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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 104, 18 May 1901, Page 3

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New Plymouth, May 18th. RETAIL PHICES Batchers' meat.—Prices as lately advertised. Farm and Dairy Produce —Milk, 3d per Huart; butter, dairy, 8d to lOd ; separator, lOdto Is 11 per lb; cheese, 7d per lb; eggs, 2s per doz ; fowls, —per pair; ducks, I per pair; lard, tid ; bacou, 5 i to 8J ; hams, 1 6d to 9d per lb. Fruit.—Bananas, 3d and Id per lb; cocoanuts, 21 to 4d each ; lemons, Is and Is 61 per dozen ; orange*. Is 01 and 2-per dozer ; apples. 3d pc lb; tomatoes, 3-i per lb; pears, 4d per lb ; peaches, tid per lb Vegetables.—Onions, Id, l|d pei lb; cabbages, 2d each; potatoes, 7s and 7s (id per sack. BreadstuCEs.—Bread, 6J per 41b loat cash or weekly parmenfcs; 7d booked. Firewood, from 8s to 12s per Ooal.—Westport(Brookdale), 425; Mokau. 283. Bone-dust (pure), £7 10s per ton. Plums, 4d to 6(1 p*r lb. BUYING PRICES Batter.—Bjst dairy, 7d to 8d; separator, 8d to lid per lb; cheese 4JI and 5d per lb; eggs, Is 8d per dozen; fowls, ,2s tid per pair .• docks, 3s per pair; bacon, 4'd and 6d per lb; hams, 5d to 7d per lb; lard, 4d to sd; fungus, to 3d per lb. MR HHWXON KING'S WEEKLY AUCriON RETORT Mb. Nkwton Kino reportsAt the Mart on Saturday last fowls m:de lid to Is 3-1. The special sale of furniture on account of Mr. Durran was well attended and satisfactory prices were obtained. The sale of balance of John A'lbott'a bankrupt stoCt was also well-attended, and everything sol I at god prices. Fruit. —Prices during the week have ranged as follows : Apples, 5s to 7s ; Oranges, 4s !)J to 6s 6d ; L-mons, 3s to 6s i Cape Gooseberries, 4s to 5s ; Pumpkins, 3s to 3s 6d cwt. Cattle.—AtWaiwakaikonnTu sdayallcUtleadvertisid did not come forward,the muster being the smallest for m-nv months. Several buyers were prel-fctit for young cat le, and I cou'd have sold two or three hundred head if they had been there. Calves so'd at improved prices, making 22s to 27s (i i ; 15month lieifer.-, 1/2 lis tid; . o pringiug heifers. L 4 9d to L-l 14s ii',l; springing co -s, 1,5 15; to L 7; stoic cows, 1.2 to L 3 14a; woollj lambs, 6s lid. On Wednesday at Wsitara West I he'd t clearing sale on account of Mr. O. Hoby There was a good atttndancp, and bi J diiK for most lilies was faidy brisk. Drangh horses made 1.2-1 to 1.30 ; trap i'o, L 5 5 t.< Ll2; IS- to SO-inou?hs J- rsey lieiters, L 4 4; to L 4 7s; spring, rs, L"i to L 7 15s; sho'i lambs, Gs Id; wethers, 12s; cull ewe?. 3-.3d At Durham Koid on Thursday I held i clearing silo of Mr. A. F. Stone's dairy cow jnd fann sock. There was a very large at I tendance, and ihe cows, which were a nic lot, were comiieted for. and all soli at exc- llent prices, the whole herd of C ' cows, leaving oat, tne pedigree JerseyI averaging L 5 IGs per head. Caws in mil , made 1.5 10s to 1,7 ; spring calves, L 3 15s 1 L<S; pedigree Jerseys, L7ss to LI 1. Horse: pigs, and implements sold well.

EGMONT FARMERS' UNION, Ltd. Hawbha, May 11. At Stratfi nl. on the ."Jul in.it. wc had a 'arge yarding of si'j'.k. Tliere was a good attendance of hiiyi";.-", -txd'ing in gcod business heirs: doim. Fat ..ow.-, \A to 1/1 Ss; enpty cows, J. 3?s t,i 1.3 i ts; hei'ers : n calf, h.i 10s to I.i ss; r a iry cows, 1,3 10s to L 4 10s; ls-minlh to >lueis, L36sto L 3 i 7» ; 1,1-imm'h sU'jrs, X.- ■:» 'o Li !t!s Sd ; yt-.rsiir:; IA i Is to l/J 2s ; ynarliusrs ("mixed), \A Is t.j Ll l-2s: \vuaner», ISi to 21a: empty '.ifileix .1,2 lfc to L 3 H: ; heifers and calves i.3 iis to L 4. Tn order to avoid clashing with the 11aw(=ra races \va In Id our Uawi ra sale on Tuesday, 7ih instant, instead of Thursday, quite thft advertised numlicr of stOJk came forward, but, most of them charged owne'S. Fat bullocks (s-nall), IJ& to L 0 lis Sd; fat cows and heifers, L 3 17s 6d to L 4 Is; store cows, 12 15s to 13 9s; cows in calf. L 3 15s to U 2s 6d ; lieifers in calf, L 3 4s to W 12s b"d; ycwlicgs, Ll 8s 6d to Ll 16s.

