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Otago Witness, Issue 2894, 1 September 1909, Page 40

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It is understood (says the Oamc.ru Mail) that as the result of the meeting of the New Zealand Flourmillers' Association, held at Christchuich on Wednesday, it was decided to continue the association for a. period of six months. This arrangement will practically cover the present grain season, and it "is thought that in the meantime satisfactory arrangements may bo made for thr future. A dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum for the half-} ear ended July 30, 1909, has been declared by- the directors of the Dunedin and Kaikorai Tram Company, payable on September 8. At a meeting of the director of Kempthorne, Prosser, and Oo.'o New Zealand Drug Co., on the 27th ult. an interim dividend for the half-year, at the rate of 7 per cent, per annum, was declared, payable or September 20. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. SYDNEY. August 26. Wheat: Oid, 4s lid; new, ss; 10,000 bags have been told locally on account, equal to about 4s in the country. Flour, £11 10=. Oats : Algerian feeding, 2s 2d to 2s 3d ; seeding. 2s 4d to 2s sd; Tasmanian, 2s 7d to 2s Od. Barley : Cape, 3s 3d. Maize, 3s lOd to 4s. Bran and pollard, Is sd. Potatoes: Tasmanian. £7 10s to £8 IGs. Onions : Victorian, £7 10s; Japanese, £9 to £10. Cheese, 6£d. Bacon, 7Jd. MELBOURNE, August 26. Wheat, 4s 6d to 4s lid. Oats: Algerian feeding, Is 9£d. Barley: Good malting English, 3s 9d; Cape. 2s Bd. Maize. 3s 6d. Bran, lOd. Pollard. Is. Onions, £6 to £6 ss. Potatoes, £4 5s to £4 10s. ADELAIDE, August 26. Wheat: Sales have been made at 4s 6£d, and holdera are now asking up to 4s Bd. Flour, £10 15a. Bran and pollard, lid Oats: Algerian, Is lOd. _^«»_» ADDINGTOK" LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, August 25 There was a fairly large eniry of «toek and a good attendance. Fat cattle sold well at the previous week's rate 3. Store sheep were dull cf sale. Fat sheep opened easier than last week, and new £&a son's lambs brought good prioes. Pigs sold well, but there was little demand for store catlly (rCQd dairy cows sold readily. The yarding of store Bhep was somewhaf lerger than last week, anil was piincipallsmade up of ewes, the balance being hoggets and a few pens of weth«rs. -There was not much demand, though, a good attendance of buyers vas present, and prices general'v showed a slight decline. Ewes were principally of inferior sorts, Only two or three peas being average. Two-tooth crossbred ewes made 14a 4d, fwo-tootß halfbreds of medium Quality 18s 3d, two, four, sir and eignt-tootn crosabreds 12s 6d to 14s, eixtoothg 18s 6cL sound-mouthed ewes 10s to 12s, aged 6a to 10s, end email and inferior 7s Id. A few aged ewes with Ismb3 were passed *t

