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Otago Witness, Issue 3331, 16 January 1918, Page 24

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PRICE OF NEW ZEALAND HEMP. LONDON, January 13. The Army Council has" fixed new maximum prices for New Zealand hemp. Good to fair, £99; high-point, £97; fair, £96.

AUSTRALIAN COMMERCIAL. MELBOURNE, January 11. Barley: Chevalier, 5s to 5s 2d; Cape, 3s 4d to 3s sd. Oats: Milling Algerians, 2s s£d to 2s 6£d; feed, 2s to 2s sd. Potatoes: £7 to £7 10s. Onions: £7 to £7 10s. SYDNEY, January 10. Oats. Algerian, 3s to 3s 8d; milling, 5s to 3s lOd; Tasmania!!, 2s lOd to 3s lid. Maizo, 6s 2d. Potatoes: Tasmanian, £7 10s to £B. Onions, £lO to £lO 10s. ADELAIDE, January 10., Gate, 2s Id to 2s 2d.

OAMARU STOCK MARKET. CFBOU 008 OWU COUBESPONDBNT.) OAMARU, January 12. The week has been a q'uiet one in the stock market, very few transactions being reported. The prices fixed by buyers of lambs and sheep for export, which are appreciably lower than those prevailing last year, have had a depressing effect upon the values of all classes of sheep. This in turn has oaused a distinct slackening of business, for the readiness to sell and the eagerness to buy have both been discounted to some extent. Speculation in lambs for forward delivery, which had been proceeding for some time, has been checked for the time being, at any rate, 'whatever may happen later, when prices _ reach a settled basis. A few transactions in sheep are reported, the chief covering 700 four and sixtooth store wethers, which changed hands at 275, Other sales were made at the following prices:—Shorn full-mouthed ewes, with lambs, 18s 6d ; full and failing-mouthed ewes, 225; two-tooth store wethers. 26s 9d; four-tooth wethers for March delivery, 24s 6d; fat ewes, 323. SOUTHLAND STOCK MARKET. (From Our Own Correspondent.) INVERCARGILL, January 12. The opening market of the year at Wall

lacetown on Tuesday proved better than was expected, as while the holiday mood lasts people are not disposed to do business. The Cattle the good prices previously ruling, but there was very little heavy stuff forward. Eighteen months and two-year-olds were in strong demand, a little competition from northern buyers helping the sale. There were not many store sheep offering, and anything forward met with a ready sale. Shearing is now in full swing and people are not ready to sell. Feed continues plentiful and holders are able to carry their stook along. Ewes and lambs are in keen demand, especially young ewes. Prices may be quoted] Fat Cattle.—Ox beef, 47s 6di; heifer beef, 45a 6d; cow beef, 43d. Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers, 37s 6d to 38s 6d; primo, 35s 6d to 36s £d • medium, 33s to §4s. Fat ewes, 35s to 365, according to quality. Store Cattle. —Three-year-old steers. £l4 10s to £ls 10s; two and two-and-a-half-year-olds, £ll 10s to £l3; yearlings and 18 months, £7 10s to £9 10s, according to quality; empty two-year-old heifers, £7 10s to £9 10s; Calves, £3 to £5 10s. Store Sheep.—Ewes and lambs. all counted, two and four-tooths, off shears, 23s 6d to 25s 6d; aged owes with lambs. 19s to 20s 6d, all counted; two-toothed wethers, off shears, 29s to 31s; two-toothed ewes. 30s to 335, according to quality. Fai lambs for forward delivery are offering at from 20s to 225.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, January 9. At the Addington market there was a fair entry of fat lambs and a. good yarding of fat cattle, but' small entries in. almost all other departments. The attendance was only fair, gj3 farmers are now busy with harvest work. Fat oattle, which inoluded a fair proportion of prime steers, sold well, prices being above export level for all but a cowe. Fat steep were somewhat > easier,* as some of the butchers were not in want of supplies, and export buyers were able to make purchases: Store cattle that were well grown and forward in condition were in demand, but other descriptions'were dull of sale. Pigs of all classes except porkers sold well. Store Sheep.—Two-tooth ewes, 23s 6d and 29s sd; four and six-tooth ewes, to 29s M ; eound-mouth ewea, 265; sound-mouth ewes and lambs, 17s 3d to 18s 3d (all counted); two-tooth wethers, 23s 9d to 80s 9d; mixedsex lambs, 20s lOd to 23s lid. Fat Lamba. —Prime lambs, 25s 6d to 27a lOd; lighter lambs, 23s 5d to 255. Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers, to 42s 6d| prime wethers, 81s 6d to 355; lighter wethers, 26s 9d to 81s; merino wethers, £os to 21s 9d; prime ewes, 81s to 84e- 0:1; medium ewes, 28s to 30s 9d; lighter ewes, 25s to 27s 6d.

