Commercial.

Bruce Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 41, 26 May 1910, Page 6

Commercial.

MILTON PRODUCE MARKET. JjKUCK HKKAUJ- OFFICIIRETAIL PRICKS. Oats 2s od bushel Pollard .... 7s 6d per bag Bran ... 4s od per bag Bacon (roll) iod per lb Hams ... -• - xid per lb Gutter (ordinary -- lid and is lb. Butter (print) is 3d per lb Cheese ... - Eggs ... .. • is iod per doz Fowl Wheat ... ... 5s per bushel Potatoes .. ... i6lb for is Bacon Pigs In plentiful supply VVHOI ESAI-K. TRICES. Flour, per ton bags Oatmeal, per too ... 10s Pollard, per ton~ ... £4 Pearl Barley, per ton ... Bran, per ton ... £3 is

Stronach, Morris and Co. Ltd, report for week ending 17th May, as iollows : Fat Sheep—There was a large yarding 3247 being penned. There were not many pens of prime wethers forward, and these sold at fully up to last week's rates. Medium wethers and ewes showed a drop of from is to is 9d. Prime wethers 17s to 18s 6d, extra to 22s 6d, medium 14s 9d to 16s 6d, light 12s to 13s 6d, best ewes 12s 6d to 13s 9d, extra heavy to iqs, medium 8s 6d to 11 s, inferior 5s to 7s. lat Lambs—There were 2892 penned, and the freezing buyers have started operating. The majority were very prime, and these met with a good sale at a slight advance on late rates. Unfinished lambs had no inquiry. Best lambs 13s 6J to 14s 6d, extra to 15s 6d, medium to good 10s 6d to 12s 6, light and unfinished 6s to 9s, Fat Cattle—There was a yarding of 206. Competition was not keen, and prices showed a slight drop. -Best bullocks 15 s 10 £ lO ss, extra to £ll 12s J6d, medium to good £7 ios to £8 ios, light £$ 15s to £b 15s, best heifers £6 to £7. extra to 2s 6d, medium to good to £$ ios, Pigs.—There was a very large yarding of 200. Small pigs were not in request, and prices dropped from xs to is 6d per head. Porkers and baconeis were not in good sup--ply, and buyers were not anxious to do bu2iness except at reduced raste- Suckers 4s tkl to 6s, slips 8s to us 6d, stores 15s to 193, porkers 26s to 345, light baconeis 36s to 435, heavy do 46s to 525, choppers to 88s. Rabbitskins—We held our weekly sale on Monday, when we offered a very lavge catalogue. Prices were much belter than .it the last sale, all lines meeting with splendid competition. Early winter does to 37c!, early winters bucks and does iyd to2jjid, best autumns to 20d, good ibd to I7d, spring bucks 17a to maliuin to good 13d to l6d, spring dues 13d to i4d, best racks to 14 d, light 11/' ad to 13k!, milky does led to il/id, small 7d to hawk lorn lod to I4d, autumn blacks I9d to 25>'4d, horsehair to cat skins 3d to 4d each, (Sheepskins—At to-day's sale competition was very dull, and prices, except for iambskins, showed no improvement 011 last week's, Lambskins wete about fc'M per lb better, Best half bred to 9'i, medium to Bd, best line crossbred 7d to coarse xbred 7d to best pelts to medium do 4d to inferior id to }d, best merino 7d to 7£d, medium to good to 6d, bestlambskins to 7^d,

Hides—We held our lortnigh'.ly sale on Thursday, ult., when we sulmutied a medium catalogue, Prices as compared with last sale decline oi from )sd tu Xd on almost all lines, cow hides showing the greatest drop. Bidding was not at all keen, except lor a few lines of extra stout ox. Prime stout heavy ox Sd to good heavy to medium d light weight to 7d, prime heavy tow hides to Jj+d, medium weight Gtfcl to light weights to lnierior 3&d to sX d > hull hides to 6d, yearlings (j/s'l, 107/ lid calfskins Od to 9d. 'l'allow and i'at —ihe:e is no change to report, all coming forward being read.ly sold. Oais—Theie is veiy little change Lo report since last week, theie being very lew sellers in the market. Jbuvers will not rai.se their limits, and there is very little business passing. Prime milling is nd lo 2s, good to b it Iced lo is inferior to medium is 7id to is 9d per bushel (sacks extra).

Wheat—There is practically no business passing, owing to the millers fairly large sleeks, and farmers not being inclined to accent lower prices. ! (, owl wheat is plentiful, aiic! is not very much in demand- Nominal Prime milling 3s iod to 3 s It( '> medium milling 3s 7<i to 3s 911, best whole fowl wheat ;',s 3d'to 3s 6d," medium 3s to 3s 2d, broken and damaged 2s to 2s 711 per bushel (sacks r.:). Chaff.-Consignments are now coming to hand so quickly, b'.s as there is a large quantity of chaff stored prices do no show any material change. Prime oaten sheaf £3 12s 6d to £3 15-, choice £3 17s 6d, medium to trood £1 5s to £3 1 os, inferior £2 to £2 10s per ton (sacks extra). Potatoes—Potatoes are in short supply, and during the last few days they have risen considerably. Medium and inferior samples are not enquired for. Prime Up-to-Dates ,£4 15s 6d to £5, medium to good ,£4 5s to 12s 6d, inferior to ,£4 per ton (sacks in) Stiaw—Oaten , 30s to 32s 6d, whoaten 22s 6d to 25r>:per tou, ex truck (pressed.)