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Chbistchurch, T>ec 16. • The following are current prices paid to farmers, f.0.b., Lytteltm, and free of commission, except where otherwise specified : Wheat (nominal) Oats—Heavy Canadians Is srl bushel, short feed Is 3d to Is 4d, Duns Is Od to Is 4d, Danish Is Od to Is 2d, at country stations. Barley (nominal). Flour, millers' quotations, Roller £9 5s per ton. Pollard : 70s Bran : 60s. Oatmeal : .£8 10s f.o.b. Oatsheaf chaff, 40s to 42s Od at country stations. Potatoes, Derwents, 20s to 22s 6d, at country stations. Dairy Produce; Cheese, factory s|d to6d, dairy 5d tos g, butter factory,local, 10|dper lb, North Island lid, dairy Bdto 9d prime, salt (in boxes) Bdto9d bacon bacon and hams |d higher, fo.b.— eggs 9d to lOd a dozen.—Ohristchureh Press. AUCKLAND FRUIT MARKET. Apples, local, new, 2s to 2s 6d box ; S} T dney, new, 4s 6 1 to 5s 6d case ; American, 15; pears, local, [new, 2s 6d to 3s box; plums, cherry and black, local and {Sydney, 3s to 5s box ; peach es, local, 2s to 5s ; grapes, hothouse, Is 4d to Is 9d lb ; tomatoes 31 to 6|d ; cherries, local, 3d to 6|d ; Sydney, 10s 6d box ; lemons, local, good, 5.s to 6s ; large 3s to 4s ; inferior 2s 6 I to 3s cnsp ; Messina 20s to 22.*. 6d case of 300 ; gooseoei ries, 2s 3d to 3s 3 I box, ac cording to weight ; currants, local, 4d to 6d lb ; Nelson 2 j-d to sd.—Auckland Weekly News. STOCK SALES. Messrs ..Freeman R. Jackson and - \_s\>. | ill CufijUiiCi.iOii \V.ILTI ~£\ i/l tilthllV a ntr Williams, Ltd] report on their Johnsonville sales as follows :-A sanill entry of cattle consisting of a line of piime heifers and good bullocks. Owing to ■the short'market, prices were higher. Beef made 21s, heifer beef 20s per 1001 b. Best bullocks £8 12s 6d, others .£8 10s, light .£7 10s to £7 15s, heifeis .£6 10s to .£6 17s 6<i. There was a very small entry of sheep. Wethers 14s' 4d to 14s 6d, ewes 12s 2d, lambs 9s 6d to 10s 101. Pork sold freely at 25s t) 325, epial to 5d per lb.