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Otago Witness, Issue 3823, 21 June 1927, Page 36

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WEEKLY MARKET REPORTS. Burnside, Wednesday, June 15. Fat Cattle.—There was a large yarding forward 36'0 being penned. The entry was made up of a few pens, of extra prime bullocks the balance being medium, quality steers, and a fair _ proportion of cows and heifers. Competition for prime quality was on a par with last sale, but medium and plain were lower, and for this class competition was poor, and the prices were lower by 10s to 15s per head. Quotations: — Extra prime heavy bullocks, to £l5 17s 6d; prime, £l2 to £l3; medium, £9 10s to £lO 10s; light and unfinished, £8 to £9; prime heifers, £7 10s to £8 10s; medium heifers, £6 to £7; light and unfinished and aged, from £4 upwards. Dalgety and Co. sold: For Geo. Phillip (Dunback), 3 bullocks £l3 15s, 4 £ll 17s 6d ; a client, 1 truck at. market rates; J. C. Renton (Mosgiel), 2 £lO ; W. Blackie (Mosgiel), 2 £lO 12s 6d; D. Strain (East Taieri), 2 iilO; Thomson and Co. (Wairongoa), 2 £lO 15s, 2 £9 10s; Geo. Jenkins (Wingatui), 1 cow £6 ss; D. Ireland (Mosgiel), 1 £7 15s; W. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 £7 7s 6d, 1 £6 15s. The National. Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: For Chas. Carnie (Mataura Island), 2 bullocks £ll, 1 £lO, 1 £9, 6 cows £6, 3 £4 10s; Thomson and Co. (Wairongoa), 2 bullocks £9 10s; Walter Blackie ' (Mosgiel), 2 £9 17s 6d: J. F. Harris (Moa Flat), 3 heifers £ll 10s. 2 £lO 10s, 2 £lO ss; Jno. Sinclair (Waihola), 2 £8 2s 6d; Wm. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 bullock £? 15s, 1 cow £5 10s. Stronach. Morris, and Co. sold: For John Wilson (Lauder), 3 bullocks £lO 12s 6d, 2 £lO, 1 £9 17s 6d, 1 £5 10s ; J. C. Renton (Mosgiel), 3 £10; R. Botting (Te Houka), 2 £9 12s 6d, 2 £8 17s 6d, 1 heifer £7 2s 6d, 2 £6 2s 6d. 1 cow £5 10s, 1 £4 15s; Thomson and Co. (Wairongoa), 2 bullocks £9 10s; Hunter

