COMMERCIAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 3768, 1 June 1926, Page 36

COMMERCIAL.

WEEKLY MARKET REPORTS.

Burnside, Wednesday, May 26. Owing to there being no sale next week, to-day’s market was a double one. Ihe yardings, however, were merely of average size. The sale throughout in all sections was a keen one, and values generally were higher. - , Fat Cattle.—There were 288 head penned, the yarding representing a good selection of prime cattle, with a fair proportion of medium steers and lightweight cows and heifers. The market opened at approximately £1 per head better than last week, .jut as the sale progressed values firmed, and the appreciation varied from £2 to £3 per head. The demand was keen until the latter part of the sale, when values were somewhat easier. Extra heavy bullocks made from £l9 to £23 128 Cd; prime, £ls to £18; medium, £l2 to £l4 10s; lighter, £9 to £ 11 10s; extra prime heifers, £lO 10s to £l4; prime, £7 to £9 10s. The New Zealand Ajoan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For A. C. Begg (Pukeawa), 2 bullocks £ls 2s Cd, 1 heifer £l2 12s 6d: Wm. Lindsay (Allanton), 2 bullocks £l3 12s 6d, I £l2 15s, 1 £ll ss, 1 £8 10s, 1 cow £7 10s: Wm. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 heifers £ll 17s 6d; Wm. Kirkland (Mosgiel), 2 cows £7 12s 6d, 2 £6 12s 6d. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For H. M’Auley (Hyde), 1 bullock £2l ss, 1 £l3 10s, 1 heifer £l6 7s 6d, 2 £l6 ss; J. C. Renton (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £lB 17s 6d; Southland Farmers’ Co-op. (Invercargill, as agents), 2 £l7, 1 £l2 12s 6d, 3 £l2 15s, 1 £l2; J. R. MTntosh (Mataura), 2 heifers £l7, 2 £l6 15s, 1 £l6 58, 2 bullocks £l6 17s 6d; Mrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 £l3 10s; W. Kirkland (East Taieri), 3 £l4 ss, 4 heifers £lO 108; Thomson and Co. (Wairongoa). 2 bullocks £ls 10s; Arch. Douglas (Timaru), 1 £l3, 1 ~9 10s, 4 heifers £7; Walter Blackie (East Taieri), 2 bullocks £8; Robt. Wilson (Riverside), 3 heifers £6 15s, 1 £5; Wm. Lindfeay (Allanton), 2 £7 10s; R. Mitchell (Outram), I £5 12s 6d, 1 £5 10s, 1 £4 12s 6d; a southern client, 1 truck oullocks and heifers at quotations. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: For Wm. Lindsay (Allanton), 2 bullocks £ls 15s, 2 £l4 2s 6d; client, 2 £l3 2s 6d, 3 £lO 2s 6d, 1 heifer £l4, 2 £9 78 6d. Dalgety and Co. sold: For Central Otago client, 2 bullocks £lO 17s Cd, 1 cow £9 7s 6d, 1 heifer £6 7s 6d; southern client, 2 bullocks £lB 10s, 1 £ls 7s 6d, heifers to £6 7s 6d; R. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £l3; Walter Blackie (Mosgiel), 1 £l3 ss, 1 £9 7s 6d; W. Kirkland (Elm Grove), 2 cows £9 7s 6d, 2 £8; W. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 bullock £l2 12s 6d, 1 heifer 16. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For W. D. Hunt (Wallacetown), 3 bullocks £23 12s 6d, 4 £23 ss, 3 £22 7s 6d, 3 £l9 . 6d; W. M. Jamieson (Invercarg.il). 3 £2l ss, 4 £lB 17s 6d; V/. Clark (Kelso), 2 £2l, 2 £l6 2s 6d, 1 cow £ll, 1 £8 10s; F. A. Price (Waikiwi), 2 bullocks £l9 3 £lB, 1 £l7 15s, 2 £l7 ss, 2 £l2 7s 6d, 4 £ll 12s 6d, 4 heifers £l2 2s d, 3 £9 17s 6d; J. A. Sutherland (Momona), 1 bullock £lB ss, 2 £ls 17s 6d; Southland Meat Co., Ltd. (Makarewa), 2 £l7 17s 6d, 2 £l7, 2 £l6 7s 6d, 2 £ls 2s 6d; Mrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 £l7 2s 6d, 2 heifers £l2 10s; C. Carnie (Mataura Island), 2 bullocks £ls 12s 6d, 1 £l3 12s 6d, 1 £l2 17s 6d, 1 £l2 7s 6d, i cow £8 17s 6d, 2 £8 ss, 4 £8; Walter Blackie (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £ls 17s 6d; Geo. Wrouble (Allanton), 1 £10; A. Kerr (Kelso), 1 cow £8 ss. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For J. C. Renton (Mosgiel). 4 bullocks £2O 2s 6d: Jas. Gow (Mosgiel), 1 £2O 2s 6d, 5 £l9. 2 £lB 15s; A. tobertson (Outram), 1 £l9 ss, 3 £l6 17s 6d, 3 £ls 2s 6d, 1 cow £l3; J. E. Watson and Co. (Gore), 3 bullocks £lB, 2 £l4 2s 6d. 210 s: Jno. Sutherland (Momona), 3 £l7, 2 £l4 15s; Thomson and Co. (Wairongoa), 2 £l3 17s 6d; Jno. Wilson (Lauder), 1 cow £l3 2s 6d, 4 heifers £8 1 s 6d, 2 cows £7 2s 6d, 1 £6 78 6d; E. H. Scott (Merton), 2 bullocks £l2 ss, 1 £l2; R. T. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 heifers £ll 7s 6d; W. Lindsav (Allanton), 1 bullock £ll ss, 1 cow £lO, 1 £8 ss; R. D. Tohnstone (Halfway Bush), 2 £9; W. Kirkland (East Taieri), 3 £8 10s; W. Blackie (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £8 ss; Arthur K: (Waimea Plains). 2 cows £5 7s 6d, 1 £4 7s 6d. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For Jas. Gow (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £l9 10s; J. C. Renton (Mosgiel). 2 £l7 17s 6d; Thomson and Co. (Wairongoa), 2 £l6; W. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 cow £7 ss; executors late Wm. Kirk (Mosgio. 1 bullock £lO Is 6d, 2 heifers £lO 7s 6d; A. Scott (Bumside), I cow £8 2s 6d, 1 £7 12s 6d, 4 heifers £6 10s, 1 cow £5 10s, 1 heifer £5 7s 6d, 1 cow £5 ss; W. V. Forrester (N.E. Valley), 2 £7 10s; clients, 1 heifer £lO 7s 6d, 1 cow £9, 3 £8 2s 6d, 1 £7. 1 £6 Ss, 1 £5. Store Cattle.—There was a medium entry comprising chiefly cows and heifers, with a few odd pens of medium steers, and there was a fair demand. Eighteen-months-old steers brought up to £5; two and a-half years to £7; three year to £Bl7s 6d. There was a slightly better demand for store cows a-nd heifers.-—The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For Alex Moynihan, junr (Momona), 1 cow £7 4s, 1 £4 2s 6d, 1 £3 19s. 2 £3 17s 6d. 1 £3 15s, 1 £3 14s, 2 £3 10s, 1 £2; Wm. Lind say (Allanton), 1 £6 12s, 1 £5 14s 8 steers £5; A. C. Begg (Pukeawa) 1 oow £5 7s 6d. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For John Black (Mataura). 1 cow £B. 2 heifers £6 15s, 1 £5 11s, 1 £2. 2 vealers £3 7s 6d, 2 £3. 1 £1 7s 6d. 8 cows £3 4s. 3 £1 ss; E. Jensen (Caversham), 2 £B, 1 heifer £9 7s 6d, 3 £7. 12 cows £3 15s; 8. H. Pugh (North Taieri), 1 heifer £7 2s 6d, 3 £2 ss; Mrs J. R. Watson (Fairview), 1 cow £7 7s 6d. 1 £4 10s. 2 £4 7s 6d. 1 £1 6s, 1 vealer £1 10s: E. Ladbrook (Invercargill), 19 cows £7 Is, 1 £4 15s. 3 £3 17s, 2 £4 10s,

