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Otago Witness, Issue 3612, 5 June 1923, Page 28

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WEEKLY MARKET REPORTS Burnside, Wednesday, May 30. Fat Cattle. —A large gathering of 370 head was yarded, and a good proportion were heavy and well finished bullocks and heifers. The market opened at last week’s rates, but gradually firmed until, at the close, although the auctioneers were selling by artificial light, prices advanced fully £1 per head. Extra heavy prime bullocks brought -to £l6 10s; heavy prime, from £l2 10s to £l4, medium, from £9 10s to £lO 10s; light, from £6 103; extra prime heavy heifers, to £8 10s; prime, £C 10s to £7; medium, £4 10s to £6; light and aged cows, from £3. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold : For James W. Blair (Outram), 1 bullock £l3 15s; John Lawson (Waituna), 3 bullocks £l2 15s, 2 £l2, 3 £3 173 6d; Mrs W. Kirk (Moggie!), 2 bullocks £3 2s 6d; a client, 3 bullocks £B, 3" heifers £7 ss; William Kirkland (East Taieri), 8 bullocks £lO 7s 6d; Miss M’Phee (Owaka), 3 bullocks £9, 2 £7 17s 6d, 3 £7; Robert Finnie (East Taieri), 4 bullocks £9 10s; Young Brothers (Outram), 3 bullocks £7 17s 6d; a client, 1 bullock £9 12s 6d, 2 £9, 3 £5 15s, 2 £6 7s 6d; W. Blackie (East Taieri), 2 bullocks £6; 11. Clark (Portobello), 1 heifer £6. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold: For W. Dow da 11 (Maunga(ua), 2 bullocks £ll 12s 61, 2 £ll, 2 £lO 17s Gd, 2 £lO 7s 6d, 2 £S 12s 6d, 4 £8 10s, 2 £8; Kain Brothers (Stirling), 2 bullocks £lO 2s 6d, 2 £9 ss, 2 £9 2s 6d, 2 £9; W. Blackie (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £9 15s; W. Kirk (Mcsgiel), 2 bullocks £8; J. Renton (Mosgiel), 2 heifers £8; W. Bryant (Otokia), 1 heifer £7 15s. —- —• Stronach, Morris and Co. sold: For J. C. Renton, jun. (Mosgiel), 2 £lO 2s 6d; J. S. Fleming and Co. (Springvale Estate, Titiroa), 4 £9 12s 61, 4 £8 17s 6d, 4 £3 12s 6(1; John G. Ryan (Matakanui), 1 £9, 2 heifers £5 2s Gd, 1 cow £l, 3 heifers £3 10s; W. Kirk (Mosgiel). 3 £8 17s 6d, 2 £S; J. Hamilton (Outram), 4 £7 15s, 4 £6 15s, 4 £6 7s 6d, 4 £6 ss, 4 £5 12s Gd, 1 cow £5 12s 6d; J. Finnie (Saddle Hill), 2 £8 10s, 2 £6 7s 6d; R. L. Raid (Waikaka- ValleT), 2 cows £5, 1 £6, 1 steer £5 12s 6d; W. Waddell (Waikaka Valley), 3 heifers £6, 2 steers £5 12a 6d; J. G. Ryan (Matakanui), 1 £9, 2 heifers £5 2s 6d, 1 cow £4, 3 heifers £3 10s; A. Jff Kinnon (Middlemarch), 2 cows £5 10s. Todd Bros. sold: Executors William Kirk (Mosgiel), 3 bullocks £8 17s 6d; Walter Blackie (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £7 10s; William Lindsay, jun. (Allanton), 1 bullock £9, 2 heifers £6 17s 6d, 2 £3 10s; Young Bros. (Outram), 2 heifers £7 12s 6d, 2 £6 ss; J. Higgins (Waitati). 3 heifers £3 10s. -Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Jamc-s Renton (Mosgiel), 1 bullock £l6 7s 6d, 1 £l2 17s 6d; W. 11. Tregonning and Sons (Waipiata), 3 bullocks £l3 15s, 4 bullocks £11; executors Mrs Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks, £l2 12s 6d, 2 £9; W. Blackie, sen. (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £lO ss; Fleming and Co. (Titiroa), 4 bullocks £lO 10s, 4 £9 ss, 4 £0 2s 6d; W. Lindsay, sen. (Mosgiel), 1 bullock £l3 15s, 4 £ll, 4 £lO 15s, 2 £9 ss, 3 £S 7s 6d; W. Lindsay, jun. (Allanton), 2 bullocks £9 15s, 2 £8 2s Gd; John Wilson (Lauder), 4 bullocks £8 ss, 4 £6 10s; T. IV. Thomson (Glenavan), 3 bullocks £8; Brown Bros. (Ranfurly), 3 bullocks £9 2s 6d, 1 heifer £3 2s 6d, 2 £7 17s Gd, 2 £G 10s; J. Bradfield (Owaka Valley), 5 heifers to £5 10s; Bradfield Estate (Owaka), 3 bullocks £6 10s; W. J. Miller (Otekura), 4 heifers £5 2s 6d; a client, 2 bullocks at quotations: Young Bros. (Outram), 3 bullocks £ll 12s Gd, 2 £9 17s Gd, 1 £G 17s 6d; James Gow (Invermay, Mosgiel), 2 heifers at quotations. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For N. and J. Reid (Outram), 8 bullocks £l3 ss, 2 £l3 2s Gd, 2 £l3; Mrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £lO 17s 6d; James Gow (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £9 7s 6d; Reid and Lockie (Gore) 8 bullocks £9 7s 6d; Walter Blackie (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £9 2s 6d; J. Carmichael’ (Mataura Island), 8 bullocks £9; a client 3 bullocks £8 12s 6d, 3 £8 10s, 3 £8 ss; J. AY. Blair (Outram), 4 bullocks £8; Young Bros. (Outram), 3 bullocks £8 12s Gd; J. L. Taylor (Edendale), 4 bullocks to £7 2s Gd, 5 heifers to £4 15s. Dalgety and Co. sold: For Clifton Settlement (Waiwera South), 2 bullocks £*.) 12s Gd, 3 £■) 7s Gd, 3 £8; J. P. Herlihy (Patearoa), G’bullocks £8 15s, 3 £7 15s; a client, 9 bullocks to £8 2s Gd. The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: For Horrell Bros. (Mandeville), 4 bullocks £lO 12s 6d, 2 £8 12s Gd. 2 heifers £G; John Carmichael (Mataura Island), 2 bullocks £lO 12s Gd, 3 £9 2s Gd, 3 £8 ss; a client, 4 bullocks £9 10s, 4 £8 10s; W." R Nevill (Moa Creek), 4 bullocks £9 2s Gd, 3 heifers £7 17s Gd; C. R. Harris (Cambrians) 2 bullocks £9 2s Gd, 3 £5 17s Gd; R. Harris (Becks), 2 bullocks £8 12s Gd, 1 £8 10s; a client,! 2 bullocks £1 lQs„