Bros, and Rice (Wwndham, as agents), 4 £9 2s 6d; Maraeweka Station (Maheno), 2 cows £8 ss; W. Lindsay (Allanton), 2 heifers £7 12s 6d, 2 cows £7, 1 heifer £5 10s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For Thomson and Co. (Wairorgoa), 2 bullocks £lO j Walter Blaekie (Mosgiel), 2 £9 15s; James Renton (Mosgiel), 2 £9 ss, 1 £8; Wm. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 cow £6 12s 6d. Wright, Stephenson and co. sold: For N. ana I. Reid (Outram), 2 bullocks £l5 17s 6d 1 £l5 12s 6d, 2 £l4 15s; W. D. Hunt (Wallacetown), 2 £l5 12s 6d, 2 £l5 ss, 4 £l5 2s fed, 2 £l3, 4 £l2 10s, 3 £ll, 2 £lO 10s, 3 £l3 10s; W. Jamieson (Invercargill), 3 £l4 7s 6d, 2 £l4 2s 6d, 2 £l3 15s; A. W. Douglass (Waikouaiti), 3 £l2 15s, 5 £l2, 1 heifer £9, 2 £8 ss, 2 £l2 ss, 5 £6 10s; Mrs IV Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £l2 ss; C. Carnie (Mataura Island), I £l2. 1 £9 ss, 1 £7 ss, 1 £6 17s 6d, 1 £6 7s 6d, 1 £5 ss, 1 cow £6 7j 6d, 1 £6 15s, 1 £6 10s; W. Blaekie (Mosgiel), 1 bullock £ll 12s 6d, 1 £11; W. Kirk (The Grange, Kelso), 1 £lO 17s 6d, 2 cows £8 2s 6d; R, Botting (North-East Valley), 1 bullock £lO 2s fed, 2 heifers £8; Thomson and Co. (Wairongoa), 3 bullocks >£lo 17s 6d; Donald Ford (Allanton), 2 heifers £8 ss, 2 £7 10s; A. J. Botting (Stirling), 1 cow £7 15s, 1 £6 10s, 1 £6; E. Brown (Dunedin). 1 £7 2s fed, 1 £7, 3 heifers £6 7s 6d; .J. L. Mathieson (Highcliff), 2 heifers £5. The Otago Farmers’ Cooperative Association sold: For J. C. Renton (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £ll ss; A. Renton (Inchclutha), 1 heifer £9 7s fed; xuomsons, Ltd. (North Taieri), 1 bullock £l3 7s 6d, 2£9 7s 6d; N. and I. Reid (Outram), 2 £l3 10s; Wm. Kirkland (East Taieri), 2 £l3, 1 £l2 15s; Cecil Hazlett (North Taieri), 3 £ll 15s. 3 £lO 7s fed, 1 £ll 15s, 2 £lO 2s 6d, 1 £10; John Fowler (Riverside), 2 heifers £6; E. Jensen (Caversham), 4 £6 15s, 1 £4 10s; John M'Lennan (Wyndham), 2 £7 10s, 1 £B, 2 £4 17s 6d; a Central client, 1 truck cattle at quotations. Donald, Reid, and Co. sold: For H. Playfair (Thornbury), 3 bullocks £ll 7s fed, 1 £lO 12s fed, 3 £lO, 1 £8 17s 6d, 2 £lO 10s, 2 £9 10s, 3 £9 15s, 1 £9 7s fed; D: id Strain (East Taieri), 2 £ll ss; Jas. Renton (Mosgiel) 1 £l2 10s, 1 £lO 2s 6d; Jas. Dunery (East Taieri), 2 £lO ss, 2 £lO 10s, 2 £9 ss, 2 £8 15s, 2 £3 10s; Michael Cogan 'Patearoa), 2 £9 10s, 2 .£8 10s, 1 £7 2s fed, 2 heifers £7 12s fed; J. G. Pearce (Waipiata), 1 cow £9. 3 £B, 1 £8 ss, 1 heifer £7 7s 6d, 1 £7 15s, 1 £8 15s, 3 £6; D. M. Graham (North Taieri), 1 £ll • T. F Landels (Mataura), 2 cows £6 17s’ fed, 1 heifer £6; Wm. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 £7 2s 6d, J £5 ; Moa Flat client, 1 cow £B. Store Cattle.—A big entrv forward, including a line of about 150 station cattle from Central Otago. There was a fair demand for well bred bullocks, but other sorts were dull. Fifteen pens of three and • four-year-old steers realised from £7 17s 6d to £ll 17s fed; six pens heifers ranging from £4 5s to £7 4s. Dalgety and Co. sold: For clients, 6 cows £4 Is, 1 bullock £B.——The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: For John Sinclair (Waihola), 1 steer £4 12s fed, 1 £4 6s, 1 heifer £4 12s fed; client, 1 steer £4 12s 6d, 1 cow £4 7s. Stronach, and Co. sold: For Maraeweka Station (Maheno), 1 cow £5 10s, 1 £4 7s fed; H. Bland (Waitati) 1 £2 17s, 1 £2 10s; B. Cotterell (Middlemarch), 1 £2 10s; clients. 1 vealer £2 13s, 1 calf £1 4s; Robertson Bros. (Middlemarch), 1 cow £l. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For J. Aspinall (Pembroke). 7 bullocks £9, 2 £6; a client, 4 cows £6 ss, 3 £5 15s; A. J. Botting (Stirling), 5 £5 -s; H. Dunn (Upper Junction), 1 £4 ss; J. Wilson (Henley), 1 £4 ss, 1 £3 17s; R. Sim (Seaview, Caversham), 1 £4 ss, 1 heifer £4 ss; A. C. Wendelken (Caversham), 1 cow £4 7s 6d, 1 £2 15s, 1 £2 12s 6d; K. Rodger (Tapanui), 1 stag £4 ss, 1 cow £2 13s; client, 1 cow £4 2s; E. Brown (Dunedin), 8 heifers £4; F. Valpy (Green Island). 1 cow £3 17s, 1 £3 15s, 1 £3 ss; R. Burgess (Highcliff), 1 £3 12s 6d. 1 £1 Is; client, 6 heifers £3 19s; J. Robertson (Waikoikoi), 2 cows £3 12s 6d; J. M'Pherson (Edendale). 2 £3 12s fed, 1 heifer £3 12s, 1 vealer £1 15s, 1 £1 12s 6d; Dan. Ford (Allanton) -1 heifer £3 12s; W. V. Forrester (N.E. Valley), 6 cows £3 7s; A. White (Epner Junction), 1 £3; G. Shore (Portobello), 1 £2 • 12s 7-J. Munro (Oturehua), 1 £2 12s, 1 £2; client, 1 255. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Mrs M. Beattie (Middlemarqh), 1 cow £5, 1 vealer 19s; A. I. Marks (Riverville), 1 cow £5 12s 6d. 2 £5 10s, 7 £3 16s, 1 vealer £2 12s 6d; A. J. Ings (Tomahawk), 1 heifer £4 8s; A. Moore (Momona), 1 cow £3 13s, 1 £2 17s, 2 £1 19s; W. Low (Wakari), 2 steers £2 Ils, 1 vealer £2 ss; W. Forrester (N.E. Valley), 3 cows £3 15s; Geo. Ford (Mosgiel), 1 heifer £2 15s; F E. Jones (Brighton), 4 cows £3 15s; D. Curtis (Glenesk), 1 £3 15s, 5 £3 10s, 1 heifer £4 2s; H. M'Laughlin (Mihiwaka), 1 heifer £4 4s; A. M*Gregor (N.E. Valley), 1 cow £3 12s; W. Robertson (N.E. Valley), 3 £3 8s; T. Landels (Mataura), 6 £4 4s-; D. Curtis (Glenesk), 1 vealer £3 ss, 1 £2 ss, 2 heifers £3 10s; A. J. Ings (Tomahawk), 1 cow £2 15s, 1 heifer £1 18s, 2 cows £1 €s, 1 calf 19s; A. Moore (Momona), 1 cow £3 13s, 1 £2 17s; Jas. Dunery (East Taieri), 1 bull £4. 1 £3 6s; G. Peters, 1 bull £5 2s fed.. ——The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For David C. Aubrey (“Cattle Flat Station,” Pembroke), 8 bullocks £ll 17s 6d, 8 £ll, 8 £lO 2s 6d, 9 £9 15s, 9 £9 ss, 9 £9 2s 6d, 9 £8 12s fed, 9 £8 7s 6d, 8 £8 ss, 8 £8 2s 6d, 16 £7 17s fed, 9 speyed heifers, £7 4s, 9 £6 2s 6d, 9 £5 12s, 7 £5, 8 £4 ss; John Nicholson (“One Tree Farm), 8 bullocks £ll 12s 6d; John Black (Mataura), 9 £8 12s 6d, 11 £7 Bs, 8 £7 7s; John Ross (Glenesk), 3 £5 17s 6d 1 heifer £2 ss, 1 £2, 1 vealer £2 15s, 2 £2 10s, 4 £2 ss; Rob't. Wilson (Riverside), 1 bullock £6 10s, 1 cow £5, 6 vealers £2 17s fed, 1 £2; E, Ladbrook (Invercargill), 5 cows £B, 5 £7 10s, 4 £7 7s fed, 1 £6 ss, 2 vealers £2 10s, 2.calves 19s; Hope Bros. (Nenthorn), 2 steers £B, 3 heifers £6 ss, 3 cows £8 ss, 2 £7 15s, 4 £7 ss, 1 £4, 230 s, 1 vealer £2 ss; Wm. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 cow £7 7s bd, 8 £3 15s, 1 £3 14s, 1 £3 ss; W. Carruthers (Maungatua), 1 £6 7s 6d, 1 £4 9s; Smith Bros. (Fairview), 11 £3 12s fed, 3 £3 1 2s, 230 s; C. Cleghorn (Sawyers’ Bay), 1 steer £6; A. Reid (Kaikorai Valley), 1 heifer £5 17s 6d • J. Rutherford (Cavershaml, 1 vealer £2 lfes, 1 cow £2 15s; J. L. Wilson (Glenside), TO £3 15s. 2 £2; J. H. Johnston (N.E. Harbour). 1 £4; Fred Jones (Brighton), 1 heifer £5 12s, 1 £4 ss, 1 £3 14s; Mrs J. Lindsay (Mosgiel). 1 cow £4 8s; R. Burgess (Highcliff), 1 £3 7s 6d; Kelly and Joyce ’(Kaikorai Valley), 1 £3 8s; Ford Bros. (Pine Hill). 1 £4 2s fed 1 £3 17s fed, 3 £3 16s, 1 vealer £2 Is, 1 265; J. .Tames(Middlemarch), 1 heifer £4 4s, 1 235; a client, 1 £3 9s, 1 50s; Cragie and Harrington (Anderson’s Bay), 1 cow £3 17s, 1 £2 17s fed; E. Jensen (Caversham), 1 £7, vealer £1 7s 6d; J. J. Nyhon (Sandymonnt). 1 £2 ss.

