COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 9, 11 January 1902, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

J Miw Plymouth, Satubdat, January 11. RETAIL PRICES > Batchers' meat.—Prices as lately adver- , tised. , Farm and Dairy Produce —Milk, 3d per quart; butter, dairy, Is; separator, ' Is per lb; cheese, 7d per lb; eggs, Is ■ per doz; fowls, 3s per pair; ducks—per . pair; lard, 7d; bacon, 8d to 9d; hams, lOd per lb. Fruit. Bananas, 3d per lb; cocoanuts, 2d to id each; lemons, Is and Is fid IJ per dozen; oranges, Is to Is 6d per dozen; , got seberriesild per part; pine apples, Bd , and 9d; cherries, Is per lb. ( Vegetables.—New potatoes, 2d pel lb; old 1 potatoes, 7s per ovst. , Breadstuffs.—Bread, Gd per 41b loaf cash . or weekly payments; 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 per lb. BUYING PRICES Batter.—Bsst dairy, 8d to 9d; separator, lOd per lb; cheese 4|d and Sd per lb ; eggs, lOd per dozen; fowls, 2s 6d per pair,- ducks, 3s per pair; bacon, 6d to 7idJ per lb; bams, 5d per lb; lard, 4d to sd; fungus, Sd per lb. MR MKWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT Mb. Newton Kino reports:-«-At the Havmarket on Saturday a good number of pigs were fold—weanera made 10a to lie 6d ; nmn.llporkers, Us tol4« Horses were very diflicu't to sell, re>erv s beng too high; one trap horse sold at L 5 7s 6i. At the Mart, fowls made In Id to Js lOd; ducks, Is 7d to 2s ; turkeys, 3s9d io 5s 6d ; potatoes, id to lb; oheere. 3|d. A quantity of furniture and sn idries was sold at prices fn favour of purchasers. Fruit.—Fruit is no* coming hrw rd very freely. I have held three sales during the past week, hiving sold about 600 cages. Prifces at the last sale* ranged as follows : | Peaohes (good) 6s to 7» Bd; do bad <rd-r, 2s Bd to 5a ; apricots, 8s to 8* 6d; plums, 3s tos« 6d; small bxes rlo., 2s to 3a i peirg, 6s ; cumbers, 3s to 4s 6d ; tomato.s. 3< to 4s; lemons, 5i to 5s 6d ; Capo gooseberries, i ss; apples, 2s 6d; raspberries, 41b. I Cattle At Waiw*kaiho, on Tuesday, i not many cattle came fo ward. 1 hers was ' fair enquiry for most ines, aid the m jor it y were sold either nf the hammer or privatel j. Weaneismade 17s to 26<; ISmonih.to 2year steers, L 3 ss; 12 to JR-month do., L2 12»; springing heifers, L 4 10s to L 5; s ore cows, L2 to L 3 7- 61 At Rahottt, on Thursday, there was a smaller muster than usual Bidding was quiet, but mort lines were sol 1 either at the Simmer or privately. We»ners made 21s 6d j good calvrs, 32 61; mixed yearlings. 12 5s ; spiingmg heifers, L 4 6? 6d to L 4 15s; store cows, L3tol3Bs 6d ; fresh do , 13175; fat do, L 4 2s. LO\N AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITEE. AuckllKd, January 9. Oattle.—At Newmsrket yards on Tuesday dairy and store Btock were penned iu average ' numbers, and met with a ready sale. Dairy ! cows sold at from 1.4 15s to L 9 2s 6d, empty cows 1 3 5s to L 4 7s 6d, calves LI 2s to LI : 12s. Fat cattle were in fu'l numb"rs, and : were firm at advanced prices. Ox beef sold ' at f.om 20s to 22s 6d per 1001b, cow 17s to 19s. Steers made L 6 7s 6d to Ll2 2s 6d,' i cows L 4 6s to L 7 12s 3d A draft of 22 ' steers from Mr A. Kidd, fattened on toe Aka : i Aka swamp, Waiukn, averaged LIO 2s 6d. I: Sheep were in full numbers at Newmarket ; ! yards on Tuesday, and showed a decided i upward tendency in prices. Wethers sold at ! : from 12s 6d to 16s, ewes 10s 6d to 14s 3d. I Lambs were wall represented, and met with : a ready sale at from 8s ?d to 13s. Pigs were yarded in average numbers, and sold well. Porkers brought from 19s to LI i 19s 6d. I At Papakura, on Monday, with the exception of grown steers, there was a full mu«ter I of all classes. Dairy cows were somewhat easier, but young cattle improved from 5s to 10s per bead on the past month's prices.' We quote: Grown steers from £5 12s Bd to £6 15s; two to three-yearold do £8 2s 64 to' L 5 fa, heifers £2 15s to £8 12s 61, fat cows £4 10s to £6 17s 61, empty do £2 17s to £4 ' Bs,cr.lves £1 to ij2 3s, driry caws £4 5s to £7 12*6 d. j At Purtekohe, on Wednesday, there w»s an exceptionally large muster of all sorts, everything selling well up to Monday's price*. j VICKERB & STEVENS' AUOTION RE-' PORT. I Messrs Viokkbs & Stevens report a ' fair muater of stock in their Inglewood yards, most of which nhanged bunds nt tbe following prices :—Calves LI 1b to LI 7s, yearlings L2 3»to L2 14s, 18-montbs steers L 3 6s. < empty heifera L2 14s to L 3 B', fat cows L 4 18* to L 5 3s, store cows 12 10s to L 3 ss, springers L 4 to L 6 10s. BUCKLAND AND SONS' WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. » (Special to News) ' Auckland, January 10. Messrs Buckland and Sons report : Oa'tleS At Eemuera dairy cows made L 5 to L 7 10s dry do. L2 10s to L 4 6s, strong ' calves LI fs to LI 15s. Beef was rather ' better, making 19s to 22s for stsers and heifers, and 16s to 18s for cows Bheep sold at late values Wethers made 10s fd to 17s 6d, 7s 6d to lis 9d, fat la jibs 10s 6d to 14s, lighter 7s to 9s, stores 3s 9d to "i 6d. i Pigs sol 1 at high values. | BEWLEY & GRIFFITH'S SHARE REPORT.