Fat Cattle. —Extra prime steers, to £22 17s 6d; prime steers, £l7 to £2l; -ordinary steers, £l4 10s to £l6 15s; prime heifers, £ll 12s to £ls 2s 6d; ordinary heifer*, £9 2s 6d to £11; extra prime cows, £l7 17s 6d; prime cows, £l2 10s to £l6; ordinary cowb, £9 17s 6d to £l2.

Store Cattle.—Eighteen months heifers, £6 10s; mixed sexes, £7; young calves, £4 15s; two and a-half year forward steers, £l4 i2s 6d; dry cows, £4 to £10; dairy cows, £6 t»^l6..

Pigs.—'Choppers, £4 to £8; baconers, £4 to £6 —equal to 8d to BJd per lb; porkers, 60s to 70s —equal to 9d to 9jd lb; best stores, 55s to 60s •/ medium stores, 42s to 50s; smaller, 80s to 41s; weaners, 18s to 80s.

LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Burnside, Wednesday, January 9

Fat Cattle.—ll 7 head yarded. Ik© bulk of the yarding wAs made up of good quality cows and heifers, the number of bullocks yarded being email. The quality, taken on the whole, was good. During the early stages oi the sale the demand was good, and prices were higher by 15s per head compared to last sale's rates, but towards the end of the piarket the demand fell away and prices receded to last week's rates. Quotations: Prime bullocks, £lB 10s to £2O ss; extra, to £23; good, £l7 to £lB ss; light,- £ls to £l6 ss; prime cows and heifers, £ls to £l6 10s; extra, to £l7 2s 6d; good, £l3 10s to £l4 10s; light, £lO 10s to £l2. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. of New 2lealand sold: For Johnston Wylie (Menzies), 2 bullocks £l9 15s, 2 £lB 15s; R, Kirk (Mosgiel), 1 bullock £lB, 1 £l6 17s 6d; James Patrick (Outrarn), 1 cow £l4, 1 £l3 12s 6d; client, 1 cow £ls 2s 6d, 1 £9 17s 6d. Wright,, Stephenson and Co. sold: For W. Lindsay, jun. (Allanton), 1 bullock £l7 7s 6d, i £ls 15s, 1 heifer £l7 2s 6d, 1 cow £ll 12s 6d, 1 £ll 7e 6d, 2 £lO 10s, 1 £9 ss; Mrs W, Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £l6 17s 6d, 2 heifers £l4 'is 6d. Dalgety and ,Co. sold: For James M'Knight, and others, bullocks to £l6 12s 6d. Stronach, Morris and Co. (Ltd.) sold: For A. Scott (Amgibbon), 1 bullock £23, 2 £l9 17s 6d; T. Johnstone (Outram), 1 cow £l6 10s; Wm. Lindsay (Momona), 2 bullocks £lB 7s 6d, 2 heifere £ls 7s 6d, 1 £l£ 7s 6d, fc £l2 15s, 1 £ll 17s 6d, 1 £ll, 2 heifers £ls 7s 6d, 1 £l3 7s 6d), 2 £l2 15s, I£lll7s6d, 1 £11; executors late Wm Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £ls 17s 6d; W. Lindsay, jun. (Allanton), 2 heifers £ll 15s; T. <jt. Spain (Kaikorai), 3 heifers £9 JOs. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Thos. Ayson (Wyndham), 1 bullock £l9 10s, 2 £lB 17s 6d, j £lB 15s, X £l7 15s, 2 £l7 10s, 2 heifers £l2 J7s 6d; a cjient, 1 bullock £l9 12s 6d, 1 heifer £l6 10s, 1 £ls 15s, 1 £ls 17s 6d, 1 £l2 17s 6d; Jas. Wilson (Fern Hill), 1 cow £l7, 1 £ls 12s 6d, 1 £l4 J.7s 6d • A. Scott (BurnBide), 1 cow £l6 15s, 1 £l4 2s 6d; Jas. Ralston (The Reefs), 1 cow £ls ss, 1 £l4 ss; executors late Wm. Kirk (Mosgiel), 1 cow £l4 17s 6d, 1 £lO 17s 6d; Wm. Lindsay, jun. (Allanton), 1 Cow £l3 15s, 1 £l2. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association sold: For T. Ayson (Wvndham), 1 steer £2O, 2 £lB 10s, 2 £l7 15s, 1 £lB 7s 6d, I £ls 2s 6d, 2 heifers £l4 7s 6d; Geo. M'Leod (Momona), 1 steer £l9 2s 6d, 2 £lB 17s Gd, 2 £l7 2s 6d, 1 steer £ll 17s 6d, 1 cow £ls 12s 6di, 2 heifers £l2 12s 6d; client, 1 heifer £l6 ss, 1 heifer £ll 12s 6d, 1 £lO 2s Cd; W. Anderson (East Taieri), 1 cow £IS. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For J. B. M"Arthur (Clinton), 2 £l9 ss, 6 £l7 7s 6d; Mrs W. Kirk (Mayfield), 2 bullock/-, £l6 10s; J. S. Fleming (Titiroa), 2 bullocks £ls 10s, 2 £ls 7s 6d, 2 heifers £l4 2a 6d, 2 £l2 15s, 2 £l\ 17s 6d; Mrs F. M. Dow (Outrarn), I bullock £l4 10s, 2 heifers £l4 ss, 2 cows £l3 2-3 6d; W. Lindsay, 1 pen heifers, £ll ss. Store Cattle. —Wright, Stephenson and Co. sold: For M. Jackson (Birchwood), 1 bull £ls 10s, 1 £lO 15s, 1 £9 ss, 2 cows £lO, 1 £8 2s 6d; J. Jackson (Forest Hill), 12 steers £8 12s. 12 heifers £7 14s, 14 £6 18s; J. O'Connell (Movnington), 1 bull £l2; Jno. Christie (North-East Vallev), 1 cow £8 ss, 1 calf 86s j T. Murphy (Pine Hijl), 1 bull £6 12s 6d. Dalgety and Co. eold: For James M'Knight and others, heifers to £6 2e 6d, cows to £9, bulls to £ls 7s 6d. Strpnach, Morris and Co. eold: For Wm. Blackie (Mosgiel), 3 cows £ll 12s; J. Foote (Purakanui), 4 yearlhig heifers £5.^ —Donald Reid aud Co. sold: For P. Cunningham (Wylie's Crossing), 1 cow £lO 19s, 1 £lO 18s; Mies Janet Steveri-

