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Otago Witness, Issue 3861, 13 March 1928, Page 36

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WEEKLY MARKET REPORTS. Burnside, March 7. Fat Cattle.—There was a yarding of 210, comprising mostly of mixed sorts, the quality being just ordinary. The sale opened with prices on a par with those of last week, but fell considerably during the last few races. Prime bullocks made from £l3 10s to £l5 2s 6d; medium, from £ll to £l3; prime heifers, to £lO 10s; lighter sorts, £6 10s to £8 15s. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For James Kirkland (“Poplar Grove,” Middlemarch), 1 bullock £l5 2s 6d, 2 £l4 15s, 1 £l3 ss, 2 £l2, 1 £9 ss; H. Thompson (Outram), 2. £l2 ss, 2 £l2; Mrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 £l2, 1 £lO 17s 6d; W. Kirkland (East Taieri), 2 £l2 10s 1 £l2, 1 heifer £lO 17s 6d; Robeit Wilson (Riverside), 1 bullock £ll 10s, 1 £9 17s 6d; H. M'Cloy (Gimmerburn), 1 £9 17s 6d, 3 £B, 2 heifers £8 7s 6d 2 bullocks £7 ss; John Black (Mataura), 2 £9, 1 £8 2s 6d; a client, 1 heifer £9 7s 6d; William Lindsay (Allanton), 2 £8 15s, 2 £ 8 £7 15s > 1 £6 10s >' Mrs S. Boyes (Seacliff), 2 £7, 1 £6 12s 6d. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For William Moynihan (Ngapuna), 3 bullocks £l4 10s, 3 £l2 7s 6d, 3 £ll 10s; W. Lindsay (Allanton), 2 £l4, 1 heifer £9 10s, 1 £8 17s 6d; A. J. Bell (Stirling), 3 bullocks £l3 12s 6d, 1 £l3 ss, 1 £l2; J. S. Fleming and Co. (Titiroa, J. E. Watson and Co., Ltd.. Invercargill, as agents), 3 £l2 10s, 2 £ll 7s-6d, 1 £8 17s 6d; A. Scott (Burnside), 1 £lO 17s 6d, 1 heifer £7 10s, 1 £6 17s 6d; executors late William Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £lO 10s; a client, 1 cow £9 15s, 3 £8 17s 6d, 1 £7 12s 6d, 3 £7; J. F. Bell (Stirling), 1 £6 ss. -The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: For

R. T. Kirk (Mosgiel), 1 bullock £l4 10s, 2 £l3 ss; W. Blackie (Mosgiel), 2 £l3 ss; W. Lindsay (Allanton). 2 £l2 15s. Dalgety and Co. sold: For William Lindsay (Allanton), 1 heifer £6 15s, 1 bullock £l2 2s 6d, 1 £lO 15s; executors late W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 £l2 17s 6d; J. C. Renton (Mosgiel), 1 £l2 7s 6d, 1 £lO 15s; a client, 1 £ll, 1 £9 10s; G. L. Copland (Clinton), 1 £l3 ss, 1 £lO, 1 £9 ss, 2 cows £7; Thomas Keast (Clinton), 1 £7. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold; For William Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £l3; W. Blackie (Mosgiel), 2 £l2 15s; James Renton (-Mosgiel), 1 £ll ss, 1 £ll 2s 6d; D Ireland (Mosgiel), 1 cow £10; William Lindsay (Allanton), 1 heifer £9, 1 £8 10s. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For William Lindsay (Allanton), 1 £9 7s 6d, 2 £8 15s, 1 £8 7s 6d; J. C. Renton (Mosgiel), 2 £8 10s, 2 bullocks £l3 12s 6d; executors late William Kirk (Mosgicl), 3 £lO 2s 6d; John Campbell (Allanton), 2 £9 7s 6d; W. Blackie (Mosgiel), 1 £l3 17s 6d, 1 £l2 7s 6d; John Campbell (Allanton), 1 cow £lO. 2 £6 12s 6d; J. S. Fleming and Co. (Titiroa), 4 bullocks £l4, 4 £lB 7s 6d, 2 £l3 2s 6d; David •Baird, 1 cow £6 15s; W. Drinnan (Milten), 1 £8 15s; a client (East Taieri), 1 heifer £B, 2 cows £8 ss; W. Borthwick (Milton). 5 £7 12s 6d, 1 £lO 10s, 1 £7 15 s - Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For W. E. Hunt (Wallaeetown), 2 bullocks £l3 15s, 3 £l2 I2s 6d, 3 £ll ss; J. Renton (Mosgiel), 2 £l3 2s 6d; W Lindsay (Allanton), 1 £l5 2s 6d, 1 £l3 7s 6d, 2 £l4 12s 6d, 1 heifer £8 17s 6d, 1 £8 15s, 2 £7 10s, 3 £8 2s 6d; trustees late A. Sutton (Kurow), 4 £l5 ss, 3 £l4; Mrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 £l2 7s 6d; A. Walker (Outram), 1 heifer £lO 2s 6d; E. Munro (Mornington), 1 cow £lO 7s 6d, I £9 7s 6d, 1 £8 10s; A. Matheson (Fairfield), 1 £7 10s; P. A. Dotting (Edendale), 2 heifers £8 2s 6d, 1 cow £8 12s 6d, 1 £B, 2 £7 10s, 1 £7 12s 6d, 2 £5 7s- 6d. Store Cattle.