Dairy Cows.—The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: For J. E.

M'Bcan (Roslyn), 2 cows £l2 10s, 1 £l2, 1 £lO 17s 6d, 1 £lO 10s, 1 £lO, 1 £8 17s 6d, 1 £8 2s 6d, 1 £7 ss, 1 £4 10s, 1 £4. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Sonntag Bros. (Brockville), 1 cow £7 17s 6d, 1 £3 15s; J. Hodgson (Sawyers’ Bay), 1 £7 15s; George Miller (Purakanui), 1 £5 7s 6d,l £5 2s 6d, 1 £4, 1 £3 7s 6d; J. Harbrow (Tomahawk), 1 £3 10s; R. C. M'Murray (Mornington), 2 £3 'los. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For J. Bain, jun. (Wakari), 1 cow £l3, 1 £ll ss, 1 £lO 7s 6d; H. Flett (Leith Valley), 1 £lO 15s; J. M'Craw (Leith Valley), 1 £9; J.Rutherford (Caversham), 1 £8 10s; John M'Lennan (Wyndham), 1 £8 ss, 1 £ll 2s 6d, 1 heifer £4; a client, 1 cow £9; A. C. Reece (Portobello), 1 £ll 2s 6d.—l—Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For Mrs A. R. Lockhart (Signal Hill), 1 cow £3 ss, 1 £1 12s 6d; a client, 1 £3 15s. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For J. Spencer (Milton), 1 cow £lO, 1 £5, 1 heifer £6, 1 £5, 1 £4 15s, 1 £4 12s 6d, 1 £4, 1 £3 7s 6d, 1 £3 ss, 2 heifer calves £3 2s 6d, 1 £2 2s 6d; R. Scott (Puketiro), 1 cow £9 12s 6d, 1 £4 15s; H. Dunn (Upper Junction), 1 £7; J. Shennan (Berwick), 1 £4 2s 6d. Calves.—Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For G. M'lntosh (Brighton), 1 30s; E.-Brown (Dunedin), 1 20s; H. White (Upper Junction), 1 14s, 1 Ils; A. K. Miller (North Taieri), 1 2s 6d. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For G. Geddes (Green Island Bush), 1 30s; W. Lee (Goodwood), 1 28s, 1 255; M. Moynihan (Anderson’s Bay), 1 21s; E. Ladbrook (Invercargill), 1 4s 6d, 1 4s; D. M‘Laren (Green Island Bush), 1 Bs. Mrs A. R. Lockhart (Opoho), 1 ss. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For A. J. Guild (Middlemarch), 1 13s; Airs J. Dodds (Mosgiel), 1 Bs. Donald Reid a P,y Co. sold: -For A. Venables (Brockyille), 1 19s; F. Munro (Whenuakoa), 1 Us.

