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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81897, 1 December 1906, Page 3

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MR. NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REI'ORT. At (lie llaymmkct, em Saturday, small pigs made 10/ lu 12/6, small stores 25 to 30/. Tlie special im- uf hcrsos on account of Mr J. F. Lever attracted a huge attendance, and fair prices were realised. Medium draughts made ,£l4 10/ to ; light liarne-s horses, ,£lO to ,£l7; yearlings, £s 'o £7 5/; brood maie, £y. At the mart, fowls made 1/1 to 2;; geese, 2/9; chicks, 4d to (id. The special >a\e of groceries was well attended and passed off satisfactorily. Fruit.—At sale, during the week pine- made 3/ to 6 6; gooseberries, 3,6 to 56; Unions, 4/6 to 5/; bananas, 2,6 to 7/3; kum>;ras, 5/ to 10/; peas, 1/ to 1/2; potatoes, 2d to 2jd; cabbage, 1/6; turnips, 2/. Cat .«.—At Stratford, on Tuesday, theie Vvas a big muster, epecially of stuie cattle, and there was brisk bidding throughout. Store cows made £2 to ,£3 3,; empty heifers, £1 'J.' ty X*2 5/; "piingcrs. £2 5O to X.4 15/; spriiiij-eis close up, £5 10/ to ,£7 ; cows in calf, £2 7/6 to £3 15 ; 2J to 3)r sleets, £4 to ,£5 5;; iS-month-t.) 2yr stceis, £2 8/ to £2 10,6; a eine of 161 15-months stee-a £2; yearlings, 196 to 25/; bulls, £1 5/ '..', £j. 3r

The sale of pure-bred cattle on the show ground on Thut-day attracted a fain' atUllda.ee, and prices wen. follows:—On account of Mr A. E. Watkin-: Yearling Jersey bills, 20; to 24 guineas; 2yr-olds, 32 guineas; Oyrs-old, 21 guineas. On account oi M" Cornwall; Jersey heifers, 15 ti 20 guineas. On account of Mr E. Griffiths Cow, 15J guineas; heifer. 6 guineas, nrrnrrrrr WILSON & NOLAN'S REPORT. On Saturday we penned a large number of fowls and clucks, whic>met with keen demand at the following prices:—Hens, ordinary, 1/4 l<1/9, fat liens 2/1 to 2/S, chicks 4d tj Bd, roosters I/O to i/y, duck' i y S to 2/. special ducklings 2/2 to 2/8, goslings 3/9. lu the mart we sold a laige asiortmmt of household furni tun- at good rates. The fruit market has been rather slack. Islanu oranges have been making 17/6 bananas, green, 0/ to 7/, strawberries 1/3 to 1/7 lb, peas 1/ to 1/2 peck, new potatoes 2d 10 2jcl.

WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. At our usua! weekly mart sale o! poultry and general lines we submitted a lair number of all cla-ses. Prices weic as under:—Hens 1/8 'o 2j, old do. i t , roosters i/io to 2/6, o!.l do. I/, chicks Od to 7cl, ducks i/y to 2,3. Our usual fallowing met with eame competition as hitneito, and prices ruled at usual. On Monday we Held a clearing sale a: Manyorci e»n account of M«s='» Lyttelton and Cook. Tiicie was a good attendance of farm.is and dealers, and though rather late in the seasun, the dairy stack made goud prices a' under: —Daily cows fiom £2 iS. to £5 12,6, springers £2 15; 10 £_ 10;, empty heifers £1 15/ to £2 1/, 1 jtar slieis £1 0/ to £2 3/, 15 to lb months heifers 31/, calves 8/0, boai £2 bi, -ow £2 12., hack* up to £i 2 ; M; halt-draugnt, by ' Sk'ppt-'r, £24, M.H. mower £l4. Piougn, carts, harness, implements and liou-c----hold tflects found a leady sale. JENKINS, MATTHEWS, AND PIGOTT'S REPORT. We had a fair yaiding at our Urcnui vards 011 Monday, t.ie tone of the market shewing decidul improvement, all lines being so c! at the hammer. We quote ; \\caller pig'S 11; t0 12,0; yearlings, 21 ; iS-montlis, j-,,0; 20-nionth- mixed cattle, 45, ; store cir\\~, 3S, to 4S/; empty hellers. 40 0 to 25, ; springing heifers. 53 ia'7o, ; ditto cow«, £i io : to £4 2,0. Lat cows, /J. 4to £i 5,", caw and calves 52, : bu 1-, 34 0 to -£"• At Wailaia, on Tuesday, the enHy wa- sma 1, but keen competition was manifested and everything said at the hamnv.r. Veailings mach made from 15, to 30, ; empty heifer-, 17 ; st.-ie o',\s, 37 to 47,0; fouvard 'cows. £i; 2vr steeis. 43; to 47, ; spiirgi.ig heifers. 52 ta /J4; ditto cows. /1 to £4 2(1; bulls, £ 3 ,)i.

