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Tuapeka Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4819, 5 January 1901, Page 2

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LAWRENCE PRODUCE MARKET. WHOLESALE PRICES Best milling wheat ... 2s to 2s 2d per bushel Fowls* wheat ... ... Is 9d per bushel Oats ... ... la6d to Is7dber bus. Barley — Malting ... 2s 6d per bushel Oaten sheaves... ... 40s per to u Oatmeal ... ... LlO pec ton Flour — Roller . JJ6 10s per ton BETAIL PRICES. Oats ... ... ... Is lOd per bushel Oaten chaff (old sheaf) ... 55s per ton Oaten straw ... ... 20s per ton Chaff ... ... Is 6d per bag Bran ... ... 4s per ban bollard ... ... 7s 6d per bag 1 Smoked hams... ... 8d to lOd per lb Smoked bacon ... 7dto9dperlb Green bacon ... ... 6d to 8d per lb Cheese ... ... Sdperlb Butter— Fresh ... 7d to 9d per lb „ Salt ... ... 8d per lb Factory butter— Freeh ... Is per lb „ „ Salt ... lid per lb • Eggs ... ... lid per dozen Messrs A. Moiutzson and Co., Dooedin, report (wholesale) aa follows for the week ; ending Deoember 26th, 1900 (all, quotations subject to market nctaationt) :— We would ask farmers (when sending samples) always to put a price on them, as buyers do not feel inclined to make offers. Wheat. — The market is fairly active. Fowl feed is in fair demand. We quote — Best velvet 2s 6d to 2s 7d, best Tuscan 2s 6d to 2s 7£d, medium 2s 2d to 2a sj, red chaff 2* 6d, fowls' wheat Is lid to 2a Id. Oats are in fair demand. Prime milling li 6&d, bright short Is 6d, medium and inferior Is 2d to Is sd. Barley — Feed sorts Is 3d to Is 6d, milling Is 6d to Is 9d, malting 2* to 2a lOd. Byeoorn 2* to 2s 6d, maize 3a per bushel (601 b), Prussian blue peas 4s Qi do, Scotch and Eoglish tares 5a 6d do. Flour.we quote £6 lOs.oatmeal in 25's £9 10«, pearl barley £10 10 a, bran £3 10s, pollard £4, Nelson hops are quoted £M to lid f.o.b. Chaff— We quote prime £2 7s 6d to £2 12s 6d, medium £2 to £2 5s per ton. Byegrass — There is a fair demand, but prices show no improvement. We quote — Farmer-dressed Is 3d to la 6d, extra clean and heavy up to Is 9d, machine-dressed 2s 3d to 3s per bushel. Cocksfoot 2£d to 3d for farmers 1 lots, and 3£d to 4d for macaineoVlinseed £10 to £11— wanted.pressed straw £1 5»,clover bay £3 ss. Potatoes— Prime fresh picked derwents 70s per ton ; new kidneys, l£d lb. Wool— Our next sale will be held on January lltb, 1901.

R*bbitskiDß— We offered a fair catalogue tbia week, when competition waa good. We quote— Suckers and riyioerß 3i to 4^l, summers 5i to 7d, ttuUinrtrtr9 l to lid, winters 14 1 to 16-J, selected Ib'&d 10 17 J — sale every Monday. Sheepskins— We quote— P.)U» 6i to I°, orossbreda 2i to 4«, extra to 4* 9 1— sale every Tuesday. Hides 3£d to 4£d, Recording to weight and condition. We nave a eixoiul inquiry and oan guarantee the very top iua>kut prices. Tallow— Rough fat 12>» 61. rendered 159 to 17s. Horsehair Is 2d to 1- 4J. Notk — Com try 8«les conducted on tlfcmost reasonable term?. Cro*n Sheop Dip, the bust in the market, 4* G3 per gallon. We supply rabbit and sheep netting and quota specially by Ibe mito. Agents for Newien's patent woolp.-css, £13 — -sun be inspected in our stores. Clover, rape, and turnip seeds all fri-shly landed, prices on application. Farmers' 400! b Fairbanks Scales, £5 10s. GibßonN C>tlo Brand— We quote 9j for bid i-ll aud 15s for 1 irge tin". Berger's red and black oil, 4< per gallon. FRUIT AND PRODUCE REPORT. But'rr (suit).— Our contract is fixed. First grade Si, second ara-io 7J, third grade 6 i, both for milled and dairy batter. Consign to our address : Cool Stores, Port Cbalmers. Cheese— Good factory to 5|J, Akaroa SJ. Onions 10s per cwt. Pigs— For sizes up to 1601 b3d to 3£d, over that 2d to 2|d — market firmer Beeswax Is 3d to Is 4d. Honey 4-). Baoon s£d to 6d, glutted and little demand, middles 7d, hams 7&d to BJ. Poultry — Hens '3s to 3s Qd, roosters 3* 61 to 4s, ducks 4s to 4s 6d, turkey cocks 81 to 9 J, do hens 4£d to 5d per lb, geese 5s to 5s 6d per pair. Walnuts 5d to s&d. Butter boxes — 561 b butter boxes with vegetable parchment lining 17s per dozen net on trucks here. Vickery's Egg Preservative 22s 6d per case ; payment must accompany order. We can offer a few pure bronzo turkey cooks (imported) at 25a each here. We have been appointed agents for the Teviot Fruitgrowers Association.