Store Cuttle.—There was il very large yarding, ail the pens being fully occupied. The yarding included a fine line of three, four, and live-year-old wel'-bred bullocks m good forward condition, which realised up to £7 7s per head. There was a big entry of cows and heifers, and these were sold at slightly improved rates, while young cattle sold on a pur with last week’s values. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For Jas Robertson (“The Fines’*), 2 cows £4 6s, 2 £4, 5 £3 12s, 1 heifer £1 6s, 1 vealer 12s; a ciien„ (Hes^ie 1), o cows £3 15s, 1 £2 17s Od, 8 £2, 6 £1 4s, 1 £3, 1 £2 las, 1 £1 10s; J. Wilson, 1 bull £2 15s, 1 £1 10s; Geo. Linklater (Waitahuna), 1 pen cows £6 Is; F. H. Crump (Waitahuna), 1 pen cows £1 12s; C. Scott (Waitahuna), 3 vealers £1 15s, 3 £1 3s; A. J. Lunan (Waitahuna), 2 vealera £1 83; Hugh Clark (Portobeilo), pen heifers £2 7s 6d; a client, 4 cows £2 6s, I£l 4s, 217 s Gd',’l £1 Is, 1 ±1; M, H. Harris (Riverside), 1 cow £3 IDs, 1 £3, 1 stag £1 15s, 3 cows £1 11s, 1 £l, 1 17s Cd; a Portobeilo client, 5 heifers £2 Is, 3 steers £1 18s, 5 £1 C-s. The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: For Thos Henderson (Pc-oiburn), 7 steers £4 Bs, 1 heifer £3 3s, 1 vealer £2; a client, 7 heifers £2 12s, 1 £l, 4 vealers £1 8s; W. It. Mevil (Moa Creek), 1 bull £2 17s Gd; C. P. House (Cambrians). 1 bull £2 ss. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For a client, 7 steers £7 7s, 7 £7 Is, 7 £5 6s, 7 £5 os, 14 to £5 15s; J. Wilson (Shiel Hill), 3 cows £3 17s Gd; R. Howard (Pino Hill), 15 steers £3 Bs, 2 cows £3 4s; R. M’Millan (Portobeilo), 8 cows £3 16s, 3 vealers to 80s- a client, 4 cows £2 4s; R. Clark (Portobeilo), 1 cow £2 11s, 1 vealer £1 7s; T. Murphy (Pine Hill), 1 cow £2 ss; a client. 1 cow £2 17s 6d, 11 cattle £1 4s; T. Jackson (Andersen’s Bay), 3 cows to £3 17s 6d; G. Donald son (Burnside), 1 cow £2 ss; R. Matheson (Tomahawk), 1 cow £1; A. J. Inga (Tomahawk), 1 cow £1 7s 6d.—- —Dalgety and Co. sold: For a client, 8 cows to £1 Donald Reid and Co. sold: For a client, 1 vealer £1 Bs, 2 cows to £3 17s 6d; Henderson and Co. (Wyndham, as agents), 3 cows to £3 ss; A. P. Fleming (Otokis), 2 cows to £4 10s; a client, 4 cow-3 to £3 7s 6d, 9 heifers £2 12s 6d; A. Larkins (Port Chalmers), 1 cow £1 14s 6d; J. E. Watson and Co. (as agents), 1 steer £2 17s 6d, 2 cows to £3 11s, 7 vealers to £3. 7s; a client, 4 cows to £5 15s, 2 vealers £l, 2 £1 8s Gd; Mrs M’Neill (Momona), 2 cows to £3 7s 6d; Bradfield (Owaka), 1 cow £3 ss; Mrs Morrison (Henley), 9 cows to £3 12s 6d, 1 vealer 7s; John Campbell (Allanton), 1 hull £2 10s; F. Thornton (Momona), 1 bull £2; Mrs M’Neill (Momona), 1 bull £2 ss. Todd Bros, sold: For J. Higgins (Waiiati), 1 cow £4; J. C. Renton (Mosgiel), 1 cow £5 10s; William Kirkland 1 cow £1 8s 6d; Thomas Pryde (Tomahawk), 1 bull 153, —— Stronaeh, Morris, and Co. sold: For A. McKinnon (Middlemarch), 1 heifer £3 17s, 1 cow £3 9s, 1 vealer £2 10s, 1 £2 Is; M. Moynihan (Anderson’s Bay),’l heifer £3 7s; Jas. Hamilton (Outram), 3 vealers to £2, 1 cow £3 9s, 1 £2 Is; H. C. Thomson (Hayward’s Point) 6 vealers £2 16s.— —New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Companysold: For W. Bryant (Otokia), 7 cows to £2 15s, 3 bulls to £2 Is. Dairy Cows.—The Otago Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association sold: For a client, 1 cow £8 2s 61, 2 heifers £G ss; J. Maxwell (Dunedin), 1 cow £5; J. Thompson (Abbotsford), l cow £4 17s 6d; G. M‘Ma-stcr (Saddle Hill), 1 heifer £2 7s 6d; a client, 5 heifers £3 7s 6d, 1 cow £5 2s 6. Todd Bros, sold: For J. Goodall (Miornington), 1 cow at quotation; A. Morris (Saddle Hill), 1 at quotation.—■— Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For J. M'Master (Saddle Hill), 1 cow £9 12s 6d; J. Taylor (Burnside), 1 heifer £7; H. Fisher (cVwyers’ Bay), 1 cow £6; J. Yule (Mosgiel), 1 £9; a client, 1 cow £4 os, 1 cow £2 10s, x\£2 12s Gd; J. Goodall (Morning-ton), 1 cow fl: v Gd; G. T. Donaldson (Burnside), 1 cow £2. Reid and Co. cold: For a client, 1 heifer £4 2s Gd; C. King (Mihiwaka), 1 cow £5 2s 6d, 1 £5; J. Harbrow (Tomahawk), 1 c-ow £1 7s 6d; a client, 3 cows to £2; H. Clark (Portobeilo), 1 cow £lO ss, X £9 17s Gd ; A. P. Fleming (Otokia), 1 cow- £9 ; a- client, 1 cow £ll 7s Gd; A. Larkins (Port Chalmers), 1 cow £1 ss; J. O’Connell (Morn- _ ington), 1 cow £5. New- Zealand Loan and ' Mercantile Agency Company sold: For W. Bryant (Otokia), 2 cows at market value. Stronaeh, Morris, and Co. sold: For L. W. Todd (Pine Hill), 1 heifer £7 17s 6cl. Calves.