MILTON PRODUCE MARKET.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 2955, 26 April 1898, Page 6

MILTON PRODUCE MARKET.

Bruoe Herald Office, Thursday, WHOLESALE PRICES. Flour, par too £11 Oitmeal, per ton ... £11 10 a Pollard, per ton ... £4 Pearl Barley, per ton ... £16 Bran, per ton £3 RETAIL PRICES. Oats _ 2* per bush Pollard 7a par bug Bran ... ... — 4s per bag Bacon (roll) 81 per lb Hams 6£d per lb Butter (ordinary) ... lOd per lb Cheese .. ... 6d par lb Eggs , m .- ... Is 6d per dozen Messrs Strouach Bros, and Morrh report for week ending April 20, 1898, aB follows : — Fat Cattle. — 150 head yarded, mostly medium quality, There was a fair demand for good quality oattle, but inferior sorts were dull of sa'e. Beßt bullocks Bold at £7 6s to £8 10j, m diutn £6 to £7 ss, others £3 10a to £5 10s. Best cowb £5 5a to £6 12s 6d, medium i' 4to £5, others 30i to £3 10a. Fat Sheep. — 2902 penned, two-thirds being medium quality ewes. There was a good demand and prices were well up to those ruling last week. Be t orossbred wethers sold at 10s 6d to lis 6d, extra heavy 12* 9d medium 9 1 to lOi 3d, inferior 6a to Ss 6d] Beat e«ves 9 < to 10s extra to lie 6d, m< dinm 7s to 8s 9J, others 2 6i to 6d. Lambe.— lo4o penned. The demand wa* very dull and prices wore a good deal lower. Beat told at j a 3d to Si 3d, extra 9j 6d medium 6< to 7s, others 3a to 5s 6d. Pigs. —32s forward. There was a Blight falling off in the dtmaod, bus prioea except for suckers were unchanged. Suckers sold at 5» to 10j. i-lips 14a to 15* 61, stores, 16. t0249 6d, poikers 27< 6-1 to 343, baconers 41 * to 50b, heavy do 51a to 60s. B-*bbHskinß. — We offered a large c talogue on Monday, when there wa* very brick competition and prices advanced fully Id per lb. Lately caught skins frtched 12d to IJJd ptt lb, autumns 101 to llfd, summere 6d Co 8d per lb. Sheepskins. — Market firm at late quotations. Hides — Market firm. Prime heavy ox 3£d to 41, medium 2^i to 3J, light and inferior l£d to 2£d per lb. Tallow. —Market steady. Beat rendered mutton 13s to 14;, medium Hi to 12 3 6', rough fat 8i to 10s per cwt. Wool —We effjred a oatalogue comprising 50 odd bales and a large number of bags on Tns day, when there was brisk competition Rnd prices were fully equal to those ruling dur Dg the etason. Wheat.— Tbis market has remained dnl) during tbe week, but now shows signs of Improvement, although there Ib no quotable difference to report. Quotations i Prime milling velvet 4t 6d to 4i Bd, medium 4< 4.1 to 4* 51, prime Tuscan 4s 5d to 4s 6d, medium 4^ 3d to 4a 4Jd, fowl wheat 3s to 4per bußbei (sacks in). Ojkta. — Market; firm. Quotations : P.ime milling 2a 2d to 2 « 3 J, good to best feed 2s to 2d Ul, medium U lid to li ll_d per bushel (sacks extra) Barley.— No change to report Quo tatlocß : Prime malting 4s 9 J to 5i 33, medium 4< 4d to 4i Bd, feed and milliog 2e 6d to 3. 61 per bushel (tacks extra). C'-aff.— The Bupply has been moderate duriog the week aud prices have advanced hbout 5a a ton. Piime oaten sheaf £3 15s to £4, medium £3 5a to £3 12j 6i per ton tracks extra). J'otatoep.— There is a batter demand and prices are a ohads firmer. Beßt D^rwentß £3 10* to i.3 15 * per «.id (bags in).