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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 15, 5 June 1914, Page 2

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MOUNT MORGAN OUTPUT. By Cable—Press Association—-Copyright Sydney, Juno 4. The Mount Morgan Leviathan output of copper and gold for the four weeks ended May 31 was valued at £74,508. The ore treated was 25,408 tons, copper 705 tons, and gold 7054 ounces. ARGENTINE SHIPMENTS. B? Telegraph—Press Association. .Wellington, yesterday. Tiie Department of Agriculture lias received the following cablegram from Buenos Aires, dated June 2: The following shipments of produce liavo been despatched from Argentine to the United Kingdom during May, 1914, compared with May, 1913; ! Ml 4 1013 [ Frozen beef .. 91,000 105,000 qrs. Chilled beef .. 363,000 282,000 „ Frozen mutton 1)0,000 101,000 carcases Frozen lamb .. 52,000 61,000 „ Butter ~ 1,585 cwts. ADDINGTON. Ghirisitchuroh, Tuesday. in consequence of the general 'holklav for th» lCi«g\i birthday, the Aucungtoii live stock market was held to-diay instead of on Wednesday, as usuaj, The general all-round yarding for all classes of stock was smaller than usual, and the attendance of fanners, .butchers, and exporters was also smaller. The yarding of fat 'lambs was a comparatively small one, 2103 being penned, as against 7795 last week. The range of prices was:—Tegs, 20s to 24s 6d; average weights, 18s *o 19s 7d; liglvte' and unfinished 14s to 17s Od. Fat siheep: Prime wethers, 21s Gd to 275; others, 16a 2d to 21s; prime ewes, 18s to 24s 9d; medium, l»ss ito 17s fid' aged and light, lis Id to 14s Gd. Fat Oaihtle: Ordinary steers, £7 to £l2 Sa; extra steers, to £l7 10s; 10s to £lO 15s; cows, £5 7s Od to £!) 7s Od, Store Cattle; Fifteen to eighteenmonths sorts, £3 18s: t!hiree-ycar steers, £6 18s>; cows, £1 10s to £3 10s. A small yarding of dairy cows included some very useful animals and, as usual at this season of the year, good cows were in keen request. Prices ranged from £3 Ms to £lO 15s, extra making :to £l2 15s. There was an ordinary entry of fat calves, the quality, as usual, covering a wide i-ange, and values were unchanged, running from Bs. to £3 r>s; extra good sorts, to £5 ss. Store steep: Best lambs, 13s 9d to 14s fid; good lambs, ]2's 6d to 13s Od; medium to good lambs, Us 6d to 12s 3d; very medium lambs, 10s 9d to lis; cull lambs, 5s Id; shorn lambs, 9* 4d; ewe lambs, 15s 3d to 16s; four-tooth wethers, 17"s to 17s 7d<; two, four, and six-tooth wetihJcrs (very forward), 19s 3d; twotooth ewes (late shorn), 17s 0d; six and .eight-tooth wethers-, 20s 4d; aged cull ewes, 3s fid to 4s 4d. Fat Piss.: Choppers, £3 to £5 12s Od; ordinary baconer?, 57s (id to 07s; extra j heavy ibaeonei's, to 70s; light baooners. I 50-? to 555; price per lib., s'/,d; 'heavy i porkers, 45s to 475; lighter (porkers, 3Ss j to 435; price per lb, od.

I SELLING PRICES. GROCERIES. - i. d. Flour—10011a Us »d to 12s 3d. 501ba Os 3d to Gs Gd. SugarNo. la, per hag 0 9 No. 2 '.". 9 6 GRAIN. ETC. Oats— ! Gartons, per bushel 2 9 Duns S e Crushes » 0 BarleyCape 4 Q English 4 9 Crushed beans 5 8 Pollard, per 1001b, 6sj 2M lb .. 15 0 Bran, per 18011 i bag 10 6 Wheat, fowl, per bushel 5 0 Maine fl 0 DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC.

GutterFactory I 3 Best Separator 1 1 Seconds 1 0 Dairy 0 10 Cheese 0 9 Eggs 2 a Bacon (rasherß) 1 o I Hams lOd to 0 11"/. Rashers 1 o Milk (quart) 0 4 VEGETABLES. Cauliflowers . 6tl to Is. Carrots 2d buncb Turnips , 2d bunch Parsnips 2d bunch Leeks 3d bunch FRUIT. Oranges .. 1/ to 1/0 des. Apples !.' 3d to Cd lb Passion fruit -Id per doz. Grapes g/. lb Lemons _ I/O to 2/- doz. Bananas ". 3d lb Tomatoes Gd 11) Jam melons I<l 11, BUYING PRICES. 3. d. Factory butterRolled 1 iy 2 Best separator, reg'd dairies.. 011 Farmers' separator 0 10 Dairy 0 10 Eggs 1 9 Bacon 0 9 Hams 9y. ( i to 011 Fungus. 0 3