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Otago Witness, Issue 3337, 27 February 1918, Page 24

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PRICE OF PEARL BARLEY. MELBOURNE, February 22. Barley: English, 4s lOd, 5s 2d; Cape, 3s 3d. Oats: Milling, 3s, 3s Id • feed, 2s lOd, 2a lid. Potatoes, £3, £5 10s. Onions, £5, £5 15s, « The price of pearl barley has boen advanced by £2 a ton. The current quotation is now £2l 10s. Pearl barley has again advanced in price —this time by £4 a ton. The current quotation is £25 10s a ton, which represents an advance of £6 on the week. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. SYDNEY, February 21. Oats: Algerian feeding, 3s to 3s 3d; milling, 3s 3d to 3s 6d; Tasmanian, 4s to 4s 3d. Barley: Cape seeding, 4s to 4s 3d. Maize, 5s to 5s 6d. Potatoes: Tasmanian, £4 10s to £7 10s. Onions, £7. ADELAIDE, February 21. Oats: Algerian, 2s 9d to 2s lid. / OAMARU STOCK MARKET. QTbom Qdb Owv Correspondent.) Februarfy 25. A fairly busy week has been experienced 'in the stock market, and a pretty considerable r.umber of sheep v have changed hands. The sales included several lines of appreciable dimensions, including the following; 1700 sound-mouthed owes, 32s 6d; 1500 four, six, and eight-toothed ewes, 375; 1000 two, four, and six-toothed ewee, 37s 6d; 3500 mixed-sex paddock lambs, 235; 1100 wether lambs, 20s 9d; 1800 three-quarter bred station lambs, 21s 6d; 1000 mixed-sex rape lambs, 235; 1000 wether lambs, 21s 6d. Other sales have been made at the following prices:—Mixed ages ewes, with lambs, from 22s 6d to 24s (all counted); fullmouthed ewes, with lambs, 23s 6d (all counted); two-tooth ewes, from 34s to 375, according to quality; four-tooth ewes, 38s; mixed four and six-tooth ewes, 38s; soundmouth ewes, from 30s to 32s 6d; soundmouth station ewes, 335; rape ewes, 24s to 25s 6d; fat wethers, 36s ; a two-tooth store wethers in forward condition, 29s to 31s 6d ; fat lambs, 275; ewe lambs, 25s and 25s 6d; mixed-sex rape lambs, 23a 6d to 24s 3d; wether lambs, 21s to 22s 9d; cull lambs, 15s to 17s 6d. A little more business has been done in cattle than for some weeks past, sales In lines being reported at the f6llowing prioes:—Fat cows, £l3 10s and £l4; bigframed store bullocks, in forward condition, £l6; eighteen months and two-year-old steers, in mixed lines, £9 ss; mixed sexes yearlings to 15 months old, £7; calves, £3 to £5 ss.

SOUTHLAND STOCK MARKET. (From Ouk Own Correspondent.) INVERCARGILL, February 25. Business in all olasses of stock continues brisk, especially in store sheep. The local demand for ewes and lambs is very good at present and likely to continue firm for some time to come. Fat stock is ; if anything, a shade firmer than a fortnight ago, the idea being prevalent that buyers of this class will be able to give somewhat higher prices than ii was expected the market would settle to a few weeks back. Freezing men arc working hard to nil their requirements, and a good quantity of lambs and rape ewes are gomg to feed. Given another month's good weather we should see a lavge quantity of fat sheep going into the works. Tussock ewes have continued fa-m, a good number of this class of sheep being sold to go north at up to 33s 6d to 34s a head. Store cattle are a little easier as -the autumn approaches, but prices must be regarded as satisfactory for this time of the year. However, if