2 £3 10s, 2 £3 7s 6d, 4 £3 2s. 2 £2 10s. 1 vealer £1 13a, 8 £2 14s. 1 18s, 1 heifer £l. 12s 6d, 2 cows £l ss; John Robinson (Fairview), 6 heifers £7, 12 cows £3, 7 vealers £2 11s; A. Scott (Burnside), I cow £7 7s 6d. 1 heifer £4 7s 6d; R. Brockbank (Brockville), 1 cow £3 3s; W V. Forrester (North-East Valley), 2 £4 10s, 1 heifer £4 15s, 1 vealer £2 Is, 1 £2 ; John Nicholson (One Tree Farm), 1 heifer £6 ss, 5 cows £3 10s, 9 £3 2a, 2 £1 ss, 3 heifers £1 12s 6d, 1 vealer £l 16s. 1 £2 14s; P. Mlvor (North-East Valley), 2 cows £4 12s, 1 £3; A. Murray (Shiel Hill), 1 £2 198; Craigie and Harrington (Anderson’s Bay), 2 £2 193; J. Thomson (Abbotsford), 1 £5 ss, 1 4 12s, 1 £4 7s, 3 £3; R. Mitchell (Outram), 6 vealers £1 15s, 3 £l 14s, 7 £1 9s; John Robinson (Fairview), 1 bull £8 ss. 1 £7 2s, 1 £5 10s, 2 £5 2s 6d; John Harris (Glenside), 6 cows £3 Is, 1 bull £7, 1 £3 17s 6d; E. Jensen (Caversham), I£2 17s 6d. Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.), sold. For John M’Tavish (Snowy River). 3 cows £4 17s 6d; a client, 1 vealer £3 15s, 1 £3. 1 cow £2 ss; W. Kirkland (Elm Grove), 1 vealer £3 ss. 1 £3, 1 £3 4s, 1 £2 15s, 1 cow £5 ss, 1 heifer £4 7s 6d, I£4 12s 6d. I£2 7s 6d. Wright. Stephenson and Co. sold: For J. Brown (Port Chalmers), 5 cows £ls; E. M’Carlhy (Glenavy), 5 steers £8 17s. 2 cows £4 10s, 1 heifer £2 15s; H. Carson (Dunedin). 2 cows. £B. 2 £5 10s. 9 £5 ss. 2 £4 9s. 5 £4 7s. .1 £3 19s. 10 £3 18s, 3 £2 16s. 1 £2 13s, 1 £1 108; W. G. Stuart (Lawrence). 7 steers £7 13s. 3 £6 3s: J. O’Neill (Gore), 1 cow £7. 1 £6 ss, 1 £5. 1 £4; Geo. Brins don (Halfway Bush), 1 £4 18s, 1 £2 7s 6d. 1 £1 17s. 1 £1 7s 6d: W. Nicholson (Poolburn). 2 £4 17s 6d. 1 £4 15s, 2 £3. 1 £2 ss. 1 bull £3 15s. I£3, 1 £2 10s; Richard Mitchell (Outram), 2 cows £4 10s; W. Crawford (Kelso), 1 bull £4 10s; J H. Taverner ißurnside), 1 £3 10s; T. Stoddart (East Taieri), 1 £3 7s 6d; T. Kirkland (Fairfield). 1 £3 ss: W. Robinson (Lovell’s Flat), 2 calves £1 12s. Donald Reid and Co: sold: For Wm. Allison (Clarksville). 1 cow £9 6s, 1 £7 4s, 1 steer £4; E. H. Scott (Merton), 4 £8 4s; G. Robson Oropuki). 2 cows £6 15s. 1 £6 2s 6d, 8 £2 19s. 1 £5 10s. 3£2 10s; J. Pryde (Momington), 1 £5 ss, 1 £4 ss, 2 heifers £2 15s, 1 vealer £2 13s. 1 heifer £2 12s 6d; M’Ara Bros (Pine Hill). 1 £5 2s 6d; R Forrester (Milton), 1 cow £4 9s; W. Kirkland (Outram). 1 £4 ss, 1 bull £4; R. D. Johnston (Halfway Bush), 1 cow £3 14s; J. Paisley (Upper Junction). 1 £3 12s 6d, 1 £2 17s 6d: A. B. Powell (Leith Valley). 1 £3. 1 £2 15s; J. Solomon (Port Chalmers), 3 £2 8s; G. M'Master (Saddle Hill). 2 heifers £2 ss, 1 £1 15s; Alf. Morven (Waimea Plains), 3 cows £2 15s. Stronach. Morns and Co sold: For A. Scott (Burnside). 1 cow £5 Bs. 1 £5 Is. 1 £5; clients 1 £5 16s. 1 £4 16s. 1 £4 13s. 1 heifer £5 9s. 1 £4 4s: G. Robertson (Middlemarch). 1 cow £3 17s. 1 calf 295: L. Brouch (Middlemarch). 1 cow £3. 4 £2 14s: A. Bain (Halfwav Rush). 1 £3 10s; W. Harris (North-East Valiev) 1 £3 10s; G. M’Master (Saddle Hill). 3 at quotations; W. Braden (Broad Ravi. 1 £2 7« 6d.