—A yarding of 350 was forward, including a few forward steers. Prices were on a par with last® week’s. Three-year-old steers made to £ll sb, and good quality cows made from £7 to £B. The Otago Farmers’ Co operative Association sold: For D. Ireland (Mosgiel), 8 steers £lO Is; John M’Lennan (Wyndham), 10 £9; J. Russell Lome (Invercargill) 4 cows £8 ss. 4 £7 15s, 4 £8 12s 6d, 4 £7 7s 6d; John Black (Mataura), 4 £8 1 £7 10s, 2 £7. 2 vealers £2 ss, 5 £1 17s 6d; Thomas Landels (Mataura), 1 cow £7 10s, 2 £7 ss, 1 £6 17s 6d, 2 £6 15s, 1 £7 2s 6d, 2 £6 10s. 1 £6 2s 6d, 1 £6, .5 steers £6 10s, 1 cow £5 14s, 1 £5 ss. 1 £4; E. Jensen (Oaversham), 2 cows £7 12s 6d. 3 £7, 1 £6 17s 6d, 2 £6 10s, 1 £6 2s 6d, 1 £5 15s; lan Ross (Fairview), 2 £3. 2 £7, 2 steers £6 10s, 1 cow £5 l’Bs, 2 £5 6s; John Nicholson (One Tree Farm;, 3 £4 10s, 1 £4 2s 6d, 6 heifers £2 17s. 1 vealcr £1 17s 6d; William Lindsay (Allanton), 2 cows £7, 1 £6 10s, 1 £4 15s. 1 £3 10s, 1 £3, 2 bulls £6 ss; W. Barron (Momona), 1 £6 10s: William Blackie ("Glasgow Farm,” Mosgiel), 1 cow £6 19s, 1 £5 ss; Robert Wilson (Riverside). 2 heifers £6 16s, 1 £6 7s 6d, 1 vealcr £2 10s; Hope Bros. (Nenthorn), 1 heifer £b ss, 2 cows £3 19s, 2 vealers £2 10s, 2 £2 2s 1 £1 ss; A. M'Leod (Halfway Bush), 4 cows £5 12s 6d. 1 £5 2s 6d; H. M‘Cloy (Gimmerburn), 1 heifer £5 1?« 6d; F. O’Connell (Mornington), 1 cow £5 6s; John Agnew (Sawyer’s Bay), 2' cows £5; M. Oliver (Pine Hill), 1 £4; a southern client, 1 £4 10s, 1 £3 12s 6d, 2 £2; John Ross (Glenesk), 11 vealers £3 12s 6d, 1 £3, 4 £1 10s, 2 £1; R. Mitchell (Outram), 1 £3 Is, 1 £2 19s, 4 £2 4s; a client, 1 cow £1 17s 6d, 2 vealers £2 7s 6d; W. Hardman (Shiel Hill), 2 vealers £1 4s: J. Morely (Allanton), 1 £1 3s.- Stronach, Morris and Co. sold : For Mrs H. M. Boyd (Stirling), 2 heifers £6 12s 6d, 2 £6 9s; E. Elwood (Pine Hill), 1 bull £5 17s 6d; J. F-. Bell (Stirling), 1 cow £3 ss. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold r For A. Fell (Waikouaiti), 2 steers £5, & heifers £3; a client, 1 cow £B. Dalgety and Co. sold: For William M'Millan (Mosgiel), 1 cow £8 15s 1 £4 14s; J. Musgrove (Toa), 2 £4 12s, 1 steer £5 2s 6d, 1 £3 12s 6d, 2 vealers £2 ss, 1 £1 7s, 1 £2 los. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For John Wilson (Lauder), 4 vealers £2 15s, 12 £2 15s, 2 £2 10s, 1 £1 16s; Amos Graham (Mihiwaka), 2 cows £4, 2 bullocks £8 8s; James Lowery (Milton), 1 cow £7 7s 6d ; H. Brennsscll and Sons (Edievale), 3 bullocks £7 10s, 4 steers £5, 1 cow £4, 1 vealcr £3 7s, 1 stag £8 10s; W. Borthwick (Milton), 1 steer £6 Is, 1 £5, 2 cows £3; George Westwood (Brighton), 1 cow £4, 1 vealcr £3 3s; William Drinnan (Milton), 1 cow £7, 1 vealer £2 12s; John Campbell (Momona), 2 heifers £5 4s, 2 cows £4; a client, 1 cow £3 12s 6d, 3 heifers £4 15s, 1 cow £1 Is, 2 vealers £2 16s; James Hamilton (Lee Creek), 1 steer £5 15s; a client, 1 cow £5 Is.——Wright, Stephenson and Co. sold: For estate late J. Sutton (Waitangi, Kurow), 9 steers £ll ss, 8 £lO ss; Mount Aspiring Company (Pembroke) 8 steers £lO 10s, 9 £9 6s, 8 £8 15s, 9 £8 7s, 5 £7 13s, pen £6 17s 6d, 5 heifers £7 7s 6d; J. Watson (Bendigo), 2 heifers £8 2s ad, 3 cows £7 15s, 1 £7 10s, 3 to £6 15s; James Chapman (Dunback), 1 heifer £B, 2 £6 2s 6d. 2 £5 Ils, 2 £5 ss, 3 £4 13s; client, 5 steers £8; H. Williams (Portobello), 2 steers £4 9s, 2 heifers £3 7s 6d; James Ferguson (Balclutha), pen steers £7 15s; J. Pryde ‘(Mornington), 1 bull £6 12s 6d; J. Adam (Green Island), 1 cow £6 10s; T. Bishop (Shiel Hill), 1 £6 ss; T. Murphy (Pine Hill), 1 bull £6; client, 1 cow £5 15s; H. F. Shepherd (Kaikonai), 1 £5 ss; R. Hollows (Fairfield), 1 heifer £5; client, 2 vealers £2 ss, 2 £2, 3 £1 15s; A. Matheson (Fairfield), 2 £1 14s, 4 £1 8s; P. Botting (Edendale). 