COMMERCIAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 3774, 13 July 1926, Page 36

COMMERCIAL.

WEEKLY MARKET REPORTS. Wednesday, July 7. Fat Cattle. —There were 207 head yarded, including some extra prime* bullocks and heifers, but the big half consisted of inferior sorts, mostly cows and heifers of all grades. The sale opened firm on last week’s prices, and advanced to perhaps £1 per head for the first three races, and then eased off to commencement prices. Extra prime bullocks made from £l7 10s to £2O; medium, £l4 to £l6 10a; light, £ll 10s to £l3; heifers, £lO to £l2 ss; medium, £7 10s to £9; heavy cows, £9los to £ls; lighter, £7 to £8 10s. The Otago Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association sold: For D. Ireland (Outram), 3 bullocks £l3 7s 6d; Chas. Paterson (Middlemarch), 1 heifer £l2 ss, 1 £9 ss; W. L. Milne (Pukerau), 3 £9 17s Cd, 2 £8; J. W. Kerr (Green Island), 1 £6 10s. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For W. H. Tregonning and Sons (Waipiata), 3 bullocks £lB 10s, 2 £ls 15s; George Patrick (Maungatua), 3 £lB, 3 £ls 17s fid. 2 £l6, 1 heifer £9 ss; Patearoa Presbyterian Parish, 2 bullocks £l4 ss; D. Leslie (Waitemata), 2 £l4 10s, 2 £ll, 2 £lO 17s fid, 2 £lO 7s fid; Walter Blackie, sen. (Mosgiel), 2 £ll 15s, 2 £11; J. E. Butler (Clarksville), 1 cow £7; W. Lindsay ( llanton), 2 bullocks £lO 12s fid, 2 £ll ss, 1 cow £5 10s, 3 heifers £4 15s, 1 £7, 1 £7 17s fid; R. Keith (Lawrence), 1 cow £l3 10s; J. G. Renton (Mosgiel), 1 heifer £8 12s fid, 1 £5 ss; Geo. Ford (Mosgiel), 1 heifer £8 ss; a client, 2 cows £6 10s; R. Mitchell (Outram), 3 heifers £5 ss; lan Lindsay (Allanton), 3 cows £lO 7s fid, 3 £7 10s, 1 £5 ss. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For a client, 2 bullocks £ls; Walter Blackie (Mosgiel), 2 £ll 78 fid; Wm. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 cow £8 10s. Dalgety and Co. sold: For J. P. Herlihy (Patearoa), 2 bullocks £l9 12s 6d, 2 £lB Is, 2 £lO lfe fid, 1 £l7 12s fid; W. Blackie (MosgielV2 £ll 10s, 2 £lO 15s; G. J. Fox (Fortrose)* 1 heifer £lO, 2 £8 7s fid, 3 £7 os, 2 £0 15s, 1 £0 10s; D. Ireland (Outram), 1 bullock £ll 12s fid; R. Mitchell (Outram), 1 heifer £8 10s. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. Sold: For R. Kirk (Mosgiel), 1 bullock £l3, 1 £lO 12s fid; Chas. Carnie (Mataura Island), 3 heifers £lO lfft, 3 £9 15s, 2 £9.—: —Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For P. Tooraey (Waikouaiti), 1 bullock £2O, 2 £l7 17s fid. 3 £l7, 3 110, 2

£l4 15s; lan Lindsay (Allanton), 2 £ll 15s, 2 cows £7 17s fid; G. S. Wilson (Glenomaru), 3 heifers £9 17s fid, 1 cow £8 15s, 1 heifer £7 10s, 2 £6 15s, 2 £fi ss; A. Bcott (Burnside), 1 cow £8 15s; R. J. Crossan (Henley), 1 £8 ss, 1 £8 12s fid, 1 £4 ss; G. J. Fox (Fortrose), 4 heifers £8 2s fid, 3 £6 28 fid, 2 cows £5 10s; W. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 £8 ss, 1 heifer £4 17s fid, 1 £4 15s. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For S. Leask (Omakau), 1 bullock £ls 17s fid, 1 £ls ss, 1 £l9 15s, 1 cow £l3 2s fid; F. A. Price (Waikiwi), 1 bullock £ls ss, 1 111 128 fid, 3 heifers £8 15s, 2 cows £6 2s fid; Mrs Jean Corrigall (Omakau), 1 £ls* Mrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £l4 15s; W. D. Hunt (Wallacetown), 2 £l3 17s fid, 3 £l2 17s fid, 3 £l2; W. Simpson (Oamaru), 3 £l2 7s fid, 1 £lO 1 £8 ss, 2 £B, 1 heifer £lO 2s fid, 1 £7 ss, 1 cow £7 2s fid, 2 £5 15s; C. Carnie (Mataura Island), 1 heifer £ll 15s, 2 £ll 108, 3 £9 10s, 2 £7 7s fid; W. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 bullock £ll 7s fid, 1 heifer £7; W. Jenkins (Momona), 1 cow £8 ss; D. Jarvis (Burnside), 1 £7 10s; Mrs M. J. Hughes (Wylie’s Crossing), 1 £7 ss, 1 £5 10s; R. Mitchell (Outram), 2 heifers £6 ss, 2 £6 2s fid.

