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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 288, 8 May 1914, Page 3

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WOOL AND PKODOCE.

13y Cable—Press Association —Copyright London, May .6. Ta110w.—1439 casks were offered and 980 sold. Mutton 35s 9d, beef 345. Wool. —At the sales competition was well maintained and the rates were Arm. Silver.—27 l-8d per ounce. Bar Gold.— £3 17s 9d pev ounce. Rabbit Skins.—The market opened at Id to 2d decline. Linseed Oil £24 10s. Turpentine.—3ls 9d.

LONDON WOOL SALES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have recciv- 1 ed tile following cablegram from their London house under date otli mat., relative to the progress of the London wool sales:—As compared with last sales closing rates prices are about the same for lambs, merino and crossbred, medium greasy crossbred, coarse greasy cross-' bred, ,medium scoured crossbred, land coarse scoured crossbred; und higher by about five per cent, for greasy merino super, greasy merino medium and fine ' greasy crossbred; ami higher by about f par to five per cent, for merino inferior, ( scoured merino, fine scoureil crossbred and crossbred slips. The tono of the , market is firm. ' LOCAL MARKETS. SELLING PRICES. GROCERIES. ! a. d. 1 Flour— WOlbs lis Od to 12« Sd. 5011)8 fls 3d to 6s Bd., Sugar— j No. la, per bag 9 * I No. 2 9 € 1 GRAIN. ETC. Oats— Gartons, per bushel 2 0 Duns 3 0 i Crushed • 3 0 BarleyCape 4 0 [ English 4 8 Crushed beans 5 6 i Pollard, per 1001b, 8s; 300 lb .. 15 • ! Bran, per 1801b bag 10 6 | Wheat, fowl, per \ljug)ic! ........ 4 9 I Maize C • DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC. Butter—j Factory 1 3 ! Best Separator 1 1 Seconds 1 0 Dairy 0 10 Cheese 0 9 Eggs 2 4 Bacon (rashers) 1 0 Hams 10<1 to 0 11% Rashers 1 0 Milk (quart) 0 4 VEGETABLES. Cauliflowers Gd to la. Carrots 2d bunch ' Turnips 2d bunch Parsnips 2d bunch Leeks fid bunch FRUIT. Oranges 1/ to 1/0 doz. Apples 3d to 6d lb Passion fruit 4d per doz. Grapes .. _ _ 1/8 lb Quinces l%d lb 1-emons _ . l/(i to 2/- doz. llananas 3d lb Tomatoes Gd lb Jam melons Id lb BUYING PRICES. 8. d. Factory butterRolled I l'/j, J'cst separator, reg'd dairies.. 0 11 Farmers' separator 0 10 Dairy 0 10 . Eggs 2 0 , Hacon 0 9 . I Hams ij'/ud to O 11 . I Fungus 0 3