JUNE.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXXXIV, Issue 57, 22 June 1908, Page 6

JUNE.

THE SDN. H. M. Ist.—Sun rif.es ... ... 7.45 a.m. Ist. —Sun sets 4.26 p.m. 30th. —Sua rises 7-55 a,m ' 30th.—bun sets ' ... 4.27 p.m. THE MOON. 7th.—Fj- -Quarter ... .... 4.26 p.m. 15th.— rVjMooc ... ... 1.25 a.m. -21st.— Last Quarter 4.56 p.m. 29th. —New Moon 4.2 a.m. MILTON PRODUCE MARKET. IiKUCE Herald Office. WHOLESALE PRICES. n■jut, per ton .... - £ll 15s zoolb bags. 0 it meal, per ton ... Pollard, per ton... Li Pearl Barley, per ton ... £lB Bran, per ton .... ... £& 5 s Bacon Pigs, 1301b to 1651b „ „ overweight... 3jd to 4%d RETAIL PRICES. Oats 2s 9d per bushel Pollard is 6d per bag Bran ... 7s per bag Bacon (roll) lid per lb . {."n.; io^dperlb ,;j (ordinary) ... I id, and (sep> is per lb i,utter iuaory bulk) ... is 3d per lb Chaese- 8d is 6d per doz Fowl Wheat .... ... 4s per bushel Potatoes zolb for is Stconaoh, Morris and Co., Ltd., report for week ended 18th Juno, as follows Fiii Sheep—Thoro was a medium yarding of 2740, composed principally of good quality wotbors and owes. Owing to the largo numbor of sheep on hand prices showed a drop of from Is to Is 6d for wet hers, whilst young ewes showed a drop of from Is to 2s, and old owes up to 2 ■ 6d. Boat wotkors 19:3 to 21s, extra to medium to good 16s to IBs, inferior 123 to 14s 9d, host owos 14s to 15s 9d, medium 10s to 13.5, inferior 5a to 9s. Fat Lambs—loso ponittd. There wore y nos many really primo lambs forward, and prices showed a drop of bd per head 011 finished huubs, whilst for unfinished the rlcimf-A not great, and those

ah ,-.v"d a 0.-.':"! of Is 6d. Best lambs b:uU;;Lit r.p to 10.; Od. good 14s to 16s, nr n i::m 12 i to I%*, light 9s to lis 6d.

—222 yarded, consisting principally r-i ;<uod quality bullocks and h.';ii?ni. i'W ,: -;':iy prime quality prices

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were fully up' I'O l a3t week's rates, but uifioishi!'] vvo'/o a shndo easier. Best bti.l'-jfil:-'. iiL-ouu-ht up to £lO, extra to £ll, niutiiuui m to £9, light £Q to £1 10a, bi-it h. if or-! f;7 to £8 10s, medium to goud £0 !:•:.• £7, ligbi £4 to £5 10s. picjs—los pciujed. The demand for yountf pi:;.) v.x-ro ;ilightly better than has been uUely, and porkers and baconers filsD 'acid up to late- quotations. Suckers brought from 9s to 12s 6d, slips 14a to 17s, suvrfw ;iy, t 0 25*, porkers 28s to 435, light b.-iswribw 45i to 50s, haavy 60s to 665.

Rabbitßkiu<;—Wo offered a medium sized catalogue of good skins on Mou* day, when price 3 were a little firmer than at the preceding week's sale, especially for winter does. We sold wintor does to 20}£d, mixed lod to 17j£d, surumns 13d to springs 7d to Bd, susumcrs 10 B}£d, winter black to 21-£ d, Hii.uinus to 17d, horse hair to 18d.

S'leap ,ii<!is —Catalogues all round were -lU-..1), but puces wore quite equal to last w cjc'h raus. B:'st haifbred brought up •:u 6-V1 p:'i* lb, medium Co good 4£d to sid, b■.•-!:.. 4><d to SK. medium to good 3d to 4d, merino to s#d, lamb* skins to 5Xd. Hides—We offered a good catalogue on Thursday last,. whon bides showed a slight advance on prices that havo been ruiing lately. Prima stout heavy ox hidos to 7ftd, good heavy do 6J, Trie Hum 4£d to sf[d, light o% to 4d, stout liMvy :ow bides &}{& to &}{< i, medium 4.U io i, iight S.jd to4d, yearlings 3d 10 3£!, •-* ug aud bull hides to 3d, ho; so hidos 5s to 10; Gd each. Tallow and Fat—There is not much ceiling forward, aud prices rule almost the suiue.

Oata— Business is very quiet, and to nul.M Hales mibstaiitial reductions mu3t bo ? ikon. Prime milling oats are wor;h 2s 4-H to 2i sd, good to best feed 2s 3£d to 4.jd, inferior and medium 2s 2d to 2~ 3..' rn-r bushel. " Vir ni, -Thero i? no businoss to report. h- ■•!..• luukot i=? djad except for whole f. i wlj> at. Seed lines 4s 8d to 4-< 10d, mining 4s 6d to As !}{. whole fowi wboat 4s ■!'.; to 4-s 0-1, modi 11 ai 4a to 4a Bd, br k'.n nud damaged 3a to 3j 9d per bushel (sacks extra.)