COMMERCIAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 3398, 30 April 1919, Page 24

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) have declared an interim dividend of 5 per oent. v PRICE OF OATMEAL. Tlie price of oatmeal lias been reduced by £2 per ton. The current quotation is now £25 per ton. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. MELBOURNE, April 25. Barley: English malting, 5a 3d to 5s 6d; Cap©, 4s to 4s 2d. Oats: Algerian milling, 4a 7dl to 4s 8d; feed, 4s 4d to 4s sd. Potatoes, £ll to £ll 10s. Onions, £l2. • . SYDNEY, April 24. Oats: Algerian feeding, ss. to 5& Id; milling, 5s 4d to 5s 6d; Tasmanian, 6s. Maize, 7s 6d. Potatoes: Tasmanian, £l4 to £ls. Onions, £l4 10s to £ls. ADELAIDE, April 24. Oats, 4s 3d to 4s sd. OAMARU MARKETS. (From Otjr Own Correspondent.) OAMARU April 26. There has been a total absence of business in the stock market during the week. SOUTHLAND 'MARKETS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) INVERCARGILL, April 26. The stock market remains alrnost_ unchanged, there being a slight easing in all classes of store sheep. The Easter holidays have upset business, but at the country sales held during the past week a good number of sheep have been coming forward, mostly ciills, and these have been selling at lower prices than for three years past. The store cattle market is very quiet, practically nothing doing, and very few lines being offered. Prices may bo quoted;

Fat Cattle.—Ox beet, 445; heifer, 425; cow,

40s; extra prime bullocks, £l6 10a to £l7 10s; prime, £l3 10s to £l4 10s; light and unfinished, down to £ll 10s; extra prime cows, £l2 10s to £l3 10s; prime, £lO 10s to £ll , 10s; light and unfinished, down to £8 10s; \, extra pjimo heifers, £ll 10s to £l2 10s; j prime, £lO to £11; light and unfinished, £3 | 10s. i Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers, 36s to i 88s; prime, 32s light and inferior, 28s ! io 30s; extra prime ewes, 26s to 28s; prime, i 24s to 25s 6d; inferior and unfinished, down 'to 18s.

I Store Cattle. Three-year-old. forward i steers, £9 10s to £lO 10s; 2£-year-old, £6 10s ! to £7 10s; 18 months, £3 10s to £5 10s; I calves, good sorts, from 80s to 355; medium,

20s to 25s ; poor and inferior, down to 15s; dairy oows, up to £l3, according to condition.. Store Sheep.—Sound-mouthed ewes, 15s to 20s; full and failing ewes, 5s Gd to 8s 6d; two-tooth ewes, 15s to 20s; inferior, down to 10s; mixed-sex lambs, extra good, 12s to 14s; medium, 8s to 10s; inferior, down to ss.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

CHRISTCHURCH, April 23. At Addington market there were small yardings of stock on account of the holidays, and there was a limited attendance. There was little or no change in the prices of fat stock, and exporters took all the lambs and sheep that butchers did not require, and eo kept the market steady. There was a poor demand for store sheep, especially for inferior scats. Chatham Island'was well represented in both the fat and store sheep sections, and fat wethers from there brought good prices. The store cattle pens were almost empty. Pigs met with a moderate demand.

Store Sheep.—Two-tooth ewes, 21s 3d to 31a 6d; four and six-tooth ewes, 16s 6d to 22a '7d; two-tooth wethers, 17s Id to 21s lOd; two and four-tooth, 22s 3d to 25a 7d; four and six-tooth, 22s 9d to "25s 6d;..six and eight-tooth, 24s 8d; medium mixed sex lambs, lis to 15s sd; smaller, 5s 9d to 10s 6d; wether, lis 6i to 13s Bd. Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers, to 54s Gd; prime, 33s to 89s;' lighter, 25s 6d to 32s 6d; unfinished, 21s to 245; extra prime ewes, 425; prune, 30s to 82s 8d; medium, 25s to 29s 6d; lighter, 17s 3d to 24s 6d. f -