son (Otokia), 1 bull £ls 2s 6di; a client, '4 heifers £ll 6s, 8 cows £l3; B. Holyrod (Uppej? Junction), 1 cow £9 76 6d; Mrs E. Miller (Purakanui), 1 cow £6; A. Scott (Burnside). £ steers £9 7b; E. Fallowfield {Taieri Beaoh)] 1 heifer £6 15s; Wm. Blackio (Mosgiel) $ cows £8 lis. New Zealand Loan and Mer* cantile Agency 00. sold: For Mrs F. M. Dow (Outram), 1 pen steers £7 17s 6d ——' The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association! sold: For Geo. M'Leod (Momona), 8 steers £lO 9s, 2 heifers £9 7s 6d; W. J. Richards (Pine Hill), 1 heifer £ll sa; T. Driver (Mihiwaka), 1 heifer £9 10s, 1 £6 15s, 1 £6 7e 6d, 8 steers £6 8s; client, 1 heifer £ll lOs, 1 heifer £8 17s 6d, 1 bull £ls 17« 6d, 1 £ls 6s \ W. Anderson (East Taieri), 1 heifer £4 16s, Dairy Cows.—Wright, Stephenson and Co. sold: For T. Murphy (Pine Hill), 1 £l3 7a 6d, 1 £ll ss, 1 £lO 2s 6d, .1 £7{ F. Hildendorf (Waitati), 1 £ll 15s. ■ Dalgety and Co. sold: For Wm. I/indW eay (Allanton), to £l6 ss. Stronach, Morris and Co. sold: For T. Thomson (The Pines), 1 cow £6 2s 6dL Donald Reid and Co. sold: For D. M'Lachlan (Halfway Bush), 1 £ll 15e; J. E. Jones (Brighton), 1 £9 17s 6d; F. Major (Ravenebourne), 1 £9 15s. Calves, —Wright, Stephenson and Co. sold:! For J. Richards (North-East Valley), 1 £3 10s; T. Murphy (Pine Hill), 1 475; J. O'Connell (Mornington), 1 88s, 1 365; Mrs D. Boyd (Wakari), 1 335, 1 23s 6d; H. Dunn (North-East Valley), 1 325, 1 295; S. Snell (Momona), 15s Gd. Stronach, Morris and Co. sold: For Mrs Osborne (Mosgiel), 1 £2 ss; Mrs O'Brien (Mosgiel), 1 £2 3s; Mrs E. Pinder (Janefield), i £2; C. Harris (Leithi Valley), 1 80s, 1 17e; Mis Jessie Mackie (Mosgiel), I£l 16s; J. Emery (Mosgiel), J| 20s; Miss M. M'Killop (Mosgiel), 1 Bs.-=-D*l-gety and Co. sold: For Wm. Lindsay, to 31 6 - -Donald Reidl and Co. sold: For Mr FeTgus (Anderson Bay), 1 31s; D. Snell (Momona), 1 10s; T. Flannery (Wylie's Crossing), 1 31s, 1 lis, 1 225; W. Baughan (Halfway Bush), 1 80s, 1 31s; D. Adams (Greeni Island), 1 345. The Otago Farmers' Coloperative Association sold: For client, 1 £2 6s, 1 £2 la, 1 £2, 1 375, 1 325; Mrs Eliztfc Geddes (Wylie's Crossing), 1 £2 10s; Mrs M. Purvis (Mosgiel), 1 235, 1 14a; Misses Hamilton (Caversham), 1 20s; Mrs E. Iravertyj (Green Island), 1 19s; D. ML>aren (Caversham), 1 18s. " ' Fat Sheep.