7s id, all counted. Good ewe hoggets mado 12s to 13s, mixed sexes (good) 10s to 103 6d. and medium sorts 8s 9d to 9s 6d. A line of Down cross heggets was passed at 10s 3d; wethers sold »t 8s to lls Bd. There were 18 new season's fat lambs penned. They sold at 14s to 18s. There wr* a large* entry of fat shep. including soino pens of prime heavyweight wethers, and what few fat hoggets were talered were placed in the fat sheep pens. At the opening of the sale there was fair competition among the. butchers. Prices showed a decline on the previous week's rates, and a* the factories are closed it was expected that values would recede when butchers' requirements were satisfied. A West Coast buyer, who operated largely, saved the situation, however, and prices kept well up to opening rates, tht-ugh several lines were passed. The range of prices was: — Extra prime wethers 19s to 20s Id, prime wethers 15s to 18s 6d, others 123 6i tc 14s 6d; priire e»%es 14s to 16s. others lls to 13s 6d; hoggets, 123 9d and 13s 3d ; merino wethers, 14s 6d. There was an •entry of 271 fat cattle, and as this number was below the average yarding there was moro briskness in the bidding, though, as is visual, several pens at the opening of the sale were passpd in until values Recording to sellers' ideas v.-ere established, ai.d passed-in lets were afterwards disposed of. The quality of the yarding was of a fair average. Steers mads £6 10s to £11 ss, heifers £5 to £9 2s 6d.and cows £4 17s 6d to £8 10s — equal to 20s to 22s 6d for prime, 18s 6<l to 205 for medium, and 16s 6d to 18s for cow and inferior beef per 1001b. There was a large, supply of veal calves, tha majority being small ones. They made 4s 6d to £3 15s, according to size and quality. A small yarding of store cattle was made up principally of dry cows. There wsa a poor demand, yearlings making £2s, fifteen and eighteen-montns 345. two and a-half vep.r calves £3 17s 6d to £4 7s 6d, two and a-half year heifers £3 18s 6d, and dry cows 15s to £3 2s 6d. Dairy cows sold at £3 17s Gd to £S. There was » heavy yarding of p:gs, and a good sale resulted. "Choppers so.d up to £4, heavy baconer3 60s tc 675, lighter 50s to 58s— equal to 4|d per lb: large porkers OSs to 425, and lighter 32s to 37s— equal to 5Jd per lb; large stores 3Cs to 375, medium 24s to 30s, woaners 15s to 28s, and sows in p*g LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORTS. Burneide, Wednesday, August. 25. Fat Cattle.— There was a full entry for today's sale, 253 beir.g yarded. The quality, taken all over, was only medium, although there was an odd pen of extra prime bullocks and heifers. Prices were much on a par with those ruling last week, except that at the \ery end of the sale, when butchers' requirements were filled, they receded nearly 10s per head. Quotations: Best bullocks £10 10s to £11 17s 6d, extra to £13, medium £3 15s to £9 10s, best heifers £7 10s to £8 2s 6d, extra to £9 12s 6d, msdium £5 5s to £6 15s. Wright, Stephenson, and Co (Ltd ) yarded .and sod: For Mr Robert Wood (Beaumont), 8 bullocks at up to £10 17s 6d ; Mr J. A. Stirling (Waimahaka), 8 bullocks at up to £10 2s 6d; Mr J. A. Sutherland (Momona), 2 bullocks at £9 7s 6d, 2 cows at up to £7 15s; Messrs Kirkland and Moyni-ha-n (Nanlborn), 6 bullocks at up to £7 15s, 3 heifers at up to £5 7s Gd ; Mr W. Lindsay (Allanton), pen bullocks at up to £6 10s; Mr Willi«m Kirk (Mayfield), pen cows at £6 10a; Messrs Smaill Bros. (Moa Flat), 8 heifers at up to £5 37s 6d. Daigety and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 37 and sold: For Mt John Anderson (Exlstou), 8 prime bullocks at £10 15s to £8 10s; Mr D. Murray (Clydevale), 8 bullocks at £9 7s 6d to £8 15s; Mr John Simpson (Beechfield) 2 steers at £9, 6 cows and