any class declines in price it will undoubtedly be store cattle. So far as this province is concerned, winter feed seems to be assured, and if this hope is realised the demand for store stock will be good for some tuny to come. Values may be quoted:- Fail Cattle: Ox beef, 45s 6d to 46s 6d; heifer, 42s 6d to 445; cow, £ls to 425. Fat Sheep * Extra prime wethers, 38s to 395; prime, 36s to 36s 6d; medium, 33s to 345; extra prime ewes, 34s to 35s 6d ; prime, 29s to 30s; medium, 26s to 275; lambs, extra prime. 26s to 275; lighter, 24s to 255. Store Caitle: Three and three and a-half-year-old forward bullocks, £l2 10s to £l3 15s; throe year-olds, £l2 to £l2 15s; two and a-half-vear-olds. £ll 5s to £.12 10s; two-year-olds. £lO 10s to £ll 15s; 18 monthers, £8 5s to £9 ss; yearlings, £7 5s

to £7 15s; calves, £3 10s to £4. Store Sheep: Two-tooth ewes, 33s 6d to 25s 6d (according to quality) ; four-tooth, 34s 6d to 36s 6d; six-tooth, 34s to 355; eight-tooth, 31s to 32s 6d; good tussock ewes, 32s to 335; tussock lambs, 18s to 19s; rape lambs, 22s 6d to 235; medium mixed-sex lambs, 20s to 21s; two-tooth wethers, 28s to 30s; four and six-tooth, 31s 6d to 325. ADDINGTON STOCK SALE. CHRISTCHURCH, February 20. At the Addington market tho yardinga of stock were not as large as those of the week before, the falling off being most noticeable i,n fat lambs. There was again a large attendance, especially store sheep buyers. The late rain improved the demand for^store sheep, the entry of which included consignments from the .north, the Chatham Islands, and the West Coast. Prices were firm at late rates, and lambs, if anything,, showed a little improvement in value. Fat lambs opened firmer, -but went back to last week's rates. Fat cattle met with a goodl sale, the yarding being a moderate one, and chiefly made up of cows and heifers., the former showing some advance in price. Exporters again found that values were beyond their limits. Fat sheep were very firm at prices above export level, the market easing towards the end. There was a moderate demand for store oattle, and pigs of all classes were a little easier. Store Sheep.—Two and four-tooth ewes to 36s 6d; four and six-tooth ewes, 24s to 34s 4d; six and eight-tooth ewes, 27s to 325; sound-mouthed ewes, 24s 3d to 80s; two and four-tooth wothers, 27s to 325; four and sixtooth wethers, 80s 7d; rape lambs, 20s .to 275; medium lambs, 17s 6d to 19s 6d; lighter and cull lambs, 14s to 17s 3d; fat lambs, extra prime, to 34s 4d; prime, 26s to 29s 7d; lighter, 21s 3d) to 25s 6d. Fat Sheep.—Woolly wethers, 455; extra prime wethers, to 40s; prime wethers, 363 to 88s Id; lighter wethers, 29s 6d to 33s 6d; merino wethers, 20s 9d to 2i3s Id; extra prime ewes, 37s 8d; ■ prime ewes, 32s 6d to 84s and 84s 9d; medium ewes, 27s 6d to 325; lighter ewes, 23s 6d to 275. Fat Cattle.—Extra prime steers, to £2l; prime steers, £l7 to £l9; ordinary steers, £l3 10s to £l6 10s; prime heifers, £ll 6s to £ls ss; ordinary heifers, £9 7s 6d to £11; prime cews, £l2 103 to £ls ss; ordinary cows, £9 10s to £l2. Store Cattle. —Eighteen months' heifers, £5 12s 6d to £8 10s; three year steers, £ll to £ll 10s; dry cows, £6 to £9. Pigs.—Choppers, £4 to £6 15e; baconers, £4 5s to £6 10s—equal to 8d to BJd per lb; porkers, £2 15s to £3 16s—equal to 9Jd to lOd per lb;, large stores, £3 to £3 7s; small stores, £1 12s to £2 2s; weanere, £1 2s to £1 12s.