Store Cattle.—Three hundred head were yarded, including a few pens of good steers, flesh cows, and heifersT An improved sale on last week resulted, bidding throughout being fairly keen. Steers brought to £9 5s fid, while for cows an advance from 5s to 10s per head was maintained. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For John Black (Fairview). 10 steers £9 ss; E. Ladbrook (Invercargill), 1 cow £9, 9 £7, 1 £7 10, 1 £6 15s, 2 £4 ss, 3 vealers £1 10s; Robert Wilson Riverside), 2 cows £7 2s 6d, 1 £4, 1 £3 ss, 1 vealer £3 10s, 1 £1 15s, 1 £1 8s; Faulds Bros. (Green Island Bush), 1 heifer £8 15e, 1 £7 13s, 1 £6 Is, 1 £6, 1 £5 ss, I£3 ss; John Ross (Glenside), 5 cows £7, 2 heifers £5 15s, 2 vealers £2 ss; Owaka client, 7 heifers £4 108, 1 £1 Bs, 2 vealers £1 4s; John Woods (Green Island), 3 steers £5, 2 cows £2 12s 6d; Richard Mitchell (Outram), 1 £4 15s, 2 £4 ss, 3 £4, 1 £3 16s; D. Ireland (Outram), 1 £4 12s fid, 1 £4 ss; Clinton client, 2 £5, 2 vealers £3 14s, 1 £2 18s, 1 £2 Bs, 1 £2 7s, 1 £2 Cs; John Nicholson (One Tree Farm), 2 steers £7 9s, 2 heifers £7, 1 £6 19s, 9 cows £2 15s, 1 vealer £5, 2 £2 15s, 1 bull £7 10s, 1 £4 15s; A. and R. Wilson, 1 cow £5 7s fid, 1 £4 ss, 6 £2 19s; Ford M'Hattie (Allanton), 1 £3 14s; E. Jensen (Caversham), C £2 17s fid; Jas. Renton (Mosgiel), 5 £2 16s, 1 £l, 1 vealer £2 2s, 2 £2; Mrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 cows £3 158, 1 vealer £2 9s; Portobello client, 3 cows £3 11s, 1 £2 2s; Smith Bros. (Greenvale). 1 £5 ss. 2 £4 Bs, 1 £4 19s, 3 £4 ss, 6 £2 19s; Peninsula client, 2 £3 7s Cd, 1 vealer £1 Bs. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For H. Cowie (Milburn), 2 cows £6 10s, 1 vealer £1 6s;. Chas. Roberts (Beaumont), 1 steer (£5 ss, 1 vealer £2; a client, 2 heifers £4 10s; J. E. Jones (Brighton), 2 £4 7s; Jno. Campbell (Momona), 1 cow £3 15s; T. Dalziel (Brockville), 2 £2 7s; G. Robson (Orepuki), 3 heifers £3 4s; lau Lindsay (Allanton), 2 cows £2 6s; a client (Matarae), 9 cattle £1 12s, 1 steer £1 7s fid; A. J. Fowler (Kingston), 2 vealers £1 7s fid. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For Gordon M'Master (Fairfield), 2 cows to £2 15s; Arthur West (Brighton), 4to £2 12s 6d. Dalgety and Co. sold: For W. Mollison (Omakau), 1 cow £7 15s, 2£2 ss. 1 heifer £3 15s; D. Ireland (Outram), 3 cows £4 12s 6d. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For A. Scott (Burnside), 3 steers £8 7s fid, 2 £5 ss; 7 vealers to £2 15s; P. Toomey (Waikouaiti), 1 cow £7 12s fid, 1 £5 2s 6d, 1 £4 10s; J. C. Renton, jun. (Mosgiel), 1 £6, 1 heifer £4 17s fid, 1 £4 7s 6d, 1 £3 18s, 1 £3 16s; Geo. Hughes (Wyllie’s Crossing), 1 £7 ss, 2 £7. 2 £6 15s, 1 £5, 1 £3 15s; clients, 1 cow £5 ss, 1 heifer £4 7s fid, 1 cow £4 ss, 1 £4, 1 £3 12s, 1 £2 17s, 2 £2 10s, 7 £2 ss; R. J. Crosson (Henley), 1 £2 15s; P. Briscoe (Waitati), 1 heifer £4 2s, 1 cow £3 12s, 1 £2 ss; J. Ellis (Carey’s Bay), 1 £1 10s; A. Bain (Halfway Bush), 1 £4 2s fid; T. Maxwell (South Dunedin), 1 £3 15s: E. Jensen (Caversham), I£4 16s. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For W. and J. Currie (Maheno), 1 steer £lO 10s, 3 £7, 6 cows £3 12s fid, 4 heifers £2 15s; J. F. Aubrey (Clarks), 3 steers £8 19s, 1 £4 13s Cd, 1 bull £4 10s, 3 heifers £3, 3 £2 18s, 8 cows £2 18s, 3 £1 11s, 1 £1 10s, 7 vealers £2 3s; W. Simpson (Oamaru), 1 bull £9 ss, 1 cow £5 16s, 1 £4 15s, 1 £4 10s, 1 £3 Ifis, 1 £2 19s, 1 £2 4s, * vealers £3 7s, 2 £3 ss; J. Woods (Dunedin), 10 steers £7 10s; Cant Bros. (Tapui), 2 £7 10s, 1 bull £7 ss. 1 cow £4, 1 £3 16s, 3 heifers £3 7s; Geo. Hughes (Wyllie’s Crossing), 1 cow £6 15s; W. Smith (Burnside), 1 £6 10s; S. Leask (Omakau), 1 £4, 1 £3 2s; J. Potter (Outram), 12 steers £6. 