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Otago Witness, Issue 3808, 8 March 1927, Page 36

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WEEKLY MARKET REPORTS. Burnside, Wednesday, March 2. Fat Cattle. —A yarding of 266 fat cattle came forward for the sale, consisting principally of prime medium weight bullocks, with a fair proportion of good quality cows and heifers, and a sprinkling of medium to inferior cows. The sale opened at prices showing a drop of from 10s to 15s per head on last week’s rates, and continued with little variation throughout. A number of pens was passed out unsold. Wo quote: Heavy bullocks, £l3 to £l5 2s 6d; medium, £ll 10s to £l2 10s; lighter weights, £lO to £11; heifers, £7 5s to £9 2s 6d; best cows, £7 10s to £9; light and aged, £5 to £6 10s.—Dalgety and Co. sold: For Walter Blackie (Mosgiel), 1 bullock £l3 7s fid; -exors. late W. Kirk (Mosgiel),' 1 £ll 15s; Jas. Renton (Mosgiel), 1 £ll 15s; Wm. Small (Woodgrdve), 2 £l3; Wm. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 £ll ss, 1 cow £7 17s 6d, 1 £8; D. Ireland (Mosgiel), 1 bullock £lO 2s 6d; H. Duncan (Weston), 1 heifer £5 12s (Jcl, 1 £5 17s fid. Wright, Stephenson and Co. sold: For J. Preston (Portobello), 1 cow £6 7s 6d, 3 £5 2s 6d; D. Maloney (Seacliff), 1 £6; Clifton Estate

(Waiwera South), 3 bullocks £H 7s 6d, 3 £lO 17s fid, 2 £lO 15s; Mrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 £l3 10s; D. Ford (Allanton), 2 heifers £8 15s, 1 £8; J. G. Wilson (Beaumont), 3 bullocks £ll 10s, 3 £ll 7s fid, 2 £lO 2s fid; W. Lindsay (Allanton), 2 £l3 12s 6d; S; Swanson (Portobello),. 1 cow £7 ss, 1 £7; Fraser Bros. (Tokanui), 2 bullocks £lO 10s, 2 £10; Mrs E. P. Harns (Beaumont), 2 £ll, 1 £ll 10s, 1 £9 10s;. A. Thomson (Kelso), 1 cow £B, 1 £7, 2 £8 17s 6d, 1 £8 7s fid; W. Fincham (Macandrew Bay), 1 £9, 1 £7 10s; J. Andrew (Hyde), 2 bullocks £5 10s, 1 £8 15s; J. Maxwell (Waiwera South), 3 £l3, 5 £l2. Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold for: Joseph Smith (Stirling), 6 bullocks £l4 10s; Jas. Renton (Mosgiel), 2 £l2 15s; D; Ireland (Mosgiel), 2 £ll 12s 6d, 1' £11; Mrs Wm. Kirk (Mosgiel), 1 £ll 15s; Robert Wilson (Riverside). 1 £ll 12s 6d, 2 heifers £5 10s; Hugh M'Clay (Gimmerburn), 2 bullocks £ll 15s, 3 heifers £7; John Nelson (Glenburn), 1 £9 10s, 2 £5 10s, 1 £3 10s; R. G. Telfer (Ratanui), 2 £lO 10s, 3 £9 2s fid, 2 £8 2 S fid, 1 £8; Walter Blackie (East Taieri), 1 bullock £lO 7s 6d. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: For Win. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 bullock £l5, 1 £l3, 1 cow £4 15s; a client, 2 bullocks £l3; W. Carson (Evans Flat) 1 cow £8 2s fid, 1 £7 ss; Geo. W. Brooks (Evan’s Flat), 1 £7. 1 £5 15s; C. M'Kenzie (Evan’s Flat), 3 £4 15s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For Kain Bros. (Stirling), 2 bullocks £l2 7s fid; Jas. Renton (Mosgiel), 2 £l2 10s; Jas. Cunningham (Romahapa), 2 £l2 7s fid, 1 £lO 1 heifor £9, 2 £7 17s fid, 2 £7 7s. 6d.—-Donald Reid and Co. sold: For D. Livingstone (Titiroa), 4 bullocks £l4 17s fid, 4 £l2 10s; Chas. Campbell (Allanton), 1 £l4, 3 £l3 7s 6d, 3 £l3; Jas. Renton (Mosgiel). 2 £l3 15s; R. T. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 £l3 2s fid; Fleming and Co. (Titiroa), 3 £l2 ss, 4 £ll 12s fid, 1 cow £8 17s 6d; Wm. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 bullock £l2, 1 £ll, 3 cows £7 10s, 1 £6 10s; Thos. Landels (Mataura), 2 bullocks £ll 12s 6d, 2 £ll, 2 cows £6 2s 6d, 1 £6 10s, 1 bullock £lO ss; a client, 1 £ll 12s 6d; Chris. Robinson (Lovell’s Flat), 2 heifers £3 2s fid; Joe Calvin (Woolstop). 3 £7 7s 6d, 2 £7; Jno. Sheiuian (Berwick), 2 £6 12s fid.—Stronach, Morris and Co. sold: For A. J. Bell (Stirling), 1 bullock £l4 15s, 3 £ll 15s, 2 £9 15s, 2 heifers £8 17s 6d; A. S. Holms (Waimahaka Estate, Invercargill), 2 bullocks £l3 17s 6d. 2 £l3 2s fid, 3 heifers £9, 1 £8 2s 6d; J. S. Fleming and Co. (Titiroa). 