LIVE STOCK MARKET. Burnside, "Wednesday, February 20. Fat Cattle.—l7o head were yarded. This number was made up of medium to good steers and heifers, there being very few pens of extra heavy bullocks. As this number was just about equal to butchers' requirements, a steady sale resulted, and prices ruled firm at last week's rates. Extra prime bullocks to £22; prime, £l9 to £2O ss; medium, £l6 10s to £lB ss; light, £l4 to £ls 10s; prime cows and heifers, £l3 to £l6; medium, £ll 5s to £l2 12s 6d; old and inferior, £9 to £lO 10s. -Donald Reid and Co. sold: For J. W. Blair (Outram), 2 bullocks £l6 10s, 2 heifers £l2 15s; W. Blackie, sen. ,(Mosgjel), 1 bullock £l4 ss, 2 £l4 7s 6d; L. C. Hazlett (Salisbury), 12 bullocks £l4 15s to £l7 15s; a client, 1 heifer £ll 17s 6d, 2 £lO, 1 £8 ss; W. Lindsay, jun. (Allanton), 1 heifer £ll ss. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold": For Peter Anderson (Stirling), 2 bullocks £22, 2 £2l 15s, 3 £2O ss; Mrs W. Kirk (Mayfield), pen bullocks £l7 12s 6d, pen heifers £ll 7s 6d; James W. Blair (Outram), 2 bullocks £l6 10s, 2 heifers £l2 12s 6d, 2 £ll 17s 6d; Norman Lory (Windsor), pen heifers £ll 10s; Mrs John Kirk (Mosgiel), 3 heifers £11; J. S. Fleming (Titiroa), 2 heifers £l4 ss, 2 £l3 ss; A. M'Donald (Outram), pen heifers £l3 12s 6d'; William M'Kenzie (Windsor), 1 heifer £lO 17s 6d, 8 £lO 12s 6d, Dalgety and Co. sold: For R. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £18; client, 1 bullock £l3, 1 heifer £lO ss, 2 £9 12s 6& The Ofago Farmers' Cooperative Association of New Zealand sold: For executors of late "W. J. J. Charters (Mosgiel), 2 steers £l9 ss, 2 £l9 ss, 2 £ls, 1 heifer £ls 2s 6d, 1 £l3 12s 6d; John Dove (East Taieri), 2 steers £ls; Mrs William Kirk (EaeS Taieri), 2 bullocks £l7 7s 6d;- George M'Leod (Momona), 1 steer £ls 15s, 1 £ls 12s 6d, 2 £l4 15s, 1 £l2 12s 6d, 1 heifer £9 10s; H. Smishall (Clydevale), " 2 heifers £l4 15s, 2 £l4, 2 £l3 10s; P. Bathgate (West Taieri), 1 steer £lO 10s. The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: For Walter Blackie (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £ls; T. G. Spain (Kaikorai), pen cows £l2. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For A. J.' Bell (Stirling), 3 bullocks £l9 17s 6d, 3 £l6 15s, 2 £ls; D. Andrew (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £l9 15s, 3 £l7 7s 6d, Bathgate Bros. (Outram), 1 bullock £lB 17s 6d, 2 £l7'los, 2 £l6 10s; Mrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £18; P. Gray (Balfour), 3 bullocks £ls 15s, 1 cow £l4 2s 6d, 1 £l4, 1 £l2 12s 6d, 1 £9 12s 6d; J. Dovo (East Taieri), 2 bullocks £ls 10s, 2 £l4; Walter Blackie (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks, £ls 2s 6d; D. O'Brien (Wingatui), 1 cow £ls, 1 £l2 15s. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For Roberts and Co. (Gladbrook Estate), 2 bullocks £l9 17s 6d, 2 £l9, 2 £lB. 2 £l7 2s 6d; Mrs Fenwick (Maheno), 1 bullock £lB, 1 heifer £ls, 2 £l2 17s 6d, 1 £lO 7s 6d, 1 £lO 2s 6d; W r . Lindsay (Momona), 2 bullocks £l6 12s 6d, 1 cow £lO 10s; George M'Haxdy (Sutton), 1 heifer £l2 17s 6d, 8 £lO, 2 £9 15s, 1 cow £lO 17s 6d, 1 £lO. Store Cattle.