There is very little doing in oats the only, enquiry being for milling quality, which is very scarce. Our Southland correspondent writes: " There Is little or no change in the oat market since last week. Pre viou's to this, owing to the de mand for Australia, buyers who had orders on hand rushed the maket sud denly, and prices went up three pence per bushel. Apparently this demand has been satisfied, and the produce l purchased is being shipped. As oats of good quality are not ov er-plentiful just now. prices remain firm at late quotations viz, 2s id at .wayside stations, sacks extra. This being "sowing time, the very fin .est samples meet with a ready de mand at full pr'ces for seed,: and shippers must, in the meantime, take the second quality. But as soon as farmers are at liberty, threshing will go on extensively, -and we may then look for a more plentiful supply and a change in the market. Shipments of oats this week have not been heavy, 7200 sacks going coastwise, and 2300 sacks to Melbourne," Australian advices state that the rainfall in New South Wales the week before lasl checked the demand for fodder, .and the prices for all descriptions showed a decline. It was then expected that the demand would bfe suqtai'uently renewed shou-d no further rains fall, but the cable news this week of more heavy rains, and , a good prospect of the drought breaking up, have out an end to the operations of those who were purchasing fodder in this col ony for shipment to Australia. An effort has been made, it is report ed, to cancel contracts that have been.entered:into, out the,difficulty is that space ihas been engaged for ■the fodder that has been bought in tho vessels that will sail in the next week or two,: A large quan tity c{

,etc, have ; j?eftt to Sydney lat ely'oi cohdgnryp,,. and the fall in thb liiiVket.. thefe will be unfort unate for' Me is a good r enajiiry,; i«jjttC' Auckland' 'for. chaff and' lines',' as the scason,.thete,'ap'p%s. to'be late. "'l'liii'Vova'to' "mai|ct. is- lirmor, iii consequence" ' ot'itii advance in Syd ney J "and a large-quantity will be ■shipped ;by.:next;fleck's boat ers' airei jipw • gwijiig.. u t. bs jto m ,7s ;6d, : ,at. : countryj stations. 