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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 264, 9 November 1901, Page 3

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Saw Plymouth, Saturday, November 9. RETAIL PRICKS ° Butchers' meat.—Prices as lately advertised. Farm and Dairy Produce—Milk, 3d per Huart; batter, dairy, 9d to lOd; separator. Is pnr lb; cheese, 7d per lb; etfgs, lOd per doz ; fowls, 8s per pair; docks—per i pair; lard, 7d; bacon, 5d to 6d; hams, 6d bo 8d per lb. 5 Fruit. Bananas, 3d per lb; cocoa- , nuts, 2d to 4d each; lemons, Is and Is 6d per dozen; oranges, Is to Is 6d per dozen; apples, 4d per lb. Vegetables.—Onions, Id, 2d pei lb; cabbages, 2d each ; potatoes, 7s Gd per sack. Breadstuffs,—Bread, 6d per 41b loat cash or weekly pavments; 7d booked. < Firewood, from 8s to 12s per load Ooal.—Westport(Brookdale), 425; Mokau, 28s Bone-dust (pure), £7 10s per ton. Plums, 4d to 6d par lb. BUYING PRICES Batter.—B2st dairy, 8d to 9d; separator i 101 per lb; cheese 4Jd and 5d per lb; eggs, 8-i per dozen; fowls, 2s 6d per pair; ducks, 3s per pair; bacon, 5d to 7Jd per lb; hams, 5d per lb; lard, 4d to 5d ; fungus, 3d per lb.

— ] MR NKWTON KINO'S WEEKLY 1 AUCHON REPORT < ] Mb. Newton Kino reports;— At o*l6 Havm-irket on no pies r were offered ; several calves sold at from 9s to 13i, c everal horses sold from LI 2s 6d to 1 8 1 5a. ] At the art, fowls made Is to H9d : ducks, 2s to 2s 2d j pu-ebred fowls, 2s to 2s 17d; cheese, 4d A quantity of furniture and sundries was oi<pi s d of at low rates. Cattle —At Stratford on Tnesdav cattle came forward far in excess of advertised numbers, the muster being a recoH one, fully 3000 head being yarded. The majority weie from 18 motvhs to 2| year steers. Bidding for most lines was Dot particularly 1 brisk, and most of this class were passed at the hammer, but a good many lines were planed privately at reduced reserves. 18months to 2-year heifers wen in goo'' demand and sold well, as also did good young store cows and good forward spring- 1 ing heifers.—Calves made LI 13s 6d to L2 yearlings L2 5s to L2 to L2 12s 6d, 18-month to 2-v*ar steer?, L 3 to L 3 15s, 2 to 21 year do., L 4 3s to L 4 7s fid, 3-year do.. L 5,18month to 2-year empty heifers, L 3 9s to L 3 to L 3 18s, springers t,4 to L 6 15s, stors cows L 3 5s to L 3 15, old do., LI 10s to L2 10s, fat do., L 4 10 to L 5 7s 6d. On the same day 1 held a cl taring h:i! ; near Ingle wood on account of Mrs W. Geo'ge, when there was a good attendance #nd biddidg The cows were'a verv nice lot and realised f om L 4 15s to L 8 2s 6rt; heifers, L 3 12s 6d to I 45s ; calves, 5s 61 to 9s 6d; ■i.s,6s 6d to 91; sows f.l to LI lis Furniture and sundries made low pric s At Rahotu on Thut.day, o™ ing to the rain, all cattle advertised did r't come forward. There was, however, «g<ul attendance, and t nearly everything wai sold either at the liammer t afterwards. Yearlings marie 40s to 52s 6d; 18-months steers, L 3 7s ; 2-year [ do, L 4 9s 6d ; s'ore cows, L 3 10s to L 3 15s ; : old do, 30s to 45s ; springing heifers, L 4 to - L 4 15s.

EGMONT FARMERS' UNION, LTD,, MARKET REPORT. Haweba, November 1, At Okaivwa on the 25th ultimo, we hj" d a pood yarding of cattle, moat of which i hiiged hands at the himmer. F»t c ws, L 5 10s to £6 ; stor.; cowp, L 3 Us to to 1.4 7•; cow i anfl calves. L 4 to L 4 ICa ; heifers in calf, 1.3 15* to Lots 6d; diiryiows, L 4 o L 5 15a ; yearling" ("mixed sexes), L2 14s to L 3 3s; bulls, L 3 to L 5. Figs, 13a to LI lis.