—Donald Reid and Co. sold: For W. Blackie, sen. (Mosgiel), 5 bullocks £l6 6s; C. Brensell (Outram), 1 cow £9, 2 £7 16s, 7 heifers £8 Bs, 1 steer £4 14s, 1 vealer £2 10s; executors late John Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 cows £l2 lis, 2 vealers £4 2s; A. R. Burnett (Green Hills), 1 bull £l6 15s, 8 bullocks £l4, 2 cows £8 15s, 1 £6 15s, 2 £5 16s; J. W. Graham (Ngapuna), 5 steers £8 7s; T. J Harrison (Port Chalmers), 3 cows £8 18s to £lO Is 2 heifers £6 14s, 1 vealer £4 10s, 1 £2 Gs- L Hodgson (Mihiwaka), 1 bull £10; a> southern' client, 7 cows £9 18s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Conip!;nv sold; For a client, pen bullocks £ll ss; ' F. Kiopp (Loith Valley), pen bullocks' £lO Is pen steers and heifers £4 8s; Arthur White' (St. Clak'i, 1 cow £4 10s; William M'Kenzie (Windsor), 5 keifer.B £7 15s—-Dal-gety and Co. sold: For A. G. Sutherland (Ncaoara) and other*, I cow £lO, 1 £9 15s, 1 £8 5s 1 bull £7 ss, 6 heifers £8 13s, 1 g'teer £l3 2s 6d, 1 vealer £4 ss. -The Otago F ai . r p t .' Co-o'>;rative Assc-siat cii sold- For | JcW MartiA (M'lton), 1 bull £lB ss; C. Samson £6 ss; H. Snusha.il 1 hull £ll, | 1 cow £8 12s 6d; - Absrnethy (East M 1 cow £lO 16s: Robert Jury (Highchff), 1 bull £8 10s; John O'Connell (Mornmgton) 1 bull ~£l 10s; executors of late W. J. J. Charters (Mosgiel, 1 steer £6 7s 6d; James Alexander (Green Island), 1 cow £o, 1 £4; P. Bathgate (Outram), 1 cow £4 2s.—V right, Stephenson, and Co. sole!: For J. J. Smith (Fairfax), 4 steers £l3. 3 cows £ll 17s 6d, 9 £8 14s 2 vealers £4 6s; T. and A. Aitcheson (Waikouaiti), 4 steers £lO 12s, 4 heifers £7

7s 6d; A. Aitcheson (Waikouaiti), 3 steers £lO 7s 6d, 3£B 4s, 1 heifer £lO 6s; B. Thomas (Waitoi), 1 bull £lO ss, 1 £5 10s, 1 cow £lO ss, 2 £9 7s 6d, 1 £9 2s Gd, 8 heifers £7 Is; J. Greaves (Otahau), 4 steers £9 17s 6d, 1 bull £6; A. Kelly (Anderson Bay), 1 cow £9 15s; B. C. Bacon (Broad Bay), 1 bull £lO, 2 cows £8 6s: T. G. Spain (Kaikorai), 1 cow £9 7s 6d, 7 heifers £9 3s 6d; T. Edmonds (Otukau), 7 cows £9 6s; M. Allan (Birchwood), 3 cows £9 6s, 2 £8 17s 6d, 2 £7 15s, 8 calves ■to £5; W. Hitchcock (Highcliff), 2 cows £3 12s 6d, 1 £3 17s Gd; J. Armstrong (Glenooe), 5 heifers £8; T. Bishop (Anderson Bay), 1 cow £5 7s 6d; T. Pryde (Anderson Bay), 1 cow £5 7s 6d, 1 bull £4 12s 6d; Bathgate Bros. (Outram), 4 steers £4 10a; John Graham (Ngapuna), 2 vealers £5 3s 6d. Stronach, Morris, a.nd Co. sold: For Seacliff Mental Hospital, 1 bull £l2; J. W. Graham (Ngapuna), 7 steers £9 19s; A. Scott (Arngibbon), 1 steer £9 10s; J. and W. Rochfort (Evansdale), 10 heifers £7 16s; Wilson Bros. (South Dunedin), 1 vealer £2 2a. Dairy Cattle.—D. Reid and Co. sold: For A. King (Riivensbournel, 1 cow £l6 ss; T. A. Walker, I£7 17s 6d; a client, 1 £0 7s 6d; a client, 1 £8 ss.—-Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For J. CyConnell (Mornington), 1 heifer £l2 15b, 1 £ll 10s; A. Aitcheson (Waikouaiti), 1 heifer £6 7s 6d. Csdves.