heifers at £6 12s 6d to £5 10s; Mr P. Shea (Wedderburn), 5 steers and heifers to £6; Mr R. J. Sparks (Maungatua), 3 steers at £8; Mr William Kirk (Mayfield), 3 heifers to £5 15s ; Mr W. Lindsay {Allanton}, 2 steers at £7 10s. Don*ld Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 41 and sold: For Mrs M. Hamilton (Lauder), 7 bullocks at £9 12s 6d to £8; Mt W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 4 hoifers at £7 to £5 10s • Mr Walter Blackie (Glasgow Farm), 3 bullocks at £8 10s, 7 heifers at £6 15s to £3 15s ; Mrs Nolan (Moonlight), 4 , heifers at £5 2s 6d to £4 15s; Mr B. Flannery (Ophir), 2 bullocks at £6 ss, 1 heifer at £4 ss ; Mrs M'Lonnan (Wedderburn), 8 bullocks arid heifers from £8 to £4 10s; Mr W. Lmdsay (Allanton). 2 bullocks at £8 2s 6d ; Hon. G. M'Lean (Dunedin), 3 heifers at £G 2s 6d to £5 12s 6d. The- National Mortgage and Agency Coinl pany (Ltd.) yarded 53 head, and sold: For Mr John Muir (The Gask), 2 prime bullocks at £13, 2 at £11 2s 6d, 2 at £10 10«, 1 at £9 17s 6d; MessTS T. Craigie and Sons (Henley/, 8 bullocks to £7 17s 6d ; Mr T. Daunt (Romahapa). 2 bullocks at £9. 2 at £8 17s 6d 3 at £3 12s 6d; Mr Walter Blackie (Mosgiel) 3 bullocks at £7 10s. 3 heifers at £5 15s; Mr John Stanaway (Outram), 2 bullocks at £9 ss, 2 at £8 10s. 1 heifer at £6, 2 at £4 17s 6d, Mr James Gilbert (Sutton) 3 bullocks at £6 7s 6d, 2at £8, 2at £7 17s 6d ; Mr W Kirk, 1 heifer at £5 2s 6d. 2 at £4 15s ; Mr tr. Wylhe (O'.'tram), 4 heifeis at £4 15s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Ltd.) sold: For Mr Peter Anderson (Stirling) and Mr William Kirk (Moegiel), 6 pens cows and heifers to £8 2s 6d Ihe Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded 35 and sold: For Mr W. Charters (Mosgiel). 8 bullocks to £9 2s '6d, 8 heifers to £9 12s 6d ; Mr J. Kirkland (Middlemarch), 8 bullocks to £d 17s 6d; Mr William Lindsay (Allanton), 2 bullocks at £8 10s, Mr J. A. Sutherland (Moniona), 2 heifers at £6 10s; Mr James Wylhe (Outram), 2 bullocks at £6, and 1 heifer at £5 7s 6d ; Mr William Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 heifers at £4 15s ; and for a client 2 heifers at £7. Stronach, Morris, and Co (Ltd.) yarded 20 and sold. For the Proprietors Retreat Station, 6 bullocks at £11 ; Mr James Marks (Fairview), 1 bullock at *10 173 6d, 2 at £3 2s 6d, 3 at £7 ss; Me«=rs Murray, Roberts, and Co. (Gladbrook) 3 heifers at £7 17s 6d, 3 at £6 17s 6d, 2 at' £5 J-78 Gq Store Cattle.— Wright, Stephenson. and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold . For Messrs H F Gillett (Opoho), W. Stewart (Tomahawk) j' Fairba-irn (Highchff), and others 13 head at up to £5. Daigety and Co. (Ltd ) yarded and sold: For Mt A. Anderson (Hampden), 11 steers at quotations. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 40 and sold- For Messrs J. and A. Mcc, J. Matthews. W. Heffernan. the Hon. George M'Lean, and Mrs Nolan, bullocks to £7 10= ' bulls to £4, cows to £4, and steers to £3 ss. The National Mortgage and Agency Company (Ltd.) yarded and sold: 1 cow at £3 2s, 1 bull at £5 ss, 3 bullocks at £5 8s 6J, 7 yearlings at £2 9s, 9 two-ycai-old steers at £3 17s 6d. The Otago Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded 43 and sold: For Mr Charles Harris "(Leith Valley), a northern client, Mr W. Townley (Highcliffe), Mr James Wylhe (Outram), Mr John Kirk (Mosgiel), and clients, bulls to £5, cows to £3 15s, heifers to £3 12s £d. Dairy Cows. — Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr T. Richards (North-East Valley), and others, 9 head at up to £5 ss. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 28 and sold : For Mr J E. Jones