Fat Sheep.—Another very heavy yarding camo forward, 3008 being penned. There was a fair supply of extra heavy wethers, th© balance being medium, with a fair supply of ewes. Extra prime wethers and ewes sold fairly well, but all other classes showed a decline of Is 6d per head, as compared with last sale.—Extra prime heavy wethers to 445; prime heavy, 34s to 365; medium to good, 30s to 33s fid; lighter, 25s to 295; extra prime heavy ewes to 34s 6d; prime, 25s to 28s; medium, 20s to 22; light and unfinished from 12s upwards. Dalgetv and Co. sold: For Dougherty Bros. (Gimmerburn), 17 wethers 365, 4 235, 9 335; S. C. Greer (Patearoa), 3 35s 3d, 24 ewes 22s 3d; W. J. Spittle (Waikoikoi), 18 33s 9d, 14 335, 22 31s 6d; a north client, 19 335, 39 26s 6d, 3 ewes 255, 1 19s; M. M'Nally (Morton Mains), 21 32s 9d; a south client, 25 31s 6d, 20 31s, 32 30s 9d; a Tapanui client, 17 wethers 325, 10 29 s 9d; T. Clare (Matakanui), 15 30s. 19 275, 5 ewes 18s; James Jane (Heriot), 20 25 s 9d, 58.21 s 9d, 13 wethers 335; W. M'Whinney (Ranfurly), 24 25s 3d, 8 29s 6d. 22 31s 9d. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For James M'Phail (Waikaka Valley), 3 wethers 40s, 13 ewes 33s 3d, 37 to 25s 3d; a client, 20 wethers 33s 6d, 14 325; C. W. Body (Kelso), T pen of ewes 325, 17 29s 9d; James Tisdall (Ngapuna), 5 wethers 29s 3d, 15 26s 3d; L. S. B. Shannon (Linnburn Station, Patearoa), 23 265, 18 25s 6d, 17 ewes 17s 9d; R. Dotting (Te Houka), 40 17s. New Zealand Loan, and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For Exors late William M'Callum (Waipahi), 5 wethers 33s 9d, 12 28s 6d, 3 ewes 255; a Riversdale client, 12 wethers 28, .20 27s 3d, 9 26s 9d, 21 265; Mrs M. Murdoch (Mosgiel), 7 ewes 31s 9d. 14 18s 9d, 7 17s; William Kirk (Waipahi), pen ewes 29s 3d; D. A. Drinnan (Milton), 5 wethers 28s 6d. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For B. Bonnington (Mount Stuart). 11 wethers 35s 6d, 10 26s 9d, 6 32s 3d;-R. J. Reid (Waikoikoi), 20 ewes 25s 9d, 6 275; T. H. Russell (Milburn), 5 wethers 36s 6d, 46s 6d; A. Anicich (Milburn), 3 30s, 4 ewes 22s 6d; R. Mitchell (Outram). 1 wether 33s 6d, 20 ewes 335; North Otago Farmers’ (Oamaru), as agents, 5 28s, 10 31s, 9 wethers 35s 6d, 17 28s 6d, 4 32s’ 3d, 5 ewes 24s 6d; T. H. Russell (Milburn), 10 19s, 6 235, 8 Us 9d; Messrs Osborn Bros. (Owaka), 10 wethers 29s 6d, 11 275; H. M'Neil (Milton), 230 s 3d; C. T. Lowery (Clarksville). 1 ewe 20s; F. Young, pen wethers 345; R Mitchell (Outram), 1 295; C. .Lowery (Clarksville), 18 ewes 18s; a Taieri client, 6 wethers 235. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For A. Robertson (Waikoikoi), 17 wethers 445, 16 41s 3d, 13 39s 9d; Stalker Bros. (Kelso), 18 38s, 13 36s 3d, 25 34s 6d; A. Thomson (Kelso), 15 wethers 36s 6d, 11 365, 11 29s 3d, pen 22s 9d, 2 ewes 25s 3d, 215 s 6d: W D. Hunt (Wallacetown), 21 wethers 31s 9d, 21 31s 3d, 23 27s 9d, 31 265; C. W. Body (Kelso), 18 ewes‘3os 3d; R. and W. Bulfin (Kononi), 22 wethers 29s 9d, 14 28s 9d 17 27s 9d, 7 275; W. Ayson (Waikaka), 15 wethers 29s 3d, 20 ewes 265, 16 245; Charles Noone (Poolburn), 19 wethers 295, 12 27s 3d, 16 275, 25 265; a client. 19 wethers 27s 9d, 30 27s 3d, 17 24s 9d; Mrs J. Corrigall (Omakau), 17 wethers 275; E. L. Watson (Winton), 15 wethers 43s 6d, 13 41s 6d, 36 38s 6d, 13 35s 6d, 15 33s 6d, 16 ewes 34s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Henry Smith (Glenavy), 13 wethers 39s 9d, 12 38s 6d, 20 33s 3d, 15 28s; Alex. Noble (Gore), 16 38s, 24 ewes 29s 6d, 12 28s 6d, 221 s: William Bradfield Tahatika), 5 wethers 38s; H. G. Taylor (Riversdale), 15 33s 6d, 15 32s 3d, 10 32s 9d; John Smith (Camperdown), 33 31s 6d; George M'Leod (Milton), 28 31s: John Bradfield (Owaka Valley), 12 32s 6d, 1 ewe 24s 9d; John Thomson (Johnsonville), 8 wethers 28s 9d, 21 27s 3d, 2 ewes 235, 7 19s 6d; Henry Jfisdall (Middlemarch), 37 wethers 275, 28 25s 3d; Mat Hamilton (Lauder), 24 255, 41 245; Robert Davidson (Waikuku), 29 ewes 255, 24 235, 20 23s 6d, 20 21s 3d; Alex. Lockhart (Clarksville), 13 wethers 245;- William Lee (Goodwood), 20 ewes 17s 9d; James Thomson (Manngatua).. 9 18s, 1 8s 6d; George Dickson (Dunedin), 1 ram 10s; John Stranger (Woodville), 23 ewes 7s 6d; James Gow (Mosgiel), 17 15s The National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: For a client, pen wethers 38s 3d; Stalker Bros. (Kelso), 19 37s 9d, 27 34s 3d, 10 33s 9d; Estate late John Looney (South Hillend), 30 37s 3d, 14 345, 12 345, Smaill Bros. (Moa Flat), 28 335; William"' Aim (Grenham), 31 33s 9d; Mrs Shechv and Sons (Waitahuna), 20 325; L. MTntosh (Berwick), 15 31s 6d, 13 26s 9d; clients, 15 30s 3d, 15 255, 26 24s 6d, 12 245; Central client, 18 295, 17 25s 6d; Smith Bros. (Henley), 26 28s 9d; A. Blanchard, 63 245.

Fat Lambs.—l42B were penned. There were a good many prime lambs forward, with a few pens of extra heavy. Competition was good, and late rates were well maintained. Extra heavy brought to