3 bullocks £l3 ss, 3 £l2, 1 cow £8 17s fid, 1 £7- 10s; Mrs H. M. Boyd (Stirling), 2 bullocks £l3 2s 6d, 1 cow £7 10s, 1 £7 ss, 2 £6 12s 6d; Exors. late Wm. Kirk (Mosgiel), 1 bullock £l2 7s fid, 1 £10; W. Lindsay (Allanton), 2 £ll 10s, 1 cow £6 15s, 1 £5 15s; a client, 1 bullock £9 10s, 1 cow £7 2s 6d, 1 £6 7s 6d 1 £6; R. Dotting (Te Houka), 1 heifer £8 12s 6d, 1 £5 17s 6d. Store Cattle. —A yarding of 250 odd included about 50 one to two-year-old steers and heifers and an odd pen or two of two and three-year-old steers. The demand generally speaking was weak, several pens being passed out unsold. Average cows comprised the bulk of the entry. Yearling steers made to £3 Is; heifers (dairy sorts) sold at £3 2s; two-year-old steers to £5 12s; and good-con-ditioned three-year-old bullocks to £9 9s. Others sold at about late rates. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For J. M. Reid (Henley), 6 heifers £3 14s, 1 £5 15s, 1 £2 12s, 1 27s 6d, 1 235; J. Andrews (Hyde), 1 £3 2s, 1 calf 20s, 1 heifer £3 15s, 1 £2 x lBs 6d, 1 £1 15s, 1 £1 2s, 1 bull £6 ss; T. Wilson (Kelso), 1 cow £3 12s 6d; Sir Truby King (Tahakopa), 1 £4 15s. 1 £3, 1 £4 19s, 1 calf 255. 1 275, 1 19s, 9 steers £5 12s, 12 heifers £3 2s 6d, 6 steers £3 Is, 2 cows £3 ss, 3 heifers £3 Is. 13 £2 15s; J. Duncan (Burnside), 1 calf 15s; A. Clark (Milton), 4 cows £3 5s- Fraser Bros. (Tokanui), 4 steers £9 9s; Mrs E. Harris (Beaumont), I £l2 10s; W. M’Peake (Kelso), 1 bull £8 ss, 1 £6 15s; Mrs M. J. Hughes (Wylie’s Crossing), 1 £8 8s; P. Sutherland (Leith Valley), 1 cow £6 ss, 1 £4 15s; J. Saunders (Outram), 2 £6 15s, 1 £5 17s 6d, 1 £6 ss; R. Clearwater (Portobello) , 9 steers £5 18s 6d. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For John Nicholson" (One Tree Farm), II bullocks £6 7s 6d, 10 £6 2s 6d, 4 cows £3 12s 6d; W. R. Wilson (Glenview), 1 £7 ss. 2 heifers £7, 1 £5 10s, 1 cow £6 7s fid, 1 £6 Is, 1 £4 10s, 1 vealer £1 10s, 1 bull £8; W. Craig (East Taieri), 1 cow £7 Is; H. Flett (Leith Valley), 1 heifer £7; Wm. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 cow £8 ss, 4 £7 15s; J. M'Lennan (Wyndham), 1 £7, 1 £4- 10s, 1 £4, 5 £3 12s 6d, 2 £2 10s; A. Marshall (Caberfeidh), 1 £4 15s, 2 £4 10s, 3 £3 19s, 2 £3 2s, 1 vealer £2; a Middlemarch client, 1 cow £6 12s fid; T. H. Pugh (North Taieri), 1 heifer £3 18s fid, 2 £3 17s 6d, 1 £2 19s; Robert Wilson (Riverside), 1 cow £5, 1 £2, 1 bull £4 10s; J. Bain, jun. (Wakari), 1 cow £2 15s; Hugh M'Cloy (Gimmerburn), 1 bull £6 12s 6d, 2 heifers £3 10s: Thos. Murphy (Pine Hill), 2 £3 Ils; J. H. Johnston (North-East Harbour), 1 cow £3 17s; G. M’Master (Saddle Hill), 1 £3 10s, 1 vealer £1 3s; a Taieri client, 3 cows £4 Ils, 1 £4 2s 6d; Alex. Scott (Burns'ide), 1 heifer £6 2s fid, 1 £5 15s, 1 ve-ler £1 10s; Johnston Bros. (Glenpark), 3 cows £4 10s, 1 £4 2s 6d, 5 vealers £2 3s, 2 £2 Is, 1 bull £5 2s Cd; D. Ford (Allanton). 1 cow £5 15s, 1 £4 17s 6d; A. Blackwood (Brockville), 1 £3 10s; a southern client, 2 £2 Ils, 1 vealer £2 ss, 1 £1 14s. Ti e National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: For a south client, 4 steers £5 Ils, 4 heifers £3. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenc- Company sold. For Wm. Young (Clarendon), 3 steers £4 Cs, 1 bullock £7 14s, 1 bull £3 2s 6d; H. Williamson (Waihola), 1 cow £4 3s. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Joe Carter (Addington), 1 cow £8 17s 6d, 1 heifer £3 15s, I cow £l, 1 £3 3s; Chris. Robinson (Lovell’s Flat), 1 heifer £6 15s, 1 £4 10s, 3 vealers £2 18s, 1 £2 17s 6d, 1 £2 7s; G. Robson (Orepuki), 1 cow £5 15s, 1 £4 12s 6d, 1 £4 ss, I stag £4; Thos. Landels (Mataura), 1 cow £4 15s, 1 £1 ss, 1 vealer £2; a client, 1 heifer £3 13s; P. M'Murray (Purakanui), 1 bull £7 ss; J. A. Eade (Pine Hill), 2 cows £2 Ils, 3 £1 4s, 1 calf £1; A. Blackwood (Brookville), 1 cow £2 10s; P. Willis (Sawyers’ Bay), 1 bull £2 10s, 1 vealer £1 13s; a client, 1 cow £1 6s. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For Mrs H. M. Boyd (Stirling), 1 cow £5 13s, 1 £4; a client, 2 steers £7 6s, 1 heifer £3 12s 6d, 1 cow £2 17s; P. M'Fadyen (Ngapuna), 3 heifers £5 ss; J. M. Oliver (Sutton), 1 £5, 1 cow £4 1 £3 15s; G. M'Master (Saddle Hill), 1 £2 ss; T. Paterson (Green Island Bush), 1 £3, 1 £l7; R. Brown (Middlemarch), 4 calves to 235; E. Jensen (Lookout Point), 1 heifer £4 17s 6d, 1 cow £4 12s fid, 3 £3 Iss; ’ J.

