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MARKET REPORTS
Meitrs. ROBERTSON and ' GARDNER,
452-454 Flinders-lane,- Melbourne. G.l, re-
Lni — Butter: Prime iactory
J cwt.; second grades at
concessions. Eggs: Hen, J/ per doz. : me-
1/10J. 2nd hen, 1/0; 2nd
sedlu,?»- I/O; duck eggs, 1/10.
Cheete: New large, 1/: well set, 1/0%:
1/0%: well set, 1/i; semi-
matured and matured, 1/3 to 3/4%. Poul-
®upPlles €?od. but insufficient lor re
quirements. Domand animated for all
classes according to weight, age and con-
young roosters, heavy breeds,
per Pfltr special lots occa-
sionaily h cher; medium to good. 10/6 to
17/6. White Lechoms and smaller classes.
Plinv17 r.1.0. 13/6. medium to good 8/6
to j10/. Chickens, prime, 7/6 to 10/;
medium to good, 4/6 to 1/\ small and
P5.r lower. Hens, prime heavy breeds.
14/ to 16/: medium to good. 6/ to 13/6;
white Leghorns, prime 9/6 to 10/10.
medium to good 6/6 to 9/. small and
from, 3/. Pullets, prime, 14/ to
17/6; medium to good, 6/ to 13/. ac
cording to breed and condition. Muscovy
drakellngs, prime 19/ to 25/4. medium
» SSw t0 18/; ducklings, prime 10/
to 12/, medium to good 6/ to 9/3. small
and poor lower. Geese and goslings not
In much demand. 8/6 to 13/. Turkeys:
Demand active for all good to prime gob
blers and hens, medium sorts selling well
also: small and poor birds only met with
moderate inquiry. Gobblers, prime 05/
to 75/ per pair, specials to 877. medium
to.good 40/ to 62/6: hens, prime 35/ to
45/. medium to good 20/ to 30/: small,
noor and crooked breasted, from 13/ to
28/. Crates. —Can now supply within a
reasonable time. None available for imme
diate desnatch at present.
_ BARROW BROS.' COMMISSION AGENCY
LTD.. 460-466 Flinders-lane, Mel
bourne, market report (Tuesday. August
81: — Butter: Choicest." 166/10 cwt.
Cheese: Seml-malured, 1/3; matured, 1/4
per lb. Honey: Choice. 7%d. per lb. All
honey wanted. Eggs: DIRTY
SHELLS cannot be graded as first quality.
KEEP. SHELLS CLEAN. . Hen, 27; me
dium, 1/10 oer do2. Poultry: Fair sup
ply: heaw demand for all classes, par
ticularly turkeys. All good birds reached
ceiling Drlces. Prime large turkey gob
blers. 60/ to. 75/: prime medium turkey
gobblers, 45/ to 00/: prime large turkey
hens, 36/ to 45/; prime medium turkey
hens. 27/ to 33/: turkey poults. 26/ to
35/. Prime Muscovy drakellngs. 15/ to
20/:.. medium. 10/ to 15/. Prime Mus
covy ducklings. 9/ to ll/: medium. 6/6
to 8/6. Ordinary ducks and ducklings, 5/
lo, 7/6,': Prime roosters anq chickens. 14»
to 20/; medium, 11/ to 13/. small, 2/6
to 8/6: stags and staggy roosters, 5/6 to
8/0. a Prime White Leghorn chickens, 9/6
Lo 14/: small. 6/6 to 9/6. Prime colored
hens, 11/ to 15/: medium. 8/6 to II/:
small. 8/6 to 8/0. Prime White Leghorn
crossbreds.. 10/ to 12/. White Leghorn
hens, best' 6/6 to 10/. small 4/ to 6/0
per pair. Crates loaned upon application,
1/ /each. Crates now available for. imme
diate delivery. Veal: Report of sales held
on AugU6t -2 and 4: — Good supply, splen
did-demand. Prime vealers, Gd. fo 6%d.;
medium, to good, 5,id. to 5a4d.; small,
5d. to 6d.t choppers, plain and inferior,
lower.
-Mr,- W. A, Comeadow, honorary
secretary of the Royal , Horticultural
Society of Victoria, will speak to the
Students' Civic. Club at the'ColIlng-
wood Technical School this morn
ing.
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