1 £4, 1 vealer £1 7s; W. James (Burnside), 1 cow £3 18s, 1 £2 ss, 1 calf £1 88, 1 £1 ss, 1 £1 2s; John Miller (Maungatua), 1 vealer £2 17s, 1 £1 16s; G. M'Master (Saddle Hill), 1 cow £2 12s fid. Dairy Cows.—There were 35 penned and a good spirited sale resulted for young, good-conditioned cows at profit. Spring calvers and aged cows were dull of sale, and extremely difficult to quit..—The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For W. Wilman (Broad Bay). 1 cow £lO ss; J. W. Kerr (Green Island), 1 £9 10s; Gordon 'M’Master (Saddle Hill), 1 £6 ss: E. Jensen (Caversham). 1 £4; John M’Kenzie (Glenside), 1 £6 103, 1 £5 15s, l £3 sa. Donald. Reid, and Co. sold: For lan Lindsay (Allanton), 1 cow £10; J. E. Jones (Brighton). 1 £8 15s: H. Lyder (St. Clair), 1 £8 7s 6d; G. M’Master (Saddle Hill), 1 £3 7s 6d. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For G. M’Master (Saddle Hill), 1 cow £4 15s; clients, 1 £9, 1 £4 2s 6d; T.. Maxwell (South Dun edin) I£3 12s 6d. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For J. Pryde (Mornmeton), 1 cow £4 10a.

Calves.—The Otago Farmers’ O-opera tive Association sola: For Geo. M’Leod, 2 calves 10s, 1 7s 6d, 1 ss; Mrs Thoms (Green Island), 1 4s 6d; Jas. Adam (Green Island), 1 10s. Donald, Reid, and Co. sold: For T. Leitch (Kuri Bush), 1 calf 325; Mrs W. Morrison (Henley) 1 10s, 2 2s 6d; J. Cowie (Milburn), 1 6s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agencv Co. sold: For H. W. Wilson (Henley), 1 calf 335, 1 255. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For Miss ,0. Davidson (Brighton), 1 calf 17s, 1 7s; J. J. Walker (Otokia), 1 15s.—— Wright, Stephenson and Co. sold: For W. Johnston (Burnside), 1 calf 345; J. F. Aubrey (Clarks), 1. 295; T. Johnson (Momona), 1 21s; D. Ford (Allanton), 1 16s. Fat Sheep.—There were 2053 penned, con. aisting of some very nice qualitv wethers and a good proportion of medium and freesing sheep, and the usual big complement of ewes of all grades. The sale opened for prime wethers firip to 2s advance on last week’s prices, but continued most erratically, easing throughout on all classes of sheep to last week 11 rates, and

firming again on the last race. The ex. porters were operating at schedule rates on suitable sheep, and ewes maintained last week’s rates throughout. Extra prime heavy wethers sold at from 36e to 40s 3d; prime, from 31s to 355; lighter sorts from 26s 6d to 30s; extra prime heavv ewes made to 35s 3d; prime from 22s to 295; lighter and medium 17s 6d to 21s. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For J. W. Blair (Outram), 20 wethers 39s 3d, 8 38s; J. F. Herbert (Heriotj. 12 wethers 36s 9d, 14 33s 9d; James M’Elrea (Milton), 9 wethers 365, 20 34s 6d, 14 33s 9d, 7 345; D. Iftkmd (Outram), 28 wethers 34s 6d; James Gordon (Warepa), 21 wethers 35s 3d. 5 32s 9d; Southland Farmers’ Co-op.. Invercargill; (as agents), 15 wethers 33s* 25 32s 9d; S. Jones (Riverside), 25 wethers 335, 28 30s; Thomas Roes (Middlemarch), 12 wethers 36s 3d, 8 30s; Andrew Melville (Milton), 6 wethers 30s 9d, 5 ewes 30s 3d; Milton client, 11 ewes 25s 3d; C. J. Kirk (Kelso), 5 ewes 24a 3d, 11 21s 9d- W. J. Paul (Milton), 16 ewes 225, 7 225; James Kirk (Dalmetta, Kelso), 9 ewes 235; George M’Lachlan (Leeside), 16 wethers 40s, 20 38s 3d, 14 36s 9d; Howie Broe. (Moneymore), 6 rams 12s; a Milton client, 1 truck wethers at quotations. