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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 221, 28 September 1901, Page 3

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New Plymouth, Saturday, September2B. RETAIL PRICES Batchers' meat.—Frioes as lately advertised. Farm and Dairy Produoe —Milk, Sd per quart; butter, dairy, 9d to lOd; separator, Is 31 per lb; cheese, 7d per lb; eggs, 8d per doz; fowls, 3s per pair; ducks, per pair; lard, 6d; bacon, 6d to 6d; hams, 6d to 8d per lb. Fruit. Bauanas, 3d per lb; cocoanuts, 2d to 4d each; lemons, la and Is 6d per dozen; oranges, Is to Is 6d per dozen; apples, 4dperlb. Vegetables.—Onions, Id, 2d pei lb; cabbages, 2d each ; potatoes, 7s Gd persaok. Breadstuffs.—Bread, 6d per 41b loaf cash or weekly payments; 7d booked. Firewood, from 8s to 12s per load Goal.—Westport(Brookdale), 425; Mokau, 28s Bone-dust (pure), £7 10s per ton. Plums, 4d to 6d per lb. BUYING PRICES Batter.—But dairy, 8d to 9d; separator, Is per lb; oheese 4Jd and 5d per lb; eggs, 7d per dozen; fowls, 2s 6d per pair; ducks, 3s per pair; bacon, Gd to 7&d per lb; hams, 6d per lb; krd, 4d to 6d; fungus, Sd per lb. MB NKWXON KING'S WEEKLY AUGHON REPORT Mb. Nbwton Kino reports;— At the Haymarket on Saturday store pigs made 13s to 15s; slip*, 7s fid to 10s fid; calves, 3s 6d to 10s; Maori horses, LI to LI 10*; hacks. L 3 ss; trap hoise, Lll ss. At the Mart fowls made Is lOd to 2s 3d; ducks, 2s Id; onions, ljd to 2d; cauliflowers, 3s per sac*; cheese, 6§a. A large quantity of fancy goods, jewellery, and furniture was disposed of at medium prices. At Stratford on Tuesday I had full yards and a large attendance. Nearly all classes were well competed for, and nearly every thing sold either at the hammer or privately at good prices Calves to yearlings made LI 16a 6d to L2 15s; 12 to 18 month steers 1.3 Is to L 3 10a; 18 to 20-montb steers I 3 17s 6d; 2-year do., L 4 ss; 12 to 18-month heifers L2 lis to L3l3s; springers Lt to LS ss; store cows L2 15 to L 3 14s fid'; springers L 4 10s to L 7 7s; ewerand lambs 12s 6d. At Stony river oh Wednesday there was a big muster, mostly young cattle, nearly all of which sold at the hammer. Calves made LI 15s to V2; yearlings L2 6s to L2 12s 6d; 13 to 15-montb old steers L2 15s to L2 18s 6d; 18 month to 2 ye*r steers L 3 IBs; empty heifers L 3 10s to L 3 12s; springers L 4 10s to L 6; old store cows LI 10s to L2 2s 6d; young do., L 3 10s to L 3 12s Gd; fat do. | (prime quality), L 6. On Thursday, I held a clearing sale on the I Salisbury-road on account of Mr. G. Stone. | There was * large attendance, and bidding ] from start to finish was very spirited, go d ; prices being realised throughout. The cows were mistlv young I „bat had wintered none too well. Springing cows made L 7 10s to L 9 15, cows in milk £7 18s to L 9, springing heifer* L 4 17s 6d to L 6 ss, store cows L 3 10s to L 4. "obtain bull L6lss. yearlings L2los to L2 IK , light draught mare in foal LlB !os, 7-m nths colt Ll4 IPs, sprintr cart mare L 24 6 , ha ks L 3 'ss to Ll3 15-, pig 15s, gerse 3fowls Is 'od, ducks 2s 3d, dray Ll6, Horsby s.f. plough L 8 10s, Midhurst 00-oren We Dairy shares 14s to 16s. A quantify o f implements, harness and sundries sold »• cn d prices. L«nd t have to report the following sales: .S. McGunmss' suburban residence, with 12£ acres, on Avenue road, to Mr. lto'ert Todd at a satisfactory figure; two } acr ■ town ssctions in' Stratford to a local investor; Messrs Pitt Bro.'s farm of 'BS near Inglewood, to Mr. Robert Afflick, nf Opunake; Mr. W. C. Phillip's farm of 2 0 acre", on Kahni-road, Rahotu, to Mr P. James, "f Stratford. WYLLIF, STOTT k CO'S REPORT. MBbass. Wyllie. Rtott & Co , report: We beg to report the following prices reaMsed at our yards, at TTrehui, on Monday, September 23rdY»nrlin?8 L2 5s to L 3 C-i; 18-month BteersLS 10s; springing heifers T. 4 5s to L 5; draught mare L3O. At Waitara on Tuesday. September 24 b, cilves made LI 10s to L 3 ss; yearlings L2 2s 6d to L 3; store cows L 3 5s 6d to L 3 12s ; springing heifers L 4 5s to L 5 7s 6d; wethers, fat, 14s fid; hack filly L 9.