COMMERCIAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 3911, 26 February 1929, Page 36

COMMERCIAL.

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Burnside, February 20. Fat Cattle. —The yarding for to-day’s Bale comprised 226 head of good quality. A good percentage of the entry comprised cows and heifers, and there were several pens of prime heavy bullocks. The sale was a very dragging one, and at the commencement values for heavy cattle were easier to the extent of from 20s to 30s. and there was no noticeable change throughout. Prime medium weights, how-

ever, did not recede to the same extent, but can be quoted from 10s to 15s down. Prime heavy bullocks, from £2O to f 23 12s 6d; prime, £lB to £l9; prime medium, £l6 10s to £l7 10s; light, £l3 to £l4> prime heifers, £l2 to £l3 10s; medium, £9 to £ll 10s; light, £7 5s to £8 15s; prime cows, £ll 5s to £l2 2s fid; medium, £9 10s to £lO 15s; light, £6 15s to £8 10s. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For W. E. Hunt (Wallacctown), 1 bullock £22 2s 6d, 2 £lB, 3 £l5 10s, 1 £l5 7s 6d; D. J. M. Saunders (Hampden), 3 bullocks £2O, 3 £lB, 1 £l4 10s, 2 heifers £l3; M. Davis (Wyndham), 2 bullocks £l7 10s, 2 £l5 2s 6d, 2 £l5, 2 £l4; W. Lindsay (Allanton), 3 bullocks £l6 17s 6d; John Nimmo (Mosgiel), 3 bullocks £l6, 3 £l6 2s 6d. 3 £l5 10s; D. H. Jackson (Edendale South), 2 bullocks £l5 10s, 1 £l4 12s 6d, 3 £l3 12s 6d, 1 £ll 15s, 1 heifer £8 17s 6d; Mrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel)’, 2 bullocks £l4 17s fid; W. Blackie (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £l4 10s; George Shore (Mosgiel), 1 cow £lO 12s 6d; W. M'Peak (Kelso), 1 heifer £ll 7s 6d; F. Hutton (Edendale), 1 cow £lO 7s 6cl; P. A. Botting (Edendale South). 1 cow £lO. 1 £9 17s 6d, 2 £9; H. J. Compton (Edendale South), 2 cows £9 7s 6d, 1 £9, 1 £8 12s 6d. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For W. Swale (Lime Hills), 1 bullock £l9 17s Cd, 2 £lB ss, 1 £l5 2s 6d, 2 £ll 2s fid, 1 heifer £ll ss; M'Caw Bros. (Waitahuna), 2 bullocks £l4 ss. 1 heifer £l2; W. K’rkland (Mosgiel), 1 bullock £l7 ss; Mrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel). 2 bullocks £l3; J C. Renton (Mosgiel), 1 heifer £ll, 1 £9 7s 6d; M. Latta (Owaka), 3 heifers £lO ss, 2 £10; William Lindsay (Allanton), 7 heifers £9 15s, 1 £10; F. Crozier (Waitahuna), 1 heifer £lO ss; Robert Wilson (Riverside), 2 bullocks £9 ss. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Fleming and Co. (Titiroa), 3 bullocks £lB 12s 6d, 2 £l6 10s, 2 heifers £lO ss. 2 £9 10s, 3 £8 2s fill. 2 £6; A. Henderson (Kyeburn), 2 bullocks £l6. 2 £l4 17s 6d, 1 heifer £7 17s 6d; William Lindsay (Allanton), 2 bullocks £l5 15s, 2 heifers £lO 2s 6d, 1 £9 15s, 1 £9 12s 6d; D. Ireland (Mosgiel), 2 ueifers £l3 ss; J. Inglis (Warrington), 1 heifer £lO 12s fid. 2 £9 ss, 1 £lO 7s 6d . R. Stoddart (Outram), 1 cow £10; Peter Robertson (Outram), 1 bullock £9 12s 6d; Simon Wright (Balclutha); 2 heifers £lO, 2 £9 17s 6d. 1 £lO, 3 cows £l2 10s, 1 £lO l?s 6d; Miss Campbell (Woodside), 1 cow £lO 10s; Walter Blackie (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £l3 10s; exors late W. Kirk (Mosgiel). 