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For William Henderson (Otautau), 34 wethers 38s 6d, 19 35s 3d, 2 ewes 33s 3d; Henderson and Co., Invercargill; (as agents), 19 wethers 36a 6d, 12 32s 3d, 23 31s 3d; Henry Graham (Otama), 15 wethers 34s 6d, 22 30s 6d. 17 30s, 11 29s 3d, 10 28s 9d, 17 29s 6d, 6 28s 3d; Charles Whittaker (Te Houka), 10 wethers 32s 9d, 12 33s 6d, 12 335, 14 325. 10 30s. 2 ewes 27s 6d ; J. Horne, 10 wethers 31s 6d; J. P. Moir (Hillend), 44 wethers 30s 3d, 14 29s 3d; a client, 11 ewes 23s 6d; Mrs H. Sim (Crookston) 12 ewes 23s 6d. 9 225; William Hunter (Willowbrook), 23 ewes 23s 3d, 33 21s 3d; W. Green, 27 wethers 14s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For George Burnett (Otautau), 15 wethers 36s 6d, 15 36s 3d, 9 355, 9 33s 9d; R. and W. Bulfin (Konini), 60 wethers to 335; Duncan M’Donald (Dipton), 17 ewes 24s 6d, 25 22s 9d, 18 21s 3d. Dalgety and Co. sold; For James Sim (Crookston), wethers to 29s 9d, ewes to 255; Clifton Settlement (Waiwera), 18 wethers 325, 19 28s 9d. 15 ewes 18e 9d; D. Ireland (Outram), 13 ewes 245; A. Doull (Henley), wethers to 38s 3d; John Morrow (Heriot), 25 ewes 255, 17 22s 3d; Thomas Morrow (Heriot), 17 ewes 225. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: For A. Dickson (Freshford), 24 wethers 38s 9d, 8 37s 6d, 13 36s 6d, 7 32s 9d; Stalker Bros. (Kelso), 27 wethers 37s 3d, 20 359 9d, 9 35s 3d; a client, 8 wethers 37s 6d, 9 36s 3d; D. Ireland (Outram), 16 wethers 34s 6d", 5 33e 3d, 22 31s 6d; S. Ottrev (Heriot), 8 ewes 31s 6d, 19 29s 6d; J. W. Nevill (Moa Creek), truck ewes to 35s 3d; C. Mann (Moa Flat), truck ewes at quotations. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For S. Ottrey (Heriot), 4 ewes 325, 24 24s 6d; client, 20 wethers 35s 6d s 24 33» 6d; D. Ireland (Outram), 10 wethers 325. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For James Milne (Kapuka), 11 wethers 40s 3d. 22 40s. 20 375, 29 35s 9d, 25 32s 9d; H. G. Brass (Invercargill), 17 wethers 40s, 10 37s 3d, 16 37e, 9 36s 9d; J. G. Wylie (Outram), pen wethers 355, 17 27s 9d; James Robertson and Sons (Waikoikoi), 15 ewes 34s 9d, 22 28s 9d, 13 275; Alexander Thomson (Kelso), 20 wethers 34e, 18 31s 3d, pen ewes 275; George Nichol and Sons (Allanton), 24 wethers 31s 9d, 14 31s, 22 29s 6d; J. C. Warren (Waitati), 22 wethers 28s, 18 275, pen ewes 21s 6d; A. M. Moncur (Heriot), 18 ewes 25s 9d, 23 24s 9d, 17 23s 9d; W. Ritchie (Kelso), 12 ewee 25s 9d, pen 16s 6d; David Ross (Palmerston), 19 ewes 255, 9 20s 3d; H. Oliver (Palmerston), 15 ewes 21s, 17 18s 6d; J. Steven • (Heriot), 32 ewes 18s 3d, 46 17s. Fat Lambs. —There were 50 penned —a small yardii g—and all sold at full freezing rates, the butchers taking the heavier weights. Extra prime lambs made to 33s 9d; prime from 24s 6d to 29s. —"The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For John O’Connor (Adam’s Flat), 6 30s, 5 26s fid. Dalgety and Co. sold: For a client, 6 30s 3d, 11 295, 7 32s fid. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: For C. Mann (Moa Flat), 17 28s 3d. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: One pen fat lambs 33s 9d.

