COMMERCIAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 3765, 11 May 1926, Page 32

COMMERCIAL.

WEEKLY MARKET REPORTS. Burnside, Wednesday, May 5. Fat Cattle.—A large yarding of fat cattle came to hand, 353 being penned The bulk of the yarding comprised bullocks of good quality and handy weights and for this class of cattle prices were about on a par with late rates. Cows and heifers of medium to poor quality were difficult to quit at prices showing a drop of from £1 to £1 10s on late rates Prices obtained for prime heavy bullocks ranged from £l7 to £l9 ss; medium weights, £l4 10s to £l6; lighter sorts, £ll to £l3. Extra prime heavy cows made from £9 5s to £l3 2s 6d; extra prime heifers made up to £11; light and inferior cows and heifers sold at from £4 10s to £7. Dalgety and Co. sold: For M. M'Nally (Morton Mains), 1 bullock £l6 17s 6d, 1 £l6 7s 6d, 4 £l4 17s 6d, 4 £l3 17s 6d, 3 £l3 10s, 3 £ll 10s; R. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 £ll ss; J. Renton (Mosgiel), 2 £l2 10s; J. Gow (Wingatui), 1 £l3; 1. cow, £l3 2s 6d; W. Lindsay (Allanton), 2 bullocks £ll 7s 6d, 2 cows £8 ss, 1 £5 ss; J Carruthers (Maungatua), 2 bullocks £l4 10s; T. Edwards (Tapanui), 1 truck ccws at current rates. -Wright Stephenson, and Co. sold: For a southern client, 1 bullock £l9 ss, 1 £lB, 2 £l6 10s 3 £l2 10s; James Gow (Mosgiel), 2 £lB 12s 6d; Mrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 £lB 2s 6d; Swan’s Estate (Kaihiku), 1 £l7, 1 heifer £l2, 1 cow £ 1 1) ; F. A. Price (Waikiwi), 2 bullocks £l7 10s, 2 £l6 ss. 3 £ls 15s, 3 £ls 7s 6d, 3 £ls, 1 £l4 17s 6d, 2 heifers £6 7s 6d, 2 £5 2s 6d, 5 £3 15s; W. D. Hunt (Wallacetown), 4 bullocks £l6 2s 6d, 4 £l4 12s 6d; W. Lind say (Allanton), 1 £l4 7s 6d, 2 £ll los, 1 heifer £8 15s; James Carruthers (Mos giel), 2 bullocks £l4; W. R. Marshall (North-East Valley), 2 £l3 17s 6d, 2 £l3 2s 6d, 2 £lO 12s 6d; Mrs O. M. Cross (Warepa), 1 cow £ll, 1 £B, 2 oullocks £9 17s 6d, 1 £8 ss; Robert L‘/>rott (Otokia), 1 cow £lO ss; George Bath gate (Outram), 1 £8 2s 6d, 1 £6; Walter Blackie (Mosgiel), 1 £7 10s; J. Shennan (Berwick). 2 heifers £7 ss; Sniaill Bros (Tomahawk). 1 cow £6, 1 £5 17s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Fleming and Co. (Titiroo), 2 bullocks £ls 15s, 2 £l4 10s, 2 £l4 ss, 2 £l2 15s; W. Forrester (North-East Valley), 2 £l4 17s 6d, 2 £l3 12s 6d, 2 £ll 2s 6d, 2 £l2, 2 £lO 7s 6d; J. C. Renton (Mosgiel), 2 £l4 15s; J. Wilson (Lauder), 1 £l3 15s, I heifer £8 17s 6d, 1 bullock £l3 2s 6d, 3 £ll 12s 6d, 1 £lO 7s 6d; W. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 £l2, 1 heifer £8 10s, 1 cow £5 15s, 1 £5 ss; R. Kirk (Mosgielj, 1 heifer £ll 10s; W. Blackie (Mosgiel), 3 £lO, 1 £8 17s 6d, 1 £7 12s 6d; J. A Edwards (Pukerau), 4v £9, 1 bullock £8 17s 6d, 1 cow £6 ss, 2 heifers £4; lan Lindsay (Allanton), 3 cows £8 7s 6d. 1 heifer £8 7s fid, 1 cow £6 17s 6d; C. Campbell (Allanton), 1 heifer £7 7s 6d, 1 cow £6, 1 £9 ss; T. Landels (Mataural 2 £7, 2 f? 6 10s, 1 £7 15s; J. Sutherland (Mornona). 1 heifer £8 15s; a client, 1 cow £9 ss. 4 £7, 1 £6 17s 6d, 2 £6 12s 6d. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For James Carruthers (Maungatua), 3 bullocks £ls 10s, 1 £l4; James Gow (Mosgiel), 2 £l4 10s; Mrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 1 £l4, 1 heifer £10; Mrs M. Geoffrev (Wedderburn), 2 bullocks £ll 17s fid. 1 heifer £ll ss, 1 £3 12s 6d; J. 0. Renton (Mosgiel). 3 bullocks £l3 17s 6d; Robert Wilson (Riverside), 2 £ll, 2 £9 10s, 3 heifers £5; J. Nicolson (Oturehua). 1 bullock £lO 17s sd. 1 heifer £8 7s 6d, 2 £5 12s 6d, 2 £5 ss. 1 £3 17s 6d, 1 bullock £5; Mrs A. Moore (Pukepito). 1 heifer £lO 17s 6d, 1 £6 15s; H. P Parks (Otekura). 1 £lO 12s 6d, 1 £8 sb, 1 £5 10s, 4 £5; Mrs W Sutherland (Stirling), 1 £9 12s 6d, 1 bullock £9 ss; John Fowler, jun. (Ri eriride), 4 heifers £8 12s 6d; J. S. Benuett (Wederburn), 1 £9 2s 6d, 1 £3 10s; Hugh Devon (Gimmerburn), 4 £9 7s 6d, 3 £5; John Grant (Fairview), 3 £lO ss, 2 £9 15s, 4 £8 17s fid; 11. M'Quillan (Mataura), 3 £7; a southern client, 1 truck at quotations. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold: For William Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £ll 10s; Walter Blackie (Mosgiel), 2 heifers £9 7s fid; a client, 1 £9 2s fid, 1 £6 12s fid; W. Lindsay (Allanton), 2 £8 15s, 2 £8 10s, 1 £B, 1 £6 15s, 1 £6 ss, 3 £5 10s, 2 £5 7s fid, 1 15; F. Johnson (Mornona), 1 cow £6, 1 heifer £5 17s fid. The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: For a client, 1 bullock £l4 10s, 1 £l3 17s fid, 4 cows £6; U. Devon (Gimmerburn), 2 £l2 12s fid, 1 £lO 5», 2 £7 17s fid; W. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 £lO, 2 £9 17s fid, 2 £0 10s, 1 15 10s, 1 £8 7s fid; D. C. M'Kenzie (Glenham), 1 bullock <lO 10s; a client, 1 -8 ss, 1 cow 15 7s 0d; D. Marshall fParetai), 1 heifer £5 17s fid, 1 <6 17s fid.—

Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For execu tors late William Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £l6 2s 6d, 2 £l4 7s fid; W. V. Forrester (North-East Valley), 3 £ls 155.. 1 £l4 7s fid, 6 £l2 17s fid; Fleming and Co. (Titiroa), 3 £l4 15s, 3 £l4 ss, 2 £l2 7s 6d; John Keast (Middlemarch), 4 £ll 2s fid; A. Scott (Burnside), 1 cow f 8 ss, 2 £7 10s, 2 £6 17s 6d, 2 £5 12s 6d. Store Cattle.—A fairly large yarding of about 300 head was forward, consisting of medium to inferior cows and heifer*! A dragging sale resulted at prices considerably below those ruling at late sales. ——Dalgety and Co. sold: For Thomas Edwards (Tapanui), 1 pen cows at current rates. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For R. Sprott (Otokia), 1 bull £7 15s, 2 cows £5 12s fid, 1 £5 2s fid, 1 £4 12s fid, 1 £4 9s, 1 £3 ss, 3 £2 16s, 1 £1 15s, 1 vealer £1 13s; R. Thomas (Allanton). 3 cows £6 7s fid, 1 bull £5 10s, 1 cow £4 17s 6d; E. Brown (Dunedin), 2 £5 12s; A. Gooch (Mihiwaka), 1 bull 15, 2 heifers £2 10s; J. H. Goodall (Mornington), 1 bull £4, 1 cow £3 17s 3d; J. «L Nyhon (Sandymount), 4 £3 11s; T. D. Sham 1 (Wjdie’s Crossing), 1 £3 4s; J. Pryde (Mornington), 4 £2 15s; J. Jones (Hanp den), 1 bull £2 15s, 10 heifers £2 4s; J. Brenssell (Waitati), 1 bull £2 15s, 2 heifers £2 9s; G. Paxton, 1 cow £2 15s. 1 £2 14s; J. Lamont (Sawyers’ Bay), l £2 I<s. 2 £2: J. Johnston (i me Hill), 1 £2 6s; R. Methven (North-East Valley), 3 i2 Is; Smaill Brcs. (Tomahawk), 1 £2 Is: W. Woltersdorf (Anderson’s Buy), 2 £1 17s; Jas. Chapman (Dunback), 4 vealers to 355; W. Robinson, jun. (Lovell’s Flat). 2 £1 3s, 1 £1 .2s; Mrs Joyce (Wakari), 1 £l.— —Donald Peid and Co. sold: For William Black (Milburn), 5 steers £6 1 £3 iss; G. Robson (Orepuki), 7 cows £2 11s, 1 heifer £2 14s, 1 vealer £1 15s, 1 £1 10s, 1 £2 7s. 1 £1 17s, 1 £1 10s, 1 £2; a client, 1 heifer £4 17s, 1 £6 11s, 1 £4 12s fid, 1 £4 2s 6d, 1 £2 17s 6d, 1 £2 10s; T. F. Landells (Mataura), 4 £3 10s; a client, 13 calves £1 ss; R. Duff (Kelburn). 1 heifer £2 2s fid; A. Fleming (Otokia) 5 £3 2s; J. A. Edwards (Pukerau). 1 steer £5, l £3 14s; John Campbell (Allanton), 1 cow £3 17s 6d: Rocklands Station (Outram), 1 bull £6 15s, 1 £7; John Wilson (Lauder), 1 £6 12s 6d; A. Gillespie (Mornona), 1 Cs.—-—The Otago Farmers Co-operative Association sold: For E. Lad brook (Invercargill), 2 cows £7 ss, 2 heifers £3 15s, 1 vealer £5, 2 £4, 1 £3 10s. 2 £3 2s fid, 4 £3, 1 £2 10s, 11 cows £3: John Ross (Glenside), 10 £7; John Gamble (Mosgiel), 1 £6, 1 £3 12s 6d; D. Ford (Allanton), 1 £5 10s, 1 £4 17s, 1 £2 10s • J. W. Graham (Mosgiel), 1 £5, 1 vealer 13s; T. H. Pugh (North Taieri), 1 cow £4 15s, 1 £3 10s, 1 £3 6s. 1 vealer £2: John Black (Mataura), 10 cows £4 17s 6d; Mrs W. Sutherland (Stirling), 1 £4 17s 6d, 1 £4, 1 £1 4s; J. S. Bennett (Wedderburn), 2 £3 15s, 1 £2 6s; J. P. Luke (Highcliff), 1 £2 11s: T. Murphy (Pine Hill), 1 £3, 1 £2 15s: Gordon M'Master (Saddle Hill), 1 £5 10s; R. Brunton (Tomahawk), 1 £4, 1 £2 Is; T. Landells (Mataura), 5 £3 2s 6d, 3 £4, 3 vealers £1 14s; W. J. Lewis (Portobello), 2 cows £4, 3 £3, 7 £2 ss; J. Lory (Pukepito), 1 vealer £2 15s; Henry Black (One Tree Farm), 8 cows £2 18s, 1 £2, 4 £1 7s, 4 £1 Gs, 2 £1; E. Jensen (Caversham), 1 £1 18s; James Weir (Portobello), 1 £1 12s 6d, 1 vealei 17s; Thomas Landells (Mataura), 1 bull £6 10s; W. J. Lewis (Portobello), 1 £4 10s; T. Johnson (Allanton), 7 cows £3 10s. 1 £4. New Zealand Loan and Mer cantile Agency Company sold: For G. C. M'Kenzie (Evans Flat), 1 steer £7 10s 1 £7, 1 heifer £5 10s, 1 vealer £1 14s; Alex. Gow (Outram), 1 heifer £6 2s 6d; a client, 1 cow £4 12s 6d, 1 £4, 1 £3 10s, 1 neifer £2 2s 6d, 6 cows £ll* 6d, 1 vealer £2 4s, 1 £1 6s: a client, 1 steer £6 10s. 1 heifer 12 17s 6d, 2 cows 19s; R M’Kenzie (Wylie's Crossing), 2 £3 2s: a client, 1 steer £3 10s; Thomas Johnson (Allanton), 2 cows £4 13s, 1 heifer £4 2s fid; a client, 1 bull £5 12s fid, 1 £3 10s. 1 £2; William Carson (Evans Flat), 1 £4 10s. The National Mortgage an 1 Agency Company sold: F H. Devon (Gimmerburn), 2 steers £G 10s; D. Mar shall (Paretai), 2 heifers £5 Is, 1 £4; a client, 3 £4 19s, 2 steers £4 3s, 1 heifer £4 3s. 2 cows £3 4s, 2 £1 19s>~D. B. Craig head (Middlemarch), 1 calf £1 13s, 1 £1 6s; J. L. Kerr (Middlemarch), 1 bull £3 10s. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold* For J. H. Leitch (Middlemarch), 2 cows £4 12s fid, 1 heifer £4 12s 6d; John Keast (Middlemarch), 1 cow £4 10s; clients. 1 steer £B, 1 cow £5 10s, 1 £3 17s 6d, 1 £3 7s, 1 £2 15s, 3 vealers 31s 2 235, 3 £1 1 18s; F. Johnson (Mornona), 1 bull £4, 1 cow £4, 1 £3 15s, 1 £3 14s, l £3 ss, t heifer £3 Is; Mrs Rushworth (North-East Valley), 1 £2 10s. Dairy Cows. —Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For D. Hunt (Hampden), 1 £9 15s; J. Brenssell (Outram), 3 to £3 15s. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For a client, 1 £4; J. H. Goodall (Mornington) 1 heifer £4 2s 6d, 1 cow £4 10s, 1 £2, 1 £1 ss, H. M’Murray (Mornington), 1 £9. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Asso ciation sold: For J. P. Gardiner (Green Island), 1 £8 ss; Taieri client, I £B, 1 £7 15s; Peninsula client, 1 £6 15s, 1 £6 7s 6d, 1 heifer £5 12s 61. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For T. Maxwell (Dunedin), 1 £6 10s; client. 1 £4. Calves. —Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For Ford Bros. (Pine Hill). 1 10s, 1 3s: F. Valpy (Green Island), 1 4s 6d; Mrs E. Welhan (Brockville), 2 2s 6d. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For Geo. Graham, 2 235, 1 20s. f 17s; E. Green (Abbotsf d), 1 17s fid New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For J. R. Brinsdon (Halfway Bush), 1 Bs, 1 4s. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For Mrs Nellie Hodge (Mosgiel Junction) 1 2“ • W. J. Keast [ Middlemarch), 1 17s, 1 16s; J. Pedofskv (Sutton). 4 12s, 1 ss; Mrs M Leask (Mosgiel), 1 12s fid; Mrs Thoms ~reen Island), 4 ss; J. Agnew (Sawyers Bay), 1 Bs. Fat Sheep.—There were 2597 forwarded. As this number was in excess of butchers’ requirements prices showed an all round drop in the vicinity of 2s per head. A fair proportion of the yarding consisted of good quality wethers, which sold at up to 38s 9d for extra prime heavy-weights. Prime medium weight wet ers brought from 33s to 355; lighter sorts from 27s 6d to 30s; extra prime ewes brought ip to 31s 3d, but the bulk of the medium ewes sold erractically at anything from 18s to 21s. DJfl gety and Co. sold: For a Southland client, 17 wethers 33s 9d, 32 31s 6d pen 30s; Alexander Cameron (Tapanui), 6 wethers 28s 6d, 9 28s 3d, 16 325; Mrs A. Wilson (Tapanui), half truck ewes at current rates; T. Morrow (Heriot). 17 ewes 22s 9d, 24 19s 6d, 14 17, 9d, 5 16s 9<l; C. R. Sheat IMonaymore). 5 wethers 30s, 19 ewes 21s, pen at current rates; T. R. Connolly (Hyde), 10