At the mart on Saturday we sold :>. quantity of Vietoiian e.iting pol.i----lm», (slight V damaged) 11 r SO pel sack aho a lot of sundries at :ow prices

LOCAL MARKETS.—RETAIL PRICES. Raisers of poultry can now find good prices in the New Plymouth market*, well fattened sorts being in brisi demand. Each s. p. s. I). Pullets ... i y liens ... 1 -1 to 2 0 Hens, fat ... 2 1 to 2 8 Cockerels ... 1 0 to 2 4 Roosters ... 1 fl to 1 t) Boilers ... 1 0 i Chicks ... 4 to 8 Ducks ... 1 9 to -2 a Ducks, extra 2 2to 2 8 Goslings 3 9 Turkey, hens 4 6 to 5 (5 „" gobblers 7 0 to 9 C Dressed poultry is selling at last week's rates: Fowls os pair, ducks 6s pair, turkeys 7s u'd each. Dea.ers offer for farm produce: D. D. Butter, factory, in rolls 11 „ dairy „ 9to 10 Cneeso ... 6 Bacon 7 Haws 8 to 9 Lard, unprocurable Eggs, per doz 9 RETAIL SELLING PRICES. The reta'lers' selling prices for ca s h ever the counter in New Plymouth are: s. D. Butter, factory, per lb. 1 1 „ dairy „ 10 Cheese, per lb. ... 8 Eggs, per doz. ... 11 Bacon, per lb. ... 8 Hams „ ... 8i to 9 Rashers „ ... Wi Farm Produce.

s. D. Flour, roller, 1001b ... 10 8 Flour, SOliis ... ■'■■ 5 4 Sharps, 2001b sack ... 11 0 Brm, lOOlbbag 5 G W'leatmeal, 2511) bag ... 3 0 Oatmeal, 251b bag ... 3 <> Oats, per bushel ... :t 0 Oats, crushed „ ... 3 :l Barley „ ... 3 0 Maize „ ... '1 15 Beans, whole 5 0 Beans, crushed 5 fi Straw chaff 2 0 Sheaf chaff ... 3s to 5 U Wheat 4 0

A gn... union, in aid of tlic rccreatici -porn is to be drawn on the hist night of '.he grand bazaar which i;d;.-> p ace i n the 26th. 27111, zoTh, and :yth December. Klsewliurc particulars arc of the different linns who are giving ticketfree to every customer \y]i > purchases nil" pound's worth of goods for cash. Prizes 10 the value of £IOO are to be given away. •|Apy —-aaiul aip j(Ci[ 4itcc|ii ju s)|ns j.iiiseoui 01 caum.3 ,iau i(iia\ a" qe.moA -i;j a.,mliuc:> pu'c ajbuiiuo n M i' ju in.) o.inb iuK spooJi did sb 'Xts.clsip s,uut| «ii|) .Kuio.is jo iuio(l v. pint)'.[s s.i.i.tng mi.'j.u 0)' A'penj S]ins opeui -J (.[IB l sIIoUIItJ JIOT[I Ju UOIjCusIIOUI -op opisino A[ii'i» [epods 1: ifupptut an! .Sunjiop oiunoc|]o]\; ai[l siiuisiJHO °1 tio .wou moj.[ BUILD UP THE PIG. The pig above nil farm animal-, gives the best return for good feeding rigst from tlie time lie is weiin.'d. "Suit isine'' will give, the be-t re turn of any dry food vol introduced, as i, not only fattens but builds up the pig. From all storekeeper, or J. B. MacEwau and Co., New Plymouth.