Dairy Cows. —There was a small entry and a fair demand for best close to profit sorts.—The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For ,P. MTvor (NorthEast Valley), 1 cow £8 15s; a Peninsula client, 1 £B, 1 £6 2s 6d; T. Pearson (Clarksville), 1 £10; A. E. Powell (Leith Valley). 1 £7 10s; J. Pryde (Momington), 1 £7 12s 6d; T. H. Pugh (North Taieri), 1 £7, 1 £5 17s 6d, 2 heifers £4 2s 6d; Mrs J. Walker (Burnside), 1 cow £6 15sj, Thos. Maxwell (Dunedin). 1 heifer £5 2s 6d, 1 £3 15s.—-Wright. Stephenson, and Co. sold u For J Johnston (Pine Hill). 1 row £l2; J. Jensen (Allanton), 1 £6 ss: G. Brinsdon (Halfway Bush), 1 £2 15s. 1 £1 17s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For J. Paisley (Upper Junction), 1 cow £6; ,1. Goodall (Momington), 1 £1 10s. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For a client. 1 £6 12s 6d.

Calves.—The Otago Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association sold: For J. O’Connell (Momington), *1 calf 10s, 1 9s; M Moynihan (Anderson’s Bay), 1 9s; G. C. Hunter (Brighton), 1 9s; Thos. Maxwell (Dunedin), 1 3s; a Taieri client. 2 8s 6d, 1 7s Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For Carter Bros. (Brighton), 1 30s; D Black (St. Clair), 1 235; W. Nicolson (,Poolburo), 1 28s. -Stronach. Morris, and Co. sold: For W. Clark (Mosgiel Junction). 1 calf £1 Is 6d