38s 9d; prime, 28s to 30s; medium, 25s to 27s. ——Dalgety and Co. sold: For W, Mawhiney (Ranfurly), pen 29s 6d; Jas* Jane (Heriot), 11 29s 3d, 19 28s 9d; Ji Clare (Omakau), 9 27s 9d, 14 25s 6d; F. Harris (Moa Flat), pen lambs 24s 9<f* Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For Hunter Bros, and Rioe (Wyndham), aS agents, 13 275, 40 25s 3d, 19 23s 6d; R. Dotting (Te Houka), 25 24s 9d; W. J, Keast (Middlemarch), 20 23s 6d. New; Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co« sold: For Wm. Kirk (Waipahi), 6 30k 11 26s 6d, 13 24s 3d; D. A. Drinnan (MiU ton), 7 28s 3d; a client, 3 245, pen pen 23s 3d. pen 22s 9d, pen 20s 6d. * Donr’ ’ Reid and Co. sold; For Eric Miller 1 (Wiapounamu), 4 38. 9d, 9 31s 6d; Felix Bradfield (Owaka Valley), 5 375; Fred Tayles (Waipounamu), 30 30s 9d, 26 30s; Wm. Bradfield (Tahatika), 22 28s 3di' Alex. Lockhart (Clarksville), 7 27s Henry Smith (Glenavy), 74 26s 3d; O'. Davies (Manuka Bay), 65 255; James Gow (“Invermay,” Mosgiel), 16 25s 6di A. and T. Lockhart (Milton), 14 24s 6d: Jas. Kane (Clarendon), 22 24s 6d; Wm. Lee (Goodwood), 17 225; Wm. Friend (Tahatika), 15 23s 9d, 5 23s 6d; J. A, Miller (Morley Park, Milton). 33 24s’. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For R. J. Read (Wa> koikoi), 26 29s 3d?36 27s 9d, 34 27s 9d; a client, 40 275, 26 265, 22 265, 30 25s 3d, 24 24s 6d; B. Bennington (Mount Stuart), 27 26s 6d, 7 24s 6d; Wm. Landreth (Ka« tea), 225 s 6d, 5 23s 6d; T. L. Cugh (North Taieri), 1 295, 16 245; M. Geary (Portobello), 9 24s 9d, 3 23s 3d. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For W. Ayson (Waikaka), 3 28s; C. W. Boddy (Kelso), 13 27s 6d; Mrs M. J. Hughes (Wyllie’s Crossing), 2 275, 14 23s 9d; J. H. Miller (Ranfurly), 24 265, 11 255; Mrs J. Corrigall (Omakau), 23 24s 6d, 23 22s 6d; F. P. Davidson (Waitati)-, 11 23s 6d, 19 21s 9d. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: For Alex. Black (Heriot), 7 275, 98 26s 9d, 31 24s 6d; R. W. M'Namara (Waitahuna), 13 27s 3d, 7 25s 3d; H. O. Harrex (Waitahuna), 51 275, 29 25s 3d; A. Blanchard (Naseby), 27 25s 3d; clients, 2 245, 221 s, 45 20s, 6 12s 6d.

Fat Pigs.—There was a good entry forward. Competition was slack, and prices dropped to the extent of 10s to 15s per head. Dalgety and Co. sold; For J. T. Parker (Otekaike), 1 chopper £4 3s. — Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold : For J. M'Fadzien (Otokia), 2 pigs £4 Us, 2 £4 4s, 2 £4; Maxwell Bros. (Waikouaiti), 2 £4 3s, 3 £4 Is, 2 £3 17s ; Mental Hospital (Seacliff). 4 £3 14s, 1 £3 Us. 3 £3 10s, 1 £3 9s x 1 £3 8s ; W. Johnson (care freezing works), 1 £3 Is. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For a client, 6 £2 12s. -The Otago Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association sold: For R. J. Wright (Tomahawk), 1 £3 16s; Nor. Bayne (Purekeriki), 4 £3 2s; Chas. Jewell (Purekeriki), 2 £2 8s; Robt. Bryant (Owaka), 1 £2 8s- M. Moynihan • (Anderson’s Bay), 2 £3; W. Swanerton (Sawyers Bay). 2 £2 7s; D. M'Laren (Green Island Bush), 2 £2 7s; R, Penny (Bushey), 3 £2 13s. 1 £2 10s; a client, 3 £2 10s; W. Hastie (Pine Hill), 2 £4 11s, 2 £3 14s, 2 £4; I. Thomson (Leith Valley). 3 £3 14s : J. Thomson (Abbotsford), pigs £2 17s; W. Wilman (Broad Bay), 1 £4; Mrs Thoms (Green Island). 1 £4 3s; A. B. Powell (Leith Valley), 4 £2 10s. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Alex. Roger (Sandymount), 2£4 ss; W. T. Adam (Owaka), 2 £4 4s, 2 £3 14s; Mrs Harvey (Moneymore), 1 £3 Is; Robt. Douglas (Otukou), 1 £3, 1 £2 10s; Geo. Middleditch (Sawyers Bay), 3 £2 10s; Wm. M'Culloch’ (Broad Bay), 2 £2 10s; Robt. Donaldson (Leith Valley), 4£2 10s. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For D. M'Millan (Brockville), 1 £4 6s : Cassey and Miller (Sawyers Bay), 2 £3 18s: A. K. Miller (North Taieri) 2 £3 ss; Lawson Bros. (Momona) 4 £3; A. Morris (Sandymount) 1 £2 16s, 1 £2 15s. 1 £2 Us. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: For Geo. Gudsell (Maheno), £4, 6£3 19s, 3£3 16s, 1 £3 15s; 'F. and D. Kano (Merton), 1 £3 Is, 2 £2 19s. 2 £2 6s.