wethers 26s 3d.——Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: f:r H. M’Lennan (Edievale), 14 wethers 37s 3d, 11 36s 9d, 14 34s fid, 13 335; W. Robinson, jun. (Lovell’s Flat) 21 wethers 375, 15 33s 6d, 17 32s 3d; T. Flynn (Aparima). 18 wethers 3fis, 14 35s fid, 19 33s fid; Carterhope Estate (Warepa), 14 wethers 34s 9d, 14 34s 9d. 21 30s 6d; T. Fraser (Waianiwa), 11 wethers 34s 6d, pen -•*, 10 32s 3d. 10 325. 7 31s 9d, 19 30s 3d; 1). J. Fox 'Waimahaka), 7 wether» 34s fid, 18 33s 9d, 14 33s fid. 16 31s 6d; W. D Hunt (Wallacetown). 10 wethers -js 6d, 8 335, 43 32s 2d, 35 30s 9d, 19 29s 6d. Thomas Johnson (Wangaloa' 21 wethers 33s 6d. 12 28s 9d, 16 -8s fid. 7 ewes 22s 9d, pen 225; N. and I. Reid (Outram), wethers 31s 3d, 3 14s. Donald Reid and Co. sold; For W. Hendry (Matarae), 1 wether 36a 6d, 2fi ewes 17s, 11 17s, 22 Is 3d; - client, 13 wethers ».4s 6d, 3 27s fid; a client. 1 ewe 24s 9d; Mrs Wiseley (Milburn), 5 vrethcra 32s 6d, 12 275; C. and W. Shiel tR. and F. Sim. agents), 18 wethers 325. 22 30s, 19 28s 3d; Greenvale Station (Fairlight), 29 wethers 28s 6d, 33 27s 9d. 17 26s 9d, 28 28s, 13 27s 6d: Thomas Thomson (Waiara,, 14 wethers 28? 3d. 227 -D. M. Reid (Milton), 1 wether 28s 3d, 5 ewes 21s 9d; Eric H. Spain (Galloway), 59 withers 245, 34 17s. 27 17s 6d, 25 16s 6d, 4" 8s 6d 128 8s Id; M. Finch (Milton) 11 ewes 19s 9d. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For Jasper Clark iLovell’s Flat), 21 wethers 34s 6d. 8 345. 21 ewes 18s 6d, 13 15s; W. K. M'lntosh (Poolburn), 4 wethers 32s 3d. 2o ewes 2fis, 12 21s 6d, 9 20s. 5 14s 3d; L). Ireland lOutrarn) 15 wethers 31s; P. M’Skirnmina and Sons (Benhar). pen wethers 30s, 23 ewes lbs 9d, 9 15s; R. Law (Kaihiku), 25 ewes 21s 6d, 25 18s 9d, 7 17s 9d; N and 1. Reid (Outram), 12 ewes 225, 16 16s 9d: J. VV. Blair (Outram). 12 ewes 17s 8 16? 6d, 6 16s, 19 17s; Mark Finch (Milton), 10 ewes 17? 9d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For Geor Fraser (Fortrose), 14 wethers 38s 3d, 20 37s 6d, 11 345, 4 ewes 24s 9d, o wethers 245; K. G. M'Kenzie (Fortrose), 11 wethei 38s 9d, 14 35s 9d. 18 ewes 31? 3d, 14 245: Timpanv Bros. (Woodlands), 14 wethers 35s 6d, 3 31s 6d; client. 4 wethers 36s 9d. 14 ewes 22s 6d. 11 17s; William Bryant (Otokia), 20 ewes 18s, 18 17s 3d. 22 15s. Tho National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: For M. M'Kay and Sons (Waikaia), 26 wethers 37s 3d. 9 35s 3d, 19 33s !d; John Looney (Centre Bush). 3o wethers 32s 6d; Georee M'Donald (Clinton), 13 wethprs 33s 9d. 16 325; Coekburn Bros <Te Houka), 33 wethers 31s 6d, 25 325: client. 1 truck wethers to 31s 3d -. T Smith (Bannockburn), 26 wethers 31s. 24 29s 6d: G. N. Steel ■'Clinton). 9 wethers 31s. .J ewes 15s: Alexander Haugh (Heriot), 25 ewes 20s 9d. 35 18s, James Smith and Sons (Greenfield), 18 ewes LBs. 24 17s. 75 16s; D Ritchie (Bannockburn), 9 ewes 16s; client, pen wethers 29s 6d: north client. 1 wethers 25s 3d. 18 245. Stronach. Morris and Co. sold: For A. Scott (Burnside), 1 wethers 55s sd. 36 33s 9d. 11 26s 9d- A. S. Dolma (Waimahaka Estate. Invercargill)- 33 wethers 33s 9d, 14 31s °d: D. Ireland (Outram), 9 wethers 265, 23 ewes 16? 9d; D. M. D M*Laren Patearoa). 6 wethers 21s. 21 ewes 23s 9d. 11 23s 3d: W G. Thompson (Middlemarch). 12 \vether9 28s; W. Bruce (Mornona). 15 ewes 14s 3d. Fat Lambs.—A small yarding of 507 lambs was penned. Prices were about on a par with last weelc’s rates.