.Andrew (Halfway Bush),' 1 £4; W. Harris (Leith Valley), 1 235. Dairy Cows.—Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For Sir Truby King (Tahakopa), 1 dairy cow £9 2s 6d, 1 £lO 2s 6d, 1 £5 2s ■ 6d, 1 £4 2s 6d, 1 £5 ss, 1 £6, 1 £7 ss, 1 £3 12s fid J. Martin (Mornington), 1 £4 ss, 1 £1 17s 6d; C. Ross (Fairfield), 1 £lO 2s fid; Mrs J. Gibbs (Saddle Hill), 1 £5 15s; J. Thompson (Outram), 1 £8 7s 6d ; D. Maloney (Seacliff), 1 £4 17s fid.—Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For John Bain, jun. (Halfway Bush), 1 cow £l3 5s ; Adam Wilkinson (Green Island Bush), 1 £lO 2s 6d, 1 £9 12s 6d J. Johnston (NorthEast Harbour), 1 heifer £9; Thos. Maxwell (Dunedin), 1 £8 ss, 1 cow £8; A. J. Ings (Tomahawk), 1 £8; Alex. Scott (Burnside), 1 heifer £3 15s; Taieri client, 1 cow £7 15s, 1 £7 2s fid, 1 lieifer £4 15s. National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: For J. Peat (Allanton), 1 cow £3 15s, 1 £3 10s, I £3 2s 6d south client, 1 £6 ss. New Zealand Loan and Mercantle Agency Co. sold: For Alex. Moynihan, sen. (Momona), 1 cow £9 2s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For a client, 1 cow £3 15s; P. Willis (Sawyers Bay), 1 £5 10s. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For Geo. Lyall (Berwick), 1 cow £6 12s 6d. •» Calves.—Dalgety and Co. sold: For W Lindsay (Allanton), 4 £2, 2 £1 10s, 1 £1 ss, 2 £1 3s client, 1 275. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For J. M. Reid (Henmy\^T?°s; Sir Tr,uby Kin S’ 1 14s > 1 7s 6d; RM Hugh (Pine-Hill), 1 30s ■ Ford Bros. (Pine Hill), 1 225, 1 12s S. Wells (Caversham), 1 20s.- Otago Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association sold: For A. Edie (Milton) 1 calf 255, 1 225, 1 17s; J. P. Gardiner (Green Island), 1 21s; M. Hamilton (Out™ln) > 1 T l9s br , Kcrr (Green Island), 1 7s 6:1. R; J. Wright (Tomahawk), 1 7s; a laieri c ient, 1 12s, 1 9s, 1 6s 6d; F. O Connell (Mornington), 1 Bs.—Donald Reid and Co. sold: For H. M'Murray (Mornington), 1 calf 7s 6d, 1 6s. Stronach, Morns and Co. sold: For J. Timblick Kun Bush), 1 calf 365, 1 31s J. W. Kerr v, recn . £ la , nd l- 1 17s > 1 15s = J- Brown (Mosgiel), 1 15s. Sheep.—Another large yarding came to hand, 2257 being penned. Taken all round the quality of the sheen yarded was fully as good as has been offered at Burnside for some little time, while a few pens of extra choice wethers were forward. Values at the commencement of the sale s.iowed a, decided drop as compared with last week’s. Any sales effected early were showing a drop of fully 2s per head on late rates. The market, however, livened up a little after a race or so had been offered, and continued for a time some where about last week’s prices, but toward® the end the sales effected were at prices a shade below opening rates. —The following are some of the prices obtained:—Heavy wethers, 31s to 33s 6d; prime wethers, 25s to 275; lighter, 22s 6d to 24s 6d; extra prime ewes, 20s to 235; medium, 16s to 17s; light and aged, 12s to 14s 6d.' Dalgety and Co. sold: For Gavan Crawford (Kaiwera), 10 wethers 28s, 17 24s fid, 8s 24s 9d, 25 265 9d; John O’Neill (Ranfurly), 6 29s 3d. 4 27s fid, 10 26s 6d, 10 265, 10 25* 6dl 11 ewes 14s, 9 13s; client, 12 13s 3d, 11 13s 9d; Cross Bros. (Otamita), 16 wethers 255, 23 26s 9d,-10 26s 3d, 11 255, 13 265, 15 27s 3d. 12 26s 9d. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For W. D. Hupt (Wallacetown). 22 wethers 31s 3d, 21 30s. 13 28s 9d; F. Chittock (Kelso), 18 30s 3d, 17 28s 6s, 14 28s; J os. Brown (St. Patricks), 20 28.5, 25s 26s 6d, 15 255; Stuart Bros. (Brydone), 23 ewes 19s 9d, 20 16s 6d, 15 15s 6d; Mrs E. Wood (Beaumont), 20 wethers 25s 9d, 3 26s 9d. 20 25s 3d, 19 .24s 9d; D. Murphy (Wallacetown), 13 275. 