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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 118, 26 August 1910, Page 7

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TAULOW AND WHEAT. By Cable—Press Association. —Copyright London, August 24. Tallow.—At the tallow sales 1237 casks were offered, and 1094 sold. Mutton, fine. 37s 9d, medium 35s fid; beef, fine 37s 6d, medium 35a. , Wheat.—The visible American supply of wheat is 36,367,000 bushels.

WEBSTER BEOS.' REPORT. Poultry.—Our pens were well filled on Saturday last with poultry of all classes. Laying ducks and laying hens were in very good demand. Prices as under:— Hena (old) Is 5d to Is Bd, good young and laying 2s 6d to 4s Id, pullets (young) Is 9d to Is lild, forward 2s 8d to 3s 9d, trio white Leghorns 9s, cockerels 2s to 2s lilld, p.b. brown Leghorns (Bolton's strain) 12s, Indian Runner drakes 2s 9d, p.b. !R!ouen ducks 5s 9d each, turfcey hens (extra prime) 7s 3d. Sundries and trees sold at usual rates. Meat—The usual meat came forward and found a ready sale. 'Ribs 3d to 3y 2 d, roasts 2V 2 d to 3d, sirlon 4d to i%d, rounds 4d to 4'/ad, cor iy 3 d to 2d, forequarters mutton 3d to 3y 2 d, loin 3d to; 3y 2 d, legs 4d to 4y 2 d. j Fruit.—This has ibeen in short supply. Apples, good colored desserts 9s to 9s 6d, Stunners 8s 6d, Five Crown 5s 6d to 6s 6d, oranges (re-packed) 15s, bananas' 2%d, mandarins liOs 9d, pines lis, pas-) sions 7s 3d, lemons 7s 9d. Next ship-! ment of Island orange 9 and foanans, Raj rotongan and Australian assorted fruits ' are due on Thursday next, Ist prox. We have advice of a through consignment of Australian oranges, mandarins, pines, I passions and lemons coming ex Maheno, due here on Thursday. next. iShoutd satisfactory prices result a regular weekly supply will ibe assured. Furniture.—(On Tuesday last we held a very satisfactory sale on account of Mrs. David Laing at her residence, Gilbert street. The furniture was of a good class and satisfactory prices were obtained:

NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICEfe. Butchers' Meat. Beef: Sirloin 6d, prime ribs sd, rump steak Bd, beef from 3d to 4d, corned beef from 3d to 5a per lb. iVluttop; Legs 6d, chops 6d, loin 6d, shoulders sd, necks' 4d per lb". Pork: Fresh, 6d per lb. Veal, 3d to 5d per lb. Sausages, beef 4d, pork 6<l. Lamb, 4s to 5s a quarter. Fowls, 5s per pair, ducks 6s per pair. These prices are for cash only; y 2 d per lb for booking over one week.

General Groeeri<s.—Following are the casli prices charged bv N*w Plymouth grocers No. la 10s 3d, No .2 10s, Kerosene 9s 6d per case. Rolled oats and oatina, lOd per bag; oatmeal, 3s 3d per 251b hag; flour, roller, 1001b 12s 5011b 6s 3d, 251b 3s 4d. Cereals, etc.—Oats, white 2s 9d per bushels, duns 3s per bushel, crushed oats, 3a; barley, 3s 6d; maize, 4s; wheat, 4s; beans, ss; crushed beans, 5s 6d; pollard 6s 9d, per 1001b 13s 200 lbs; bran, 5s per 1001b. Dairy Produce, etc.—Butter factory Is 2d, dairy lOd, best separator Is per lb; cheese, 9d per lb; eggs, Is 2d per dozen; lard. 9d per lb; bacon, lOd per lb; hams, B%d per lb, rashers lOd; milk, 4d per quart. Fruit Bananas 4d per lb, lemons la <sd per dozen, apples 3d and 4d per lib, dried figs 4d and 6d per box, orange Is to Is M per dozen, walnuts 8d per lb. Vegetables—Cabbages 3d and 4d, carrots 2d per bunch, turnips 2d per lb, parsnips 2d per bunch, potatoes 7 s per cwt., kumeras slbs for Is, onions 10011)8 bag ss. Buying Prices.—Dealers offer for fan* produce: Butter factory (in rolls) le 0y 2 d, dairy (in rolls) 9d, separator lOd.