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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 283, 30 November 1901, Page 3

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fcaw PUWOOTHJSatukdat, 30. RETAIL PRICKS Butchers' meat—Prices as lately advertised. lfem au l Dairy Produce —Milk, 3d per ; butter, dairy, 9d to lOd; separator. Is per lb; cheese, ,7d per lb; eggs, lOd per do*; fowls,. 8s per pair; ducks—per pair; lard,7d;baoon,sd to 6d; hams, 6d to 8d get lb. Fruit Bananas,- 4d per lb; cocoanuts, 2d to 4d each; lemons, la and Is fid per down; orange*,]* to Is 6d per dozen; gooseberries, 4d per quart; pine apples, 6d and 9d; cherries. Is per lb Vegetables. —New potatoes, 2d pel lb; old potatoes, 7s per cat. . BreadstuSa.—Bread, 6d per 41b loaf cash DC weekly payments; 7d booked. Firewood, from 8s to 12s per load ' Ooal.—Westport (Brookdate), 42*; Mokau, BU Bone-dust (pure), £7 10s per ton. Flams, id to 6d pa lb.

Burma prices Batter.—Bat daiiy, 8d to 9d; separator, 101 per lb; cheese 4Jd and 5d per lb; •gg*, 9d per docen; fowls, 2s 6d per pan; ducks, 3a per pair;baeon, 5d to 7M Mr lb; hams, Sd per lb; lard, 4d to Sd; wigq%Bdperlb.

MB NBWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUOHON REPORT

Mx. Hiwtoh Kibo report*:— Cattle—At Waiwakaiho on Tuesday IHd ft# yards and good attendance. All young ww» (eatrw to yearlings) met with fair competition, and the majority told at the hammer. Bmpty heifers and store cows ■old at late rate*. An nnusoallT Urge'number of springing heifers same forward, the . demand not being eqnal to the supply and a good many went home. Weaners mide 23s Sd to 265; yearlings, L2 to L2 8s; 12 to 15 month* mixed, L2l4s 6d; empty heifers L 3 10s to L 3 13s; springers, T<t lis to L 5 10<; •ton cows, L 3 7s 6d to L 3 12s 6d; mixed hogget*, 8s Bd. On -Wednesday at Itemont-road I held a «dearing sale on account of the Trustees ot the late <lplui Hill's estate. There was a large attendance and everything sold well. Oows in milk made IA 10j to L 7 10s. Sprineers, L? to L 8 15s; backward calvers, L 3 10s to Li; heavy trap mare, L 35; breeding sows, 18s to 325; small calves, 15*; ball, L 7.

LOAN AND MEROANTILE AGENOY COMPANY, LIMITED. > FIB FKEBS ASSOCIATIOH. Auckland, November 28. The Loan »nd Mercantie Ag»ncy Company reports Hones.—On Friday, at Durham yards, bones were brought forward la increased numbers, a«d a good demand prevailed at prices in favour of the vendor. Heavy draught*sold at fro<a £3115s to £4812s 6d, medium do £l9 15s to £26155. light bame«s horses £lol2s 6d to £l9 17s Pd, hacks £4 Us to £l7 2* 6d.

OatUe.—At Newmarketyardg. on Tuesday, there was a good muster if dairy ard store' stock. Beef were ia avenge numbers. Dairy cows sold at from L 4 10s to L 7 15s, empty do L2 15* to L 4 Is, calves LI l's to L2 3s, bulls L 5 10s to L 9 12s 6d. The beef pens were fsirly well filled and bidding was goo 3 and price* imcroved on la»t week's quotations. Ox beef sold at from LI to LI 2sper lOOlbs, cow 18s to LI, Steers from L 6 12s 6d to LlO 12s 6 i, cows L 4 as to WlOs.

Bhetp.—There was a vary large market of sheep at the Newmarket yards on Tues dsQr, and for those of first quality advanced prices were g'ven. Extra havy shorn wethers sold at from 14s 6d to 17s 3d. lighter sorts 8* 6d to 12s 6d, fat shorn ewes 6s 9d to 12s M. One pen of extra well fatte 1 ewes realised 17s. Fat lamtw wee yarded in la'g>r r umbers than tor s>me weeks, snd sold well. Prime qu ■ lity made, from 10* to 15s, and ot'er sort* 6s to 9s Bd. Pigs were yarded in. ave: age numbers and met with a ready tale at advancd rates Porkers sold *t f-i m Li 4s to L2 2s 6d i weaners 7s 6d to I3s 6d.

There was a larger master of stock at Wainku on Satur.iay than for some months, and everything sold well. Grown steers made from L 6 10s to L 7 ss; two to three-year-old do. L 3 ISs to L 6 17s 61; h iters, L2 ISa to L 3 18s ; calves LI 12s to T,2 8s; dnirv COWB, L 4 5s to L 7; fat do, L 4 10s to L 6 10s.

BUCKLAND AND SONB' WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. (Special to Nsws ) Auckland, November 29. Messrs Buckland and Sons report:— . Heavy draught hones sold at from L4O to LS2lOs medium L 25 to to L 37105, light Ll7 to LI2, well bred hacks Ll4 to Lls, light hack and haniess L 5 to L 9, children's ponies LI to LlO. At Remuera, dairy cattle and store* sold at late value* Beef advanced Is per lOOlbs; steers sold at from 19* tq 22s and cows 16s to 18s per 1001ta. Bheep were easier. Heavy wethers 14s to ISs 9d, lighter 8s to 12s 6d, ew« 8s to 14s, fat lambs 10s 6d to 14s. stores 3s to 7s 6d. Figs made late value*. VIGKBRS k STEVENS' AUOTION REPORT. UnsRS Vkjkrrs k Stetbss Teport a good master of stick in the Inglewoid yards on Wednesday, the greater part changing hands as under. Calves, 20s to 30s ; yearlings, L2 7s 6d to L2 15s ; 18-months steers, L 3 10s; 2-year ol 1 steers, L 4; empty heifers, L 3 to L 3 lO.i; springer*. L4usto L 6 2.1 6<i; fat cows, Li to L 5 I3s; balls, L2 to L 5, fat wethers, I2s 3d. At the horse fair there was a large entry. ab?ut 40 horses being fold as tinder. Aged hacks LI 10s to L 3; ordinary backs. L 7 to U5; 2 to 3-year draughts, LIS to L 25 10s; buggy and harness, L 24.

BEWLEY k GRIFFITH'S SHARE I REPORT.

There has been a little more activity in the share market daring tbe past weak, various lines being inquired for. Bank of New Zealand have advanced to sales at 48s 9d, with farther buyers at the same figure, while National Banks have leafltted IBs. Accident Insurance have again advanced to sales at 6?». Other investment shares remain without material change. In Auckland mining valnes remain unchanged, and Ota<o dredging remains on pr. tty mnch the same level. We look for strong improvement, however, after the Christmas holidays are over and the Moly* neox under ordinary conditions will have fallen to a level that will enable the majority of the dredges to work regularly. The returns fiom the West Coast for the past week have been very satisfactory, notwithstanding that some of the claims are interfered with by flood. It is evident from the returns of the past three months that a number of claims have large bodies oi highly payable wash of very even character to operate on. We are advised that the Central Mataura second dredge was to commence operations this week on tbe No. 2 claim, and as returns I should then be doubled we hope that losal shareholders will soon see this claim in a prosperous condition.

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