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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 126, 22 June 1901, Page 3

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NKW i'LiMOUTJI, Saturday, 22sD JI.'XK, ItETA.IL PRICKS Batchers' meat,—Prices as lately advditised, Farm unci Rairy Produce —Mi!k, 3d per quart; butter, dairy, 9d to lOd ; separator, lOdto Is Id per lb; cheese, 7d per lb;" eggs, Is 6d per doz; fowls, 3s per pair; ducks, per pair; lard, 6d; bacon, 5d to 8d; hamß, 6d to 9d per lb. " Fruit. —;Bananas, Sd per lb; cocoanuts, 2d to 4d each; lemons, Is and Is 6d per doz^n; oranges, Is to Is 6d per dozen;; apples, 4d per lb. Vegetables.—Onions, \\&, 2d pel lb; cabbages, 2d each ; potatoes, 6s and 7s ptr SA".k. Breadstuffs—Bread, 6d per 41b loaf cash or weekly payments; 7d booked. Firewood, from 8s to 12s per load. Coal.—Westport(Brookdale), 425; Mokiu, 28; Bone-dust (pure), £7 10s per ton. Piums, 4d to 6d p.-r lb. s _ BUYING PRICES Butter.—Bjst dairy, 8d to 9d; separator, 9d to lid per lb; cheese 4jd and 5d per lb; eggs, 1« 4d per dozen; fowls, 2s Gd per pair; duolrs, 3s per pair; bacon, i}d and 0d per lb; hams, 5d to 7d per lb; lard, 4d to Sd; fungus, to 3d per lb. % . MB NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUOriON REPORT Me. Newton Kino reports ; Cattle. -At Stratford, on Tuesday, owing to the bad weather and holidays, very few cattle were yarded and tha attendance was smaller than usual Weaners made lis to LI 2s; calves "to yearlings, LI 6s to L2ls; 18' months to 2-year steers, L 3 i2s; store cows, LI 2s 6.1 to L 3 6s; fat do, L 4 16s 6d to L 5 Is; springing heifers, L 4 17s. At PaVntu, on Thursday, there was a very small muster owing to the continued rough weather and little'business was done. A 15-nvnths Hel-itein bull made L 3; calves,! LI 13s to LI 19s; springing heifers, L 4 15s ; fat cows, L 4 13s. WYLLIF, BTOTT k GO.'S REPORT. Mbssbs. Wyllie Ptott Sc Co , report the following prices were realised at,our Urenui yards on Monday, June 17 :—Calve.", £1 18s 6d; yearlings, £2 16s; springing heifers, £4 10s to £4 16s ; hack*, £3 5* to £9 10s. At our Waitara Ytrds on Tuesday the following prices were realisrd:—Calve«, LI 16s 6d; Yeavlings, ! 2 17s to L2 19s 6d; springing heifers, L 3 3s 8 to 1,5 Is ; sprjnging cows, L 4 15s to I 6 15s; forward stores, L47«6d to L 4 9s; cows in calf L 3 17s 6i to L 5 10; slags L2 5s ; trap, Ll4. LONDON MARKETS. (By Electric Telegraph.—'"opyright.) PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Received 21, 9 13 am. London, June 20. The American visible supply of wheat is' estimated at 45,043 000 bushels. The Antwerp! wool sales extend from the 25th to the 28th. The catalogue comprises 8705 bales, including 270 of Australian.

