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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 186, 17 August 1901, Page 3

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Nbw Plymouth, Satubday, 17th August. RETAIL PRICES Butchers' meat.—Prices as lately advertised. Farm and Hairy Produce —Milk, 3d per quart; butter, dairy, !td to lOd; separator, Is 3i per lb j cheese, 7d per lb; eggs, Is per doz; fowls, 3s per pair; ducks, per pair; lard, 6d; bacon, 5d to 6d; hams, Bd to 8d per lb. Fruit. Bananas, 3d per lb; cocoanuts, 2d to 4d each; lemons, Is and Is 6d per dozen; oranges, Is to Is Gd per dozen; apples, 4d per lb. Vegetables.—Onions, Id, 2d pel lb; cabbages, 2d each ; potatoes, 7s 6d persaok. Breadstuffs.—Bread, 6d per 41b loat «ash or weekly payments; 7d booked. Firewood, from 8s to 12s per load Ooal.—Weatport(Brookdale), 425; Mokau, 28s Bone-dust (pure), £7 10s per ton. Plums, 4d to 6d per lb. BUYING PRICES Batter.—Bsst dairy, 8d to 9d; separator, Is per lb; cheese 4Jd and 5d per lb; eggs, lOd per dozen; fowls, 2s 6d per pair.; ducks, 3s per pair; bacon, 6d to 7jd per lb; hams, 5d per lb; lard, 4d to 6d; fungus, 3d per lb.

MR NKWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUeHON REPORT

Mb. Newton Kino reports:— Cattle—At Stratford on Tuesday I had very full yards. In addition to tho ordinary store stock there were several small lots of dairy cows. Bidding for all young cattle was keen, and all yearlings fold at excellent pricas. Empty heifers wore also in good demand, and made gooi prices. Two to 3-year-old steers were not so saleable, and were mostly passed in. Several small dairies of cows came, forward, and all cows to calve early sold well, and backward and late cabers 'old at reduced rates. Weaners made 8s to 18*; yearlings, 40- to 525; 18-months steers LH 10s to L 3 15s Gd ; empty heifers, L 3 to L 3 9s 6d: springer', L 4 10s to L 5; store cows, L 3 to L 8 14s 6d; dairy cows, springing. LS to L 7 12s 6d; backward calvers, L 3 10s to L4l7s Gd.

At HaVotu on Thursday, owing to the bad 1 weather, all cattle advertised did not csme forward ard the attendance was smaller than usual. Young cattle met with strong enquiry, but dairy stock were not bo saleable. Calves lo yearlings made LI 12s to L2 12s Cd; empty heifers, L 3 4s; springing heifers L 4 16< to L 5 9s fid; store cows, L 3 ' ss; co vs and calves, LI 10s. WYLLIK, STOTT & OO.'S REPORT. We realised the following prices at Ura|nni sale on Monday, August 12th: —18months heifers, L2 9s; calves, LI 10s ; st-.erp, 15 months, L2 17s 6d; springing heifers, L 3 2s to L 5 2s 6d ; cows do, IA to Li 17s 6d; store cows, L 3; fat do, L 5; bull, L 4 2s; hacks, L 5. At vVa tara on Tuesday, August 13th, calves made 30s; yearling steers, L2 9s; heifers, L2 17s 6d; store cowg, L 3 2s to L 3 14s; springing: heifers, L 4 to L 6 15s; cows do, L 3 17s 6d to L 5; cows and calves, L 4 9s. Mr. B. Jury's dairy cows averaged L 5 2s. BUCKLAND AND SONS' WEEKLY AUCTION RKPORT. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, August 16. Messusßucklandanu Sons' Report,— Horses : No heavy draughts, medium, L2l to L3l 10 : young horses, Ll2 to Lls; aged good hacks, Ll3 to Ll7 15s. Cattle : Dairy cows, 15 to L 8; dry. L 3 to Ltlos;be°i advanced, short market, steers, 22s to 26s per lOOlbs ; cows, 18 ito 20s. .-.beep at late values; 17s 3d. Porkere, 18s to HOs; heavy pigs to L2 10s.. BEWLEY & GRIFFITHS' BHABE REPORT.

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