—D. Reid and Co. sold: For J. and W. Ford, 1 48s ; J. O'Connell. 1 235; J„ A. Johnston, 220 sto 21s; J. Johnston, 1 s7s; W. Pryde, 3 5s 6d to 12s 6d; R. Craigie and Co, 1 18s 6d; J. Harris, 1 555; T. Bishop, 1 lis. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For E. Edmunds (Leith Valley), 1 20s, 1 19s; J. L. Mathieson (Highcliff), 1 355, 1 245; John Harbrow (Tomahawk), 1 4s 6d; Alex Ellis (Kaikorai), 1 4s 6d.—— The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association sold: For A. West (Brighton), 2 £2 18s; T Craig (Mosgiel), 1 lis; Hamilton Bros. (Caversham), 1 10s; T. M'Millan (Caversham), 1 8s; C. Gamble (Mosgiel), 1 3s Gd. Fat Sheep.—A small yarding, only 1869 being penned. There were some pens of very nice quality ewes and wethers, but the bulk or the yarding was made up of medium weights. The sale opened at prices about 2s per head above last week's rates, owing to the short supply, but towards the close prices eased slightly. Extra prime wethers, 4Gs 9d; prime do, 39s to 435; extra prime ewes, to 45s 9d; prime, 35a to 88s; medium, 31s to 38s; light, 25s to 26s 6d. 'Donald Reid and Co. sold: For James ' Menzies (Carigdhu), 26 wethers 44s to 37s 6d, 34 ewes 41s 3d to 345; E. G. Williamson (Kokonga), pen ewes 81s 9d; A. Lockhart (Milton), pen ewes 80s; Charles Connor (Deepdale), pen ewes-435; Robert Kirk (Mosgiel), 41 ewes 29s 3d to 26s 9d. The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: For a client, pen extra ewes 46s 6d; M. M'Phee (Balfour), pen ewes 36s 9d, 47 wethers 35s Gd. Stronach, Morris, andl Co. sold: For a south client, 6 ewes 45s 9d, 15 " wethers 45s 6d, 21 43s 6d, 4 34s 6d; M'Gillvtay Bros. (Kelso), 7 wethers 46s 9d, 35 37s 9d, 24 345; Mrs J. A. Steel (Kelso), pen wethers 46s 3d; J. Kerse (Kelso), 34 wethers 365, 14 34s 9d, 10 ewes 35s 9d; D. Potts (Tapamii), 5 ewes 43a 9d, 24 36s 9d, 6 84s 3d. 17 38b 3d; Mrs Agnes Kirk (Tapanui), 10 wethers 87a 9d, 2 28s 6d; W. Kirkland (Middlema.rch), 37 wethers 375, 21 32s 9d; J. Keast (Middlemarch), 8 wethers 34s 9d, 10 ewes 325, 10 30s 9d; George Fry (Waikouaiti),' 14 ewes SSs 9d, 13 26s 9d, 4 wethers 32s 9d. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association sold: For Thomas Henderson (Abbotsfbrd), 14 ewes 86s, 25 33s 3d; William Kirkland (Middlemarch), 22 wethers SSs Bd, 23 32s 6d, 18 Sis 9d; John Murray (Clarksville), 7 ewes 84s 6d; A. Campbell (Limited), 17 ewes 33s 6d. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For R. Simpson (Forest Hill), 26 wethers 465, pen 455, 16 42s Gd, 13 ewes 83s 9d; a client, 8 wethers 40s, 27 ewes 88s 3d, 31 82a 8d; J. Todd (Moa Flat), 89. ewes 38s Gd, 47 33a 3d, 30 32s 3d; J. A. Walker (Tapanui). 