Store Pigs—A good-sized varding was forward. Competition was poor, and prices were considerably lower than last week. Dalgety and Co. sold: For a Southland client. 1 sow £3 12s 6d. 1 £2 12s 6d, 11 slips 325, 8 265, 4 21s. 3 18s. Donald Reid and Co. sold; For Wm. M'Craw (Leith Valley), 8 375; Thos, Ryder (Henley), 3 £l, 216 s. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For G. White (Merton), 2 345. 1 28s; W. Green (Mount Cargill), 1 31s, 3 275; clients, 3 31s. 2175, 216 s, 215 s 6d, 214 s fid, 212 s; T. Driver (Mihiwaka), 6 14s, 212 s, 1 Us. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For A. G. Lewis (Portobello), 6 18s, 215 s fid; W. L. Wilson (Halfway Bush), 3 18s 6d, 1 16s, 1 12s 6d, 5 12s.—Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For a client, 2 pigs 335, 3 30s; G. Pearce (Henley). 4 245, 2 235. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: For J. Ross, 1 sow £2 Bs, 2 pigs 18s, 3 14s, 1 13s 6d, 2 12s. 1 11s, 13 10s. CRUTCHING SALE. WELLINGTON, June 14. The first crutching sale of the season was held to-day, when a total of about 2200 bales was offered to a good number of buyers. Competition was exceedingly keen. The range of prices was as follows :— Merino crutchings, to lljd. Halfbred, 7gd to ll£d. Pieces and bellies, s|d to 12d. Hocks and stained pieces, to 7d. Crutchings, superior, lOd to llgd. Crutchings, medium to good, 8d to lOd. Crutchings, seedy to inferior, 4id to Lambs, 9jd to 143 d. Dead, from 7|d. SHEEPSKIN REPORT. The fortnightly sheepskin sale was held on Tuesday before the usual attendance of buyers, and catalogues, if anything, were slightly smaller than those offered at last sale, the prices for practically all classes being on a par with those of the previous sale. The following is the range of prices:— Halfbred full wool, 13d to 13^d; halfbred half-wool, to 12^d; halfbred quarterwool, 9id to ll^d; fine crossbred full-wool, to 12Jd; fine crossbred - half-wool, to Hid; fine crossbred quarter-wool, 9Jd to lCjd; crossbred full-wool, lOd to fid; crossbred half-wool, to 10|d; crossbred quarter-wool, BJd to 9?d; merino full-wool, to 13d ; merino half-wool, Iffjd to lUid; fine lambs, Uld to lljd; first lambs, f to U^d; second lambs, 9Ad to 10^d; fine hogget, Hid to 12id ; first hogget, to lOJd; second hogget, 9j?d to lO^d; first pelts, B|d to 9Ad; second pelts, 5d to 7d; halfbred dead, IOJd to 12d; crossbred dead, 7?d to 9^d; halfbred damaged, Bid to ll£u; crossbred damaged, 8d to 92d.

ADDINGTON MARKETS. t CHRISTCHURCH, June 15. Sheep entries were on the light side at Addington to-day, but fat cattle were again heavily represented. Fat sheep showed a- further advance, and good classes of cattle also met with a slightly firmer sale, but .poor-conditioned steers and cows were hard to quit. Store Sheep.—The bulk of the small entry was of poor quality. Aged ewes, sound-mouthed ewes, and forward wethers sold well, and lambs met with quite a brisk sale. Crossbred ewe lambs made 19s to 22s 9d; inferior crossbred ewe lambs, 14s; forward three-quarterbred wether lambs, 14s 5d to 15s 9d; forward crossbred lambs, to 17s; four and sixtoothed crossbred ewes, 20s to 255; soundmouthed halfbred ewes, 255; failingmouthed crossbred ewes, 12s to 18s; aged halfbred ewes, 6s lOd to 7s 3d; forward four, six, and eight-toothed .halfbred wethers, 22s lOd to 265; sound-mouthed low-conditioned wethers, 15s 9d to 17s 4d; eight-toothed halfbred wethers, 19s; .four-toothed crossbred wethers, 21s Bd.

Fat Lambs.—l4oo were penned, and a brisk sale took place, an advance of up to Is per head being recorded. A truck lot of 66 averaged 29s Id. The rates for export were exceeded. Fat Sheep.—There was another small entry and a very brisk sale, ewes showing another advance of up to 4s a head, and wethers to 35.. Last week the respective advances were 3s and 2s. Extra prime heavy wethers made 39s 6d to 44s 6dprune wethers, 35s to 395; medium wethers, 31s to 34s 6d; light wethers, 26s 6d to 30s 6d; extra prime ewes, 35s to 39s 4d; prime ewes, 29s 9d to 34s 6dmedium:ewes, 25s to 29s 6d; light ewes, 21s to 24s 6d; aged ewes, 16s 6d to 20s 6d. rat Cattle. —There was a heavy yarding of 615 head, but a sound sale at slightly better rates than last week for finished ®attle. Extra good beef made 38s 6d per 1001 b; prime, 33s 6d to 36s 6d; heavy, 23s to 335; medium quality, 30s to 335; rough cows, 20s to 245; extra prime heavv steers, £l7 to £l9 2s 6d; prime heavj' steers, £l5 to £l6 15s; prime mediumweight steers, . £l3 to £l5 10s; medium , quality steers, £8 10s to £l2 10s; rough tn 6 Ti S o io i £B 5s ’ extra Prime heifers, to £l2 12s 6d; prime heifers, £8 to £lO 10s; medium heifers, £6 5s to £7 10sr 1 Im’ f4 - to £6; extra Prime cows’, to £l3 te 6d; prime cows, £7 6s to £9 10smedium cows, £4 10s to £7; aged cows, £3 TO ti os. . .

Vealers.—There was a keen demand for good calves. Twelve to 18-month sorts madej to £6 10s; vealers, from £2 5s to 14 los.

Store Cattle—A line of 30 three and four-year Hereford steers made £7 17s 6d. Other stock forward were mostly cows and dairy cows. ' The best second to fourth waivers made £8 to £l2 ss; medium, £4 to “ to ' No - Fat Pigs.—There was a small entry of baconers and a fairly large one of porkers, for which there was a better market. Choppers brought £3 10s to £5 18s 6dbaconers, £3 5s to £4 18s 6d (average Pmce per lb, sfd to 64d); porkers, 43s to 63s (average price per lb, 7d to 8d) Store Pigs.—There was an improved market for weaners and small stores. Weaners brought 13s 6d to 18s 6d; slips, ivs to Zss; medium stores, 26s to 32slarge stores, 33s to 465; sows in pig, up SOUTHLAND MARKET REPORT. (Fbom Oub Own Correspondent.) INVERCARGILL, June 18 STOCK REPORT. X The stock market is quiet for all classes, and very little business is being transacted. Fat stock continues to come forward freely, and prices show little change as for some weeks past. With the cold, frosty weather experienced during the last few weeks, all stock arc now on turnips, and consequently with the finish of grass cattle yardings will ease off. and prices will have the tendency to harden. The store sheep market is quiet, with very little offering, and prices arc firm. We quote:—

Fat Cattle.—Prime heavy bullocks £l2 10s to £l4 10s, medium-weight prime do £lO 10s to £l2, prime heavy heifers £7 15s to £9 10s, medium do £6 to £7 5s prime- heavy cows £7 10s to £lO, medium do £5 15s to £6 10s, vealers to 355, runners to £3 10s, prime ox beef to 27s 6d per 1001 b, prime heifer do 25s to 27s fid per 1001 b, cow beef about 20s per 1001 b. Fat Sheep.—Prime heavy wethers 32s 6d to 355, medium-weight do 28s to 30s, lighter do 25s to 27s 6d, heavy prime ewes 20s to 255, medium do 16s to 18s. prime heavy lambs to 28s, medium-weight do 22s 6d to 24s 6d.

