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Patea Mail, 7 October 1880, Page 4

MARKETS. AUCKLAND RETAIL PRICES. (■Corrected by latest report.) Roasting Beef ••• to 7d Boiling Beef 4d to 5d Mutton, hind-quarter ... fid ~ fore-quarter 3d to Lamb, fore-quarter 5d to fid „ hind-quarter 5d to fid Pork and Veal fid to 8d Steaks... ... ... .. fid to 8d Chops and Sausages 5d to (id Tallow wholesale, mutton 275, mixed, 20s to 255.

NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICES. (Corrected by latest report), Baying. Sellng. s. d. s. d. Batter (per lb.) 0 8 010 Cheese (Colonial) ... 0 7 010 Eggs (per doz.) ... ... 010 1 0 Butchers’ Meat. —Beef, 3d_ to 5d ; mutton, to 5d ; pork, 5d to 7d. Mill Prices. — Taranaki flour, 13s Gd per JOOibs ; silk-dressed (Star brand), 14* Gd ; wheat meal, 12s Gs; chick’s wheat, 4s 6d per bushel ; sharps, 8s per lOOlhs, or sack 10s ; bran, 4s per sack ; oats, 3s per bushel. ; oatmeal, 4s 6d per bag (251hs); maize (best screened), 5s Od per bushel.

WELLINGTON PRICES. , (Corrected by latest report.) Flour Market— Wholesale.

Ua>/ and Maize, Sydney Maize, Poverty Bay Oats Wheat Potatoes Carrots Hay, ton Oaten, ton Straw, ton ... Chaff, ton ... Onions Corn Marled. CHEISTCHUPvCH HETAIL PRICES (Corrected by Latest Report.) Fresh butter Es*SS Cheese Milk Beef Mutton Pork Ham Bacon Is 2d per lb Is 2d perdoz lOd per lb •Id per quart 2d to Gd per lb 2d to Id per lb 8d per lb Is per lb lOd and Is per lb

CANTERBURY STOCK. {Latest Report .) At the Canterbury Saleyards on Wednesday there was a large attendance of the general public, and the quality of the stock brought forward was good throughout. The number of stock penned for the week’s supply was 4796 sheep, 503 head of cattle, and 55 pigs. SHEEP. —In fat sheep the sales opened very dull, and there was but little improve ment towards the end ; compared to last week's sale there was a drop of fully two shillings per head on prime sheep. Extra prime quality realised 19s 6d each ; while the first shorn sheep of the season brought from 7s 6d to 9s 6d. We quote 2d per lb as an average for this description. Cattle. —ln cattle there were some prime lots submitted, but there was no improvement on last week’s prices. Prime bullocks sold to as high as £ll 10s per head, good .do from £8 5s to £9 10s. We quote 21s per 1001b as an average for good quality cattle.

Stokes.— There was a medium good supply of young stores brought forward, for which description competition was also dull, and many lots were passed in unsold. We quote two-year-old steers and heifers from £3 to £4 5s per head, yearlings £2 17s 6d.

Patea District Coach Service, Connecting with trains at Waifotara for the South, and at Ngaire for the North. NORTH. A.M. Passengers leave Wanganui by train 7 Arriving at Waitotara 8 40 Coach arrives at Waverley 10 PA r J’EA 11 15 Kakaramea 11 45 P.M. Maim tain , 12 30 Hawera 1 45 Normanby 2 45 Ngaire 5 -SOUTH. a.m. Passengers leave New Plymouth by train at 7 Arriving at Ngaire 9 20 Coach leaves Ngaire 9 30 Arrives Normanby 11 Hawera.......... 12 ’ h.-/ - P.M., ■ Manntalii .''. 1 Kakaramea 1 30 PATEA .... 2 Waverley 4 Waitotarav;.././,i.-.,...'..v... ............ 6 EARLY : SOUTH COACH. A coach leaves Patea daily (Sundays excepted), at G a.m,, arriving at Waitotara at 8. i .. 'ARKETS in' Canterbury, Dunedin ; Nelson, ->Aueklarid, : ‘ -W ellington' Wanganui^and New Plymouth, are.fully, .Reported;Jftrfea. County]Mail., !: Vi \ ;