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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 99, 11 May 1901, Page 3

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New Plymouth, Saturday, May 11th. RETAIL PRICKS Butchers' meat. —Prices as lately advertised. Farm and Dairy Produce—Milk, 3d per quart; butter, dairy, 8d to lOd; separator, lOdto Is Id per lb; cheese, 7d per lb; eggs, Is 9d per dos ; fowls, —per pair; ducks, — per pair; lard, Gd ; bacon, 5d to 8d; hams, Gd to 9d per lb. Fruit.—Bananas, 3d and id per lb; cocoanuts, 2d to 4d eacli; lemons. Is and Is Gd per dozen; oranges, la Gd and 2< per dozen ; apples, 3d per lb; tomatoes, 3d per lb; pears, 4d per lb ; poaches, (id per lb Vegetables.—Onions, Id, l£d pei lb; cabbages, 2d each; potatoos, 7s and 7s 6d per sack. Breadstuffs.—Bread, Gd per 41b loaf cash or weekly payments; 7d booked. Firewood, from 8s to 12s per load. Coal.—Westport(Brookdale), 425; Mokau, 28s.

Bone-dust (pure), £7 10s per ton. Pliims, 4d to Gd p?r lb. BUYING PRICES Butter.—Bsat dairy, 7d to 8d; separator, 8d to Hi per lb; cheese 4Jd and 5d per lb; eggs, 1* Gd per dozen; fowls, 2s Gd per pairf ducks, 3s per pair; bacon, 4|d and Gd per lb; hams, 5d to 7d per lb; lard, 4d to sd; fungus, 2£d to 3d per lb. MR NEWTON KING'S WEE&LY AUSriON REPORT Mb. Newton Kino reports'— At the Hayraarkct on Saturday a fair number of pit?- cme forward. Good slips made Gs to 7s Gd, srrail st res 8* to 10s. About a dozen horses were sold, ponies making Ll 15s to L 4; hacks, L 4 to L 7 ; harness horses, up to L 9 ss. At the mart fowls made lid to Is 3d ; ducks. Is 4d to Is sd. Unions, ljd. A quantity of sundries made low rates. The special sale of fur goods was fairly well attended ; most of t.hj articles sold at pricein fnvour of purchasers. On Monday at Loppeiton I held a clears ing sale of furniture, etc., on account of Mr. 0. F. Atkinson, wher everything was sold at very satisfactory prices. Cottle.—At sVat'ord, on Tuesday, there was a fair entry cf btock and grod attendance. There wes a good enqu : ry for all cattl*, and the tore of the sale was decidedly better than of lato\ One or two lines of bullocks were pened, but were not in demand, and were sent home, Store cows weresale ible at <atherlower prices. StroDg weaneis made Ll to M 9=; calves to yearlings, 3Gs 6d to 4 is! 15 to l°-mor,th steers, L 3 ?s to L 3 Gs; 15 to 20 month steers L 3 i2sGd to L 3 14j; 15 to 18-month hoiferg,' L2 7e 6d to L2 12s Gd ; spri ge>-s, L 3 5s Gd to L 5 ; store cows, L2los to L 3 8s Gd; fresh cowb, I 4 to L 4 10s. At Storey River on Wednesday there was a sraal'er muster than for some mon'hs past. Bidding was dull for nearly all ami little business was done at the hammer. Weaners *na a e 17s to 19s Gd, good calves 245, store cows L2 10s to L 3 10s. On Thursday at Smart Koad I held a cleiring Sile of Mr, W. P. Martin s farm and dairy stock. There was a god attendance and everything sod well. Ihe cows wers nearly all spring calvers and made from L 3 15s to LG 10s, harness horses LG 10s to L 27 ss, hacks L 5 16s to LI3 ss. Land.—l have to report the sale of a nice little r'airy farm of 100 acres at Omata, fiom Mr. R. Olemow to Mr. Ta'o, of Napie', at a satisf'.ctory figure.