—The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative sold: For D. Wilkie (Logan’s Point), 1 calf 365; C. H. Hall (Portobeilo), 1 calf 22s Gd; a client, 1 call 13s, 1 13s; J. O'Connell (Mornington), 1 calf 9s 6d; Hamilton Bros. (Caversham), 1 calf 8s Gd; W. Ellen (Caversham), 1 calf 8s Gd. Wright, Stephenson, and C'o. sold: For H. Fisher (Sawyers’ Bay), 1 calf 19s GJ, i ss; J. Maloney (Burkes), 220 s; T. Grant (Outram), 1 14s Gd, 1 3s Gd; H. Thomson (Outram), 1 12s; a client, 1 15s, 1 3s 6d; T. Murphy (Pine Hill), 1 12s; J. M'Master (Saddle Hill), 1 7s, 1 3s 6d ; J. M'Laren (Caversham), 1 ss; J. Goodall (Mornington), 23s Gd; J. A. Dickson (Portobeilo 1 ), 1 4s. New- Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold: For W. Bryant (Otokia), 1 calf 395; Mrs Drake (Berwick), 1 calf 21s. Donald Reid and Co sold: For Ford Bros. (Pine Hill), 1 calf £1 ss, 1 19s, 1 13s, 1 ss; J. Isbister (Green Island), 1 calf £1; A. Larkins (Pine Hill), 1 calf IBs; G. M'Master (Saddle Hill), 1 calf 4s. Todd Bros, sold: For R. Holden (Brockville), 1 calf Gs, 1 33 6d; W J. Claik (Higlicliff), 1 12s Gd; A. Morris (Saddle Hill), 1 12s, 1 11s Gd; Gordon M'Master (Saddle Hill), 1 12s, 1 ss, 1 4s 6d. Stronaeh, Morris, and Co. sold: Fbr Mrs Wendelken (Lookout Point), 1 ca’f 10s; Master Wm. Murdoch (Mosgiel), 1 calf £l, l 15s. Fat Sheep.—The number of sheep penned was 5579, an exceptional yarding-, especially after following a full market the week before ; but as there is to be no sale during Winter Show week the butchers had to buy a double supply to carry them over a fortnight, and although prices dropped considerably the sale was steadier than was anticipated. Well finished, heavy ewes and. wethers sold at prices almost equal to late rates, but medium and light-weight ewes and wethers were considerably easier, and unfinished sheep were back as much as 3a oils. A few extra prime heavy-weight wethers sold as high as 61s; other pens of extra good sheep, 'from 44s to 58s; prime, 33s to 42s ; medium, 30s to 32s ; light and unfinished, from. 24s to 27s Gd; extra prime heavy-weight ewes realised from 30s to 38s; prime, 22s to 30s; medium, 17s to 21s; light, from 7s to 15s. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For D. Potts (Tapunui), 20 wethers 44s 9d, 28 ewes 275, 6 wethers 88s; J. F. Herbert (Heriot), 26 wethers 48s. 3d, 17 445, 9 35s 9d; G. Buchanan (Kelso), 8 wethers 43s 3d, 19 ewes 26s 3d, 11 22s 9d, 23 21s 9d; F. Doherty (Outram ), pen wethers 40s 9d, 2 pens ewes and wethers 30s 9d, 15 wethers 27s 9d, 20 27s Gd, 13 26s 9d; a client, 16 wethers 345, 35 29s 3d, 20 ewes 21s 9d, 23 235; G. K. M'Kenzie (Clinton), 32 wethers 30s, 2G 295; a client, 24 wethers 43s 9d, 8 33s Gd, 23 ewes 25s 9d; James Scott (Gimmerburn), pen wethers 49s 3d, pen ewes to 235; 8 ewes 143 3d; C. Mulholland and Sen (Gimmerburn), 34 wethers 28s, 33 ewes 13s 3d, G 4 14s Gd, 12 14s; James W. Blair (Outram), 18 ewes 273, 19 24s 9d, 13 23s 9d, 5 wethers 34s 3d; Mrs M, Allan (Moneymore), 16 wethers 33s Gd ; A. G. Peat (Middlemarch), 6 wethers 275, 25 ewes 16s; J. Kcast (Middlemarch), 23 wethers 2Gs 9d; J. and R. Allison (Money-

more), 7 ewes 225, 6 15s 3d; John S. Elliot (Middlemarch), 22 ewes 14s; Chas Aston i (Moa Creek), 3 trucks sheep at quotations; j Allison Bros (Clarksville), 22 ewes 22s 3d, 8 1 19s 3d; 'William Hall, jun. (Patearoa), 2 \ trucks ewes at quotations. Donald Reid I and Co, sold: Por A. W. Pearson (Kyeburn), i 2 wethers 475, 28 ewes 245; Hugh Smith (Gore), 5 wethers 40s Gd; J. H. Paul (Mil- j ton), 12 wethers 38s, 11 ewes 22s 3d ; a client, j I wether 38s; J. P. Moir (Hiliend), 25 wethers 355, 31 355, 19 335; J. G. Pearce (vv aipiata), 41 wethers 34s 9d, 43 303 Cd; 65 * 7 29s 6d; executors estate of late W. jVu-k (Mosgiel), 9 wethers 355, 21 34s 3d, 21 Turner Bros. (“ Cotswoid,” Tokonui), f* others 32s Gd, 28 32s 9d; Fahey Bros. (Evans hint), 29 31s, 23 31s 9d; George rim d a (Mllkm >, 14 :;Cs 6d ; T. H. Howell (BaHend), 2G wethers 30s 6i 9 303 3d, 14 o2s fed 2o 25s 6d; W. Chittoek (Waikaka X, ! i f V h ! , "? tb ® rs 33s 3d; M. A. Thomson ( Mcij'field ), 94 ewes 21s 9d, 27 27s 3d: JV T 1 w2-ther 335, 11 ewes 245; Jcnn Sutherland (Otclda), 2.3 wethers 31s 3d; J J. Walker (Otokia), 3 wethers 355; lv. and J. Scott (Kokcnga) 22 wethers 30s u 27S t v 3d> ** 2 % 3d ’ P- Russell (Milton)! II wethers 30s; E. Findlay (Clarksville! °5 ewes 22s 9d; S. F. I)ou?l<:3 (Oar-am' ’ 07 ewes 21s, 27 IGs W; M . "Finch (Tilton), "c i ewes 21s 3d; Raitt Bros. (Milburn), 6 ewes los 3d; M. Hamilton (Lauder), 12 wetlmra “ a 6d, 39 225, 13 ewes 14s; a Southland Cl .! e "i. lb eWfca 17f O Hugh Smith (Gore), 8 e. 2bs, 6 22s 9cl: Mrs G. Morri«cn (Willow■ banx) 5 wethers 33s 9d, 12 ewes 27s 3d; John n So 1 0 'Lauder), 16 wethers 31s 9d, 32 30s. l*_-es 6d; Geo. Harvey (Omakau), 22 wethers j- Anderson (Willowbank), 18 wethers 7* 3 77 7ys i W. Heffernan (Moonlight). oS ewes Hs 9i; B. Cotterell (Middlemarch), 62 wethers 29s Gd; K. G. Williamson ;mokorifra), 11 wethers 29s Gd, 24 ewes 18s; A. Auchescn (Hampden), 5G ewes to 40s loda Bros sold: For Edie Bros. (Edievale), 3 wethers 62s 3 Sfis, 251 s, 17 ewes 2 5g s” , j A. 0111 Iri P (Heriot), 10 wethers 4os 6:1, 18 465, 16 43s 6d, 8 ewes 32s 3d; .Lines Sim (Crookston), 4 ewes 28s; Gideon brn.th (sawyers Bay), 12 wethers 41a 6d, 17 oss ad; Gibson Bros. (North Taieri), 12 wethers 30s; K. Mitchell (Outram), 50 vvetners 27s 9d, 25 ewes 21s. Stro'nach, rwif ’ i,“ nd v C 2- sold: For A - S. Holms i, a.mahctfca), 12 wethers 465, 17 32s 9d 27 "fi t (Heriot), 10 wethers 43s’ 9d, So 0-’ A - S°ulston (Pukekoma) 6 wethers 3eS, 2o o4s 17 ewes 2.3 f, 3d. 31 255, 12 23s 3d; a client, 3.. wethers 275; 11. V. Fulton (OutifO’ l CWeS 3 ' A - Mathewson (Burnsme), 3o ewes to 23s 3d; Mrs P. I. Roberts vr ‘ /f rb r irn lv<r. 0 6wca 183 Sd > 38 to 173 ; 1q- o-f' i (Middlemarch), 12 ewes ew A ' Gilchri -=t (Waitati), 1 ewe 46s*<8d. Lew Zealand Loan and Mercan lie Agency Co. sold: For a client, 17 we.hers 46s 9d, 18 44s 9d, 21 36s 6d; D. Rout (Lrydone) 15 wethers 43s 9d. 27 33s Gd, 12 m 3 riV Jaa \ Grey (Wendon), 120 ewes to f, S L 9, hl . ttock 16 wethers 365, m Iff i Ca ;L? r “- (Stirling), 46 35s 6d, ia ~K- M'Kenzie (Clinton), 22 wethers 29s 3d, 4,28 s 6i; a client, 23 ewes 26s 6d; R. Watcon (Purrua), 32 ewes 21s; Gibson H, ros . (Lortli Taieri), 22 ewes to 17s 6u. Ihe National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: I'or A. M. Armour (Heriot), 12 wethers 455, 7r. , 5 <?we3 235; Lory and Finlayson (Crookston), 23 wethers 44s 3d, 19 35s 6d 18 ewes 28s 6d; John Matheson (Otokia) !•' we. hers 425; Srnaill Bros. (Moa Flat) 32 wethers 49= 9d, 32 40s 3d. 21 34s Gd, 25 Jos 9d 10 ewes 27s 6d; Jss. Finlay (Heriot), -0 wethers 37s 3d; M. M'Donald (Table Hill), Pen we,hers 493; J. 3y, M'lntosh (Poolburn) 38 wethers 345, 46 ewes 14s 8d; K M’KenZ’e (Clinton), 30 wethers 80s 6d; a client 26 wethers 28s Gd; John Harris, sen ’ (Heriot), 10 ewes 27s 9d, 20 17s 6d A L : Mead (Wanaka), 119 wethers 225; L Huddleston (Omakau), SO ewes 18s; P. J. Roberts (Gimmerburn), 21 ewes 16s 9d, 40 15s 9d; I). Simonson (Poolburn), 28 ewes 19s 9d’, 42 13s. Halgetj - and Co. gold: For trustees late Malcolm Robertson, 1 pen at 655, I 13 wethers 61s, 17 595, 13 55s 3d; Mrs M‘Dcna!d (Poolburn), 20 wethers 51s Gd. 8 48s, 30 ewes 235; Jubilee Estate (Waiwera), 29 wethers 47s 3d, 23 43s 3d; G. Gordon (Pukerau), 12 wethers to 47s 6d. 42 ewes to 235; A. F. M'lntosh (Ida Valley), 19 wethers 3Ss, 19 35s 6d, 24 335; Clifton Settlement (Waiwera). 20 wethers 3.3 s 3d, 14 32s Gd, 23 28s Cd; Hay Bros, (Deep Dell, Macraes), 6 wethers 41s 3d; W. Hall (Patearoa), 39 ewes 26s 9-d; S. C. Greer (Patearoa), 37 wethers to 30s Gd, 30 ewes 17s 9d; J. Clare (Omakau), 12 wethers 28s; T. Flannery, jun. (Poolburn). 21 ewes to 21s 9d; W. Brady (Moa Creek), 70 ewes to 17s 9d; a client, 71 ewes at market rates, 50 to 29s 9d; E. Conlan (Ngapara), 66 ewes to 2.1 s 3d. ( Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For Sir John Ross (Pukepito), 9 wei hors 49s Gd, 24 ewes 255, 15 25s 3d; T. Creighton (Stony Creek), pen wethers 455. 28 31s, pen ewes 17s 9d; W. H. Ross (Hakataramea), pen wethers and ewes to 45s 3d; M'Donald (Pukeuri). 17 wethers 44s 3d, 40 ewes 21s 6d; X, and I. Reid (Outram), 10 wethers 34s 9d, 24 31s 3d; a Southland client. 23 wethers 345, 21 39s 6d, 11 ewes 17s 3d; John Forsyth (Wyndham), 10 wethers 31s 9d; a client, pen wethers 30s, 31 evyes 24s J. Robertson and Sons (Waikoi-koi), 23 ewes 335, 25 293 6d; M. Wilson (Pine Bush), 33 ewes 2Gs 6d, £6 23s 9d, 27 23s 3d, 28 21s 9.1; C. W Bodv (ICelso), 10 sheep 30s; A. Crump (Kelso), '22 ewes 21s 9d, 24 18s 9d; R. A. Haliura (Bishops), 24 ewes 16s 3d; J. Hamilton (Edendale), 23 ewes 21s 9d, 33 to 17s 9d; a client, 34 ewes I;V*‘ Gd. Fat Lambs.—l 223 were penned. Freezing buyers and butchers competed keenly for all pens that were fit to kill, and late prices were well maintained. Extra prime lambs realised to 35s 6d; prime from 28s to 325; medium from 24s to 2Ss. —The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold; For Wm. Hall, jun. (Patearoa), 6 lambs 355, 14 293 9d; Cha-s. Aston (Moa Creek), 9 lambs 30s; Miss Martha Law (Gimmerburn), 2 lambs 355; Jas. Scott (Gimmerburn), 27 lambs 29s 3d; Alex. Helm (Gimmerburn), 33 lambs 28s; J. B. Kirkland (Fairfield), 31 lambs 30s 9d. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For J. A. Roulston (Pukekoma), 5 lamb 3 345, 30 29s 6d; John Leask (Lauder), 8 lambs 28s 6d, 55 26s 9d, 12 20s; Mrs P. I. Roberts (Gimmerburn), pen lambs at quotations; a client, 32 lambs to 26s 3d. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For T. H. Howell (Hiliend), 2 lambs 36s 3d; D. Russell (Milton), 1 345; J. H. Paul (Milton), 6 31s 3d; Jas. Gow (Invermay, Mosgiel), 15 33s 9d; John Leask (Lauder), 41 27s Gd, 34 265; Geo. Harvey (Omakau), 38 26s 6d, 16 255; M. Finch (Milburn), 4 25s 6d; E, T. Williamson (okonga), 35 26s 9d; W. Heffernan and Son (Moonlight), 45 26s 3d; a Southland client, 1 31s 3d; D. M'Millan and Son (Pukerangi), 29s 275, 32 275. Dalgety and Co. sold: For Clifton Settlement (Waiwera), 5 iambs 37s 61; A. F. M'lntosh (Ida Valley), 23 lambs 28s 3d, 41 25s 3d; W. Hall (Patearoa), 29 31s 6d; T. Flannery, jun. (Poolburn), 32 lambs 265; G. R. Roy (Moonlight), 55 lambs 31s, 11 28s 9d.- New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For Thos. Finnie Saddle Hill), pen lambs at 32s 3d; trustees late A. Cochrane (Palmerston), 70 lambs 2-9 s 3d, 46 25s 9d, 14 21s; G. K. M'Kenzie (Clinton), 7 27s 3d. National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: For John Matheson (Otokia), pen lambs 35s 3d; J. K. M'lntosh (Poolburn), pen lambs 335; John Harris, sen (Heriot), pen lambs 303; L. Huddleston (Omakau), 33 lambs 28s 3d; D. Sinnamon (Poolburn), 25 lambs to 27s 3d.

Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For N. and I. Reia {Outram). 7 lambs 30s 9d, 29 325, 11 28s Od; 3 . K. Taylor (Milburn), 43 28s 3d, 21 to 255; T. Creighton (Stony Creek), 3 34s Cd; J. Forsyth (Wyndham), 47 25s Cd, 13 245; a client, 21 21s; W: Dougall (Port Chalmers), 20 18s Gd. I" at Pigs.—There was a large yarding, and prices were easier to the extent of fully 73 a head for both porkers and baccners. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For J. Orlowski (Middlemarch), 1 £4 3s; W. Harkness (Waihola), 1 £3 17s; an Outram client, 3 £i lie; Mrs E. Smaill (Kaikorai), 1 £3 10s, 2 £3; A. E. Barsdell (Anderson’s Bay), 1 £3; M. Duffy £3 4s; Airs E. M'Leod (Outram), 1 £3 7s. 1 £3 Is, 6 £1 10s; J. W. Biair (Outram), 1 £3; It. Wilson (Riverside). 3 £3 Is, 2 £2 15s, 3 £2 2s, 1 £1 18s; It. M’Lelland (Portobello), 1 £1 13s, 1 £1 15s; a client, 4 £3 3s, 3 £2 17s. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Butler Bros < Clarksville), 1 pig £4 10s, 2 £4 ss; w. Muldrew (Maheno), 1 £4 6s, 7 £2 7s, 3£2 fis; ,T. Isbister (Green Island), 1 £2 17s; J. J, Walker (Otokia), 2 £3 17s; A. Gillespie (Momona), 1 £3 17s, T. 11. Pugh (Mosgiel), 1 £2 3s; J. Gall (Momona), 2 £3 7s; a client, 6 £3 IGs, 12 £3 13s, 9 £3 Bs, 12 £3 11s, 5 £3 7s, 5 £2 15s; Mrs Chittock (Waikaka Valley). 1 £3 13s; It. L. Reid (Wal-k-aka Valley), 4 £3 63; L. Hopkins (East laieri), 3 £2; F. M. Dow (Outram), 4 £3 73; a client, X £3 3s, 1 £2 15s; B. Mocre (Otautau), 4 £2 3s; E. Voice (M‘Nab), 1 £2 12s, 1 £2 3s; L. Voice (M’Nab), 1 £1 18s, 2 £1 13s, 1 £2 3s; A. Currie (Maungatua), 1 £3 19s; J. Given (Waikaka Valley), 2 £3 Cs. ——Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For J. Rennick (Middlemarch), 1 pig £1; Orokonui Home (Waitati), 3 £3 19s, 2 £3 12s: W. D. Mason (Middlemarch), 2 £3 15s, 1 £3 7s; B. CoLlerell (Middlemarch), 2 £3 7s, 1 £3 3s; A. Moynihan (Momona), 1 £3 73 6d; Wallace Bruce (Momona), 2 £2 ss; W. Movnihan (Ngapuna), 2 £2 3s; J. W. Graham' (Mosgiel), 1 £2 ss; a client, 2 £2 43 ; S. Harris (Leith Valley), 5 £2 63; B. Stewart (Duke’s Road), 3 £2. Todd Bros, sold: For R. M‘Leila nd (Portobello), 2 pigs £2 15s; A. Elder (Ilighcliff), 2 £2 16s, 2 £2 12s, 2 £2 19s, I. £5 13s, 1 £3 10s; Thomas McCarthy (Leith \ alley), 3 £3 2s, 2 £2 14s; J Kearney (Leith Valley), 2£3 4s, 2£2 17s 6d. -Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For G. Andrews (Wmtou), 6 pigs £3 15s; J. Watscn (Winton), 3 £3 3s, 2 £2 15s; Mawes (Winton), 1 £3 .14s, I£3 2s; W. Hamilton (Winton), 2£3 2s, 2 £2 15s, 5 £2 Bs, 5 £2 6s; D. Howutson (Port Chalmers), 1 £3 17s; J. A. Dickson (Portobello), 1 £3 15s; R Fincham (Ngapara), 4 £3 13s, 1 £2 18s; Stirling Dairy Company, 1 £3 ss, 11 £2 3s ; H. Walker (Brighton), 1 £2 16s; D. M'Kay (Portobello), 1 £2 17s; Ja3. Miller (M.aungatua), 2 £3 ss, 3 £2 19s, 2 £2 IGs; T. Murphy (Pine Hill), 1 £3 Is; A. Rodger (Sandymount), 1 £2 12s; client, 6 £2 17s, 3 £2 143, 2 £2 12s.——The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: For J. Franklin (Omarama), 5 pigs £3 19s, 8 £3 7s; Ern. O'Neill (Sutton), 2 pigs £3 13s, 1 £3 3s; John Matheson (Otokia), 1 pig £3 9s, 2 £2 16a. Dalgety and Co. sold: For a client. 2 pigs £4 2s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold: For Cant Bros. (Ngapara), 9 pigs £4 Is; Jas. Newlands (Ngapara), 6 £3 15s, 7 £3 2s; F. Ho-od (Ngapara), 5 £3 2s. Store Pigs.—The Otago Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association sold: For Henry Jones (Riverside), 3 pigs 15s, 5 12s; C. H. Hall (Portobello), 1 pen to 235. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold : For J. A. Dickson (Porto-lx-llo), 7 pigs 24s 6d ; Timms (Portobello), 7 19s Gd ; T. Montgomery (Kuri Bush), 5 to 233 ; D. M’Kay (Portobello), 5 to 12s Gd——Todd Bros, sold: For J. Walker (Mosgiel), 4 pigs l-3s Gd; J. Waugh (Morrr-na), 1 14s, 213 s Gd, 3 11s 6d. Stronach, Morris, and Co., Ltd. sold: For Mrs M. Bruce (Momona), 3 sows £1 13s; W. Moynihan (Ngapara). 2 slips 14s; W. Johnston (Wyllie’s Crossing), 3 slips to !3s.——Donald Reid and Co. sold: For L. Voice (M’Nab), 2 pigs 18s, 212 s, 1 13s; J. Kearney (Leith Valley), 230 s, 220 s Gd; Montgomery (Kuri Bush), 4 18s, 215 s. ADDINGTON MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, May 30. At Addington market there was a sharp rise in the prices of fat lambs and sheep to-day, and a slight recovery in beef prices. Store sheep also sold spiritedly. Store Sheep.—A good yarding for a winter sale, and an improved market for all classes, notably forward wethers. There were very few passing. Good forward four and six-tooth halfbred wethers, 30s 5d to Sis; ordinary four, six, and eight-tooth wethers, 20s 6d to 23s Cd; cull four, six, and eight tooth wethers, 18s to 20s; fairly good four, six, and eight-tooth halfbred ewes in lamb, 29s to 31s 8d; ordinary halfbred tour, six, and eight-looth ewes in lamb, 25s 6d to 295; good failing-mcuthed crossbred ewes in lamb, to 30s 3d; four, six, and eight-tooth crossbred ewes in lamb, to 29s 2d; aged ewes in lamb, 12s 6d to 17s; halfbred ewe hoggets, to 25s Id; ordinary ewe hoggets, 22s to 23s - mixed sex hoggets, ISs to 225; crossbred wether hoggets, 16s to 20s 6d; cull wether hoggets, 9s 9d to 14s. Fat Lambs.