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Dairy Produce Reports.
BARROW BROS. COMMISSION AGENCY
PTY. LTD.. 460-406 1- iinders-lanj. Melbourne,
report Uitd July):— Butter: Choicest, 140/ per
swt.; Jerseydale prints, UHd< per Jb. extra.
Cheese: Prime new meaium, 9Vjd.; loaf, lt)d. ;
jcmi-muturcd, lid to 1/; matured, 1/ to 1/L
per lb. Eggs: Ordinary lines, lid.; privates
l/; select. -1/1 per doz., wttn repacked higher.
Honey; Choice quality. 3'd. to 4d.; good, 3d.;
dark, 2d. per lb. Beeswax; Light, 1/4 per lu.
3ucon: Prime light sides, Slid, to 9'Ad.:
shoulders, 7Vjd per lb. Hams, lOd. to It.
per lb. Lard: Prime quality, C'.Sd. per lb.
Dried Fruit: Prunes, 4a. to 7d.; hard she. I
Bmonds, 5d.; soft snell almonds. 7d. to 9d. ;
walnuts. 8d. to lOd. por lb. Poultry; Mode
rate supply, average demand. Prime turkey
gobblers. 23/ to 2«x6; good, 16/6 to 21/;' me
dium, 12/6 to 15/t); turkey poults, u f to14/«>:
turkey hons, 12/6 to 15/0 : medium, 7/6 -,t >
J/3: prime Muscovy drakelingo, 8/ to S/i»;
medium to good, 6/3 to 7/3; prlnio Musoovy
ducklings. 4/3 to ft/; medium to good, 3/ ,!»
d/U; Pekin and Aylesbury, 2/9 to 4/0; prime
roosters, 8/ to 10/3; medium, 6/ to 7/1; sulggy
roosters, 4/ lo 5/ft: prlmo c.ilcaena,
-3/3: medium to good. 3/3 to 4/t); small. 2/if
to 3/2; stags 2/ to 3/; prime hens. 6/3
7/2; medium to good, 3/9 to 4/11; small, 2/d
to 3/3; prime pullets, 4/6 to 0/ft; medium
to good. 3/ to 3/11; pigeons, 9d. lo 1/ pe:
pair. Meat report (28th June). — Pork; Good
supply, prices lower. Prime pockets, 6V»a. '!»
6%d. ; good, ftvid to tld. ; medium, fid. \ >
ftHd.; prime bnconers, ftVsd. to 5%d.; .me
dium, 4%d. to fid. por ib. Veni: Short supiuy,
xood demand. Prime vealers, 3%d. to 4d. J
good, 3',id. to 3Hd.: medium, 2%d. to 3d.;
smAll, 2 lid. to 2<i.: prima large, 2d. u«
2% d.: rough choppett:, J'.id. to l%d. pv
lb.
ALFRED BARROW PTY. LTD.. 58-00'Klng-
street, Melbourne, report 2nd July: — Butter:
Choicest, 140/; first grade, 133/4; choicest
butter, in prints, 1/3 vh lb. - Cheese:. Prima
now medium. 9lhd.: loaf, lod. : seml-maiureti,
lOd.; matured, lOlid. to lid. Eggs: Gco-l
demand, owing to short supply; prices "Un
changed: we quote ordinary tine?, lld.» pri
vates If. select 1/1. Suburban new laid und
repacks higher. Honey: We quote 3d. to 3\id.
lb., Inferior grades lower.
GIPP8LAND ft NORTHERN CO-OPERA
TIVE CO.- LTD. Head Office: 492-494 f llml-
ure-lane, Melbourne, report (2nd July); — Bu-
ter Choicest quality, 140/ per cwt.; Bunny-
South prints (54 to the case), l/3'.a per lb.:
first grade, 2/ per cwt.; lower and second,
grade, 4/ per cvt. lower. Cneese: Stock
short. New loaf. lOd. per lb.; new Inrgu.
jW d. per lb.; scml-matured and matured,
lOLttd. to ll%d. per lb. Eggs: G. und N.
guaranteed, 1/2 pir dozen; standard, l/i per
dozen; medium, lid. to 1/ per dozen; ami
small, luci. por dOiOu. lloncy: Good. 3Vjd. to
4d. per ib. ; inferior, from 2d. per lb. Grain
Department. — Peas : Quiet. Best dun?, 5/:
medium. 4/6 to 4/0. Barley: Prime Kngllsu
oarley Is In steady demand at 3/1; Rood, J/,
and other grades down to 2/9; Caj>e, 2/3 dowu
;o 2/3. OaU: Milling, steady, at2/4yj; feeu.
aulet. at 1/10 to 2/2. Maize: Best Jial red.