(Brighton), 1 cow at £5 ss; Mr J. E. Wix (Purakanui), 5 cows from £5 to £2 12s 6d, 4 from £5 5s to £3 12s 6d ; Mr B. Flannery (Onhir), 3 cows from £4 17s 6d to £4; Mrs Nolan (Moonlight), 1 cow at £5; Messrs Jand A. Mcc, 6 cows from £5 12s 6d to £3 7s 6d; Hon. G. M'Lean (Dunedin), 1 cow at £3 7s 6d ; Otago Central client, 6 cows at £5 5s to £2 10s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold: For Mr John Doogne (KaikoTai), cows up to £5 The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded 20 and sold- For Messrs A. Lee Smith, jun. (Andercon's Bay), T. W. Daunt (Balclutha), W. Townley "(Highcliffe), Charles Harris (Leith Valley), Thomas Maxwell (Dunedin), James Curie (Look-out Point), Mr John Srnaill (Highcliffe), Mr D. Gunn, jun. (Sandymount), cows to £6, heifers to £4 55.-— -Stronach, Morris, and Co. vLtd.) yarded and sold : For Mr F Moynihan and Mr C. F. Wedge, dairy oows from £4 2s 6d to £5 17* "Gd. Calves.-Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Lid) varied and sold: For Mr D. T Roy Maori "Hill), and others, 10 head at up t0 .21s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. (LtdO yarded 12 and sold- For Mr B. Flannery (Ophir), 2 at 17s 6d • Mr \V- Townley (Highcliff), 1 at 6s 2 at "3s to 22s 6d ; Mr A. Stewart, 2at ss ;.Mr; .Mr John Edgar, 1 at 20s 6d ; Mr John lurk (Mosgiel). 1 at 245; Messrs J. and C. Campbell (East Taieri), 3 at Us to 10s 6d.-— - The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) 1 yarded 19 and sold- For Mr P. Sinclair (Wa-itati), Mr J. ?? t \£h fWai'ati) Mr James Lochhead SSSJ, ( M* John kirk (Mosgiel) Messrs Jen°«n Bros. (Look-ou, Print), and Thomas Maxwell (Dunedin), calves from 7s 6<^ to 265. Fat Sheep.— 2lS2 penned; a fair jarcling. ' Cras'aering- the extra heavy yarding last SeTk butlers held co»«der.jae stocks on i;^ and to-day's yarding proved quite fpw vans of very prime wethers. Prices compared favourably with last week's quatations. Quotations: Best wethers 15s 6d- to 16s Gd, eitra to 18s, medium 14s to 15s; bes w ewes lls 6d to 13s ; medium 8s to 9s. Wr?ghl . Stepheußon/and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold: For a southern client, 119 wetbers at up to 17s; Mr Wm. Leask, jun (Omakau , 61 wetheis at up to 16s 6d; Mr Wm. Philpott (Moa Flat Falls), 63 wethers at up to 15s 9d; Mx Jas. Fleming (Craigsford), oS wethers at up to 15s 3d; Mr W Renton (Newfic'd) 120 wethers at up to 14s 6d; a Central Otago client, 120 wethers at. up to 14s 6d; Messrs Gifford Bros. (Macrae.",). 6a wethe.ra at 13s 9d ; Mr John Turnbull (N\ aikaka), 60 ewes at up to 12s, 2 hoggets at 13s Dal^ety and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 403, and sold- For Mr John Gordon (Garston), 58 crossbred wethers at 16s 3d to 13s 9d ; Messrs Sinclair Bros. (Milton), 61 crossbred wethers at 15s 9d to lls 6d; Mr D. Murray (Clydevale), 53 crossbred wethers at 16s to 15s 9d; a client, 60 wethers at quotations; Messrs Edie Bros (Edievale). 