MILTON PRODUCE MARKET.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3098, 12 September 1899, Page 7

MILTON PRODUCE MARKE T.

IBrdce Herald Office, Thursday, j

Stronach Bros, and Morriß report for week ending 6ih September ac follows : — Fat Cattle — 257 head yarded. Owing to the large entry the demand waß dull and prices were slightly lower than those ruling last week. Best bullocks sold at £7 15s to £8 I7s 6d, good £6 10a to £7 12a 6d, medium £5 to £6 ss, best cows and heifers £5 to £56 sa, extra prime £7 2a 6d. medium £3 10s to £4 ss, others £2 to £3 ss. Sheep— 3272 penned, prices except for freezing wethers being a little easier. Best crossbred wethers Bold at 15s 6d to 17s 3d, medium 14s to Iss 3d, light 12a 6d to 13a 9d, best ewes 14s to 15s 9d, medium 12s to 13s 9d, merino wethers 9s to 133 6d. Pigs— 69 forward prices all round bsing lower than for some time past. Suckers 10a to 15a. slips 18a te 225, stores 23a to 28a, porkerß 30 to 375, baconers 40s to 48h, heavy do 50s to 60s. Rabbitskins— Bidding at Monday's sale was fairly brisk but prices were again lower by about ld to l^d per lb. Prime winter greys la 4d to Is sd, medium Is 2d to la 3£d autumns 9d to ls Id, summers 5d to 9d, blacks up fco 2s l^d per lb. Sheepskins— We offered a;large catalogue on Tuesday when bidding was very brisk and priceß firmer. Beat dry crossbreds 4s 3d to 5s 6d, medium 2s 9<? to 4s ld, dry halfbreds and merinos 4a 6d to 6a 6d, medium 3a to 43 4d, butchers' green skins 4s to 6s 6d each. Bideß— Demand very keen. Prime heavy ox 4d to 4£d, medium to good, 3d to 3|d, light and inferior lf d to 2Jd per lb. Tallow— Market firm. Prime rendered mutton loa to 17a, medium LSi to 14a 6d ; inferior 10a to 12a 6*, rongh fat 10s 6d to 11b 6d per cwt. Wheat— Prime Bamples are in fairly good demand but other sorts are rather slow of sale. Quotations : Prime milling 2s 43 to 2a 6d, medium 2s ld to 2a 3J, fowl wheat la 6d to 2s per buahel (sacks in). Oata— Market unchanged. Prime milliDg ls sd, good to best feed ls 3d to la 4d» medium ls 2d to Is 2J,d per bushel (sacks extra). Barley — Market very dull, anything but prime milling being almosS unsaleable. Prime malting 2a 6d to 3s, medium 2a ld to 2s 4d, feed and milling Is 6d to la 9 i per bushel (sacks extra). Chaff— Supplies during the week have been rather heavy and pricea show no improvement. Prime oaten sheaf £2 5i to £2 7s 3d, medium £2 Is to £2 2a 6d per ton (bags extra). Potatoes — No change to repirt. Best Derwents 27s 6d to 30s per ton (bags in).

that are hard to place. We quote : Firstclass young draught mares and geldings, at from £40 to £45, extra good, heavy lorry horses at a pound or two more, good useful farm horses, at from £35 to £40, medium-* £30 to £35, aged, £20 to £28, Btrong young carriage horses, £15 to £25, medium £10 to £15, good, sound young Bpring-cart horses, £20 to £28, light haoks, £7 10a to £9, inferior and weedy sorts, £2 to £5.

Oatß .- ... —la 4dper bash Pollard 6a 6d per bag Bran - 3a 6d par bag Bacon (roll) 9d por lb Hama 8£ per lb Batter (ordinary) ... 101 per lb Oheeße ... 6d per lb Egg 8 8d per dozen

I RETAIL PRICES. j

Floor, per ton .... ._ £6 10a Oatmeal, per ton .... £7 10 Pollard, per ton ..- £3 5s Pearl Barley, per ton ... £12 Bran, per ton £2153

I WHOLESALE PRICES. I