WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 45, 10 June 1903, Page 6

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Wednesday, June 8. Fat Cattle.— The market was well supplied with 190 head, and of this number fully half were good to extra prime cows and heifers. The remainder were bullocks, mostly of good quality, though only> one or two pens were over average weight. The supply of cow and heifer beef was in excess of trade requirement , and prices, compared with those ruling at last week's aales, were 10a to 15s a he.d down. Prime bullocks met a fairly good 3ale at about last week's rates. Best bullocks £10 to £10 10s, medium £8 to £9 10*, light £6 5s to 11 15a, best cows and heifers £7 to £8, medium 15 5s to £6 10s> light £4 to £4 15s. Fac Sheep, — 1821 penned, all crossbreds, the greater proportion being good to prime wethe s. The demand for good sheep, both wethers and ewes, was better than last week, and prices for wethers especially showed an advance of fully Is per head. Best wethere B<>ld at 22s to 22s 6d, medium 18s to 21s, best eweß 20a to 22s 9>i, medium 16s to 19a. inferior 12s 6d to 15s. Fat Lamba.— 402 penned. All Buitable for export) met a very brisk sale, and ordinary trade lamba sold very well. Beßt sold at 17s to 16s 6d, medium 14s 6d to 16a 6d, light 12s to 13s 6d. Pigs.— Small yarding of 75 forward, and of these the majority were porkers and bacon ers. The demand for these sorts vfsfi brisk, and all forward were quitted at satisfactory prices. Suckers and alipß were in short supply. Suckers sold at 9s to 11s 6d, slips 12s 6d to 16s, stores 17s 6d to 253, por. kers 29a 6d to 365, baconers 40s to 565, heavy baconers to 625. Oats. — Quotations : Pri me milling Is 4£d tn la s£d, good 10 best feed Is 3d to Is 4d, inferior to medium lOd to Is 2d per bushel (tacks extra). Wheat— Quotations : Prime milling 23 lOd to 3s, medium t o good 2a 4d to 2s 9d, best whole fowl wheat 2s 21 to 2s 3d, do broken and damaged Is 10.1 to 2s Id per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes. — Supplies have not been quite so heavy, but prices show no improvement on aie values — namely, best Derwents £1 7s 6d to £2, other sorts i'l 10s to £1 153 per ton (sacks in). Chaff. -Prime bright oaten sheaf has fair inquiry,,.. but medium and inferior quality, with which the market is still over-supp'ied, ia difficult to quit at any price. Quotations : P. ime oiten sheaf £2 10j to £2 12s 6d, choice to £2 15s, mfdiuro to good £2 to £2 53, light aud discolored £1 10a to £1 17s 6d. Hay^ — There is an over-supply of clover a id rye-grass hay at present, and in view of the glutted market^l^annot advise clients t > send fo -ward cqhsTgriiWjints. Quotations : Best clover and: ryegrass' £2 10a to £2 15s, medium; to good £2 to £5 ss, inferior £1 15s to £1 17a 6d- per ton (pressed.) Turnips.;— Heavier supplies have come tohand, and prices tb'day are a shade easier. Quotations • Bestiswedes i2a to 13s iper ton ( i 608e,,48X truck).; ;