THE MARKETS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8664, 28 December 1889, Page 2

THE MARKETS.

NEW PLYMOUTH— Deoiimbkr 27. Retail Pjuces. — Country settlers must understand thut tlie New Plymouth dealers sell at these prices. Bm'OiiKii'H Meat. — Beef : Sirloin, 3d ; prime ribb, 3d ; rump steak, 4d ; other roasts, fiom 2d ; boiling beof, frt>m Id ; torn round tocf, 3d ; other corn be^f, 2jd

per Ib, Mutton : Hind-quarter, 3d ; forequarter, 2d ; legs, 3£d ; loins, 3d ; chops, 3d and 4d ; shoulders, 2£d ; necks and breasts, l^d per lb. Lamb : Fore-quarter, 3s; hind-quarter, 3s 6d. Pork : Fresh, 4d per lb. Veal: 3d to 4d per lb. Sausages: Beef, 4d ; pork, 6d per lb. — These prices are for cash only. Farm and Dairy Produce. — Milk, 3d to 4d per quart ; butter, 7d per lb ; cheese, 6d per lb. ; eggs, 8d per dozen ; fowls, 3s 6d per pair ; ducks, 5s per pair ; lard, " 6d par lb ; bacon, 7d ; best hams, 8d ; turkeys, 4s to 4s 6d. Vegetables. — Onions, 4d per lb. ; cauliflower, 2d to 4d each ; cabbages, 2d each; new potatoes, 2d per lb; eschalots, 2d per lb.; rhubarb, 4d to 6d per bundle; asparagus, Is a bundle; green peas, Is per peck. Fruit. — Bananas, 6d per lb ; cocoanuts, 3d to4d; oranges, Is 6d to 2s per doz; pine- 1 apples, Is to Is 6d each; strawberries, 6d a plate; gooseberries, 4d per lb; cherries, 9d per lb; plums, 9d per lb; red currants, Is per lb ; apples, 6d per lb. Breadstuffs. — Bread, 7d per 41b loaf. Firewood, from 8s to 12s per load. BUYING PRICES. Butter. — best and favorite brands, 6d per lb ; cheese, 3d to 4d per lb ; eggs, 7d per dozen ; fowls, 3s per pair ; ducks, 4b per pair ; bacon (colonial), 6d per lb ; hams, 7d per lb ; lard, 5d per lb. ; fungus, 2Ad. MILLERS' RETAIL CASH PRICES. Best silk dressed flour, 11s per lOOlbs; wheat meal, 10s 6d ; sharps, per sack of 1501bs, 8s ; bran, per sack of lOOlbs, 5s ; oatmeal, 251 b bags, 4s ; oats, 3s ; crushed oats, 3s 3d ; chaff, per sack, Is 6d ; wheat, 3s 6d; maize, 3s 6d ; barley, 3s 6d.