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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 259, 2 November 1901, Page 3

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New Plymouth,Satukoay, November 2, RETAIL PRICKS Butchers' moat.—Prices as lately advertised. Farm «nd Dairy Produce—Milk, 3d per quart; butter, dairy, 9d to lOd; separator, Is per lb; cheese, 7d per lb; eggs, lOd per doz ; fowls, 3s per pair ;• ducks—per pair; lard, 7d; bacon, Sd to 6d; hams, 6d to 8d per lb. Fruit. Bananas, 3d per lb; cocoanuts, 2d to 4d each; lemons, 1b and Is 6d per dozen; oranges,ls to Is6d per dozen; apples, 4d per lb. Vegetables.—Onions, Id, 2dpei lb; cabbages, 2d each ; potatoes, 7s 6d per sack. Breadstuffs.—Bread, fid per 41b loat cash or weekly payments: 7d booked. Firewood, from 8s io 12s per loat?. Goal.—Westport (I-rookdale), 425; Jklokaa, 28s Bone-dust (pure), £7 ',os per tor. Plums, 4d to (id per lb. BUYING PRIDES Batter.—Bsst dairy, Hd to 9d; separator, 10 i per lb; cheese 4Jd and 5d j*r lb; eggs, 8d per dozen; fowls, 2s 6d per pair: ducks, 3s per pair; bacon, Cd to 7§d per lb; hams, 5d per lb; lard, 4d to sd; fungus, 3d per lb. 1 MR NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY" AUCHON REPORT Mb. Newton King reports:— Cattle —At W.iiwakailio, od 'Cuevdiy, j the yards were full »nd tftere was a good i attendance. Weaner* imde 28s; calves to yearling*, 35s to 4la; good yearlings, 46s to s(>s ; steer yeaili gs, L2 13s 6(1; 15 to 18-month steers, 1.3 to 13 7s 6d ; 18-month I hpifers, 1.3 5s to ! 3 6s 6d ; 2-year hlifers, L 3 13s; Springer , 14 16s to L 5 5a ; store cows, 13 10s to L 3 14s ; Fresh conditioned iows, L 3 15s to L 4: springers, L 4 to Ls] 12a 6d. On Wednesday at Oaknra I held a clear- j ing sale on account of Mr N. H, Julian, when there wis a good attendance, and everything sold well. The cows were rather on the aged side, and nearly all in milk, bnt in spite of this sold very well. Springers j made L 5 to L 9; cows in milk, L 3 )0a to L 8 !l0s; small calves. 4s to 8s; weancs, 27s ; 12 to 15-montbs heifers, L2 13s 6d; light draught horse, L3O; breedi»g sows, 39s to J 50s; store pigs, 17s. VIOKERS k SfKVENS' AUCTION RE- | PORT. Messrs Viokebs & Stevens report a large muster of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday, almost all changing j hands at the following prices ; -Ye»rlings, ' Ll 5s to L34s ; 15-month heifers, L2 10s to L2 17s; 18-month steers, L 3 10a ; 2-year-old Bteerß, L4to L 4 3«; empty heifers, L 3 7s 6d to J 3 12s ; springers, £4 5s to £5 12i; store cows, L2 10s to L 3 18s ; fat cows, L 5 to L 5 10a ; bulls, LI to L2 10s; fat bullocks, L 7 7s 61. Th«y also repsrt the sale of 133 acret on the Dudley Road on account of Messrs Alleman Bros, to Mr R. Frost.

T sales, b buyers, s sellers. Business »n the sh're market shows alittle improvement;, Bank of New Zealand are in demand at, L2 2s with'few sellers. Insurance shares are firmer. South British pay an increased dividend of 2 J per cent, the last distribution v>eing at the rate of per cent. G»s shares are in pood demand. Kivpr Plate have advancel with the prospect of an increased dividend. Wcollen shares are weaK Waihi shares are firm, with bnve-s at £6 2s Pd, bnt no sellers under Lfi ss. Talisa- ( mans have further declined owing to th<) cessation of London orders. Monowai's have slightlv advanced contracts having been let in part execution of the plans for cheapening cost of working and operating on a l»rger seal?. In Otaoro dredging the market generally shows weakness owing to the heavy rise in the Molvneux which has necessitated the clo"ngdowr uf dredges. Tha West, Coast returns continue to be very satisfactory and a number of companies encouraged bv tha good returns, are taking steps to proceed with the construction of their d?edg»s. We are sellers of Co-operative and Sash and Dot Company's shares,and the buyers 1 of National Bank at L3l3s and New Zealand I shipping at £6 10s. AUCKLAND BTJTTEH PRICES. (PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION.) i Auckland, November 1. Wholesale dairy produce quotations:— I Batter: Average quality, "airy and mixed lots, 7d ; do. second quality, 6d; separator, j 8d; New Zealand Dairy Association, lid ; : Anchor brand, 11a; p-ime salt, 9d ; second quality, 7|d.

BEWLKY & GRIFFITH'S SHARE REPORT. 13 *4, DO 5 •§ a <13 IS '> i teres t presei price 1 S tH 2 £ s. d. o/o £ s. a. £ s. d. Nation! Bank 3 11 0T to 6 5 0 3 0 0 Bank of N.Z. 2 2 0t National In- ... surance Co. 18 68 7 3 0 0 IS 9 N.Z. Insnr'nce Co ... •s « 6 t 12} 7 14 o 3 1 0 N.Z. Acr.jdent 2 12 0-J <0 2 5 6 1 3 6 South British 3 18 0 20 5 0 5 14 ( 2 14 0 Auckland (j aSi 13 10 Ob 15 8 0 8 13 5 0 N.Plym'thdo. 7 0 0 5 6 8 0 0 Wanganuido. 13 12 Gb 8 6 12 1 U IS 0 Wellington do 18 0 OB 10 5 12 6 17 0 0 N.Z. Shippine 6 10 OT 5 0 0 Co 4 4 18 fi Union P.®. Co 11 10 Ob 6 7 8 9 10 10 0 N.Z. & River Plate 19 6b R 6 3 o 1 2 0 Natnl. Mortee 1 15 6s 61 3 0 ( 1 6 0 <<ear Meat... 1 7 Ob 10 4 5 9 Kaiipoi W'ln 6 7 6b OS 7 5 9 9 6 5 0 Mosgiel do.... 4 2 7 5 18 9 4 2 0 N.P. Co-op,... 1 0 Os 6 6 0 0 Sash k Oooi Co., paid... 6 0 PS 12ft 10 8 .6 ... N'thn Steam 0 8 2B 7 8 9