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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 36, 16 February 1901, Page 3

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New Plymouth, Saturday, Jakuakt 19

RETAIL PEIOES Butchers' meat.—Prices as lately advertised.

Farm and Dairy Produce —Milk, 3d per qnart; butter, dairy, 8d to lOd; separator, lOdto Is Id per lb; cheese, 7d per lb; ei*gs, Is 41 per doz; fowls,—per pair; ducks, per pair; lard, 6d ; bacon, 5d to 8d ; hams, 6d to Sd per lb. Fruit.—Bananas, 3d and 4d per lb; cocoanuts, 2d to 4d each; lemons, Is and Is 6d per down; oranges, Is 6d and 2-i per dozen; apples, 3d per lb; tomatoes, 6d per lb. Vegetables.—Onions, 3d pei lb; cab-, bages, 2d each; potatoes, 5s per sank. j Breadstuffs.— Bread, 6d per 41b leal cash or weokly payments; 7d booked, j Firewood, from 8s to 12s per load. 1 Ooal.—Westport(Urookdale), 42* ; Mokau, I

Bone-dust (pure), £7 10s per ton Plums, 4d to 6d p?r lb.

BUYING PRIOE3 Batter.—B3st dairy, 7d to 8d; separator, 8d to lid per lb; cheese 5d per lb; eggs, Is 2d I per doien; fowls, Ss 6d per pair: ducks, 3s per pair; bacon, 4d to 6Jd per lb; hams, Sd to 7a per lb; lard, 4d to 6d; fungus, 2*d te 3d per lb.

MR HttWION KING'S WEEKLY AUOHON REPORT

Mr. Newtoh Kiko reports:— My annual Toko sheep fair was held on hu sday, Ibe7th insfc.. when owing to the prevailing scarcity of theep, there was a very small mualer. The comparatively small number yarded, however, met with very keen demand, buyers bein<; praent fo three cr four tim'e? the quantity ofL'ring. Bidding wjs very brisk from start to fii.ish, the sale being a hummer, and record prices were ob'ained for nearly all classes, f.m. ewes made 7s 4d to 12s; 2, 4, and 6toothe»es, 13*10 d; 4-tooth, 13s 7d to 14s 4d; wooly lambs, 8a to 9s ; cull shorn lambs, 4s 8d; wethers, 13s 8d to 14s 31. At Stritford, m Tuesday, cattle were yarded in excess of advertised numbers. The balk of them wer-/rteer3 and bullocks. There was a go->d attendance and free bidding for most lines, an I nearly everything was sold, either at the hammer or privately. Weam-rs made 14a 6d to LI 10s; good cal»es, LI 12a to Li 16s; yearlines, L2 5s toL2 7s; 18rnonths to 2-ye r s'eers, L 3 12s toL3 17a; 2to 2*-y«ar bullocks, L 4 12s 01 to L 4 15s; 3to3i-yea<- do, L 5 14s; 18 to 20-months heifers L2 15s 6-1 to L 3 9s 6d ; springiog do, L 3 IKb to 14; store cows, L 3 3s to L36s ; fre»hdo, L3lsstoL4 j

Land.—l have to report having sold Mr. Jai. Honstan'a fine property of 1000 acres, at I Vahoenui. to Mr. W. U, Wright, of Itahotu, at a tatisfactory figure.

VICKBRS & gl EVENS' AUCTION &E----PORT. Hbbsbs ViorERS & Stbvbns report a fair mutter ef cattle in ths Inglewood Yards on Wednesday, all of which were well competed for an'i most classes showed an advance. Small calves sold at from LI to LI 4s; good calves, LI 7s fld to LI 19g 6d; 16-months heifers, T.2 lis; 15 ti 18-months stoprs. L 3 6s to 1.3 Bs;2J-jear-oW steers, L 5 9s to L 5 lis; st re cows, L'2 to L 3 15s; fat cows L4to t.4 las; springers, L 3 17s 61 to L4lss; bulls, 1,1 to L2 10s. W'TLT/'-, STOTT k CO'S REPORT Messrs. Wyluh Stott k Co. report holdins tli'-ir usual Urenni sale on Monday last, I when I here was a fair muster of cattle. They quote:-Ca'ves, LI listoLl 16s; vcarlin»s I 2 13s; fnt cows. L 4 7s 6d. A line of I Waik-to pinies sold well. At V.'ai-m:i sa'e pric.v reali-r-d for 'young catile wer.s li mer They <ji:<>t>-:-iCalvis, l.t 8» to LI 1 :-!s ; ytarlirigs, £2 4s 6d • o L2 13, t:<l; h.if.-rs. si"jririj;-o-s. T.:s Ife to LI ss; f;;!. cows, l.<j; c .\vs umi calves, Li lis; draughtguliir.g, 1.20.

T gales, b buyers, s sellers. j _ The dredging industry is causing considerable enquiry f/om investors ,incl we look , for a further irnraedinte rise in all of the ! better West Coast, claims—pa'ticr'arly in all ■ claims on tlieNcison Creek—viz., the Trafalgar l'aoto'ii". Nelson Creek. Victory and Aldinea. The Nclsnn (Vck is a great favourite and f-lure" have advanced from B!)» ] to 74s during the last 2 days and are eagerly inquired for. The neighbouring claims are j rising in sympathy. The BuUer Junction is reported to he on pood gold and a smart ri e may be looked for in these. Hokitika River Dredge will be at work in two months. These shares are a good investment at Us tid prt'in. We report sales of Victory. Grey River Consolidated, New River, Kohicoor, BuUer Junction, Takala, Amikitea, and Monowai shares. We have a f«-,r chares iu the Takaka and Amikitea Claims for sale at par, and c.-.n recommend them as a good and sound investment. s Nearly all other shares are without a>y f change from last week. Hank of New Zealand have Drmud somewhat. B _ BUCKLAND AND SONS' WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. 6 (S;v. ; ;i.-J :,, Nkw.O rri AncKi,',:>!), Fci.rnary if.. '! Draught, 1..... 5 ... i'" - ■ .-■-, ■ ..,". r,,,., ? ; L15_10.'.-.:.j; i,.,-;.'.,.... \-.'_ =,;,.',,.;";.. .'

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