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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 243, 8 December 1900, Page 3

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Nbw Plymouth, Satobday, Dbobmbbr 8. RETAIL PRICES Butchers' meat.—Prices as lately advertised. Farm and Dairy Produce.—Milk, 3d per quart; butter, dairy, 8d to lOd; separator, lOdto la Id per lb; cbeese, 7d per lb; eggs, 10J per doz; fowls,—per pair; ducks, per pair; lard, 6d; bacon, 5d to 8d; hams, 6d to 8d per lb. I Fruit.—Bananas, 3d and Id per lb; cocoanuts, 2d to 4d each; lemons, Is and Is 6d per dozen; oranges, Is 6d and 2d per dozen; apples, 6d and 8d per lb. Vegetables.—Onions, 4d pel lb; cabbages, 2d each; potatoes, 5s per saok. Breadstuffs.—Bread, 5d per lib loat cash or weekly payments; fid booked. Firewood, from 8s to 12s per load. Coal.—Westport(Brookdale), 425; Mokau, 28s. Bone-dust (pure), £7 10s per ton. BUYING PRICES, Batter.—Bast dairy, 7d to 8d; separator, 8d to lid per lb; cheese 5d per lb; eggs, 8d per dozen; fowls, 2s 6d per pair; ducks, 3s per pair; bacon,4d to 5Jd per lb; bams, 5d to 6£d per lb; lard, 4d to Sd; fungus, 2£d to 3d per lb. ~T2k MBWI'ON KING'S WK'tKLY AI/BHON RKPORX Mb. Newton Kin 9 reports: At the Haymarket on Saturday a fair number of pigs were penned, aad all sold at satisfactory prices, blips made 6s 6d to 9s 6d; small stores, 10s to 13s; medium stores, LI; several horses sold at from L2 to L 8; } trap and harness, Lid; cow, L 4 16s.

At the mart fowls made lid to Is 9d; ducks, la 2d to 23; potatoes, 3> 8d par sack; new potatoes, ljd to ljd per lb.; bacon, id toßd. A consignment of boots and shoes sold at from 2s to Bs. Furniture aad sundries made low prices. Fruit. —Prices realised daring the week were as follows:—Apricots, 7s 6d; plums, 7s i 6d; lemons, 5s 6d to 9s; red currants, Id to i%&; oranges, lis 6d; pines, 5s to lis 6d; peas, lid to Is per peck. On Wednesday I held a clearing sale of furniture on the Jfrankley Bead, on account of Mr. J. Veale. I'here was a good attendance, and fair prices were realised for most articles, although several were sacrificed at low figures. Cattle, —At Stratford, on Tuesday, cattle came forward far in excess of numoers advertised, the yards beieg orowded with mostly young cattle, a large proportion being 15to 18-months heifers; bidding for these was not so brisk, and iu most cases fell short of venders reserves. All sheers were well competed for, and sold at ruling rates. Store cows also showed little alteration. Weauers made 8s 6dto 27s 6d; calves to yearling i, 40s to 555; 12 to 15-manths steers, L2 17s to L 3 ss; 18.montbs steers, L 3 9s to L 3 lis tid; 18-mo itbs to 2>year steers, L 3 17s 6d; 3to 3£ year forward bullocks, t6 as; 15 to 18-months heifers, L2 15s 6i to L 3 2s 6d; spongers, L 4to LI 15s; store cows, L 3 5s tj L3lss; fresh cows. LI Gd to Li 4s; fat cows, LI 13s tid to LI 17s tid.

My opening sale at Awakino on Thursday was an unqualified success. There was a very large attendance, buyers being present from Opunake, fihima, Stratford, Waikato, aud intervening districts. The yards were crowded with aoout 1000 head of cattle, all in splendid condition, a grand line of steers and heifers from Mr. W. Kelly being especially admired. A fine line of bullocks irom Messrs. tieorgi and Sing, and a large draft of 1 to 2-year beifers from Messrs. Elliot and Bayly also sold well, frices were as follows:—U to 15-moaths heifers, L2 14s to hi ; 2£-year lwifers from Mr. Kelly, L 4; 1 to 2-year heifers, from Messrs, Elliot aud Bayly, L 3 8s; 12 to 16-monttjs steers, L 3 to L 3 8s; 2 to 2£-year steers, from Mr, Kelly, IL4 19s; 2| to 3-year bullocks, L 5 14s; 8J to bullocks, Lo 17s 6d to L 7 10s; store I cows, L 3 12s 6d to L 4.