1 £1 15s; P. Ford (Allanton), 1 £1 ss. Dairy Cows.—There were only 25 forward, and a good sale resulted. Cows young and at profit brought to £l2 ss. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For J. Russel] (Lome, Invercargill), 1 cow £lO 17s 6d; a Burnside client, 1 cow £7 10s; R Heversham (N E. Harbour), 1 cow £7 ss; a southern client, 1 cow £6 12s 6d. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For E. Elwood (Pine Hill). 1 cow £4 12s 6d, 1 £4 2s 6d; Donald Reid and Co. sold; For diaries Johnson (Benamore), 1 cow £6 15s; S. Tweedie (Halfway Bush), 1 cow £ll 15s; George West wood (Brighton), 1 cow £8 15s.- Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For J L. Mathieson (Highcliff), 1 cow £l2; a client, 1 cow £ll 15s, 1 £ll, 1 £lO 15s, 1 £7, 1 £4 17s 6d; -Carter Bros. (Saddle Hill), 1 cow £ll 10s; T. Spain (Kaikorai). 1 cow £ll 2s 6d; R. Burgess (Highcliff), 1 cow £lO ss, 1 £lO, 1 £9 7s 6d; clients, 1 cow £lO, 1 £7 ss;- J. Hunter (Momington). 1 heifer £4 15s, 1 £4 2s 6d, 1 cow £4 10s; F. Valpy and Sons (Green Island), 1 cow £3 7b 64,

. Calves.—The Otago Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association sold; For F. O’Connell (Mornington), 1 calf 10s; Bowen Bros. (Burnside), 1 calf 3s. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For E. J. Allen (Caversham), 1 calf 2Ss; T. Maxwell (Dunedin), 1 calf 295. Wright, Stephenson and Co, sold: For A. Mann (Momona), 1 40s, 1 255, 1 14s, 1 12s; H. F. Shepherd (Kaikorai). 1 Bs. Fat Sheep.—About 2577 were penned, consisting for the most part of ewes. Probably 25 per cent, of the yarding were wethers, and the quality of these was almost on a par with last week’s. The majority of the ewes were from fair to medium quality, with a few pens of good tidy heavy sorts, and for the lighter sorts the exporters operated freely, taking all lines suitable. The general competition for wethers and heavy ewes was on a par with last week’s sales, and prices, though extremely erratic, can be quoted as on a par with those ruling at last sale. Extra prime heavy wethers sold to 40s; prime, from 35s to 37s 6d; medium, from 30s to 345; .lighter, from 25s to 295. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For James M'Elrea (Milton) 24 wethers 37s 3d, 16 355, 15 34s 6d, 7 335; George M’Leod (Owaka). 3 wethers 33s 9d, 4 30s 3d, pen 24s 6d, 7 ewes 20s 6d, 7 14s; a Central client, 5 wethers 30s 9d 14 ewes 25s 6d, 7 24s 3d, 12 22s 9d. 22 17s; W. G. Dowling (Ranfurly), 18 wethers 295, 18 27s 6d, 18 25s 3d, 5 ewes 25s 3d; a Hyde client, 35 wethers 30s, 26 27s 6d; D. M'Gregor (Milburn), 6 ewes 26s 6d; M. .M'Rae (Milburn), 11 ewes 26s 3d; John Allison (Moneymore), 12 wethers 26s 3d; Southland Farmers’ Co-op. (Gore), 10 ewes 26s 3d. 12 18s 3d; J, Cowie (Milton), 10 ewes 24s 3d; W. Finch (Milton), 11 ewes 18s: A. Olliver (Milton), 12 ewes 17s 9d, 8 13s 9d; J, Johnstone (Milton), 15 ewes 17s 3d; F. Jones (Brighton), 7 ewes 13s. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For J. S. Fleming and Co. (Titiroa; J. E. Watson and Co., Invercargill, as agents) 11 wethers 37s 6d, 26 375, 13 355; Mrs J. Kane (Hawea Flat), 5 ewes 27s 3d, 29 24s 3d. 20 245, 1 17s; L. Johnson. 21 wethers 33s 6d. .29 ewes 19s 9d. 11 18s 3d; J L. Clarke (Leith Valley), pen wethers 30s; R. Brown (Middlemarch), pen wethers 25s 3d; G. D. Fisher (Middlemarch), pen wethers 25s 3d, 31 ewes 16s. 21 15s; clients, -12 wethers 225, 17 ewes 18s, 49 15s 3d, 31 Us 6d; George S. Wilson (Glenomaru), 18 ewes 225, 25 to 17s; R. Mitchell (Outram), 29 ewes 16s; Wallace Bruce (Momona). 