BURNSIDE MARKETS.

Timaru Herald, Volume LII, Issue 5165, 11 June 1891, Page 2

BURNSIDE MARKETS.

DUNEDIN. June 10. PAT CATTLE. 23G head of fat cattle were yarded. For good cattle a fair demand ;was experienced, the3_e showing a alight advanoe, whilo for medium there was no improvement. Beat bullocks brought £3 53 to 23 6d, one or two pens extra heavy a shade more, medium to good £5 108 to £1 53, lightweights .£3 03 to £i 10s, beat cows £6 7s 6d to £7 103, medium £i 5s to £5 17s 6d, inferior and light £2 23 6d to .£3 123 6d.S!m FAT SHEEP. 1870 fat sheep were penned, including 200 merinos. Prices all round were higher than those ruling m the previous week. Best crossbred wethere brought 153 9d to 183 9d, medium 123 to 15s, best do ewea 14,3 6d to 17a 6d, medium 10a 6d to 13a 6d, merino wether 3to 13s 6d. GRAIN. The tone of the market is not so satisfactory. While there are buyers for really goodconditioned milling sorts m limited quantities at late rates, there is no demand for secondrats quality, and mo3t of the samples now offering come under the latter description. There is good demand for whole fowls-wheat, but prodnce dealers decline to give the price asked by vendors. Considering the limited quantity of prime no«r available, prices are more likely to further advance than recede. Best milling velvet and Tuscan 4s 7d to 49 Bd, . medium to good 4s 3d to 4s Gd, inferior to ] medium 33 9d to 43, broken 'Is 9d to 33 6d, ox store (sacks weighed m terms). -y oat3 — There is a very fair demand for wellfilled bright sorts of oat 3 m shipping condition, also for sorts suitable for milling locally at up ' to last week's quotations. Although there has been a little lull deliveries are daily becoming 1e33, and the best m store are already . dispo3ed of. We quote prime milling at Is 6id to Js 7d, bright stout feed Is 6d to Is 6id, medium to g-ood la 5Jd to Is Gd, inferior to medium Is Id to Is 4d, Danish and black (which all along have only had a very small ; demand) Is 4d to Is sd, ex store (sacks extra, ' net cash). ' : Barley — The market continues very dolt. We quote prime malting at 2g 9d to 3a, medium 23 4d to 23 7d, inferior 2s to 23 3d, ex store (sacks extra terms).