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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 213, 14 September 1901, Page 3

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New Plymouth, Satubday.Shptbmbbb 13. RETAIL PRICES Butchers' meat.—Prices as lately adver--1 tised. Farm »nd Dairy Produce—Milk, 3d per quart; butter, dairy, !)d to lOd; separator, Is 3d per lb; cheese, 7d per lb; eggs, 8d per doz; fowls, 3s per pair; ducks, per pair; lard, 6d; bacon, 5d to 6d; hams, 6d to 8d per lb. Fruit. Bananas, 3d per lb; cocoanuts, 2d to 4d each; lemons, Is and Is 6d per dozen; oranges,ls to Is 6d per dozen; | apples, 4d per lb. Vegetables.— Onions, Id, 2d pei lb; cabbages, 2d each ; potatoes, 7s 6d per sack. Breadstuffs.—Bread, 6d per 41b loaf, cash or weekly payments; 7d booked. Firewood, from 8s to 12s per load Coal.—Westport(Brookdale), 425; Mokau, 28s Bone-dust (pure), £7 10s per ton. Plums, 4d to 6d per lb. BUYING PRICES Butter.—Bast dairy, 8d to 9d; separator, Is per lb; cheese 4|d and 5d per lb; eggs, 7d per dozen; fowls, 2s 6d per pair: ducks, 3s per pair; bacon, 5d to 7sd per lb; hams, fid per lb; lard, 4d to 6d; fungus, 3d per lb. MR HKWTON KINO'S WEEKLY AUSriON RETORT Mb. Newton Kino reports;— At the Hay market on Satuiday pigs sold well, slips making Ss 61 to 7s 6d; small stores, 10s to 16s. A number of horses were sold, hacks making L 3 2s 6d to L 3 15s. At the Mart fowls made Is 3d to 2s Id; duck", 2s 4d; potatoes, ss; cheese, 3£d to 4d. Furniture and sundries made low prices. Cattle —On Thursday, the sth inst., I held a clearing sale at Ngaire on account of Mr. J. Brake, and notwithstanding the wet day a large number el people, mostly buyers, turned up. The cows which were a choice lot in good condition wer* keenly competed for, bidding being very spirited throughout. Springing cows made L 7 to Ll3; cows, in milk, L 6 to L 8 ss; bulls, L 4 10s; piss, lis to LI Is; milk-cart horse, LIS ; two 2-year-old half-draughts, LlB 10s each. On the following day at the Cheal Road I held a dealing sale on account of Mr. John Walsh, when everything sold well. A few of the cows were rather backward, but otherwise were a good lot. Springers made from L 7 to Lll ss; late calvers, L 4 to L 6; springing heifers, LS to L 7 ss; yearlings, L2 18s; trap horse, L 23; 1 two-jear draught colt, L 24 5«. Household furniture and sundries made good prices. On Tuesday, at Stratford, I had full yards and an excellent sale. All young cattle were keenly competed for and sold at very satisfactory prices. Springing heifers were on the small side and were rather dull of sale. A line of dairy cows on account of Mr A. H. Burgess "were mostly backward calvers and prices for these .were rather low, but any close to ca'ving soifrwaU. Calves made LI 15s to L2 2s; yearlings/TS-iOs 6d to L2 16s 6d; 2to steers, L 4 2s Scim L 4 14s 6d; empty heifers, L 3 to L 3 12s 6d; springers, I 4 9s to L 5 16s; heifers, in calf, L 3 10s to L 3 17s; store cows, L 3 t-> L 3 10s; Mr, Burgess'dairy cows, springers, L 6 to L 8 17s 6d; late culvers, L 4toL 5. On Wednesday at Okato I held a clearing sale on account of Mr. H. Andrew?. Tbe cows were in rather poor condition, and nearly all newly calved, and under the cir- ] cumstances sold really well. The horses were good, and were well competed for. Implements, furniture and sundries made satisfactory prices. Cows in milk made from L 7 to L 8 10s; 18-months heifers, L 3 7s; 12 to 15 months heifers, L 3 3s; small calves, 4s to 7s 6d. Draught mares, L 35 to L 36; brood mare, Ll4 10s; draught colt, L 32; dray, L 7 10s; cultivator, LlO 10s. At Kaponga on Wednesday I held a horse fair. On accouDt of the rough weather there was not a bjg muster; bidding was slow at the hammer, but a fair number were placed after the sale. Tbrea-year unb'oken draughts made L 23 to L 24; light draughts, Lls to LI 9; harness horses, L 7 to Ll3 10s; hacks, L2 10s to LlO.

