COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 190, 4 August 1900, Page 3

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

New Plymouth, Satuhmy, August 4. RETAIL PRICES, Butchers' meat.—Prices as lately advertised. Farm and Dairy Produce.—Milk, 3d per quart; butter, dairy, 8d to lOd; separator, lOd to Is per lb; cheese, -7d per llj ; eggs, Is 2d per doz; fowls, per pair; ducks, per pair; lard, (id j bacou, (id to 8d; hauis, : 6d t& 8d per lb. Fruit.—Bananas, 3d per lb ; cocoanuts, 2d to id each; lemons, is and Is 6d per dozen; oranges, la (id per doaan; apples, 3J and ic) per lb; pear t, id and Gd. , Vegetables.—Onions, 2d iei lb ; cabI bages, 2d each; potatoes, 5s per sack. Brcadstuils.—Bread, 5d per 41b leaf cash ■ or weekly payments; Gd booked. Firewood, from 8s to 12s per lout'. Coal.—Westport(Brookdale), 42s ; Mokau, 28s. Bone-dust (pure), £7 10s per ton. ' BUYING PRICES, Butter.—B 2st dairy, 7d to 8d; separator, 8d to lid per lb; cheese 5d per lb; eggs, Is Oi per dozen; fowls, per pair; ducks, per pair; bacon, id to s£d per lb; hams, 5d to Gjd per lb; lard, id to sd; fungus, 2|d to 3d per lb. CASH RETAIL MILL PRICES.] Kgmont Mills, Flour, eilk-dreased ... 8/• per 1001b Bran 4/6 „ 1001b Sharps .. .. 10/0 ~ ISitlb Barley , ... ... 2/9 „ bushel Wheat ._ .. .„ 2/9 do Oats ... ... .. 2/6 ~ do Oats, crushed .. .. 2/9 „ do Oatmeal ... .» 3/3 „ 251bs Wheatmeal .. .. 10/- „ lOOlbs Pigs' meal.. ... 8/- „ 1801b Beans ._ ... 3/8 „ bushel Chafl (oataheaf) ... 1/9 „ sack Chaff (straw) ... ... 1/3 „ „ Maize „ 3/6 „ bushel Bone-dust... ... .„ £7/10 „ ton OalfMeal ... ... 11/-,, 1001b MR NEWTON KING'S WE'tKLY AUCTION REPORT Me. Newton Kino reports ■— Cattle.—At Ngaire, on Monday, I held a clearing sale on account of Mr. Lilley, The cows were mostly in backward condition, and did not realise high prices. Early : culvers made L 5 to L 6; late calvers, L 3 to J L 4 10s; pigs and sundries realised fair ; prices. At Stratford, on Tuesday, the yards were filled mostly with heifer stock, very few steers coming forward. Heifers in calf were iu fair demand, but in most cases bidding did not reach vendors reserves. Calves and | yearlings all sold at good prices. Springing heifers were well competed for, and nearly all sold at prices ranging from L 3 12s to L 4 ss; store cows made L2 to L2 10s. Mr. Read's dairy cows sold at low rates. At Stony River, on Wednesday, there was only a moderate muster of stock. Bidding for all young cattle was brisk and nearly all ■ of this class sold at satisfactory prices. Calves made 10s to LI bs; yearlings, LI 13s 6d to LI 16s; 18-months steers, L2 lus; springing heifers, L2 19s "6d to L 3 18s ; fat cows (heavy weights), L 4 13s. At btratiord, on Thursday, 1 held a clearing sale of dairy stock on account of Mr. H. j W Hann. 'ihe attendance was not large and prices ranged ij-om L 3to L 6 iCs; spring-1 ing heifers, L 4 to L 4 i2s 6d. On 'lhursday, I held a clearing sale of household furniture on account of Mr. H. Woodward. There was a good attendance and brisk bidding throughout and everything sold at satisfactory prices, ' ME3SHS. WYLLIE, STU'IT, Si CO.'S < REPORT. 1 Mesbks. YVyllie, Stmt, & Co. report;— ] We Leg to report price* realised at cui 1 yards, Waitara and Urenui, on Monday and Tuesday, Ju.y 30lh and 31stCalves, 18s t )HUi(id; 2-year iteers, L 3 16s6d; 2jyear steers, L 4 7s 6d ; Leilers, springing, L2 15s to L 3 15s Bd; cows do, L3ssto L 3 15s; fat cows, 1,3 18s 6d; store do, L2; hack pony. L 5 10s; ewes in lamo, 10s 31 to 11b 6d. AUCKLAND BUTTER PRICES. (PElt I'KESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, August 3. Wholesale dairy produce quotations:— Butter.—Fre-h Dairy, 9d ; Becond quality, 7d to Sd ; third qiuiily,—; New Zealand Dairy Association, Is id ; Anchor brand, Is Id; Acorn brand, is Id; prime Bait, 9d; second quality salt, 7d.