—l72o were penned, and an improved market by over a halfpenny per head, over all values being a full 9Jd. Extra prime lambs, 32s to 33s 9d; prime, 29s 3d to 31s Sd; medium, 26s to 295; light and inferior, 21s to 255. Fat Sheep. —A smaller yarding and improved prices by from 2s 6d to 2s 6d per head. Extra prime wethers, from 355; prime, 32s to 34s 9d; medium, 29s 6d to 31s 9d; inferior, 26s 6d to 2Ss; extra prime ewes, to 22s 7d; prime, 26s 6d to 30s: medium, 22s 6d to 265; light, ISs 6d to 225; old ewes, 16s to 18s 3d. bat Cattle. —A better sale, particularly for prime medium-sized beef. The best made up to 27s 6d per 1001 b; good, 23s to 265; medium, 21s to 22s 6d; light, from 18s downwards. Extra prime bullocks, to £l3 10s ; prime. £9 to £l2 ; medium, £6 12s 6d to £8 15s 3d; light, £4 5s to £6 10s; extra prime heifers, £8 10s to £lO 17s 6d: prime, £5 5s to £3 ss; ordinary, £3 5s to £5 2s 6d. Extra prime cows, to £8 ss; prime, £4 15s to £7 ss; ordinary, £3 5s to £4 10s; old, to £3. Vealers.—Good vealers were a shade better. Runners, £4 10s; ordinary vealers, £3 to £3 15s; medium, £l 5s to £2 ss; calves, 3s to 15s. Store Cattle. —A nondescript yarding and no quotable lines. Dairy Cattle. —Springers close to calving sold well. Good second, third, and fourth calvers, £7 to £l3 ; extra good, to £l7; good springing heifers, £7 to £l2 10s; extra good, to £ls 10s; backward sorts, £2 to £4. Fat Pigs.—A medium entry. Porkers sold at up to late rates, but liaconers were weaker. Choppers, £3 to £6 10s; light baconers, £3 5s to £3 10s; heavy £3 15s to £4; extra heavy, to £4 13s (average price per lb, sid to 6d); light porkers, £2 to £2 ss; heavy, £2 10s to £3 (average prico per lb, 7id to 8d). Store Pigs.—A weak demand. Weaners, 5s to 13s 6d; small stores, 12s to 15s; medium, 28s to 235; large, to 30s; sows in pig, £3 5s to £3 10s.

OAMAR'J MARKETS. (From Oub Own O- respondent.) OAMARU, June 2. The stock market has not been characterised by activity. Ewes in lamb arc in request, young ewes being particularly well inquired for, but few sellers of sheep generally are to be met with, and the demand gees unsatisfied. The yarding at the weekly sale, though good, fell much below the offerings of previous weeks. Fats were well represented, and the market showed a better tendency, the range of prices being as follows: —Extra prime fat lambs, 40s 9d; prime lambs, 29s 9d to 33s 3d; medium lambs, 27s to 28s 9d; prime wethers, 30s to 32s 3d; medium wethers, 27s to 295; prime fat ewes, 19s to 21s; medium e-wes, 16s to 17s 9d. For other sheep the price 3 obtained were: Full-mouthed ewes, from 11s 3d for poor up to 20s for a better class; full-mouthed wethers, 14s; ewe lambs, 263 9d. At a clearing sale at Ngapara fat wethers brought from 32s 3d to 35s ; fullmouthed half bred ewes, 225, and full-mouthed crossbred owes 233. Sales by private treaty have been as follows:—Fat lambs, 31s 6d to 32s 3d; fat wethers, 325; fat ewes, 20s to 255; mixed small four, six, and eight-tooth hill ewes, 265; failing-mouthed ewes, 21s; ewe hoggets, 26s 9d ; forward rape lambs, 25s 3d; ordinary raps iambs, 22s 6d; store halfbred wethers, 15s. Only a small amount of business has been done in cattle. There was only a small offering at the weekly sale, the most conspicuous being the dairy stack, which sold well. The best of the cows at profit brought from £9 os to £9 17s Gd, and others from £4 15s to £5 7s 6d, while heifers at profit realised from £6 17s to £7. At the Ngapara clearing sale, three-year-old steers realised £6 9s, and two-year-old steers £6. Sales of cattle by private treaty have been made as follows: ■ — Fat bullocks, in a line. £8 17s 6d; good, fat steers, £6 53 to £7 10s; light-weight fat steers, £5 to £5 10s: 21-year-old store steers, £3 10s; two-year-old steers, £2 10s to £3; calves, 15s to 17s 6d; dairy con's iust at profit, £9 to £10; cows to calve in the spring, £3 10s to £4 10s; three-year-old heifers, just at profit, £7; two-year-old heifers just at profit, £t to £5; heifers to calve in the spring, £3 to £4. SOUTHLAND MARKET REPORT. (From Our Own- Correspondent.) INVERCARGILL, June 1. Stock. —During the past week the market for fe.t cattie and fat- sheep has improved considerably. At our last sales cx beef improved from 23 to 33 1001 b, also a decided advance in fat wethers, which improved from 23 to 3s per head. The store cattle market remains practically unchanged. There is a fairly keen demand for good lambs also forward wethers. The store cattle market is very lifeless, little change having taken place in this section. Jf anything, forward three and four-year-old bullocks are selling slightly better. Dairy cows and heifers are practically unsaleable, at anything like reasonable values. Ox beef, extra prime, 25s to 265; heifer beef, 20s to 225; cows, 15s to 16s; extra prime bullocks, £ll 10s; average prime. £7 10a to £8 10s; light and unfinished, £6. Extra prime heifers, £6 103; average to prime. £ 1 10s to £5 10s; inferior, £3 10s; dairy cows up to £G; average, £4 10s to £5; unfinished, £2 10s. Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers, up to ”Gs 61: average, 33s to 355; light and unfinished, down to 29s 6d; extra prime ewes, 255; average, 21s to 22s 61; light and unfinished, 17s. Fat Lambs.—Fat lamb, 81d to 9d lb; extra prime lambs, up to 28s; average, 25s to 26s 6d; light, 22s Gd. Store Cattle. —Forward three and four-year-old bullocks, up to £5; average three and four-year-old bullocks, £3 10s to £4 ss; two and a-ha!f year old steers, £3: yearling and IS-month-old steers, 25s to 355; springing heifers, due September, £4 to £5 for good sorts; extra good dairy cows, due September, £9 to £10; average dairy cows, £5 to £6; inferior cows, from 25s to SOs. Store Sheep.—Extra forward four and sixtooth wethers, 28s; two-tooth wethers. 23s to 255; good condition m.s. lambs, 17s to 18s; average lambs. 