At Rahotu on Thursday the yards were crowded to overflowing with cattle. Bidding for young cattle was very brisk, and nearlv all of this class sold at the hammer at pxcellent prices. Dairy stock were not so well competed for, the springing heifers being small and vendors reserves high. Oth°r lines sold at ruling rates. Calves made 30s to 43s 6d ; yearling?. L2 89 6d to L2 15s; 12 to 18-months steers, L 3 3s 6d; empty beifers, L3toL 3 7s 6d; heifers in calf, L 3 12s fid; springers, Lt 10s to L 5 10s; store cows, L2 5s to L 3 12s 6d; fat cows, L 4 16s to L 5 10s.

At Stratford on Thursday I heH a clearing sale of dairy cows en account of Mr O. Coley The cows were only a fair lot, and prices except for forward springers, did not ral< high. Ea v ly calvers made Lfi 10s to lißlos cows in milk, L 4 15s to L 7; old cows, LI 16i to L2; late calvers, L 3 10s to L 5; heifers i; 3 10s to L 5 2s 6d.

T sales, B buyers.S sellers. ' There have Veen few transactions in the share market this week, quotations remaining unchanged Bank of New Zealand are in fair du.mand at SBs 6d to 40a, according to size of parcel offered. Auckland Gas have l.een in increased enquiry. The mining market shows no change. Almost all holders are sellers, consequently i there is very little business. Otago drelgr ing returns are well maintained, notwith- ! standing the recent rise in the Molynenx r Confidence in the West Coast stocks is in- ' \ creasing, as though there have not been any - ■ sensational returns, the results are nearly a!l payable, and better things arc looked f< •

when there has been time to further try the 1 , claims, which can only be a matter of conj siderable time, where the stream does not i carry sufficient water to enable the dredge to be floated from ono part to another.

AUCKLAND BUTTER PRICES.

i (PBB PBESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, September 13. Wholesale dairy produce quotations:— Butter: Fresh riairy, 9d per lb; second quality, 8d; separator, Is; New Zealand Dairy Association, Is; Anchor brand, Is; Acorn brand, Is; prima salt, lOd; second quality, salt, Bid. BUCKLAND AND SONS' REPORT. (Special to NEWS.) Auckland, September 13. Messrs Buckland and Bons report : Horses —On Friday last at the Haymarket we submitted and sold an average number of horses. We hid a large attendance and among them many buyers, consequently competition wss good and nearly the whole of our entry chaneed hands at satisfactory prices. Peavy horse« we l e not represented, but are required. Active draughts sold up to £4l for a handsome four-year-old mire. Medium draughts LI 8 to L 26, light unbroken colt L2l, good hacks and buggy classes LI 2 to Ll6, light and gig ponies L 5 to LB, side fiddle L 3 10s. harness L2 10s to L 4 the set, gigs L 7 10s and LI3. PRODUCE MARKET. Hay and s'raw were in less than usual quantities owing, no donbt, to farmers I taking advantage of the favourable weather to get crops in. Prices were about 3d the cwt better than last week. Meadow hay made 2s 3d to 2s 9d, clover 2s 9d cwt; straw very ecirre end at 'xtreme values, or about 2s 6d to 3s cwt; hi tea, skins, tallow, etc, were in rather smaller catalogue than usual and competition was good, everything being sold at fully last week's quotations. At the sp cial sale at riylvia Park on Saturday last there wai a very large attendance. The sale opened with thoronghbred horses, for which there was little competition, only two out of the number catalogued finding purchasers. Dairy cows were next offered, and for these (thosgh of a good class) bidding was not brisk, and some few were passed in. A choico Jersey was knocked down at £l6 10s, but the ruling prices were from L 6 to LB. Pure Berkshire pigs sold freely, and all were sold under the hammer. Implements were in good order and elicited keen competition and all sold at full values.

PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION Wellington, oeptember 13. Mr. Cameron, Produce Commissioner in London, in a report dated August 9tb, warns New Zealand p oducers against the idea that because stocks of New Zealand sheep are lessened the markets will be thereby affected, seeing that trade cin gat either Australian or River Plate mutton instead., There is, he says, no inclination of the trade to store New Zealand meat in any other centre than London, but he is inclined to be- j lieve if only an attempt is made to store in j other centres and push the distribution from them the trade in the New Zealsnd article could be greatly increased throughout the provinces.

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