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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 20, 13 October 1900, Page 2

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New Plymouth, Saturday, Ootobeb 13 RETAIL PRICES Butchers' meat—Prices as lately advertised. Farm and Dairy Produce.—Milk, 3d per quart; batter, dairy, 8d to lOd; separator, lOdto Is Id per lb; cheese, 7d per lb; eggs, 8d per doz; fowls, per pair; ducks, per pair; lard, 6d; bacon, Cd to 8d; hams, fid to 8d per lb, Fruit.—Bananas, 3d per lb ; cocoanuts, 2d to Id eaoh; lemons, lg and Is 6d per doien; oranges, Is fid and 2a per dozen; apples, 3d and Id per lb. Vegetables.—Onions, 2d pel lb; cabbages, 2d each; potatoes, 5s per sack. Breadstofls.—Bread, 6d per 41b leal cash oc weekly payments; (id booked. Firewood, from 8s to 12s per load, Goal.—Westport(Brookdale), 425: Mokau, 28s. Bone-dust (pure), £7 10s per ton. BOTINQPBIOES, Batter.—Bsst dairy, 7d to 8d; separator, 8d to lid per lb; cheese Sd per lb; eggs, 61 per dozen; fowls, 2s 6d per pair; ducks, 3s per pair; bacon,4d to s£d per lb; hams, Sd to 6jd per lb; lard, 4d to fid; fungus, 2Ad to 3d per lb.

MR. W. BEWLEY'B SHARE REPORT.

b buyers, 8 sellers. The business in investment shares docs not call for special comment during the past week. In Auckland mining, Talisman's and Waihi Extendod's show a marked improvement. 'Jfherc has been enquiry for Moiiowai's at a slight advance. In dredging stocks Molyncux claims have declined, returns haying been smaller owing to the spring rising of the river from the melting snows. On the West Coast prices are at the same level as last week, the dredges that have started work not having yet opened up their ground.

MB Nil VVION KING'S WiSMSIY AUOIION REPORT

Mb. Newton Kino reports;— At the Haymarket, ori Saturday, buliness was slack. 1 trap maro sold at £lO, sud a quantity of sundries was disposed of at low lates. ' i At the Mart, .fowls realised Is 8d ta 2s; hams, 5d to Gd; bacon, 3d; potatoes, 2» Od; onionß, 3d. Furniture and sundries wade low rates. T Cattle.—At Stratford, on Tuesday.!' the yards were full, and .competition keel for nearly all classes. Late values were yvell maintained throughout,,Jind nearly erery line was cleaied at satisfactory prices, forward springing heifers selling especially well. Calves made, 30s to 39s 6d; yearingß, 42s to 635; empty haifern, L 3 to L 3 IQ*; forward springers (ohoice quality), U to L 6 ISs; 18-months steers. La Us (id; % tj yearling atsers, hi 8s; store cows, L 3 5s to L 3 16s.

At tiakura, on Wednesday, Mr. George Looney's cleariug sale was well attended, i'he cows were a good lot and considering they were nearly all in milk, sold well. Cows, at- full profit, made L 5 to L 7 6s; springing heifers, extra quality and very forward, L 6 10s to L 7; draught horses, L 23 to L 25; trap horses, L 6 15s to LlB 10s ; store pigs, 12s to 14s kd; porkers, LI 6s to LI 13s lid. At Kahotu, on Thursday, cattle mustered freely, and there was a large attendance. Bidding was very active and everything sold well. Calves made LI 16a to LI 17s; yearlings, L2 to L2 14s; 18-months to heifers, L 3; springers, L 3 10s to LB 12s Gd; store cows, L3to L 3 12s: cows and oalves, L 3 lis. MESSRS. WILLIE, STOTT, ic OO.'S REPORT.