2 bullocks £l4 17s 6d, 2 £l3 10s. 1 £l2. Dalgety and Co. sold: For James M‘Kay (Maheno), 2 bullocks £l9 7s 6d, 2 £l7 15s. 2 £l4, 1 £ll 10s; exors ! ate W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £l3 ss. 1 £lO 15s; W. Blackie (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £l2 7s fid; W. Lindsay (Allanton), 2 bullocks £l5 10s, 1 heifer £8 ss, 1 £6 17s fid; a Tapanui client, 1 bullock and 3 cows at full market rates.- The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For Walter Blackie (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £l7; W. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 bullock £l6, 1 £l5 17s 6d; W. Kirk (Mosgtell. 2 bullocks £l3 10s; a client, 1 heifer £ll 7s 6d. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: For D. Ireland (Mosgiel), 1 bullock £l7 12s 6d; R. Dugan (Ranfurly). 1 bullock £l5. 2 £l2 15s, 2 cows £l2, 1 £11; W. Blackie (Mosgiel). 2 bullocks £l3 15s; R. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £l3. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For Mrs A. J. Bell (Stirling), 3 bullocks £lB 7s fid, 3 £l6 2s 6d 2 £l5 7s fid; J. S. Fleming and Co. (Titiroa: J. E. Watson and Co., Ltd., Invercargill as agents), 3 bullocks £lB 2s 6d. 8 £l6 2s 6d. 2 £l5 12s 6d, 3 £l3 15s; J. 0. Renton (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £l5 15s, 2 £l4 12s 6d; exors late William Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £l4 17s 6d; Walter Blackie (Mosgiel). 2 bullocks £l3 17s 6d;. A. C. Inglis (Warrington), 2 h’ifers £l2, 2 £11; lan Lindsay (Allanton!, I cow £9 7s 6d.

Store Cattle. —There was a fairly full entry in this section. The yarding was comprised mostly of cows and heifers of a nondescript variety. No steers of any consequence were forward. The market all over showed very little difference compared with last sale. —Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For J. M'Pherson (Enfield), 1 cow £lO 12s 6d, 1 £7 2s 6d, 1 £6 Bs, 1 heifer £9 2s 6d, 3 £7, 1 £7 Is, 1 £6 10s, 1 £6 12s 6d, 2 £6. 1 £5 15s; W. Robinson, jun. (Lovells Flat), 1 heifer £lO 10s. 1 £9 ss, 1 £8 4s, 1 £8 7s 6d, 1 £8 ss, 2 £B, 1 £7 ss; D. Kirk (Lawrence), 1 cow £9 15s, 1 £7 12s 6d. 1 £6 15s, 1 bull £8 10s, 1 £6 ss, 1 £6, 1 £3 10s, 1 £3; T. Warren (Mihiwaka), steers £9 10s, 1 bull £9 7s 6d, 1 heifer £4 13s; H. Andersons (Goodwood), 1 steer £8 15s, 2 £5 12s, 1 heifer £7 12s 6d, 3 £5 10s, 1 cow £5 Us, 1 £4 12s 6d, 1 stag £5; A, Blackwood (Brookville),. 1 cow £7 Is, 1 £3 12s 6d; James Jensen (East Taieri), 1 cow £5 10s, 1 £5; C. Harrison (Otiake), 11 heifers £5 2s 6d; F. O’Connell (Mornington), 1 cow £3 15s; T. Schofield (Saddle Hill). 1 cow £3 13s, 1 bull £3; L. Tyson (Woodhaugh), 1 vealer £1 15s; Mrs M. M'Manus (Chain Hill), 1 steer £7 ss, 3 £4 7s 6d. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of New Zealand sold: For John Black (Mataura), 7 cows £lO 10s, 2 £9, 1 vealer £3 10s, 1 £2 15s; D. Ireland (Mosgiel). 3 cows £9 ss, 1 heifer £8 15s, 1 £7, 1 £6 17s 6d; P. Walker (Palmerston), 4 steers £lO, 1 heifer £4 17s 6d, 1 vealer £3 10s. 1 cow £5 19s; T. Wintrup (Green Island), 2 cows £lO 10s, 1 £7 14s; W. Sutherland (Waitahuna). 1 steer £9 Us, 1 cow £lO 7s 6d; William Swale (Lime Hills), 1 cow £lO ss; M. Latta (Owaka), 1 heifer £8 ss, 1 £8 ss; W. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 heifer £8 17s 6d, 1 £7 15s, 1 £6 ss, 1 cow £B, 11 £5 15s, 1 vealer £4 17s 6d; Hope Bros (Nenthorn), 9 steers £6 10s; J. Thompson Abbotsford), 9 steers £5 12s, 2 cows £5 15s, 1 vealer £3, 1 £2 10s; J. M'Ewan (N.E. Harbour), 1 heifer £9 ss; a southern client, 1 cow £8 4s, 1 £6 10s, 1 £6 ss; James M'Elrea (Milton), 1 steer £lO Ils, 1 heifer £8 ss, 1 £6 ss, 1 £5 7s; John M'Lennan (Wyndham), 1 cow £lO, 1 £9 ss, 1 £B, 4 15 17s, 2: £2 14s; Smith Bros. (Hopetown), 2 heifers £8 Is, 2 cows £7, 12 £4 14s, 3 vealers £3 9s; Robert Wilson (Riverside), 1 heifer £6 Us; Alexander Scott -(Burnside), 1 cow £7 2s 6d, 3 £6 10s; Nelson Bros. (Maheno), 6 cows £5 17s, 10 £4 7s fid, 1 vealer £1 ss; A. J. Spencer (Berwick), 1 cow £6 10s, 1 £5 12s, 1 £5 ss, 1 steer £4 15s, 1 £4 6s, 1 £2 Ils, 2 heifers £.l 10s, 1 vealer £1 17s; J. Waugh (Momona), 1 bull £7 15s; x Kedzlie Bros. (Halfway Bush), -2 heifers £4 10s, 1 bull £4 12s 6d, 1 vealer £2; W. L. Craig (Mosgiel), 1 cow £7 7s 6d, 1 £6 10s; a southern client, 1 cow £6 7s 6d, 5 £5 Is, 3 £4 2s 6d; J. Proctor (N.E. Harbour), 1 cow £4 17s; Ford, Bros. (Pine Hill), 1 heifer £6 15s, 1 £5 8s; O. Craw-

ford (Omimi), 1 cow £4 15s, 1 £3 17s Cd, 1 £1 18s, 1 vealer £3 ss, 1 £2 14s, 1 £2, 1 £1 7s; A. Wrightman (Waitahuna), 1 cow £6 7s 6d, 1 vealer £3 15s; J. Russell (Invercargill), 5 cows £B, 2 £7 15s, 1 vealer £3 15s, 1 £2 Ils, 1 £1 12s; R. Luke (Seacliff), 1 vealer £1 10s. -Donald Reid and Co. sold: For W. Borthwick (Milton), 13 steers £5 14s, 1 heifer £lO 7s 6d, 2 £7 Is, I vealer £3 3s; A. Henderson (Kyeburn), 1 heifer £5 16s; G. Ford (Mosgiel), 1 cow £7; A. Matheson (Mosgiel), 1 heifer £8 15s; R. Stoddart (Outram), 1 cow £7 12s 6d, 1 £5 16s; I. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 heifer £lO 10s, 1 £8 15s, 1 £6 15s; W. Harvey (Mosgiel), 1 cow £9 7s 6d, 1 £5 16s; E. Jensen (Caversham), 13 calves £2 10s; John Thomson (Jubilee Farm, Green Island), 7 steers £3 10s, 2 £3 ss. Dalgety and Co. sold: For R. Cullen (East Taieri), 1 cow £9, 1 £8 15s, 1 £8 ss, 1 £7 10s, 1 £7; W. M'Faul (Tiroa), 1 heifer £ll, 1 cow £lO 2s 6d, 2 £9 10s, 1 £7 12s 6d, 1 £6 15s, 1 £6 7s 6d; a Tapanui client, 3 cows at full market rates. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold: For a client, 1 cow £9 10s. 1 £7, 1 cow £5 16s; Arthur West (Brighton). 1 cow £6 19s. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For D. K. Ferguson (Warrington), 1 cow £7 19s; a Southland client, T cow £7 16s, 3 £7 12s fid, 3 £6 17s 6d; R. Kinnaird (Maungatua), 1 cow £7 10s,*1 £6 2s 6d, 1 £6 2s, 1 £5 16s, 1 £5; clients, 1 heifer £6 Is,' 1 bull £5 15s. The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand sold: For client, 1 cow £6 10s, 1 £5 7s 6d, 1 £2, 2 calves £3 7s 6d. 6 steers £5 17s. 2 £4 17s 6d, 5 heifers £4 8s; R. Dugan (Ranfurly), 1 steer £7. Dairy-'Cows.—There was a small entry and a good sale for best cows and heifers at profit. Backward calvers were neglected.—Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For George Donaldson (Burnside), I cow £ll 15s; Mrs W.' Irvine (Green Island), 1 £ll 2s 6d; T. Warren (Brookville) , 1 heifer £B. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of N.Z. sold: For J. Dickson (Dunedin); 1 cow £l2 15s; lan Ross (Fairview), 1 cow £ll 2s 6d; 1 £lO, 1 £B, 1 £6 12s 6d; J.Pryde (Dunedin), 1 cow £ll, 1 £8 ss; a client, 1 cow £9 ss, 1 £7 2s 6d, 1 £3; R. Luke (Seacliff), 1 cow £4 2s 6d; John Black (Mataura), 1 cow £ll, 1 £B. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For A. Jack (Mount Cargill), 1 cow £l2; 1 £8; J. L. Clarke (Leith Valley). 