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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 232, 12 October 1901, Page 3

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; New Plymouth.Satubday, October 12. I RETAIL PRICES Butchers' meat. —Prices as lately adver- ' tised. I Farm and Dairy Produce. —Milk, 3d pej quart; butter, dairy, 9d to lOd ; separator, Jls 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, Is to Is 6d per dozen; apples, 4d per lb. Vegetables.—Onions, Id, 2d pel lb; cabbages, 2d each ; potatoes, 7s 6d per sack. Breadstuffs.—Bread, 6d per 41b loat cash or weekly payments; 7d booked. Firewood, from 8s to 12s "per load Coal.—Westport(Brookdale), 42s ; Mokau, 28a

Bone-dust (pure), £7 10s per ton. Plums, 4d to Gd per lb. BUYING PRICES Butter.—Bast dairy, 8d to !)d; separator, Is per lb; cheese 4Jd and 5d per lb; eggs, 7<l per dozen; fowls, 2s (id per pair.; ducks, 3s per pair; bacon, 5d to 7|d per lb; hama, 5d per lb; lard, 4d to 5d ; fungus, 3d per )b.

MR NKWXON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT Mb. Newton King reports:— AttheHaymarketon Saturday calves made Is Bd to lis; horses L2 to LB. No pigs offered. At the ma-t fowls mule 1* <M t" 2s 2d; ducks 2d 2d; tin- . ■ ,~>nd; pm\: i..e-l low's 4s 6d; cheese 4d ; bao >n 5d to 6d. A large quantity of pictures, boots and sundries made low prices. Cattle.—At Stratford on Tuesday there was a good yarding of stock. There was goort bidding for nearly all classes, but prices for young cattle were a bit uneven, and a few lines were passed in. A geod many store cows were yarded, and nearly all sold at slightly advanced rates. One or two pens of big steers weie placed at satisfactory prices. Mixed yearlings made 42s 6d to 50;; steer do, 54s to 60s; 12 to 18-months do, 66s to 72s 6d; 2 to 3-year-old bullocks, L 4 13s 6d t0.L512a fid; yearling heifers, L2 12s 6d; 18 to 20 months do, L37s6d to L 3 13s; sprirging do, 14 5s to L 6 3s; store cowi>, L 3 5s to L 3 15s. At Carrington-roa 1 on Wednesday I held a clearing sale of Coombes Bros, dairy stock. The cows were a good lot but in poor condition, and being mostly in mils did not realise as much as they would have done under more favourable circumstances. Cows in rni k made L 4 7s 6d to 1-6 10s; springers, L 6 to L 7 10s; Holatein bull, L 6; 18-months shorthorn do, L 4 ss. Light draught horse. L 36. Farm implements and sundries sold at satisfactory rates. At Rahotu, • n Thursday, I had full yards and good attendance Bidding at the start was rather quiet, but improved as the sale went on and nearly ever) thing was sold at the hammer at satisfactory prices. Weaners made LI ss; good calves, LI 14s to LI 19s fid; yearlings, L2 Is to L2 13s 6d; steer do, L2 13s to i 3 2s; 18 to 20-months steers. L 3 16s fid to L 3 17s 6d; empty heifers, L 393 to L 3 14s; springing do, L 4 to L 4 15s; heifers and calves, L 3 Ifts; stire cows, L39s6d to L 3 Iss 6d; fat do, L 4 19s to L 6 ss. On th* same day at Awakino 1 held my first sale in that district for this season, when between six and seven hundred head of cattle were yarded. The quality of the stO"k fully upheld tbe reputation of the district and there was a good demand for all classes, every hoof selling ei'her at the hammer or afterwards, but principally at the hammer, Calves to yearlings made £2 153; 12 to 15-months mixed, L3ta L 3 7s; 12 to 15 months quiet bus reared steers, L 3 10s; store cows. L 3 15s to L 3 18a; springing heifers, L 4; 3-yeir bullocks, Ls3sio L 5 ss; 3£year bullocks, L 5 16s. Since my last report th»re has been brisk enquiry for dary fams, and a gond many sales have resulted, the most recent being Mr W. J Murphy's farm cf 374 acres on the Newall-road, Warea, to Mr Thomas Corkill, of Oakura. Mr H. J. Blunchett's farm at Hnirangi, together with the stock and implements etc., to Mr D. McMillan of Tariki; Mr J. R Rowlands dairy farm at Mangorei to tvtr. J. Were Baker, of Canterbury, and the lea** of Mr W. J. Honeyfield's 103 acre farm at. Bell Block to Mr A. B. Oatchpole of Htrathmore.