—lß4B penned, the quality of which was very good, some splendid lota of wethers coming before buyers. The sale opened under very keen competition at prices 2s per head above last week s rates, but towards the finish competition fell away, and the Bale closed showing a drop of fully 3s per head compared with opening rates., Quotations : Prime wethers, 88s 6d to* 41s; extra, to 45s 6d; good, 85s to 87s; medium, 32s to 38s 6d; prime ewes, 33s to 355; good, 29s 6d to 81s; medium, 26s 6d to 28s The National Mortgago and Agency Co. of New Zealand sold: For J."A. Duthie (Milton), 21 wethers 87s 3d, 15 375, 18 85s, 7 345; Bishop Nevill (Kelso), 27 wethers 85s. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For Geo. Nichol and Sons (Allanton), 37 wethers 39s 3d, 87 88s, 82 37s 9d, 46 37s 6d, 46 37s 3d, 35 84s; R. Simpson (Forest Hill), 82 wethers 39s 6d, pen' ewes 34s 3d; A. Fleming (Balfour), 20 wethers 37s 9d, 17 35s 9d, 22 ewes .85s; B. Thomson (Waitoi), 28 wethers 88s, 81 365; H. J. Middleton (Waimahaka), 27 wethers 38s Gd, 16 ewes 33s 6d; executors late Jas. Wyllie (Outram), 84 sheep 85s 6d, 28 84s 8d; J. J. Smith (Fairfax), 24 ewes 35s 3d, 26 38s 6d, 10 wethers 31s 3d; Mrs M. T. Mnndell (Kokonga), 15 rams 82s, 41 wethers 28s 9d; D. Andrew (Mosgiel), pen ewes 24s 9d. Dalgety and Co. soldri For R. Acton Adams (Wilden), 120 wethers to 435; Edward Murney (Tapanui), 68 wethers and ewes at quotations; R. Mitchell (Porfobello), 82 wethers 38s 3d. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For Messrs Roberts 00. (Gladbrook), 1 pen wethers 43s 3d, 1 435, 23 84s 6d, 7 33s 3d, 23 31s 3d; R. Mitchell (Portobello), 46 wethers 39s 3d, 18 88s; T. Gawn Taieri), 1 pen ewes 85s 9d; A. Scott (Arngibbon), 32 ewes 30s 9d. ——Donald Reid and Co. sold: For A. M. Moncur (Heriot), .43 wethers 45s 9d to 89s 6d, 21 ewes 355; A. C. Iversen (Clyde), 1 pen wethers 32s 6d, 36 ewes 28s 9d to 25s 9d; E. J. Iversen (Clyde), 21 ewes 29b 3d; P. Campbell (Outram), 1 pen wethers 41s; Alex. Scott (Arngibbon), 30 ewes 38s 9d to 31s £d; Charles Findlay (Mosgiel), 1 pea ewes 35s 3d, 1 pen wetherß 36s 9d. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association sold: For Wm. Kirkland (East Taieri), 28 wether3 455, 12 89s 9d; Thos. Henderson (Abbotsford), 14 wethers 33s 3d, 12 ewea 82s, 6 rams 82s, 34 wethers 29s 9d, 10 rams 28s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For John Cameron (Glenore), 60 wethers to 39s 3d; A. A. M'Phedran (Waikaka), J. pen wethers 39a 3d, 18 ewea 33s 3d, 19 30s; Jas. W. Blair (Outram), 33 wethers 89s; Robert Oliver (Dunxobin), 28 ■wethers 87s 9d, 22 36s 3d, 16 36s 6d; E. Weller (Wendon), 30 ewes 355, 18 82s 9d, 11 31s; J. A. Mathewson (Hopehill), 18 wethers 32s 9d, 46 ewes to 28s 9d; A. Anicich (Milburn), 1 pen woolly eheep 42a 9d, 20 ewea and wethers 81s 3d; P. J. M'Sweeney (Milburn), 20 ewes 28s.