Fat Pigs.—One hundred and eleven fat pigs were penned and 41 stores. The market opened at on a par with last week, but tended to ease towards the close Store pigs sold keenly, and fats can be quoted as quite on a par with last week’s rates. — The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For James W. Blair (Outram), 2 pigs _£s 11s, 2 £4 ss; T. Murphy (Pine Hill), 2 £4 10s; R Donaldson (Leith Valley), 3 £4 ss; B. Hastie (Fine Hill), 4 £4 ss, 5£4 4s, 2£3 15s. I£3 14s; C. Sonntagg (Brockville), 1 £3 15s, 1 £3 ss; Mrs J. Hastie (Pine Hill), 1 £3 11s; A. B. Powell (Leith Valley), 3£l 18s; a Portobello client, 4£3 2s. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For R. Donaldson (Leith Valley), 1 pig £5 ss; Jas. M’lntosh (Henderson and Co., u., agents, Gore), 5 £5 2s, 3 £4 ss; Alex. Pirie (Milton), 2 £5, 1 £4 15s, 1 £4 13s, 1 £4 11s, 1 £4 9s, 1 £4 ss; Richard Cockerill (Milton), 1 £4 9s: Thos. M’Cammon (Maungatua), 2 £2 19s, 1 £2 10s, 2 £2 Bs. -Dalgety and Co. sold: For Clifton Estate (Waiwera), 2 pigs £s. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For H. Fraser (North-East Valley), 1 pig £4 14s; J. Moss (Leith Valiev), 3 £4 4s; Neil Duncan (Mt. Cargill), 1 £3 10s; W. M’Craw (Leith Valley), 2 £3 8s; A. Stenhouse (Halfway Bush). 2 pigs £3 7s, 1 £3 Is; Geo. Lyall (Berwick), 2 £3 11s; Miis M’Kenzie (Mosgiel), 1 £4 3s; G Donaldson (Leith Valley), 1 £3 16s; J. Kerr (Brighton), 1 £3 Is; J. Houlihan (North-East Valley), 2 £3 7s, 2 £3 2s.—— Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For Alex. Gow (Woodside), 2 pigs £5 4s; W. Hastie (Pine Hill), 4 £4, 4 £3 17s, 4 £3 14s; T. Murphy (Pine Hill), 3 £3 18s: R. Douglass (Otakou), 1 £3 18s; Mrs J. Miller (Maungatua), 2 £3 18s; M. Baughan (Maori Hill), 1 £3 15s; J. M’Ewan (Dunedin), 2 £3 9s. 4 £3 6s: Hugh White (Outram), 1 £3 9s; W. Wyllie (Mosgiel Junction), 1 £3 9s, 4 £3 ss; J. P. Gardiner (Green I'tnnd), 1 £3 6e; C. Brenssell (Outram), 2 £3 3s. Store Pigs.—The Otago Farmers’ Cooperative Association sold: For J. Smith (Henley), 3 pigs 335, 3 235, 210 s: T. Murphy (Pine Hill), 1 16s. Donala Reid and Co. sold: For Thos. Leich (Kuri Bush), 3 pigs 40s, 2 395; W. Morrison (Henlev), 1 38s, 4 20s 6d, 3 20s; H. Bower (Halfway Bush), 1 21s, 1 16s 6d; Alex. Pirie (Milton), 1 135.--—Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For A. H. Kettle (Waitati), 1 pig 355; T. Leitch (Leith Valley), 3 365, 1 235, 1 28s; Goo. Lyall (Berwick), 230 b. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For Mrs D. Gordon (Momona), 6 pigs 30s, 2 255, 2 22*

ADDINGTON MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH. July 7. The yardings wore on the lighter side to-day at Addington for most classes of stock, and there was a shade of firming in several sections. Store Sheep.—The entry was a small one, the outside sheep being a pen of North Island ewes and a draft from Nelson. All classes sold better, a line of 300 ewe hoggets making 30s, Corriedale ewe hoggets 30s; three-quarter bred ewe hoggets 26s to 27s sd; forward wether hoggets 21s to 22s lOd; Corriedale wether hoggets 18s; small crossbred wether hoggets 17s Id; four, six, and eight toothed Romney ewes 31s to 32s 3d; failing mouthed three-quartorbred ewes 21s 4d to 24s 4d; aged ewes 13s to 17s Id; four and six toothed wethers 26s 3d; cull four, six and eight toothed wethers 22s 6d. Fat Lambs. —There was an end of the season entry of 580 head. Exporters were bidding briskly in the market, the sale for export probably being the last of the season, and full schedule rates were paid. Best lambs made to 35s 10d. Fat Sheep.—A slightly larger entry than last week was forwarded, the quality being exceptionally good. The market was firm at lest week’s improved rates. Extra prime wethers brought to 37s 7d; prime wethers, 33s Cd to 36s 6d; medium wethers, 30s to 335; light wethers, 26s 6d to 298 6d; extra prime ewes, to 35s lOd; prime ewes, 24s to 27s 6d; medium ewes, 21s 6d to 23s 6d; inferior ewes, 18s 6d to 21s; aged ewes, 16s to 18s. Fat Cattle.