1 heifer £9 10s, 1 £7 10s, 1 cow £8; T. M'Carthy (Leith Valley), 1 cow £8 15s; a’client, 1 cow £B, 1 £2 15s, 1 £2 ss. Calves.—Wright, Stephenson, .‘and Co. sold: For Mrs J. Miller (Maungatua), 1 calf 345. The Otago Farmers’ Cooperative Association of N.Z. sold: For James G. Sinclair (Glenore), 1 calf 30s; Ford Brothers (Pine Hill), 1 calf 265, 1 17s, 1 16s; T. Thompson (Leith Valley). 1 calf 235; F. O’Connell (Mornington). 1 calf 6s. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Mrs John Gregg (Kuri Bush), 1 calf 31s, 1 9s; Andrew Waugh (Halfway Bush), 1 calf 295; A. P. Fleming (Otokia), 1 calf 19s. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For Mrs Johnson (Green Island Bush), 1 calf 15s, 1 2s 6d.

Fat Sheep.—A yarding of 2170 was penned for to-day’s sale.' The quality was only fair, and the bulk of the entrj’ comprised medium weight wethers and ewes, there being few pens of heavy wethers forward. The market for heavy wethers opened firm at values fully 2s 6d above last week’s rates, but eased as the sale progressed, closing rates for this class easing to last week’s parity. All exporters were operating for light, wellfinished wethers at late rates. Ewes of all classes showed a decided decline, being from 2s to 3s below late values. Quotations are: Prime heavy wethers, 40s to 445; prime, 37s to 395; prime medium wethers, 34s to 365; light, 29s to 325; prime heavy ewes, 27s to 295; a few extra good, to 36s 3d; prime medium ewes, 22s to 245; light, 19s to 21s.—Wright, Stephenson, and Co, sold: For G. Stuart (Tapanui), 11 wethers 43s 9d, 16 435, 12 41s 9d, 14s 41s 3d, 8 395; George Hughes (Wylie’s Crossing), 13 wethers 41s 3d; 7 32s 6d. 15 29s 3d, pen ewes 345, 15s 22s 6d, 12 21s; W. A. Martin (Waipahi), 17 wethers 40s 3d; W. E. Hunt (Wallacetown), 17 wethers 395, 23 36s 6d, 19 325; Peter Walker (Palmerston), 15 wethers 38s 3d, 6 375, 15 31s 9d, 13 355, 15 ewes 25s 9d; D. A. Murphy (Hindon), 12 ewes 33s 6d, 15 275, 23 22s 9d, 10 20s 9d; D. Caldwell (Edendale), 16 ewes 28s 3d, 20 22s 3d, 23 21s 3d; G. Carter (Mandeville), 19 ewes 28s, 11 wethers 245; John Nimmo (Mosgiel), 12 ewes 245, 14 21s 6d, 35 20s 9d. The Otago Farmers’ Cooperative Association of N.Z. sold: For J. K. Brown (Waitahuna), pen wethers 345; James Smith (Waitahuna West), pen wethers 32s- 6d, 11 ewes 20s; E. Cameron I (Middlemarch), 46 wethers, up to 32s 6d; A. E. Stewart (Milton), 3 ewes 28s 9d, 10 24s fid, 8 225; James M'Hardy (Adams Flat), 7 ewes 265; R. H. Hammond (Evansdale), 11 ewes 26s 9d, 5 21s 9d; a client, 8 ewes 20s 6d, 6 19s 6d; C. Hazlett (North Taieri), 17 ewes 18s,. 7 7s 6d; Robert Wilson (Riverside), 14 ewes 18s; William Blackie (Mosgiel), 16 ewes 18s; D. B. Craighead (Middlemarch), pen wethers 325, pen ewes 27s 9d, 15 295, 2 245, 12 21s. Dalgety and Co. sold: For Andrews and Dorricott (Five Rivers), 21 wethers 425, 26 37s 3d, 13 John Eskdale, 39 wethers 34s 3d; W. A. Scaife (Wanaka). 26 wethers 32s 6d, 38 31s 6d, 44 30s, 14 29s 9d: Scaife Brothers (Wanaka). 19 wethers 38s, 25 335, 28 31s 6d, 19 31s 3d. 34 295; A. F. Dickson (Freshford). 18 ewes 325,'20 27s 3d, 4 23s 3d, pen 22s 3d, 13 18s, 2 wethers 31s, pen 29s 3d; James Douglas (Mosgiel), 8 ewes 18s; George Hopple (Aman), 17 ewes 225; Norman- Hayes (Hakataramea), 45 wethers 31s 3d, 27 295, 68 28s 9d: J, H. Gault (Wyndham), 14 ewes 30s, 6 27s 3d; J. P. Herlihy (Patearoa), 14 wethers 355, 16s 33s 9d, 15 ewes 28s, 15 25s 3d. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For S. Henderson (Otaio). 6 ewes 255, 13 245, 224 s 3d, 5 22s 3d; J. Allison (Moneymore), 4 ewes 225, 15 23s fid; Alexander Lockhart (Clarksville), 13 ewes 20s 6d, 9 19s; James Lowery (Milton). 1 ewe 21s. —— New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For a Riversdale client, 6 wethers 37s 6d, 14 wethers 345; lan Lindsay (Allanton), 10 wethers 36s 9d, 17 345, 15 325; John Thompson (Jubilee Farm, Green Island), pen ewes 20s; a client, 7 ewes 19s 3d, 17 ewes 19s. Stronach, • Morris, and Co. sold: For W. Ward (Middlemarch), 1 wether’ 33s 9d, 10 ewes 23s Od, 8 21s 3d, 13 21s; F. R. Tucker (Middlemarch), 1 wether 33s 9d, 8 ewes 23s 3d, 23 20s, 16 16s; A. Scott (Burnside), 12 wethers 325, 10 31s; A. Smith

(Sawyers’ Bay), 5 ewes 28s 3d; Mrs D. O’Connell (Seacliff), 11 ewes 21s 6d, 8 19s 6d; J. L. Clarke (Leith Valley), 10 ewes 19s 6d, 22 16s 3d, 31 at quotations; a client, 10 ewes 20s fid. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. of N.Z. sold: For L. J. M'Lelland (Poolburn), 4 wethers 445, 11 30s 3d, 29 28s 9d, 25 26s 6d, 1 ewe 20s 9d; Smaill Brothers (Moa Flat), 18 wethers 42s 9d, 21 37s 9d, 1738s 3d, 11 36s 6d; A. -W. Clark (Ryal Bush), 28 wethers 40s 6d, 12 38s 9d, 15 37s 6d, 5 34s 9d; A. Galt (Mataura), 4 ewes 38s, 11 30s 3d, 21 25s 6d; H. C. Cook (Wyndham), 15 ewes 36s 3d, 22 28s 3d, 24 22s 9d; client, 15 wethers 335, 16 31s fid, 26 30s 9d, 9 295; W. M'Millan (Mount Pisa, Cromwell), 15 wethers 31s 6d, 32 30s. 48 29s 6d, 37s 295; D. B. Craighead (Middlemarch), 3 ewes 245, pen 27s 9d, 12 21s. 16 20s; John Thomson (Green Island), 12 ewes 17s 9d. Fat Lambs.—A small yarding of medium quality was forward for to-day’s sale. All exporters were operating at late rates. The Otago Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association sold: For J. H. Milne (M‘Nab), 3 lambs 38s 6d, 12 32s <»d, 8 325. 19 30s 9d, 11 28s; R. H. Hammond (Evansdale), 1 lamb 30s 9d. 3 30s 3d. 29 265. 12 24s 9d, 32 235; Ford Bros. (Pine Hill), 13 lambs 26s 3d, 11 235, 6 265; J. M'Hardy (Milton), 2 lambs 30s 3d; A. E. Stewart (Milton), 17 lambs 265, 7 255; Robert Wilson (Riverside), 3 lambs ?8s 3d; E. J. Allen (Dunedin), 1 lamb 27s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For H. W. C. Horrell (Mandeville), 5 lambs 31s, 18 28s 9d. 24 25s 9d, 23 23s fid; J. Lowery (Milton), 5 lambs 29s 3d, 228 s 9d; John Thomson (Green Island), 10 lambs 28s. 3 24s.——New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For Jvhn Thompson (Green Island), 2 lambs 29s 9d, 5 255, 9 23s 9d; a client, 9 lambs 295. 18s 28s, 5 27s 6d. 6 25s 9d, 13 255. Stronach. Morris, and Co. sold: For A. Smith (Sawyers’ Bay). 8 lambs 33s 9d, 8 31s 3d, 4 26g 3d; F. R. Tucker (Middlemarch). 2 lambs 295, 6 26s 9d, 4 25s 3d; Mrs D. O’Connell (Seacliff), 9 lambs 28s 9d, 7 275; F. O’Connell (Mornington). 1 lamb 27s 3d; J. R. Wilson (Maungatua!. 7 lambs 255. 14 21s 9d. Dalgetv and Co. sold: For J. Imrie (Mosgiel), 3 lambs 365. The National Mortgage . and Agency Co. sold: For Mrs M. Williams (Queensbury), 26 lambs 26s 3d. 43 22s 6d. Pigs.—There was a smaller yarding than last week and a spirited sale for all good baconers. These participated in a rise of fully 5s to 7s per head. Porkers of good quality sold at prices slightly firmer than last sale. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For A. Rapson ,’Ngapara), 5 pigs £4 9s, 1 £4 4s; A. Orr (Ngapara), 1 pig £3 9s, 5 £3 ss; Mrs J. Miller (Maungatua), 2 pigs £3 8s; J. Fox (Pine Hill), 3 pigs £3 6s; G. Middleditch (Sawyers’ Bay), 2 pigs £2 19s, 2 F2 ss: S. Taylor (Kaikorai), 1 pig £2 17s; Sonntag Bros. (Brockville), 1 pig .£2 15s, 1 £2 ss; A. E. Bardsell (Anderson’s 2 pigs £2 13s: C. Nimmo (Ngapara), 3 pigs £2 15s; D. H. Murphy (Bushey), 1 pig £2 10s. 2 £1 16s; W. Shaw (Ngapara), 1 pig £2. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For J. Thompson (Leith Valley), 3 pigs £4; Bowen Bros. (Burnside), 1 pig £3 17s 1 £3 9s, 1 £3 ss, 1 £3, 1 £2 17s, 3 £2 12s: A. Armstrong (Green Island), 1 pig £3 Is; T. M'Carthy (Leith Valley), 2 pigs £2 15s; D. J. Cullen (East Taieri), 1 pig £2 17s, 3 £2 15s; J. M'Ewan (NorthEast Harbour), 1 pig £2 14s, 3 £2 9s; J. Hamilton (Maungatua), 2 pigs £3 9s, 1 £3, 1 £2 13s, 1 £2 12s, 2 £2 7s; D. M’Kay (Mosgiel), 1 pig £3; A, E. Bardsell (Anderson’s Bay). 1 pig £2 15s; W. D. Wright (North Taieri), 2 pigs £2 14s; a client. ] pig £2 14s; George Whyte (Glenledi). 1 pig £1 18s, 1 £1 7s. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Alex Ross (Berwick). 2 pigs £4 Is, 2 £4, 2 £3 18s, 1 £3 13s, 1 £3 10s, 2 £3 9s, 1 £2 17s: A. P. Fleming (Otokia), 2 pigs £3 7s, 2 £3 6s, 6 £3 ss; B. Overton (Henley), 1 pig £2 10s, 3 £2 7s, 1 £1 17s, 1 £1 Cs; C. Spain (N.E. Harbour), 1 pig £2 9s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For • Mrs Edward Wilson (Mosgiel). 2 pigs £3 6s; Alex Farquharson (Signal Hill), 2 pigs £3 Is; A. S. Cullen (East Taieri), 2 pigs £2 Us; Edward Smith (Henley), I pig £2 10s. Stronach. Morris, and Co. sold: For W. Ward (Middlemarch). 2 pigs £3 13s. 3 £3 6s, 2 £3 ss, 1 £2 16s; Bowen Bros. (Concord), 1 pig £3 Us: J. Turfus (Middlemarch). 1 pig £3 9s. 1 £2 19s; T. M'Carthy (Leith Valley), 3 pi:£3; J. Young (Shiel Hill), 1 pig £2 Us. 1 £1 15s; W. D. Wright (North Taieri) 2 pigs £2 9s; ’J. R. Wilson (Saddle Hill). 3 pigs £1 Bs. -The National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: For I. J. Smith (Bushey), 2 pigs £3 19s. 2 £3 16s, 5 £3 I 10s, 2 £3 Bs. 1 £3 3s. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For W. J. Crawley (Dunedin), 4 pigs 14s, 1 12s 6d: T. Wishart (Henley), 2 pigs 32s 6d; Alex Ross (Berwick). 5 pigs 15s. 4 12s, 4 ICs, 8 9s, 1 Ss; a client (N.E. Harbour), 1 pig Bs, 2 7sM. Hackett (Momona). 2 pigs 17 fid, 2 16s, 1 12s; Mrs Johnston (Green Island). 7 pigs 7s 6d. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For D. H. Johnston (Allanton). 4 pigs 17s; Mrs J. Johnston (Green Island Bush), 2 pigs 6s; R. Love (Ngapara), 1 boar 2s 6d. New Zealand l oan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For G Kent. (Otakau), 1 pig £1 16s, 2 £1 13s. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For J. Young (Shiel Hill)', 2 pigs 17s, 216 s 6d; a client. 1 sow £1 13s. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For Ford Bros. (Pine Hill), 6 pigs 225; J. P. Gardiner (Green Island), 2 pigs 19s; D. M'Kay (Mosgiel), 2 pigs 15s, 213 s 6d; P. Walker (Palmerston), 4 pigs 13s; Mrs Watson (Glenledi), 1 pig 10s 6d, 4 10s. CANTERBURY MARKETS. CHRISTCHURCH, February 19. Wheat is inclined to be weaker, and sales have taken place at 5s 7d a bushel on trucks for Tuscan. Farmers are now offering fairly heavily, and some are prepared to accept the easier quotations rather than wait for a hardening The bulk of the samples coining to hand are up to milling grade. The warm drying weather of the past fortnight has hardened up the grain, and the proportion of immature stuff in future samples is likely to be substantially reduced. Fowl , wheat is quoted at 5s 6Jd, f.0.b., sacks . extra, for prompt delivery, and 5s 7d for spread delivery. , Oats have eased further since the weekend, and sales of A Gartons have been i made at 3s 4d, f.0.b., s.i., and B?s at • 3s Id. ■ Purchases have been made from i farmers at 2s 9d on trucks, for A’s. The ■ absence of any outside outlet is depressi ing the market.

Chaff, peas, cocksfoot, perennial ryegrass, and clovers show no change from last week’s quotations. The ryegrass market is firm, but the absence of a northern demand is restricting speculation in all classes of small seeds.

As a rule at this period of the year speculation is fairly lively in the potato market, but at the moment an unusual quietness prevails. The market quotations for March-April remain at £4 17s 6d a ton, but there is little business at this figure. On the other hand, inquiries from the north at £4 15s have been received, but merchants cannot deal with farmers to allow a margin on this figure. Growers will not discuss any price less than £3 15s on trucks. JulySeptember deliveries are quoted at £5 15s a ton, f.0.b., s.i. Onions are now commencing to come in, and the quality is fairly good. From £5 10s to £5 15s, on trucks, is quoted for prompt deliveries, and £5 for main crops. WALLACETOWN MARKETS. INVERCARGILL, February 19. There were good yardings at the weekly Wallacetown stock sale yesterday, when there was a fair attendance of buyers. The fat stock market showed a tendency to decline slightly, but the store market remained firm. Store Cattle.—The store cattle yarding was about the same as a week ago as regards numbers and quality There were no lines or pens of anything outstanding offered, the quality being comprised of various small lots of different classes. Prices realised were about on a par with the previous sale, and the bulk of the yarding was disposed of at auction. Two-year-old steers realised from £6 15s to £7 10s; 18-months steers from £4 17s 6d to £5 15s; steer calves, £3 ss; mixed-sex calves, £2 9s; small calves (mostly heifers), 28s; forward-conditioned empty heifers, £5 15s to £6 2s; yearling heifers from £3 5s to £3 15s; good fresh-condi-tioned empty cows, £5 5s to £6; poorer and aged sorts down to £3 10s. Fat Cattle.—The yarding of fat cattle was slightly in excess of the previous sale as regards numbers, and the quality all round was fairly good. Not manv good bullocks were yarded, but the few of good quality realised round about last week’s rates. Some very prime cow and heifer beef was forward, but for this quality prices receded somewhat. Medium and inferior’ stuff was to some extent included, gnd the drop in this class was quite noticeable. Extra prime bullocks realised up to £l5 15s; good medium-weights from £l3 to £l4 10s; lighter sorts down to £lO 10s; extra prime heifers up to £ll 12s 6d; medium-weights from £9 to £11; lighter soi'ts down to £7; extra prime cows up to £l2 2s 6d; medium-weights from £7 10s to £9; lighter sorts down to £6. A few vealers were yarded,.and these met with the usual competition. Store Sheep.