—Dalgety and Co sold: For D Sheddan (Miller's Flat), 55 lan bs 27s 6d 11 27s 3d; T. R. Connolly (Hyde). 16 275. 30 25s 9d. 16 23s 6d. Wright. Stephenson and Co sold: For N, and I. Reid (Outram), 7 28s 3d, 9 25? 9d. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For W Henden (Matarae). 43G 3d. 228 s 6d: John Tufts (Berwick). 25 27? 6d. 52 25s 9d, 43 25s 6d; D M Reid (Milton). 13 275. 7 24? 6d; Tho? Thomson (Waiara). 28 24s 6d. 24 235. — —The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: Foe W K. M'lntosh (Poolburn) 4 31s, 6 25s 3d. pen 23s 3d: P. M'Skimming and Sons (Benhar). 19 25s 6d, 7 22? 9d; A. Green (Abbotsford), pen 20s 3d: Southern client, one truck at quotation? New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agencv Co sold: For a client, 11 29s 3rl 15' 295: Wm Rrvant (Otokia). pen 255. ——The National Mortgage and Agency Co. so'd • For client. 21 26? 9d : 47 255. Central client. 15 to 28s : D Ritchie (Bannockburn), 2 26? 6*l. ——Stronach, Morris and Co. sold: For client, 78 26s 6d. 17 25s 6d. 63 22s 9d, 63 22s 6d. , , Irt Fat. Pigs.—A medium yarding of 110 came to hand. Values showed a rise of 5s to 10s per head, as compared with last week’s values Dalgety and Co sold: For A. Meikleiohn (North laieri), 2 £3 ss, 1 £3 Is. Wright Stephenson and Co. k sold : For Stirling Dairy Factory Co. (Balclulha). 3 £5 13s, 2 £5 7s, 5 £5 4s; Wm. Hastie (Pine Hill). 6 £5 Is; J. C. Read (Mosgiel), 4 £4 17s; Taieri client 1 £4 14s 4 £4 9s; Mrs A. Cross (Otokia), 2 £4 Is. 2 £3 10s; Martin Prvde (St. Leonards), 1 £4 2s; Geo. Middleditch (Sawyer’s Bay), 2 £3 18s; D. J Cullen (East Taieri). 3 £3 14s; J Schofield (Saddle Hili). 2£2 15s. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Jno. Hall (Maungatua), 3 £5 16s: D. M'Coll (Brighton). 2 £5 8s; T. Palmer (Kuri Rush), 2 £5 3s, 1 £4 14s; 1. Lcich (Kuri Bush). 1 £5 Is, 1 £4 ss; Jno Redding (Milton). 1 £4 16s, 1 £2 19s, 1 £2 12s. 1 £2 ss; D. Alston (Milton), 2 £4 15s, 7 £4 14s. 6 £4 8s; Wm. Baird (Mornona), 1 £4 12s, 1 £4.—Otago Farmers’ Co-Operative Association sold: For John Gamble (Riverside), 2 £5 4s; Stirling Dairy Factorv (Stirling). 6 £5 1?, 4 £5; Waitati client. 3 £4 16s: T. Murphy (Pine Hill). 2 £4 16s; W Hastie (Pine Hill). 3 £4 13s, 3 £4 4s; T. W. Smith ■(Stirling). 2 £4 10?: a Portobello client 3 £4 Bs, I£4 4s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co sold: For A. S. Cullen (East Taieri). 1 £3 14s, 1 £3 2s, 1 £2. Ihe National Mortgage and Agency Co sold: For A. Kershaw (Glenpark), 2 £6 ss. Stronach Morris and Co. sold: For Scacliff Mental Hospital (Seacliff), 1 £5 12s. 1 £5 11s. 4 £5 7s. £5 £5 6s, 2 £5 ss. 2 £5 4s, 2 £4. 2 £3 17s; T. M'Carthy (Leith Valley). 2 £5 Is; T Murphy (Pine Hill). 2 £s.' 1 £4 17s: A Baxter (Kuri Bush). 1 £5 ss; A. W. Kerr (Green Island), 1 £4 13s, 1 £4 ss; John Waldie (Halfway Bush). 1 £4 12s. 2 £3 17s; W. Bruce (Mornona). 1 £4 7s; M. Cuttle (Warrington). 3 £4 ss; client 1 £3 11s. Store Pigs.—A small yarding of 35 was penned. These sold at prices fully up to those ruling at late sales. Wright, Stephenson and Co. gold: For J. Schofield (Saddle Hill). 2 399 6d; Mrs D. Gordon (Mornona). 3 295; Stringer Bros (Kelso), 3 26s 6d; J Gall (Glonoamaru), 4 265. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For W D. Wright (North Taieri), 2 255, 1 225; W. L. Craig (East Taieri), T 13b 6d; C. Cassidy (Heriot). 3 24» 6d.— Stronach. Morris and Co. sold: For W. D. Wright (North' Taieri). 4 Pigs 28s: J Timhliek (Kuri Bu&h), 5 30b; client 2 335, 11 14s.