At our horse fair, on thi 26th ultimo, we submitted a large entry of horses, among which there was a good number of draughts, they being keenly competed for Draughts, I 24 to L 35 5s . r nVirol eu dnughts, I 20 to L 37 5s ; light ''mights and haroess horses, L'.g to L2l j hacks, T. 4 to 1 13. At. Manam, on the 30th ult., about the advertised number cf stock came forward. Ifat cows. L 5 5s to L 6; yearlings, L2 2s to L2 18s; bulls, L 3 to L 5 10s ; hoggets, 7s lOd; pigs, LI Is At Stratford, on the Ist instant, a large entry of stock came forward, mostly 12 to 18 months Although there was a large attendance, bidding was slow, resulting in many of the stock not reaching the owners' reserves. Dairy cows and heifers, L 4 17s 6d to L 6 12s 6d ; store cows, L 3 lis 6d to L 4 Is; heifers in calf. L4to L 4 15s; empty heifers, L 3 2s 6d to L 3 10s J steers, L2 16a

Gd to L 3 Is; yearling heifers, L2 lis to L2 18s; yearling?, mixed, L2 2s to L2 15s 6d ; bulls, L2 5s to L 3 15s. i VICKERS & STEVENS' AUCTION REs PORT. Messrs VtCKKES & Stevens repoii a i large muster of cattle in their Inglewooii , yards and most pens changed handi at the following prices Calves, 15s to LI 9s; yearlings, L2 to £2 15s; 15-months steers. ' L 3 3s; store cows, L2 10s to L 3 15s; empty i heifers, L 3 5s to L 3 12s 6d; springers, Li 2s! i 6d to L 6 ss; fat cows, Lsto L 6 6s; bulls, L2. to L 5. WYLLIK, STOTT & OO.'S REPORT, j We beg to report followipg pi ices realised at our sales at Urenui on Monday, November 4th.—yearlings LI 12s to L2 16s 6d, 18-month steers L 3 13s 6d to L 3 19s, heifers springing L 4 17s 6d to L 4 18s €d, oows L 4 18s, cow and calf 13 13s, pony L 3 7s (id, hack LI 10s. At Waitara, on Tuesday, calves brought 31s to 39s ; yearling< L2 16s to 1.2 15s; yearling steera, L3toL 3ls j emp f y heifers, 2 years, L 3 10s 6d; 2-yeir spiiugers. L 4 12s 6d to L 6 7s 6d; store cows, L 3 13s to L 4; springers, L 4 10s to L 5 10s 6d ; fat cows, L 5 12a 6d ; bulls, L2 10s to L 6; cow« and calre?, L 4 Is. BEWLEY & GRIFFITH'S SHARE REPORT.

T sales, b buyers, s sellers. The movements in 'he share raasket during the past week call for no particular comment. The National Insurance Company ha 9 circulated a satisfactory bnlance-sbeet ana pays the usual dividend of 12J- per cent. The feature of the past «eek has been the advance in the Bank of England discount, rate from 3to 4 per cent. It is yet too early to say what th« effect mny be, but while this rate lasts, it indicates the impossibility of raising any colonial loans Waihi shares; show slight upward tendency and Monowai'a have further hardened, a large number of men being employed on various improvements and the mine continues to open up well at the lower levels. The share market for Otago stocks is if anything wors « than before and it is doubtful if the bottom ha» been reached. On the other hand the West Coast continues to improve and a. number of stocks there are claiming attention. The returns continue to be good, and the regularity with which the claims can be worked all the year round, provided the machinery is efficient, points to their greater reliability over Otago claims that give sensational returns for a few weeks and do comparatively little for a large portion of the year, during which expenses are continually running. AUCKLAND BUTTER PRICES. (PEE PBES3 ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, November 8. Wholesale dairy produce quotations:— Butter: Average quality, dairy, 7d ; second quality, 6d; separator, 8d; New Zealand Dairy Association, lid ; Acorn, lid ; Anchor, lid; prime salt, 8d ; second quality, 6d.

Price. | Dividend. Interest at present [ price. Pi ice 12 months ago. £ s. d. o/o £ s. d. £ s. d. Nation! Bank 3 14 i6B 10 6 5 0 3 0 0 Bank of N.Z. 2 2 OB ... ... National Insurance Co. J 8 10B 12$ 7 3 0 0 16 9 N.Z. Insur'nce Co i 8 Or 12* 7 14 0 3 1 0 N.Z. Accident 2 12 0T 10" 2 5 6 1-8 6 South British 3 18 0T 20 5 0 0 2 14 0 Auckland Uas 13 10 OB 15 5 14 0 13 5 0 N. Plym'th do. TOO 8 5 6 8 8 0 0 Wanganui do. 13 12 6B 8 6 12 1 11 15 0 Wellingt'n do 18 0 0B 10 5 12 6 17 0 0 N.Z. Shipping Co 6 10 0T 4 4 18 6 5 00 Union 8.S. Co 11 10 OB 6 T 8 9 10 10 0 N.Z. & River Plate 1!) 6B 6 6 3 0 1 2 0 Natnl. Mortge 1 15 6s 6i 8 0 0 1 6 0 '■•ear Meat... I 7 OB 10 4 5 9 Kaiapoi Win 8 7 6B 7 5 8 9 6 5 0 Mosgiel do.... 4 -I Os 7 5 18 9 4 2 0 N.P. Co-op.... 1 <0 Os 6 6 0 0 ... Sash k Dooi Co., paid... 6 0 Os I2J 10 8 6 ... N'thn Steam. 0 S 3T 7 7 8 9