Store Sheep.—Wether lambs 16s to 18s, mixed-sex do 20s to 21s 6d, ewe lambs 23s to 255. two-tooth wethers 22s to 24s fourtooth do 24s to 265. two-tooth ewes 23s 6d to 365, four, six, and eight-tooth ewes 28s 6d to 30s, failing-mouthed do 20s to 255, old ewes 12s to 16s, according to quality.' Store Cattle.—Three-year steers £7 10s to £8 15s, two-year do £5 10s to £6 10s, yearling steers £3 10s to £5. calves 35s to £2 ss. STOCK. Oats.—During the week there has been a good deal of activity in this market, the demand, however, being recorded only for A grade and undergrade oats. B’s apparently being of no interest to qutside buyers. On account of northern sellers a further shipment of oats to Australia is being made' by the Waikouaiti in the early part of next week, and inquiries are still coming to hand from Sydney, though rarely is any business booked up direct by Invercargill houses, northern merchants obtaining .the bulk of. any business with that' centre, The basis of values to-day is 3s fid per bushel, f.0.b., s.i., for A Gartons, B’s 3s 3d, but buyers are only to be found for these at 3s 2d. Undergrade oats are changing hands depending on quality at from 2s 9d to 3s Id per "bushel, f.0.b., s.i., for prime delivery for store. Unfortunately, the bulk of the oats now being offered by growers are of low quality, only a small minority being A grade, and the big majority somewhat light-weight and undergrade. Chaff.—Merchants are. almost altogether disinterested, and offerings from farmers ar ® also few and far between. Prices paid to farmers for small lots of a truck Or so are £3 10s for prime quality, on trucks country sidings. The demand is entirely for the local trade, which is almost negligible.

—Byegrass.—Very little is offering by growers, and so far little interest is shown by merchants in the consuming districts. As spring approaches a certain amount of activity is expected. Values to-day are nominally 3s lOd to 4s per bushel, f.0.b., for 281 b to 291 b machine-dressed seed. Crested dogstail: There was rather less activity in this seed during the last week, chiefly owing to the fact that one or two big buyers have somewhat eased off in their operations. By the s.s. Port Hardy, due at Bluff on Tuesday next, space has been booked for considerable shipments of Chewings fescue to New York and London, and some few tons of crested dogstail. OAMARU MARKETS. mu i n • OAMARU, June 17. Ine. dullness in the Oamaru grain market has continued throughout the present week. The major portion of the wheat crop has. been dealt with, and oats are not yet in considerable demand. A- few parcels of wheat have been sold. Solid straw Tuscan has realised 5s 9d per bushel. Dreadnought 5s 7d, and Hunters 6s 6d. The whole of the Velvet seems to have been cleaned up. The sales of oats that have been ms de have not been on a large scale, ind the prices have varied a good deal. Algerians have sold at from 2s Id to 2s 3d net. cn trucks, and Gartons at from 2s to 2s 6d" A Gartons are nominally worth 2s 9d per bushel, on trucks. The transactions in barley have not been numerous. One or two lines of Chevalier have been sold at 3s per bushel, on trucks. A consignment of 1000 bags of Chevalier is being shipped to England by the Mamari as an experiment. Oaten sheaf chaff has been sold at £3 10s per ton, on trucks Potatoes are not showing a great deal of activity. The price of those sold has ranged up to £4 5s per ton net, to growers. • A line of cowgrass of good quality changed hands during the week at S£d {.er lb. The state of the live stock market has not improved. Indeed, the cold weather and shortage of feed have reduced the demand for store stock to the very lowest. The only business that has been done during the week has been in the direction of filling butchers’ requirements Fat wethers have sold at from 28s to 345, and as high as 36s was paid for a superior lot. Fat* lambs have been marketed at from 2fis to 30s. Neither fat lines nor store sheep have been offering. The beef market shows very little change compared with last week. A line of heavy bullocks sold at £l3 10s per head. The general price of beef is about 34s per 1001 b, of heifer beef 30s to 325, and of cow beef 15s to 20s. A line of young dairy cows (coming to profit in the spring) was sold at £6 10s per head. . The pig market shows very little animation, . and the prices of weaners and stores are in buyers’ favour. FRUIT AND PRODUCE WORLD. Reillys report: Steady sales in all departments, prices, excepting for a few lines, are distinctly in favour of buyers. We received and sold:—Poultry; 254 hens. 4s lOd to 10s; 179 cockerels, fis to 12s Bdl6 inferior cockerels, 4s 4d to 5s lOd; 14 inferior pullets, . 14s 6d; two ducks, 7s 8d; all at per pair; 45 turkeys. Is Id to Is 5d per lb. Violets; 3d, sd,’7d. Narcissi, Is 3d. Section honey: Choice, Bs, 9s; broken, 5s 6d. Cabbage: 3s fid, 7s 6d. Cauliflower: 9s, 14s. Eggs: Stamped, 2s fid; preserved, 2s 2d dozen. Butter: Bulk, Is 3d, separator, Is 4d. Honey: Bulk, s£d; 101 b tins, 5s 9d, 7s. Pears: Dessert, 3d, 4d; cooking, 2d, 2£d. Walnuts, 10£d. Peanuts. sd. Tomatoes: Locals, 1 3 6d, Is lOd; Timaru, Is sd, Is Bd. Cheese: Mediums Bjd. Tea: Orange pekoo, 2s 6d. Beeswax, Is 6d. Horsehair, Is lOd. Bacon: Choice, Is 3d. Bacon and porker pigs: 7dj. heavy-weights, s£d* choppers. 4d. Apples: Delicious, Bs, Ils 6d; Jonathans. 5s 8s 6d; Cleopatras, 7s fid, 9s 6d; Sturmers, 7s 6d, 10s fid; Lord Wolseleys, 8s; Romes, 8s 6d. Passions: Halves, 18s. Bananas: Ripe, 375._ Navels: Choice, 22s 6d; mandarines, choice, 20s. Lemons: California Mission brand, 40s; Italian, 37s fid. Oranges: American choice Valemcias, 40s; Island choice, z 255. Grapefruit: 37s fid; Poormans choice, 14s fid. Onions: Canterburys, choice, 7s fid. Potatoes: Locals, 8s; Stirlings and Outra/ms, choice, 7s fid, 8s; Oamarus, 6s 6d, 7s 6d. Carrots: 5s 6d, 7s fid. Swedes: 2s, 4s. Pumpkins, 12s. Vegetable marrows: 14s, 16s. Parsnips: 8s fid, 10s 6d. Meatmeal, 18s. Oyster grit, 8s fid. Piemelons: Best Australian, 18s. Fat: 16s. 245. Special quality woodwool: 37s 6d cwt’ Molasses: In tins, 9s 6d per case. Egg crates: 20doz, 16s; Champion, 18s 6d; Agra, 17s 6d. Oats: A grade to 3s 9d; B grade 3s 3d per bushel. Fowl wheat: 6s fid to 7s 9d for special quality. Oatsheaf chaff: Choice to £5. Cow chaff: 80s. Special apple-wrapping paper, 10 by 10, 3s 9d per ream. Spray pumps: 12s fid to £5. Bran: £7 10s. Pollard: £8 10s. Hay: Clover, 80s to 85s per ton; lucerne, 85s to 955; oatstraw, 60s to 70s; wheatstraw, 50s, 60s. REILLY’S CENTRAL PRODUCE MART., MORAY PLACE, DUNEDIN. MERCHANDISE MARKET. Included in the cargo of the Huntingdon are supplies of fine and coarse salt. A shipment of walnuts is due to arrive early in July. They will be landed at a much increased price on previous shipments. A further parcel of Symington’s soups has just been landed. The pepper market is very firm. Bulk pepper is quoted at 2s fid per lb. . Tartaric acid and cream of tartar continue to firm in price. Additional supplies of South African dried apricots have reached the market. The next sugar boat will be the Kurow. due about the 23rd inst. The cargo by the Katoa went into immediate consumption. Early last week the price of sugar was reduced by 10s per ton. MEAT PRICES. RISE IN CANTERBURY. EFFECT EXPECTED IN OTAGO. As the result of a sharp rise in the price of' meat in Canterbury, it is expected that prices in Dunedin will also advance, as