60 crossbred wethers at 14s 6d to 14s ; Mr R. H. Kennedy (Otama), 62 crossbred wethers at 13s 9d; Mr G. N. M'lntosh (Sutton), 20 crossbred wethers at 14s 6d; Mr John Arkle (Mayfield), 26 crossbred wethers at 15s 9d. Donald Reid and Go. (Ltd.) penned 758, and sold: For Mr W. P. Sim (Crookston), 58 wethers at 16s 3d to 15s 6d; Mr A. J. Sheat (Morton. Mains), 59 wethers at 15s 3d to 14s 6d; Mr M. Hamilton (Lauder), 70 ewes at 13s 9d to 10s 3d; a client, 53 wethers at 15s 6d to 15s, 57 ewes at 123 to lls; Mr Wm. Steven-son (The Birches), 62 wethers at Us 9d to 14s 6d ; Mr Jno. Hamilton (Lauder), 34 wethers at 13s 6d to 12s 9d; Mr A. Higgi* (Taieri Beach), 28 wethers at 14s 6d; Mr J. Hcgg (Evans' Flat), 116 wethers at 16s to 14s 3d; a client, 53 at 14s 6d to 13s 6d, 43 wethers at 14s 9d; Mr W. M'Kay (Taieri Beach), 16 wethers at 18s 9d, 8 ewes at 163 3d; Mar R. Borthwick (Taieri Beach), 101 wethers at 18s 31 to 16s. The National Mortgage and Agency Company (Ltd.) penned and sold: Fcr the N.Z. and Australian Land Company (Mceraki Estate), 36 wether 3 at 15s 6d, 20 a"t 15s; Mr G. M'lmtoah (Ida Valley), Dec wethers at 15s; Mr J. Henderson. 35 wether 3 at 14a 9d. 21 at 14s Cd. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Ltd.) sold: For Mr Jas. Mitchell (Milton). 58 wethers at 17s; Mr N. M'Ritchie (Heriot), 32 wethers at 17s. 10 at 16s 3d, 12 ewes at 13s 3d; Mr George M'lntosh (Ida Valley}, 20 wethers at 13s 3d. The Otago Farmers' Co-operi'.tive Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) penned 200. and sold : For Mr W. Leask, jun. (Omakau), 60 wethers to 16s 9d - Mr G. N. M'lntcah (Ida Valley). 45 wethers to 15s 3d; Mr Jas. Scott (Gimmerburn) 63 wethers to 14s 3d.- Stronach, Morris and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Messrs Murray, Robsrts, and Co. (Gladbrook) 41 wethers at 16s 15 at 15s 6d; Mr G. N. M Intosh (Ida Valley). 20 wethers at 15s Cd Fat Lambs.-Only 35 were penned, the season being almost at a close. All were secured by butchers at prices up to 14s 9d— Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold for Mt John Hamilton (Lauder), 35 at 14s 6d to 14s. Pigs —Wright, Stephenson and Co (Ltd ) yarded and sold 35 pigs at quotations Daigety and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold 14 at quotations. Donald Reid and Co (Ltd ) yarded 46, and sold : For Mr F. G Williams (Lsith Valley), 1 at 40s; Mr J. Johnston (Tomahawk), 3 at 41s; Mrs A. Stewart (Mosgiel), 3 at 40s; Mr J. Gamble (Langlea Farm;, 1 at lit,; Mr John Dickson (Kuri Biuh;, 1 at 52s 6d; Mr L. Hodgson (Mihiwaka), 1 at 82s : Mr W. Warnock (Momona) 3 at 52s to 495 ; Mr R. Baird (Allanton) 3 at 51s to 48s; Mr J. L. Clarke (Leith Galley), 4 at 41s, Mr J. R. Wray (Oamaru), 4 at 16s 6d to 14s 6d ; Mr G Lyall (Berwick), 4 at 03s to 18s 6d ; Mr J Sinclair (Berwick), 11 at 31s to 15s; Hon. George. M Lean (Henley), 7 at lls 6d to lls. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Ltd.) sold for clients pigs up to 45a 6d. The Otag-o Farmers' Co-cperative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) penned 10 and gold: For Mr C. Harris (Leith \ alley), 2 to 28s ; Mr D. Gunn, jun. (Sandymount), 2 to 19s; Mr T. Scofield (Mornington), 1 at 50s; Mr F. Kropp (North-East Valley), 1 at 50s 6d ; Mr M. Steadman (Pine Hill), 1 at GDs, Mr George Brookes (Anderson's Bay), lat 625. lat Css 6d. Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr F. Williams (North-Fjast Valley), 3 stores at 32=?; a client, 4 stores at 31s, 5 do at 265, 4 do at 23=-. Ribbitskins. — At this week's sales medium iized catalogues were offered to the usual attendance of buyers. Competition v,-as very keen, but as the skins are going off very quickly, owing to the mild weather, prices obtained did not reach the high level ruling lately- Quotations : Best winter does, 32>d to 35d ; secondary, 30d to 31kd ; outgoing, 27id to 29Jd; best winter bucks, 17id to 19d , secondary, 16d to 17d ; prime winters (early), 20d to 22d ; outgoing winters, 15£ d to 17d; autumns, 14Jd to 16d ; summers, 8d to 9M; blacks— best to 34d, second", 20d to 25d. Sheepskins. — The weekly sales were held on Tuesday last, there being a large gathering of buyers The catalogues submitted were of the usual size, and the bulk of the offerings were in a very dry condition. Bidding waß very spirited right through the tales, especially for fine crossbred and half-

bred skins. Quotations : Best halfbred, 8d to 9d; medium to good, 7Jd to Bid; inferior, 7d to 7id; best fine crcssbreds, 7&1 to 7Jd; medium to good, 7d to 7Jd; inferior tea& coarse, 6id to 6Jd ; best merino, 6Jd to 7d ; medium, 5Jd to 6Jd; inferior, 5d to 5Jd; lambskins — best, 7d to 7£d; medium 6Jd to 7d per lb. Hides. — The usual fortnightly sales were held on Thursday and Friday last, when. fair-sized catalogues were offered to a full' attendance of the tiade. Competition was not so keen as of late, and prices consequently showed a drop of Jd to $d per lb ont all descriptions except light-weights and these showed uo alteration. Quotations:. Extra stout heavy ox. in prime condition, 7d to 7|d; stout heavy' do, 6|d to 6Jd; heavy 6d to 6jjd; stout heavy cow, 6d to 6Jd; medium, sgd; to 6d, light, 5d to s§d; yearlings and calfskins. 4d to 7Jd (according toweights and quality) ; bull and stag, 3d to 4d per lb. Fat. — All supplies coming to hand are> quickly disposed of. Quotations : In casks, 21s to 23a; in tins, good, 18s to 19s; medium, 15s to 17s; best mutton caul, 16s 6d to 17s; medium, 15s to 16s ; inferior, 14s to 15b. Gram. — Ca-ts: The market is still very quiet, and prices have not improved- Shipping business is quite at a standstill, and; local requirements are not large enough, to affect values. Quotations: Prime milling,, la 7id to Is BJd; good to best feed, Is, 6d to- - Is 7d; inferior and medium, Is 5d to Is sfcd.. per bushel (ex store}. Wheat: are practically .unchanged, and very little business is passing. Nominal -values are as. follow: — Prime milling, 4s 5d to 4s 6d_; choice velvet .'s worth a little extra; medium, to good, 4s 2d to 4s 4d ; good whole fowl wheat, 3s lOd to 4s; medium, 3s 6d to 3s Sd; broken and smutted, 2s 6d to 3a 3d perbushel (sacks extra). Potatoes. — There is a good inquiry forprirae freshly-picked lots free of disease-. Derwents are specially Eought after. Inferior and medium samples are. however, -very hard to place. Quotations: Prime, JEB; 10s to £3 12s 6d; medium, £3 to £3 7s 6d; inferior and diseased, £2 to £2 15s per ton (sacks included). Chaff. — Prime bright heavy chaff meets • wit*h good sales, but there is still a fairquantity of medium chaff held in stores, and this helps to keep prices down. Quotations: Prims, £2 17s €d; best oaten, £3. 