes (Green Island), 2 £5 16s; B. Georgesoii (Waitoi), 2 £5 3s; Mrs M. J. Hughes (Wyiie's Crossing), 1 £5; W. Irvine (Green Island), 1 £4 16s; Fred Hay (Mihiw*ika), 1 £3 Ba, 8 £\, 1 13s 6d; H. Gamble (Mosgiel), 2 £3 6s; B. Todd (Beaumont), 8 84s. Stronach. Morris and Co. sold: For T. Flannerv (Wylio's Crossing), 2 £1 13s, 1 £3 19s; W" M'Hattia (Momona), 8 £3 40s, 1 31s 6d; Miss M. Ewaxt (North Taieri), 1 at £2 lis; Georgo Johnston (Outram), 8 355, 230 s. Dalgety and Co. sold: 24 alipa to Us. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For T. Craig (Mosgiel), 2 £$ lis; J. M'Kenzie (Outrani), 2 £3 13s, 2 £4; A. W. Amoa (Momona), 2£2 17a Cd; Gibson Broe. (North Taieri), 2 £5 12s; Wm. Baird (Momona), 2 £1 17s; 3. Hanna (Brockville), 3 £4 3s; W. R. Warrington (Abbotsford), 2 £4 16s; Goo. Brooks (Anderson Bay), 1 £5; J. Walker (Otokia), 6 27a; Geo. Newman (Momona), 3 20s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold: For Mrs M. Murdoch (Mosgiel), 3 £5 17s; W. Bryant (Wylie's Crossing), 1 £3 14s, 1 £2 12s. The Otago Farmers Co-operative Association of New Zealand soldi For a client, 1 £5 12s, 2 £5 9s; A. Brock (Opoho). 2 £5 lis; W. J. J. Charters (Mosgiel), 2 £5 9s; D. Dow (Halfway Bush), 4 38s, 230 s fid, 10 33s 6d, 231 s, 6 21b.

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. Farmers are asked, when sending samples, always to put a price on them, as buyers do not leel inclined to make offers : Barley.—Prime malting, 5s 3d to 5s 6d on trucks ; feed barley, 4s Gd to 4s 9d on trucks; Cape barley, 3s to 3a 6d on trucks. Wheat.—Prime milling, 5s 9d to 5s lia, Oats. Milling. 4s to 4s Id; good feed, 3s 9d to 3s lOd. Maize (sacks extra).—ss 3d (old crop). Chaff.—Good bright and heavy, £6 to £6 10s; medium, £5 10s to £5 15s. Straw.—Wheatcn, £2 10s; oaten, £3. Hey.—Clover and ryegrass, £6. Ryegrass.—Farmers' dressed, new crop, 5s to os 6d; machine dressed, 6s 6d to 7b ; Italian, 5s 6d to 6s. Cocksfoot.—lOd to lid; machined seed, Is 2d to Is Id. , ... . Chowings Fescue.—Farmers' dressed, 4ia to sd: machine dressed, 10d. Onions, £lO. , . Potatoes.— £i to £i ss; freshly picked over, £5 to £5 10s. Salt Butter.—ls 2d to Is 4d; 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 9d to 4s dozen; lib pats, 7s dozen; 10lb tins, os. Walnuts.—lOd to Is lb. Eggs.—Storekeepers', Is 2d; stamped, Is 3d. Beeswax.—ls 4d to Is sd. Pigs.—6Jd to 62d for porkers; baconers, 7d to 7£d. ' Hams.—ls to Is Id. Bacon.—Roll, lid to Is Id. Storing Grain. —We are prepared to store, receive, deliver, and insure for three months iree storage at 3d per sack. Farm Produce and Fruit.—We receive all kinds of consignments, and render account sales promptly. CENTRAL PRODUCE MART. The Central Produce Mart (Ltd.) reports having received large consignments of flowers- Consignments of Island and American oranges realised good values. Local apples, both cooking and dessert, are in keen demand Cabbages are scarce. Some nice consignments of pigs came forward, which realised Bid. Full supplies of eggs are forward, .realising Is to Is 3d for stamped and guaranteed. Potatoes aro moving steadily. Chaff and prime fowl wheat are urgently wanted. Supplies of poultry Are short of requirements. .We received and sold: —Apples: Choice coloured desserts, Aid; other lines, 2id.to 4d; cooking apples, 3d, 3id. Ripe bananas. Choice, 4d per lb. Pears: Winter Nelis, s£d; cooking, 2id to 3d. Poorman oranges, 14s. Cabbage, Is 6d to 4s 6d per dozen. Cauliflower, 2s 6d to 8s 6d per dozen. Carrots, 6s 6d per cwt. Flowers: Local, Grand Monarchs, 6s; Trumpets, 3s 6d to 6s; Leedsi, 3s to ss; Fresias, Is .6d to 4s; anemones, 6s dozen; violets, Is 6d; hyacinths, 9s. Onions: Prime, 20s. Parsnips, 8s 6d per cwt. Potatoes, 6s per cwt for choice. Turnips: To 3s 6d to 4s 6d per sack. Bacon: Flitches, Is; hams, Is Id; prime rolls, to Is 2d. Bacon pigs: Porkers, ■£&d; choppers, 4£d ; baconers, B;£d. Butter, Is Sgd. Eggs: Stamped and guaranteed, Is to Is 3d; case eggs, Is 2d. Honey: Bulk to bid ; section honey, 7s 6d dozen; 101 b tins, 4s 6d; pats, 3s 6d