WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3101, 22 September 1899, Page 7

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Wednesday, September 20. Fat Cattle — The entry at Bumslde today wa3 very much in excess of requirements, 322 head being yarded. This full entry following immediately the past few weeks,' heavy supplies caused a further drop in prices fco-day. Best bullocks brought 1 " £7 to £8 7s 6d ; a pen or two extra heavy and very prime, £8 123 6d to £10 ; medium _o good, £5 10a to £6 10s ; light, £4 to £5 on ; beet cows £4 153 to £6 ; light to medium, £2 2*3 6d to £2 15a. Fat Sheep— 4l46 were penned, which included 600 merino wethers. A very fair demand wae experienced all througn the Bale -md comparing quality, pricea differed but lictie, from those ruiiDg last week. Best crossbred ewea brought 16s to 17a ; a pen or two extra heavy 18s Gi to 19s 6d ; medium to gs*od, 143 9i to 15s 9.1 * light 14s to 14. 6.1 ; be.fc crossbred ewes, 13-j to 15s 5 meiiun;, lis to 12s 9d ; best merino weth-rs, 9.. 9d to 12e 6.1 ; inferior Jo medium' 9= 3i to 9: bd. F:gf — 155 were penned, comprising all sort'j, ansi competition was fairly active, but prices all round were in favor of buyers. Suck era brought 10-1 to 13s; slips, 16s to ISs ; .tores. 20s to 27s ; porkers 30s to 35s ' baconers, 39s to 43a 6d, --tore Cattle — Forward bullocks have some little attention, and odd lota are picked up from the fat oattle pens at Bumside occasionally, but no bo sines, of any consequence will be done until feed ia more plentiful. Store Shesp — Owing, doubtless, to th 9 very few off.riag, business is limitc-d Good hoggets and young crossbred and halibred wethers are saleable at full rates. Sheepskins — The attendance at the weekly auction sales cenbinues good, and all offered are keenly competed for. Dry orossbreds fetch 4a 6d to 5a 9d, medium 2s 9d bo 3. 3d, inferior and short*woolled la 3*l to 2s 6d, best dry halfbreds 5' 3d tc 6 9d ( medium 3s to 4s 9cl, inferior ls 6d to 2s 9d, pelts 2d io lid, best dry mericos 5s 6d to 6s 6d, medium 2a 9d to 4s 6d, inferior I*- 4d to 2s 6^, sreen orossbreds 4? 9d to 6s, do merino 4? 6d to 6=. 9d, Rabbitskius — Competition at auction on Monday showed a little mere animation, and last week's prices ware fuily maintained. Prime winter grey fetch Is 41 to Is sd, early whiter ls Id to ls 3d, autumns 9d to L*. summers 5d to Bd, suckers and haif grown 2d to 4d, beat black and eilver-grey ls 7d to 2* I£l per Ib. Hides — The market continues firm, sud all coming forward are readily placed, best ox fetching 3^d to 3|d, extra heavy 4d to 4J;d, medium 2£d to 3d, inferior and light l£d to 2d par lb. Tallow and Fat— Best rendered rontton in broken packages fetches 143 6d to \6a 6d, medium 11a 6d to l*.a 6.d, beet mutton caul fat }0. toils, medium 93 to 9s 6d, inferior 8a to Sa 6d (ex store, net). Wheat — The market remains in much the same poaition. trime milling Tusoan ie readily placed at late quotation* - , while medium in neglected, and only galeabl? for

fowl feed. Quotations : For prime Tuscan 2a 6d to 2a 7d, do velvet 2s 5d to 2s 6d, red wheat 2b 2d to 2b 0, medium nominally 2a Id to 2s 2d, whole fowls' feed Is lid to 2s, medium Is 9d ,to Is lOd, broken and musty la 3d to ls 8d (ex store, sacks in, net). Oats— A very fair demand exists and i stocks decreasing ; but a considerable number of growers are not dieposed to accept prices at present obtaining. Mean* while this market is firm, and l*te prlce a fully maintained— say, for prime milling Is 4£d to la sd, bright stout short feed ls 3£d to ls 4d, medium la 2d to la 3d, inferior 9d to ls ld (ex store, sacks extra, net). Barley- The little demand existing is confined to prime malting quality, inferior to medium is only saleable at from ls 9d to 2s, good to best 2s 3d to 2s 9d, extra prime 3a to 3s 3d (ex store, sacks extra, net). Chaff- The market ia fully supplied, and prioes a shade easier. Bright, well-out, heavy chaff is in fair demand. Quotations For best £2 5s to £2 7s 6d, medium £1 15s to £2 2a 6d, inferior 20a to 30s per ton (ex truck, sacks extra, net). Potatoes— The supply is a long way in excess of requirements, and sales in oor.se" quence are\diffical(; fio effect. Best Derwents fetch 22a 6d to 25a, medium 20a to 22-j 6d per ten (ex store, sacks weighed in).