41 24s 9d, 43 24s 6d, 16 23s 9d; Sir Truby King (Tahakopa), 8 ewes 13s; T. P. Brass (Toa), 5 wethers 33s 3d, 5 ewes 20s; David Bryce (Lovells Flat), 23 wethers 28s, 13 26s f)d, 19 25s 6d, 5 ewes 20s; D. Moran (Lauder), 17 wethers 24s 6d; Ford Bros. (Pine Hill), pen 24s 6d; J. Percival (Allanton), 21 26s.——The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For T. 11. Pugh (North Taieri), pen wethers 28s; Southland Farmers (Invercargill), 14 275, 13 26s 6d, 14 24s 6d; Alex. Scott (Burnside), 8 25s 9d, 15 25s 3d; R. Mitchell (Outram), 14 25s 6d, 1 21s 9d, 25 ewes 19s. 17 15s 6d; Oamaru client, 18 wethers 255, 28 ewes 32s 9d. The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: For Jno. Muir (Tokonui), 17 wethers 30s 9d, 26 28s, 16 265; Jno. Looney (Centre Bush), 20 30s, 19 28s 9d. 18s 27s 9d; H. C. M'Leod (Gore), 25 27s 9d. 13 265, 14 24s fid, 12 ewes 14s 9d; Jno. Curran (Dacre), 18 wethers 25s 3d, 16 22s 9d; Smaill Broe. (Moa Flat), 16 25s 3d, 9 255, 21 24s 3d; A. Reid (Clifton), 25 24s 9d, 23 24s 3d, 16 245; A. Mann (Kokonga), 15 ewes 16s 3d; W. Milne (M'Nab), 26 15s 6d, 21 14s 6d. New Zea-, land Loan and Mercaptile Co. sold: For Kain Bros. (Sitrling). 9 wethers 245, 17 23e, 50 22s 9d; Alex. Moynihan, jun. (Momona), 7 ewes 14s 3d, 15 12s, 18 Ils 9d; A. Scott (Burnside), pen 14s; Alex. Moynihan, sen. (Momona), 11 13s, 15s 12s 9d. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Burnet Bros. (Middlemarch), 10 wethers 27s fid, 10 ewes 12s 9d, 1 17s; Wm. Thomas (Pearlands), 13 wethers 26s 9d, 12 24s 9d, 2.3 235; Alex. Noble (Gore), 14 26s 3d, 11 255; W. H. Tregonning and Son (Waipiata), 14 25s 9d, 5 235; G. and O. Elliott (Lovells Flat), 13 24s 6d, 1 21s 9d, 1 ewe 22s 6d; M. Maley (Clarksville), 12 wethers 24s 9d, 3 ewes 22s 9d; H. G. Robinson (Moneymore), 24 wethers 24s 3d; Robt. Allison, 1 24s 3d, 9 ewes 18s 9d, 11 15s 9d, 4 235; Alex. Main (Milton), 3 wethers 245, 4 ewes 20s 6d; Wm. Smith (Springlands), 32 14s 9d, 31 14s 6d; Walter Hewitson (Lovells Flat). 12 245, 20 wethers 23s 9d, 2 ewes 16s 9d; A. E. Thurlow (Lauder), 21 235, 24 23s 3d, 16 20s 6d; Wm. Thomson (Onotoa), 18 23s 9d. 6 18s 6d, 14 14s 6d, 23 14s 3d; Casey and Miller (Sawyer’s Bay), 24 wethers 20s 9d, 3 ewes 19s 3d; lan Lindsay (Allanton), 22 15s 6d, 16 13s. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For Moodie and Bilton (Lowburn Ferry), 43 wethers 245, 14 23s 6d, 8 ewes 13s; Miss M. E. Manson (Bannockburn), 1 wether 24s 3d, 31 ewes 12s 9d; Lambhill Station (Hindon), 45 wethers 23s 6d, 107 235, 42 22s 9d; W. D. Mason (Middlemarch), 13 ewes to 16s; client, 26 wethers 16s, 21 ewes 14s, 15 13s 9d; lan Lindsay (Allanton), 26 14s, 14s 13s 9d; Geo. Robertson (Middlemarch), 1 pen 12s 6d. Fat Lambs. —There was an entry of 697, a good average selection, with a fair proportion of good quality heavy lambs, while a ‘few pens of unfinished sorts were forward. Prime lambs met a ready sale at prices on a par with last week’s rates. Prices were; Prime heavy 27s to 29s 6d; prime 25s to 26s 6d; medium weights 23s 6d to 24s 6d; unfinished 18s-to 21s. Dalgety and Co. sold: For client 7 lambs 275, 4 25s 3d, 3 24s.—Wright, Stephenson and Co. sold: For Ford Bros. (Pine Hill), 10 lambs 24s 6d, 19 21s 9d; Mrs C. Davidson (Green Island),"pen 25s 3d; Sir Truby King (Tahakopa), 7 275, 28 25s 6d, 27 25s ;■ D.-

