BURNSIDE MARKETS.

Timaru Herald, Volume L, Issue 4861, 5 June 1890, Page 2

BURNSIDE MARKETS.

DUNEDIN. Juno t. FAT CATTLE. 203 bead were yarded ana only a few pens were prime beef, the balance ordinary to inferior. For beat quality there was fair competition, pricG3 showing a alight advance on lost week. The demand foe medium and inferior was les3 active, values ruling very little above store prices. Beat . bullocks brontrht £7 103 to £9, medium to good £5 53 to £1 7s 6d, inferior and lightweights £A 2a fid to £4 17s 6d, best cows £f> 16a to £S 17a 6d, others £2 53 to £5 53. FAT SHEEP. Tho entry comprised 2-tIO orosabred3. nearly three-fourths owe* and the balance wethers of various qualities from inferior to medium and prime. A good demand was oiperienced all through tho gales, prices realised showing from Jb to Ik Gd odvanco on lost week's rateß, and m somo instances more on ordinary quality. Best crossbred wothcrs brought 15a to ltfs 9d, medium to good 133 to Its Od, best do ewes 14s to 153 3d, inferior to uiedinm and good Oa to lfo (id. OBAIN. Wheat— Moderate demand for prime quality only, medium being still hard to quit for milling purposes, except on raro occasions. Tho tone of the markat is apparently loss firm and only for choice lots can late quotations be secured. Fowls' wheat continued m good request, bat buyers aro not disposed to givo over 2s 84 for fnll-grown whole wheat. Beat Tnscan 3s 3d to 3s 43, medium to good 3i to 3s 2d, best white velvot Si 2d to 3s 3d, medium to good 2s 9d to 3s, bent red wheat 2s lid to 3s, merlium'Ss Od to 2s lOd, inferior to good whole fowl wheat 2s W to 2s Bd, ox Btoro {sacks weighed m terms.) Oats— Tha market continues flat. Millers have considerable Hupplies on hand, and aro not disposed to buy to any extent. Shippers' limits are too low to allow them to oporato freely at reported quotations, and they only purchase when prices aro suitable to their ideas. At auction a considerable number of lots of medium to best short feed were diapoacd of from Is 2'l to Is 3Ji3 (only two lots nt the higher figure) ; Is 3d soems to bo the highest shippers can givo, whilst a nnmbor of holders are not at present anxious to accept this. Tho quantity coming to hand shows a considerable falling oft', but stocks aro still heavy. Boat milling Is 3}d to Is <H (but held for more), best feed 3a 3d to Is 3\i, Danish Is Id to Is 2d, ox store (sacks extra). Barley — This- coreal has littlo or no attention ffoni malriters. Millers aro buying iiparingly, and tlioro is no demand whatover for feed. Quotations aro nominal.