Strouaoh Bros, and Morris report for week ending 23rd November aB follows :— Fat Cattle— l6B head yarded, last week's prices ibeing well maintained. Best bol" looks made £10 to £12 10b, medium £7 15b to £9 10b, light £5 15a to £7 10a, best oowb £7 to £8 2a 6i, medium £5 5» to £6 15s, Others £3 10a to £5. Sheep— 296B penned, prices showing a decline of fully 2a a bead. Best crossbred wethers sold at 15s 6d to 17a 6d, medium 13s 6d to 15s, light 12a to 13s, best ewes 15a to 17a 9d, medium 13a to 14s 9d, light 11s to 12a 6d, shorn wethers 12a 6d to 15* 6d > do eweß lie. Lambs— 427 penned. There was a good demand and prioes were about la higher than last week. Best Umba sold at 11b to 12s 9i, medium 9a to 10a 6d, small 7a to 8s 93. Pigs — 137 forward all maotiag with a aplendid Bale. Suokera sold at 9i to 16 *» ■lips 18s to 23?, stores 25a to 30 f, porkers 324 to 383, baconers 40s to 655, heavy do 70s, Eabbitskins — Very small catalogues war c offered on Monday and quotations remain unaltered. Sheepskins — Competition was brisk at Tuesday's sale all olaasses of skins meeting with a good demand. Bait dry croaebrede sold at 4s to 5) 6d, medinm 2a 6d to 3s 9i> othera la 61 to 2a 4d, best dry half-bred 8 and merinoea 4i to 53 31, medium 2a 6d to 3*91, others Is 4i to 2a 41, Green oroßabreda 3a 9d to 4a Bd, extra 5) 3d. Hides — In good demand. Prime heavy OX 3£d to 4d, mcdia <n 2Jd to 3d, light and inferior ljd to 2|d par Ib. Tallow — Market steady. Best rendered mutton 14i 61 to 15a 6d, medium 12a 6d to 13i 6d, inferior 9a 61 to lla 81, rough fat Si Sd to lla per owt. Wheat — No improvement to report. Prime milling velvet 3s 101 to 4s, medium 3s 7d to 3s 9d, Tuscan, &o , 3a 81 to 3< 10d, medium 3? 6d to 3i 7d, fowls' wheat 2> 31 to 2a II per bushel (saoka in). Oats—The demand has improved slightly, bat prioes show no alteration. Good to best feed la lOd to la lid, medium la 8d to Is 9£d per bushel (saoks extra). B ar l e y_.No change to report. Chaff— The market has bsen well supplied during the week, and prioea remain firm. Prime oaten sheaf £3 5a to £3 10a, medium £2 15s to £3 2i 6d per ton (bags extra). Potatoes — Market bare. Best Derwents JE9 to £9 12s 6d per ton (bags in)
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Bruce Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3016, 29 November 1898, Page 8
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