Mr Donald Stronach (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Com* pany, Limited) reports for the week ending 26th April as follows : — Fat Cattle.— The supply was rather under the average, consisting of 196 head, of which 30 were stores and dairy cows ; but the demand, although fair, was not sufficiently active to cause an advance on last week's low rates. Bullocks sold at from £4 12s fed to £10 10s, and cows at from £1 17s 6dto£7 15a. We quote prime beef 20s per 1001 b. Fat Calves.— Thirty-one sold at from 4s 6i tp 34s each. '" ,^ .'. '.:,..-,.,..,,, Fat Sheep. — Competition from .the trade ' was moderately active, but in consequence of the excessive supply only last market. rates were obtainable. The pera contained - ;j 3787 head, af which 1600 were stores, Crisis- ., J breds fetched from lls 3d to : 16s,'^nd j. merinos *.7s 3d to lls 9d. Quotation ..-for^,. mutton, 2Jd to 2Jd per lb.. ..■/,]] i oi; : i>;-y Fat Lambs. — 150 were offered, and f etched ,,-, good prices— 7s 9d to 9a 9«1. ::••■••»••■ : '.s '■•"•■ a/ Fat, Pigs.— The market was glutted, 220, v\\ head , being offered, aud r the , ,trade ■ being,  already well supplied, low prices, had to, be^. , tj" accepted^— namely, from 4s to 475. > :: •:;•; i )ii'i Sheepskins.— We offered a large catalogue) n at our weekly auction on Monday, j < Biddings^ c Were spirited, and prices showed i some .v.-n advance on those of last week. ■:•,<«•: skins and pelts fetched lOd to 3s sd;i fuller..] woolled merinos, 5s Id to ss 6d ; falltwoplled dm crossbreds, 5s 6d each ; lambskins, 2s 8d: to, « 3s 3d each ; greasy skins in baleß, efd-per-)!;' lb. •. i •• ;.')■:.•.-"> = Rabbitskins. — The demand i& very blow, -' competition being limited. -We cleared »""1 few lots at from 3d to 9d per lb 1 for suokera '•' to fairly grown skins. ' ' ' :j r i Hides. -^ For heavy hides, say 601 b anfr > Upwarda, in sound condition and well "' trimmed (of which, however, very few come' ' to market), 4J is readily obtainable, bub : f or >'.' below that weight 3d to 3|d perlb may be • quoted. 