Transactions in the investment share market call for little omment this week, there being practically no chunge in prices. Bink oE New Zealand have changed bonds at 40s but there are few sellers. New Zealand Accident have further advanced to 19s, other lires a r e unchanged. In Auckland mining, Waihis show an advancing tendency, and Talisman Extended have still further advanced to 3is, in "view of 3800 tons having been crushed since the extension of the phnt and from which favourable returns are anticipated. Th« result will not be kno<rn until the end of October, however, as the directors have decided to continue crushing ti'l then. i Otago ''redeing shares continue very low, but there have been a great many more transactions and more inclination shown to invest. The case of the Golden River Compai-» hows the extreme disMrust existing. I When the dredge commenced working ten ays ago in » c'aitr. that was reported to be good, consequently before there was any reason to be disheartened, the shares had fallen to 5s per £1 share. !■ ihe very first w ek she has obtained SofV:'.«. and the shares have now risen to 8« 6d. It would appir entl" take lOOOozs. per week to give the shareho'ders any pluck. The West (Vast returns, as we anticipated, continue to improve, the Boiler Junction, Pactolus, Reeves Proprietary, Greenstone Junction and others showing most satisfactory returns.

Now that the drawbacks of a record wet >easo« anl the usual construction difficulties are passed, we feel sure the coming summer reason will And the West Oast established as possessing many profitable dredging areas. We are offering for private subscribtion * very limited number of shares in a syndicate to exploit a patented spark arrester which is shortly to lie tried on the New Zealand railways, and in which experienced professional men have the greatest confidence. VICKERS & STEVENS' AUOTION REPORT. Messrs Viokebs & Stevens report a good muster of. stock at the Ingle wood yards 01 Wednesday last, and there was good competition for all classes. Oalves made LI 7s to L2 2s, yewlings L2 5s to L2 16s Gd, 15 to 18-months-old steers L 3 10s, SJ- year-old steers I 5 ss, store cows 1.2 15s to L 3 17s, springers L 4 to L 6 10s, empty heifers L2 15i to L 3 10s, bulls LI ]os to L 4.

LONDON MARKETS. By Electric Tblkofaph—CopYßiaHT, PBB, PBBSS ASSOCIATION. London, October 11. The wool Bales clesed firm at late rates,

WYLLIF, STOTT & CO.'S REPORT. Mjsbsus. Willie, Stott & Co , report: The following were prices realised at our sale at Urenui on Monday, October 7th: Yearlings L2,2-yea.r steers L 3 16s to LI Bs, heifer* L2 16s, springing heifers hi lis 6d to L 5 10s, store pigs 10s to S9s, breeding sow L2 Is, draught t-ntire LI !oi. At Waitara jai-ds, on Tuesday, Of.tober Bth, vearlings made LI 18s to 1,2 10s, 18-months L2 lis Cd to ;L2 17s, store cows L 3 8s to L 3 17s (id, springers L4ssto L 5 2s 6d,do heifers L 3 15s to L 5 10s. AUCKLAND BUTTER PRICES. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, October 4. Wholesale dairy produce quotations : Butter: Fresh dairy, 8d per lb; second quality, 7d; separator, lOd; New Zealand Dairy Association, lid ; Anchor brand, lid ; Acorn brand, lid ; prims salt, 9|d ; seconl quality, salt, Bjd. DII INB SERVICES TO-MORROW. .» Church op Knoland, St.Marv's—Ba.ni.,(H.O, Rev. t' G Evans. 11 a.m., Archdeacon Govett and Rev. F. G. Evans 7 p. id., Rev. V. G. Evans Omala— l p.m., Children's Service 2.30 p.m., Student Henui—ll a.m., Mr. John Young 7 p.m., Mr. O. Johnson Bell Block—7 p.m., Rev F. A. Bennett Koru—2.3o p.m.. Rev. F. G. Evans Hurford Road—7 p.m, Student Westown—7 p.m.. Lay Reader Waitara—7 pm„ Mr. Bennett Urenui—ll a.m., Lay Reader Tikorangi—ll a.m., Lay Reader 7 p.m., Lay Reader Huirangi—2.3o p.m., Lay Reader Rahotu—ll.3o a.m., (H.C.) Warea—2.3o p m., Kvensong OUato—7 p.m., Kvensong Inglewood—B a.m., (H.C.) 11 a.m., Morning Prayer 7 p.m., Evensong Tariki—ll a.m., Holy Communion and Baptisms Waiongona-2.30 p.m., (H.'O.) Egmont Village—ll a.m., Morning Prayer Bedford Road—2.3o p.m., Evensong