22 ewes 14s 9d; A. Scott (Bumside), 41 store ewes 14s; D. Stewart (Seacliff), 32 ewes to Ils. -The National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: For a client, pen wethers 39s 9d, pen 345, 4 31s 9d, pen ewes 27s 3d, 16 25s 9d, pen 22s 9d; a client, 24 wethers 27s 6d. 17 26s 6d. 21 25s 3dp Thomas Flannery (Poolburn). 11 ewes 24s 6d, 27 19s, 23 ,16s; James M'Hardy (Sutton), 19 ewes 245, 23 20s 6d, 18 18s; Thos. Landels (Gore). 22 ewes 255, 15 23s 6d. 15 17s 3d, 11 16s 6d; H. Adams and Sons (Heriot), 12 ewes 19s, 8 14s. Dalgety and Co. sold: For W. Fraser (Riversdale), 10 wethers 375, 16 36s 6d, 11 345, 10 30s 9d. 8 30s 3d. 5 ewes 24s 3d; J. Shirley (Pukemaori), 12 ewes 23s 6d, 12 21s 3d, pen wethers 245. -New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For a southern client, 6 wethers 39s 9<l, pen ewes 39s 9d; R. Mitchell (Outram), 11 wethers 335; D. A. Drinnan (Milton), 8 ewes 18s 9d; Robert Murray (Clarksville), pen ewes 17s.—Donald Reid and Co. sold: For J. S. Fleming and Co. (Titiroa) 17 wethers 37s 3d. 17 365, 16 35s 3d, 8 33s 6d; H. F. Blatch (Lynwood Station), 16 wethers 345, 19 335, 15 30s 6d. 8 30s 9d; L. A. Tregonning (Waipiata), 12 wethers 33s 9d, 19 31s 6d; Thomas Douglas (Waipiata), 9 ewes 19s 6d; Robert Allison (Clarksville) 3 wethers 33s 6d. 12 ewes 18s; Mrs Seed (Milton), 10 wethers 35s 3d. 1 ram 10s, 4 wethers 28s, 3 265. Mrs I. E. Somerville Milburn), 3 wethers 31s 6d, 4 26s 3d, 12 ewes 27s 3d, 10 255, 6 ISs 3d; D. M'Gregor (Milburn), 1 ewe 28s 3d. 5 22s 3d; H. R. Tisdall (Middlemarch), 21 ewes 14s 6d, 28 12s 3d; Thomas Landels (Mataura), 9 ewes 27s 9d, 22 21s 9d. 3 17s. 21 wethers 27s 6d, 9 ewes 20s 9d; a client, 5 ewes 27s 3d. 1 15s; Thomas Ramsay (Hyde), 24 wethers 265, 17 25s 3d, 24 ewes 17s 6d; Mrs M. J. Harvey (Moneymore), 11 wethers 24s 3d. 2 ewes 20s 3d; Mrs C. Wisely (Milburn). 19 ewes 245, 11 20s 3d; A. Lockhart (Clarksville), 19 wethers 23s 6d, 7 ewes 17s; John Allison (Moneymore), 10 ewes 20s 3d, 1 ram 12s; M. M'Rae (Milton). 10 ewes 20s; a client, 8 ewes 19s 3d, 44 18s. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For F. Maxwell (Hampden), 12 wethers 42s 6d, pen 32s 6d 29 30s, 7 28s, 2 ewes 27s 9d; A. Davidson and Sons (Kelso). 8 wethers 39s 9d. 10 ewes 275, 22 24 9d; A. Charleson (Brydone), 26 wethers 28s, 27 27s 6d; J A. Macdonald (Edendale), 19 wethers 375. 23 55s 9d, 7 335, pen ewes 20s, 3 wethers 37s 3d, 9 ewes 19s 3d; George Stuart (Brooksdale), 12 wethers 355, 22 34s 9d, 29 31s; George Collis (Waimahaka). 16 wethers 335, 18 31s, 26 28s; J. Shanks (Kokonga), 14 wethers 275, 55 26s 6d, 65 24s 9d 46 245; a client, 20 ewes 25s 9d 65 17s; G Scholtz, (Tahakopa). 8 ewes 21s, 13 17s 9d, 22 15s, 21 14s; A. H. Chapman (Kurow), 15. ewes 18s 3d. 31 17s 6d. 18 17s; R. Wilson (Kelso), 6 ewes 17s 6d, 12 9s; T. Duggan (Omakau), 11 ewes 17s. Fat .Lambs. —A smaller varding of 851, consisting mostly of good quality lambs, were forward. The exporters were operating freely, and prices showed no change on last week’s rates. Exira prime lambs made from 30s to 355; prime, 27s to 29s 6d; medium, 25s 9.d to 26s 6d.—The Otago Farmers Co-operative Association sold: For Southland Farmers’ Co-op. (Gore), 31 lambs 35s 3d, 6 32s 3d, pen 30s 6d; E. White (Hayward’s Point), 23 27s 9d, 46 24s 3d; J. Shepherd (Portobello), 4 29s 9d, 19 275; client, 29 31s 3d, 26 29s 3d, 36 27s 9d. 39 225; Central client, pen lambs 27s 6d; W. G. Dowling (Ranfurly). pen lambs 26s 6d; R. Clearwater (Portobello), 35 lambs 25s 6d, 18 255, 15 235; F. Jones (Brighton), 21 23s 6d, 13 21s. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For L. Johnson, 1 pen of lambs 32s 6d; D. Stewart (Seacliff), 11 lambs 31s 6d, 16 to 275; Wallace Bruce (Momona), 4 31s 3d, 12 to 30s; R. Brown (Middlemarch), 1 pen lambs 31s; client, 1 pen lambs 28s 3d; George S. Wilson (Glenomaru). 