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Otago Witness, Issue 2896, 15 September 1909, Page 40

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* j AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. M "• SYDNEY, September 9. ; Wheat,- 4s. 9d to 4s lOd. Flour, £11. . ' Oats : Algerian feeding, 2s 2d to 2s 3d ; seeding, 2s 4d ; Tasmanian, 2s 7d. Barley : Cape, 3s to 3s 3d Maize, 3s lid; South African, 3s JOd. Bran arid poltard, £4 15s. • Potatoes, £7 to £7 10s. Onions: Victorian, £5 to £6 10s; Japanese. £10. Butter, 116s. Cheese, 6d to bid. Bacon, B£d. MELBOURNE, September 9. 1 Wheat. 3s M. Flour. £10 15s Oat<=: : Algeriun, Is 7£d. Barley: Malting, 3s 9d; '■ Cape, 2s Bd. Maize, 3s 7d. Bran, lOd. Pollard, Is. Potatoes. £4 to £5. Onions. : £5 to £6. ADELAIDE, September 9. > Wheat, 4s 6d to 4s 7d. Flour, £10 10s. f Bran, lid. Pollard, W 4 d. ALDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET. \ CHRISTCHU RCK. September P. At the Addington liv-e stock market to-day there was a short market oi nearly ali clas&.'a ! at stock, and a small attendance. A brenk in the weather prevented a ji umber of oon- ' »:gnments frcm ccnutig forward. The market j-eju%ere4 from the decime or last week, and fat shjsep, owing to the very small yarding, advanced about 2s 6.1 i>or head. Only l.wo pens of store sheep ciine forvvaid, and of th(\3o only one was sold. Fat lambs eo'd at late- rates. Store and dairy cattle and pigs sold well. The store sheep offering consisted of a pen of ewes and lambs and one of down cross cwo hoggets. The foimer did not selj, md th« latter brought Us. There were 21 uu\r «eascn s tut lambs penned, and they made 13s to 20*. The yarding of fat sheep ww th« smal'est for many montas past, and following the ■hart supply of last week there w«.s a cou•k!<era.b!e advance in prices, espoci&Uy towards the clcs* of the sale, when tueto was an improvemnt of 2s Cd. and in some I cases of Sa per -head as compared with the I previous week. The range of prices w-as : — I Prime wether 3 17s to 20=. lighter 14s to 16s ftd, ewes 15s to 17s Sd, merino wethers \Ab lid to 17s, hoggets 9^ to 12s. There were 210 head of fat cattle offeied, mosily of gcod and prime quality, and a gpecially good lino was font fn l>y Mr Duncan Ituiherford The sale was much brisker than last week'fc, and prices advanced Is, per lWlb, making tLeru equal to thc-se ruling a fortnight ago. St-eer-i made JC6 Ss to £12 15=, belters £5 32* &i to £9 10s. nnd cows £1 5s to £9 7s 6d— equal to 203 6d to 22s L-4 for prime, 18s Cd to 20s fc medium, and 16s 6d to 18s for cow and inferior beef per 100 1» A mixed yarding of veal calves sold at 4s 6d to ss, and four large suckers to £4 Tlu> entry of store <atile was made up p.-inc pally of a la ge lii.o from Southland. The demand v.-ns g° c d, and l.ices showed an impr. \em;nt Ytarljjiss made r53« to 35s 15 lo IR-months 23 to £2 li*?, two-year st-eers £3 12s to £3 15s. two-year heifers Sri to £3 18s, two and a-ha!f year f-taers XI s=, Ihree-yeajr heifers £4 ss, three and fourveiar et«ers £3 15s to £5 17s, and dry -cow.* 20^ to £3 17s 6d. O'ury \.av.\ fcld well, pi ices ranging frcm £3 10s "to £8 I 5» There was a medium entry of pi^s of all cla = s?:. and there v. 'Ib a eood demand, especially for weaners and stores Choppers ■ad n^ up to £5 34= the top price being obtained Jot a very large Tamworth Hesu y baconers m?di 54s to C4a. lighter 4Cs lo 53s — equal to 4Jd per lb ; large porkers 40s to 14c. Übhter 34s Gd tn r.9=— equal to 5J,d to 52d per lb; large bfores 31s to 375, sinalW 28s to 335, and weaners 12s 6d to 21s. Butchers have notified the selling agents at Bumside Uiat they will not bid for this ! Feason's lambs until the first sale in October, as regular consignments do not come in until that date. WEEKLY LIVE STOCK A^D PORDUCE REPORT I Bumside, "Wednesday, September 8 Fat Cattle.— There *as a c --d cum at