Roman uatholio. New Plymouth—Maaa at 9 a.m., and Vespers at 7 p.m., Kev Dean McKenna Waitara—Mass at H a.m., Rev Dean McKenna Inglewood—Mass at 11 a.m., Rev. Father Mulvihill Pbesbytbbian. St. Andrew's—ll a.m and 7 pm, Inglewood—2.3o p.m. Whslbyan. Whiteley Memorial Oburch 11 a.m., and 7 p.m., Rev. S. J. Serpell Carrington Road—2.3o p.m., Rev S. J. Serpell King and Upland Road—ll a.m., Mr Gaukrodger Lower Kgmont Road— 2,30 p.m., Mr Gaukrodger Okato—ll 3.m., Mr Andrews 7 p.m., Mr Hewson Rahotu—7 p.m., Kt-.v. J. H. White Kahui Road.— 11 a.m., Rev. J. H. White Waitara—ll a.m ,Hev. A. Ashcroft 7 pm , Mr Penrce Tikorangi—2.3o p m , Mr Vosper Lepperton—2.3o p.m., Rev. A. Ashcroft 7 p.m., Mr Taylor Inglewood—ll a.m., Mr Jemison 7pm.. Kev A. Ashcroft Wortley R0ad.—2.30 p.m., Mr Jemison Waipuku—2.3o p m., Mr Peach 7 p.m., Mr Cartwnght Midhirst—il am., Rev Garliok 7 pm. Rev Garlick Stanley Road—2.3o p.m., Rev Garlick Stratford—ll a m.. Mr Lilly 7 p.ra', Rev. J. A. Lochore Cardiff—7 p.m., Mr McGecliie Ngaire—ll a.m., Rev J. A. Lochore Bird R0ad.—2.30 p.m., Rev. J. A. Lochore Primitive Methodist. Queen street—ll a.m., Rev. John Nixon 7 p.m., Kev J. Nixon Bell 810ck—2.30 p m„ Rev. J. Nixon Omata—2.3o p.m., Mr. Radford 7.30 p.m., Mr. Radford Mangorei—ll a.m., Mr. James Mangorei—2,3o p.m., Mr. James Inglewood—ll a.m., Rev. B. Dudley 7 p.m.. Rev. B. Dudley Egmont Village—2.3o p-.m., Rev. B. Dudley Lower Kent Road—7.3o p.m., Mr. V.f. Ohat- ' terton BAPIIBT. Gill-street—ll am,, Rev. W. Dre«v 7 p.m., Mr. T. Ohattertoa Salvation Aemy. Services as usual.

BEWLEY & GRIFFITH'S SHARE REPORT. o •c Pn 1 §|-i . 1 D IB d a Ph <a £ s. Q ° d. %> £ s. d. £ s. d. Nation'l Bank 4 0 Ot 10 6 5 0 3 0 0 Bank of N.Z. 2 0 0T National In- . suranoeOo. 18 6B12A7 3 0 0 16 9 N.Z. Insur'noe Co 3 5 Ob 1217 14 0 3 10 N.Z. Accident 2 i Oo 10 2 5 6 1 8 G South British 4 0 0t2u 5 0 0 2 14 0 Auckland basl3 10 Ob 15 5 14 013 5 0 N.Plym'thdo. 7 0 0 8 5 6 8 8 0 0 Wanganui do. 13 12 6b 8 fi 12 1 11 IS 0 Wellingt'n do 18 0 Ob 10 5 12 617 0 0 N.Z. Shipping Oo 6 15 Ob 4 4 18 6 5 0 0 Union S.8. Oo 10 15 Ob 6 7 8 910 10 0 N.Z. & River Plate ... 19 6b 6 fi 3 0 12 0 Natal. Mortue 1 19 OS 6J8 0 0 16 0 ■ ear Meat... 1 0b 10 4 5 9 Kaiapoi Win 6 / 6b 7 5 9 9 6 5 0 Mosgiel do v ,. 4 0 Os 7 5 18 9 4 2 0 N.P. Co-op.... 1 0 OS 6 6 0 0 ... Sash & T)ooi Co., paid ... 6 0 0S12J1O 8 6 ... N'thn Steam., 0 8 | 2b 7 7 8 9 T sales, B buvers.8 sellers.