Commercial.
Mwsm (Jbiqoe, Maitlakd aitd 00. hold a very large sale of cattle and sheep, at their yards, Balclutha, on. Saturday. There were about 80 . fat bullocks, which realised from £9 7s 6d to £10 10s ; about 40 store cattle, £4, to £5 10s ; several milking cows, £8,108 to £11 j fat ewes, 15s j also a few horses. . .- We noticed many of the Dunedin butchers there,, but the prices were so high that they did not yenture to buy, and all tho stock remained in the neighborhood.
;A. Mkbcee reports for the week ending 18th June (retail prices only) as follows : — Afresh butter, 2s 2d to 2s 3d per lb ; powdered and salt butter, is 9d to is lOd. Fresh butter n nowTery scarce, and not nearly enough coming m to supply demand. . Salt butter is plentiful in the market, and at prosent selling well. Cheese, : best quality, Is Id to Is 2d per lb. Salt bacon, Is 3d ; roUed bacon, Is 2d; colonial name, Is 4d; English hams, is 8d to !• Qd; beef hams, | lOd to Is. JJggs are getting plentiful, and. re- j tailing at 3s per dozen. |
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Bruce Herald, Volume VIII, Issue 711, 22 June 1875, Page 5
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191Commercial. Bruce Herald, Volume VIII, Issue 711, 22 June 1875, Page 5
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