Mbssbs. Willis, Stmt, k 00. report the following prices realised at their sale at Urenui on Monday, Ootober BthCalves, LI 3s 6d; yearlings, L2 6s Od to L2 lis 6d; store cows, L 3 15s to L» 12s; fat cows, L 5 3s; springing heifers, L34s to L3l2s 6d; springing cows, L 3 12s (id to LI 2s 6d; pigs, 2s 6d to 17s 6d. At Waitara, on Tuesday, October 9tb, calves made LI 10s to L2 Is; yearlings, L2 9s 6d to L2 15a 6d; 15-months heifers, L2 19s; 2J-year steers, L 4 15s; store cow*, L 3 la to L 3 8s 6d; springing heifers, L 3 5s to L 4 17s 6d; springing cows, L3lss to Lslos; fat cows, Li 14s 6d; bulls, LI to L 3 4s; hacks, L2los to L 3 7s 6d. We also held a very satisfactory clearing sale on the farm, at Mimi, on Thursday, on account of Mr. Wade Qery, there being a good attendance, first-class prices were realised for the household furniture and implements. Prices for Btock ai follows; Oalves, LI 19s; yearlinzs, L2 14s 6i; 2iyear steers, L 4 12s 6d; 18-months to 2-year, L 3 19s; springers, L 4 to L 5 2s 61; store cows, L 3 9s; fat cows, L 4 18s 6d; sheep, mixed, 14s 6d; haok, L 5 10j to L 7; mg and harness, L2llos.

AUCKLAND BUTTER PRICES.

fPKB PBBBS ASSOCIATION.] Auckland, October 12. Wholesale dairy produce quotations:— Butter, —Fresh Dairy, 7d ; secund quality, 6d to 9d; New Zealand Dairy Association, lOd ; Anchor brand, lOd; Acorn brand, 101 prime salt, 8d; second quality salt, 7d. BUCKLAND AND SONS' WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT,

Auckland, October 12. Messrs. Buckund and Sons' Kbport Horses: At the Haymarket, we had a small entry, priooi were good and competition keen for all usiful horses. Active spring cart horses, LIS 10s to L2O 10s draughts or shaHer*, L 27 to L 42 ; for handsome B-yaar-old us:ful young light harness horses. LlO to Ll4; hacks and gig horsesi 1.6 to L 9. Hay and Straw.—A small quantity only offeici—meadow bay, Is 61 and 1* !)d cwt. I -traw, LI Is to LI 12s the load, or 2s to 2s 61 cwt. (train, etc.—Oats, 2s 3d to 2s sd; wheat, 2s 8d to 2s 9d; maize, 2i 7d to 2a 8i; maiz j ex wbar F , 2s 5.1 to 2s 6d. Hides, Skins, Tallow, etc.—Prices ru'er' similar to last quotations. Sheepskins sold up to 4s and 4s 21 for best beivy; lighter, iis 4d to 3s 9d; and the greater number were at 2s 6:1 to 3s 3i; damaged, Is 4d to 2s; i lambskins, lOd; pelts, 81 tolOieaob. A !cw small parcels of wool wero s-old at 2d t( 3Jd for pieces, 4{d to i Jfor long wool, an' oJ per lb for crossbred*. Hides sold froi.ly and we cleared our oatalo/ue under kte competition. 0:< ecld lip to 1J1; cow, H" to 3|d; calfskins, 4jf4 to s'jil per lb. Taili, 2s rioz; horse hair, Is and Is Id per lb. tallow, lfis to 18s for ordinary; LI 3j fo fet, ft ]|d ),b,

'At }i(;U ,ula ( UU lliUl-JaJ', .j.ii. j c. 1! I . w.;ru pei.ik:il in average Lumbers., an J Mid I at late values, l'ricea fjr those at profit rauged from L 4to LB each; uiy cows, 1,2 to \ L 3 7s Cd; tat and young calves, bhoit of itquiremeuts, weie bitter worth; fixah dropped, 4s to 9d each; medium, 12i to 15»; heavy, up toL2loa. Fat cattle were penned in average numbers and improved in value, being from LI Is to LI Ss per 1001b. Steen were front L7ss to Ll2 each; cows, IA to L 8—220 Bold. Thirteen steers, from Mr. Kelland, of Waiuku, averaged Llol4s6d each. Vat sheep were yarded in fair supply and were at late values, withers bringing from IGs to LI each; ewes, 14 sto 18s. The lamb pens were well filled, and sold freely from 7s 3d to 13s each. Fat pigs, of good quality, were in demand, but rough store pigs were at low values. .Porkers sold from I LI to LI 7s each, baconers, up to L2; small, 4s to Bs. At the cattle fair, held at Kumuera yards on Monday last, there was a good muster of stock, over 1000 being yarded, which sold freely at high valnes. Urown steer*, in fresh condition, brought from L 6 104 to L 7 19ji each; 2to 3-year-old steers, LI 10s to L 6; yearlings, L2 to L2 ISs; dry cows, L2 10s to L 3 15s; Shorthorn bulls, from L 9 9s to LlB.

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