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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 54, 23 March 1901, Page 3

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New Plymouth, Saturday, Kaik:h ?8, j RETAIL PRICKS j Batchers' meat.—Prices as lately .advertised. ; , Farm and Dairy Produce—Milk, 3d por j' quart; butler, dairy, Hd tolOd; separator,! 10J to 1-i 111 per ]b; cheese, 7d perlb; eggs, j' Is 2d per dos ; fowls, —per pair; ducks, — per pair ; lard, (id ; bacou, 5d to 8d ; ham:-;, , ■ 6d t'> Sd per lb. j' Fruit.—Bananas, 3d and 4d perlh; cocon- ; nuts, 2d to -Id each ; lemons, Is and Is (id p;-j' dozen ; orange.'!, 1» (i i nod 2.* per dozen ; apples, 3d per lb; tomatoes, 3d per lb; pears, | 4:1 per lb ; p - aches, (id por lb ' Vegetables.—Onions, 3d pel lb ; cabbages, 2d each; potatoes, os per sack. Breadstuii's. —Bread, lid per 41b loaf cash or weekly payments; 7d booked. ' Firewood, from 8s to 12s per load. (Joal. —Westport (Brookdale), 43#; Mokan, 1 28 i. j Bone-dust (pure), £7 10s per ton. 1 Piums, 4d to 6d par lb. BUYING PKIOK3 Butter.—llist dairy, 7d to 81: separator, 8d to lid per lh ; cheese 5d per lb; eggs, Is per doser.; fowls, 2s (id per pair: ducks, 3s per pair; b;-icon, -Id to o-Vl per lb; hams, fid i to 7d per lb; lard, 4d to sd; fungus, 2J-d | to 3d per lb. ]. MR NKWrOS KING'S WEEKLY AUG!'ION KIiPORT Mr. Nhwtojj Kino reportnr— Cattle.—At Wai'.vakaiho, on Tuesday, tha j yards were fail of cattle and there was a good j attendance. Bidding wa < brisk for all young stock and nearly all lines of calves were told | .11-l.ho hammer. Big steers met with little ' enquiry and v.-ere inosUy passed in. St :re|. cows were well coiiipelcd for and made good . prices Wo'iiuTs made 12s to LI 6s; good J calves, Id 7s (id to 1,1 lis; calves to yearling steers, L2 4s; 2 to \'} r ye;.T steers, L 4 10s; ■ cows, L3Ssto L 4 2s. . j I.an I.—l have to report the following sales : during the past week:—Mr. Harry Kraser' 3 1 i improved farm of 302 acres at Toko to Mr. : , A. K. Horn, of Auckl'iid ; Mr. A. Maokay's . improved fr.r.n at Toko coi.taining 3'.i5 acres to Mr. H. Fraser; also Messrs. Stewart Bros. , carrying business and plant at S ratford to i Mr. W. 11. Maokay, of htratford. j VIOKERS & STEVENS' AUCTION iU"- j POKT. j Mi-ssim Vckr«s k Ctiivk s r porta good e'.try i-£ slock i-i i'uo ingow.jol var's. 1 Mosi lots changed hands. V-'i rj sirait «;,< , a shade better tliau lust sa c. Sin.il! c.il-e.-; • 14s to M Is; good Cake--, 1,1 5* W L! l Tcnrling stO'.:!'.'-, 1/2 1 's; 43-m nth/) hei «jrs. i I,! 1 1~; »'om co vj, I<:-i !.3 l n < ; s;;r ryev-, LI 5.< •(» 1.1 I ft*; f.is .-(.'.vn I-! 7 ' !.! IN; 2 to 2 , 1 ->.r-aid steer>. i.-i fat ■■■ - i'orwai't b>dlocl:>, a good h.iv; fro-a Mr. '>Viiii;ui! Marshall's brought L > 15s; f..t e vt-s 12s; a \ line o£ Maori horses realised from 12a (id to . I L2 12s 6d per head. ( J BEWLKY' k GRIFFITHS, SHARE 1 I REPORT.

■, t saloi, B buyers, s sellers. BUCKLA-ND AND SONS' WKEKLY AUCTI'JN' lißi'Oltr. (Special 10-Nf.ws.) A' oKijVxn, March 22< Horses-Horses are in good ilcmand heavy draughts t..i L 35; medium, L2) to 1,31 10a; light? 1/12 to LI8; hanks 1.8 to LI2 10s. Cattle—Dairies in donnm! L 5 to L 8 15s; grown steers, LH 18 to L~ 17s; old to Jjt> 8s; two yiiapi to Li! 2,i; yearljngs to l<B j oilvos to L2j dry cows tb'i.4 'J'ta; beet, IS.'* to 23s fcr steers, aged c:\vs Ms to 16s per 1001 lis. Sheep—Wethers, 14s to 18s; ewes, 12s to 15s 6d; stores. 10s to 14s 6:1; lambs, 6b t® "s6d. ,« Pigs —Porkers, 20s io 2Ss; stores, los to

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