15e to 16s: inferior and cully lambs, 10s; f.f.m. ewes. 153 to 16s, according to condition; average f.f.m. ewes, 13s to 14s: cully ewes, 8s 6d; two-tenth rwos, extra good, 32a; average six and eight-tooth ewes, 30s to 31s 6d ; s.m. ewes, 25s to 27s 6d. THE FRUIT AND PRODUCE WORLD. Reilly’s Central Produce Mart (Ltd.) reports:—Very heavy consignments of fruit and produce arriving daily. Apples and pears are selling at prices that must prove unpayable to growers. Present prices are in buyers’ favour, and unless better returns are secured for growers for choice cooking and dessert fruits the business generally will suffer. Growers and packers of inferior fruit should consume such fruit on the orchard, and thus give good growers and packers a chance to secure fair values. Large supplies of vegetables arriving daily. We placed heavy consignments of potatoes during the week. Turnips are in oyer-supply, prices are easier. There has been good inquiry for cattle and poultry foods of all descriptions—molasses, also spraying materials. A large quantity of poultry came forward for our bale on Wednesday, particularly turkeys. Pigs have been in excess of requirements, consequently prices are easier. At the moment there is a keen demand for good seed and table potatoes free from blight. Those requiring choice fruits should order immediately. We received our first consignment of spring narcissus, which realised 2s 6d, 3s, 3s Gd, ss, 5s Gd, 6s Gd, 7s per dozen bunches. Tomatoes, Local hothouse, lOd, lid. Is Old. Is Id. Is 3d, Is 4d; Otago Central, Bid. lOd. Grapes: Gros Colmars, 2s 7d, 3s; Barbarosa. 2s. Shallots, 4d. Pickling onions, lid. Brussels sprouts, 7Jd, Bd, 91d. New season’s walnuts, Is Id. Is 2d. Almonds, 61d, 9d New season’s Adelaide dried apricots: Choice Is sd. New season’s Adelaide dried peaches: Choice Is 3d. Peanuts: Choice quality, 7d per lb. Pears; Choice desserts, 6s, 6s Gd. 7s. 7s Gd. Bs, 9s; others, 13 to 3s 61. Apples: Delicious, choice 10s, 11s Gd. 123, 12s Gd; Jonathans. 63 Gd, 7s Gd, Ss. 9s; cooking, choice 5s 6d, Gs Gd ; inferior. 2s to 3s Gd. Lemons: American, 50s; Adelaide, 255. Passions: Choice, 20s. Mandarins, 223 Gd. Rarotonga oranges: Choice, 235. Pines, 255. Bananas: Choice ripe, 30s per case. Pie melons, 16s, 18s. Pumpkins, ss. Artichokes, 8s 61 per cwt. Cabbages. Is 6d to 3s 6d. Cucumbers, 12s Gd to 15s. Lettuce. Is, Is 6d per dozen for choice. Vegetable marrows, 6s Gd. 7s, 7s 61. Potatoes: Northern. £lO 10s; southern £ll 103 per ton. Carrots, 5s 61. Parsnips, 8s Gd. Swedes: Choice, 3s Gd per cwt; loose, 353 per ton. Onions: Choice. Melbournes! 103; Canterbury, 7s Gd cwt. Tea: Broken Orange Pekoe, 2s 6d. Butter: Dairy pats. Is sd; separator pats, Is 7d; milled. Is Gd. Cheese, 10Jd. Beeswax, Is 6:1. Bacon, IOJd, lid, Hid, Is. Pigs: Heavy consignments forward; prime porkers, 6Jd, Gid; prime baconers. 61 d; heavv-weights to s’d: choppers, 3|d. Honey: Bulk. 5Jd. Gd, ‘Gid; sections, choice 12s; -lib pats, 3s 9d per dozen; JOlb tins, 63 Gd. 7s Gd each. Eggs: Stamper!. 8s 7d; cased, 2s 6d; preserved, Is 7d, Is 8d

dozen. Molasses, 8s Gd cwt. “Moose” linseed oil cake meal, 17s 6d per 1001 b. Fowl wheat, 4s 2d, 4s 3d, 4s 6d. Oat dust, 3s Gd per sack. Oats: A Gartons, 3s 3d; B, 3s. Oatsheaf chaff: Prime quality, £5, ex truck. Pure sulphate apple wrapping paper, 10 x 10, 3s 3d per ream. Woodwool: Special quality, 303 per bale. Rabbitskins, to 6 ltd per lb. “X Keys” meat meal, 16s per 1001 b bags. “Giraffe” brand lime sulphur: 4gal tins, 2s 9d gallon; lgal tin 3,3 s 9cl gallon; in casks, 2s gallon. Black Leaf 40: 10lb tins, 68s; 2lb ims, 18s; Jib tins, 5s G.d. Poultry: Hens—s at 63 2d, 5 at 03 4d, 5 at ss, 25 at 4s Bd, 33 at 43 4d, 58 at 4s 2d, 37 at 4s, 25 at 3s Bd, 43 at 3s 6d, 53 at 3s 4d, 70 at 3s, 45 at 2s lOd, 27 at 2s Bd, 10 at 2s 6d; pullets—9 at 12s, 15 at 10s Gd, 4 at 8s Gd, 12 at 6s; cockerels—l at 11s, 1G at 8s Gd, 23 at 7s, 39 at 63 Gd, 15 at 6s 2d, 23 at Gs, 9 at 5s 6d, 4 at 5s 2d, 30 at ss, 10 at 4s Gd, 39 at 4s Sd, 48 at 4s 6d, 23 at 4s 4d, 61 at 4s, 14 at 3s lOd, 13 at 3s 6d, 5 at 3s 2d, 47 at 3s, 21 at 2s lOd, 8 at 2s Sd, 3at 2s 4d; ducks—l 3 at. 8s Gd, 28 at 7s Gd, 16 at 63 6d, 19 at ss, 11 at 4s lOd, 20 at 4s Bd, 5 at 4s 2d, 21 at 4s; geese —7 at 7s (all at per pair); tnikeys—l2 at 9Jd, 2G at 9d, 21 at BJd, 3 at 8d per lb. E. OSWALD REILLY. Managing Director, Moray place, Dunedin. FOREIGN EGGS. The question of the marking of foreign eggs imported into Great Britain has been the subject of natch discussion in England for many months, and the matter has gone so far that it has led to the drafting ot the Merchandise Marks Bill to deal with the marking of foreign produce. The proposed legislation is the outcome of vigorous propaganda by producers in the United Kingdom, but it is meeting with strong opposition by the wholesale and distributing trades. The largest sources of supply of eggs for Great Britain used to be Russia and Denmark, and enormous quantities are still obtained from the latter country, the value of imports therefrom in 1920 being more than £7,090,009. Of late years it has been necessary to go farther afield, to Egypt and, more particularly, China, and large supplies are drawn from those places. The Chinese eggs are either frozen or chilled, and bacteriological examination has shown that the refrigerated eggs are much less infected than tho new-laid egg. The distributing trade states that there is good reason to believe that the imported frozen egg is often much fresher and more desirable than many of the eggs produced at home. In one case the eggs are frozen when fresh, while in the other there is no telling how old the egg might be, and through how many hands it ha 3 gone. The tatter phase of the question has been considered by merchants in Melbourne (says ?*ne Argus), ar.d the tendency during the last two or three years has been to put larger qualities of fresh eggs into cool store for autumn end winter use.