Fat Lambs.—l 39 penned. The yarding being a. small one prices remained very firmj at laat week's extreme rates. The quality was only moderate and some of the, pens contained lambs of indifferent quality. Quotations: Best lambs, 28s to 32a; medium, 24s to 26s 6d; light, 2ls to 225. New Zealand! Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For Thoe. J. Gawn (Mbsgiel), 6 32s 3d; Chas. Findlay, 5 81s 6d, 5 28s 3d; A. A. M'Phedran (Waikaka), 10 29s 6dl, 7 27s 3d, 4 275; J. A. Mathewson (Hopehill), 9 to 27s 3d. > "Wright, Stephenson -and Co. sold: For D. Andrew' (Mosgiel), 6 255. Dalgety and) Co. eoldt For E. Mitchell (Portobello), to 26s 3d* • Stronach, Morris and Co. sold: For A. Scott (Arngibbon), 4 lambs 29e, 6 23s 9d. G 21a 6d; B. Mitchell (Portobello); 14 23s 9d. ■ Donald Eeid and Co. sold: For Chas. Findlay (Mosgiel), 10 30s 6d; Alex. Scott (Arnigibbon), 22 to 28s 9d.- —The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association soldi: For Mr T. Henderson (Abbotsford), 5 31s 3d, 230 s Bd, 4 26s 9d; W. Harvey (Momona), 1 26s 6d. Pigs.—A rnedium yarding of fats and stores. Fat pigs met a ready sale at prices on a par with last sale's rates. Store pigs met With good competition and high prices were obtained.——Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For 0. T. Jones (Saddle Hill), 2 £5 18a; client, 3 £5 7s, 2 £4 19s; Mrs E. Bell (An* derson Bav), '1 £5 la, 2 £A 6s; A. Wesa (Brighton), 1 £5, 1 ££ 12sj L. Mathiesoa (Burnside), 1 £4 7s.——Dalgety and Co. sold: For E. J. Sparks and others, 11 to £9 14s.- —Stronach, Morris and Co. sold: For D. Harbour (Leith Valley), 1 baooner £& le; Master J. O'Connell (Seaclifi), 2 baconera £5, 2 porkers £3 6s, 2£3 Is; J. Emery (Mosgiel), 1 baconer £4 8s; E, East (Leith Valley;, 1 porker £2 16s. Donald Eeid and Co sold:! For Grant Btos, 2 £6 4s; J. Milter (Gr&ea Island), 1 £4 8s; J. Harbour (Leith Valley), 1 £5 3s; Thos. Palmer (Kuu Bush), 4 £2 10s; F. G. Hood (Port Chalmers), 5 £2 15s; J. Thomson (Outram), 2 £3 6s; Ej> Edmund* (Leith Valley), 8 £3 14s: W. H. Mitchell (Momona). 2 £5 Is; J. C. Halba/ (Waihok). 3 28s 6d.V—The Otago Farmer* Co-operative Association pold: For Miss M. girne (Mihiwaka), 1 £5 lfe; Wra. Kirfcland (East Taieri), 2£5 Is, 6 375, 288 e 6d; P. H Wright (Upper Junction), 1 £3 11" 1 James Allen (Mosgiel), 1 £3 9s.

DUNEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Messrs A.. Moritzson and Co., auctioneers, wool, stock, station, grain, produce, and cornmission agents, Dunedin, report (wholesale) for the week as under. All quotations are subject to market fluctuation's. Farmers are asked, when sending samples, always to pm a price on them, as buyers do not teoi inclined io make offerß : . , Barley.—Prime malting, 6a to Gs 6d; iee Q barley, 4s 9d to ss. ■ Cape barley, 8s to 3s 6d on trucks. Wheat.—Prime'milling, 5s lOd, f.o-b-Oats.—Milling, 3s lOd; good feed, 8s 6d to 8s Bd. Chaff.—Good bright and heavy, £6 10s to j£7; medium, £5 10s to £&. Maize (sacks--extra).—ss 9d (old crop). Straw.—Wheaten, £3; oaten, £3. Hay.-r-Clover and ryegrass, j£6. Ryegrass.—Farmers' dressed, now crop, vm \o 4s; machine ckessed, 6s 6d! to 7s t>a, Italian, 5s 6d to 6s. . A -, Cocksfoot.—lOd to lid; machined seed, is 4d to is 5dL , , , , lrl i n Chewingr Fescue.—Farmers dressed, 4Jd to 6d: machine dressed, lOd. Onions. —JEIS. Potatoes.—6s to 9s. , „-, Salt Butter.—ls to Is 2d; separator, is to. to Is 3d; storekeepers' pats, Is to Is za. Cheese.—Factory, lOd to lid. ~ Honey.—Section honey, 7s; bulk, 40, 4 1D pats, 3« 9d to 4a dozen; lib pats, 7s dozen, 101 b tins, 53 to 5s 6d. Walnuts.—lOd to Is lb. „, Eggs.—Storekeepers', Is sd; stamped, Is t>a. Beeswax.—ls 9d. to Is lOd. . ~ Pigs.—BJd for porkers; baconers, Sd to eta. Hams.—ls 2d to Is Bd. Bacon.—Roll, Is 2d to Is 3d. Storing Grain—We are prepared to store, receive, deliver, and insure for three raonine free storage at 3d per sack. „ Farm ■ Produce aid receive all kind* of consignments, and render account sales promptly. CO-OPERATIVE FRUITGROWERS OF OTAGO. The Co-operative Fruitgrowers of Otago (Ltd.) report:—Exceptionally heavy consignments of stone fruits have been coming on to the market, and prices are very reasonable, all those requiring fruits of any description would be well advised to place their orders with the local fruiterers or storekeepers at once. Poultry, eggs, and butter are in full supply, and all lmes of produce are meeting a keen demand. American apples-. After a delay of some 20 days, our shipments have just arrived, and in hopeless condition, realising from 5s to 15s per oase. We received and sold: Apples: Market collapsed, selling from 5s to 15a; new season's, 2JW to sd. Bananas: Choice, 15s to -20 s. Lemons: Wanted. Oranges: navels, 22a 6d to 30s. Peanuts, Tomatoes: Christchurch. 6Ad 10£d; locals, 9£d to Is Id. Apricots: Small, lid to 2id; dessert, 2£d to 4d. Peaches: Crates, lfd to od; cases—jam, l£d to 2d; dessert, 2-id to 3£d. Plums: Cherry, lid to 3d; cooking, lid to 2d; choice dessert, 2id to 4d; nectarines, 2id to 4£d. Strawberries, to Is 9d. Cherries: Choice. 9d to Is 3d. Loganberries, to Bd. Raspberries, to Bd. Black currants, to sid. Red currants, to 4£d. Grapes, Is 6d, ls'7d, Is 3d, Is lOd. Ripe gooseberries: 2d to 2id for choice; others, to l£d. Rhubarb, 9s per cwt. Butter beans, 2d to 3d. French beans, 2£d to 4d. Cabbage, 2s 6d to 4s per sack. Cauliflower, ss. Cucumbers, 10s 6d per dozen. Green peas: Choice, 3d to 3id. Lettuce, Is per case. Onions, 17s per cwt for choice new season's. New potatoes, fid to lid. Bacon: Prime rolls, to Is 3d. Pigs: Bacon and porker, prime Is Id; separator, pats Is Id to Is 2d; extra prime separator, Is 4d; inferior, butter quite unsaleable. Eggs: We cleared our consignments; stamped and guaranteed, Is 6d; eggs, Is 3d. Honey: Market bare; bulk to od;' section, to 8s 6d per dozen; 101 b tins. 5s 6d. Tea: First tips broken orange Pekoe, Is 6d. Bran, 5s per 1001 b. Maize: Market bare. Limesulphur : "Giraffe" brand, ~s 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 3d. Oatsheaf chaff, '£7 to £7 6s for choice. Oaten dust, 6s per sack. Wheat. - Wanted; Government price, 6s 2d. Rice meal: Market bare. Wheat pollard, 12s 7d. per bag. Beeswax, Is 10d. Horsehair, 1? 3d, Is 3|d. Egg crates: "Economic," lis each. Tallow: 25s 9d, 275, 289 3d, 29s 6d, 325. Rabbitskins realised to 35d. Poultry: Hens Is 9d to2s4d; cockerels, Is 4d to 2s lid; duoks, 2s 3d to 3s ;■ chicks,- 7d each. Dressed poultry: Hens, -2s 8d to 2s 9d each. THE CO-OPERATIVE FRUITGROWERS OF OTAGO (LTD.), Moray place, Dunedin. REGISTRATION OF COMPANIES. The registration of the following Otago companies is reported in the Mercantile Gazette :