ADDINGTON MARKETS.

CHRISTCHURCH, M.y 6. The entries at the Addington market today were generally smaller, and there was a tendency to easier values in all the sheep sections. Good fat cattle sold at improved rates. Store Sheep.—There was a reduced entry, and it was comprised mostly of North Island ewes, with local and Marlborough wethers. All classes of lambs were easier by la per head, and wethers by Is to Is 6d, whilst good ewes showed little change. The rougher sorts, which largely comprised the yarding, were easier. Medium lambs, 20s to 225; email lamps, 16s 4d to 193; cull lambs, 12s, three quartarbred ewe lambs, 25s to 27s 2d, sound-mouthed three-quartbicd ewes, 25s to 28b 6d; inferior sound-mouthed three-quarter-bred ewes, 20s 4d to 24s 3d; sound and fail-ing-mouthed tliree-quarterbred ewes, 17s to 235; failing-mouthed three-quarterbred ewes, 143 6d to 9d; sound-mouthed Romney ewes, 25s lOd to 275; inferior sound-mouthed Romney ewis, 17s to 23s 7d; good s.m. Romney owes, 21s to 23s 7d; low-conditioned and failing-mouthed Romney ewes, 14s 7d to 20s 6d; sound-mouthed crossbred ewes, 21s to 25s 6d; halfbred four and six-toothed weiheis, 2fla 4d to 24s 6d. Fat Lambs.—There was a yarding of 2800 head. . The range of values was slightly lower in sympathy with the reduced rates for export. Extra prime heavy lambs made up to 33s 4d; prime heavy lambs, 2fls 6d to 31s; medium-weight prime lambs, 26s to 29s 6d, medium quality laml s, 23s 6d to 255, light lambs, 21s to 23s Fat Sheep.—A heavy entry of 12 races was forward, and a steady sale resulted, but generally on a lower basis for all classes by up to Is over the earlier stages of the Bale, and to Is 6d over the final part. A few North Island wethers sold at 36s lOd. Export buyers secured a good share of the lighter ewes. Extra prime wethers brought from 368 to 37s 4d; prime wethers, 33s to 355; medium wethers, 29s to 32s Gd; light wethers, 26e Gd to 27s 6d; extra prime ewes, 28s to 31s Id; prime ewes, 24s 6d to 27s 6d; medium ewes, 20s 6d to 21s; light ewes, 16s 6d to 20s; aged ewes, 12s 6d to 16s. Fat Cattle. —Another very heavy entry, comprising 590 head, was forward, the bulk of which comprised cows. Good steer and heifer beef was better by 20s per head. Cows were selling with difficulty over the final stages. Best ox beef made to 43s per 1001 b; prime, 38s 6d to 41s 6d; medium quality and good cow beef, 30s to 32s 6d; inferior, 26s 6d to 29s Gd ; aud rough down to'2os. Extra heavy steers to £2l 12s 6d ; prime heavy steers, £l6 10s to £lB 10s; prime medium-weight steers, £ls to £l6 15s ; medium quality steers, £ll 10s to £l4 10s; light steers, £9 10s to £ll ss; rough steers, £7 10s to £9 ss; extra prime heifers, to £l3 17s 6d; prime heifers, £9 os to £ll 10s; ordinary heifers, £7 to £9; light heifers, £4 15s to £6 15s; extra primo cows, to £l4 2s 6d; prime cows, £8 10s to £lO 10s ; ordinary cows, £5 10s to £8 ss; rough cows, £3 to £4 10s.