10s to £2 15s; medium, £2 to £2 7s 6d; inferior and discoloured, £1 10s to £1 17s-. 6d ?er ton (bags extra). Straw.— Oaten 30s per ton; wheaten, 275; 6d per ton (pressed). Hay is very slow of sale. Nominal values, are £2 10s to £2 12s 6d for prime clover[The individual reports of stock agents, wool rabbitskin, or grain brokers can beinserted in the Daily Times and Otago. Witness at special rates.] DUNEDIN WEEKLY MARKET KEPOKT.. Messrs A. Moritzson and Co.. auctioneers, wool, stock, station, grain, produce, and commission agents, Dunedin, report (wholesale) ■ for the week as tinder. All quotations aresubject to market fluctuations. Farmers are, asked, when nendicg samples, always to put a price on them, as buyers do not feel inclined to make offers: — Wheat.— Market Jinn. Prime milling 4s 3d. to 4s 6d ; prime samples velvet, -4s 8« ; fowl wheat, good whole, 4s Id to 4s 2a,. Oats.— Milling, Is 9d; for medium to good , feed, Is 7d to Is 8d; inferior, Is' 6d. ex. store, sacks extra. * Barley.— Prime' malting, 3s' to' 3a ■ 3d; pearling, 2s; feed, Is 9d, with very htt.«.. business. Ryecorn. 23 3d to 2s 6d. Maize, 43 Cd to 4s 9d. Prussian Blue Peas, from 5s to 5s 6d. Partridge peas, 33 3d. . Chaff.— Prime heavy. £2 15s to £2 17s 6d;-. inferior and light. £1 15s to £2. Ryegra<"s. — Farmers' dressed, 2s 6d to 3s; machined, 3s 6d to 4s 6d. Cocksfoot.— Market remains firm. "Akaroa., seed, 5d to sid; machined, 6d to 61d, f.0.b., Lyttelton ; 66s per cwt nominal c.i.f., London. Linked. 14s to 15s; inferior quality. 12s. Chewings's Fescue. — Farmers' dressed, 2Ad to 3d; machined, sd. "Potatoes.— Prime. £3 10s to £3 15s; market well supplied with inferior samples. Onions,— Canterbury, £5 10a to £6 per ton ; Melbourne, £9 to £9 10s. Rabbitskins.— At Monday's sale large catalogues were offered to a full attendance of buyers. Doeskins were higher from Id to2d pei lb, but oth&r sorts were practically unchanged. The following are the prices paid:— Supsr winter does, 30d to 35Jd; second does, 24d to 28d; prime winter bucks,. 16id to 18d; second winter bucks, 14Jd to 16d; incomings, 14Jd to 16d ; autumns, 12Jd to 14d ; prime racks. lOd *o lOJd ; light racks, BJd to 9Jd" prime winter blacks, 30d tc~ 32d; second winter blacks, 20d to 22d; autumn blacks, 14d to 17d; winter towns,. • 14d to 15Jd; autumn fawns, 9Jd to 12d; horsehair. 16£ dto 17id ; cowhair. 7d io BXd; cowtips, Is 6d to 1? 9jd. Sheepskins.— Small catalogues were suhmitted. and sold at prices on a par with . last week's:— Best halfbred-, 8d to BJd; h»lfwoolled h^lfbrtd, 7d to 7|d ; best fine crossbred, 7d to 8d; half-woolled crossbred, 6d to ■ 6fd; bsst crossbred. Gd 1 to 63d; half-woolled crossbred, 51d to 6d; crossbred pelts, 3Jd to 4Jr • inferior pelts, 2d to 3d; beat merino, 6Jd to 7jd; half-woolled merino, 5Jd to 6a pelts.. 3id to 4Jd; inferior, 2d to 3d. Tallow— Best mutton tallow, in tins. 19s; medium to good, 17s to 18s 6d ; casks, 20s to21 s; caul fat. 17s; medium to good, 16s to16s 6d ; inferior, 14s to 16s. Hides.— No sales this week, but Pricesruling firm at last week's quotations, which, are as follows :— Picked stout ex. 7d to 7Jd; stout, 6}d to 6Jd; heavy, not stout, 53d to6d; medium, 5d to s'd ; li^ht, 5d to 6|d; heavy cows, 5Jd to 64d ; medium, 5d to 6jd_; light, 5d to s^d; scor-ed, sloppy and damaged, 3d to 4Jd; calfskins, sound. 