1 pen lambs 22s 6d.—-The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: For James M'Haroy (Adams Flat), 1 lamb 325, 3 27s 9d; P. O’Connor (Adams Flat), 4 27s 9d, 9 275;. a client, 217 s. Dalgety and Co. sold: For John Oinrie (Mosgiel), 3 lambs 33s 9d, 230 s 9d; W. D. Wright (Mosgiel), 4 27s 3d; n. client. 226 s 6d; a client. 11 19s. NewZealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold: For D. A. Drinnan (Milton), 1 lamb 33s Cd, 6 32s 3d, 3 29s 6d, 7 295; A. C. Bruhns (Hyde), 6 30s 6d, 13 29s 3d, 16 26s 6d, 34 245; a client, 3 29s 3d, 1 28s 9d. 1 27s 6d, 3 26s 3d. 1 21s 6d; Kerr Bros. (Raurekau), 8 27s 9d; Thomas Kinn'« (Saddle Hill), pen 25a.—-Donald Reid and

Co. sold: For Thomas Douglas (Waipiata). 2 lambs 32s 6d, 1 255, 24 29s 9d; Peter Sim (Crookston), 25 31s 9d, 22 30s, 15 28s, 9 265; J. B. Hagen (Milbum), 5 29s 6d; Mrs M. J. Harvey (Moneymore), 10 30e*» 1 28s 9d; Mrs C. Wisely (Milburn), 40 23s 9J; George Westwood (Brighton), 1 28s 6d. Wright. Stephenson, and Co. sold: For R. Wilson (Kelso), 8 lambs 30s 6d, 220 s; M. J. Hughes (Wylie’s Crossing), 1 29s 6a; A. Charleeon (Brydone), 12 28s 9d; T, Dug.« gan (Omakau), 4 29s 6d, 26 27s 3d, 26 £4s 9d, 75 245; J. B. Kirkland (Fairfield], 18 27s 6d; W. D. Wright (North Taieri), 3 26s 9d; R. Mitchell (Outram), 14 26s 3d; F. Johnson (Momona),. 12 265; T. Paterson (Green Island Bush), 15 15s 3d. Fat Pigs.—A yarding of 145 was forward, with prices easier on last weeks quotations. Pigs were hard to sell, and the market eased considerably as the saleprogressed. The. Otago Farmers Gooperative Association sold: For a Taieri - client, 3 £3 6s; Cuttance Bros. (Maungatua). 1 £3 Bs, 3 £2 14s, 2 £2 13s; Davidson Bros. (Clinton), 4 £3 4s 5 £2 14s, 3 £2 13s; W. A. Hastie (Pine Hill), 4 £3, 9 £2 19s, 7 £2 16s; A. M'Laren (Caversham), 1 £2 9s; Mrs Sickles (Green Island), 1 £2 3s. Stronach. Morris, and Co. sold: For W. Ward (Middlemarch), 5 pigs £3 2s, 3 £3; W. J. Keast (Middlemarch), 1 £3 Is, 1 £3, 1 £2 10s; P. M'Fadyen (Ngapuna) , 1 £2 19s, 1 £2 6s; Thomas M'Cartby (Leith Valley). 3 £2 12s, 3 £2 8s; T. Mur-, phy (Pine Hill), 1 £2 12s, 1 £1 12s;. a client, 1 £2 6s. 2 £2 3s; D. Booth (Leitlr Valley), 6 to £2 ss; D. M’Laren (Cavershim). 1 £2 2s, 1 £1 18s; Mrs J. Brinsdon (Mosgiel), I£2 Is. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold: For P. J. Monaghan (Croydon Siding) , 4 pigs 395, 4 345, 8 325, 4 31s. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For W. M’Craw (Leith 'Valley), 4 pigs 41s, 1 38s; C. Spain (N.E. Harbour), 1 £2 16s, 6 445, 1 425, 1 40s; W. Brockbank (Kaikorai), 250 s; T. Murphy (Pine Hill), 2 41s; Sonntag Bros. (Kaikorai), 238 s; T. G. Paulin (Outram), 6 365: J. Fraser (Woodhaugh). 4 38s, 2 325; C. Whittaker (Owhiro), 2 325; George Stevenson (East Taieri), 4 425. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For T. Duggan (Omakau), 1 pig £3 10s, 1 £2 15s; T. Murphy (Pine Hill), 2 £3 Is, 1 £2 14s; D. J. Cullen (East Taieri), 3 £2 15s; Sonntag Bros. (Brockville), 2 £2 10s; Lawson Bros. (Momona), 3 £2 15s; J. Gardiner (Green Island), 1 £2 10s: G. Middleditch (Sawyers’ Bay), 1 £2 ss, 1 £2 4s, 2 £2. Store Pigs.—Otago Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association sold: For George M'Leod (Owaka), 1 pig 21s, 3 20s, 1 18s, 215 s, 3 14s, 2 sows 295; J. Morris (N.E. Valley), 4 pigs 18s, 213 s, 1 Ils 6d. 1 10s, 1 6s; H. Hodges (Mount Cargill). 1 19s. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For a client, 8 pigs 7s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For P. Robertson (Outram), 10 pigs 13s, 5 Ils; a client (Palmerston), 2 12s, 3 9s 6d, 1 6s 6d.