Moran (Lauder), 6 275, 29 25s 9d, 46 25s 3d, 39. 24s 3d.——The Otago Farmers’ Co.bperative Association sold: For an Outram client, 7 lambs 295, 7 27s 6d, 13 265, woo’ Q (Sawyer’s Bay), 6 24s 3d, 17 22s M, 19 19s 9d; R. Clearwater (Portobello), 3 22s 3d, 27 21s, 35 20s. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: For M. Hanley (Otamita), 17 lambs 27a 3d, 39 25s 6d, 12 245; W. Milne (M'Nab), 12 26s 6d; J. Rawcliffe (Kokonga), 15 24 25s fid, 26 18s; Casey and. Miller (Sawyers’ Bay), 8 23s fid; J. C. Warren (Upper Waitati), 16 235. Newt Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency sold: For a client, 3 lambs 255, 4 24s 6d, 4 245; Thos. Finnie (Saddle Hill), 4 24a 3d 3 23s fid; Kain Bros. (Stirling), 11 at full market rates. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For A Taieri client, 11 29s 6d 10 27s 3d, 9 26s 9d; M. Maley (Clarksville 1 26s 3d; W. Thomson (Moko), 2"265; Casey and Miller (Sawyers’ Bay), 80 at quotations. Stronach, Morris and Co. sold: For W. D. Mason (Middlemarch), 1 lamb 23s 9d ; T. Johnson (Allanton) 6 235, 5 21a 6d; Geo. Robertson (Middlemarch), 1 pen 22s 9d; client, 41 21s, 29 17s 9d. Fat Pigs.—A small yarding of 72 was penned. Values showed a rise of 10s to 15s per head on last week’s rates. —Dalgety Go. sold: For R. Donaldson (Leith Valley), 2£3 4s, 1 £2 15s. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For C. Brcnssell (Outram), 2 £4 3s. 1 £4 9s, 1 £3 19s; T. Murphy (Pine Hill), 3£4 7s. -The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For a Middlemarch client, 1 pig £4 14s; F. James (Ngapuna). 2 £4 Ils, 1 £3 19s; Harry Fisber (Sawyer’s Bay), 1 £4 2s, 1 £3 19s; W. A. Hastie, jun. (Pino Hill), 1 £4 IJs, 2 £4 ss, 2 £3 19s. 1 £3 16s; W. L. Wilson (Halfway Bush), 2 £3 14s; J. W. Kerr (Green Island), 1 £2 12s; Mat Hamilton (Outram), 1 £2 3s; Portobello client, 3 £4 ss; W. Gill (Portobello), 2 £4 ss; Young Bros. (Sandymount). 2 £4 13s; Waitati client, 3 £4 ss; R. J. Wright (Tomahawk), 1 £3 17s; a Taieri client, 2 £3 9s, I£3 7s. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: For G. Middleditch (Port Chalmers), 1 pig £4; A. Trounson (Taieri Beach), 11 15s. Donald Reid and C0...501d: For W. A. Hastings (Pine Hill), 2 pigs £4 3s; Jas. Donaldson (Leith Valley), 4 £4 2s; James Hamilton (Lee Creek), 2 £3 14s, 2 £3 12s, 2 £3 10s; A. A. Paterson (Allanton), 1 £3 12s, 1 £3 Us."—— Stronach. Morris, and Co. sold: For M. Moynihan (Anderson’s Bav) 2 pigs £4 Ils; a client, 2 £4 JOs. 1 £3" 17s, 1 £3 15s, 1 £3 12s; J. W. Kerr (Green Island), 2 £2 7s; W. Ward (Middlemarch), 2£4 4s, 3 £3 19s, 1 £3 17s, P. M'Fayden (Ngapuna), 3 £3 17s, 1 £2 18s; O. Stenhouse (Halfway Bush), 2£3 Ils, I£3 10s; Mrs G. 'Thomson (Mosgiel), 1 £2 8s; J. M. Oliver (Sutton), 1 £2 3s. Store Pigs.—There were 110 yarded. Values were a shade easier than those ruling at last week’s sale.—Dalgety and Co. sold: For Misses E. and E. Kempshefl (Maungatua), 1 weaner 235. 3 22s fid. 5 2fls, 1 20s. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For A. Steven (Otokia), 4 28s, 3 19s 6d; C. Brenssell (Outram), 227 s fid: J. Bardwell (Henley), 9 18s; A. Lindsay (Alexandra), 1 19s, 1 18s 6d, 3 16s, 1 15s. —— The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For a Taieri client, 5 pigs 25s 6d, 3 21s 6d; W. G. Taylor (Mosgiel), 3 235. 3 19s 6d, 3 18s; A. Meiklejohn (North Taieri), 5 20s, 218 s. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Geo. Wroble (Allanton). 5 pigs 335; Wm. Harvey (Otokia), 7 225; Janies Hamilton (Lee Creek), 3 19s, 218 s; Jas. Kenny (Otokia), 7 16s 6d. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For A. A, Bruco (Momona), 3 pigs 19s 6d, 3 18s 6d, 4 17s; J. M. Oliver (Sutton), 5 to 19s; a client, 12 to 19s.