M'Skimming and Son (Ltd.), registered as a private company, December 19, 1917. Capital: £35,500, int0%35,500 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Peter . M'Skimming 3550, Peter M'Nash M'Skimming 13,700, Helen J. O. M'Kirday 3550, Mary Hislop 3550, Jessie W. Palling .3550, Elizabeth G. Boyd 3550. Objects: To take over, acquire, and carry on the business of pipe manufacturers lately carried on at Bcnhar by Petor M'SGcimming and Son. Bcnhar Coal Company (Ltd.), registered as, a private company, December 19, 1917. Capital:* £13,000, into 13,000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Peter M'Skimming'l3oo, Peter M'N. M'Skimming 6500, Helen J. C. M'Kinlay'l3oo, Mary Hislop 1300, Jessie W. Pelling 1300, Elizabeth H. Boyd 1300. Objects : To take over, acquire, and carry on the business of coal mining and brick and tile manufacturing lately carried on at Bcnhar by Peter M'Skimming and Son. Lambert Bros. (Ltd.), registered as a r>rivate company December 19, 1917. Capital: £12.500, into 12,500 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: J. PI. Lambert 4167. W. D. Lambert 4166, A. R. Lambert. 4167. Objects: To acquire and take over the business of brick, tile, pipe, and pottery manufacturers and coal miners lately carried on at Kensington by Lambert Bros, and Co. Todd and Sons (Ltd.), registered as a private company December 19, 1917. Capital: £14,000, into' 14,000 shares of £l each. Subscribers : Margaret W. Howie 1800. Elizabeth W. Todd 2000, Robert W. Todd 3684, Thomas Todd 3084, John O. Todd 3432. Objects: To aequire and take over the business of brick, tile, pipe, and pottery manufacturers and coal miners lately carried on by Thomas Todd and Sons (Ltd.). Otago Dairy Producers' Cool Storage Company (Ltd.), registered December 20. 1917. Capital! £SOOO, into 5000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers j Neil Alex, Stewart,

