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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS MELBOURNE, December 14. Barley: Chevalier malting-, 4s 6d to 4a 9d; Cape, 3s to 3s 3d. Oats: milling, 2s 6d to 2s 6£cT; feed, 2s 5d to 2s s£d. Maize, 4s 6£d. Potatoes, ud to £6. Onions, £7 10s to £B. .SYDNEY, December 13. Oats-: Algerian feeding, 3s to 3s 3d; milling, 3s 6d; Tasmanian. 3s 9d to 4s. Maize, 5s 2d to 5s 3d. Potatoes: New, £3 to £6; old, £4 to £4 10s. Onions, £5 to £9 10s. ADELAIDE, December 13. Oats, 2s 6d to 2s 7d. OAMARU STOCK MARKET. GTbom Odb Own Cokbespondekt ) OAMARU, December 15. In the stock market a g-ood» amount of business has been done in sheep, a number of lines of considerable dimensions of station ewes having changed hands for March delivery. In this way several thousand sound-mouthed ewes have been sold at from JOs to 325, the top money having "boon given for a good line of crossbreds. Other sales of sheep have taken place at the following prices:—Shorn four and six-tooth ewes, with lambs, 25s 6d— all counted ; fullmouthed ewes in the wool, with lambs, 23s 9d—all counted; shorn two-tooth ewes, 325; mixed shorn two-tooth ewes and wethers (the latter in g-ood condition), 30s 6d; hill wether lambs (for March delivery), 15s 6d. There is a steady speculative business in paddock lambs for forward delivery at from 21s to 22s 6d. A fair amount of business has been done during the week in cattle, mostly lines of j'oung mixed sexes, with some lines of a very mixed description. The sales have included a number of lines at the following pricos: —Mixed steers and heifers, two to two and a-half years old. £ll 10s and £l4 10s, according to frame and condition: vearlings, up to £6 10s; calves, £2 10s to £3. SOUTHLAND «.TOCK MARKET. (Fbom Otth Own Cobekspondent.) INVERCARGILL, December 15. Business in stock is not very brisk, only small quantities offering. As is natural sit this time of the year, graziers holding sheep are carrying them through for shearing, while those with forward cattle are carrying them on with the idea, of turning them over fat in a month or two. Lambs at present are. quiet, but, given an assurance that the works will be freezing this year, there is certain to be a strong demand for this class, as rape and soft turnip feed is coming in. Taken all over, the market for all classes except young store cattle, is a littlo easier. Prices may bo quoted: Fat cattle: Ox beef. 4?s to 50s per 1001 b; heifer, 45s to 475; cow, 43s to 44s 6d. Fat sheep: 'Shorn wethers. 33s 6d to 36s 6d; good woolly wethers, 45s 6d to 48s; poorer sorts, from 435; good shorn ewes, up to

355. Store cattle: Hood forward three-year-old bullocks. £l3 10s to £l4; 2i-year-old, £ll 10s to £l3: two-vear-old, £9 10s to £ll ss; eighteen months," £8 10s to £9 ss: yearlings up to IB months. £5 15s to £7 ss. Shore sheep: Shorn two-tooth wethr-r? (good), 28s 6d to 295; medium. 25s to 27s 6d; shorn two-tooth ewes (good), 31s to 325; ewe hoggets (extra), 40s to 41s 6d; good. 37s 6rl to 395; wether hoggets (extra). 37s 6d to 41s: good. 37s 6d to 41s; medium. 31s 6d to 355; mixed sex hoggets (extra). 37s 6d to 395; trood. 35s to 375; medium. 34s to 355: smaller. 30s to 32s 6d : two. four, six. and eight-tooth ewes (with lambs). 24s to 25s 6d—all counted: full and failingmouthed ewes and lambs. 21s to 23? 6d; two-tooth ewes (with lambs), 25s to 275a1l all counted.

ALDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH December 12. At Adding*on market there were medium' entries of stock in several departments, but large entries of fat ca+tle iind fat lambs. There was a good sa;e for steer and heifer beef, but cows, of which there were a considerable number on offer, were easier. Fat lambs showed a little further decline, the quality not being quite so good as that of list week. S*ore sheep were firmer, the rain having improved the demand. The bulk of the fat sheep was ewes, and the market was -irregulnr at last week's average rates. The store cattle offered were small, irregular lots. Fat pigs were a little easier, and stores were unchanged. Store Sheep.—Two-tooth ewes, 24s 3d to 28s 6d- four-tooth ewes, to 2«s 7d; sound-mouth ewes, 22s to 28s; sound-mouth woolly ewes and lambs, 18s to 21s fall counted); twotooth wethers, 21s 6d to 26s 6d; four-tooth wethers, 23s lOd to 29s 7d; four and sixtooth wethers, 27s to 23s 7d; sound-mouth we'hers. 25s to 32s lOd. Fat Lambs.—Extra prime, to 383; prime, 26s 'to 29s ; medium, 24s to 25s 6d; lighter, 20s to 23s 6d. Fat Sheep.—Prime wethers, 31s to 355; lighter wethers, 27s 5d to 30s; prime owes, 30s to 34s 3d; medium ewes, 2Gs 6d to 29s 6d; lighter ewes, 23s 6d to 265. Fat Cattle. —Extra prime steers, to £22 ss; prime steers, £lB to £2l; ordinary steers, £lO to £ll 15s; extra prime heifers, £l7 15s; prime heifers, £l3 to £l6 15s; ordinary heifers, £9 10s to £l2; extra prime cows, £l7 12s 6d; prime cows, £l2 10s to £ls; ordinary cows, £9 12s 6d to £l2. Piers.—Choppers, £3 10s to £6; baconers, £3 12s to £5 12s—equal to 7£d to 71d per lb; porkers, 50s to 60s—equal to 9d to 9*d per lb; large stores, 55s to 58s; medium, 48s to 525; smaller, 28s to 40s; -weanere, 20s to 255.

LIVE STOCK MARKET. Bumside, Wednesday, December 12. Fat Cattfe.—l73 yarded;- just about sufficient for butchers' requirements. Prices were much the same as last week. Best- heavy bullocks, to £24 12s 6d; prime, £l9 to £22 7s Gd; medium, £l7 to £lB 10s; light and unfinished, £l4 10s upwards. Best heavy heifers, to 19 ss; prime cows and heifers, £l6 to £lB ss; medium, £l3 10s to £lo; aged and light, £ll upwards. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For executors Ja*. Wyllie (Outram), 3 bullocks £l9 10s, 3 £lB 12s 6d, 2 £l7 ss; a client, 1 bullock £l9 ss, 1 £ls 15s, 1 £l4 7s 6d. 1 cow £l9 ss, 1 £l6 sb, 1 £l3 15s; Mrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £lB 17s Gd; Bathgate Bros. (Outram), Zr bullocks £lB 7s 6d, 3 £l6 17s 6d 1 heifer £l3, 1 cow £lO 17s Gd; Francis Johnston (Momona), 3 bullocks £l7 j>s, 2 ±lfa 17s 6d, 1 £ls 10s; W. J. Smith (Glencoe), 2 bullocks £l7 2s 6d, 1 £l4 7s 6d; John Callander (Allanton), 2 bullocks £l4 17s 6d; Wm. Irvine (Green Island), 1 cow £l4 ss; Wm Lindsav (Allanton), 1 bullock £l3 7s Gd, 1 cow £l3 ss. Dalgety and Co. sold: lor a northern client. 