Fat Lambs.—Extra prime, ,to 31s; prime, 26s to 2&s; medium, 23s to 25s 6d; lighter, 18s to 22s 6dl. Fat Cattle.—Prime steers, £l4 2s 6d to £2O 15s 6d; ordinary, £8 2s 6d to £l3 6s; prime heifers, £ll l*ss to £ls; prime cows, £9 7s 6i to £l3 17s 6d; ordinary cows, £8 15s to £8 10a; dairy cows, £7 to £l6 ss. Piga.—Choppers, £5 to £9; baconers, £4 103 to £7 18s—equal to 9£d per lb; porkers, £2 10s to £4 ss—equal to IOJd to 10*d per lb; best stores, £2 10s to £2 17s; medium, £2 2s to £2 ss; small, 16s to 20s; weaners, 9s to 14s. '

LIVE STOCK MARKET. Burnside, Wednesday, April 23,

Fat" Cattle.—l 49 penned; a medium yarding. Best bullocks sold well, but unfinished bullocks and. cows showed no improvement on late rates. Best cattle were up probably 20s a head. Extra prime heavy bullocks, £*i ;to £26 17s 6d; prime, £lB 10s to £2O 10s; medium, £l6 to £18; light and unfinished sorts, £l3 10s upwards. Extra prime heavy heifers, £l6 to £18; prime, £l3 10a to £ls; medium, £ll 103 to £l3; light' and aged, £8 10s upwards.—^—Wright, Stephenson, and Co. soldi: For Carter Bros. (Brighton), 1 bullock £26 17s 6d, 2 £22 ss, 1 heifer £l3; John Callander (Allanton), 2 bullocks £l7 15s, 2 £l6 17s 6d; Walter Blackie (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £l7 2s 6d, 2 £l6 12s 6d, 2 £l6 7s 6d; Mrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 £ls 15s; W. L. Simpson (Fairfax), 1 cow £ls 2s 6d, 2 £l3 2s 6d. 1 £9, 3 heifers £l4 15s, 2 £l3 10s; W. Lindsay, jun. (Allanton), 1 cow £lO 17s 6d, 1 £9 2s 6d. The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: For A. B. Mann (Kbkonga), 1 cow £ls 17s 6d; George M'Leod (Momona), 2 bullocks £ls 10s; W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £15.155; J. M. Crutchley (Kyeburn), 1 bullock £ls, 1 £l3 2s 6d, 1 £ll 15s; W. Lindsay,' jun. (Allanton), 1 cow £9 12s 6d; J. M'Lean (Kaikoura), 1 cow . £ll. 'Stronach, Morris, and Co. soldi: For D. Lindsay (Momona), 2 bullocks £l7 17s 6d, 2 £l6 10s, 2 £l6 ss, 2 £ls 17s 6d, 2 £l4 10s; G. Johnston (Outram), 2 £l6 10s; Mrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel); 2 £l6, 3 £l3 17s 6d; H. Towneend (Waikouaiti), 2 heifers £ll ss, 2 £lO 12s 6d; W. Blackie (Mosgiel), 1 bullock £ls 7s 6d, 1 £l3 ss; W. Lindsay, jun. (Allanton) 1. heifer £l2 10s, 2 £8 10s; Gladbrook Station, 1 heifer £ll 10s; It. Sprott (Momona), 1 heifer £ll, 1 £9 2s 6d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold: For Mr John Callander (Allanton), 2 bullocks £l6 12s 6d; James Renton (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £l6 10s; William Kirk (Mayfield), 3 bullocks £ls ss; R. R. Hore (Kyeburn), 1 bullock £l4 10s; W. Gemmell (Normanby), 1 heifer £lO 10s. Dalgoty and Co. sold: For a client, 2 bullocks at. quotations; W. Blackie, 2 bullocks £l6 10s, 2 £l3 15s; R. Kink (Mosgiel), 2 £l3 2s 6dl; a client. 2 bullocks £l7 10s, 1 £l7 ss, 1 £l6 2s 6d, 1 £ls 15s, 1 £ll 7s 6d. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association sold: For Geo. M'Leod (Momona)„ 2. bullocks £l9, 2 £l7 ss, 1 £l6, 1 £l4 10s; J. Callander (Allanton); 2 £lB 7s 6d; James Benton (Mosgiel), 2 £18; a client, 2 £lB, 1 £l4 7s 6d, 1 £l4 2s 6d; Mrs William Kirk (Mosgiel), 3 £l7 17s 6d; William Lindsay, sen. (Allanton), 2 £l6 12s 6d; J. Hocking (Pukerau), 1 £ls 10s, 1 £ls, 1 £l3 2s 6d, 1 £l3; Walter Blackie, sen. (Mosgiel), 2 £l3 2s 6d; Blakely and Wilson (Patearoa), 1 £lO 17s 6d; YVm. Lindsay, jun. (AHanton)r 1 heifer £lO, 1 £9 ss. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For A. Aitcheson (Hampden), 1 bullock £lB ss, 1 £ls; James Benton 2 £18; Win. Lindsay, sen. (Allanton), 2 £l7 15s; T. Ayson (Wyndham),' 1 £l6, 1 £l4; executors William Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 £ls 10s; John ■Callander (Allanton), 2 heifers "£l2 10s; William Lindsay, jun. (Allanton), 1 bullock £ll ss; A. P. Gibson (North Taieri), 1 cow £ll 15s; Walter Blackie, sen. (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £l4.