There wa > a yarding at Okaiawa on 8 'lie 10th, wlrt'i was nffcr d to a good at" t nd~nce of buyers, and bidding bei"g spirited, resulted in a record sale, that is, every pen Mas sold under the ham" e- ; and in nrar.y ca cs at pr'css above vendors' reseives. t Fat bullocks (h.ht wei his, but pood), U! 2*; 2*-; ear steer , hi to L 4 10s; fat cows, L 4 to 1 4 It's; More cows, 13 4s to e L 3 Us fid; heifers in calf, L 3 5s t) L 3 12s i tid; empt? heirorr, L2 10s to L32s ; dairy j cows, Uto L 4 ss; 12 to 15 months mixed, L2 lr to L2 5s ti-f; yeaili'gs, 1/1 7s Gd to ' Lllls; wcanersj LI Is to lit 4s Gd. Pigs, ? small, 7s 6d. K-.t sheep; mixed sexes, ISs f tid. i ' BUCKLAND AND' SON a' KEPORT. 5 (.Spociil to news). I Auckland, May 17. Horses : Heavy draughts up to L 45 ; b inediam, 1.20 t> 1.30; aged, Ll2 to L 18; hacks, L 7 to LlO. Cattle : Pairy cattle were ; selli'g well at LI to L 7 7s Gd ; stores were i 'owor ; 3 year steers, 1,5 10s to L*i 5s ; two year, LI IPs to L 5 ; dry h'i Ks toL4 ; strong cave , 20: to 35s Beef was lower; steers, 18s to VCs p.'r 10011 s ; a ed cows, 14s , to !(is. Sh cp sold at hte vain s. Wethers made 12s to IGs ; ewes, 10u t-' HsGd ;lambs, 3s to Il's fld. Porkers made 20s to 35s ; stcre pigs, 12s to U's ; weal eis, 5s to 7s GJ, BEWLBY & GRIFFITHS' SHARE BEPORT.

T sales, B buyers, a sellers. The feature of the investment *-tack market has again been Hie further rise in Ba-k of New l shares, which now s'and at buyers 52iOd. Insurance i-lures ha"e been in be t r denimd, n:> doubt owing to ihe g-neral increase in rates that has recently co r,e into foioa and no'w'.lhs anding tint several serious fires have recently occurred. The Auckland mini g market does not call for comment beyond noting a fmtlier fall in Bivi i< r lleefs other linrs biiog without change, tha gh a fair amount of business has 1-jen done in Waihi properti-s. In Otago dr.dgi g, the market has been in a deploraMe sta'e, owing to the failures so far of the Upp r Kawarau drelges on wh'ch great hopas were placed. It is alt getber pramature, however, to condemn ;them as failures, as several of the dredges which havo proved the greatest success, had many months of de=d work to encounter at the start In coi sequence of Ih.ir temporary failure, however, there is a considerable pres: ure to sell, and the best stocks have to be F&?rifice i to realise, which has affected the pric:s of both Otago and Wist Coast stocks. On the West Coast there has been considerable business in a large number of share?, the returns for the week, though std' interfired with by bad weather, I eiug distinctly salisfact >ry and in the case of the Leviathan far exceeding expectations. Wc ar! olferi.' g slures in the Jamieson Howard Gold Dredging Company which adjoins the celebrated I'.ictolu.s and Nelson Creek Dredging Company's. A 1 .rge number have been placed ami only a small number is availa 1 lo for which early application is necessary as the sba-e list will close within a week. •

Price. | Dividend. Interest at present price. J3 flj g •S S o - a m P-t os N £ s. d. °/o e ». d. e s. d. Naiion'i Bank 4 0 Cs 8 5 18 6 3 0 0 Bank o£ N.Z. 2 12 OB National Insurance Co. 19 OB 12 5 6 2 0 0 16 9 N.Z. Insur'ncc Co 3 8 Or 10 5 12 G 3 1 0 N.Z. Accident 1 14 On 10 3 16 0 1 3 6 South British 3 15 3l! .'0 5 9 0 2 14 0 Auckland bat13 15 OB 15 5 9 0 13 5 0 N. Plym'th do. 7 0 0 8 5 6 8 8 0 0 Wanganni do. 13 10 3s 8 6 3 0 U 15 0 Wellir.gt'n do 18 0 0 10 5 12 0 17 0 0 N.Z. Shippint Co 6 10 OB 4 5 16 4 SOO Union P.". Co LO 10 0 6 5 14 3 10 10 0 N.Z. & Rivei Plate 19 6B G 6 6 ' I 2 0 Natnl. Mort.e 1 19 0? 6 17 0 1 6 0 ear Meat... 1 10 fiB 10 Kaipoi Wooln G 12 OT 7 5 9 < 6 5 0 Mosgiel do.... 4 4 0 7 5 9 0 4 2 0 Taranaki Freezing Co.... C 5 OT 10 i 11 0 4 5 0 N.P. Co op.... 1 0 Os 8 7 16 1 Sash & Door Co, p-.id.. 5 0 ("s 8 7 12 6 To., - .. 3 0 OT N'tlm Steam. 0 8 OT 7 7 8 Si ::: ,