1 heifer £l3 15s, 1 £ll ss; Robert Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £lB 15s; Walter Blackie (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks at quotations; a southern client, 3 bullocks £l7 12s 6d, 2 £l7.—The National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: For John Callander (Allanton), 2 bullocks £l9 10s; Walter Blackie (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £l6 2s Gd; Robert Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 heifers £l3 17s 6d; Johnston Wyllie (Menzie's Ferry), 1 cow £l4 17s 6d, 1 heifer £l4 ss, 2 £l3 17s 6d, 2 £l3 2s 6d, 1 £l2 15s, 2 £l2 12s Gd; C. Rowe (Mataura), pen cows £l2 ss. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For a client, 2/ bullocks £23, 3 £2l, 2 £l6 17s -fid, 1 pen heifers £l4 2s 6d; Alex. Cranston (Edendale), 1 bullock £22 7a 6d. 2 £2l ss, 1 £lB 7s 6d, 2 £lB ss, 1 £l6 17s 6d; Thos. Ayson and Son (Glenham), 2 bullocks £lB 7s 6d, 2 £l7 15s, 3 £l7, 2 £l6 10s; John Callander (Allanton), 2 bullocks £lB, 2 £l7 2s 6d; Mrs M. J. O'Brien (Wyndham), 4 bullocks £l4 12s 6d, 1 heifer £l2 17s 6d, 1 £l2, 2 £ll 17s 6d, 1 £ll 15s. The Otago Farmers' Co-opera-tive" Association sold: For W. J. J. Charters (Mosgiel), 1 bullock £24 12s 6d, 1 £l9 15s, 2 £lB 12s 6d, 2 £l7 ss, 1 £l7, 1 heifer £l7, 1 £ls 10s; Wm. M'Hattie (Momona), 1 bullock £l6 17s 6d, 2 £l6 7s 6d; F. Doherty (West Taieri), 2 bullocks £l6 15s, 2 £l6, 1 heifer £l2 2s 6d, 1 £ll 7s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Thos. Ayson (Wyndham), 1 bullock £2O 2s 6d, 3 £l7 ss, 2 heifers £l4 2s 6d, 3 £l2 12s 6d; a client, 1 cow £lB 2s 6d; Geo. Ford (Allanton), 5 bullocks £l7 2s Gd; Wm. Lindsay, sen. (Allanton), 3 bullocks £l7 10s; Arthur Robertson (Outram); 3 bullocks £l6 12a 6d, 2 £ls, 2 heifers £ll ss; Walter Blackie, sen. (Pomona), 2 bullockß £l6; Wedge Bros. (Wingauu), 1 bullock £ls ss; J. B. Hagan. (Mdburn), 1 heifer £l3 ss. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For W. Lindsay (Momona), 2 bullocks £lB 17s fid, 2 £l7 15s, 1 £l4 7s 6d, 1 heifer £9 15s; J. Callander (Allanton), 1 bullock £lB ss, 1 £lB 2s 6d. 2 £l7 7s 6d; executors late Wm. Kirk tMosgiel), 2 bullocks £ls ss; A. Scott (Arngibbon), 2 cows £l2 10s. Store . Cattle. —There was a good yarding, and a clearance was effected under keen competition. Best bullocks realised up to £l7 12s 6d. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For R. Simpson (Fairfax), 10 steers £l7 2s Gd, 9 £l7, 9 £l6 2s 6d; Thomson Bros. (Green Island), 1 bull £l4, 1 cow £ll 10s; a client, 1 bullock £l3 15s, 1 £l3 ss; H. Gamble (Mosgiel), 1 cow £10; A. Porterfield (?\.E. Harbour), 1 cow £ll ss; G. Butler (Leith Valley), 1 cow £10; W. J. Jackson (Loohiel), 6 cows £8 17s 6:1, 1 £7 2s Gd; T. Murphy (Pine Hill), 4 heifers £5 7s 6d. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association sold : For E. R. Brindson (Halfwav Bush), 1 cow £9 12s. 1 bull £4 7s Gd; W." Hunter (Caversham), 1 cow £8; H. Gamble (Wylie's Crossing), 1 bull £7 17s 6d; Peter Crawford (Green Island), 1 heifer £7 17s 6d; R. Dalziel and Sons (.Brockville), 2 cows £7 7s 6d. Dalgety and Co. sold: For a client, 1 heifer £5 155," 1 bull £7, 1 £6 10s; W. Lindsay, jun., 1 cow £l3 15s, 2 £l2 10s; a northern client, ■2 cows £D 16s, 1 £B. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For A. Scott and Son (Burnside), 1 cow £ll SS. 3 £l2 ss, 7 £9,- 5 heifers £B, S steers and heifers £7 ss, 2 cows and 2 calves, £l2; a client, 2 cows £l3 2s; Carter Bros. (Saddle Hill), 1 cow £lO 12s Gd; A. J. Bolting (Mosgiel). 7 heifers £lO 4s, 3 heifers and 1 £7 13s 6d, 1 vealer £2 2s; J. P. Barknran (Halfwav Bush), 1 cow £8; John Bloomfield (Green Hill), 2 cows £ll 13s, 2 £lO 12s 6d, 2 £8 7s, 3 vealers £2 7s, 4 yearlings £5,

9 heifers £lO 9s; executors late Wm. Kirk (Mosgiel), 1 cow £l] 7s Gd, 1 £8 7s 6d; H. Murray (Mihiwaka), 1 cow £9 16s, 1 £9 Us, 1 £8; R. M'Kenzie (Highcliff), 1 cow £9 ss; T. G. Spain (Kaikorai), 1 heifer £3 7s 6d; a client, 5 heifers £9 16s: G. Butler (Leith Valley). 1 cow £9 7s 6d; 11. Dalziel and Son (Urockville), 1 bull £l4 15s; A. G. Blackwood (Brockville), 5 heifers and --cows £8 15s to £l3 12s fid, 3 yearlings £3 17s Cd; Edwin Carr (Woodsidc), 2 bullocks £8;- J. B. Hagen (Milburn), 1 .steer £7 ss; H. Hutchings (Halfway Bush), 1 heifer £7 Is. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For A. Farquharson (Signal Hill), and other clients, cows £6 12s 6d to £8 12s 6d

Dairy Cows.—Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For T. Murphy (Pine Hill), 1 £ll 2s Gd, 1 £9 7s Gd; E, Fox (Caversharn), 1 £9 15s. Dalgety and Co. sold: For Gwyn Busbatch (Ravensbourne). 1 £lO 10s. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For. J. and W. Ford (Pine Hill), I£B 7s Gd; a client, 1 £l3 7s 6d; a client, 1 £9 10s; F. G. Hood (Port Chalmers), 1 £ll 15s; Mrs J. Hornsby, 1 £ll 15s; A. King (Ravensboume), 1 £ll 15s; Wm. Johnstone, 1 £7 12s 6d Calves.—Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold:! For Jas. Thomson (Green Island), 1 445. 1 83s; T. G. Spain (Kaikorai), 1 355, 1 31s; J. L. Mathieson (Highcliff), 1 18s. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association sold: For D. Buthven (Mosgiel), 1 3es, 1 355; Duncan M'Laren (Rutherford. Caversharn), 1 375-, Peter Crawford (Green Island), 1 36s 6d; Mrs Laverty (Green Island), 1 30s; W. G, Taylor (West Taieri), 1 295; J. M'Leod (Maungatua), 1 25s 6d, 1 20s, 1 18s, 1 13s 6d, 1 .13s; R. Smeaton (Mosgiel), 1 245; H. E. Connor (Saddle Hill), 1 225. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For H. Home ("Henley), 1 9o 6d, 1 lis, 1 31s, 1 355, 1 265; A. Scott (Burnside), 1 41s 6d; J. Harris (Mosgiel), 1 275; S. Robinson (Mornington), 1 17s; D. M'Kay (Silverside), 1 255; A. Ratlray (Saddle Hill), 1 83s; M. M. Hackett (Momona), 1 Ss 6d; Hugh Fraser (St. Leonards), 1 18s 6d; M. Harty (Wingatui), 1 40s; Jas. Prentice, 1 395, 1 395; H. Kitto (Highcliff), 1 lis; J. P. Barkman (Halfway Bush), 1 18s, 1 24s 6d; T. R. Thomson (Green Island), 1 39s 6d; D. O'Brien (Wingatui) ,1 £4. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For T. G. Spain, 1 £2 12s, 1 19s; Mrs Mary Rattray (Mosgiel), 1 35s 6d; J. Rattray (Saddle Hill), 1 26s 6d; Mrs W. Hawks (Mosgiel), 1 20s. Fat Sheep.—l4ll penned. This was a small yarding, and competition was keen throughout the sale at prices showing a rise of la 6d per head compared with last week. Best heavy woolly whethers, to. 61s 6<3; prime, 52a 6d to 595; medium, 48s 6d to 51s; light and l unfinished!, 38s to 465; best heavy woolly ewes, to 575; prime, 49s to 545; mcd'um, 43s 6d to 475; prime heavy shorn wethers, 42s 6d to 465; prime, 38s to 41s 9d; medium, 34s to 36s 6d; light and unfinished, to 325; best shorn ewes, to 3Ss 9d; medium, 32s to 36s 6d; light and unfinished, 26s 6d to 31s. — Wright, Stephenson, and Co. soldi: For D. C. M'Phederan (Kelso), 8 hoggets 58s. pen. ewes 575, pen do 40s; A. Ferguson (Kelso), 19 owes 51s 9d, pen 28s 3d; T. A. Fleming, 36 shorn wethers 435, 24 40s; W. Robinson, jun. (Lovell's Flat), pen wethers 42s 6d, 17 355, 24 ewes 295, 19 275; George Nichol and Son (Allanton), 40 wethers 41s 9d, 31 40s 3d, 46 39s 9d, 42 39s 6d, 36 37s 9d; W. G. Reid (Henley), 11 sheep to 37s 3d; D. .Andrew (Mosgiel), 15 wethers 355, 25 ewes 295; J. Nimmo (Mosgiel), 35 ewes 31s 9dj 31 295. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association sold; For M. Robertson (Tapanui), 21 wethera 59s 3d, 18 57s 3d, 8 52s 9d; John Byara (Waikaka), 30 shorn wethers 40s 3d, 30 shorn ewes 3Ss 9d; Mark Finch (Milburn), pen wethers 40s 3d. The National Mortgaga and Agency Company sold: For J. A. Duthie (Milton), 25 wethers 40s, 27 89s 6d, 8 38s; A. M'Donald (Ashburton), 65 wethera 34s 3d; H. Benny (Wharetoa), 36 ewes to 37s 6d, pen wethers 34s 3d. Dalgety and Co. sold:< For a client, pen wethers 54s 3d, pen 50a, pen 50s 3d, pen ewes 44s 9d, pen 38s 3d; ' John Anderson (Roxburgh), pen -woolly wethers 49s 3d, pen shorn ewes and wethera 445, pen shorn ewes 38s, pen shorn wethera 455. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold: For J. A. Mathewson (Hopehill), pen shorn wethers 46a, pen 38s, 55 shorn ewes to 355; D. (Clydevale), 24 shorn wethers 445, 21 42s 9d, 21 395. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For James Loekhart (Milton), pen woolly wethera 49s 3d, psn woolly ewes 44s 9d; James France (Milburn), pen woolly ewes 40s &d ; W. H. Salmond (Milton), 14 woolly ewes 50s 3d; L. C. Hazlett (Salisbury Estate), 68 shorn wethers 36s 9d to 34s 6d; J. Salmond (Milton). 