Fat Sheep.—There were 3051 penned. The quality generally was good, including a fair proportion of heavy wethers and ewes, with a sprinkling of big show sheep There was a good demand throughout, and prices hardened as the sale progressed, though ewes eased a trifle towards the close of the market The appreciation represented about 2s on wethers and up to 3s on ewes. Show wethers made from 48s to Gl8; extra prime butchers’ wethers, 38s 3d to 435; prime, 34s to 38s; medium, 30s to 33s Cd; light, 2Gs 6d to 29s 6d; extra prime heavy ewes, 32s to 30s; prime, 20s to 31s Od; medium, 21s to 255; lighter, 18s to 21s New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For Edie Bros. (Edievale), 4 wethers 50s; Wm. Kirk (Wnipahi). 4 33s 6d, 11 20s 3d, 5 19s; David Ireland (Outram), 19 wethers 29s 9d; K. G M'Kenzie (Fortrose), 10 ewes 27s 3d, 15 26s 3d. 14 24s 9d, 21 225. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For J. F Herbert (Heriot), 18 wethers 435, 15 41s 6d, 19 39s 9d; R : Clark (Clarksville), 4 495. 6 39s 6d, pen ewes 525; John Ross (Riverside), 26 ewes 425, 15 41s 9d, 11 42s 9d; Wm. Spittle (Waikoikoi), 5 38s Od, 21 ewes 27s Od; Finlay Bros. (Dunrobin), 19 wethers 37s Od, 8 34s 6d; A. S. M'Naught (Roslyn Bush), 18 ewes 33s 3d, 19 28s, 13 27s Od; W. A. Baxter (Pomahaka), 20 wethers 325: T. T. Bagrie (Waipahi), 11 32s Cd, 17 ewes 24s 3d; Chas. Lowery (Clarksville), 7 25s 3d; Central client: 10 wethers 28s, 116 store ewes 14s 6d; Southland Farmers’ Co-op., 22 ewes 27s (Invercargill, as agent), 11 25s 9d. 22 25s 29 26s 9(1, 26 24s 9d; D. Ireland (Outram), 12 28s, 23 21s 6d; Robertson Bros. (Kelso), 16 32s 3d. 22 27s 3d. 17 24s 9d. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: For Edie Bros. (Edievale), 4 wethers f 3 3s; G. Bottlng (Naseby), truck, to 39s 9d; D. L. Stalker (Kelso), 22 39s 6d. 13 308 9d, 21 35s 9d; S. Shaw (Berwick), pen 38s 3d. pen ewes 27s 3d; John Christie (Warepa), 21 38s. 21 30s, 8 34s Od; H. O. Harrex (Waitahuna), 25 wethers 31s 6d, 11 30s, 14 27s 6d; Love Bros. (Galloway), truck ewes at market rates; D. Ireland (Outram), 20 20s Od, 4 20s. Dalgety and Co. sold: For Edie Bros. (Edievale), 4 extra prime heavy wethers £3 4s, 11 ewes 28s Od, 18 28s 3d; Finlay Broa. (Heriot), 21 wethers 35s 6d, 6 37s Od; G. Brown (Clinton), 19 38s 3d, 7 355; Scalff Bros. (Pembroke), 30 37s 6d, 20 365; R. Riddell (Clinton), 10 30s 9d, U 355; J. C. Falconer (Willowbridge), 6 ewes 28s 9d, 17 27s 6d, 17 225; W. G. Richmond (Willowbridge). 21 255; P. Anderson (Stirling), 8 wethers 32s 3d;

