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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14274, 15 August 1910, Page 4

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CUSIOMS RETURNS. The following was the revenue received »t Uie custom House, Tiniaru, last weeK :■—Customs duties, £I3J3 j., •Id; light dues, £9 lis lOci; shipping fees, jcl la»; otiier receipts, £1 7s; total, £l3<G 17s 55(1. TATTEKSALL'S YARDS. The Canterbury Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association report as follows on the sale of horses at Tattersall's yards on Saturday:—Hie entry comprised 2/ horses, and a good healthy sale resulted. Young draughts, fit tor present work, ranged in price from £2l to £3O, light and aged from £lO to £JU 10s, liacks £l2 to £2l, all really good sorts. BKSWICK STREET ROOMS. C. Jonas and Co. report for the week ended August 13th as follows: —We, bad liy far the largest entry of poultry we have had for the piust'two years, and price's for prime lines were decidedly higher. "As there is an extraordinary large demand for prime birds, we advise early consignments. The produce market is (inner, more so as regard.; potatoes and oats; barley is in better demand • also. Emit lias been somewhat scarce; but there is a sufficient supply of Island oranges on hand to last, a few weeks. Oi,v quotations are as follows:—Poultry, hen; small 2s Gd to 3s, prime 3s 3d to 3s 9d, extra prime 4s '.hi to us (id roosters 3s to 4s Gd, ducks .is (id to' Is 9d fceeso os (id to (is Od,chickens Is !)d to M 3d, turkeys liens K s to 9s, gobblers lbs to ISs.per p„ir; purebreds 1 at us, 2 at ms Od, 1 at 3s, 1 at 2s 9<i each Produce—.Potatoes J2s to V.U for prime Others !)s (id to 10s Od, seed 8s to TI-' whole wheat 9s Od to 10s (id, broken 7s tn 8s (>d oats 10s Od to Ills 9d, barley i ,!• •, 'V ,' sww]e » Od, carrots 2s (id cha 1 l.s 4d to Is sd, oatenshoaf ■>.. l-'d to 3s, per sack. Hams 0,1 to (id, baco„ 4d to ;xl butter Is to Is Id per lb i'ruit: Island oranges lis Gd to 12s (id lemons 13s, bananas green 14s, ripe IoV apples lid to 2d per lb. '