Store Oattle. —There was a large yarding of stores, the bulk of which were passed in unsold, prices being about 10s below late rates. "Wright, Stephenson, and! Co. sold: For D. Davidson (Saddle Hill), 1 cow £9, 2 bullocks £7 13s, 1 £5, 1 vealer £3 7s, 1 £3; A. O'Brien (Port Chalmers), 1 cow £7 2s 6d; A. Knight (Waihola), 1 heifer £4 Is, 8 £2 12s 6d, 1 steer £2 ss, 5 vealers £1 Ss; Ross and M'Kerrow (Palmerston), 8 vealers £4; W.. Geary (Henley), 1 vealer £1 16s, 1 £1 15s, 1 bull £6. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For G. Johnston (Outram), 6 steers £lO, 3 £6 15s, 1 cow £B, 1 £6 10s 3 £5 7s 6d, 3 £4 2s 61, 1 oalf £1 15s, 1 £1; R. Sprott (Momona), 1 cow £6 10s, 2 £5 17s, 1 bull £6; R. Marshall (Seacliff), 2 steers £7 10s, 1 £4 10s; P. Toomey (Waikouaiti), 1 £5; Gladbrook Station, 5 cows £8 7s 6d, 1 steer £6 10s, 1 vealer £3 12s 6d; H. Townsend (Waikouaiti), 1 year-old bull £3 10s, 2 £2 12s Gd, 7 yearlings £3; Mrs Murdoch (Mosgiel), 1 cow £3, 1 £l. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold: For clients, 4 vealers to £3 3s, 7 cows to £B, 2 steers £6 10s, bulls to £7 15s. Dalgety and Co. 6old: For clients, bullocks to £ll 15s, bulla to £8 10s, cows to £9 2s 6d, yearlings to £3 2s 6d. The Otago F«imera'

Co-operative Association sold: For T. Henderson (Groan Island), pen cows £9 10s; Wilson Bros. (Mosgiel), 1 cow £7 10s; Wnj. Jaffrey (Oamaru), 2 cows £6 ss; a client, 1 bullock £4 2s 6d, 1 cow £1 13s; J. Stepheneon (Milton), 1 calf £2 10s, 1 £3, 1 £2 Is- T. Walsh (Brockville), 1 oaJf £1 12s; Miss B. Hannan (Brockville), 1 £1 123; Blakely and! Wilson (Patearoa), 1 bull £l6. Donald Beid and Go. sold: For William Lindsay, jun., 9 tows £5 10s, 1 £1 17s; Samuel Tweedie, 1 £1 12s'; J. and W. Ford (Pine Hill), 2 £6 2s 6d; A. Gibson (North Taieri), 2 heifers £6; James Lynburn, 1 cow £5 2s Gd, 1 heifer £3 2s Gd.