I Burnside to-day— l9o head,—* fair portion of ' which was prime quality. The sate was dragging, prices showing no improvement as compared with last week. Qpotations: Best bullocks, £d to £10 10s, extra, to £11 17s 6d; medium quality, £7 10s to £3 10s; best heifers, £7 to £7 12s 6d; average quality heafers and cows, £5 ss.- The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Ltd ) yarded 23 head and sold : For Mr R. R. Hore (Kyeburn), 3 steers at £9 2s 6d, 9 steers to £8 7s 6d ; a southern client, 1 bullock at £11 17s .6d; Mt G. J. Fox (Forest Vale, Waimahaka), 9 head— bullocks to £9, heifers to £7 12s 6d. The Otago Farmers' Go-operative Association of New Zealand. (Ltd.) yarded 38 and sold : For Mr W. J. Charters (Ury Park, Mosgiel), 2 bullocks at £11 7s 6d, 2 at £10 15s, 3 at £10 10s, 2 at £9, 2 wt £8 17s 6d, 2 at £3 12s 6d, 2 at £8 10s, 1 heifer at £8, 1 heifer at £7 15s, 1 at £6 15b 2 at £5 17<s 6d; Mr James Scott (Giminerburn), 2 bullocks at £9 7s 6d, 2 at £6 15s, 1 heifer at £8; Mr "William Kirk (Mayneld, East Taieri), 3 bullocks at £9 7s 6d. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) penned and Bold: For a client, pen bullocks at £10 7s 6d; Mr William Kirk (East Taieri), pen at £10 2s 6d, pen at £8; Mr W. Charters (Ury Park), 3 bullocks at £8 12s 6d ; Messrs Smaill Bros. (Moa Flat), 3 pens heifers to £g ios. Stronach, Morris, arid Co. (Ltd.) yarded 43 and sold: For Proprietors Eetreat Station, 3 bullocks at £11 12b -Bd, 3 at £11 7s Gd, 4 at £10 2s 6d, 3 at £10, 3 at £9 10s; Mr B Robertson (The Willows), 3 heifers at £7 7a (3d, 1 at £6 17s 6d, S at £6 ss. 2 at £5 17s 6d, 2 at £4 17a 6d ; Messrs Murray, Roberts, and Co. (Gladbrook), 2 heifers at £8 7s 6d, 2 at £7 10s, 1 at £612s Gd, 3 at £6 10s ; Mi J. J. Wesrton (Fern'dale), 1 bullock at £9 7s 6d, 1 at £8 ss, 2 at £7 10s, 2 at £7 2s 6d, 2 at £6 15s; a client, 1 bullock at £9 17s Gd, 2 at £9 12s 6d. Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 39 and sold: For Mr W. Sheat (Beathcote), 4 pens prime bullocks .to £10 15s; Mr W. J. Scott (Mataura).' 2 pens bullocks to £7 12s, 6d ; Mr James Truesdale (Matakanui), bullocks and heifers to £5 15s. The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For a client, 3 bullocks at £9 15s; Mr William Kirk (Mayfield), 3 bullocks at £9; Mr Thomas Daunt (Balclutha), 3 heifers at £5; Mr Walter Blackie (Glasgow Farm), 3 bullocks at £7; Mr William Lindsay (AHanton), 2 bullocks at £7 2s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 21 and sold- For Mir R. Lockhead (Balclutha), 7 bullocks at £9 17s 6d to £8 17s 6d ; M* (W. Lindsay (AHanton), 6 bullocks and heifers a-t £S 10s to £6 ss; Mr W. Fleming (Rakauhauka), 8 heifers at £6 to £1 15s. Store Cattle.— Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr J. Young (Waihola), 8 steers to £6 7s, 3 heifers at £5; Messrs J. and A. Mcc (Kuri), A. Fidler (Port Chalmers), and others, 12 head to £3 10s 6d. The Otago Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded 34 and sold: For Mr F. W. Bottmg (Edendale), Wm. Townley (Highcliff), D. Sutherland (East Taieri), and cients, bulls to £6. "oows and heifers to £3, steers at quotaI tions. Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) i yarded 29, and sold: For clients, 8 cows to j£3 17s. 21 steers at quotations. The National Mortgage and Agency Co.. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr Thos. Daunt, 5 heifers at £3 2s 6d, pen steera at £2 188, 1 •ow at £2. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 18, and sold: For Messrs W. Townley, E. Laley, and others, bulls at £2 7s 6d, cows to £3 12s 6d, and steers to £2 10s. Dairy Cattle.— The Otago Farmers' Cooperative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded- 20, and 6old: For Mr Wm. Mtlligan (Balclutha), Mr G. N. M'lntoeh (Kaikorai), Mr Thomas Maxwell (Dunedin). Mr James Stewart (Tomahawk), Mr A. M'Gill (Green Island), Mr A. Fidler (Port Chalmers), and clients, cows to £7, heifers to £4 10s. Wright, Stephenson. and Co. (Ltd.". sold 11 head at up to £7 10s. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr Thou. Daunt, 5 dairy cows from £5 to £6- — Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 10. and sold: For Mr J. Gardiner (Burnside). Messrs J. and A. Mcc (Brighton), and Mr W. Townley (Highcliff;, cows from £5 12s 6d to £3 ss. Calves. — The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd) yarded 15. nnd sold: For Mr F. W. Bolting (Edendale), Mr A. Fiddes (Port Chalmers), Mr J. Snell (Moniona), Mrs Jensen (Look-out Point), nnd clients, calves to £2 16s. Wright. Stephenson. and Co. (Ltd.) sold 8 calves at full market rates. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For various clients. calves up to £2 2s. DonaM Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr C. Palmer. Mr A. Grieve, Mr J. 11. Allan, Mrs Tanner, and Mrs A. Stewart. 14 calves from 16s. Fat Sheep. — 1880 sheep came forward today, about 250 of this number being hoggets. Butchers had supnlves on hand after last week's heavy yarding, consequently the sale was not very brisk. Prices, however, showed some improvement as compared with lest week. Best wethers niada from 16s 6d to 18s, extra prime and heavy 20s. gocd quality wethers 13s Cd to 15s. There were only a lev ewefi of nrdiuary quality, and these gold at last we?k's prices. Hoggets made from 10a to i?s 6d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) yarded 272. and sold: For Mr Alexr. DickFon (CHiTton), 4.2 wethers at 20s (top price to-day), 11 at 17s 9d ; Messrs Wm. Brown and Sons • (Mvddlernarch). 30 w-etheTS at Us gd. 33 at 13s 6d. 33 a.t 13s 3d. 24 hoeepets at lls 3d; Mr G. N. M'l»tosh (Ida Valley), 25 wethers at 14? 6d , a southern client 63 hoggets at 12* 63 The Otogo Farmers Cooperative Afsoc ation of New Zealand (Ltd.) penned 155 and sold. For Mr J. F. Herbert (A-dmorc, Kelso), 57 wetheis to 16s; Mr H. B Flett (Table Hi'l. Milton). 29 wethers to 14s, Mr G. N. M'lrtoph (Ida Valiey), 40 wethers to 15s Mr H. Gibson (North Taieri), 29 w.theis at 12s 9d.— — Wright. StepheiiEOn, and C^ (Ltd) penned and sr>'d: For Mr Robt Hsa'.h (Dunrcb : n), 30 wethers ?t 16s 3d, •28 at 15« 6d; Mr Wm. Macdona'd (Heriot), 30 wethers at 15s 9d, 21 at i4s 3d, Mr Wm. Armstrong (Lauder). 40 wethers at 15s 3d, 20 at 14s 3d; a northern client, 59 wethers at Us 9d S4ronarh, Morris, a-nd Co. (Ltd) penned 307, and scld: For Mr Chas. M'Pher-6c-n (Waikoikoi). 