BURNSIDE MARKETS.

Timaru Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 1785, 20 June 1895, Page 2

BURNSIDE MARKETS.

;'. ' DTJNEDIN, June 19. . .. . CATTLE. ' ''..--'. 94 head of fat cattle were yarded. Competition was spirited for ail good pens, last weed's prices being fully maintained. Best bullocks brought £8 10s to £9 ss, medium £6 10s to £7 10s, light weights £6 10s to £6 7s 6d, best cows £6 108 to £7 15s, two or three extra prime £8 10s to £10, medium £4 10s to £5 155, light and aged £2 7s 6d to £4 7s 66\ 4 ! SHEEP. 1654 fat sheep were penned.. Competition was spirited, more so at the beginning of the sales than either at the beginning or end. On ,an average the prices ruling would show about Is per head of arise. Best crossbred wethers and maiden ewes brought 11s 6d to 12s 9d, extra heavy 13s to 13s 9d, medium to good 8s 6d to ; los6d, best do. ewds 10s 6d to 12s 6d, two or three pens extra heavy long-wool 12s 9d to 14s 3d, medium to good 8s 3d to 9s 6d. ; pigs. Only 10 pigs were penned, and there was very little competition even for this small entry. Slips brought 12s to 15s, porkers 20s to 235, bacon pigs 30s. GRAIN. Wheat. — The market is comparatively quiet, no business of any consequence coming under notice. The quantity offering is limited, though it is somewhat doubtful if the supply assumed greater dimensions whether late, quotations could be maintained. Millers are Btill open to purchase, but not to any extent at the prices obtaining during the past few weeks. The demand for fowls' wheat continues strong, and the price is likely to remain firm. Quotations are — For prime milling 3s 8d to 3s 9d, extra do. clean and fit .for seed 4s to 4s 3d, medium to good 3s 6d to 3s 7d, inferior and broken to medium 3s 3d to '3s 6d (ex store, sacks weighed m; terms)*";? Oats.— The market continues very firm and advancing. Present iudicitiqns point to a further improvement m price. A good deal more business would be done if buyers could purchase*' at present quotations, but most sellers being under the impression that the market has not reached the top, are not ; disposed to quit at present. The quantity available is within very small dimensions, and there are very few now to come forward. Quotations are — For prime feed and milling Is 8d to Is 9£d, medium to good Is 7d to Is Bd, inferior to medium Is 5d to Is 6d, odd lots of prime long tartarians and Sutherlands, tit for. seed, Is 8d to Is 9|d (ex store, sacks extra ; net). Barley.-— There is rio improvement to note m the demand for malting, though owing to the-high price of wheat odd < lots of barley are being occasionally placed for feed. Beyond this the^e is no.business of- consequence. The idea, • however, prevails that further on most of the stocks on hand will be required. Quotations are— For prime malting 2s 6d to 28 -9 d, medium to good 2s 4d to 2s ,6d v -.inferio.r2sto 2s 3d (ex store, sacks extra ; net),