Daii-y Oows.—Wright, Stephenson, and Co. eold: For H. Hutchings (Halfway Bush), 1 £ls, 1 £l4; a client, 1 £ll 15s; W. GearJ (Henley), 1 £8 17s 6d; Thomas Henderson (Abboteford), 1 £8; J. L. Clarke (Wood-, haugh), 1 £6, 1 £5 15s; E. E. Brinsdon (Halfway Bush), I£s 12s Gd. Dalgety ancl Go. sold: For a client, 1 £l2 7s Gd. Donald Beid and Go. sold: For James Andrew 1 (Wakari), 1 cow and calf £6 7s 6d; J. G-. Bead, 1 cow £3 2s 6d; W. Welham (Brook* ville), 2 £7. Calves.—Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For J. D. Mathieson (Highcliff), 1 £2; Kitto (Green Island), 1 £1 9s; B. Mathwsom (Tomahawk), 1 £1; F. H. Perry (Fairfield, 1 £l, 1 13s Gd; Mrs Jury (Highcliff), 1 17s; J. Bain, jun. (Halfway .Bush), 1 16fl, 1 14s. Stronach, Moiris, and Co. soldrl For Geo. -Sickels (Green Island), 1 £1 2s;. Mrs .Williamson (North Taieri), 1 1.45, 3 5s The Otago Farmers' Co-operative &.B>oe*fttio» sold: For W. Welham (Brockville), 1 £3, 1 £2 19s; J. O'Connell (Mominston), 1 14s; Thomson Bros. (Green Island), 1 14s; J}. M'Laren (Cavers-ham), 1 10s; J. Prvde (Mornington), 1 6s. Donald Beid and Co. sold:! For B. Jensen (Caversham), 1 4s 6d; Thomaa Edwardls (North-East Harbour), 1 6s, 1 6a 6d, 1 7s.