36 wethers at 13s 9d. 28 owe? at 535; Messrs Murray, Roberts, and Co. (GladbVooi), 31 wethers at 16s, 15 at 14s 9d. 10 hoggets at 12s 9d ; Mr R. W. G'endining (Taieri=ide), 23 hoggets at lls Od, 45 at 31s 6d, Mr Jas Harty (Viewb&nk), 45 wptfoers at 13s Gd. 15 a* 13s , a client 58 wethers at current rates.- Dalgt-ty and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr A. B Armour (Closeburn), 2 pens wethers to l£s 6d ; Messrs Stevens and L.eary (Evare' Flat), 2 psns wethers to 13s 3d, Mr G N. M'lntosh (Kaikcrai), wethers, to 13s The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Ltd ) yarded a> d sold For Mr G. NM'lntosh (Ida V'ulley), 25 withers at 15s; Mr J. Paterson (Mossva'-e). 30 wothcrß at 16=! 3d, 31 at 15<= Od • Donald Re,d and Co. (Ltd) penned 647, ?ml f=o:d : For Mr R Bortluvick iT^iori Beach), 101 wethers at 19s to 17s 6d, Mr R. Ftrsjth (Milton). 61 wethf-rs at 17s Ed to IGs, Mr J. Milne ("Uteri Beach). 50 weHiors at 17s 3d to 10- 9d ; Mr M. HamiH-n (Laudnr). 27 lu^eU at J2b -12 wethers at 12* Gd to lls 9d; lliz M. Hauail-

ton (Laudor), 64 wethers at 16s 3d to 14s ; M| "\V M'Donald (Spylaw), 45 wethers at 153 9a to" 13s 9^, 9 ew« at 14s 6d, 49 wethers andr lionets at 13s 3d to 12b 6d; a client, 12 wethers at 15s; Mr A. Trotter (Whitecliffs), 64 wethers at 13s 3d to 12s 9d; Messrs Henderson and Co., Gere (as agents), 80 wethers at 12s 9d to 11s 9d; Messrs Hocking Broff. (Arthurt'on), 60 wethers at 13s 6d to 12s 9d: kr B. E. Matheson (Dry Kidge). 32 wetiw»s a Pi^s.— 156 yarded. A big yarding. The attendance of bux«rs was large, and a keen, sale resulting, lafe prices were fairly welß maintained. Porkers and baconers, winch were in short supp'y, met with a brisk sale. Quotations: Suckers 15s to IBs 1 , slips 79a v, 33s stores 25s to 335, porkers 36s to 425, light baconers, 453 to 50s, neavy 563_ to f.os. choppers £3 10s. The Otago Farmers' Co- . operative Association of New Z£ aland (Ltd. >. yarded 60, and sold: For Mr T. Hendoraott (Tomahawk), 1 pig at £3; Mr S Snell (Moniona) 2 mas- at £2 12s 6d; Mr G. Snelt glo^J). Vpig. at £2 13s; Mr W. Chart*** (Mosgiel), 4 pigs at £2 7s; Mr b. Maxwell (Leith Valley). 2 pigs at £2 10s; Mr John: Anderson (Halfway Bush), 1 Pig at £2 Us 6d j Mr W S Gillespie (Signal Hill), pigs at ±2. 16s- Mr A. Da-vies (JST.E. Valley), 2 piga at £2 4s 7d : Dr Cftttan (OutramJ, 6 pigs ai 265. 6d; Messrs J. and. W Lee (Allanton) 3 piga , at 28s; Mr G. Brooks (AndeiWa Bay) L . pi« at 255. Mr R Brown (N .^..Valley), « . pies at 12s ; Mr Wm. Sutherland; (Goodwood), & pigea to 36s 6d. Wrights Stephenson,. and Co (Ltd.* penned and sold: For Messrs. Ford Bios. (Allanton). G. Brooks CAnrier- * son r 8 Bay), R. L. Cross (WarepaJ, T. Hmo.- , derson (Brighton), Mra Fegam* (Brighten;, J. and W_, Lee (Allanton}, 26 p:g« at np to £3 7s 6d. : S4ron»cb, Morriss, »rd* Co. (Irtd X yarded and sold: For Mr P. White (Evansda!e), 1 pig at 68s; Mr F. C. Jones (Mißdleinarcb), 2 pigs at 48s; Mr J. Tounkinsou(M.ddleniarch), 1 pig at 388 6d, 2 at 31s; MeF. Kropp (N.E. Valley), 1 pig at 41s 6d; Mr . J. Gardiner (Burnside), 2 pigs at 18a—— Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 19, and sold: - For client, 9 to & 14s; Mr J. Goods**(Saddile Hill). 10 to 255. Donald Reid and. Co. iLtd.) yarded 91. aK3 sold: For MrJjL,, Davey (N.E. Valley), 1 pig at 40s; Mr F_ Kropp (Leith Valley). 1 at 465; Mt &„ Donaldson (Leiih VaMey), 6 at 36b to 26»; Messrs Campbell and Morrison (Otokia), 4 at, 51s to 4?s tid; Mr W. Hampton (Queensbury Lodge), 2 at 38s to 235; Mr M. Moynihan. (Sutton), 3 at 34s to 235; a northern client,. 