client, 1 truck ewes at market rates.— Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For J. Culling (Hillgrove), pen ewes 455; R. L. Reid (Pukerau), 19 wethers 38s 3d, 15 30s Cd, 12 ewes 24s 9d, 10 245; W. Spittle (Waikoikoi), 11 wethers 38s, 5 ewes 355, 20 27s Cd, 18 22s 6d; L. J. Hall (Popotunoa), 7 wethers 34s 9d; John Nimrao (Mosgiel), 20 34s 9d, 22 318 Qd; W. Robinson (Lovell’s Flat), 16 34s 3d, 17 29s Cd, 11 ewes 18« Cd; D. Ireland (Mosgiel), 22 wethers 82s 6d, 26 27s 9d, 20 30s 9d, 16 ewes 24s 3d, 25 23s 6d; E. S. Broad (Waikouaiti), 14 wethers 34s 3d, 8 32s 6d, pen ewes 26s 6d. 9 19s 6d, 19 16s 9d, 9 14s; W. D. Hunt (Wallacetown), 23 wethers 30s 6d, 24 28s 3d, 101 28s, 26 27s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For F. Atkinson and Son (Middlemarch), 1 wether 50s, 19 27s 3d, 22 29s 6d, 9 38s Od; J. Geoffrey (Wedderburn), 1 46s 6d, 3 29s 6d, 1 ewe 10s; Jas. Wilson (Ida Valley), 24 wethers 42s 3d, 23 38s 3d, 25 32s 3d, 18 375; R. F. Sim (as agents), 18 39s 3d, 18 ewes 29s 3d, 12 wethers 37s Cd, 228 s 9d, 6 30s 9d; M. A. and R. E. Matheson, 24 30s 3d, 23 35s 3d. 13 325, 1 15s; a South Canterbury cleint, 1 ewe 365, 1 wether 34s 6d, 7 ewes 288, 0 31s, 9 21s Od; Presbyterian Church (Middlemarch), 2 wethers 27s 3d; J. K. Watson and Co. (Gore), 21 ewes 25s Cd, 12 225, 14 25s 6d; Jas. Gow (Mosgiel), 9 31s 3d, 16 17s 3d, 5 wethers 30s 9d; Jas. Thomson (Mnungatua), 12 ewes 18s 9d, 15 28s, 7 24s 3d; It. and J. W. Scott (Kyeburn), 65 wethers 27s 3d; David Dallas (Balclutha). 23 27s 6d, 3K 255, 220 s; Beck Bros. (Oturehua). 20 ewes 228 Od, 27 18s Od; A. Ascot (Burnfield), 7 20s 9d, 22 255, 30 22s 6d, 8 25s 6d, 24 255. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For It. Edie (Edievale), 4 wethers 48s; Mrs G. 11. Stewart (Westwood, Crookston), 9 38s 9d, 15 318 9d; Alex. S. Holms (Waimahaku Estate, Invercargill), 8 30s 9d, 32 345, 10 335; lan D. Revie (Crookston), 8 ewes 355. 22 30s 6d: A. M’Kinnon (RobertsW, Middlemarch). 15 wethers 335. 25 31s 6d, 23 2Ss 9d, pen ewes 21s 3d; Chos. Hall (Waikouaiti), 15 wethers 345, 36 28s 9d, 45 28s. 24 275: C. O. Flamank (Pukerangi), 8 33s 6d, 33 26s 6d; E. Clouston (Omakau), 9 ewes 28s 9(1, 30 25s 9d, 22 18s 6d; M’Donald Bros. (Heriot), pen wethers 27s 9d. Fat Lambs.—There were 547 penned. The quality generally was medium. There were some extra heavy show lambs yarded, and a few pennings of unfinished sorts. Show lambs made from 3_6s to 41s; butchers’ prime lambs, 32s to 355; prime, 27s to 30s; unfinished, 20s to 235. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold: For William Kirk (Waipahi), 9 lambs 28s 6d, 2 265; Mrs Annie M‘Donald (Mosgiel), 227 s 3d, 14 25s 9d, 10 258 3d. The Otago Farmers’ Cooperative Association sold: For D. Peat (Mosgiel), 6 lambs 38s 6d, 6 30s 3d. 4 28s 9d; northern client, pen 365, 7 30s 9d, 6 30s; Charles Lowery (Clarksville), pen 308 9d. The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: For Love Bros. Galloway), 55 lambs to 31s; W. Robertson (Middlemarch), pen 38s. Dalgety and Co. sold: For T. Stoddart (Owhiro), pen 41s. Wright, Stephenson, and Co sold: For J. Culling (Hillgrove), 8 lambs 40s 6d; Miss Elizabeth Nimmo (Mosgiel), pen 34s 9d; W. Robinson (Lovell's Flat), 12 26s 6d; J. Saunders (Palmerston), 20 265; J. P. Gardiner (Burnside), pen 235. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For J. E. Watson and Co., 9 lambs 395; J. Wilson (Ida Valley), 15 35s 6d, 22 32s 6d; D. \V. Lyons (Moneymore), 33 30s 3d; Atkinson and Son (Middlemarch), 9 27s 6d; James Thomson (Maungatua), 9 325, 18 29s 3d: Beck Bros. (Oturehua), 9 26s 6d; J. Geoffrey (Wedderburn), 36 22s 6d, 30 20b ; B. Flannery (Ophir), 24 28s 3d, 27 25s 6d, 19 ‘29s; a South Canterbury client, 8 28s 6d, 18 28s; William Bradfield (Owaka Valley). 5 36s 3d, 15 28s; R. F. Sim (as agent), 35 255; M. J. Heffeman (Middlemarch), 1 32s Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For C. O. Flamank (Puterangi), 14 lambs 30s 9d, 10 26s 3d. Fat Pigs.—There was a small yarding, consisting of 145 fats and 35 stores. There was little variation in prices, and if anything values were better. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For E. J. Watson (Oamaru), 6 pigs £5 16s, 3 £4 18s; Stirling Dairy Factory (Stirling), 5 £5 Bs, 5 £5 Is; Faulds Bros. (Green Island Bush), 1 £5 Bs, .1 £4; A. J. Robertsoif (Middlemarch). 1 £5 6s; R. Donaldson (Leith Valley), 7 £4 9s; T. M’Carthy (Leith Valley), 3 £4 7s, 1 £3 138; D. Oldham (Ratanui), 2 £4 ss, 1 £4 Is; T. Ross (Middlemarch), 1 £3 12s, 4 £3 Bs. I £3 7s. The National Mortgage and-Agency Co. sold: For John Christie (Warepa), 3 pigs £4 18s; D. B. Craighead (Middlemarch), 2 £3 17s; north client, 3 £3 17s, 6 £3 16s, 1 £3 15s, 5 £3 14s, 1 £3 10s, 5 £3 6s, 4 £3 Is, 2 £2 11s. Dalgety and Co. sold: For A. Meiklejohn (North Taieri), 3 porkers £2 IBs; T. Stoddart (Owhiro), 2 12 10s, 1 £2 Bs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. • sold: For Stirling Dairy Factory Co. (Balclutha), 5 pigs £5 7s, 5 £4 19s; George Wrouble (Allanton), 1 £5 3s, 1 £2 18s, 1 £2 16s; Alex. Rodger (Sandymount), 2 £4 Is; G. Spain (Dunedin), 1 £3 Bs, 3 £2 17s, 1 £2 13s; C. Wilson (Port Chalmers), 2 £2 13s; Forsyth Bros. (Otakou), 5 £2 5s. —-Donald Reid and Co. sold: For H. Allnett (Morven), 1 pig £5, 3 £3 19s; A. E. Barsdell (Anderson’s Bay), 1 * £4 16s, 1 £4 8s; J. G. Read (Mosgiel), 1 £4 6s; G. Donaldson (Leith Valley), 3 £3 ss, 2 £2 15s; D. Connell (Mosgiel), 2 £2 19s; Alex. Harris (Green Island), 1 £2 178; Wm. Blackie (Mosgiel), 5 £l. Stronach. Morris, and Co. sold: For Lyders Bros. (Berwick), 3 pigs £5 15s, 2 £5 9s; Jas. Gow-(Mosgiel), 1 £5 9s, l £5 ss, 2 £4 16s; J. Leitch (Middlemarch), 1 £4 128, 1 £4 38; H. Couper (Warrington), 1 £4 10s, 2 £4 9s, 1 £4 8s; W. XL Mason (Middlemarch), 1 £4 12s, 1 £3 2s, 1 £2 18s; John Downes (Warrington), 2 £4 2s; P. M’Fadyen (Ngapuna), 1 £3 15a, 1 £3 Os, 1 £2 15s; John Waldie (Halfway Bush), 3 £3 16s; Thos. M’Carthy (Leith Valley), 2 £4 4s; F. J. Keast (Middlemarch), 1 £3 12s; R. Brown (Middlemarch), 1 £3 6s, 1 £3; L. Brough (Middlemarch), 1 £3 3s, 1 £3 2s, 1 £2 17s, 2 £2 11s; client, 4 £4 10s, 4 £4. 2 £3 17s, 1 £3 15s; Mrs H. Orr (Saddle Hill), l £3 9s, 1 £3 3s; R. Brockbank (Kaikorai), 3 £2 9s; J. W. Graham (Mosgiel), 1 £2 7s; .J. O’Connell (Momington), 2 £2 13s. Store Pigs.—The Otago Farmers' Cooperative Association sold: For E. A. Watson (Oamaru), 1 sow £3 7s 6d, 3 £2 15s; Peninsula client, 5 pigs 21s 6d.—: —Dalgety and Co. sold: For T. Stoddart (Owhiro). 3 slips £1 15s, I£l 3s 6d. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For C. Cross (Portobello), 2 pigs £1 17s, 3 £1 15s.— Stronach, Morris, and Co. aold: For H. Footo (Purakanui), 5 pigs 25s Od; A. A. Bruce (Momona), 5 225, 221 s; Wm. Blackie (Mosgiel), 1 21s 6d, 221 s, 219 s.