80 ewes 31s. 38 28s 9d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold: For Mrs George- M'Donald (Mosgiel), 15 wethers 36s 9d, 22 34s 6d; W. Johnstone (Riverside), 28 wethers 37s 9d, 17 35s 6d, 22 355; Robert Wilson (Stirling), 13 ewes 82s 6d, "R. Slocombe (Riveredale), 17 ewes 82s Gd, pen ewes 81s ; a client, pen wethers 30s. Dalsrety and Co. sold: For G. J. Fox (Fortrose), 60 wethers and ewes at full market rates;' a client, 60 wethers at quotations. " . Fat Lambs—A much better yarding this week, 588 coming forward, the quality of which was better than has been the case for several weeks. Freezing buyers were operating to a limited extent, and prices can be quoted on a par with late rates. Extra prime lambs, to 32s 6d; prime, 27s to 28s 9d; medium,. 24s'to 25s 6d; light and unfinished, 19s to 22s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Robert Kirk (Mosgiel), 14 24s 3d; Walter Blackie (Mosgiel). 20 275; E. G. Williamson (Kokonga), 63 26s Sd to 24s 6d; Charles Connor (Deepdale), 18 28s 9d. Dalgety and Co. sold: For Walter Blackie (Mosgiel), 6 S2s 6d, 10 27s 6d. Stronach. Morris, and Co. sold: For J. Keast (Middlemarch), 28 275,. 17 23s 9d; George Foy (Waikouaiti), 19 20s, 10 19s. ' The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold: For F. W. Lyders (St. Clair), pen 303 6d; M. A. Kinney (Hyde), 66 23s 6d; Kinney Bros. (Hyde>> 93 23s 3d: a client, 21 19s. —-The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association sold: For William Tweedie (Milton), 11 26s Gd; Thomas Henderson (Abbotsford), 9 25s 9d, 15 24s 6d; Stuart Bros. (Moa Creek), 76 at quotations : J. P. Gardiner (Green Island), 12 22s 6d, 6 225. Wright, Steohenson, and Co. sold: For W. Blaokie (Mosgiel), 17 275. Pigs.—There was keen competition for all classes of fat pigs, and, from a vendor's point of view, the sale was one of the most satisfactory held at Burnside for many years. Stores were in slow demand, at prices considerably under those of last week. Donald" Reid and Co. sold: For a client, 3 £6 2s, 1 £4 15s. 1. £3 16s; L. C, Hazlett (Salisbury), 2 £6 4s; D. Andrew (Mosgiel), 2 £6 8s; Bruce Christie and Co. (Oamaru, as agents). 2 £6 Is, 3 £6 8s 6d; George Middleditch (Sawyers' Bay), 2 £4 13s; J. Halba (Waihola), 1 33s 6d, 3 81s; T. Randall (Burnside), 1 10s; J. .T. Walker (Otokia). 5 245. 2 235: D. Snell (Momona), 4 235. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association sold: For W. Quinn (Maungattia), 1 £6 7s; T. Richards (Oooho). 2 £5 8s; George Donaldson (Leith Valley). 3 £4 14s; Mrs Downev (Burnside), piss £3 16s; D. Wilki'e (Logan's Point). 4 50s. 1 475; W. D Wright, 1 275, 1 265, 1 235, 1 23s ; D. Snell (Momona), 1 20s, 3 16s Gd. The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: For P. Hagcart (Mihiwaka), 3. baconers £5, 2 £4 9s: H. Mareft (WaikounitiV, 2 porkers £4 15s, 7 £1 18a; E. Edmonds (Lei+h Valley). 2£l 12s, 5' £l. • Stionach, Morris, and Co. sold: For Seacliff Mental Hospital, 5 £6 4s, 5 £6, 2 £5 16s. 5 £5 12s, 3 £5 6s. 1 £4 lis; J. W. Thuvlow (Green Island Bush). 2 £3 6s, 2 £2 14s. Wright. Stephenson, and Co. sold: For Thomas Fleming (Sandvmount). 2 £6 12s; a client, 4 £6 4s. 1 £5 2s, 1 £4 13s; N. Block (Maungatua), 2 £4 15s; S. Maxwell Valley), 2 £4; E. Edmunds (Leith Valley). 3 365, 5 335. 1 28s, 4 265. 1 19s; John" M'Gregor (Leith Valley), 227 s Gd. 9 24s Gd; John Braid (Halfway Bush), 6 27a 6d.

DUNEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. A. Moritzson and Co., auctteneer., wool, stock, station, grain, P rod^ ce V™Wesale) rnmsion agents, Dunedin. report tor the week as under. All ««gg*S£s are snlject to market fluctuations. /'"™ t pui asked, when sending samples, always - * price on them, aa buyers do « - inclined to make offers: — - f ee d Barley.— Prime malting, 63 to 6fl » a > barley, 4s 9d to ss. , Cape Barley.—4s to 4s 6d on trucks. Wheat.—Prime milling, os iOS, t/>°- g, to Oats.—Milling, 3a lOd; good feed, ds w 83 8d " co. IDs to Chaff.—Good bright and heavy, & iUD £7; medium, £5 10s to £Q. ~ -, Maizo <sack 3 extra).—6s 9d (old crop)Straw.—Wheaten, £3; oaten, S2>. Hay .-Clover and ryegrass, £5 10b to ift. Ryegrass.—Farmers' dressed, new 01^' r J. to, 4s Cd; machine dressed, 6s 6d to ;s cu, Italian, 5s 6d to 6s. , . -,, ■ _.,i Cocksfoot.—lid to Is Idi; machmea seeu, ls 0d - J, <Url tn Chewings Fescue—Farmers' dressed!, d*a wj 4d; machine dressed, lOd. Onions, — £7. Potatoes.— £& 10s. Salt Butter.—ls to ls 2d; separator, Is 2d to ls 3d; storekeepers' pats, ls to Is 2d. Cheese.—Factory, lOd to lid. Honey.—Section honey, 9s; bulk, 6d; |lb pats, 3s 9d to 4s dozen; lib pate, 7s to 83 dozen; 101 b tins, 5s to 5s 6d. Walnuts.—lOd to ls lb. Eggs.—Storekeepers', 13 9d; stamped, Is lOd. Beeswax.—ls 9d to ls lOd. . Pigs.—B£d for pprkers; baconers, 8d to BJd. Hams.—la 2d to ls 3d. Bacon.—Roll, Is 2d to ls 3d. Storing Grain.—We are prepared to store, receive, deliver, and insure for three months free storage at 3d per sack. Farm Produce and Fruit.—We receive all kinds of consignments, and render account soles promptly. THE CO-OPERATIVE FRUITGROWERS OF OTAGO. The Co-operative Fruitgrowers of Otago (Ltd.) report:—An exceptionally keen demand has been exrjerienced tor all lines of fruit. Apricots, nectarines, choice dessert peaches, and plums hav© realised high prices, and a good demand has also been experienced for choice dessert pears and apples. Tomatoes from the Central have experienced a very keen'demand. Eggs early in the week were in short supply. Heavier consignments coming forward, our market is somewhat easier. Potatoes are meeting a fair demand. Poultry: At our sale on Wednesday wo had a very fine yarding, all birds meeting a-keen demand at high prices. Bacon pigs of prime quality are eagerly inquired for. We have a keen demand for rabbitskins and tallow, and we confidently recommend consignments. We received and sold: —Apples : Cox's Orange, 10s 6d to lis; Scarlets, 5s 6d to 8s; Astrachans, 7s 6d; cooking, 4s 6d to 6s; inferior, 6s per cwt. Bananas: Scarce; 15s to 16s for Rarotongas. Lemons, 225. Peanuts, s£d per lb. Tomatoes: Nelson,. 5s 6d to 6s od; Christchurch outside, 2d to locals, 6£d to 8d; Central Otago, 4d to 63d. Apricots, 2£d to sfd per lb. Peaches: Crates and cases, choice, 3id to 7id ; cases, to 4d. Pears : Bughels, 7s 6d to 10s 6d; halves, 3s od to 5s 6d. Plums, 4s to 9s per half-case. Nectarines, . to sgd. Grapes: Locals, ls to ls )d; Kakanui, ls to ls French and butter beans, Id to l|d. Cabbage, ls to 2s 6d per sack. Cauliflowers, 3s per sack. Cucumbers, 2s 6d to .4s 6d dozen; locals, 5s to 6s 6d. Green peas: Choice, l£d to Onions, 8s per cwt for choice new season's. New potatoes: Locals, 6;> to 9s 6d per cwt. Bacon: Prime rolls, to ls 4d. Pigs: Bacon and porker, prim©, per lb. Butter. Bulk, Is; separator, pats, ls 2d; extra prime separator, ls .6d; inferior butter quite unsaleable. Eggs: Case, eggs, ls 6d; stamped, Is Bcl to ls lOd. \ Honey : New season's, 9d ; section, 9s 6d per dozen for choice; 101 b tins, 7s. Tea: First tips Broken Orange Pekoe, Is Bd. Bran, 5s per 1001 b. Cape barley: Eagerly inquired for. Those having supplies would do well to communicate with us. Maizo: Market bare. Lime sulphur: "Giraffe" brand, 2s 2d per gallon in casks; 5s 6d in tins. "Cross Keys" meat meal, 18s per 1001 b. Molasses: In barrels, 6s 6d per cwt; tins, 15s per cwt. Oaten pollard, 16s per. bag; Oats: Best short oats, to 4s 3d. Oat-sheaf chaff, £7 for choice. Oaten dusfc, 6s per sack. Wheat: Best Australian, 7s 3d per bushel. Rico meal, lis 6d per bag. Wheat pollard, 12s 7d per bag. Beeswax', Is Bd. Wood wool, 355. Wrapping paper: Pure sulphate. 7s 9d. per ream. Horsehair. 9id to 15d. Egg crates: "Economic," lis each. Tallow—26s 6d, 275, 27s 6d, 29s 9d. Rabbitskins, 36£d, 50£d. Poultry: Hens—l 6 at ls 9d, 29 at ls lOcl, 161 at ls lid, 106 at 2s. 56 at 2s Id, 69 at 2s 2d, 44 at 2s 3d, 16 at 3s 9d ; cockerels—l2 at ls 9d, 16 at 2s, 27 at 2s 2d, 2 at 2s 3d, 18 at 2s 4d, 29 at 2s 6d, 36 at 2s 7d, 14 at 2s 8d; 8 at 2s 9d, 17 at 3s 2d, 12 at 3s 3d; ducks—--6 at 2s 6d, 6 at 2s 9d, 8 at 3s. THE CO-OPERATIVE FRUITGROWERS OF OTAGO (LTD.), E. OSWALD REILLY, MANAGER. Moray place, Dunedin. PRICE OF WHISKY. Somo rather unexplainable anomalies are apparent in the prices of whiskies. For instance, case wh;sky is quoted in Dunedin to-day at 45s to 50s, in bond, but in the North Island a case of the same quality whisky costs 62s 6d, in bond. As, however, most of tho case whisky is sold under what may be termed " provincial agencies," merchants do not try to push business in another merchant's province. Moreover, if a speculator, for -instance, tried to purchase whisky in the cheaper southern market for the purpose of selling it in the dearer northern market, ifc is said that means would soon be adopted to prevent him from repeating his performance with that particular brand. In London bulk whisky is worth 100 s a case, in bond, and about 150 s when all the duties have been paid. This fact naturally prompts the question how bulk whisky is worth in Dunedin to-day only from 32s to 365, In bond, according to quality. Merchants say they cannot explain this_ difference in cost, save that the Imperial Government may have decided, in tho interests of the oversea trade, to allot the distilleries a certain quantity of barley to bo manufactured into whisky, this whislcv to be sold to tho dominions at a specified price. INVESTMENT STOCKS. February 27. National Bank—Buyers £5 7s 6d. Bank of N.Z. (£6 13s 4d paid)—Buycs £l7 7s, sellers £l7 10a. Bank of N.Z. (£3 5s 8d paid)—Sellers £l2 Bs. Union Bank—Buyers £54 10s.

National Insurance —Sellers £3 ls. N.Z. 'lnsurance —Buyers £8 7s 6d. Standard Insurance —Buyers £2 0s 9d. Union Steam (pref.)—Sellers £1 ls 3d. Huddart-Parker (ord.)—Buyers £1 18s 3d, sellers £2. Huddart-Parker (pref.)—Buyers £1 0s 9d, sellers £1 Is 3d. Westport Coal Co.—Sellers £1 10s 9d. Westport-Stockton (ord.)—Sellers 9s. D.I.C. (ord.)—Sellers £1 0s 6d. N.Z. Refrigerating Co.—Buyers £1 19s 9d, sellers £2 ls. N.Z. Refrigerating Co. (new issue) —Sellers £2 0s 3d Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.)—Sellers £7 ls. National Mortgage—Buyers £4 2s. Perpetual Trustees—Buyers £1 5s 6d. W T right, Stephenson, and Co. (ord.) Buyers £7 5s Bruce Woollen—Buyers £1 8s 6d. Dunlop Rubber —Buyers £1 5s 2d. Papuan Products —Buyers 2s lOd, sellers 3s.