THE MARKETS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11581, 13 October 1900, Page 1

THE MARKETS.

tfKW PLYMOUTH— Octobeb 12.

iISTAiL Pbiokb — Country settler* mint understand that the J/ew Plymouth dealers tell at thete price*

Btjtohbbs' 'jleat. — Beef : Sirloin, 5d ; prime ribs, 4d ; rump steak, B'i ; * other roasts, from 3d ; boiling beef, from 4d ; other corn beef, from 4d per lb. Lamb : Hind - quarter, 4s; fore - quarter, 3s 6d. Mutton: Hind-quarter, 4d j Core-quarter, 3d, legs, Sd ; Loins, 4d ; chops, 5d ; shoulders, 3Jd ; neckß and breasts, 2Jd per lb. Pork : Freift, 5d per ft. Veal : 5d per It). Sausages' Beef 4d j pork, 6d ncr ft. — 1 hete prieet are for cash only. Fabm and Dairy Pbodtjoe.— Milk, 3d per; quart; butter, dairy lOd, neparator Is per ft; cheese, 8d per ft; eggs, 8d per doz; fowls, 3s 3d per,*pair ; ducks, 4s 8d per pair turkeys, 4a to 4s 6d each; lard, 7d* bacon, 8d; best hams. 9d,per lt>.

FIiOUK, Gbain/;&C. — Flour (local and imported roller)Jß9 per-lOOlbs, 4s 6d per 601bs,i wbeatmeal.ilOs; shtrps, per 1801 b sack, 9s 6d; oran, per 100!b-sack, s^ ; oatmeal, 251 b bags, 3s 3d; fowls" wheat, 3s per bushel?; oats, 2s 4d; srushed oats, 2s 6d per bushel; barley, 2s 9d; maize. 3s 6d ; beans'' '(whole), 3s 6d; crushed, 3s 8d; pigrueal, per 1501 b sack, 8s 6d; barley meal, 8a 6d' per 1501 b pack; straw ch.iflf. Is 3d-; sheaf ichaff, I^9d,per sack. (These are retail cash prices only). Maize is rather scarce locally, and prices high. iTttDiT. — Bananna, 2d to 3d»perlb; cocoanuts, 2d to 4d each ; lemons, la 8d per doz; orangea, Is 3d-to Is 6d doz,; apples, 3d to 4d per lb; mandarins, Is doz ; passion fruit. Sd^er doz; walnu's, 81 per lb; dates, 8d per lb; diied ifig3, Is per lb. VB'iETABriES. — Onions, ljd per ft ; cabbagos, Id and 2il each j -cauliflowers, 2d to 6d eitch ; potatoes, 4s to 5s per sack. BBKADfITDPFS. — Bread, 5d per 4ft loaf, cash; 6d bnoked. Firewood from 8s to 12a per load.