ADDINGTON MARKETS. CHRISTCHURCH, May 26. Heavy fat stock, but small store sheep entries were forwarded to Addington toSheep.—Outside sheep comprised a few drafts from Nelson and Otago. There was a steady market for good ewes, but a drop of Is or 2s per head for lambs and an improvement of up to 2s for wethers. Good twc-toothed crossbred ewes made up to 335; sound-mouthed crossbred ewes, 25s to 27s 6d; failing-mouthed crossbred ewes, IBs 3d tc 22s fid; failingmouthed halfbred ewes, 24s to 28s fid; aged ewes, 15s to 16s; forward lambs, 20s 6d to 22b; medium lambs, 17s fid to 18s 9d; inferior lambs, 12s to 15s; threequarterbred ewe lambs, 27s fid; four ai-d six-toothed 'ethers, 23s to 27s fid. Fat Lambs. —There was a email entry of 1450 head, and a brisk sale at as firm values .as last week. Extra prime heavy lambs brought up to 34s 7d; prime heavy lambs, 28s fid to 21s 6d; medium-weight prime lambs, 27s to 29s fid; mediumquality lambs, 24s to 26s fid; light lambs, 21s to 23s fid. 7 , Fat sheep.—There was a heavy entry, and a keen sale, exporters exceeding the schedule rates for freezing sorts. Extra prime vethers made to 37s lOd; prime wethers, 32s to 355; medium wethers, 29s 3d to 31s 9d; light wethers, 27s to 295; extra prime ewes, to lOd; prime ewes, 24s 6d to 27s fid; medium ewes, 20s 6d to 245; light ewe% 17s to 20s; aged ewes, 14s to 16s fid.

Fat Cattle.—Another excess entry was forwarded, comprising 616 head, which included two good North Island drafts. There w'as a drop of about 25s per head. Northern cattle (49) averaged about 15s lOd per 1001 b; bes + beef made 37s to 40s; medium, 34s to 36s 6d; inferior and cow beef, 29s to 335; rough, down to 20s; extra heavy .steers, ►o £l9 7s fid; heavy, £ls 15s to £l7 15s; prime medium, £l4 to £l6 IDs; medium quality, £ll 10s to £l4; light, £7 0s to £lO 10s; prime heifers, £8 10s to £ll 12s fid; oru.nary, £6 10s to £8 ss; light, £4 15s to £6 ss; extra prime co~-s, to £l3 2s 6d; prime cows, £8 to £lO 10s; ordinary, £5 10s to £7 15s; rough inferior cows, £3 15s to £5,

Vealers.—There was a good sale, and* best sorts made to £6 11s. Store Cattle.—Some three-year steers made to £6 15s.

Dairy Cattle. —A good sale resulted. Best calvers made from £lO to £l3 ss; medium, £6 0s to £9 10s; inferior, £3 10s to £6; best heifers, £B. to £l4; others, £3 10s to £7 10s. :

Fat Pigs.—There was a good cacon sale. Choppers made from £4 to £8 10s, and baconers from £3 15s to £6 6s, the average price per lb being 7sd to B£d. Porkers realised from 47s to 70s, the average price per ib being 8d to 9d. Store Pigs.—There was a dull sale, values being easier by 6s to 8s per head on late rates for the larger stores. Weaners brought from 8s to 15s; slips, 17s to 225; stores, 24s to 445.

OAMARU MARKETS. (Feom Oub Own Correspondent.) OAMARU, May 28. "Very little business has been reported in the grain and produce market during the past week. A few lines of wheat have been purchased at prices above the millers’ schedule, though the bulk of the season’s yield has already been marketed. Dreadnought ha 3 sold at 6s 9d and Tuscan at 7s per bushel. The oat market is practically dead though there is a tendency for this cereal to harden. “A” grade Gartons have been purchased at 3s 6£d per bushel on trucks. Undergrade Gartons have changed hands at 3s, but there has been little business in “B” grade. The nominal price of the latter is 3s 3d per bushel. Oaten sheaf chaff has been purchased in small quantities. The nominal price is £5 7s 6d. Potatoes have slumped right back and have been purchased at £4 10s per ton on trucks, which is equivalent to £5 5s f.0.b., s.i. A number of heavy consignments to the North Island have brought the market down with a run, and as Australia is doing no business the demand is weak. How long the present condition will continue is uncertain, but the outlook for growers at the moment is by no means bright. Farmers are holding in the hope that the glut may shortly disappear. Little has been doing in barley though there is still a quantity that has not been marketed. Grass seed is showing no movement and the market is lifeless. Fowl wheat has been purchased at prices above millers’ quotations. The movements in live stock have not been very considerable. Most of the fat stock has reached the freezing works and farmers have filled their requirements for stores at the wekly market. Fat wethers sold up to 32s 9d and fat ewos up to 27s 3d. A few aged store ewes were quitted at 11s 3d. Fat cows brought up to £7 10s. and forward heifers £3 10s. No fat bullocks were offered. The price for pig 9 has been easier, good weaners selling at from 16s to 20s 6d and medium weaners at 12s to 15s.

