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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 116, 1 June 1901, Page 3

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New Plymouth, Satubday, Ist Jcnb. RETAIL PRICES . Butchers' meat.—Prices as lately advertised. Farm and Dairy Produce—Milk, 3d per quart; batter, dairy, Bd' to lOd ; separator, lOdto 1b Id per lb; cheese, 7d per lb; eggs, 2s per doz; fowls, —per pair; ducks, — per pair; lard, 6d; bacon, 5d to 8d; hams, fid to 9d per lb. Fruit*—Bananas, 3d and 4d per lb; cocoanuts, 2d to 4d each; lemons, Is and Is 6d per dozen; oranges. Is 6d and 2-iper dozen; apples, 3d per lb; tomatoes, 3d per lb; pears, 4d per lb ; poaches, (id per lb Vegetables.—Onions, l£d, 2d pei lb; cabbages, 2d each ; potatoes, 63 and 7s per sack. fireadstuffs.—Bread, fid per 41b loaf cash or weekly payments ; 7d booked. Firewood, from 8s to 12s per loa''. Coal.—Westport (Brookdale), 42* ; Mokau, 28a Bone-dust (pure), £7 10s per ton. P!ums, 4d to 6d psr lb. BUYING PRICES Butter.—Bssfedairy, 7d to 8d; separator, 8d to lld per lb; cheese 4jd and M per lb; eggs, la 8d per dozen; fowls, 2s 6d per pair* ducks, 3s per pair; bacon, 4jd and Gd per lb; hams, 5d to 7d per lb; lard, 4d to 5d ; fungus, to 3d per lb. MR NBVVXON KING'S WEEKLY AUeriON REPORT

Mb. Newton Kino reports Cattle. —At Waiwakaiho, on Tuesday, cattle came forward in advertised numbers. Most of the young cattle were looking rough and in low aradi ion, there being very few lots strong and well conditioned. Bidding for the latter class was brisk and prices satisfactory. Inferior quality, however, was difficult to qui'. Forward springers were keenly competed for and sold well, other lines were without a'tcation. Calves made LI 5s to LI lis; yearling heifers, L2; springing heifer*, 1.4 17s 6 ( ; springing cow?, L62s 6d to L 7 7s 6d; cows just calve'.very choice, L 7 10; store cow.-, L 3 to L 3 9a 6H ; fat cows, L 4 12 to Li 17s tid.

The volvme of business during the last week has b. en small. Bank of New Zealand have been done at 535, and enqui'v still continues, but the price tlicy h ive now reached checks business. Quartz miring docs not show any animation and the exceptional weather being experienced in Otago and on the West Coast, hind' ring and in sonje cases stopping dredging, and generally-rei ucing return?, has not, tended lo e liv. n the dredging market, Most of the West Coast dredges appear to be 1 cn the point of fully coming up to expectation ; notably the Nelson Creek is again on I rich gold, and with a promise of a record return. We report having placed 1500 shares in Jamieson's Reward, which adjoins Kelson Greek and Pactolns claims.

There have been transactions in various otner lines, but generally the market has been quiet. A large number of new dredges will shortly start work, and if suited to their ground will swell returns and assist to relieve the financial pTespu-e that exists , VICKERS & STEVENS' AUCTION REPORT. Messrs Vickbbs & Stetbns report a moderate entry of stock in the Ir glewood yards. Competition was fairly good and prices were as under : Calves 20s to 30s, store cows L 3 to L 3 10s, spring calvers L 4 :to Li 10s, springers L 4 -15s, heifers in calf L 3 7s to L 3 18s. AUCKLAND BUTTER PRICES. i | Auckland, May 23. Wholesale dairy produce quotations:— Batter.—Fre-h dairy, 8d; second qualify, 7d ; New Zealand Dairy Association, lid; Anchor braad, lid; Acorn brand, lid; prime salt, 8d; second quality, sd; separator, 9d. BUCKLAND AND SONS' WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT.

I (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) [ Auckland, May 31. I Messrs Buckland and Sons' Report,— I Cattle: Dairies sold at late values. Stores ' were dull of sale. Well fattened sleers and | heifers marie lils to LI Is ; aged cows, 15s !to 17s ; steers ranged from LB to Lll 16s; cows, L 4 10s to L 7. There was no improvement in sheep. Wethers made 12s 61 to 17s; ewes, 9s to J6s; lambs, 7s to lis 3d. Pigs sold freely. Porkers made LI to LI 10s; heavy p ! gs up to £2 7s Gd. At Puktkohe on Monday there was a fair muster of stock, most of which was sold. Dairy cows brought from £4 to £7 15s; dry ditto, £2 to £3 15s; c<ilves, £1 to £1 15s. Several pet's of 3-year stores were passed, there being little demand for that class of cattle. 1 here was but a moderate mustez of stock at Helensville on Wednesday, and late values ruled th oughout.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (PUB PBBSS ASSOCIATION.) Sydney, May 29. Owing to holidayj s>nd Royal Visit business is almost at a standstill in the produce markets. Wheat.—Chick, prime, 2a 4d to 2s 6d ; milling, 2s 6d to 2s 7d; flour, £5 15i to £6 ss; Manitoba £lO Ss to £lO 10s; oats, prime New Zealand, Is lOd to 2a ; medium, Is 7d to Is 9|d ; local, Is 7d to Is 3d ; milling, ?g; barUy, New Zealand prime, 2s 4d ;Cape Is 8d to 2s ; maize, 2s 4'l to 2s 5d ; pfas, 3s 9s to 4s 6d; brail, B§d; pollard. B|d ; potatoes, Circular Heads, L 3 10s to 'L3 15s ; New Zealand Pcrwents, 1 3 5s ; onions, N.Z., LlO to LlO 10s ; Victorian, LU to LI I 101; butter, dairy, 7gd to 8d ; creamery, 9d to lOd; cheese, N.Z. loaf, 5Jd to 6d ; medium, 5Jd to 5Jd ; bacon, N.Z., s§d to 5Jd. The above quotations are those ruling between merchant and retailer and ds not represent slightly lower values obtained by reeeynised brokers. Melbourne, May 29.

Whr at, 2s 9d to 2s lid; oats, feeding, la 3d to Is 7jd; feeding, Is lOd ; maize, new, 2s 5d to 2s 7d ; old, 2s 8d ; bran, 10|d <0 ltd; pollard, lid to lljd ; potatoes, L 3 toL3 15s; onions, LlO to Llolos.

Adelaide, May 29. Wheat, 2» BJd to 2s B§d ; flour, £6 ss; bran and pollard, lljd ; oats, Algerian, Is 9d to la ; s'out, 2s 3d to 2s 9d.

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