WALLACETOWN STOCK SALE. INVERCARGILL, March 1. Satisfactory prices ruled at the fortnightly Wallacetown sale to-day, when large yardings were in evidence in ail classes. Fat sheep prices were on a par with those ruling a fortnight ago, but an upward tendency was noticeable in fat lamb values. Fat cattle values receded somewhat, though only to the extent thac they had appreciated a fortnight previously. Ox beef sold at 30s per 1001 b; good heifer beef realised 27s 6d; while cow beef ranged from 20s to 20s 6d per 100) b. I. tore sheep met with a fair all-round demand, consequently prices were good. Store cattle prices were firm. Fat Cattle. —This yarding was a largo one and considerably in excess of butchers’ requirements. The quality was good, however, but the tone of the northern markets was reflected locally, and in incdium quality beef prices dropped considerably. Extra prime bullocks brought £l4; good butchers’ bullocks from £9 to £11; with lighter sorts down to £7 10s. Extra prime cows realised up to £9 7s fid; medium weights from £5 10s to £6 10s; lighter down to £3 10s; extra prime heifers £9 10s; medium weights from £6 to £7 10s; lighter sorts £4. Vealers sold at from 25s to 40s, with runners up to £3. Store Cattle.—The largest entry for the year was forward, and the bulk was disposed of at auction. Aged bullocks (from the West Coast) made £9 17s 6<l, while younger sorts realised £7 16s. Two year and a-half old bullocks brought £6 Bs, less forward being quoted at £5 17s 6d; yearling steers. £3 17s 6d to £4 10s; empty cows, £3 7s; and barren heifers £5 ss. Aged and inferior empty cows realised froin £2 to £3, and a line of steer calves brought 38s. Fat Sheep.—The yarding, a large . one, included some exceptionally well-finishect wethers, a number of prime wethers, and an average selection of fat lambs. An easing of fat sheep values resulted, freezing buyers securing practically the lot. Extra ,prime wethers made up to 28s; other heavy sorts halting at 265; good butchers’ wethers 23s 6d to 25s 6d ; lighter weights from 22s 6d to 23s 6d. Extra prime young ewes sold at 20s 6d; good fat ewes 15s; freezing weights from 10s to 13s. Fat Lambs. —There was an average yarding of good quality, excellent prices being realised. Prime butchers’ lambs sold up to 275; good freeders from 23s to 24s 6d; light weights 21s to 22s 6d. Store Sheep.—There was a heavy yarding, the demand being steady and resulting in a good sale. Lambs predominated, but several lines of good store sorts were forward and brought prices equalling those of fat lambs. Store lambs also sold well. Inferior ewes sold down to 6s. with good ordinary aged sorts bringing from 10s to 12s. Wether lambs realised 15s 8d to 19s 9d (according to quality), while the value for ewe lambs went up to 22s ’ fid, the bidding receding to 19s. Ordinary store lambs sold from 10s 4d to 14s 5d and 16s 9d. Two, four, and six-tooth breeding ewes were disposed of at 28s. and others at 24s 4d.

ADDINGTON MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH. March 2. Practically a record yarding of store sheep was forward at to-day’s sale. Other sections attracted about normal entries. Store Sheep.—Practically two-thirds of the entry were from the North Island. They were of a much better class than of late, and as farmers are now ready to stock up and the recent rain has brightened the feed outlook there was a much brisker sale. Good young ewes were better by up to 2s per head than last week, four and five-year sorts also being better by about Is. Lambs sold at about late rates, there was a good clearance of all classes. Best forward lambs made to 19s 2d, fair rape lambs 16s 6d to 18s 9d, small and inferior 12s 6d to 14s, fair crossbred ewe lambs 18s 9d to 2Cs, inferior halfbred ewe lambs 21s, best North Island two-tooth ewes ■ K°°d North Island two-tooth ewes 28s to 31s 6d, inferior North Island two-tooth ewes 24s to- 275, good four, six and eight-tooth owes • 22s . 6d to 25s 6d ordinary 18s 9d to 21s 6d, four and five-year ISortb Islanders 17s 6d to '2os 6d ; soundmouthed halfbred owes, 26s 6d to 30s- fail’n?:™outhed halfbred ewes, 16s to 19saged half bred-.-ewes,-10s-to-15s ; good two, four, and six-tpoth wethers. 19s 6d to 225; small and.inferior wethers, 15s lOd. Fat Lambs.—There were 3750 penned, and the demand was slightly firmer than last week though scarcely up to the level the advanced schedule fo r the week. Jtxtra prime lambs brought to 28s lOd: prime, 24s to 265;. medium, 21s 9d to 23s 9 <l: unfinished, 19 3 to 21s 6d. Fat Sheep. —There was a smaller entrv and an improved sale for ewes by Is a head, there being practically no change for wethers Exporters operated heavily for op VeS ; *£tra prime wethers realised from ok a «£ ew show 35s l Prime w ethers 25s 6d to 27s 6d; medium wethers t° 25s 3d; light wethers 22s to 32s good ewes to 24s Id; prime ewes 1/s to 21s; medium ewes 14s 9d to 16sKVtoU? M 141 Fat Cattle —There was an entry of 560 head, slightly less than usual. The sale wa S a hard one, with a further easing, particularly for big cattle and independent quality beef, of which there was mo>-e than the usual percentage forward. Choicest beef made to 34s per 1001 b; good prime dis to 32s 6d; heavy and medium quality T? 3 to , 303 ’ an d rough down to 22s 6d. 9 heapnme . stee rs brought to £l6 P rlme medium weight steers £l2 7° ’ medl «m quality steers £9 10s to £ll 15s; light steers £6 10s to' £9extra prime heifers to £l2; prime heifers £7 Ijs to £9 ss; ordinary heifers £5 10s to i 7 ss; light heifers £4 to £5 ss; extra COWS n Ifs 6d; prime cows £6 10s to £8 ss; medium cows £4 15s to ±<o ss; rough cows £3 17s 6d to £4 12s Ou. Vealers.