4/U to 5/1 Chaff: titeady. Best. £3 17/d
Jj £4; gofkl. £3 12/6 to £3 10/; and other
qualities down to £3. Straw: Dull. Prlmo
oaten, In lightweight bales. £2 2/6 tq > £ !J
5/; barley and wheaUn, £2 to £2 2/6. Pota
toes: Fhm. - Best, ft/: fioou. i>ll»
others down to £10. Onions: Firm. Best
Brown Spanish. £8 10/ to £$ 15/; others,
Sown to £7 10/.
WESTERN DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE
PRODUCE and 1NBURANCE CO. LTD., 14;
20 Khtg-street. Mebourne, C.I.- report Una
July) .Butter— Quotations: Choicest lump.
140/ per cwi. tl/3 per lb.); other grades
tower: "Wtsiern Btav" butter, in prlnu'd.
wrappers, u',4d. per lb. extra, 111 cartons Otu.
jer id. extra. t:hew.«: a>isv;, largo, «%d. per
ib.; new loaf, ltd. per lb.; seml-raaLirea and
matured, lid. to 1/ per lb. Eggs: Ordinary,
lid. per uoz ; private lines, if per doz. ;
select, l/l pc. dot., repacked higher.
AUSTRAL GRAIN and AMBLER PTY.
LTD., 46. -Is fid, b2 Klng-strcct. Melbourne,
report (2nd July) Butter.— Quotations are:
—Choicest, 140/ : first grade, 135/4; other
grades lower. Cheese: New medium prime,
j%d.; loaf, lOd. ; prmo matured, lOd. to
lid. Eggs. — We quote:— Ordinary lines, lid.:
privates. 1/; select, 1/1, with specially re
packed and graded lfigucr. Tho market re
mains steady at these prices. Bacon: ! arm
or's B&llarat bacon, p.imc sidos,
middles, 1/2; hania, ciotlicd and Aeeded, 1.)
lb. and under, l/ti; hams, in calico, only 1ft
lb. and under, 1/5 : hams, clothed andseedeu.
16 lb. and over, 1/5; hams, in calico only, 16
ib. and over, 1/4. Lnru: Bulk, Gftd.: pac
kets, Tttd. Nms: Sott-auell almonds, 7d. to
9d.; hard shells. 4U. to 0d.; walnuts, 7d. to
3d. lioncy: Choicest, 4d.; medium, 3d.; lower
grades, 2d. to 2tfl. Beuawiix, 1/2 to 1/4.
Poultry: Fair Uei,\ cries to-day, and meeting
with a steady demind for all classes, except
hens, which were easier. Turkey gobblers,
prime, 26/ to 32/; medium to good. 15/ to
25/0; poor lower. Poulto, prime, 17/3 to 20/,
medium to good, 8/ to 16/U; poor lower. Tur
key hens, prune, 14/ to 17/; medium to good,
7/ to 13/0; poor lower. Geese, prime, '</ to
8/. Drakeilugr, prime Muscovy. 7/6 to 0/;
medium to good, 4/ to 7/3; .old. 3/ to 5/-
Ducklings, prime Muscovies. 4/3 to 5/3: me
dium to good, 3/ to 4/; Ota 3/6 to 4/. Pekiu
ana Aylcsburys, prmif., 6/ to 6/. Indian Run
ners. 2/6 to 4/3. Roosters, prime, .7/6 to
10/: medium to good. C/4 to '7/3. fltafcgy. 4/,
to 5/11. Stags. Wu to 3/0. Ch.ckcns, prime,
0/8 to 8/3: medium to good, if to 6/6; small,
2/u to 3/li; poor lower. Hons.' tat und» large,
6/ to 7/3; medium to good, 3/6 to o/lO; small,
276 to 3/4: poor lower. Pullets, ptlme, 3/t
lo 6/4 p medium 10 gooa, 3/4 to 4/lu. Chart:
rtme mitt cut, £3 18/ to£<; mcjtuin to
gooU, £3 »/ to £3 13/(1. I'otatoca: Htettdy
dotnund. l'rlme red eolt, £11 to £11 8/:
Kood, £10 15/; poor tirades tower. Oatone:
Good demand. Prime samples, £8 16/; poor
grades lowei >
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