23 at 36s 6d to 17s; Mr J. Clarke (Leithv Valley), 4 at 26s 6d; Mr J. Gardiner (<3re«fci Is.end), 4 at 225; Mr R. Brown (N.E. VallojV 4 aj; 21s; Mr R. Baiid (AHauton), 6 at 28*; a northern client, 3 sows at 70s to 575, 22. suckers, slips, and slore3 at 38a 6d to Us 6d; Mr H. Le»ii« (" The Willows "). 6 at 19» to 14s 6d. Sheepskins. — The weekly auction sales ar«» well attended, when oil offered are spiritedly competed for. Quotations: For fine cross— breds and halfbreds, 8d to B£d; mediuni to. good, 7s to 7Jd; inferior to medium, 6d to6*d; coarse crossbreds, 4&d to sid ; best, merino, 6£d to 7d , inferior to medium, 5d toed; best lambskins, 7d to 7jd; medium, 6d. to 6jd per Ib. Habbitskins. — The demand for these continues gcod. All coming forward are being, plaoed at full rates, prime winter does, (selected) fetching 32d to 34d; good to best,. 26d to 30d; medium to good, 20d to 26d; best winter bucks, 17d to 20d ; ' medium togood, 14d to led ; early and secondary wfnteris,. 16d to 19d; inferior sorts, 8d to 14d;'best. blacks, 27d to 30d; good to best, SJOd_to 26d; inferior to n>3dium, 8d to 16d per Fb." Hides. — No sales this week, but the demand continues good, all offered being placed. at up to late rates. See Daily Times of th«4th for last week's reports. Tallow and Fiat.— There is no change tonote in the market, late rates being well maintained. Quotations: For best rendered. (in casks), 21s to 235; good to best, in. broken packages, 18s "to 19s; medium, 15a. to 16s 6d, inferior, 13s 6d to Us 6d; best clean caul fat, 16s 6d to 17s 6d; good tobest, 15a to 16s; inferior to medium, 11» '6dto 14s 6d per cwt. Grain. — Wheat : The market is void of any animation. Millers, being supplied for tfcetime being, show no keenness to further add to their present stocks. The demand, suohas it is, is confined to feed descriptions. Quotations: For prime milting, nominally 45., 6d to 4s 7d ; medium to good, 4» 8d to 4s sd ; whole fowl wheat, 3s lid to 4s; medium, 3s6d to 3s lOd ; broken and smutted. 2s 6d io Bs3d per bu=hel (ex store, aaoks extra). Oats: In the absence of the demand lately experienced for shipment Home, combined with the fact that orders from the North Island!' are few and far betwet-n, rates are nominal. At the same time, stocks are low, and latelyvery few have been coming forward. Quotations: For prime milling. Is 7jd to Is BJd; good to be6t feed, Is 6id to Is 7d; inferior tomedium, la 4d to la 5Jd per bushel (ex atore,sacks extra). Barley: A suna-ll trade is passing in feed and pearling sorts, but little or nothing doing in malting degcripiions : Quotations: For feed and milling, 2s to 2b 3d; for mailing, nominal. Ryegrasa Seed. — A moderate demand exists, more especially for heavy, shotty seed. Quotations . For farmers' dressed, clean and heavy, 2s 6d to 2s 9d ; extra, 3s; medium, weight, 2*> to 2s 3d; light and dirty, Is 6d to Is 9d per bu c hel ; machine dressed heavy. 4s to 4s 6d; m«dium, 3s 6d to 3s 9d; light, 2b 9d to 3s 3d per bushel (ex store, sack* extra). Potatoes. — Good ports, clean and free from, disease, are readily placed, while inferiorsorts, if in the le*st touched, are difficult to deal wifh. Quotations: For beat, £3 12s6d to £3 15s; medium. £3 fo £3 10s; inferior,. £1 to £2 15s (ex 'tore, per ton, sacks m). Chaff— The demand is confined to heavy, well-cut and bright, but any off colour, no> matter how heavy, has little or no attention Quotations: For pri.n.o. £2 15s to £2 17s 6d; extra choice, £3 , medium to good, noimnlly £1 to £i 