Vealers. —Killable stuff sold at advance rates. Good runners made up to £6 10s; others, £4 to £5 15s. Best calves brought from 50s to 70s; others, 10s to 455.

Store Cattle. —Few steer lines were included, and they sold well. Four-year steers made from £6 12s 6d lo £9 2s 6d; two-year steers to £7 ; cows, 20s to 50s.

Dairy Cattle. —Good fresh cows sold briskly, inferior being neglected. Best springers brought from £lO to £l4 10s; otherß, £4 10s to £9; best heifers, £6 10s to £8 10s; others, £4 to £6 10s.

Fat Pigs.—There was a good sale, choppers making from £3 10s to £6 10s; baconers, £3 17s 6d to £6 ss—the average price per lb being 8d to B£d- Porkers brought from 47s to 72s —the average price per lb being 8d to 9d. Store Pigs.—There was a small entry, and no change in values. Weaners brought from 9s to 14s; best to 18s; slips, 23s to 295; stores, 33s to 435.

OAMARU MARKETS. (From Oub Own Correspondent.) OAMARU, May 7,

The Oamaru market this week has again been lacking in animation. “There has, however, been a slight hardening in wheat, and speculative purchases have been made at prices in advance of those offering by millers.

A considerable quantity of wheat has been purchased by local millers at current prices, and several large parcels have gone to Canterbury mills at prices above those offered locally. One Oamaru mill is reported to have made a slight advance over the prices that have ruled for the last few months. Another local miller has purchased mixed lines, chiefly Tuscan, aggregating 1500 sacks, at millers’ schedule prices, and one mercantile house has handled 6000 sacks during the week, most of the purchase being at an advance on current prices of about 2d per bushel. There has been a demand for fowl wheat, and orders have been filled at prices above millers’ quotations. The oat market continues to be lifeless. The Christchurch and Dunedin quotations vary so much that merchants are not inclined to buy at the higher northern rates, while the wners are not prepared to sell at Dunedin prices. One house reports a few dealings in “A” Gartons at 38 6d per bushel, less coir -ission, and at 3s 4d net on trucks. The nominal value of B Gartons is 3s 2d, but no transactions are reported. The Canadian importations to the north are making the market in the south erratic.

Very little is doing in oaten sheaf chaff, which is quoted at £5 2s 6d per ton on trucks.

A few small transactions have taken place in Chevalier barley for seed purposes at 5s per bushel, less commission. Very few lines of potatoes have yet been purchased for shipment. The price offering is from £5 5s to £5 10s. The grass seed market is lifeless, though Rinall lines have gone out for winter sow-

ing. The stcok market has shown another decline, and at the weekly sale there was nothing offering in store cows. Fat sheep were in fair request at“2Bs to 31s for prime wethers and 18s to 20s for prime ewes. Fat lambs realised from 25s to 25s Cd. Eight-tooth store wethers were disposed of at 24s 3d. Cattle were not in evidence, while pigs were in small numbers and realised 27s Id for slips and 12s 6d to 14s 6d for best weaners.