8 shorn ewes 3Ss 6d; James Connor (Deewdale), 22 shorn ewes 335; J. St anger (Waihola), pen shorn ewes 21s; Mark Finch (Milburn), pen woolly ewes tp 40s. > Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: Fct W, Fretwell (Waikoikoi), 8 wethers 61s 6d, 32 595, 9 57s 3d, pen ewes 56s 3d; a south client, 4 ewes 56s 6<L, 22 wethers 47s 3d, 23 41s 6d, 5 shorn wethers 35s 9d; Roberts and Day (Gladbrook), 40 shorn wethers 36s 9d, 26 345; W. Movnihan (Ngapuna), pen shorn ewea 42s 6d, "20 32s 6d, 10 30s 9d; W. Higgena (Middlemarch), 11 ewes 345, 48 2?s. Lambs. —Only 74 were penned. The quality on the whole was indifferent. Owing to the short yarding prices were up 2s per head for all classes.. Best prime, to 35s 3d; medium, 27s 6d to 31s; light ar.d unfinished, 19s upwards. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. For D. C. M - Phederan, 3 34s 6d, 3 335; W. G. Reid (Heney), 5 22s 9d, 14 22s 6d. The Ota-eo Farmers' Co-operative Association sold: For M. Finch (Milburn), 233 s 6d, 2 335, 232 s 9d; H. Connor (Saddle Hill), 8 33s 4 32s 9d. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Mark Finch (Milburn). 6 30s 9d to 803 6d- J. Stanger (Waihola), 20 31s; Gibson Bros. (North Taieri), 10 35s 3d to 33s 6d. pig S —There was a full yarding. sold much on a par with last week's, but porkers were slightly easier. Best baconera realised SJcl per lb: best porkers, BJd to per lb. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For R. Toot (Maori Hill), 1 £5 14s; E A. Watson (Enfield), 4 £5 2s, 2 £4 6s, 3 £4 4p, 2 £4 3s Gd, 4 £3 19s, 1 £3 18s, 1 £3 17s ; 1). Poland (Green Island), 1 £3 18s; Mrs M. Murdoch (Mosgiel), 4 £2 16s; George Craig (Mosgiel), 1 £1 4s. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association sold: For F. Dohertv (Outra.m), 2 £5; T. Richards (Pine. Hill), 2 £4 14s; J. W. Blair (Outram), 3 £3 4s, 2 £3 Is; A. Brock (Opoho), 2 £3 2s, 1 £2 17s; James Walker and Sons (Brighton), 2£3 2s; Mrs Ann Foote. 1 £3; E. Edmunds (Leith Valley), 2 £2 2s; a client. 3£l s*, 3£l 3s. 217 s 6d. Donald Eeidl and Co. sold: For F. Brennan (Upper June tion), 4 £3 7s; J. B. Hagen (Milbara). 2 £1 4s; W. Home, 2 £3 16s; T. Walsh (Brockville), 1 £4 Is; Thomas Barr (Owaka), 3 £3 8s; James Kirby (Owaka), 3 £3 14s; Geo. Donaldson. 2 £i lis, 2 £3 15s; Hugh Fracer 1 £4 7s; J. Korner (Wingatui), 1 £5 Is; M. Harty (Wingatui), 3 £4 5s 6d; James Prentice. (Mosgiel), 2 £4 se; G. A. Smith (Portohello). 3 £4 16s 6d; J. O'Donnell (Allanton), i £1 16s: Sonntag Bros. (Brockville), 1 sow £G 7s; M. Hackett. 2 £1 13s 6d, 4 £1 Ss: E. Edmunds (Leith Valley), 6 £1 9s 6d. G £1 6s 6i, 2 £1 2s Gd.—Stronach, Morris and Co. sold: For Soacliff Hospital, 1 £5 15s 4 £4 Ss, 4 £4 5s 6d. 4 £4 3s, 8 £3 15s 3 £3 ss; T. G. Spain (Kaikorai), 2 £3 19«'; W. Movnihan (Ngapur;?). 5 porkers £9 12=,'5 £2 10s; A. Ralston (Allanton), 2 pexker* £2'l3s 6d, 1 £2 Ss.

DUNEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Mewn A. Moritzson and Co., auctioneers, wool, stock, station, grain, produce, and commission agents, Dunedin, report (wholesale) for the week as under. AH quotations are subject to market fluctuations. Farmers are asked, when sending samples, always to ma a price on them, as buyers do not xeei inclined to make offers: — - Barley.—Prime malting, 6s to 6s 6d; i©eu barley, 4s 9d to ss. Cape barley, 3s to 3s 6d on trucks. Wheat.—Prime milling, 5s 9d to 5s Hd, Data.—Milling, 3s 10d; good feed, 3s 6d to 3s Bd. Chaff.—Good bright and heavy, £8; medium, i's to £5 10s. Maize (sacks extra).—ss 3d (old crop). Straw.—Wheaten, £3; oaten, £3. Hay.—Clover and ryegrass, £6. Ryegrass.—Farmers' dressed, new crop. 5a to 5s 6d; machine dressed, 6s 6d to. 7s 6d; Italian, 5s 6d to 6s. Cocksfoot.—lOd to lid; machined seed, Is id to Is sd. Chewings Fescue. —Farmers' dressed, 4£d to od; machine dressed, lOd. Onions.—2os. Potatoes.—Old, £2; new, 2d to 3d. Salt Butter.—ls to Is 2d; separator, Is 2d to Is 3d; storekeepers' pats, Is to Is 2d. Cheese.—Factory, lOd to lid. Honey.—Section honey, 7s; bulk, 4d; Jib pais, as Od to 4s dozen; lib pats, 7s dozen; 101 b tins, 53 to 5s . 6dWalnuts.—lOd to Is lb. - Eggs.—Storekeepers', Is 3d; stamped, la 4a. Beeswax.—ls 9d to lslOd. Pigs.—B£d for porkers; baconers, 8d to Baa.8 a a. Hams.—ls 2d to Is 3d. Bacon.—Roll, Is 2d to Is 3d. Storing Grain.—We are prepared to store, receive, deliver, and insure for three inontna free storage at 3d per sack. Farm Produce and Fruit.—We receive all kLnrifr of consignments, and render account sales promptly. CO-OPERATIVE FRUITGROWERS OF OTAGO. The Co-operative Fruitgrowers of Otago (Ltd.) report receiving 51)0 cases of Suva bananas, which realised record prices. Supplies of strawberries and cherries are short of local requirements. Loganberries, black and red currants, also apricots and peaches are now arriving. Ripe gooseberries are meeting a keen demand. A heavy yarding of poultry came forward for our sale on Wednesday, all birds realising good values. Green peas and new potatoes are now in full supply. Stamped and guaranteed eggs find a ready sale. American apples are meeting a slow sale. Our shipment of American oranges arrived in splendid condition. Adelaide lemons and naval oranges are available. Old potatoes navel oranges are available. Fowl wheat is difficult to procure. Oaten and wheaten pollard is now available in limited quantities. We received and sold: —Apples: Canadians, 16s 6d to 18s 6d. Bananas realised 32s 6d. Lemons; Adelaide, 23s to 25s for choice. Oranges: American navels, 32s 6d. Adelaide choice, 235. Peanuts, sid. Tomatoes: Local, Is 3d; Christchurch, 9d to Is 2£d. Apricots, 7£d, Bd. Peaches, sd, sgd. Strawberries, B£d to Is 3d. Cherries: Choice, Bgd to Is 6d;. 4d to Ojd. Loganberries, 6d to Bd. Black currants, 3fd to 5d- Red currants, 3£d to 5d.. Grapes:. Locals, 2s 3d. Rhubarb,. 9s. Cabbage, 3s .to 6s sack. Cauliflower, 5s to 7s. Cucumbers, 10s per dozen. Green peas: Choice, . 2£d, 2|d ; over-ripe, lgd, 2d. Green gooseberries: Choice, 2^d; others, . lfd. Lettuce: market glutted. Onions, 20s per cwt for choice new season's. New potatoes: Choice, 2id. 2£d; others', l|d to 2d. Old potatoes. 30s per ton; inferior potatoes, Is per sack. Bacon: Prime rolls to Is 3d. Pigs: Bacon and porkers, Butter: Bulk, Is Id; separator pats, Is Id to Is 2d; extra prime separator. Is 4d; inferior butter quite unsaleable. Eggs: Stamped and guaranteed, Is- 5d.; case eggs, Is 3d. Honey: Market bare; bulk. 6rF; section. 