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Bruce Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 99, 30 December 1904, Page 6

Messrs Waters, Ritchie and Co., auctioneers, wool, stock, grain, produce, and commission agents, report (wholesale) for the week as.under. All quotations are subject to market fluctuations : — Wheat—Market ia easier, but prices are without alteration. Best velvet and Tuscan 3s 8d to 3s iod, red chaff 3s 7d to 3s $jd, fowl wheat 3s (sacks extra). . . Oats.— There is a good demand for best descriptions, but inferior sorts have not much attention/ Millife is 7d, bright short feed is Sid to if <hI, inferior is id to is AA- J Barley. — We have a good demand for prime ' malting samples from £s to 3s 3d on trucks, j Potatoes. — Derwents j£3 10s per ton. ; Rabtritskins. — Auction sales 'every fort 1 night daring the off season. We offered j a large catalogue this week. Competition was fairly brisk vx late, rates. Suckers, and runners 3d to 4>£d, summers sj£d to Bd, autumns od to I2d, outgoings iod to I2^d, winters I4d to l6d, selected l6j£d to I7d, blacks ißd to 24.6 per lb. Sheepskins. — We hold sales every Tuesday. We quote : Pelts is 2d to 2s 2d, crossbred 2s 6d t« 7s 6d, extra 7s 6d to 9s 6d, merino 25 6d to 6s 6d. Hides. —We hold fortnightly sales. Prime ox up to 6£d, 1 heavy do 4%dto sXd, medium do 4£d to 4^£d, light do 4d to 4/6 d, calfskins is od to 2s 3d, yearlings 2s od to 3s 6d, horse hides 6s 6d te 9s 6d each. Tallow.— Rough fat 13s to 14s, tallow in tins 15* to 18s, casks 20s 6d to 225. Horsehair. — Keen demand, from I4#d to Is^d- ■ V • We store aud dress all classes of seed and grain. Air our machinery is of the latest and most effective design, and^s operated by practical men of long experience. Seeds— We have on sale a specially selected stock of grass and clover seeds,'' Which we qnote as follows :— Heavy machined ryegrass 4s 6d to ss, medium 4s to 4s 3d, cocksfoot 4'id to 6d, Italian 4s 3d to 4s 6d, white clover is , to is 3d, alsyke jjd to iod, cowgrassSd to lod, , timothy 5d to 6d. Samples on application. ' Carters' Turnip Seeds. —As agents for j Messrs Jas. Carter and Co., London, we are | now landiag our season's stock of (heir wellknown high grade turnip seeds. Full price list and particulars on application. ' > 1 Batter.— Best salt 7d per lb, dairy butter (inpats) 5d to 6d per lb. • .. j Market bare. iod. ' ' ' rloriey . — 3d to 3^d- per lb. dieese. — sdperfb. - j Bacon.— Rolls 7^d, hams 7^d to 86. . . —In good demand, 4^d, heavy wdgnis 3d to 3^d. Poultry. — Roosters 4s lo 4s 6d per pair.

hens 3s to 3s 3d per pair, ducks 4s 6d pw pair. (Export), we are giving top prices for South African orders, hens and young roosters 3s per pair, ducks 4s. Full particulars on application. ■ Note.— All export poultry is carried railage free if consigned to the Department of Agriculture. We supply crates on loan. '