WALLACETOWN STOCK SALE. INVERCARGILL, March 6 Yardings at the fortnightly Wallacetown sale to-day were very heavy in all sections, a number of stock offered at auction being many in excess of those yarded at tha centre for some time. Prices generally were fairly good, but m the fat cattle section there was a marked decline, while the prices ruling for fat lambs depreciated when the quality was considered. Store Cattle. —There was a full yarding in this class, the prices realised being quito up to the standard of recent offerings. Good forward well-grown three and fouryea r bullocks sold at from £3 to £9 7s 6d; two-year-olds, from £6 to £7 ss; well bred yearling steers £3 5s to £4 15s; steer calves, from. £1 7s 6d to £1 13s; fresh conditioned, heavy empty cows, from £4 7s 6d to £5 ss; aged and poorer conditioned sorts, £2 15s to £3 10s; and empty yearling heifers £2 10s to £3 ss. Dairy Cows. —There was only a small yarding of poor class dairy cows, which realised from £3 10s to £5. Fat Cattle. —Tho yarding in this section was nearly double that of the previous sale, and comprised some very fine beef, and a fairly large quota of medium cows. Fat bullocks sold at about a par with the previous sale, but cows depreciated ta some extent. This was also noticeable amongst medium quality heifers, but prime sorts maintained their price throughout Extra prime bullocks realised up to £l4; medium-weights, from £9 to £11; lighter sorts down to £6 10s; extra good heifers, to £ll 10s; medium-weights, from £7 to £9; lighter sorts, down to £4 10s; best quality cows realised up to £lO 10s; mediumweights, from £6 10s to £8 10s; and lighter sorts down to £4. vealers. —There was a small yarding of vealers, and a pen of extra prime heifers sold at £5 10s, with smaller sorts down to £2. Store Sheep.—This yarding was a veryfull one, comprising for the' most part aged and inferior ewes. The sale was inclined to drag, but most of the yarding was disposed of. Prices were scarcely on a par with country sales. There were a few pens of two-toothed ewes of mixed quality offering, and these realised from 30s to 335. Fresh full and failing-mouthed ewes sold at from 17s 6d to 19s lid; good fresh-conditioned ewes, 11s to 14s; with poorer sorts as low as 3s 6d. Store Lambs. —The bulk of the lambs offered were of medium quality, and realised as follows: —Ewe lambs, 22s to 23a 6d; rape wether lambs, 18s to 20s; poorer conditioned and backward sorts, 16s to 17s 3d. Only a few pens of store wethers were offering, and these sold at from 23s to 255. Fat Lheep.—The yarding was a large one, comprising some 2600 odd, which was considerably over double the previous offering. The quality was good, and the market for prime wethers and freezing ewes showed some improvement, compared with the previou- sale. Good butchers’ wethers realised from 28s to 30s, and freezing ewes from 14s 6d to 16s, according to quality. Fat Lambs. —There was a much larger yarding of fat lambs than a fortnight ago. Some well-finished freezing lambs were forward, and prices for these were a little easier, but the bulk of the offering was disposed of at auction. Extra prime butchers’ wethers realised 355; medium weights, from 28s to 31s; . and lighter sorts down to 255; extra prime ewes, up to 21s; good freezing sorts, from 14s to 16s- lighter sorts down to 13s; extra prime butchers’ lambs up to 355; good freezing lambs, 26s to 28s; and lighter sorts down to 23s 6d.

ADDINGTON MARKETS. CHRISTCHURCH, March 7. The entries at Addington market to-day in the store sheep section were slightly above average .autumn offerings, numbering about 27,000 head,. Outside, districts were well represented. Fat lambs and sheep Were in small supply, and sold W’ell, whilst a Substantial entry of fat cattle eased the tone of the market generally. There was a good entry of store sheep, and bidding was active for good lambs, bat the market was practically unchanged compared with last week. . Adult sheep included many shipped ewes from the North Island, Nelson, Marlborough and the Chatham Islands. • Stimulated no doubt by good rains, there- was keen competition for all classes of North Island stock. 6 tore Sheep.—Two-tooths made to 39s 6d, with a number of other sales at 37s and over; two-tooth halfbreds, 39s (buying power must stronger than at recent sales); twotoothed halfbred ewes, 34s to 395; extra good two-toothed Romney cross ewes, 38s to 39s 6d; good two-toothed Romney cross ewes, 34s 6d to 37s 6d; cull and inferior two-toothed Romney ewes, 25s 6d to 27s 6d; four, six, and eight toothed crossbred ewes, 25s 6d' to 295; good fouj and six-toothed crossbred ewes, 34s 6d; inferior and lowconditioned four, six, and eight-toothed crossbred ewes, 18s to 225; sound and fail-ing-mouthed crossbred ewes, 17s to 21s 6d; sound and failing-mouthed halfbred ewes, 16s 4d to 23s 6d; aged ewes, 6s to 14s 6d; forward lambs, 21s to 245; forward halfbred wethei lambs, 21s to 23s 6d; medium halfbred wether lambs, 16s 6d to 18s 6d; small and inferior lambs, 13s to 15s 9d; cull lambs, 10s to 12s 6d; two-toothed halfbred wethers, 21s 3d to 235; four, six, and eight-toothed halfbred wethers, 22s 6d to 235; four, six and. eight-toothed crossbred wethers, 19s Id to 20s 9d. Fat Lambs.—Two thousand three hundred were yarded and a keen sale resulted for all classes, the schedule rates for export being exceeded for lighter lambs. Extra prime lambs made from 33s to 36s Id; prime lambs, 29s 6d to 335; medium lambs, 26s 6d to 29s 3d; light lambs, 24s 6d to 26s 3d.

Fat Sheep.—There was a small entry, about 20 per cent, less than usual. Prime sheep were scarce, but the sale was brisk, showing an advance of up to 2s 6d a head on last week’s quotations. Extra prime wethers made from 37s to 41s 4d; prime wethers, 32s 6d to 365; medium wethers, 29s to 325; light wethers, 23s to 28s; extra prime ewes, 29s to 35s lOd; prime ewes, 24s to 28s; medium ewes, 19s 6d to 235; light ewes, 17s to 19s; aged ewes, 16s lo 17s.

