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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 94, 18 April 1903, Page 4

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BEWLEY AND GRIFFITHS' SHAREBKPORT.

Haw Pltmoum, BATUBD&Y, APRIL 18. RETAIL PRICES. Fault anl Dairv Produce. —Milk, 31 psr fvait; bottei, dairy, lOd; separator. Is aer IV; cheese, 8d per lb; eggs, 2s per des; fowls, 3s per p*ir; docks, per pair; lard, fd; bacon, lOd to lid; bams, Is per lb. Fruit.- Bananas, 3d per lb; cocoanut?, 2d to *d each; lemons, is per dozen; p.ars, 3d; tomatos, 4d to 6d per lb; apples, 2d to 3d per lb; plants, 4d per lb; peaches, id to 6d per lb; cucumbers, 2d each. Firewood, from 8s to 12s per load. Oo&l.—Westuart, Brookdale, 425; Mokan, . 42a. Boned cist, pore, L 7 10s par ton. BUYING PBICK3. Botter.—Beat dairy, 8d to lOd; separator, 10d per lb; cheese 4d and 4}d per lb; eggs la 9d per dozen; fowls, 2s 6a per p«r; docks, Is per pair; bacon, 9d per lb'; hams, lOd per lb; larl, 4d to 5d per lb; fuogna, 2fd per lb. UK NEWTON KINO'S WEEKLY AUOriON REPORT.

tf b Nkwton Kiuo reports Cattle. —At Waiwakaiho, on Tuesday, biddingswas quiet for most lines; small calves were diUitnlt to quit, but good calves to yearlings sold fairly well. Small calves 12« 6d, c lives to yeariings LI 4s 6d to LI 6s, 18-month steers L2 6a, empty heifers L34sto 13 lis, store c'ows L3loa to L3lss, fat cows L 4 Cs to L 5 10s, lambs 3s lid. On Wednesday I held a clearing sale at Bell Block on acceunt of "The Edgar M. Dell Company." 1 here was a good attendaace, and everything sold well. Ihe caws were a fair lot, and, considering the time of the year, made good prices. Poor conditioned cowi made from L2 17s 6d to L 4, otli <rs 14 6s to L 9 6s, Jersey ball L 6, heifer calves L2 7s,yeftrlisgs L2 13s, light draught horses til 15s to LIS 10i, mare and foal L 7 10s, ■tack of hay LIS, breeding sows L 3 153 to lA, boar L 3 ss, small pigs 13s 6d to 18s, sundries sold well.

On Thursday there was a large attendance at the clewing sale of furnitu'e, etc., at Bmart Road on account of Mr W. B Briscoe, and very satisfactory pii- es were realised. VIOKERS & STEVENS' AUCTION REPORT. MBSBS Viokhbs and Stbvbns report that there was only a moderate entry of ■took in their lnglewood yards on Wednes-1 day last, the majority calves. Ihe following pricei were realised: -Calves, inferior, 10s to LI, go-d LI 5s 6d to LI 13s Sd, yearlings LI 17s 6d to L2 Bs, heifars L2 17s, store cows L2 15s toL3, springers L 4 to L 5 15s, fat cows L 5 to L 5 2).

X sales, B buyers, a sellers, p jrem-um. The (hare market continu-a -■ try quiet, and owing to fie interposition of the Kaster, holidays there has bsen practially no business worth recording. GRAIN MARKET. Ddsjedin, April 17. Wheat.—Samples are now comiag forward mora frrely, bat millers are not inclined to operate to any extent Southern Munples are not by any means firat-class. Prime velvet Tuscan 4s 2d to 4s 4d, medium 4s to 4s Id, fowl feed 3s lid to 4s, infe ior and broken 3s 3d to 3s 10s, sicks extra, Oats.—Owing to the holidays very little business has been passing. Shippe s are not anxious to operate at present price]. Therj is a fair demand for milling. Prim* milling; la Od to la lOd, good to best feed Is 7d to Is . «d, inferior Is 5d to Is sacks extra. i BURNSIDK STOCK MAKKET. m FBESS ASSOCIATION Dunedis, April 15. Fat Cattle. —Only 112 were yardad, mostly ■editun to good, with a few pans of prime. Bidding was spirited, and prices advanced 10i per head. Best bsllacks LlO to Lll 17a Sd, good L 8 10s to L 9 16s, others L 5 10s to L 7 16a; best oows L 7 10s to L 8 12s 6d, good L 8 to LI 6a, others IA 10s to IS 10s. Sheep.—l 337 were penned, prices ruling ■boat dd higher. Best weth rs 16s 61 to 18s M, medium 14* to 16s, best ewes ISs to l?s Sd, medium 13s to 14s 9d. Limbs: 989 were yarded, prices ruling Is lover than last week. Best 12s to 13a, medium 9i6d to lis, othera 7i 6d to 8s 6d. Pigs. —154 were penned. Suckers and (lips were very doll of sal% bat other sort a wete in good demand. Suckers 6s 6d to 12s, slips 13a 6d to 17s, stores 19s to LI 3s, porkers LI 14s to L2 2s, baconers L2 6s to L2 18s.

HOMEBUSH SALE?. Sydney, April 16. Sheep, generally, were of improved qualify, bat price* were eas.er than last week. Beat wethers 15s, extra 15s 7d, good 13b 6d to 14s, best ewes 14s, good 138 to i3s 6d. Cattle.— Values wera ft little easier. Best bullooks Ll2 17s 6d, good LlO, best cows L 9, extra LlO, goo i L 7 sb. Best beef 33s per lOOlbs. DAI.GETXY'3 BUITBR REPORT. [Special to News,] Ohristchxjrch, April 17. Dalgetty and Company report that since their las: telegram prices of butter at Copenhagen are lower by three krontr. The utmost value of New Zealand prime factory butter is 102s per cwt. N.Z. LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENCY'S BEPOEr. Auckland, April 17. The Lo»n and Mercantile Agency report: —Ox beef reached 26s per lOOlbs and cow up to 23j. Fat steers sold from £7 10s to £lll7s 6d, fat cows £4 5s to £8 17s 6d Sheep.—Fat wethers made from 9s 3d to 14s, ewes 7s 9d to 12s 6d, lambs 7s 6d to lis 9d. Pigs.—Porkers brought from £1 11a to £3 14s, weaners 9s 6d to £1 7s.

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