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MELBOURNE MARKET. Bu Calle. — Press Association. — Copyright. Australian and NX. Cable Association, (Received October <i, 10.25 a.m.) MELBOURNE, October 6. The quotations for oats arc as follow: Milling Algerian 2/1 to 2/2. Iced 1/1(1 to 1/11; potatoes, i'l 10/- to fa 1(1/-; onions, £3 id/- t<> £3 15/-. LONDON MARKET REPORT. TALLOW. LONDON, October 4. At the. sales, 1566 casks were offered, and H.'!. r > sold. Mutton, fine, made; 11/-, medium 40/ti; beef, fine 15/-; medium, :)!)/-. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London oflice, dated October I:—"Tallow: At the weekly auction, mutton tallow was neglected. Prices for mixed tallow were mostly 3d to (id lower, but were occasionally unchanged, whilst low grades were also unchanged.'' AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. SYDNEY, October 5. Oats, Algerian feeding 2/5, milling 2/7, Tasmania)! white 2/<l to 2/1(1; bailey, 3/(1 to I/-; maize, .'l/1(1 to •!/-; potatoes, Tasmania!! Hi 10/- to £8 1(1/-; onions. £5 1(1/- to £O. ADELAIDE, October 5. Oats. 1/8 to 1/10. MELBOURNE, October 5. Hides: There wen- fair supplies. Lights were unchanged, and mediums and heavies Id lower. WAIHI RETURNS. Pre** Association. AUCKLAND, October (i. The Waihl return Tor the past lour weeks was 121i,-lti2 from 15,57C> lons of ore.

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. DL'NKDIX, October G. Union Steam Ship Company, 'ls/-. RAKAIA STOCK SALE. There was only a small yarding at the lluknhi stoclc saleyards yesterday. The following were the prices : - Sheep. Mil three ouarlcrbrcd hoggets (mixed sexes), passed at 27/-; X halfbred ewes (in lamb) made 11/-; 11 merino ewes and \2 lambs (all counted), 11/1(1; (ill half and three quarterbrcd ewes, with 72 lambs (all counted), 17/7. Cows made from JM 10/- to .11', 10/-; one was passed in a I fill. Good prices were realised fur weaner pigs, ranging from i\ to I'l 7/-. A number of sacks, tools, and oilier sundries fetched small prices. A section of land, half-acre, in the township was passed in at i'.",. r ,. The estale of the late Mrs Taylor was bought by Miss Taylor; 1(1 acres, with house and fruit trees, at Elill per acre, ."> acres at ill per acre, and .", acres at til) per acre. A horse, presented by Mr A. J. Magson, was sold for the benefit of the lied Cross Lund for £3.