7d to B|d; medium, Gd to GJd; cut and damaged, 3d to"Wool.—Gocd. well-gTown halfbred, BJd to9Jd; good, well-grown crossbred. 7£d to Bid ; ccarse crossbred, 6d to 7id; dingy and seedy, 4£d to 6d ; bellies and pieces, 4d to 6d; <w»cond Dieces, 3d to 4d ; locks, IJd to 3d; 1 merino fleece, 7Jd to 9*d , bellies and pieces, 6d to 7.d; second pieces. 4d to sd; locks*. ''id to 3',d; crutchings, 3Jd to 4§d"Storing" Grain.— We are prepared to Bto ,\f» receive, deliver, and insure for three montnrtree storage at 3d per sack. . Farm Produce and Fruit.— We receive all kinds of consignments, and render account: salefl promptly. Walnuts— sd to 6d per lb. Salt butter, 8d to 9d; separrator, 9d to 9jd. Fresh butter (in pats), storekeepers', 7d teh 8d : majket well supplied. Eggs. — Hid per dozen. Cheese.— Factory, 7d; Akaroa, BJ; low, 4* Honev— Tn sood dpmand. Section honey", new season's. 6s to 8s per doz. ; bulk, ltrg* tin=, 4d to 4Jd; small tins, 4fcd to 4ld. Beesivax. Is 4d, wanted. Hams, 8d to 9d. Bacon.— Roll, BJd; sides, 7d io 8d (slo* of sals^.

Poultry for Local Consumption. — Hens, 3a ♦o 4s per pair; roosters, 3s 6d to 4s 3d; turkey' bens 5d to 6d, cocks 8d to 9d ; geese, 4s to 5s W; ducklings, 4s 6d to 5s 6d. Fruit. — In good demand. W« can offer 20,000 good strong raspberry oaaes grown in the Waimate district, the Bed Antwerp and Northumberland Fillbasket, at £2 10s on trucks, Waimate. WHEAT AND FLOUR MARKET. Press Association — By Telegraph — Copyright " LONDON, August 30. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,035,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,245,000 quarters. Th© Atlantit shipments were 228,000 quarters, and the total shipments to Europe for the week 875,000 quarters 30UTH CANTERBURY MARKEI REPORT. (Fbom Oub Own Cobbestoxdent.; WAIMATE, August 31. Wheat.— The market is lifeless, farmers showing no anxiety to sell nor buyers to increase their stocks. Quotations are only nominal, and are as follow: — Velvet 4s sd, Tuscan and red chaff 4« 3d or trucks country stations, sacks s£d. Oat«.— The market is very dull. There are no buyers at late quotations. The value to-day is— Gartons Is B&d,-Duns and [Danish Is 7£d, f.o;b.,a.i. Xjbaß.—The market; in sympathy with ©ate, is" exceedingly quiet. Prime bright ■well-cut oatelfear chaff is saleable at 57s 6d to 60s, '.io.b.fi.i'. ' Discoloured chaff is very bard to sell at about £2 on trucks at country stations. Potatoes. — The- potato market still remains the same. Large- quantities are being shipped, and theue is a gco'd demand. Prime samples of Derwents are keenly sought after at as high as £A, f.0.b.,5.i. Up-to-dates and other white sorts are worth 70s to 72s 6d. f.0.b.,5.i. Seed lines are not selling so well, owing no doubt to the late -ains interfering with planting operations. • Straw.— Baled wheaten 22s 6d, baled oaten 27s 6d on trucks country stations. INVESTMENT STOCKS. . , August 30. National Bank— Buyers £5 11s 6d. Bank of N.Z.— Sellers £9 6s. Westport ilJoa! Co.— Sellers £6 10s. Milburn Lime and Cement (£1) — Sellers 27s 6d. Mosgiel Woollen Factory — Buyers 545. N.Z. Paper Mills— Buyers 23s 3d. N.Z. Portland Cement— Sellers 44s 6d.