William Blaekie, William Leo, Thomas Parker, Colin M'Coll, James A. Park, and James Dow, each one share. Objects: To carry on business of proprietors of cold air stores and refrigerating works, etc.

THE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. The quarterly statemfent oi the Bank of New Zealand shows that tho liabilities at December 31 last were:—Notes in circulation, £2,782,082; bills in circulation, £42,810; balances due to other banks, £41,111; Government deposits, £9,905,242; other doposits—not bearing interest, £8,740,159;bearing interest, .-£6,928,917;— total average liabilities, £23,440,322. The assets were: Coined gold and silver, and other coined metal, £3.393,846; gold and silver in bullion or bars, £259,688; notes and bills of other banks, £1,391,047; balances dtio from other banks, £37,643; landed property, £190,620; notes and bills discounted, £833,859; Government securities (Now Zealand or otherwise), £2,732,133; debts due to bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad), £14,036,613; securities not included under tho above heads, £565,087;—t0tal average assets, £23,520,877.

REGISTRATION OF A COMPANY. The Mercantile Gazette reports the registration of the following company: H. C. Campbell (Ltd.). Registered as a private company, December 21, 1917. Capital: £6730, into 6730 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: H. C. Campbell 5780, O. W. Campbell 650, W. J. Wincfield 100, A. W. Purchas 100, A. K. M'Farlane 100. Object: To acquire and carry on business of general carriers, Customs, and forwarding agents, lately carried on at Dunedin by H. C. Campbell.

January 14. National Bank—Buyers £5 2s. Bank of New Zealand (£3 6s 8d paid)— Buyers £l2. National Insurance—Buyers £2 18s. Union Steam (prof.)—Buyers £1 Is. Huddart-Parker (ord.)—Buyers £1 12s 6d, sellers £1 12s 9d. Huddart-Parker (pref.)—Buyers £1 Os 6d, sellers £1 la. Westport Coal Co.—Buyers £1 10s 3d, sellers £1 Us. Westport-Stockton (ord.)--Buyers 9s, sellers 9s 3d.

Westport-Stockton (pref.) —Buyers lis 9d. New Zealand Refrigerating Co. (£lO paid) —Buyers £l9 15s. Milburn Lime and Cement—Sellers £1 lis. National Mortgages—Buyers £3 18s 6d. New Zealand Paper Mills—Buyers 19s, sellers 19s 6d.

New Zealand Cone --.ted Dental — Buyers £1 2s 6d. - Oamaru Woollen (ord.)—Sellers £1 lis. Perpetual Trustees; —Buyers £1 ss. Wright. Stephenson, and Co. (ord.) — Buyers £7 ss. Bruce Woollen —Buyers £1 6s 6d.