Sheep.—Another full yarding came forforward, 2043 being penned. Prime, -wellfinished sheep were in demand .at price* slightly better than last week, but light an;J medium ewes and wethers were hard to quit at prices no better than last week, although taken all over the sale was more animate J.. Extra prime heavy wethers, 47s 6d to 58s; prime, 40s to 453 6d; medium, . 34s to 395; light and unfinished, 25s upwards. Extra prime heavy ewos, to ,589; prime, 38a 9d to 436 6d; medium, 32s to 375; light evA aged, 20s upwards. Wright, Stephenson, and! Co. sold: For James W. Arrnstrouj (Lauder), 9 wethers 37s 6d, 129 to 39s 6dj George Nichol and Son (Allanton), 30 wethers 41js 9d, 34 86s 6d; D. M'Bae (Middlemarch), pen ewes' 41s 6d, 30 82a f 6d, 32 295; 1). Andrew (Mosgiel), 21 wethers 40s 3d; James Chapman (Dunback), 22 wethers 38s, pen 375, 20 ewes 34s 3d, 11 24s 3d, 29 245; O'Hara Bros. (Otarna) 34 wethers 35s 9d, 32 32s 9d; Scott Bros. (Tuatapere), 45 ewes 34s 3d, 49 31s 6d, 34 25s 9d; J. J. and W. Taylor (Clinton), 37 ewes 255, 27 245; Charles Crosa (Poatiri), 63 owes to 225; James Callaghan (Green Island), 28 ewes 24s 6d.——The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: For W. Black (Fairlie), 35 wethers 42s 3d, 28 42a, 22 39s 9d, 20 39s 6d, 15 24s 3d; W. T. Mathowson (Kokonga.), 11 wethers 34a . 3d, 11 32s 9d, 16 33s 6d, 19 31s 9d, 7 29s 9d; v J. M. Crutchley (Kyeburn)', 11 wethers 27a 6d, 17 22s 6d; P. P. Dougherty (Gimmer- , burn), 29 ewes 27s 6d, 43 255, 18 20s 9d; J. „ P. Gardiner (Green Island), 16 ewes 29s 6d; A. Dickson (Wharetoa), 15 ewes 31s, 17 255, 2 20s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold: For a client, IS ewes 40s 3d, 12 36s 6d, 12 32s 3d; T. Sender- - son (Abbotsford), pen wethers 38s 3d, pen ■ 31s 6d, 14 ewes 33s 6d, 33 to 25s 9d. Dal- . gety and Co. sold: For a client, 31 ewes 24s 9d, 30 23s 6d, 35 20s 6d; Mrs L. Moran, (Lauder), 16 wethers 25s 3d, 23 ewes 225, 12 19s; a client, truck ewes at market rates.The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association soldi: For D. M'Donald (Dipton), 31 wetheru 42s 9d, 19 39s 6d, pen 36s 9d"; John Kinney (Hyde), pen ewes 325, 22 15s, 30 12s 6d; trustees of Into James Freeman (Abbotsford), 9 wethers 325, 10' 15s, pen rams 10s; A. Hancox (Tapanui), 25 wethers 29s 9d, 25 26s 6d, 18 23s 9d; F. Doherty (Outram), pen wethers 29s 9d, do 22s 6d, 23 ewes 28s 3d, 18 '23s 6d, 14 17s; T. Henderson (Abbceford), 24 ewes 21s; Carey. Broi. (Kokoiiga),- 20 ewes 20s 6d„ 5 17s; W. Sutherland (Waiwera South), 19 ewes lls(6d, 51. 5s sd. D. Beid and Co. sold: For D. M'Donald (Dipton), 27 wethers 43s 9d, 27 38s 6d: James Gow (Mosgiel), 6 ewes 43a 6d, 5 '3Bs Sd. 8 365; A. Stevenson (East Taieri), 25 wethers 28s, 14 28s 9d, 23 ewes 255; M. Logan (Patearoa), 20 to 23a; F. H. Reid (Kokonge), 27 to 28si 6d; J. Blondell (Milton), 28 ewes at quotations; a. client, 37 wethers 21s 6d; A. Menzies (Grassy Hills), 26 owes 13s 6d, 36 21s; Joyce Bros. (Hampden), 74 17s 6d ! ; N. M'Lean j(North Taieri), pen ewes 5Ss. Lambs.—B72 penned. The lambs forward were medium quality. Freezing buyers were not keen to secure supplies, and consequently there was no improvement in the low rates recently ruling. Prices ranged from 18s up to 28s 9d. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold:. For Jas. Chapman (Dunback), 35 28a . 6d; J. Callaghan (Green Island), 20 28s, 7 . 245; Charles Cross (Poatiri), 35 ISs, 45 15s.— Ths National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: For A. Dickson (Wharetoa), 14 21s 9d; J. P. Gardiner (Green, Island), 7 16s 3d, 50 13s; .George Manson, sen. (Bannockburn), 151 at quotations. Dalgety an<J Co. sold: For 'Mrs L. Moran (Lauder), 19 25s 6d. The Otago Farmers' Co-operativo Association sold: For Carey Bros. (Kokonga), 5 23s 6d; John Kinney (Hyde), 38 23s 9d, 35 19s 6d, 15 18s; trustees of late James Freeman (Abbotsford), 13 17s 6d, 6 16s.— D. Beid and Co. sold: For 'D. Bruce (Momona), .1 pen 25s 9d; A. M'Corkindale (Manuka Creek), 55 23s 3d; Joyce Bros. (Hampden), 1 pen 10s; J. Blondell (Milton), 34 17s Sd; A. Stevenson (East Taieri), 20 to 225; M. Cogan (Patearoa), 25 26s 6d, 15 245; Howell Bro 3. (Lee Stream), 300 to 13a sd.