The tone of the sharemark. t remains without material change. Bank of New Zealand have been dons at 61s 6d down to 603.and th ro are buyers now at 60s. Insurance share are in better demand. The labour dUp-ite is affcting several ef the Auckland mining properties, and it is doubtful if some c»n carry on at the increased rate of wages proposed. Rough weather still continu«s throughout the dredging districts, a->d the completion of dredgrs is being much hampered by tho high creeks, making cartoge of material difficult. Trejrctrrrs for last week of those clnims tlwta'e rot affected b- flood show a distinct and in some caies a large improvement, and n'a'ly ail are now'on payable gold. We aro buyer? of South British, National, and New Ze.iland Insurance. AUCKLAND BUTTER PRICES. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Auckland, June 21. Wholesale dairy produce quotations : BuMer: Fresh dairy, 8d per lb; second quality, 7d; separator, 9-1; New Zealand Dairy Association, Is; Anchor brand, Is; prinn salt, 9d ; second quality, 6d. BUCKLaND AND SONS' REPORT. (Special to N i:\vs.) Auckland, June2L Hor.-e.i : Little business, is doing in draught stock; medium nnbroken sold at LH to 1,2'; good hacks and harness up to L3O; obs and light backs, L 4 to LtO; aged farm horses L 8 to I] 4. Cattle: Beef fiim at 19s to 23s per lOfilbs; cows, 15s to 17s. Dairies sold freely from L 6 to 1.-8 17s 6d, and sheep were better worth ; wethers 14s to 17s 6d, ewes 10s 6dto 15s, and lambs 8s to 13s 6d, ewes in lamb 9s 6d to lis 3d. Pii>s sold freely; porkers 20s to 30s, weaners 7s to 1 Is. Hay and Straw: Good supply of former and prices lower, 1 ut straw was scarce, and at high prices. Meadow hay 30s to 40s, clever 35s to 40s per ton; straw 14s to 21s the small load, and up to 40s for two-horse loads. Hides, Skins, Tallow etc: We submitted a much heavier catalogue tkan the average, and lines sold freely, and were cleared at late prices. Ox hides 6d to 7d for best 'he'ivy M to sd, for medium cow up to 4d, 3£d to SJd per lb for the greater number; 2Jd ' i 3jj- pRr lb. Skins, at late values, j Cow hair 8d to B*-d, horsehair 8d to ll|d. Tallow, at late values, 20s to 23s per cwt for best, and 16s ta 18s 6d for ordinary; rough Eat ljd to IJd per lb Grain, etc: Oats made a sharp advance down south this week, and higher prices may be looked for loca'ly. maize also advanced Id per bushel on account j ,of nliort supplies; 'pi.me chaff scarce but! stiil at lew prices, inferior bard to quit. We j quote e>: store oats, 2s 2d to 2s 3d ; maize f 2s 7d to 2s 8d; wheat, 2s lOd ; feed barley 2s 2d ooi bushel. Chili", L2 16 to L 3. Carrot.- LI 2s (id to LI sa. Bran, L 4 10s ; Sharps L 5 oh, Hay L2 10s to L 3 10s ; Straw, L2 15s per ton.

BEWLEY & GRIFFITHS' SHARE REPORT. '§' \i\ 1 « .1 S l £8 . is > s__ d. o/o fl w E i. woo © : •= a t* ! N a. e s. d. Nation'l Banfcj 3 15 Ob 8 5 18 6 3 00 Bank of N.Z. 2 10 On National Insurance Co. 19 9B12J6 6 0 0 16 9 N.Z.Insur'nce Co 3 7 Ob 10 5 12 6 3 10 0 1 S 6 N.Z. Accident 1 18 Ob l» i 16 South British 3 15 3li 2U 5 9 0| 2 14 0 Auckland bas 13 2 6B 15 5 9 0l3 5 0 N.Plym'thdo. 7 0 0 8 5 6 8 8 00 Wanganuido. 13 12 6b 8 6 3 Oil 15 0 Wellingt'n do 18 6 Ob 10 5 12 017 0 0 N.Z. Shippine Co .'. 6 15 Os 4 5 16 4 5 00 Union 8.S. Co 10 12 6 6 5 11 310 10 0 N.Z. k River Plate ... 1 0 0 6 6 G 4 120 Natnl. 1 19 Op 6 17 0 16 0 <.'ear Meat... 1 10 Cbio KaipoiWooln 6 12 Ob 7 5 9 r 6 50 Moi-giel do.... 4 2 OS 7 5 9 0 4 2 0 Taranaki Freezing Co.... 6 5 On 10 C 11 0 4 5 0 N.P. Co-op.... 1 0 Os 8 7 1G 1 Sash & Dooi Co., paid ... 5 0 Os 8 7 12 6 ... To., — ... 3 0 Ot N'thn Steam. 0 7 8b 7 7 8 9 .".' s T sales, B buyers, s sellers.