SOUTHLAND MARKET REPORT. (From Odb Own Correspondent.) INVERCARGILL, May 30. The Btock market continues firm for most classes offering. The heavy yardings of fat stock at Wallacetown sale tended to ease the market somewhat. Fat sheep showed a drop of about 2s to 2s 6d on the previous sale, while fat cattle, with the exception of prime bullocks, also showed a slight decline. The store sheep market is very quiet, with very little offering. Prices for all classes are Arm, with perhaps a falling-off in store lambs consequent on the fat season coming to an end. Fat Cattle.—Heavy prime bullocks, £l4 to £l7 ; prime medium-weight do, £l2 to £l3 15s; prime heavy heifers, £7 15s to £9 15s; medium do, £6 to £7 ss; prime cowb, £7 to £9 10s; medium do, £5 to £6 10s; runners, to £3; vealers, 30s to £2; prime ox beef in the vicinity of 40s per 1001 b; prime heifer do, 32s fid; cow do, to 255. Fat Sheep.—Extra heavy prime wethers, to 358; good prime do, 28s to 31s fid; lighter do, to 275; prime heavy ewes, 22s fid to 25s 9d; medium do, 13s to 20s; lighter down to 15s 6d ; freezing lambs are making 23s fid to 25s fid. Store Sheep.—Store wether lambs, 18s to 19s fid; ewe lambs, 23s fid to 235; mix-sex do, 20b to 22s fid; two-tooth ewes, good, 38s to 40s; two-tooth wethers, 25s fid to 27s fid; s.m. ewes, 30s to 335. Store Cattle.—Good forward three and four-year bullocks, £8 15s to £lO 10s; twoyear do, £6 to £7 10s; yearling do, £3 15e

to £4 10s; two-year heifers, to £3; old oows, £2 to £8 10s. GRAIN REPORT. Oats.—There Is no actual improvement In this market since last report. Orders for prompt delivery have eased somewhat, though there is still an inquiry for forward delivery June to September at recent rates. Local merchants, however, are showing no inclination to accept forward business. Apparently the general opinion Is that prospects are rather in favour of better rates later on. For prompt delivery current quotations are: A’s, 48 3d; B’s, 4s, f.0.b., s.i., while prices to farmers, depending on the distance from the port, range from about 3s for B’s to 3s 3d for A’s, on trucks, sacks extra. Dunß and blacks of good quality and weight would bring the growers probably 3d extra. Chaff.—This is offering by growers in excess of local demand, but the price Is nevertheless maintained at the old level of £4 10s, on trucks, country stations, for prime quality. Ryegrass.—This market is at the present time well nigh lifeless, and generally it is considered that there is little prospect of any business with outside centres for the next two months, at which time merchants will be considering their requirements for spring sowing. As a consequence merchants are showing little interest in lines offered to them by farmers. Undressed ryegrass has merely a nominal value of from 3s fid to 3s 9d per bushel for firm, well-treated seed from the mill, round about 241 b weight. FRUIT AND PRODUCE WORLD. Reilly’s report:—The demand at the moment is for prime quality in all lines of produce. Good bacon and pork pigs are in demand. Apples are meeting a better inquiry. Stamped and guaranteed eggs, butter, table poultry, prime potatoes, table carrot 8, parsnips, and good swedes, and choice lines of dessert apples find a ready sale. Grapes: 500 cases are expected from Melbourne, which we anticipate realising about lOd per lb. We received and sold: Hens, 415 at 3s 4d to 5s 4d; cockerels, 152 at 3s to 12s 6d; cock birds, 23 at 3s 4d to 4s 8d; pullets, 108 at 6s to 19s; ducks, 97 at 3s to 8s; turkeys, 5 at UJd to laOjd per lb pigeons, 8 at Is Gd; pullets, White Leghorn 10s to 20s. Rhode Island Red 15s to 20s, Silver Wyandotte 13s to 16s, Black Orpington 10s to 14s. Flowers: Faper whites, to 4s dozen; violets, to 6s. Pears: Choice des eerts, to 2Jd; others, to 2d; overripe, un saleable; cookers, to 2d. Grapes: Aus tralian, Is. Gros Colmans, to 2s 6d. Tomatoes: Locals, to Is 3d; seconds, to sd. Cape gooseberries, lOd. Preserved ginger, Is 4Jd Peanuts: Choice, s§d; New Zealand walnuts,, to Is. Garlic, B£d. Pickling onions, l|d Eschallots 2d. Tea. Broken Orange Pekoe, 2s 6d. Butter: Dairy pats, to Is 3d; bulk, Is 3d; separator pats, to Is 6d. Cheese: Prime mediums, to ll|d; large, to lid. Beeswax, to la 4d. Dates: Bulk, 4d; cartons, 6£d. Comb foundation: Medium brood, 2s Bd, 2s 9d. Bacon: Prime porker, to 9d; prime baconers, to B£d; heavy-weights, to sd. Iloney: Choice bulk, to s|d; sections, 10s to 11s; pats, £lb 4s 6d, lib 9s. Cucumbers: Hothouse, to 12s 6d Cabbages: Prime 2s. Cauliflowers: Prime, 8s 6d. Lettuce, to Is dozen. Tinned pines, Bs. Eggs: Stamped, to 2s lOd; cases, 2s 8d per dozen , preserved, Is 9d dozen. Apples: Delicious, to 10s; Cox’s Orange, to 12s 6d; Sturmere, to 8s; other desserts, to 7s; choice cookers, to 6s; others, to 4s. New Zealand passion fruit, 9s; New South Wales, 16s. Lemons. Italian large cases, 355; halves. 20s. Oranges: Raratongan re-packs, 20s. Bananas: Ripe, to 30s; green Suvas, 275. Potatoes; Locals, to 9s ; Outrams and Stirlings, to 9s; Oamarus and Canterburys, to Bs. Carrots, Bs. Parsnips, 9s New season’s swedes, 4s cwt. Onions: Canterburys, to 16a 6d. Vegetable marrows, to 9s. Pumpkins, 9s. Pie melons: Australian, 16s. Fat: Best mutton, 28s; other fats, to 245. Molasses, 9s 6d. Oyster grit, 8s 6d. X Keys meatmeal, 18s per cwt. Economic crates: 20-dozen, 16s; Champion 24-dqzen, 18s each.' Fowl wheat, 3s Oats. A Gartons, 4s; B Gartons, 3s 3d per bushel. Prime oat sheaf chaff: Choice, to £6 per ton; cow chaff, £4. Black leaf “40”: 10lb tins, 60s; 2lb tins, 15s 6d Fruit and confectionery bags, Vallo-Giraffe brand lime sulphur, Bordeaux mixture, chick food, arsenate of lead, Ellis fruit grader—prices on application..

