WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3099, 15 September 1899, Page 7

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Wednesday, September 13. The yardings at Burnside to -day were : Fat cattle 267, fat sheep 2887, pigs 146. The day was beautifully fine, but the attendance Bcarcely up to the average. Fat Cattle — All the available pens were well filled with quality of evsry description. A small portion wera prime. For best bullocks prices were 10a a head iower than las. week's sale, bnt a few extra prime and heavy showed no change. Heavy, p. ime bullocks sold at £7 15s to £8 12s 6d, good do £6 to £7 10i, other builocks £4 5a to £5 15., best cows and heiferß £4 to £5 10a, other do £3 2, 6"d to £3 17s 6d. Fat Sheep — There was a large portion of those penned ptime medium weight crossbred wethers. Butchers bid freely for lines suitable to their tr*de, and had to pay top ra^es for best wethers. Heavy wethers sold at 19.', average crossbred wethers, 15s to 16j 3d, lighter crossbred wethtra 13s to 14a 9d, prime orossbred ewes 13s to 14s 9d, other crossbred ewes, 12s to 12s 9d, extra merino wethers 14s 6d to 15a 6d, other merino wethers 93 to 12s, a pen or so of croesbred hoggets 9a 6d to 12s 61. Pigg— l46 penned. Baconers were a bit easier, bus light porkera sold well at late rates. There was also a good demand for slips and grown stores at full rates. Sheepskins— We offered a large catalogue at our usual sale on Tuesday. There waa a good attendance of buyers present a.d competition waa very keen, particularly for well saved liv* s, suitable for ohipping. Green crossbreds sold from 4s 6d to 5j 6d, dry crossbreds 2s 3d to 53 6d, merino 2s 4d to 5s 6d, pelts 6d to la 9d. Rabbitskins— We offered a good catalogue thi. week. Competition was active, and prices ruled firm at iast week's quotations. *'Q bold autumns aud incomings from Ud to 14 i per lb _; summers from 8d to lOd ; and Bmall from 4d to 7d per lb ; winters 15d to lGg.i ; selected to 17^d per h\ Potatoes— Arrivals have been light, but prices show no improvement. Kidneys, almost unsftieab'e ; Derwents, 27s 6d per ton for best. Turnipy, Ua to 12s; carrots, 249 4 saoks returnable, Hides, 2Ad to 4£d, acoordiug to weight and condition. Tallow— Rough fat. 9a to lis 6d ; rendered, 12a to 16a per cwfc, aocording to quality. Horsehair, lo 2d to 4s. Wheat— There is a faJr demand for prime samples, particularly Tuscan. The demand for fowl feed ia fairly aotive. We quote : Best velvet, 2a 5d to 2s 6d ; medium. 2a 4d to 28 £jd ; beat Tuscan, 2s 6d to 2s 7d ; medium, 2s 3d to 2a 5d ; fowl wheat, Is lOd to 2a. Oats —The demand is quiet and only prime feed haa any attention. We quote: Beat feed, la 3d to ls 3&d ; medium and ferlp*, Is Id to la 2£d per bushel ; Sqfcherteeda, }o 5d to 19 s^d. jp*rley-VTb.ev«s to rotfcev a batter demand I £ r medium _an>pl«s. Feed sorts are quoted , at ls 6d to Is 9d ; milling, ls 101 to 2a ; , prime malting, 2s 9d to 3b 4d ; medium, 2s 4d to 2a Sd.