Pigs.—A full yarding met -with a keen demand, prices being IQ3 to 15s above last week's rates. —Best baooners realised from 9Jd to lOJd, aiujpbest porkers from 9|d to lOJd per lb. Stronacb, Morris, and Co. sold: For William M'Hattio (Momona), 1 £5,. 4 15s Cd; George Siokels (Green Island), 2 £3 16s; J. Mitchell (Bumside), 1 £Z lis. > Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For Geo. Brookes (Anderson Bay), 6 £6 15s; C. W. Hallum (Waikouaiti),-- 1 £7 10s, 1 £6 10s, I £6 Bs, 1 £4 19s; F. Geary (Henley), 4 £9 lis, 2 £5 12s, 3 £4 16s; A. West Brighton), 1 £3 15s; G. Mowat (Kaikorai), 2 £3 14s; O. Justice (Anderson Bay), 3 £3 2s; Jamea Weir (Poatiri), 1 £1 8s 6d, 1 £1 6s, 2 £1 Is. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold: For P. Anderson' (Stirling), 2 £6 12a; H. Holgate, 1 £5 7s; B. Wilson (Stirling), 2 £4 15s, 1 £4 Ba, 2 £2 19s; T. Finnic (Saddle Hill), 1 £5 10s.—;— The Ota»o Farmers' Co-operative Association sold" For A. Beeves (Tapamii), 1 £8 8s 3 £B. 2 £7 19s, 2 £7 18s; a client, 1 £i 12s- James W. Blair(Outram), 3 £i 2s; J Patrick (Waverly), 1 £3 lis, 1 £2 10s: a client 1 £3 12s 6d. Donald Beid and Co sold: For a client, 1 £4 ss, 2 £4 16* 6d* T Atkinson (Green Island), 1 £2 10s; George Westwood (Brighton), 2 £6 10s, 1 £4; a client, 2 £5 Gs, 3 £4 6s; T. Sproul« (Outram), 1 £1 10a; a client, 2 £5 Is; John Buttar (Upper Junction), 4 £4 la; a client, 4 £2 16s; R. Rvtnciin.au (Brighton), 1 £6 Bs.

THE FRUIT "WORLD. Reilly's Central Produce Mart (Limited) report:—As usual after holidays, there has been a reaction in the consignments comingforward and the demand experienced. Eggs are in short supply; stamped and guaranteed wanted. The following prices were secured for our consignors:—Apples: Desserts— Cox's, to 12s; Delicious, to 14s; Jonathans, to 10s 6d;, other desserts, from 4s to 7s 6d; cookers—choice, to 6s 6d; .inferior, to 4s 6d per case. Lemons: Mission brand, 425. Oranges: Valencias, 555. Grapes: Locals and Samaras, Is lhd to 2s 2-Jd. Pears: Desserts, to 10s per case; cooking, 3s to 4s 6d. Peaches: Choice, to 6.Jd; jam, to 4d. Quinces: To 2Jd Plums: Desserts, to 5Jd; jam,. to 2Jd. Chillies: 8s 6d per case. Egg fruit: To 17s 6d. Garlic: To 5d per lb. Tomatoes: Otago. Centrals, to 6Jd; Christchurch, to 6Jd; locals, lOJd per lb; Nelsons, 8s Bd per case. Green peas: To 4|d. Potatoes: 8s 6d to 10s per cwt. Cauliflowers: To 10s. Vegetable : To 12s. Cabbage: 7a 6d. Lettuce: To Is 9d. Cucumbers: lis per dozen. Onions: Prime Aucklands, 10s 6d; Canterburys, 9s per cwt. Swede turnip*: 6s per sack. Bacon: Golden Bay rolls, Is 3£d; sides, Is 2£d; hams, Is-3jd. Pigs: Baconero, prime, to 9Jd; porkers, to 9£d; heavy weights, 6d to 8d per lb. Butter: Bulk, to Is 4d; separator pats, to Is 6d. Eggs: Stamped and guaranteed, 2s 6d; preserved, Is lOd and Is lid. Honey: Sections (choice), lis per dozen; bulk, 6£d. Tea: Special quality Broken Orange Pekoe, 2s per lb, in slb boxes. Linseed meal and calf foods: 15s per 1001 b. Meat Meal: "Cross Keys,"' 18s per 1001 b. Molasses: 83 per cwt, in casks; cases, 14s 6d. Cape barley: 5s 6d. Oat sheaf chaff: Choice, £& 10s, £7. Oaten dust: 5s 6d per sack. Oaten straw chaff: £A ss. "Wheat straw chaff: £3 10s. Wheat: Choice, 6s 9d per bushel. Oats: Duns, 4s 3d; Algerians, 3s 6d; A grade Gartons, 4s 3d. Bran: 7s per 1001 b bags. "Wheaten pollard: 14s per 1501 b: Farro- food: 9s per 1001 b. Lime sulphur:- 2s-3d per gallon, in barrels; fcur-gallon tins, 3s per gallon. Bluestone: 79s per cwt. Beeswax: 2s per lb. Egg era tea: 12s 6d. Poultry :• Hens realised Is 7d to 2s 3d each; cockerels, from Is 9d to 3s 6d each'; ducks, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; geese, from 3s 9d to ss; turkey gobblers made lid per lb and hens BJd to lOd per lb. E. OSWALD ' REILLY, Managing Director, Moray place, Dunedin.

CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS". (Peb UiaTEa Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, April 29. There is a little more buoyancy in the oats market, but buyers are still not prepared et present to go beyond 3s 4d to 3s 5d for Gortons at country stations. Oatsbeaf chaff .is also a little firmer, and is now worth. £4 10s to £4 15s at ocuntry stations. '• .

Red clover seed' is now coming forward in fair quantities. The quality is very good, and the seed is clean. It is quoted at lid to la Id at country stations. There'is practically nothing doing in white clover at 9d to lid.

.Linseed! is firmer,' being in good demand from Australia. It is now quoted at £ls to £ls 103 at country stations. Peas, partridge - , and white ivories are quoted'at 4s 6d to ss, and Prussian blues up to 6s, at country stations. GRAIN AND PRODUCE SALES. Messrs Dalgety and .Company report: Oats: Delivery of the new season's grain is still very slow. The broken weather experienced of late has no doubt been one of the chief factors in delaying deliveries. There is a stronger inquiry for good heavy limes of . Gar tons for prompt delivery, while Sparrowbills have also been more in request. Feed lines meet ready sale on arrival. Prime milling, 4s Id tip to 4s 3d; good to best feed, 3s 8d to 4s; medium to good, 3s 3d to 3s 6d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat: All lines of milling quality coming forward in good condition are readily taken by millers at maximum Government rates. Some of the surplus coming forward, more particularly . those that have been thrashed out of stook are in soft condition, and these lines are not acceptable to millers. Fowl wheat is offering more freely from the north, and meets fair demand. Potatoes: Increased supplies have been coming forward during the past week, largely from the north, and sales can only bo effected at a .reduction on late values. Buyers are displaying a preference for best quality, medium and inferior lines being difficult to quit on arrival. Best tables, £7 5s to £8; medium to goad, £6 to £7 per ton (sacks in). Chaff: The market has been barely supplied during the past week with good bright heavy oaten sheaf, which description is in most demand. ' The bulk of the chaff coming forward of late has been of medium quality, for which tho demand is not strong. Best oaten sheaf, £6 5s to £6 103; medium to good, £5 15s to £6; light and inferior, from £4 10s ■ per ton- (sacks extra) . Messrs -Donalds Reid and Co. report: Oats: The weather has interfered considerably with thrashing operations, and in consequence samples have not been offering freely. Lines of A grade Gaitons for immediate delivery have better inquiry, but for other descriptions the demand is not brisk. In most oases growers are not disposed to accept present prices, consequently a fair proportion of the oats now being thrashed are coming into store. Prime milldng, 4s 2d to 4s 3d; good to best feed, 3a 9d to 4s; inferior to medium, 3s 3d to 3s Bdt per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat: The bulk of the local wheat thrashed to date has been in sound condition, and therefore acceptable to millers. Some of the later lots have been a trifle soft, but as most of the unthrashed wheat is now in stack its condition should be assured. Any lines of fowl wheat coming forward meet with fair demand. Potatoes: The market has been well supplied, chiefly with northern consignments, and prices today are a shade easier. The demand is almost confined to best quality, other descriptions being difficult to j>lace. Best table potatoes, £7 10s to £8; others, £6 to £7 per ton (sacks included). Chaff: Prime oaten sheaf is not arriving freely, and all consignments of this class are readily dealt with. Medium and inferior lines are not in request, and meet rather slow sale. Best oaten sheaf, £6 5s to £6 10s; medium to good, £5 15s to £6; inferior, £5 to £5 10s per ton (bags extra). EXPORTS FROM ARGENTINA. Tlianks to the maintenance of the freedom of the seas by the British navy, assistel by other Allied fleets (states the Review of the River Plate), Argentina's export trade duxin°" 1918 was voluminous and profitable. Looking at the principal articles of export, grain and meat, the following are the figures tor the year:—Wheat, 2,927,719 tons; maize 631,976 tons; linseed, 390,318 tons; and oats, 535,919 tons. During the preceding year export figures were as follow: —Wheat, 897,622 tons; maize, 896,115 tons; linseed, 140,168 tans; aud oats,' 270,761 tons. Meat shipments daring 1918 were on an unprecedented scale, flue to tho large exports of frozen beef. Tii?. figurca were: —Frozen beef, quarters, 6,095,893; chilled beef, 23,553 quarters; frozen mutton, 1,305,617 carcases; and frozen