—There was a fairly large entrv, but good vealers were scarce. The market showed an . all round decline. Runners made to £6 ICte; good calves, £5 to £5 15s; medium calves, £3 10s to £4 17s 6d; small and inferior calves. 10s to 255. Store Cattle.—Cows and heifers formed the bulk of the. .entry, and there wa« a brisk demand for anything of quality. Cows made to £4 10s; heifers to £4 2s 6d • and bulls, to £7. Dairy Cattle.—There was a much slacker sale. Best in calf cows realised from £9 to £l3; medium, £5 10s to £8 15s; best heifers, £3 to £l3; others, £4 10s to £7 10s; cows in profit, to £4 10s. Fat Pigs.—There was a good sized entry, which included some well-finished baconers from the West Coast. The market all round was easier. Choppers brought from £3 to £5; light baconers. £3 10b to £3 17s; heavy baconers, £4 5s to £4 12s The average price per lb was 5Ad to 6id, Light porkers, 46s to 545. Heavy porkers made from 56s to 60s, the average price per lb being 7d to Bd. Store Pigs. There was a good demand for stores. Weaners realised from 12s 6d to 21s; slips, 22s to 28s: small stores, 30s to 38s; medium, 40s to 475; large stores, 48s to 535; sows in pig, £2 6s to £3. SOUTHLAND MARKET REPORT. (From Oxjk Own Correspondent-) INVERCARGILL, March 4GRAIN. Oats.—There is nothing to report in the way of business during the last week. Any business being dene at the present is undoubtedly in Canterbury oats which, though not actually available, will, at all events, soon be ready for shipment. Local new crop oats will probably be offering towards the end of the month, but the major portion of the crop will not be ready *or threshing for some little time later. The only oats' available locally are last season s, and these being well matured are considered to be worth more money from the milling and feeding point of view. To-day’s export values are nominally Is 2s for old crop A grade, 3s B grade, f.0.b., s.i. Northern buyers, however, are not responding to these quotations. Chaff.—There is no possibility of anv shipping business, as farmers refuse to sell at the parity of shipping values. The only business taking place is for local consumption on the basis of £3 10s per ton at handy sidings for really prime quality. Inferior quality is impossible for sale. Ryegrass.—The market’ has hardly yet settled down, but. on the - basis of prices to growers shipping values, will, in all probability, rule round about 3s 9d per bushel for machine-dressed seed of 80 per cent, germination weighing 271 b to 281 b. growers, however, are almost unanimous in declining to sell at prices offered by merchants. The quantity offering seems to be in excess of last year. Care again has to be taken U. buying, as some of the seed has been touched by the early January frosts. Crested Dogstail.—ln the past the bulk of this has been grown in districts served by Gore as the centre, but this -year the position seems to be rather reversed. Considerable offerings are being made by growers at the present, chiefly lots of stripped seed and threshed out of the stook and as far as these are concerned it is evident germination most be taken into careful consideration. Those farmers who have been careful enough to put their crop into stack will undoubtedly reap the advantage of better, prices. Shipping values to-day are nominally Is to Is Id per lb, depending on quality for" seed germinating 85 to 90 per cent. STOCK REPORT. Tlie stock market is firm with prices much on a par with our report of last week. . Fat cattle are in plentiful supply, and prices show no’ indication of an immediate rise. Fat sheep are also offering

freely, and last Wallacetown sale showed the fat pens well filled and prices slightly easier. Store "sheep are now coming forward, and the yardings at the country centres are now fairly large ones, and the prices obtained must bo satisfactory to the vendors. Fat Cattle. —Prime heavy bullocks, £l2 10s to £l4 10s; medium-weight do, £lO 10s to £ll 15s; prime hoavv heifers. £7 15s to £8 10s; medium do, £6 to £7; prime heavy cows, £7 . 10s to £9; . medium do, £5 15s to £6 10s; runners, to £5; vealers, 255. to 355. Prime ox beef, to 30s per 1001 b; prime heifer beef, 27s 6d to 30s per 1001 b; cow beef, 20s to 22s 6d per 1001 b. Fat Sheep.—Prime heavy wethers, 26s to 28s; medium-weight do, 24s to 25s 6d; lighter do, to 225; prime heavy ewes, 16s to 18s; medium do, 12s 6d to 14s 6d; prime heavy lambs, 24s 6d to 275; freezing lambs, 22s to 23s 6d. Store Sheep.