—There was a smaller entry than for some time, comprising 475 head. The drop of 20s per head on last week was more than recovered, there being a brisk sale for all classes of beef. Extra prime beef made to 42s 6d per 1001 b; prime, 38s 6d to 41s; heavy-weight beef, 36s 6d to 38s 6d; fair cow and heifer beef, 29s to 32s 6d; inferior, 25s to 28s; and rough, down to 20s. Extra heavy steers, £l9 to £23 2s 6d; prime heavy steers, £l6 10s to £lB 10s; prime mediumweight, £l4 15s to £l6 15s; medium quality, £ll 10s to £l4 10s; light and unfinished steers, £6 10s to £11; extra prime heifers, to £l3 2s 6d; prime heifers, £9 10s to £l2; medium heifers, £7 10s to £9 ss; light heifers, £4 15s to £7; extra prime cows, to £l3 12s 6d; prime cows, £8 10s to £11; medium cows, £6 to £8; aged cows, £4 2s 6d to £5 10s. Vealers. —There was a very “hot" sale on account of the short entry. Good runners made to £7 15s; medium, £5 to £6 10s; best calves, £4 5s to £5 2s 6d;, others, 10s to 30s. Store Cows.—A small entry of nondescripts was forwarded, which made from 20s to £4 ss. Dairy Cows. —Mostly an indifferent class was entered. Good second to fourth calvers made from £lO to £l3 10s; medium, £6 to £9; others, £2 10s to £5; best heifers, £9 to £ll 10s; others, £4 to £B. Fat Pigs.—There was a good demand. Choppers made from £3 10s to £8 18s 6d, and baconers from £4 5s to £6 2s. The average price per lb was B|d to 9|d. Light porkers brought from 50s to 555; extra heavy, to 735, the average per lb being 9*d to 10Jd. Store Pigs.—Prices were easier. Weaners made from 16s to 20s; slips, 22s to 255; stores, 27s to 38s; large stores. 45s to 51s-6d. OAMARU MARKETS. OAMARU, July 9. The past week has been another bare one bo far as the Oamaru merchants are concerned. There has been little doing m cereals of this season’s growth, though forward sales o ( next season’s wheat crop have been made. A few small offerings of wheat have been made, and one line of Tuscan has changed hands at 7s per bushel. A email quantity of seed wheat has gone out, if northern reports are to be relied upon. Bran and pollard, which were expected to harden owing to the shortage of wheat, are being supplied in large quantities from Australia. The oat market has been very dull, ""here is a good deal still on the farm, but growers will not sell at the prices offering. One line of A Gartons changed hands at 3s 5d per bushel, on truck, at country stations. There does not appear to be any immediate prospect of the position improving, as northern markets have been well supplied with the imported article. The nominal price for B Gartons is 3s 2d per bushel, on trucks. Barley is in request, but there is such a disparity between buyers’ and sellers' ideas of values that little business has taken place. Seed oats, Chevalier barley, and grass teed have been going out during the week in fair quantities. The potatoYnarket has been erratic. Early in the week as high as £6 per ton was paid on trucks, at country stations but the report of the rejection of a Melbourne shipment, together with other elements, have resulted in the market receding. The price to-day is from £5 5s to £5 10s per ton. Oaten sheaf chaff has declined a little compared with last week. A line of 1000 bags of good, bright changed hands at £5 per ton, on trucks. The nominal price is from £5 5s to £5 10s. There has not been much animation in the live stock market, and the major portion of the sales effected have been for the purpose of filling butchers’ requirements. At the Waiareka sale fat wethers sold at from SOs to 325, prime ewes at from 20s to 23s 9d, and ordinary ewes at from 16s to 18e 6d. Store sheep have been sold as follows: Ewe hoggets, 27s to 29s 6d; mixed-sex hoggets, 21s to 24s 9d; wether