—The yarding in this section was the largest for some time, and prices realised must be considered quite satisfactory for vendors. Store lambs, if anything, were inclined to ease a little. A line of good conditioned, well-grown, two-tooth wethers realised 28s 2d; 120 sound-mouthed ewes (not guaranteed), 265; aged and inferior ewes, from 4s to 12s. according to condition. A nice line of ewe lambs realised 26s 7d while wether lambs from the same line realised 225. Rape lambs in good condition brought from 22s to 235; poorer conditioned wether lambs from 19s to 20s 6d. There was a line of good mixed sex lambs which sold at 22s 9d.

Fat Sheep and Lambs.—The yarding of sheep was considerably larger than a week ago, and comprised some very nice quality in both ewe and wether mutton. The fat lamb yarding was about the same as last week, but the quality was lately up to the previous standard. Prices of fat wethers declined to the extent of about Is 6d per head all round, and the same applied to extra heavy ewes, but for any freezing quality ewes, prices were about on a par with last week. Fat lamb prices receded slightly, but anything of good quality realised schedule rates, and a few exceptionally good lines appeared to exceed these rates. A few pens of extra heavy lambs brought very high prices, but these were well above average and would probably come in at schedule rates. Extra prime wethers realised up to 33s 6d; good butcher’s wethers, from 29s to 31s 6d; lighter sorts, down to 27s 6d; prime heavy ewes, up to 24s 6d; medium weight, from 17s to 19s 6d; lighter sorts, down to 15s 6d; extra heavy lambs, up to 36s 3d; good medium weight freezing lambs, from 28s to 30s; lighter sorts, down to 245, WAIAREKA YARDS SALE. There was a fairly good yarding of stock at Tuesday’s sale at the Waiareka Yards. Sheep were widely represented, and values were well maintained. The range of prices was as follow: —Fat lambs, 26s to 295; fat wethers, 25s 6d to 31s 3d, according to weight and quality; fat ewes, 20s to 22s fid; mixed-sex store lambs, 22s 6d to 24s 9d for best, and from 12s fid to 17s 9d for culls and indifferent sorts; aged ewes, Us. The yarding of cattle covered a wide range, and the prices were as follow:— Fat bullocks, from £9 for light up to £l3 for heavier weights; fat steers, £6 7s 6d; fat cows, from £3 10s for light and inferior, up to £8 for better sorts; fat heifers, from £5 to £8 12s 6d; vealer, £3 10s; part fat cows, up to £6 ss; empty cows from £3 7s 6d to £5 10s; 18-month-old mixed sexes, £4 10s; best calves, £2 to £2 10s; small calves, 20s; potter bulls, £3 10s to £7; dairy cows coming to profit, £5 5s to £8; Jersey heifers, spring calvers, £3 10s up to £4 12s 6d. ■- A small offering of pigs met with a poor demand', and prices were on a low scale, as follow: —Pen of fat porkers, 30s; slips, 10s to Ils; best weaners, 7s 6d; small weaners, 5s to 6s. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. SYDNEY, February 18. At the wool sales 10,307 bales were sold. The market was very firm at- the closing rates of last week, with good competition for all sections. Thinly grown faulty lines still showed irregularity. Greasy merino brought 25d. SYDNEY, February 19. At the wool sales 11,614 bales were sold. Competition continued keen for all sections, prices being firm at late rates. Greasy merino sold to 30Jd.