Fat Cattle. —Four hundred and seventy were yarded, mostly [ight-conditioned steers and medium to poor quality cows. A dragging sale resulted with' slightly easier prices. Best beef made from 35s 6d to 38s 6d per 1001 b; medium, 32s 6d to 355; heavy, 30s to 335; ordinary cow, 27s to 29s 6d; secondary, 24s to 26s 6d; rough, down to 22s 6d; prime heavy steers, £l5 10s to £l6 17s 6d; medium-weight prime steesr £l2 10s to £l5; light and medium quality steers, £7 10s to £11; extra prime heifers, to £l3 12s 6d; prime heifers, £9 to £11; medium heifers, £7 10s to £8 15s; light heifers, £5 to £7; extra prime cows, to £l2 7s 6d; prime cows, £8 10s to £lO 10s; medium cows, £6 5s to £8 ss; light cows, £4 7s 6d to £6. Vealors. —There was a keen sale —12 to 18 months sorts to £9 11s; vealers, £3 10s to £6 15s; others, 25s to £2 15s. Store Cattle—There was a medium entry, and a fair sale. A line of two and a-half year steers was passed at £7 ss, and a line of rather backward conditioned two to two and a-half year olds was passed at £5 10s. Values were: Four and five year station steers, £8 to £9 17s 6d ; cows, £2 5s to £5; bulls, £3 to £B. Dairy Cattle—A few good sprr gers were forward, and these met with keen competition. Best second to four calvers made from £8 10s to £l2 10s; medium, £6 10s to £8; others, £3 to £6; best heifers, £8 10s to £l3 15s; old cows in profit to £4 10s. Fat Pigs.—Baconers showed little . difference in values, and porkers sold firmly—choppers made from £2 to £7 18s 6d; baconers, £2 15s to £4; extra heavy to £4 15s. Average nnce per lb, 5d to 6d; light porkers, 38s to 445; heavy, 46s to 525. (Average per lb 6|d to 7£d.) Store Pigs.—There was a fairly large entrv, mostly slips and large stores. The latter showed a distinct improvement in values Small weaners made from 7s to 9s 6d; good, 10s to 14s; slips, 15s to 18s 6d: medium stores, 19s to 235; large, 26s to 295. ' SOUTHLAND MARKET REPORT. INVERCARGILL, March 9. GRAIN. Oats. —The market in so far as offers from outside are concerned has somewhat declined, buyers being only willing to pay 3s s£d, while there are also northern sellers at this price. Judging by the extent of the local crops merchants are of the opinion that the market must ultimately be more in their favour, consequently there are no Bluff sellers at this price. So far very little has been offered by growers and the prices being paid by merchants are distinctly in advance of the current f.0.b., s.i. values. -Undoubtedly the crops generally here in both ryegrass and oats are less than those of last season, a good check of this being the diminished quantity of binder twine that has gone out to the country, while wheat sown for this season is much in excess of the previous year. Chaff.—This market is in its usual slack condition, confined entirely to the small local consumption, shipping being altogether out of the question at the price paid to growers, £4 5s per ton, on trucks country sidings for prime quality, sacks supplied by buyers. Ryegrass.—Fairly considerable offerings have been made by growers during the last week or so, and at the outset the price paid by some buyers was somewhat generous. but during the last few days the price has been somewhat more reasonable. The majority of the seed has been saved in good order, and there is every prospect that the germination will be quite satisfactory. Notwithstanding this seed from the lighter • lands due to the dry. weather experienced has not matured, while, a fair quantity of light weight seed ranging between 191 b to 221 b, has to find buyers. Values* offered in the meantime for such

light weight seed are about 2s 8d per bushel up to 3s 6d for well milled 271 b seed. STOCK REPORT. The stock market is very active at the present, large yardings being general throughout the district. Fat cattle were forward in large numbers at Wallacetown sale on Tuesday, and vendors had to be satisfied with slightly reduced prices. There was also a large yarding of fat sheep, with a large proportion of fat ewes, and values in this particular section eased somewhat. Store shedp are now coming forward in large numbers, the yards in the various centres being taxed to their utmost capacity, and nothwithstanding, prices are well maintained. Fat Cattle. —Prime heavy bullocks, £l2 to £l4; medium-weight bullocks, £lO to £ll 10s; prime heavy heifers, £lO to £ll 10s; medium heifers, £7 10s to £9; prime heavy cows, £9 to £lO 10s; medium cows, £7 to £8 10s; vealers, to 32s 6d; runners, to £4 10s; prime ox beef, 30s to 32s 6d per 1001 b; heifer beef, to 32s fid; cow beef, 20s to 22s 6d. Fat Sheep.—Prime heavy wethers, 30s to 325; medium wethers, 28s to 29s fid; prime heavy ewes, 20s to 255; medium ewes, 14s to 18s; prime heavy lambs, to 325; prime freezing lambs, 28s to 29s fid; lighter freezing lambs, 26s to 275. Store Sheep.—Wether lambs (forward), 20s to 21s 6d; ewe lambs, 24s 6d to 275; mixed-sex lambs, 21s 6d to 23s 6d; twotooth ewes, 30s to 365; two-tooth wethers, 22s 6d to 255; four, six, and eight-tooth ewes (guaranteed), 28s to 30s. " Store Cattle.—Three-year steers, £8 to £10; two-year steers, £6 to £7 ss; yearling steers. £4 10s to £5 10s; calves, 35s to £2 10s. OAMARU MARKETS. The grain market showed some activity in Oamaru last week, and a number of transactions in wheat, oats, and barley are reported. Many samples of wheat have been under offer, but the sales have not been extensive owing to the difference in ideas of value as between millers and growers. Early in the week Hunters college wheat sold at 6s per bushel on trucks, but towards the end of the week owners had to accept 5s lOd. The best price obtained for Tuscan and Dreadnought has been 5s 4d, and for Velvet 6s Sd. Most of the growers are declining to do business at the prices offering, but the millers are well supplied and show no disposition to increase their offers. The market for oats is by no means brisk. Sales of A Gartons have been made at 2s lOd per bushel on trucks, and of B Gartons at 2s 7d. Some of the merchants are effecting sales as between farmer and farmer. Oaten sheaf chaff has not been offering in quantity. The nominal value is £3 15s per ton, on trucks. Several transactions in barley are reported. Malting Chevalier has changed hands at from 3s fid to 3s 7d per bushel, on trucks, and Cape barley at 3s .per bushel, ex store. Potatoes are offering in limited quantities, and prices range from £4 15s to £5 per ton, on trucks. Good quality cocksfoot seed has sold at from 7d to Bd, ryegrass at 3s IJd, and western wolths at 2s 3d. The live stock market has shown some animation, and since the good fall of rain there has been quite a lively demand for store stock. Rape lambs have sold at 22s 9d, ewe lambs 25s Id, small hill -wether lambs 15s 3d, two-tooth ewes 365, and fat wethers 28s 6d. Fat lambs are selling at schedule prices, which have not changed for some weeks. Ox and heifer beef continues to sell at prices on a par with Burnside. Heavy fat cows have realised £8 ICs, and dairy cows have changed hands at from" £7 to £B. - Pigs have hardened a little, and good weaners are now worth from 15s to 20s.