10s; inferior to medium, £1 10s to £1 17s \"A per ton (ex truck, sacks extra). Pre.feed Straw —Market fully supplied. Whcaten, 255; oaten, 25s to 27s Gd per ton (ex. ■truck). [The individual reports of stock agents, wool rabbitskiu, or srrain brokers can beinserted in the Daily Times and Ofrago. Witness at special rates.] DDNEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORTMesors A Moritzson and Co . auctioneers, wool stock, station, grain, produce, nnd commission agenls, Dunedin, report (wholesale)' for the week as tmder. All quotations arer subject to market fluctuations. Farmers ar» aeked. when sending samples, always to pnt a price on them, as buyers do not feel m-cline-1 «o m»^ offers: — Wheat.— Market firm. Prime milling 4s 3d* to 4s 6d; fowl weat. good whole, 4s Id to^ 4s 2d f.o b.. f».i. T Oat<- —Milling, Is 9d ; for medium to good feed, 1« 7d to Is 8d ; inferior, Is 6d, exstore. sacks extra. B ar ] ey _Pri me maltine, 3r to 3s 3d: pearling, 2s; feed, Is 9d, with very litt*«business. Ryecorn. 2s 6d to 2s 9d. Maize, 4ft Od to 4s 3d. Prussian Blue Peas, from 5s to os M» Partridge peas, 3a 3d.

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Chaff.— Prim© heavy, £2 15s to £2 17b 6d r ' Inferior and light, £1 16s to £2. 'Byegrass. — Fanners' dressed, 2s id to 3a} fioachined, Ss 6d- to 4s 6d. Cocksfoot. — Market remains firm. Akaroa Beed, s|d to 5Jd, Lyttelton; machined, 7d to 7Jd; 66s per cwt nominal, c.i.t, London. liineeed, 14s to 15s; inferior quality, 12s. Chewings's Fescue. — Farmers' dressed, EJd to 3d; machined, sd. Potatoes:— Prime, £3 10s io £B 15s ; market Jftell supplied with inferior samples. Onions.— Canterbury, £6 to £1 per ton; ttlelbourne, £9 to £9 10s. ■Rabbitskins.— At the sale on Monday faireized catalogues were submitted, and e°ld , »t prices on a par with, those ruling* last jveek: — Super winter does, 30d to 34d; Second winter does, 26d to 28d; prime winter ■'bucks, 16Jd to 18d; second 1 winter bucks, 14Jd to 16d; incomings, 15d to 16d; autumns, a3Jd to l*Jd; prime racks, lOd to lOJd; light Tacks, B£d to 9Jd; runners and suckers, 4d to 6d; outgoings 13|d to 15d; springs, lljd to 12Jd;' prime winter blacks, 30d to 32§d; Becond winter blacks, 24d to 28dr incoming , winter blacks, 18d to 20d; autumn blacks, , 15d to IJJd; prime winter fawns, 14Jd to 15* d; autumn fawns, 10d to 12d; summers', 6d to 8d; horsehair, 16Jd to 183. f0r picked; cowhair, 7d to B£d; cowtips. Is 9Jd per dozen. Sheepskins.— Small catalogu&s were submitted on Tuesday, competition for goodconditioned, welMaken-off skins being keener *h*n laat week, prices for these skins ruling fully Jd per pound higher. The following are the prices p»id':— Best halfbred, BJd to B%di; hslf-woolled h*lfbred, 7d tp.Bd; short-woolled, 6d to 6Jd; best fine crossbred, 7Jd to BJd; balf-wooliud crossbred, 6d to 7d; shortwoolled crossbred, 5d to 6d; best crossbred, 6Jd to "7d; haK-woolled crossbred, 5Jd to 6}d; fihert-woofled crossbred, 4§d to sid; best crossbred' pells, 4d to"sd; inferior crossbred pelts, 2<J to SJ<l; full-woolled merinos, 7Jd to 8d; half-woolled, fid to 7d; quarter-wooUed, 4Jd to fijd; Pelts, 3d to 4d; fallen, 5d to 7d. i Hides.