THE MARKETS.
NEW PLYMOUTH— September 3. Retail Prices. — Covntry settlers must understand that the New Plymouth dealers sell at these prices. Butchers' Meat.— Beef, 4d. to 6d. per Ib. ; mutton, 4d. to 6d. ; pork, 7d. to Bd. Farm and Dairy Produce.— Milk, 6d. per quart; butter, Is. lOd. per.lb. ; cheese (colonial), Is. to Is. 2d. ; eggs, Is. 4d. per doz. ; fowls, Bs. 6d. to 4s. per pair; ducks, ss. per pah*; geese, 6s. to 6s. 6d. each ; turkeys, 4s. to 55. ; lard, Bd. per lb. ; bacon, Is. ; hams, Is. to Is. 4d. ; hay, £6 per ton. Vegetables.— Potatoes, 6s. per cwt.; cabbages, Id. each ; onions, 3d. per lb. ; carrots, 3d. per bunch ; cucumbers, Id. to 3d. ; pears, 6d. per lb. ; apples, 3d. to 6d. Breadstuffs.— Bread, 6d. per 21b. loaf. Firewood, from 9s. to 12s. per load. BUYING PRICES. Butter, Is. Bd. per lb.; cheese, 10d.; eggs, Is. 2d. per doz. ; fowls, 2s. 6d. to 3s. per'pair; ducks, 3s. 6d. per pah- ; geese, 3s. to 4s. each ; turkeys, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. each ; bacon (colonial), Bd. to lOd. per lb. RETAIL PRICES. Egmont Mills. — Flour (household), 145.; first Egmont Mills brand, 155. ; silk-dressed, superfine, 165. ; sharps, 7s. per 100 lbs., or 10s. per Back ; bran, 7s. per 100 lbs. ; wheatmeal, 128. per 100 lbs. ; oatmeal, 6s. 6d. per 25 lbs. ; wheat (fowls' food), 4s. per bushel; oats, 4s. 6d. ; maize, 4s. 6d, Union Mills.— Flour (household), 14s. per 100 lbs. ; best brands,, ditto, 155. ; best Canterbury Star brand, 165. ; wheatmeal, 13s. per 100 lbs.; sharps, 7s. per 100 lbs., or 10s. per sack ; bran, ss. 6d. per sack; best Canterbury oats, 55. ; black oats, 45.- 6 d .; oatmeal, 3Jd. per lb. ; maize, 4s. 6d. per bushel ; best screened maize, 55. ; fowls' wheat, 45. ; canary seed, 6d. per lb. AUCKLAND— September 1. Share Market.— Sales : Colonial Bank, £1 Bs. Buyers : Bank of New Zealand, £17 15b. ; National Bank, £3 10s. ; South British, £2 75. ; National Insurance, £1 4b. 6d. Sellers: Colonial Bank, £1 Bs.; Caledonian, £4 4s.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 2338, 4 September 1875, Page 2
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337THE MARKETS. Taranaki Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 2338, 4 September 1875, Page 2
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