—Wether lambs (forward), 17s 6s to 19s; mixed sex do, 18s 6d to 20s 6d; ewe lambs, 21s 6d to 245; two-tooth ewes, 28s to 345; two-tooth wethers, 20s to 21s 6d; four, six, and eight-tooth ewes, 28s to 30s; failing-mouthed do, 16s to 20s; broken-mouthed do, 12s to 15s. Store Cattle. —Three-year steers, £8 to £9 15s; two-year do, £5 10s to £7; yearling do, £3 10s to £5; calves, to 30s; twoyear heifers, £3 to £3 10s; old cows, £1 10s to £2 10s. OAMARU MARKETS. (From Our Own Correspondent ) OAMARU. March 4. Although there have been a number of sales of wheat during the past week, the market for grain generally has been quiet. The position in ..regard to wheat is so uncertain that neither millers nor growers appear inclined to operate on a larger scale. A fairly large parcel of Velvet wheat changed hands at 6s 3Ad per bushel on trucks. Several transactions in Hunters have taken place at 5s 8d per bushel, country stations, while Tuscan B's sold at from 5s 5d to 5s 6d, and Dreadnough at 5s 4d to 5s sd. The tendency of the lower grade wheats appear to be in the. direction of a decline, rather than appreciation. The position of oats shows no alteration. A Gartons have been sold at as low as 2s per bushel, but other sales are reported at 2s 2d and 2s 4d, according to quality. B grade is difficult to sell, and the prices offering are not tempting growers to sell. Whether the position will improve is a matter of supreme uncertainty. Oaten sheaf chaff is not. offering in large quantities, and the nominal price ranges between £3 and £4 per ton. Operations in barley have been restricted, and there does not, appear to be a demand for the free article. G\ass. seeds have not begun to move, though isolated sales of cocksfoot and perennial rye are reported at figures that favour the purchasers. Live stock movements have consisted largely in the delivery of lines purchased on forward delivery. Sound-mouth Corriedale ewes have sold at 28s, forward station lambs to 21s 6d, fat lambs from 25s 6d to 265, and fat ewes at 14s. There has been an easing in the values of fat wethers, and sales made have been at prices ranging from 23s to 275. Fat ewes have similarly dropped, and have sold at 13s to 16s. The value of bullock beef has receded, and the prices ruling this week have been from 30s to 32s per 1001 b. Good heifer beef is realising 30s, and cow beef from 15s to’2os per lOOlb. The pig' market has not shown a great deal of activity, and prices are about the same as last week. FRUIT AND PRODUCE WORLD. Reilly’s report:—Full supplies of all lines available. Uggs are in keen demand, and bacon pigs are wanted. Those requiring bottling and preserving pears plums, and peaches should order immediately. Tomatoes in full supply'. A good yarding of poultry realising: 431 hens, 3s to 6s 6d; 38 chickens, Is to 3s; 133 cockerels, 3s 2d, 7s; 194 ducks, 2s 6d, 8s 8d; 33 pullets, 6s 6d, 12s; 2 geese, 6s, 11 pigeons, 2s per pair; 1 gobbler, at 2s 31d and 12 hen turkeys at Is lOd per lb. Section honey: Choice, 10s 6d, 12s; broken and inferior, 5s 6d, Bs. Cabbage: Choice, 3s 6d; medium, 2s 6d. Cucum3s to 4s for glasshouse, Is 6d for outside. White turnips: Is 3d. Spinach: Is 3d. Cauliflowers: 4s, Bs. Vegetable marrows, 4s, ss. Lettuce: Choice, to 3s. Eggs: Stamped, to 2s 4d; case, 2s 3d, all at per dozen. Butter: Bulk and dairy pats, lid, Is; separator, Is 2d. Honey: Choice bulk, to sjd: 101 b tins, 6s 6d. Comb foundation: Medium brood, 3s. Blackberries: 9d. Rasps: 9d. French beans: 43d, sd. Broad beans: lid, 2d. Scarlet runners, 4d, 4-ld. Green peas: 2d, 4d. Local grapes: Is 3d, Is 6d; Oamarus, Is, Is 4d. Christchurch, Is, Is sd. Fresh figs: 9d, Is. Plums: Choice desserts, 4d,’ 6Jd. Jam Plums:- 2d, 3d. Nectarines: Choice, 7ld; mediums, 4d, sld. Peaches: Jam, 4d; desserts, sd, Bd. Pears: Choice desserts and bottling, 2Jd to 4d; cooking, 2d. Walnuts: lOd, Is. Peanuts: Choice, sd. ■ New potatoes: Locals, Id. Christchurch tomatoes: Choice, 6d, 8d; mediums, 4d; roughs, 21d; Otago Central, Is 6d, 8d; locals, Bd, lid; Nelson, 6s 6d to 7s 6d case. Rhubarb: Choice, lid. Cheese: Medium, 9d. Tea: 51b boxes broken Orange Pekoe, 2s 6d. Beeswax: Is 4d, Is 6d. Horsehair: Is 9d. Bacon: Medium rolls, Is lid; choice, Is 2Jd. Bacon pigs: 7Jd; porkers, 74d; heavy weights, sd; choppers, 4d. Garlic: 6d all at per lb. Queen pines: 24s 6d. Passions: 20s. Apples: Cox’s, 10s 6d, 12s; Delicious, LOs, 14s; Gravensteins, 12s; Scarlet Pearmains, 8s 6d, 10s; Worcesters, Bs, 10s 6d; Dunn’s, 7s; Dunn’s Maria, 4s 6d, 6s; Alfristons, 7s 6d; Mobb’s Royal, 6s; Alexandra’s. 6s, 7s. Quines: 6s. Bananas: Ripe, 355; Rarotongans, ripe, 30s. Lemons: Californians, 300/360s Mission brand, 335. Oranges: American navels, 47s 6d. Grapefruit: 30s. Onions: Californian’s, ss; Melbourne’s, 7s 6d; Canterbury’s, 7s. Potatoes: Stirling’s and Outram’s choice, 5s 6d; Oamaru’s, 4s 6d; inferior, unsaleable. Carrots: 7s 6d. Swedes: 4s 6d. Meat meal: 18s. Oyster grit: 8s 6d. Fat: 19s to 24s cwt. Special quality woodwool: 37s 6d, all at per cwt. Molasses: In tins, 9s 6d chse. Economic egg grates: 20-dozen, 16s; Champion, _lBs 6d. Fowl wheat: 6s 4d to Bs. Oats: A grade, to 3s 3d; B grade, to 2s 9d per bushel. Oatsheaf chaff: Choice, to £5. Giraffe brand lime sulphur: Bar-

rels, Is lid. Black Leaf “340”: 21b tins, 15s; 101 b tins, 50s; Alb tins, 5s 3d. Special apple wrapping paper: Finest sulphate paper, 10 x 10, 3s 8d per ream of 81b. Spray pumps: 12s 6d to £5. Lightning fruit grader: Finest on the market, ranging in price from £33 to £lOO. Ellis fruit grader: £2l. Bran: £7 10s. Pollard: £lO. REILLY’S CENTRAL PRODUCE MART (LIMITED), Moray place, Dunedin.