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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 271, 16 November 1901, Page 3

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Nhw Pltmouth.Satdbdat, November 16. RETAIL PRIOES Batchers' meat.—Prices as lately advertised. Farm »nd Dairy Produce—Milk, 3d pel quart; batter, dairy, 9d to lOd; separator. Is per lb; cheese, 7d per lb; eggs, lOd per doz ; fowls, 3s per pair; ducks—per pair; lard, 7d; bacon, Sd to 6d; hams, 6d to 8d per lb. Fruit. Bananas, 3d per lb; cocoa; nnts, 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 pel lb; cabbages, 2d each ; potatoes, 7s Gd per sack. ■ Breadstuffs.—Bread, 6d per 41b loat cash or weekly payments; 7d booked. f Firewood, from 8s to 12s per load. C >al.—Westport(Brookdale), 425; Mokau, 28s Bone-dust (pure), £7 10s per ton. Plums, 4d to 6d psr lb. BUYING PRIOES Batter.—Bsst dairy, 8d to 9d; separator 101 per lb; cheese 4£d and 5d per lb 1 eggs, 93 per dozen; fowls, 2s 6d per pair: ducks, 3s per pair; bacon, 5d to 7£d per lb; hams, 5d per lb; lard, 4d to 6d ; fungus, 3d per )b. MR HKWXON KING'S WKEKLY AUOHON REPORT Mb. Nhwton Kino reports:— At the Haymarket, |on Saturday, small store pisp made 153 to lSi; slips, 7s to lis 16d ;ca ves, 12s to 13s ; horse, L 3 10". At che Mart, fowl* made Is 4i to 2s; chicks, Is; ducks, 2s 34.; furniture and sundries mad« low prices. Catt'e. —At Waiwakaiho. on Tueiday, there was rather a small muster and attendance and slack bidding, but most of the stock ya'ded was eventually sold at 'lightly reduced piice* Calves nude 1/2; yearling*. Hi 8s; 18-month to 2-year steers, 12 18s 6d to L 3 7s 61; 2J to 3-year Steers, I 512s 6d; springing heifers, 1.4 5s to L 4 18s ; empty heifers L 3 2s6t toLt 2?; store cows, 1.2 14a to L 3 151 6d ; springers, L 5 5s to L 5 153; bulls, L2 to L 5 15aYICKERS & STEVENS' AUCTION REPORT. Messrs Viokkbs & Stevens report a giod muster of stock iu the/ lng'.evood yards; in many c»ses vendors had to accept a reduction o-i tne'r rfservi. We quote ai under:—Calves, Ijl 4s to Ijl 9s; yearlings, hi 4s to 1,2 17 <; 15-month heifers, • 2 14s : empty heifers, L 3 4s to L 3 10s ; 3-yeir-old steers, 14 ; 3-yj»r-old sheers, L 4 "ss; «tnre cows, L2 to 13 10s ; fit cows. I 5 to L 5 5s ; spvi geis, L 4 10s to 15 lOi; bulls, J-2 to T,4 101.

BBWLKY & GRIFFITH'S SHARE REPORT.

As usual, for some months past, the share market is quiet. The New Zealand Shipping Company hss just held its an Dual meeting, and has raised its dividends from 4 per cent, to 5 per cent., and carried forward a substantial sum. Woollen shares are hard to sell, the fear of labou- troubles making investors shy of all industrial concerns dependent on labour. Waihi shares have seen a marked ris« transactions having taken place at L 6 7s 6d, with sellers at L 6 12s 6d.

The return from the firs + , crushing of over fiOOO tons by the Talisman Consolidated is disappointing, the value being under LI 6s per ton.

There is no material change in Otago dredging shares. The wild cats and weak companies are now pretty well disposed of, and a healthier tone exists. West Coast returns continue to improve. Buller Junction has paid a second dividend, and Kelson Greek a fifth, and from the consistency ot their returns, these claims will now be regular dividend payers. Pactolus will probably get a record return this week, but dividends are not being paid, though a large sum is in hand, as the company h»s a double claim, and will shortly put a second dredge on to work the upper claim, and it is proposed to put on the second dredge from the pi ofits now accumu atingr, a p >lioy which is approved of by the considerable number of shareholders here. AUCKLAND BETTER PRICES. (PEB PBEBS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, November 15. Wholesale dairy produce quotations : But'er: Average quality, rtairy, (id j second quality, sd; separator, 7d; New Zealand Dairy Association, lid; Acorn, lid ; Anchor, lid; prime salt, 8d ; second quality, 6d.

Price. Dividend. •s 3 ? a Price 12 months ago. £ s. d. o/o £ s. d. £ s. d. Nation! Bank 3 12 6b 10 6 5 0 3 0 0 Bank of N.Z. 2 2 Ob ... National Insurance Go. 18 10b 12i 7 3 0 0 16 9 N.Z.Jnsur'nce Co if 8 0t1217 14 0 3 10 N.Z. Accident 2 12 Ot 10 2 5 6 18 6 South British 3 18 0T2u 5 0 0 2 14 0 4ucklandl*asl3 10 Ob 15 5 14 013 5 0 N.Plym'thdo. 7 0 0 8 5 6 8 8 0 0 Wan?anuido.l3 12 6b 8 6 12 1 U 15 0 Welliogt'ri do 18 0 Ob 10 5 12 617 0 0 N.Z. Shipping Co 6 iO Or S 4 18 6 5 0 0 [TnionS.S.Coll 10 0B 6 7 8 910 10 0 M.Z. & River Plate ... 19 6b 6 6 3 0 12 0 Natal. 115 BS-GJ8 0 0 16 0 ■ ar Meat... 1 8 0t 10 JCaiapoi Win 6 7 6B 7 5 9 4 5 9 9 6 5 0 tfosgieldo.... 4 2 Os 7 5 18 9 4 2 0 '■f.r. Oo-op.... 1 0 OS 6 6 0 0 ... 'ash & Dooii Co., paid ... G 0 Os 12*10 8 6 ... \"thn Steam., 0 8 3t 7 7 8 1 1 9 " s £'."■. 8, 8 ! uy ■:., 8 sellers.