hoggets, 17s 6d; wethers, 25s to 29s 9d. Fat bullocks have been dealt in privately at prices approximating 40s per 1001 b. Beef cows have sold at from £7 10s to £8 10s. Dairy cows of quality coming to profit are in good request, the prices vary according m age and breed. As snowing the demand for good stuff, it may be mentioned that a Holstein heifer coming to first calf realised £lO 10s at the Waiareka sale. Figs are being freely offered, but are not meeting with keen competition. Slips are selling at auction at 23s to 81s; best weaners, 20s to 22s 6d; medium weaners, 16s Cd to 18s: small weaners. 12s to 14s. SOUTHLAND MARKET REPORT. INVERCARGILL, July 9. GRAIN. Oats—Little business is passing, save in so far as merchants are concerned in the booking up of retail orders for seed purposes and for local feeding requirements. Offers from outside are somewhat below merchants’ ideas of value, and no business of that description worth recording has taken place during the week. Offerings are now so few and far between from growers that marohants are still more disinclined to reduce their ideas of value, 4s 3d for A grade, 4s for B grade, f.0.b., s.i. Chaff.—This market is distinctly dull, offerings being in excess of requirements of

the local market. Farmers are finding it difficult to quit. The utmost that merchants are prepared to pay is £4 10s, on trucks, for prime quality. Stocks being ample for the small looal demand, buyers are by no means keen to operate. Ryegrass.—As anticipated, there is now a strong inquiry for ryegrass from northern centres, though ideas of prices are somewhat at variance. Local merchants are strongly of the opinion that the bulk of the good quality seed is already in their hands, ana consequently are by no means inclined to accept offers from northern parts which are largely baßcd on values of low quality or mixed seed of poor germination. Nominally the vaiue for 271 b to 28lb machine-dressed seed is 5s 3d per bushel, but few sellers are to be found in Invercargill at this price today. STOCK REPORT. The stock market is firm for all classes offering, and prices for fat stock during the past two weeks showed a slight rise. The yarding of fat sheep at Wallacetown was smaller than for some considerable time, and this, no doubt, had the effect of firming the prices. The yarding of fat cattle was also a bit lighter than for the two previous •ales, and any of good quality forward met with keen competition. There are very few good lines of store sheep on offer and prices are very firm for any which come on the market. We quote: Fat Cattle. —Extra heavy prime bullocks, to £l7 10s. heavy prime do, £l3 to £ls 10s; medium do, £ll 10s to £l2 15s; prime heavy heffers, £9 to £l2; medium do, £6 15s to £8 10s; prime heavy cows, £8 to £lO 10s; medium do £5 10s to £7; runners, to £3 10s; vealers, 30s to £2. Prime ox beef, 35s to 37a 6d per 100 lb; prime heifer do, 30s to 32s Gd per 100 lb; prime cow, 22e 6d tq 25b per 1001 b. Fat Sheep.—Extra heavy prime wethers, to 365; prime heavy do, 32s 6d to 345; medium do, 29s 6d to 31s; prime ewea, 20a to 23a; medium do 18s 6d to 19a 6d; lighter, to 16a, Store Sheep.—Wether hoggets, 18a to 21a, mixed-sex do, 22s 6d to 245; ewe do, 25s to 30a; two-tooth ewes, 38a to 42a 6a; twotooth wethers, 26s to 27a 6d; s.m. ewes (guaranteed). 32s 6d to 355; failing-mouthed do, 22a 6d to 25a; old. ewea, 17a 6d to 20b. Store Cattle.