SOUTHLAND MARKET REPORT. INyERCARGILL, May 7. Thore is still little or no movement in the oat market, though a few over-line sales havo been made of A’s and Super A’s to northern merchants, the latter being quoted at from 3s 5d to 3s 6d on trucks, sacks extra. Shipping values are nominally : A’s 4s 3d, B ? s 4s, f.0.D., s.i., but no business whatever is passing at these figure. Local merchants are nevertheless firm in their demands. Apparently they see some prospect of matters improving ere long; nevertheless no one seems anxious to operate in oats from growers, and ruling prices are

somewhere in the neighbourhood of 3s 2£d for A’s, 2a ll£d for B’s on trucks at fairly handy sidings, sacks extra. Chaff lias been offering in excess of merchants’ need<* ; and the entire absence of any outside trade chaff is rather a drug on the market. The ruling rate is £4 10s per ton on trucks, growers’ sidings, but the chaff has to be strictly prime to obtain this figure. The ryegrass market is altogether lifeless. In the entire absence of outside business merchants make no effort whatever to add to their holdings by making offers for growers’ lots. In all probability more than naif the seed grown in this district is now in merchants’ hands. Nominally machine dressed 271 b seed is worth 5s 9d per bushel, but it is not expected that anv business will bo reported for another eonple of months. There is very little change to report in the stock market since last report. The prices are firm at recent quotations, but there is not a great deal of activity in the market. Fat cattle are making prices much on a par with those ruling for some time past, the large yardings of fat cows and neifers tending to steady prime ox beef. The same conditions may he applied to the fat sheep sections, the yardings for the last few sales comprising mostly fat ewes, which will slacken off in the course of the next few weeks. The fat lamb season is coming to an end. and the end of Mqy will find very few fat lambs about. Store sheep are selling well and prices at recent sales are much in keening with those ruling for some time back. Quotations: — Fat Cattle.—Prime heavy bullocks £l4 to £l6, medium weight bullocks £ll to £l3, prime heavy heifers £9 to £ll. medium heifers £6 to £B, prime cows £8 to £lO, medium cows £5 10s to £7, runners to 50s. vealers to 30s, prime ox beef 40s per 1001 b, nrime heifer beef to 32s 6d, cow beef to 255.

Fat Sheep.—-. Prime heavy wethers 32s to 34s 6d, medium weight wethers 29s to 31s, lighter to 28s, prime heavy ewes 22s 6d to 255, medium ewes 18s to 20s, prime heavy lambs 28s to 30s, medium 24s 6d to 26s 6d. Store Sheep.—Two-tooth ewes 38s to 40s, extra good ewes to 425, ewe lambs 24s 6d to 26s 6d, wether lambs 20s to 21s, four, six, and eight-tooth ewes 34s 6d to 37s 6d. Store Cattle.—Three and four -year steers are making £8 to £lO, two and three-year steers £6 to £7 15s. yearling steers £3 15s to £4 lCs, three year heifers £3 10s to £4 10s.

FRUIT AND PRODUCE WORLD. Reilly’s report.—Very heavy consignments of apples. Prices ore low, and we strongly advise customers to order freely. A nice yarding of poultry realised the following prices:—Hens, 276 at 3s to 6s 6d; cockerels, lds at 3s lOd to 11s 6d; pullets, 23 at 4s to 103, ducks, 31 at 4s to Gs; cock birds, 2 at 4s; ducklings, 14 at ss; drakes, 25 at 4s to Cs 2d; pigeons, 6 at Is Bd. Purebred poultry: White Leghorn pullets, 159 to 20a; Minorca pullets, 21s; Rhode Island Red pullets, 30s to 403; Black Orpington pullets, 30s per pair. Stud cockerels: Rhode Island Reds, 10s to 15a each; Black Orpingtons, 15s to 21s each. Other lines of produce are moving steadily. Eggs: In our opinion the drop to 2s 3d was not in the interests of poultry farmers. Our consignments sold freely. Preserved eggs are slow of sale. We received and sold:—Flowers: Paper whites, to 5s per dozen. Pears: Choice desserts, to 3£d; others, to 2d; over-ripe, unsaleable; cookers, to 2d; quinces, 2d. Grapes: Hamburg 3, to 2s; Gros Colmars, to 2s 9d. Tomatoes: Locals, to 10£d, seconds, to 4d; Otago Centrals, to 7d; Christchurch, to 4£d. Green peas, to 4d. Preserved ginger, la 4}d. Peanuts: Choice, s&d- JNew Zealand walnuts, to Is Chestnuts, 7£dGarlic, Bd. Pickling onions, l£d. Tea: Broken Orange Pekoe, 2s 6d. Butter: Dairy pats, to Is 3d; bulk, Is 3d; separator pats, Is 6d. Cheese: Prime mediums, to lid; large, to 10|d. Beeswax, to Is 4d. Dates: Bulk, 4d; cartons, 6|d. Comb foundation: Medium brood, 2s 9d. Bacon, Is 3d. I%’: Prime porkers, to 9d; prime baconeis, to Bfd; heavy-weights, to sd. Honey: Choice hulk, to s£d per lb; sections, 10s to 11s, pats, £lb 4s 6d, lib 9s. Cucumbers: Hothouse, to 7s 6d. Cabbages: Prime, 2s. Cauliflowers: Prime, 4s. Tinned pines, Bs. Eggs: Stamped, to 3s; cases, to 2s 9d per dozen; preserved, to 2s per dozen. Apples: Delicious, to 10s; Cox’s Orange, to 10s; other desserts, to 7s, choice cookers, to 6s 6d, others, to 4s. New Zealand passion fruit, 9s. Lemons: Italian bushels, 22s 6d. Oranges: Italian bushels, 22s 6d; ilarotongas, choice repacks, 15s. Bananas: Ripe, 35a; green Suvas, 30s. Potatoes: Locals, to 10s, Outrams and Stirlings, to 9s 6d; Oamarus and Canterburys, to Bs. New season’s sweedes, to 4s cwt. Onions: Canterburys, to 18a. vegetable marrows, to Bs. Pumpkins, 9s. lie melons, 10s. Fat: Best mutton, 28s, other fats, to 245. Molasses, 9s 6d. Oyster grit, 8s 6d. X Keys meatmeai, 18s per cwt. Economic egg crates: 20-dozen, lCs; Champion 24-dozen, 18s each. Fowi wheat, Bs. Oats: A Gartons, 3s 6d; B Gartons, 3s per bushel. Prime oatsheaf chaff: Choice, to £5 10s per ton; cow chaff, £3 10s. Black Leaf “40”: 10lb tins, 60s; 21b tins, 15s 6d. Fruit and confectionery bags, “Vallo-Giraife’’ brand lime sulphur, Bordeaux mixture, chick food, arsenate of lead, Ellis fruit grader—prices on application. REILLY’S CENTRAL PRODUCE MART (LTD.), Moray Place, Dunedin. MAXIMUM PRICE FIXED. AUCKLAND, May 4. Advice has been received by representatives of the London dairy produce importing firms stating that the Imperial authorities have fixed the maximum price for buttei at 172 s