lamb, 219,763 oarcase*. For 1917 exports were: —Frozen beef, 4,426,726 quarters; chilled beef, 619,912 quarters; frozen mutton,, 969,531 carcases; and frozen lamb, 450,186 carcases

NEWjrOBACCO COMPANY. . The Mercantile Gazette reports registration of W. D. and H.-'O. Wills (New Zealand), a private company. Capital: £IO,OOO, into 10,000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Sydney—A. J. Warry, 2000. Melbourne—L. S. Benjamin, 2000. Wellington-—J. W. G. Brodie 2000, H. H. Mirams 2000, J. E. Ramsay 2000. Objects: Tp carry on the business of growers of tobacco, manufacturers, imr porters, brokers, etc., and agents in connection with tobacco in all their respective branches.

INVESTMENT STOCKS. April 28. Bank of N.S.W.—Buyers £3B 10s.. Bank of N.Z. (£6 13s 4d paid)—Buyers £lB 7s 6d.

Bank of N.Z. (£3 6s 8d paid)—Buyers £l3 17s 6d. National Insurance —Sellers £3 18s 6d. N.Z. Insurance —Buyers £l2 12s. P. and O. Deferred Stock—Buyers £394, sellers £398. Union Steam <pref.)—Buyers £1 Is 2d. • Huddart-Parker (ord.)—Buyers £1 19s 3d, sellers £2. Huddart-Parker (pref.)—Sellers £1 Is. Westport Coal Co.—Buyers £1 lis 6d, sellers £1 12s. D.I.C. (ord.)—Buyers Is (prem.). D.I.C. (pref.)—Buyers £1 Is. Dalgety and Co. —Buyers £lO ss, sellers £lO 10s Dominion Rubber Co.—Sellers £1 Bs. N.Z. Refrigerating Co. (£2 paid)—Sellers £2 18s 6d Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.)—Buyers £7 93. Milburn Lime and Cement—Sellers £1 15s. Mosgiel Woollen Factory—Buyers £5 2s. National Mortgage—Buyers £4 12s 6d. N.Z. Drug Co. (£2 paid)—Buyers £2 13s 3d. N Z. Paper Mills—Buyers £1 3s 6d, sellers £1 4s 3d. Otago Daily Times—Buyers £2 16s. Perpetual Trustees—Buyers £1 7s 6d. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (pref.)— Buyers £4 15s. » N.Z. Loan and Mercantile (ord.)—Buyers £lO4. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile (pref.)—Buyers £69Papuan Products—Sellers £2 Is.