FRUIT AND PRODUCE WORLD. Reilly’s report:—Fruit and produce in full supply. Sales are entirely in favour of buyers for all lines excepting eggs which have advanced to 2s 3d per dozen! We received and sold:—Section honey Choice, 9s. Cucumbers, 2s 6d, 4s 6d; outside, Is 6d. 2s. Carrots, Is 6d. Parsnips Is 3d. Beetroot, Is. Lettuce, Is, s. Cabbage, Is 6d, 2s 6d. Cauliflower, 4s Bs. Eggs, 2s, 2s 3d. Blackberries, 6d! lOd. Butter: Pats, bulk, Is Id; factory pats, Is 3d, Is 4d. Preserved ginger,... Is 2d. Garlic, 3d. Fresh figs, lOd. Mushrooms: Chome, Is, Is 4d; others, Id to 4d. Peaches: Crate peaches, 34d, 6d; cases, 4s 6d, 7s 6d. Pears: Dumps 6s to 10s 6d; halves, 2s fid to 5s 6d. Apricots: Crates, 6d; cases, ss, 7s 6d Nectarines: Crates, 2fd, sd; cases, 5s 6d, 7s fid. Strawberries, 2s, 2s 2d. Plums: Angelinas egg plums, 14d, 2d; greengages, 4d; extra choice desserts, 3d, sd. Honev: 5< L 101 b tins, 4s 6d, 6s; 21b pottles, Is. Grapes: Locals, Is 3d, Is 9d; Kakanui, Is 3d, Is sd. French beans, 2d, nii -butter beans, 3d; scarlet runners, 2Jd. Green peas: Choice, 2d, 21d 3d New potatoes: Locals, 7s 6d; Dutrams ?„ a ! nar 1 u , s ’ 6s cwt - Peanuts, sd. Brazils, lOd. Almonds, lOd. Tomatoes: Nelson glasshouse, coloured, 4s, ss; Hawke’s Bav ?j ar nj rs ’ k a 3 s Od; Christchurch special, sd, 6d; Otago Centrals, 4d, 6d; Christ church outside, l|d. sa; locals, Bd, lOd. o2 Ve ->,i CS: 3s - Vegetable marrows, Cheese: Mediums, 9d; loaf, -i e! Vj o , ra pekoe, 2s 6d. Beeswax, Is 6d, Is 9d. Horsehair, 6|d, 2s. ! ie " S V ls ’ Paeon pigs: Prime, id, porkers, 6d; heavy-weights, 44d, sd. a2 : . lid: o.d lots. 6d to 9d. A' ’ Nelson Gravensteins, fid 7 6ci i, Cox’s, 9s, 12s 6d; Emperor, 6s ’ 7 A,. • er varieties, 4s, 6s 6d. Bananas: Choice Suvas, 335; ripe, 37s 6d. Lemons: Missions. 57s 6d: Aucklands, ss. Navel oranges: Choice, 40s. Grapefruit, 265. Onions: Canterburys, 9s 6d, 10s 6d; picklers, 9s, 10s 6d. Oyster grit, 8s 6d. Fat,-16s, 245. Cross Keys meatmeal, 18s. Special quality woodwool, 35s cwt. Fowl wheat, 6s 6d, 7s. Oats: “A” Gartons, 3s 3d; “ B,” 3s per bushel. Potato eacks: First grade Ils; flour sacks, first grade, Ils- 6d dozen. Special apple wrapping paper: 10 x 10, 3s 8d per ream. Black Leaf “40”: 101 b tins, 545; jjlb tins, 5s 3d. Oatsheaf chaff: Choice, to £5 10s. Bran, £6 10s. Pollard, £9. In poultry, we penned 674 hens, 2s lOd to 8s 8d; 11 cock birds, 3s 4d to 4s 2d: 157 cockerels, 4s 2d, 8s 8d; 18 chickens, 2s 6d, 4s; 86 pullets,

6s, 225; and 12 ducks, 4s Bd, 5s lOd per per pair. REILLY’S CENTRAL PRODUCE MART, i>TD. Dunedin.