FARMERS' COLUMN.

Lake County Press, Issue 2792, 3 July 1919, Page 5

FARMERS' COLUMN.

Weekly Market Report. Stronaoh, Morris and Co.. Ltd;, report for weok ended Thursday, 26th ,June, 1919, as follows:--Fat Cattle :—2lO penned—a fair yarding, and prices were fully up to last week's rates. Prime bullocks £2O to £23 ss, medium £l6 10s to £l9, light £l3 to £ls, prime cows and heifers £l4 to £l6, medium £ll to £l3, light £9 to £lO ', Fat Sheep—2o9B penned, consisting ohiefly of medium and light - weight ewes and wethers, with a few pens of prime sheep. There was a keen demaudfor prime sheep, and prions showed an advance on last week's rates. Prime wethers 46s to 555, medium to good 39s to 445, light and unfinished 33s to 375, prime ewes 403 to 4Gs, medium to good 35s to 395, light 21s to 28s Lambs—937 penned, the quality not being quite up to last week's standard. Competition, however, was good, and values were /pqual to week's rates. Prime lambs to 365, medium to good 25s to 28s, light 17e 9d to 21s

" Pigs—There was a full yarding of fat pigs and prices if anything were a shade easier than last week's rates. A small yarding of stores offered, and these sold well up to late rates. Stronach, Morris, & Co. Ltd. report for week ended Tuesday. 24th June,, as follows :

Rabbitskins :—Our next Sale will be held on Monday. 30ch June. Sheepskins—The Government are holding a valuation this week. Hides—Our next sale will be held on Thursday, 26th June Oats—There has been \ery little business passing during the week, Buyers are not keen to operate at present, and growers are still firm holders. Quotations: — Prime milling 4/2 to 4/3, good to best feed 4/1 to 4/2, inferior to medium 3/6 to 3/9 per bushel (sacks extra) Wheat—Millers have now good stocks on band, and will not accept lines unless they are in good condition. A large number of consignments of wheat coming to hand are in soft condition, and will have to be sold as fowl wheat. , > Chaff—There is a 'good demand for prime oaten sheaf chaff, while medium lines also meet with a better enquiry. Quotations — Prime quality to £6 15s, good oaten sheaf l . £6 5s to £6 10s, medium to good £5 10s to £6, light and inferior to £4 10s per ton (.sacks extra) Potatoes—There is a good demand for prime quality, but the majority of the lines coming to hand during the week have been of medium quality, and these do. not meet with a ready sale. Quotations Choice tables £8 5s to £8 10s, good £7 10s to £B, medium £6 to £7, inferior to £5 per ton (sacks in). Weekly Market Report. MeSBRB WATERS, RlTCfllK, AND. Co. auctioneers, wool, grain, produce, and commission agents, repeat (wholesale) for the w«eT* as under. All quotations are aubjeot to market fluctuations : Wheat.—Good demand at Government prices. i Qals—Good demand. Milling 3/6, bright Bbort feed to 3/5, medium and inferio 3/3 to 3/4 on trucks. Rabbitskins.—Keen demand. We quoteRacks 25d to 26d, light racks 20d to 21 d, autumns 48d to 54d, early autumns 42d to 46d, early winters 62d to 663, winter buok.s 68d to 70d, winter does 80d to 85d, selected to 90d per lb. Next sale Monday, June 30th, and thereafter eyery fortnight during the season.

Hides—Good demand, Sales, fortnightly Sheepskins—Government valuation held fortnightly.. Tallow—Market active, Rough fat 2 Is, tallow in tins 283 to 325, oasks 383 to 45s per owt. Horsehair Market quie*- 14£ dto 16£ d per lb. We st or9 m & dress all classes of seed and grain. All our machinery is of the latest and most effective design, and is operated by praotieal men of long experience" General Produce Report, Butter —Best salt 1/5 per lb,* dairy butter in pats 1/5 per lb. Eags—Fresh 2/4. Honey 5d pe lb Oheese, IOJd por lb Baoou.—ftolls Is 3d, hams Is 4d. Pigs.-In good demand. Baoonera 9Jd porkers 9?jd, heavy weights sd, Poultry (local)— Boosters 5/-_ per pair ben 4/- per p:ur, duoks 5/6 a pair,

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