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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 14399, 6 January 1911, Page 8

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LONDON MARKETS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. LONDON, Jan. 5. Wheat.—An Australian cargo sold at 36s 3d. Copper.—Spot £SO 15s, three months £57 11s 3d ; electrolytic, £59. Tin.—Spot £ISO Ids, three months £179 12s Gd, ABRAHAM AND WILLIAMS. (Special to Herald.) PALMERSTON N.. Jan. 5. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report: —At our sale at Palmerston N. on Thursday, the sth inst., wo had a fair yarding of sheep ami heavy yarding of cattle. Sheep were rather dull of sale, owners’ reserves in most cases being too high, but wo managed to quit the majority at satisfactory prices. Cattle were in good demand, very little being passed in. We quote:—Sheen: Aged ewes 8s 3d, lambs 8s 6d, 2-tootn wethers I2s fid; cattle: Forward bullocks £7 6s 6d, store bullocks £4 IGs to £5 13s, 2-year steers £3 11s to £3 12s fid. fat cows £5 12e Gd to £6 15s, forward cows £3 14s to £4 7s, store cows £2 Ids to £3 He, 18-month heifers £3 os, 2year heifers £3 15s, springing heifers £4 11a, springing rows £6 to £B, hulls £2 15s to £5, weaners 25s to £2 Is. LOCAL MARKETS. L. A. NOLAN AND CO. Mosers. L. A. Nolan and Co. report: Poultry.—On Saturday we had a fair entry. Prices show a decrease on late rates. We (proto: Hens le 4d to Is lOd, cockerels Is 4d to 2s, ducks Is 4d to Is Bd, ducklings Is Id to Is fid, roosters Is 4d to 2s Id, chickens fid to 9d. ■ In the mart a largo quantity of furniture, was .sold at satisfactory prices. Fruit. —Large consignments of new season’s fruit arrived for Xmas trade and found a good market. We quote: Poaches 4s 3d to 4s Cd, second class 3s to 4s plums, cherry 3s 6d to 3s 9d, Wrighta early 4s 6<l to 5s 3d, apricots 7s to 7s 6d, tomatoes 4Jd to fid 11); nectarines 5s fid to fis, raspberries ixl and 5Jd lb; granes 2s 2d lb, black currants 6s Cd ease, Ijananns 9s fid, apples 9s fid to 12s fid, beans 2d lb, marrows 3b doz, peas lOd. MATTHEWS AND BENNETT. Messrs. Matthews and Bennett report a small yarding of cattle at their Inglewood Yards on Wednesday last. Prices as follows: —Bolls £3 16s to £4 10s, 16month heifers £3 10s, store cows £2 8s to £3 Ss, mixed hoggets 13s Bd, weaners 27s Gd to 31s. RETAIL PRICES. NEW PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 6. Batchers’ Meat—Beef : Sirloin, 6d, prime ribs, sd; rump steak, 8d; beef, from 3d to 4d; corned beef, from 4d and 5d Jb. Mutton: Legs fid. chops fid, loin sd. shoulders sd, nocks 3d lb. Pock: Fresh fid !b. Veal 3d to 5d Ih. Sausages, beef 4d, pork Bd. Fowls, fis per pair. Lamb: Hindquarters 5s Od, forequarters 4s fid. These prices are for cash only; id per lb for Imoking for one week. Groceries, Grain, etc.—Following are tho cash prices charged by New Plymouth grocers:—Flour, 100’s, Hs Sc, 50’s, 5s 9d, 25’s, 3s Id. Sugars; No. 1A 10s; No. 2,9 s 9d. Kerosene, 9s Dd case. Rolled oats and oatina, lOd per hag; oatmeal, 3a fid 25 lb. bag; sharps, 14s 200 lb bag; fowls’ wheat, 4s 9(1 bushel; maize, 4s. Daiij Produce, etc. —Butter: factory, Is 2d; dairy, lOd, best separator butter, Is; cheese, 8d per lb; eggs Is 2d doz.; lard, Dd lb; bacon, 7id lb: hams, Old lb; rashers, 10c!; milk, 4d qua-t. Fruit. —Bananas, 3d and 4d lb; lemons, U and Is Cd per dozen ; apples, Cd per lb; oranges, is fid to 2s dozen; walnuts, 9d ner lb; dried figs, Gd per box; pine-apples, 4d to Dd; plums, 3d; apricots, fid; peaches, 4d and Cd. Vegetables.—Cabbages, 2d and 3d; carrots,'2d per bunch; turnips, 2d 10. kumeras, 5 lb for Is; onions, Id per lb; rhubarb, fid bunch; now potatoes, 2d. BUYING PRICES. Factory butter rolled Is OJd lb; best separator butler lOd, second) 9d, dairy 8d; eggs, Is dozen; bacon, Old per lb; hams, Bid per lb; lard, / Jo; tuugus, 4d pot 1m