REILLY’S CENTRAL PRODUCE MART (LTD.). Moray I lace, Dunedin. AUSTRALIAN MEAT SHIPMENTS. WELLINGTON, May 24. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received a cable message from its representative in Australia advising that* 29,823 carcases of lamb were exported from Australia for the fortnight ended May 21. OTAGO FRUIT. The Otago Provincial Fruitgrowers’ Council advises that the High Commissione’r weekend cablegram regarding the fruit market is as follows: The Otira and Tongariro are unloading, but very little of the latter’s fruit is in the market yet. The general condition of the Otira shipment is good as yet, though fully matured. Special Cox’s Orange business is good owing to temporary shortage, but current prices net expected to hold:—Cox’s Orange, 14s to 20s per case: Jonathan, London Pippin, and Dunn's Favourite, 12s to 14s per case; Delicious, Us to 14s per case; Adams’ Pearman, Rord Wolseley, 13s per Independent advices are to the effect that the Otago portion of the Tongariro arrived in good condition, and prices indicated are on a par with thpao quoted above. The manager of the Co-operative Fruitgrowers of Otago reports that the Pott Hcbart and Mahia loaded at Lyttelton recently the last of several shipments of apples to London, Liverpool, and Buenos Aires totalling 9197 cases, which were supervised by the society on behalf of its members. The society, being affiliated to the New Zealand Fruitgrowers’ Federation (Ltd.), had no difficulty in obtaining shipping spaco allotments throughout the season, and appreciates the assistance rendered by the shipping companies and the railway management in the handling of the shipments. FRUIT EXPORT FIGURES. NAPIER, May 26. Fruit exported from Hawke’s Bay during the present season totalled 100,526 cases, made up of 96,389 cases of apples and 3937 oases of pears The expoit giades included extra fancy, fine and fancy 94,414 cases, aud good grade 1970 cases. The total export for 153 orchardists mclud.d 31 varieties, eight or which contributed 91,609 caSes, while the other 23 varieties contributed 4780. Six of those 23 contributed fewer than 50 cases of each variety, and there were fewer than 100 cases of 10 other varieties. The chief export varieties were: Jonathans 55,102 cases, Sturmers 19,790 cases, Delicious 16,975 cases, Dunns 933 oases, Doughertys 8074 cases, Cox’s Orange 3491 cases, Gravensteins 2992 cases, and Cleopatra 2678 cases.

PERPETUAL TRUSTEES, ESTATE, AND AGENCY COMPANY.

The directors of the Perpetual Trustees, Estate, and Agency Company state in their forty-second annual repoit that the amount brought forward from the previous year was £3114, from which have since been paid income tax for that year, interim dividend, calls on shares in the Exhibition Company, and the company’s contribution to the staff benefit fund, leaving a balance of £532. Tinprofit for the year ended on April 30 amounted to £7885 and the directors recom mend that the available balance of £8417 be dealt with as follows: —Payment of dividend at 15 per cent, per annum for the half-year, £1312; writing off cost of alterations to Timaru office, £63; reserve fund to pay bonus dividend of 23 per share (to be applied in meeting a call of a similar amount), £2500; and staff benefit fund, £500; this leaving £4041 to be carried forward isubject to income tax for the year just ended). TRUSTEES, EXECUTORS. AND AGENCY COMPANY. The directors of the Trustees. Executors, and Agency Company state, in their fortyfourth annual report, that the profit and loss account shows a net profit for the year of £2831, to which has to be added £BBO (being the balance of £10,895, the amount brought forward from last year, less £ls. balance of a donation of £IOO which the directors decided to make to the Exhibition Company, and £IO,OOO transferred to reserve account; making a total at credit of £3711. An Interim dividend of 5 per cent, per annum for the half-year ended September 30, 1925, was paid, amounting to £500; leaving a balance to be dealt with of £3211. Of this balance the directors recommend the following appropriations to be made:—Dividend of 2} per cent., making 5 per cent, for the year, £500; bonus at 25 per cent., on £20,000. £500; write off freehold property account, £105; write off office furniture and stationery, £63; balance to be carried forward, £2043.