I T sales, B buyers, S sellers. j The share market for investment stoolcs' has opened quietly, but firm, and there have been few transactions. B»nk of New Zeal»nd have .declined somewhat,, buyers offer-; ing 455, whilese'lers hold for4"s In insurance shares prices remain at the same level. The N.Z. Insurance Company ' has had a record year for premium income, j but netprofits are lower than last year. An increased dividend of % per cent, is paid. It is doubtful, however, whether any of the TnsuranceCompanies doing business in New | Zealand have made any profit on their New Zealand business owing to the large number of fires. The gold output for the cnlony for the past yeariß a record for over thirty years, but as far as Auckland is concerned is chiefly due ! to the Waihi output. Dredging is respon-1 sible for the increase from the South and I the New Year opens very hopefully as the ! weather conditions in the dredging districts | point to a much more favourable season than I the last, which was one of the wettest on' record, the Molyneux and West Coast rivers i being at a more or less high level for many | months. Several of the proved and favour-, ite stooks have seen numerous transactions at advances on prices quoted before the holidays, and as all the dredge? have been' overhauled during the recess, with favour- < able weather returns should be goed and' J regular. j

I LONDON MARKETS. IBY EIiBOTEIO TffiLEGBAPH—UOPYBIQHT. ll ( PBB PBBS3 ASSOCIATION. / London, January 10. I Copper—Spot, £47 12s tid; three months, L 4«. • Tin—Spot, £lO3 ss; three months, £ 100 110s. r Lead, £lO lis 3d.

Price. f Dividend. Interest at present price. P.ice 12 months ago £ s. d. o/o £ s. d - £ S. <1. , Nation! Bank 3 14 0s 10 6 5 0 3 8 0 Bank of N.Z. 2 5 B .,, ... 10 National Insurance Co. 19 3 0 0 18 3 N.Z.Insur'nce Co a 11 B12|7 14 0 3 5 0 N.Z. Accident 2 17 Ob io 2 5 6 1 3 6 South British 3 18 0t;ju 5 0 0 3 4 0 Auckland Uas 13 10 On 15 5 14 013 5 0 N.Plym'thdo. 7 10 Oi 8 5 6 8 7 10 0 Wanganuido. 13 12 6B 8 « 12 1 12 S 0 Wellingt'n do 18 0 0-.H0 5 12 <517 16 0 N.Z. Shipping Co. 6 15 Ot r. 4 18 6 5 7 6 Union S>'. Co 11 10 0B e 7 8 911 0 0 N.Z. k River 1 Plate ... 19 6b 6 6 , 3 0 0 19 0' Natnl. Mortge 1 15 6S 6} 8 0 0 1 17 6 Gear Meat... 1 8 Otj.0 * 5 9 1 17 6 Kaiapoi Win 6 7 Gb 7 5 9 9 6 7 6 Mosgiel do.... 4 2 Os 6 5 18 9 4 4 0 N.P. Co-op.... 1 0 Os -6 6 0 0 ?ash & Booi Co., paid... 6 0 TSI2- 1 -10 8 6 N'thn 8team. 0 8 3T 7 7 8 » 9