COMMERCIALS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 12810, 18 March 1905, Page 8

COMMERCIALS.

MB. NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY BEPOET. At the Haymarket on Saturday pigs made 5s to 14s 6d. A quantity of galvanised iron sold from Is lOd to 2s 6d per sheet. At the mart fowls made 9d to Is sd, ducks Is Id to Is sd, bacon 4d to sd. A quantity of furniture aud sundries made low prices. My Toko sheep fair on Friday, 10th ' I inst., was well attended. A nice lot [ of sheep were yarded and there was [ plenty of demand, nearly every line .. eselling at the hammer at satisfactory , prices. >F.M. ewes made 10s~3d to 12s Bd, 2-tooth do 16s 4d, 2 and 4-tooth do. 17s 3d, 2-tooth wethers 13s to 14s. '. lambs 7s 9dto 8s 2d, woolly do. 9s to i 10s 3d, rams £1 2s 6d to £2 ss, aged do 6s to 15s. Cattle.— At Waiwakaiho on Tuesday,, there was a fair yarding of stock, principally weaners. There was a litilelf belter demand for this class and nearly all of good quality were sold either at the hammer or privately. Weaners made Ss to 12s 6d, good do. 18s 6d to 235, 18 to 20 mos steers £2 10s, 3-yr bullocks £4, 12 to 15 mos heifers £2, store cows 30s to £2 10s. MESSES BEWLEY & GRIFFITHS' WEEKLY REPORT. Messrs Bewley &[ Griffiths report a large entry of poultry, which n-a-lised g-ood prices. Hens Is 3d to is 7d, pullets Is 3d to 2s ; cockerels Is ■* to Is lid., ducks Is 2cl to 2s 7d, turkeys to 4s Gd. There is a good de- * mand for all classes of poultry at the above rates. Furniture and sundries went in favour of buyers. During- the week they sokl Mr Home's orchard at |» Bell Block to Mr Dustow, of Otakdio, ' at £1250 ; also Mr Atkinson's halfacre and house in Gilbert-street to Mi Wheatley at £500. MESSRS VICKEES Witt STEVJiNS' REPORT. i S "• 'Messrs Vickers and Stevens rcporl * a full muster in their Tarata yards 0 on Monday, 13th. Bidding was tjood throughout, and nearly everything it changed hands at the following prices: —Good calves £1 Is, 15 to 18 months 1 mrxed, £2 2s to £2 5s ; store cows £1 to £2 sr, bulls £1 to £1 15s, i.va. cwos 9s to 13s Gd, young ewes I Oh. " mixed owos and wethors 5s 7d, phorn jj lambs 6s lOd to 9s 9d, Leicester rams g £1 ss. rs At Tnglowood there was a good mush tor on Wednesday, 15th. bidding was dull. Several lines were quitted at following prices .—Good calves 18s 0c to £1 3s, inferior 10s to 14s, 18 io ' 20 months heifers £2 8s to- £2 15s, * store cows £2 5s to £3 4s, good t,torc cows £3 14s to £3 ISs, fat cows £4 ss, old cows 15s to £1 10s. f.m. owes - 13s, shorn lambs Us, ewe lambs l'2s. THE MARKETS. MEW PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY 17. Set ail Prices .-—Country uottlera must * understand tbat the New Plymouth dealers sell at these prices. d Butchers' Meat.— Beef : Sirloin, 6d; fc ' prime ribs, 3d to sd; . rump s tonic, 8rl; ' other roasts, from 8d to d^d; boiling beef, from 2d to 4d; corn beef, from 4d per Tb. Mutton : Hind-quarter, sd, j Tore-quarter, 4d, legs (3d; loins 6d; chops 7d ; shoulders 5d ; necks and breasts, 3d per Vh. Pork : Fresh, (id per Ib. Veal, 5d to 6d per Ib. Sausages : Beef, 5d .; pork 6d.— These prices aro for cash only •; id per Ib 'or booking over ono wpek. Farm and Dairy Produce.— Milk 3d per quart ;" butter, dairy 8d to lOd, factory Is per Ift; cheese. 7d per Vh , >>,ggs ls-3dj fowls 3s 6d 1p 5s pair; diucks 5/6 per pair; turkeys 7/6. each ; lard 8d; bacon 9d; best haras ?d to lOd per n>. Flour, Grain, &o.— fflour (local and ' imported roller), 12a per lOOlfcs, 6s 8d per 50Ibs: wheatmeal 3s per 25tb bag; Sharps per 2001 b sack, 12/6; bran J per sack, 7s 6d; fowls' wheat 4=a per bushel ; seed 1001 b sack, 4/6 ; oatmeal » 251b-bags, 3s; oats, 2s 63; cruskea o&fa 2s 9d; b«rl«y 3» 9dj maize 4s .j

beans (whole), 4/6 : crushed, 4/9 j straw chaff, 2a ; sheaf chaff 5/6 Bofik. (These are retail cash prices only). Kruit. — Bananas, 3d per Ib ; coco»oute, M to (3d «B3ch. ; temon»,i 1/ to Is Gd per doz.; apples 2cUo 4d per N>; walnuts, 9d per Ib ; date* 6d p«r Ib : dried figs, Is pe r Ib 5 oranges Is 6d doz ; plums 4d to 6d per Ib ; strawberries Is Gd kit; tomatoes 4d to Gd Ib ; grapes Is Gd per lfe. Vegetables.— Onions 2d per Ib; cabhagea, Id and Ski eaob ; cauliflower* 2d to Gd each; potatoes 7s pet cwt ; carrots, 2d bunch .; turnips, 2d ; radishes, 2d; new potatoes Hd. Butter— 'Daii-y 7d ; factory, 9d to lOd per Ib in bulk; cheese, 4^d per ft> ; co-gs Is Id pordozen; fowls 2s 9d per p'alr ; ducks, 3s per pair ; bacon, 7d per Ib ; hams, B£cL per Ib j lard, 8d ; fungua, 2fd per Tb.