The week has been noticeable for th.B heavy rise in Bank of New Zealand shares which are now at demand at 455. National Banks have also seen a further improvement. Other stocks do not presontany special features The Waihi group of mines have been dealt in, but prices have not yet recovered. The West (Jcast dredging market has been much m n active and improved returns have occasioned considerable business, a number of stocks being largely dealtin. The Central Mataura dredge has bad her alterations completed and local shareholders will, we believe, soon be gratified by good

and regular returns, as the diedge was tsl commence working today. We have, received a report from Australia of tho phciug in the niarkft of the Pheumatic Heel Company, and from the high cl S3 directorate and testimonials that have Leon secured, tbere (een-s to be eveiy prospect of. success'ul flotation, when local sharenolders will re:oive a substauial divide: d. WYLUK, BTOTT & CO.'S REPORT Messbs Wyllie r TOTT & Co , report the followiog prices obtained at their sale yards at Urenui on Monday, May Gth:—Calves, LI ss; 18-month steers, L 3 7s 6d; cows, stores, 1375Gl to hi ; bull, LI lis ; pigs, baceners LI 15s. At Waitara on Tuesiay, May 7th: —Calves, LI to LI 2s; yearlings, L2; 18-months heifers, L2 12s ; store cows, L2 17s 6d to L 3 Ss 6d ; cows and cnlves L 4 7s Gd; sprirging, L'llßsto LC2sGd; bulls, L2 7561; wethers and ewes, 12s; hack, L 7. BUCKLAND AND SONS' WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. (Special to News.) Auckland, May 10. Messrs Auckland and Sons' Repoht : Horses—Heavy draughts wanted ; medium sold at L 25 to L3O ; aged farm horsea Ll2to Ll4 : pood harness and hacks Ll2 to L2O; light hacks LG to LlO. At Remuira—Dairy cows L 4 10s to L 8; stores at l»st week's quotations ; beef 18s to 21s per lOOlr-s for steers and heifers ; 16s to 17s for cows. Sheep: Wethers 12s to 18s 3d; ewes 9s to 15s ; fat lambs 10s to 12s 9d ; store ilambs4sto7s Good porters sold freely, 20s to 335.

BEWLEY & GRIFFITHS' SHARE REPORT. 1 Price. 5 £ S' S J ,2S o a, Ph n 1 £ s. d. % e *. d. S s. d. Nalion'l Bank 3 17 Op. 8 5 18 6 3 0 0 Bank of N.Z. 2 5 OT National Insurance Co. 19 9b l?A 6 5 0 0 16 9 N.Z. lnsur'iicc Co 3 8 0t 10 5 12 «l 3 10 N.Z. Ace Went 1 14 Ob 10 3 16 0 13 6 South British 3 IS 3n20 5 9 0 2 14 0 013 6 0 Auckland lias 13 15 Ob 15 5 9 N.Flym'thdo. 7 0 0 8 5 6 8 8 0 0 Oil 15 0 Wanganuido. 13 10 3s 8 6 3 Wellington do 18 0 0 10 5 12 017 0 0 N.Z. Shipping Co .'. 6 '0 0b 4 5 16 4 3 0 0 Union &'.«. Co 10 10 0 0 5 14 310 10 0 N.Z. & Biver Plate ... 19 6b 6 6 6 4 12 0 Natnl.Mortjie 1 1G 6 Gj 6 17 0 16 0 <iear Meat... 1 10 0 10 KaipoiWooln 6 12 Or 7 5 B Q 6 8 0 Mosgiel do.... i. i 0 7 5 9 0 4 2 0 Taranaki Freezing Co.... 6 5 OtIO G 11 0 4 5 0 N.P. Coop.... 1 0 OS 8 7 10 1 Sash & Door Co, paid... 5 0 fs 8 J 12 6 ... To., - ... 3 0 Ot N'thn Steam. 0 8 OT 7 7 8 9 '.'.'.