— -No sale this week, prices ruling i on a par with kat week's : —Picked stout ox, 7d to-7ld; hewry. stout, 6Jd to 7d; heavy, , not stout, 6d to 6Jd; medium,* sfd to 6£d; i Sight, 5Jd to 6d; scored and sloppy, 4Jd to 6d; cows', heavy, -stout, 6d to 6Jd; medium, 6|d to Qd; light 5Jd to 6jkd; scored- and sloppy, 4Jd to 6|a; oaiiskins, firsts, 7Jd to BJd; cut and damaged, 5d to 6Jd. Wool. — Good* well-grown halfbred, BJd to 9Jd; good, well-grown crossbred, 7id to BJd; coarse crossbred, 6d to 7Ad; dingy and seedy, 4£d to 6d; bellies and pieces, 4d to 6d; second pieces, 3d to 4d; locks, l£d to 3d; merino fleece, 7Jd to 9Jd; bellies and pieces 6d to 7£d; second 1 pieces, 4d to 3d; locks, • 2Jd to 3Jd; crutohings, 3£d to 4£d. Tallow. — Best mutton tallow, in tins, 19s; medium to good, 17s- to 18s- 6d ; c*sk«, 20s to 21s; caul fat. 17s; medium to good, 16s to 16s 6d; inferior, 14s to 16s. Storing Grain. — We p.re prepared to store, receive, deliver, and insure for three months fre* storage at 3d per sack. Farm Produce and Fruit. — We receive all kinds of consignments, and render account ■ales promptly- • • Walnuts.— sd to 6d per lb. Salt butter, 8d to 9d; separator, 9d to 9ja. Fresh butter (in pats), storekeepers', 7d to Bd; market well supplied. Eggs. — lid to Hid per dozen. Cheese. — Factory, 7d; Akaroa, 6d; loaf, id more. Honey. — In good demand. Section honey, new season's. 6s to 8s per doz. ; bnlk, large tins, id to 4}d; small tins, 4Jd to 4Jd. Beeswax. Is 4d to la 6d ; wanted. Hams, 8d to 3d. Bacon. — 8011, B£d; sides, 7d to Sd (slow ©f ' sale,'"' • Poultry for Local Consumption. — Hens, 3s 6d to 5s per pair; roosters, 5s to 6s; turkey Bens 5d to 6d, cocks 8d to 9d; geese, 4s to Ss 6d; ducklings, 5s to 6e. 'Fruit. — In good demand. We can offer 20,000 good strong raspberry canes grown in the Waimate district, the Bed Antwerp and Northumberland Fillbasket, •t £2 10s on trucks, Wmimate. LONDON MARKETS. Freas Association— By Telegraph— Copyright. , LONDON, September 13. The total quantity of wheat and 1 flour afloat for tihe United" Kingdom is 1,800,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,445,000 yuarters. The -Atlantic shipments are 178,000 quarters, and the total shipments to Europe for the week 1,300,000 quarters, not including any from the Argentine and Uruguay. Silver, 23 11-16 d per ounce. LONDON WOOL SALES. Messrs Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) report h**3ng iec«?»vr'd the tojio\\:ug c-uniogid.ni iroin. their head office, dated September 13: — " Wool : For the fifth series of sales, fixed to open on 29tfa. September, the new arrivals have amounted to 125,500 bales, of which 47,000 bales have been forwarded direct to- manufacturers at Home and! abroad, leaving 93,500 bates available for sale, of which 15,000 bales are old stock." SOUTH CANTERBURY MARKET REPORT. (From Own. Own Cohrespondent.) WAIMATE, Septembei 14. Wheat. — The market is in much the same state as last week. Millers are dhowing more inclination to buy, but there are no eellurs at thejr prices. Values acre, nominally : Velvet, 4s 4d ; Tuscan and Hunters. '4s 3d (on trucks at country stations, sacks sid). Oats. — The ma-rket is weak, values bavin-g ideclin-ed. Quotations: G-arfons, Is s£-d : duns, Is Agd ; Danish, Is 3£d (on trucks Country stations, sacks s£d). Potatoes. — The potato market has also •declined, and 65s to 67s 6d (f.0.b., sacks in) is about the best price obtainable for Up-to-Dates, table Derwents being about 10s a ton higher. Seed lines have no sale, and there is very little inquiry. Large quantities of table potatoes ere being shipped, and as the season i 6 well advanced the prospects do not look very bright for higher prices. Chaff.— ln sympathy with oa.ts, the chaff market is very depressed. Pj-ime, heavy