8s 6d. per dozen; 101 b tins, 5s 6"d. Tea: First Tips Broken Orange Pekoe, Is--Bd. Bran, 5a bag. Cane barley: For seed purposes, 5s 6d. Maize, to 7s per bushel. Lime sulphur: "Giraffe" .brand. 2s 2d. per gallon in casks, 3s 6d in tins'. Meat meal: 'Market bare. Molasses: In barrels. 6s 6d per cwt; Tins, 13s per cwt. Oaten pollard. 16s per bag. Oats: Best short oats to 4s 4d. Oat-sheaf chaff: Extra prime, £6 10s to £6 15s. Oaten dust, 6s per sack. Wheat: Prime fowl wheat unprocurable; Government price, 6s 2d. Rice meal: Market bare. Wheat pollard. 12s 6d bag. Beeswax: Wanted; Is 9d. Horsehair, to 15d. Egg crates: "Economic." lis each. Tallow, 22s 6d to 31s. Rabbitskins: Sale Wednesday. Poultrv :—Hens —26 at Is Bd. 38 at Is 9d, 3-7 at Is 10d, 93 at Is lid. 82 at 2s. 64 at 2s Id. 45 at 2s 2d. 17 at 2s 3d. 5 at 2s 4d. 5 at 2s--sd, B.at 2s 6d; ducks — 3 at 3s 3d. 3 at 3s 4d : chickens:—lo at Is lOd. 9 at 2slod: chicks--23 at 4d. 20 at sd, 31 at 6d. ■ 3 at 9d. 9 at 10d. 12 at Is- Id. 10 at Is lOd. 9 at 2s lOd; two hens and 24 check's at 22*. THE' CO-OPERATIVE- FRUITGROWERS OF OTAGO (LTD.). Moray Place, Dunedin, E. OSWALD REILLY, Manager. COMMERCIAL CABLEGRAMS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable r.ssocir.tion. LONDON, December 16. Hemp.—A good demand, with prices unchanged. Copra.—Spot. £45. Rubber.—Para, 2s 8d; plantation and' smoked, 2s 4d. Hides. —A fair demand, with prices unchanged. Leather. —Basils are in strong- demand at full rates, but there is little available. Rabbitskins.—Good inquiry for shipments afloat, v.'ith hardening prices; but nothing is available on spot. Frozen Meats. —No colonial offering. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. (Feb United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Decernber 17. The High Commissioner forwards the following market report under date London, December 15. (Note. —Quotations, unless otherwise specified, arc average market prices on the spot) : Meat.—All descriptions of meat continue in active demand, selling at maximum prices. Now Zealand frozen meat: No supplies are available. Argentine mutton and lamb (small supplies), Il|d: Argentina beef, (email supplv)—chilled hinds. Did; fores, 9W. Butter. —The market remains as last reported. ■ Danish, Irish Creamery, and: Dutch, no supplies- available: French, limited supply, at 256 s 3d. All others under Government control at 2523. The inclusion

of French in the Government pool is anticipated shortly. Cheese—A small supply of English Cheddar sold at 1425; all others at Government price. Hemp.—Manila and Now Zealand, little business doing. The market continues firm. Manila stocks at end of November, 17,088 bales, as against 58,656 bales last year. Wheat.—No business doing, owing to the scarcity of offers. Oats.—The market is very quiet; prices unchanged. INVESTMENT STOCKS. December 15. National Bank -Buyers £5 ss, sellers £5 89 , • « Bank of Now Zealand (£3 6s 8d paid)— Buyers £l2, sellers £l2 2s. New Zealand Insurance —Buyers £7 17s 6d. Standard Insurance—Sellers £2 Is. Union Steam (pref., ex div.)—Buyers £1 0s 9d. Huddart-Parker (ord.)—Buyers £1 12s 6d, sellers £1 12s Sd. Westport Coal Company—Buyers £1 9s 4d. sellers £1 9s lOd. Wcstport-Stockton (ord.)—Sellers 9s 2d. D.I.C. (pref.)—Sellers £1 0s 3d. Donaghy's Rope and Twine—Buyers £1 6s 9d. Milburn Lime and Cement—Sellers £1 lls - Now Zealand Drug Company (£2 paid)— Buyers- £2 10s, sellers £2 lis 3d. Wellington Woollen (ord.)— Buyers £6 16s. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (ord.)— Buyers £7 ss.