THE ENGLISH APPLE MARKET. Messrs T. Boss-Walker (Ltd.), of Hobart, supply the following results of the sale of shipments of Tasmanian apples in London, by the s.s. Jervis Bay:—Cleopatras, 11s Gd; Cox's orange pippins, 10s 6d; Stunner pippins, 10s; Scarlet Nonpareils, 10s; King cf Pippins, 10s; Jonathans, 11s. By the s.s. Port Sydney:— Cleopatras, 12s; Jonathans, 10s 3d; Cox’s orange pippins, 10s. The condition of this fruit was fair, but some parcels were very wasty. By the s.s. Nestor: —Cleopatras, 11s to 143; Jonathans, 10s 6d to 12s; Ribstone pippins, 9s Gd to ICa. WHEAT AND OATS. LATEST THRESHING RETURNS. The Government Statistician reports in the latest Abstract of Statistics that returns of actual threshings received to date (May 21) from threshing-mill owners 3how that so far 5,687,776 bushels cf wheat and 2,979,559 bushels of oats have been threshed out. Tho average yield per acre in cases where particulars of areas were furnished (covering 99 per cent, of total threshings) work out at 32.55 bushels for wheat and 39.69 bushels for oats. A table is appended showing, by land districts, the quantity of wheat and oats threshed and the yield per acre in each case: WHEAT.

INVESTMENT STOCKS BANKING. Bank of —ustralasia—Buy £l3 153 Bank of N.S. Wales—Sel £4O 10s. Bank cf New Zealand—Buy 625, sel 62s 6d. National Bank—Buy £6 13s 9d. Union Bank—Buy £l4 14s 9d, sel £l{ 153. INSURANCE. National Insurance Co. —Buy 775, sel 793. N.Z. Insurance Co. —Buy 29s 6d, sel 29a 3d. South British Insurance Co.—Sel 39s 3d. Standard Insurance Co.—Buy 37s|3d, sel 38s 6d. SHIPPING. Howard Smith —Buy 53s Gd. Huddart, Parker (ord.) —Buy 43s Gd, sel 44s F. and O. Referred Stock —Buy £325 sei £340. U.S.S. Co. (pref.)—Buy 20s Gd. COAL. Westport Coal Co.—Sel 38a 9d. Westport-Stockton (ord.) —Buy 5s 4d, sel 5s Od. LOAN AND AGENCY. Goldsbrough, Mort —Buy 17s Gd, sel 495. National Mortgage—Buy 813 6d. N.Z. Loan and M. (ord.) —Sel £BS. N.Z. and River Plate—Buy 21s 6d". Perpetual Trustees —Buy 375. Trustees, Ex. and Agency—Buy 50s. Wright, Stephenson (ord.) —Buy 275, Wright, Stephenson (pref.)—Buy 15s Gd. MEAT PRESERVING. N.Z. Refrigerating (pd.)—Buy 255. N.Z. Refrigerating (con.)—Buy 13s 3d, sel L3s Bd. South Otago Freezing—Buy £4 10s. MISCELLANEOUS. Brown, Ewing (old.) —Buy 27s Gd. Brown, Ewing (pref.)—Buy 20s 6d. Bruce Woollen Co. —Buy 35s 6d, eel 37a 6d.

D.I.C. (pref.)—Buy 203 6d. Dental and Medical Sup.—Sel 21s. Dominion Rubber —Sel 20s. Donaghy's Rope and Twine—Buy 335. Dunedin-llaikorai Trams—Buy 255. Dunedin Stock Exchange Propty (ex div.) — Buy 435. Dunlop Rubber—Buy 2.15. Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.) —Buy 235, sel 245. Kaiapoi Woollen (con.) —Buy 11s, sel lie Sd. Miiburn Lirne and Cement —JtSuy 355. Mcsgiel Woollen Co.—Buy £7 6s. M’Leod Bros.’ Soap—Buy £l6 ss. National Electric—Sel 203. N.Z. Drug Co. —Buy 645, sel 60s 3d. N.Z. Express (pref.)—Buy 14s Gd. N.Z. Hardware (ord.) —Sol 9s. N.Z. Hardware (pref.)—Buy 15s. N.Z. Paper Mills (ord.) —Sel 255. Otago Daily Times—Buy 555. Papuan Products —Sel Is. Sharland and Co.—Sel 235. Smith and Smith (pref.)—Buy 19s. Crown Brewery — Buy 54a Gd, sel 555. Ward and Co. (brewers) —Buy 47s Gd, sol 49s Gd. Manning's Brewery—Buy £6 2s Gd, sel £6 Wliitcombe and Tombs—Sel 765. Wilson’s (N.Z.) Cement—Buy 26s sd, sel 26s 3d. WAR. BONDS. 41 per cent. Bonds, 1930 —Sel £9B. 44 per cent. Bonds, 1938—Buv £97 12s Gd, eel £9B. 4J per cent. Bonds, 1939—8uy £97 10s, sel £9B. 5J per cent. Soldiers’ Bonds, 1933 —-my £lO2. 4J per cent. Inscribed, 1939 —Sel £9B. 5J per cent. Soldiers' Inscribed, 1933. — Buy £lO2. 5 per cent. Postal Bonds. 1927—8uy £3B. 5 per cent. Postal Inscribed, 1927—8uy £9B. 5 per cent. Postal Bonds, 1929 —Buy £9B. 5 per cent. Postal Inscribed, 1929—5 el £9B 10s.

Average Quantity. yield ■Land district. threshed. Bushels. Bushels! Auckland 2,255 34.61 Hawke’s Buy 16.005 26.76 Taranaki 242 20.04 \\ ■ellington 127,474 34.09 Nelson 17,166 22.50 Marlborough 58,082 32.91 Canterbury 4,789.102 34.06 Otago Southland 613,357 52,486 25.75 35.63 Totals 5,687,776 32.85 OATS, Auckland 800 29.63 Hawke's Bay 20.483 33.49 Taranaki 1,336 29.04 Wellington 81,209 40.93 Nelson 13,730 24.73 Marlborough 17,940 33.46 Canterbury 1,373,650 37.64 Southland .'!] 527,084 413,258 43 61 46.87 Totals 2,979,559 39.61