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BENDIGO PIG MARKET.
Messrs. Xicholls and Hill report (7th August):—
A very short supply of bcth bacons and porkers;
quality, medium to gocd. There was a large at
tendance of buyers, and prices ruled high for al!
descriptions. Stores and slips: Only a few pen
ned. and all sold readily it fully late rates. Quo
tation?:— Best bacons, £3 15/ to £4 5/: har.dy do.,
£2 19/ to £3 3/; choppers. £5 5/ to £9: porkeri,
£2 to £2 7/6; small do., £1 13/ to £1 IS/; stores,
large sorts, £1 5/ to £1 10/6; others, 12/6 to IS/:
slips, 10/ to 11/6. Milch calves: 27 penned, small
sorts, best, 16/ to £1; others, 6/9 to 12/6. Sheep
and lambs: A few penned; eheep, £1 to £1 10/;
Iambs, 13/3 to 15/. Carcase veal. 2d. to 2Jd. per
lb. Carcase pork, handy weights, 5$d. to fiid.
per lb.; heavies, 4<L to 4jd. per lb.
$