per cwt, and for cheese at 93s per cwt. The New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company received a similar message. The prices mentioned were those ruling last Friday. PRICE OF EGGS REDUCED. The price of eggs in Dunedin was reduced on Tuesday to 2s 9d wholesale and 3s retail. NEW ZEALAND PAPER MILLS. The directors of the New Zealand Paper Mills have resolved to recommend to shareholders the payment, of a dividend of 4 per cent, at the forthcoming annual meeting, making 7J per cent, for the year just closed. AUCKLAND COMPANIES. AUCKLAND, May 4. The net profit of the Northern Steamship Company for the past year was £13,308, which, with £8309 brought forward, loaves a total available of £21,697. A dividend at the rate of 8 per cent, was declared, absorbing £12,913, and leaving a balance to carry forward of £8764. The profit for last year of the Tauplrl Coal Mines (Ltd.) was £13,035, which, added to the balance of £2556 carried forward, made a total of £15,592 available for distribution. A dividend of Is 8d per share was declared.

Messrs Bycroft (Ltd.) made a profit last year of £9463, which, added to last year's balance, leaves £13,256 to credit in the profit and loss account. A dividend of 8 per cent, was declared. * BUTTER AND CHEESE. AUCKLAND, May 5. In regard to the commandeer of the Dominion’s dairy produce by the British Board of Trade a local exporter stated that the price fixed for butter was close to that which was expected in any case, but not so in regard to cheese. A large quantity of cheese had already been purchased at 9sd per lb, f.o.b. This meant a cost in London of 105 s per cwt, and if the Imperial Government commandeered it at 935, he considered that a grave injustice would be done. A HIGH-PRICED BULL. CARTERTON, May 5. At the dispersal sale of Messrs W. H. Booth and Sons Middle Run Jersey herd today, the price offered for the American-bred bull, Victor’s Handsome, on behalf of Messrs T. F. Cooper and Sons, Lincoln Grove, America, Is thought to be 1000 guineas, the purchaser being Mr H. J. Solway, of Bellblock, Taranaki.

WEDDEL AND CO.’S REPORT. Writing from London under date March 18, Messrs W. Weddel and Co. estimated that there would bo a shortage in arrivals from Australia and New Zealand during March, April, May, and June of something over 20,000 tons, as ompared with last year, and this they estimated would set off the quantity of butter held in various cool stores throughout the United Kingdom. It therefore seems from the statistical position, they state, that the arrivals of Australian and New Zealand butter are likely to be considerably short, compared with • last year, and this should help the position very considerably as soon as the flush of Northern Hemisphere butter is past. Although quotations have been at round about 170 s to 176 s for the last few months, buyers have not shown any keen- interest, and it appears as though trade was slack Undoubtedly the fact that so much butter is dill held off the market is making buyers ontinue their hand-to-mouth policy, and it is unlikely that they will be tempted to lay in heavy stocks for some little time to come, added to which is the Labour unrest and threatened strikes, which have a most depressing effect on trade generally. The cheese market is certainly weaker, and our latest advices are That the m:»rkel is slow. Thsre are heavy stocks of Aus tralian and New Zealand cheese afloat, and although our list, shows a shortage of from 2900 to 3000 ton 3, as compared with last j ear’s arrivals during April to July, it must I*6 borne in mind that there are very heavy stocks held in New Zealand at the present time, acu consequently the arrivals of cheese during August and September wiil, no doubt, be considerably heavier than they were for the corresponding months last year, and will Lave to be marketed in competition with the Canadian flush. Altogether, the immediate outlook for iheeee cannot be considered very bright. PRICE OF LINSED! The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated May 6, from Calcutta, with reference to the linseed market: —“Linseed: We quote £ls 15s foi linseed per ton, c. and f.. Sydney, immediate shipment. Market’quiet.”