to 4s <lozeh. Tea: First tips "Orange Pekoe," Is -Bd. Bran, 5s 6d per bag. Cape barley: For seed-purposes, -5s 6d. Maize: To 6s 3d per bushel. Lime sulphur: "Giraffe" brand, 2s 3d gallon, in casks; 3s 6d in tins. Meat meal, 18a per 1001 b. Molasses: In barrels, 6s 6d per cwt; tins, 13s per case. Oaten pollard, 13s 6d per bag of 1801 b. Oats: Best short oats, 3s Gd to 4s. Oatsheaf chaff: Extra prime, to £6 15s. Oaten dust, 5s per sack. Wheat: Prime fowl wheat, 6s 6d. Rice meal, 10s 6d per bag. Wheat pollard, 13s per bag of 1501 b. Beeswax, Is 6d. Tallow, 26s to 33s 6d. Horsehair, 17£d per lb. Rabbitskins, I2£d to 37id per lb. Poultry: Hens, Is 9d to 3s; cockerels, 2s Id to 4s; cocks, 2s 7d to 2s 8d; pullets. 3s 4d; turkeys.—hens 9£d lb, gobblers lb. REILLY, GILL, & CO., Produce Merchants and Commission Agents, Moray place, Dunedin. CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. (Pkk United i j hkss Association.; CHRISTCHURCH, -September 11. The only business doing in the looal market is in potatoes. There have been a number of inquiries from Auckland, but the prices offered have not met merchants' views. The Wellington market appears to bo a little easier, judging from the tone of letters received by merchants. There is a fairly large quantity of potatoes offering by growers, and several merchants who bought considerable quantities last week are now inclined to ease off. These purchases were made, in many instances, at £3 at country stations, and at £3 5s in store. There are few sellers at present at less than £3 5s at country stations, and sonic are asking £3 7a 6d. RABBITSKIN SALES. Tho Dunedin Woolbrokers? Association (Messrs Dalgety and Co., National Mortgage and Agency Company, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Otago Farmers' Co-operativo Association, Donald Reid and Co., Stronach, Morris, and Co., and Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report: Tho usual sales were held on Monday, when very largo catalogues were submitted. This was due to the fact that the sales had been postponed owing to lack of shipping space. Notwithstanding this, prices on the whole were good, and very few lots were passed in. All inferior grade skins and good quality does showed a slight advance, but bucks were correspondingly down in price. Wo quote:—Superior winter does, to 56d; superior bucks, 42d; first winter does, 46d; first winter bucks, 36d; second winter does, 34d; second winter bucks, 27d; light racks, 17d; racks, 18d; early autumns, 24d; autumns. 29d; outgoing bucks and does, 25d to 31d: autumn black, 36d; incoming black, 45d; first winter black, 60d; fawn, 27d; hareskins, 13d; horsehair, 15d. HUDDART-PARKER COMPANY. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, September 11. Huddart-Parkers' looal manager has received advice from Melbourno that the half-yearly interim dividend to June 30 last, has been declared at tho rate of 3 per cent, on preference and 4 pe; cent, on ordinary shares. 'INVESTM ENT STOHK '=< September 10. National Bank—Buyers £5 2s 9d, sellers £5 ss.

Bank of New South Wales—Buyers £67. Bank of New Zealand (£6 13s 4d paid)— Sellers £l7 14s. Bank of New Zealand (£3 6s 8d paid)— Sellers £l2 10s. National Insurance —Buyers £2 17s. Standard Insurance —Sellers £2 Is Huddart-Parker (orcl.) —Sellers £1 13s Bd. Wcstport Coal Company—Buyers £1 8s 6d, sellers £1 9s 3d. D.I.C. (prefj—Sellers £1 Os 4d. Donaghy's Rope and Twine —Buyers £1 6s. Dunodin-Kaikorai Trams—Buyers £1 3s. New Zealand Refrigerating Company (£2 paid)—Buyers £5 10s. Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.)— Buyers £6 10s, sellers £7. Milburn Lime and Cement (cum div.)— Buyers £1 12s, sellers £1 13s. National Mortgage—Buyers £3 15s. New Zealand Drug Company (contrib. £1)— Buyers £1 10s 6d. New Zealand Paper Mills—Buyers 18s 9d, sellers 19s 3d. Oamaru Woollen (ord.)— Buyers £1 9s. Wright. iStephenson, and Co. (ord.)— Buvers £7 ss. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (pref.)— Buyers £4 15s, sellers £4 19s. New Zealand Malay Rubber—Buyers 16s.