buyers from the north will seek a market m Otago for their requirements. A Christchurch paper reports that it has been some satisfaction to the consumer that, in the hard- time through which the Dominion has been passing, there has been some relief from a continuous rise in the cost of living. The respite is likely to be ended, for it appears certain that the P£ lco , meat must rise in the months ahead. Already there have been substantial advances on the hoof in Canterbury, and sheep which were bringing Ils to 13s, enabling many butchers to sell sides of . mutton very cheaply, have doubled in price for the pifst four weeks, with a striking advance in rates for the better classes of fat sheep. The causes of this are purely local, and are due to the climatic conditions experienced in Canterbury. The turnip crops were a total failure on the great. majority of farms on the plains, it being only in odd districts, mostly under the ranges, where there are any at all, and the great quantities of the turnip-fattened sheep which graziers send to Addington throughout the winter and early spring in an ordinary season will not t>3 available this year. In other parts of the Dominion the supplies are not so short, and it is likely that Canterbury Afield draV! ' mutton from dist ricts far

I expect that the position in Canterbury will lesult.in an advance in the market here, ’ said a Dunedin butcher to cn ?i! ly Timos reporter on Saturday “To fill their requirements, the buyers are cernXi™ 80u t h -. an .d the’ added competition will result m increased prices to local consumers. “It is not before time,” he added.

BRITISH FILM SERVICE, LIMITED. ANNUAL MEETING. CHRISTCHURCH, June 13. Last evening the British Film Service (Ltd.) held its annual general meeting of shareholders. The following directors Messrs H.C. Harley, Bacil Seth-Smith. Vincent M. Beebe, Robert Malcolm, W. J. Braemar, and Dr J. P. Hennessy. The chairman of directors (Mr Braemar) said that although the company had met with strong opposition from its very inception it had surmounted all obstacles, and the film exchange would began operations early next month. Several big attractions had been secured, and more were in the company’s vault ready for release, It was now the company’s intention to release one big special a month, together with the ordinary, programme. J.he chairman drew attention to the great activity in the film industry in Great Eritain, and said that there was not the slightest doubt that, within the next few months, Britain would be in a position to supply enough films to. fill 20 per cent, of the Dominion’s requirements. Shareholders must not expect an easy victory, for the foreign opposition was highly organised yet, considering the small amount of business, required to pay the estimated dividend, they had little to fear from such opposition. Although up to the present nothing had been done by the New Zealand Government to introduce quota legislation in favour of British films and a higher duty on foreign films, he felt sure that as soon as Parliament met the subject would bo dealt with. Attention was drawn to the fact that New Zealand Government films were being released in New Zealand by an American Film Company. The managing director and the secretary had written to the Minis- \ n charge of the Publicity Department but had not received a reply. This should not be tolerated.. Mr Harley said they would be well advised to move slowly’until the, industry was more organised in Great Britain.

A shareholder suggested that should the company need further capital the full capital should be called up. Mr Harley replied that a promise had been given some of the shareholders that not more than ,10s would be called up, and the directors wished to honour that promise. No further calls would be made unless it was absolutely necessary. x a further discussion it was decided to offer 10,000 shares that were held in reserve, a number of which had already been applied for.