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MARKET PRICES CURRENT. Waikato Timks Omen, This Day. The following prices for the current week are quoted by the Hamilton trades people to-day •. — Bacon, per lb—Cambridge, wholesale, Bjd ; retail, lOd to lid; Canterbury, wholesale Hid; retail, lOd to ltd. Hams, per lb—Cambridge, wholesa'e, B{d; retail, lOd to lid ; Canterbury, wholesale, „ S*d ; retail, lOd to lid. 'Eggs, per dozen—Wholesale, is; retail, Is 2d. Dairy butter, per lb—Wholesale, 8d; retail, lOd. Factory cheese, per lb—Wholesale, 7d; retail, 9<L Onions.—Retail, 3d per lb. Table potatoes (local) new Wholsale, Hi lb; retail, 2d lb. Southern, per ton, wholesale £l2 ; retail, 15s per cwt. Chaff per ton—Wholesale, £4 10s ; retail, £5 ss. Sharps, per 1001b—Wholesale, 6s 3d; retail, 6s 6d. Bran, per 1001b—Wholesale, 5s 3d; retail 5s 6d. Oats (Southern) per bushel Wholesale, 3s Id; retail, 3s 3d. Fowl Wheat, Wholesale, 4s 4d ; retail, 4s 6d. Maize, per bushel -Wholesale, 4a Id; retail, 4s 6d. PIRONGIA STOCK SiLE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited reports:—On Wednesday, November 28tb, at Pirongia, we yarded 360 odd cattle and report a successful sale. The bidding was brisk throughout for all classes only one pen of forward cows being reserved at the hammer. Good yearlings (miied) realized from £1 16s to £2 3i ; otners, £1 9i to £1 12s; yearling to 15 months st-«r§, £2 5s to £2 15l; 2 year-Id steers, £i 6s to £3 18s; 2J-yeir steers, £1 53 j forward oows and heifers, £3 5s to£l 10s ; store cows. £2 lOsto £1 7s 6d; 18 monthi and 2-year-old empty heifers, £2 Us to £3 ss; fat cows, £5 5s to £5; good springing heifers, £5 iOi to £6 2s tid; dairy cows near calving, £3 J..5a to £5 os; aged bulls, £3 to £3 10r; young bulls, £2 10s to £t; woaner pigs, 12s to riding cobs, £ t to £4 10s. LONDON WOOL SALES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following message from their London House, under date 27th instant:— Wool.—" The market opened strong for all Borts of wool. There is spirited competition and a good American demand. Ab compared with last sales' closing rates prices are about 10 per oent. higher for gyaasy merino super, ooarse cross-bred slipe and coarse scmred crossbred, and about 5 per cei : i. higher for medium and inferior merino, medium and £ne crossbred slipe, medium and fine croiabred ccoured and greasy croiabred. The supplies were insufficient to test the market.''
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Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8068, 30 November 1906, Page 2
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