—Three and four-year steers, £8 10s to £lO 10s; two-year do, £6 10s to £7 15s; 18-month do, £4 10s to £5 10s; yearling do, £2 10s to £3; two-year heifers (speyed)f £3 10s to £5; old cows, £2 to £3. FRUIT AND PRODUCE WORLD. Reilly'a report: An excellent demand for choice dessert fruit, particularly navel and Tahiti oranges, bananas, choice dessert apples and peara. Onions have advanced in price, and there is a keen demand for seed potatoes. Bacon and porker pigs find a ready sale. We sold some very nice pens of stud poultry. At our sale on Wednesday we penned 248 hens, 29 pullets, 136 cockerels, and 50 ducks, and sold: 248 hens at 6a 2d to 10s 6d, 136 cockerels at 5s 4d to Us '2d, 29 pullets at 6s to 15s 6d, 50 ducks at 8s to 9s 2d.. Violets, 6s, to 9s. Narcissi, 4s to 12s dozen. Fears: Choice desserts, to 3Jd; cooking, 2Jd. Tomatoes: Local first grades, 2s 3d; second grade, le 9d. Butter; Bulk and dairy pats, Is 3d; separator pats, to Is Cd. Cheese: Mediums, to to lid; loaf, to Is. Tea: Broken Orange Pekoe, 2s 6d. Beeswax, to Is 4d. Horsehair, Is 10|d. Bacon: Medium rolls, Is 2£d; choice, Is 3£d. Bacon pigs (wanted), Ofd; porkers, 9d; heavy-weights, 6RI. Honey. Choice bulk, s|d; pats, 8d; 10lb tins, 6s to 7s each; sections (wanted), 12s Cabbage: Choice, to 3s. Cauliflowers, to 10s 6d dozen. Brussels sprouts, to 5d lb. Eggs: New laid, Is lOd; stamped, Is 9d; preserved, Is 7d. Apples: Delicious, to 13s; Sturmers, to 11s; Jonathans, to 9s 6d; other desserts, 5s to 7s 6d; choice cookers, to 7s 6d. Lemons, to 265. Mandarines, 27s 6d. Passions, 245. Oranges: Rarotongan repacks, to 255; poorman, to 14s; Sydney navels, 27s 6d. Bananas: Ripe, to 35s Pines, 275. Potatoes: Outrams and Stirlings, choice, to 8s 6d, Oamarus, to 8s cwt. Carrots, to 7s. Parsnips, to Bs. Swede turnips, to 3s. Onions: (wanted), to-day’s value, 20s; picklers, to 12s Gd. Vegetable marrow, to 10s 6d. Pumpkins, 14s. Fat: Best mutton, 28s; other *ats, from 19s to 26s per cwt. Molasses: In tins, 9s 6d. Oyster grit, 8s 6d. Meatmeal, 18s. Fowl wheat, 7s 6d, Bs. Oats, 3s 3d to 4s Oatsheaf chaff, to £6 10s. Cow chaff. £3 10s per ton. Wheaten straw clover, 42s 6d. Clover hay, £5. Lucerene, £5 10s. REILLY'S CENTRAL PRODUCE MART (LTD.), Moray Place, Dunedin. LONDON MARKETS. Messrs Dalgety and Co. (Limited) advise having received the following cablegram from their head office, London, under date of July 8: — New Zealand prime crossbred lamb: Canterbury light, 9&d; North Island light, B|d; Canterbury heavy, B|d; North Island heavy, B£d; good average quality crossbred lamb, Australian light, n.q.; heavy, n.q. New Zealand prime crossbred mutton: Canterbury light, 6£d; North Island light, 6d; Canterbury heavy, s£d; North Island heavy, sd: good average quality Australian crossbred mutton, light 4Jd; heavy, n.p. New Zealand prime ox beef: Hinds. 4Jd; fores, 3id. The market for New Zealand lamb is weaker; the demand poor. New Zealand mutton, firm. The demand runs principally on light weights. New Zealand beef, very dull; the demand is limited. The market for Australian mutton is quiet; the demand is poor. DAIRY PRODUCE. Messrs Dalgety and Co. (Limited) advise having received the following cablegram from their head office, London, under date of July 8: Danish butter, 1725; New Zealand exceptional, 170 s; New Zealand finest, 170 s; Australian Finest salted, 168 s to 170 s. New Zealand Cheese.—Coloured, 88s to 90s; white, 90s to 925. Canadian Cheese.—White, 89s to 90s; coloured, 87s to 89s.

HORSE SALE. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Limited) htlj its monthly sale of horses in the saleyards on July 9, when an entry of 45 horses was offered by auction. The entry included some useful farm sorts, with a few specially nice mares and geldings but otherwise the entry had Tittle of quality to recommend it. The attendance of the public wfes good, and fairly representative of the surrounding districts and, with the exception of three, the whole entry changed stables at prices which must have been considered highly satisfactory. The top prioe was for a fine clippy gelding, which changed hands at £52. Another young,

useful sort brought £45, while from £55 to £42 represented good farm horses. Spring carters and light vanners made from £l9 to £32 and ponies to £l6. Droy and stall sorts were difficult to market, and brought reduced prices.