VIOKERS & STEVENS' AUCTION RBPORT. Messrs. Viokbbs & Stbvbks report a good muster at their stock sale on Wednesday. Competition was good and almost ever; liue i changed hands. Calves made LI to LI 12s; yearlings to 15-months, L 3 Is to L 3 ss; do heifers, L2 8s to L2 15s; empty heifers, L 3 to L 3 10s; store cows,L3 15s to L 4 Is; fat cows, L4los to L4lss; springers, L 3 15s to L4l7s6d; bulls, LI ta L 5. They also held a clearing sale on account of Mr. Andrew Neilson on the farm. There was a large attendance and brisk bidding for everything. Horses sold from LlO 10s to L 25 10s; calves on the bucket, lis 6d to LI 4s; store pigs, 19s to LI 8s tid; 71 cswsaveraged L 5 6s 6d; heifers, L 3 ss. WYLLIE, BTOTT & OO.'S REPORT. Messrs. Wtlme, Stott & Co. report that at our CTrenui sale on Monday, December 3, calves brought 28i to 30s 6d; heifers, L2 lSsteLl 15s; cows aud calves, Li; bulls, L2 2s to L 3 10s. At Waitara on Taesday, December 4th, calves realised 14s to 395; yearlings, 50s to L2l7s 6d; store cows, L 3 15s to L 3 ltij 6d; fat cows, L 4 lis to L 5 7s; cows and calves, L 4 14s to Li 18s; springers, L 3 15s to L 4 10s; heifers, springers, L 4 7s 6d to £5 10s; bulls, L 4 to L 5 Lss; hacks, LI 9s 6d to L 5 ss.

MR. W. BEWLEY'S SHARE REPORT,

u buyers, s sellers. Investment shares maintain their price, and show a slight tendency to rise. VVanganni Gas are firm at £l3, in view of the works being taken over by the Corporation The Waihi group has shown increased activity in consequence o? rumours of new reefs being cut, but these rumours are not yet confirmed; Talismans have improved t j sales at £1 0s 6d. In dredging, the market I has been flat for Otago stocks, several kdr«dgea having closed down while v the river I |s high, and (he approach of the. Ghmtoas

holidays has. all* had the usual eil'ecc of increasing the number of sellers. Grey Rivers continue to harden with improving returns. The email prospecting dredge of the Central Mataura has been moved to No. 2 claim, and is said to hare got splendid prospects on the new ground. I report further sales of Montgomery Sluicing 00., and have buyers of Freezing Co.'s share3>t;£6. --VasSiJ AUCKLAND BUTTER PRICES. [VBB run ABBSOUIION.] Auckland, December?. Wholesale dairy produce quotations:— Bitter.—Fresh dairy, 6d; second quality, fid; separator, 7d; New Zealand Dairy Association, lOd; Anchor brand, lOd; Acorn brand.JOdj prime salt, 8d; second quality, fid. WELLINGTON WOOL SALES. Wkllington, December 7. At to-day's wool sale. 1209 bales were offered, of which 769 were seld. As anticipated, there was a marked fall in prices as compared with last December. The fall was in some instances as much as fid ou halfbreeds, Merino and super cross-breds, and 2d to Sd on medium and coarse wools. The following prices ruled:—Half-bred, 6d to 6|d; merino, 5Jd to 6d; super cross-bred, 6d to 6£d; medium do. and Romneya, 6d to 5Jd; coarse do. and Lincoln, 4-id to s£d; log-stained and inferior, 3d to 4d; pieces and bellies, 3d to 4d; locks, Id to 2d.

BUOKLAND AND SONS' WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. [Special to Nbw3.] Auckland, December 7. Menrs. Bookljjid and Sons' Report: Horses.—On Friday, at the Haymarket, there was fair competition, and a large number changed hands. No heavy draughts were offered, bat many active medium draughts sold at late advance on prices; light harness and riding horses were in much better.demand than for some time past, and, with a few exceptions, all offered sold. We quote: Medium, draughts from LIS to L2B 10s; unbroken 'bus classes, LlO to Ll7 ; unbroken medium er heavy spring cart sorts, L2l to L2B; buggy horses and hacks, L 7 to L 10; ditto, of good class, Ll4 to L2l, At Waiuka, on Saturday, there was the largest muter of stock we have offered for the last It months and everything sold at good values. Three to 4-year steers brought fromL6 toL7lls; 8 to 3-years, LI to L 5 15s; yearlings, L2 toL2lss; strong calves, ILI to LI 10s; dairy cows, Li to L 5 5s each.

I Atßemaera, on Thursday, dairy cows at profit ranged bom Li to 1A each; store cattle sold at late values. Calves, fresh dropped, 5s to 9s; medium, 10s to 15s. Fat cattle were pinned in average numbers. Well fatted steers and heifers were from LI to LI 2s; aged cows, Ids to ISs per cwt; steers, L 7 7s 6d toLIO Ss 6d; cows, L4toL9 each. Sheep and lambs seld at fair values, store wethers bringing front 10s 6d to , 16s 6d; ewes, 9s6dtol6i; lambs, 10s toil 4s; for well-fatted, lighter sorts, 7s to 9s each. Pigs were yarded in larger numbers than for some time past, but there is not very strong demand for them yet, porkers are bringing from 18s to LI ss; forward stores, 9s to lis; heavy up to L 3 Is.

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. [pee paras association. I London, December 5. The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdemis estimated at 2,140,000 quarters, and for the Oeatiuent 1,005,000 quarters. Bank shares: Btnk of Australasia, £73 53; National Bank of New Zealand, £3 10s; [joan and Mercantile, i per cent, prior lien debentures, 93£. Others unohanged.

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