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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 27, 1 February 1902, Page 3

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New Plymouth, satubdax, February 1 RETAIL PRICES Butchers' meat.—Prices as lately advertised. Farm and Dairy Produce—Milk, 3d per quart; butter, dairy, Is; separator, Is per lb; cheese, 7d per lb; eggs, lid per doz; fowls, 3s per pair; ducks—per pair; lard, 7d ; bacon, Brl to 9d ; hams, 10d per lb.

Fruit. Bananas, 3d per lb; cocoanuts, 2d to 4d each; lemons, Is per dozen; oranges, 2s per dozen; gooseberries, 4d per quart; pine apples, 6d and 9d; cherries, Is per lb; pears 4d per lb; tomatos 4d per lb; peaches 4d per lb; plums 3d per lb; apples 2d per lb; apricots 4d to Gd per lb.

Vegetables.—New potatoes, 2d pei lb; old potatoes, 7s per cm t, Breadstuffs.—Bread, 6d per 41b leaf cash or weekly payments; 7d booked. Firewood, from 8s to 12s per load Ooal.—' Westport(Brookdale), 425; Mokau, Bone-dust (pure), £7 10s per ton. Plums, 4d to 6d per lb.

BUYING PRICES Bntter.—Bsst daicy, 8d to 9d; separator, 103 per lb; cheese 4£d and 5d per lb; eggs, 9,1 per dozen; fowls, 2s 6d per pair: ducks, 3a per pair; bacon, 5d to 7M per lb; hams, 5d per lb; lard, 4d to 5d • fungus, 3d per lb.

MK NHJWTON KINO'S WEEKLY AUCTION RHI'ORT Mb. Newton Kino reports /■ t th • Ha* market, on Saturday, very few p'gs came forward. Good sto es made H 6s 6d t>> MBs j small porkers, Ids (o 10s 6d. Several horses .r>ld at from 1 3 2< fid to LlO ss.

'.At the Mart, fowls made 10d to 1« 7d ; duc'ts Is I 'tn Is 6d i;rapery and sundrie* made low prices.

Fruit.—The following prices were realised at s->[- h du.fng tlic past m i e)t: -Apples, Is to 2a per box, 3s to 4s 6:1 rer case; peaohfs, 3s to 7s 6d ; ap-icots, 5s to 8s ; plums, 2s lid to 3s 6d ; greengages. 7s ; tomatoes, 3s to 4s ; cucumbers 43 to 5s ; raspberries, 4d. At Strat'ord, on 'j uesdav, the yards were * ery full, a splendid lot of big steers coming forward. Bidding f>r this class was not quite up to vendors expectations and several p p D 9 were passed in, some ot which were placed afterwards at a slight reduction of reserves. All iieifers ana weanera were well competed for and nearly all sold at the bamraer. Weaners made LI ?s to LI 8s; good cakes 1,1 !0s to 1,2, 15 to l«-jiopths steers 1,3 to 13 7b fid, 2to 2j-year f'o L-l ?g to IA 10s, 3to %-ycar bullocks L 4 15s t> L 5 Us 6d, empty heifers 1.2 16s 6d to L 3 6s, heifers-', in calf, L 3 fis to L 3 15s, store cows L2 to L 3 10s, forward do L 3 15s to L 4. At Kihotu, on Thursday, there was rather « poor muster of stock ond moderate attendance. Calves realised from 17s to 1,1 8s 6d, c lives to yearling steers 1,1 9s 6d to LI 10» (id, 18-months sfeers L2 12s to L'i lßs 6d, springing heifes L 4 to L 5, yearling heifers L'i 6s 6 \ store cows 1.3 to L 3 13s.

On Thursday, at Awakino, I held my second sale; this season. Ther.i was a good yarding of both sheep and cattle, the former being a remarkably good lot, all looking very healthy and in splendid condition The cattle were mostly grown steers, no young stuff coming forward. Bidding for' both classes of stock was very s)ac!= and l'ttle business was effected at the hammer. After the sale, however, nearly everything was sold at fair prices. Eighteen to 20-months stee-s made L 3 to 1,3 Cs, 2-year do L 3 12s Sd, 2§ to 3-vear do L 4 10s. 3 to Hi-year forward do L 5, cows and calves L 4 10a, 2-tooth wethers made 7s to Bs. fat and forward do 9s, 2-tooth tw.-s Ma to 8s 61, f.f.m.do 6s to 6s Id, wooly lambs 4s 6d fo 5s 31.

BEWLEY & GRIFFITH'S SHAKE BEPORT.

jT s les, B buyers, S sellers, 4eire bag been the usnal amount of busi-' eS-_ in investment stocks at prices lately nlii j'. A good many transactions have I.keii place in Bank of New Zealand at om £2 4s 6d to £2 ss. National Banks are iquired forat£3 14s. New Zealand and ationel Insurance are asked for, and for; ew Zealand Accident there are buyers at t. .Meat

*Jvhl« m ? er sli S ht weakening in ?' s - Mwiowais show a little improvement, sales having taken place at 3s. hj,! Otago and the Wesb Coast have caused a stagnant and weakening BeVeral dred S« suffered severely The Molyneux is again fal.inK, and it i, hoped most of the dredges will resume nut week, ihe flood season is now nearly over, an, ™ch work as has been done promises good returns with a low river W ? st Coast returns have been satisfactory where not interfered with by flood. VICKERS & STEVENS' AUCTION IMPORT. Messrs Viokkbs & Stevens report a i fail master of cattle in the Inglewood yards on Wednesday last. Prices were better than! last sale and nearly all lines were disposed t of at following prices Calves 18s to LI 8s yearlings L2 Is to L2 10*, IS to 18-months L2 lis to L'i 17s, 20-months heifers L 3 to L 3 4s Gd, store cows L2 15s to L 3 17s fat cows L 4 9s, spriDgera L 3 15s to Li 12s 6d bulls L'S to 1-4 6s. '

I LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENOY \ OOMPANY, LIMITEL. \ Auckland, January 31. koan and Mercantile Agency Company market report:— Hjorses,—-t Durham yards a good many were bi-ou -ht forward and disposed of, good sta re being eigerly sought after. Heavy d;aug|hts sold frou. L 23 to L 39, medium ' 19 2s 6d to L 29 15s ; light harness horses L>! 2s\6<l to Ll4 10s, hacks IA 5s to H 6 10s. 1 attile—At Newmarket yards, dairy and store stock were yarded in average numbers and showed no improvement in values. Ox beef ißs\t<) 21s per lOUlb, cow 16s to 18s, fir. s!eni 1.6 5s to L 9 10s, fat cows L 3 15s to L 8 si, ilairy owe \A 5s to L 8 2s 6d, store cf>- s Ll Ifis to L 3 12s 6d, cilves LI to LI 18s.

tiheep. Wethers sold from 30s 31 to 14s 6d, ewi s 5s (id i o 12s 3i, store «wes 3s 6d to 7i 3d, lamb? well fatted 8s 6d to 12s 6d, higher >ortsi, and stores 4a to 7a 9d. Pigs sold weli, prirkerj 11 i's to L2 7s, weaners 6s 6d t j 10s 6c|.

di vine aim vices to-morrow. 1 UHVntOH 01' KNOLAND. St. Mary's—B a.m., (H.C.), Rev. i'. G, Evan: U ».m. (H. 0.). Archdeacon Goveti aiid Rev F. 6. Evans 1 p.m., Kev. F. G. Evans Hcnui—ll a.m., My John Young 7 p m„ Youug Bell 810ck—7.30 p.m., Mr. Bennett, senr. Ornata—2.3o p.m, (H.G.), Kev. F. G. Evans Koru—2.3o p.m., Student Hurford Road—7.3o p.m., Student Barrett Road—ll a.m. Student Westown—7 p.m., Layjteader Waitara—ll a.m. Lay Header Tikorangi—ll a.m., i.aj; Reader

7 p.m., Lay Reader Lepperto.'—ll a.m., Lay jßeader Urenui—ll a.m., l.ay Reader Inglewood—lo,ls a.in., Miitins 11 a.m., Hoi.v Communion, choral 7 p.m., Evenso g \ Tariki—7.3o p.m., is vei Voog KgmontYillaEjH—2.3o p.m.. Il'ply Communion Roman Uathowo. , New Plymouth—Ma.ss at !) a.m. and Vespers at 7 p.m.. Rev. Fatlrr Mu!vihi!l Inglewood—Mass at 10.30 a.m., Rev Lean MoKenna l i Waitara—Mass at 11 a.m., Sev. father Mulvihill Pkbsbttsbian, St. Andrew's—ll a.m and 7 p.m. Inglewood—ll a.m. and 7 p.m, W>SLKYAN. Whiteley Memorial Ohurch 11 a.m., and 7 p.m. Rev 8: J. Lower Egmonfc Road—2.3o p.m., Rev. S. J. SerpeU King and Upland Road—ll a.m., Mr K. «nd J. R. Ofcatterton Cariington Road—2.3o p.m., Mr T. Chatterton Okato—ll a.m., and 7.30 p.m., Rev J. H. White Tataraimaka—2 30pm., Kev J. H. White • Rahotu—7.3o p.m., Miss White / Primitive Methodist. t—U a.m., Rev. John Nixon 7 p.m., Rvsv. Johu Nixon Omata—7.3o p.m., Mr. Buttimore Bell 810ck—2.30 p.m., Rev. John Nixon Upper Maneorei—ll a.m., Mr. Z. Wells Lower Mangorei—7 p.m., Mr. 55. Wells Inglewood —ll a.m., Rev. B. Dudley 7 p.m., Kev. B. Dudley Kjjmoat Village—7.3o p.m, Mr. W. Bocock Durham Road—2.3o p.m.. Nev. B. Dudley Baptist. Gill-street—ll am., "ev. \V. Woolley 7 p.m., Rev. W. Woolley Salvation Abhy. Services as usual.

1 Price. Dividend. | [nterest nt present price. P. ice 12 months eg £ s. d. o/o £ &. d. £ s. d. Nation'l Bank 3 14 OS 10 6 18 10 3 8 0 Bank of N.Z. 2 5B 10 National Insurance Co. 10 121 7 3 0 0 18 3 N.Z. Insur'noe Co b 8 T 13f 7 14 0 3 5 0 N.Z. Accident 3 n Ob 10 •2 5 6 13 6 South British 3 18 0T 5 0 0 3 4 0 Auckland Lras 13 10 OB IB S 14 0 13 5 0 N. Plym'th do. 7 10 Ot 8 5 6 8 7 10 0 Wanganui do. 14 0 OT 8 6 12 1 12 5 0 Wellingt'n do 18 0 Ob 10. 5 12 6 17 16 0 N.Z. Shipping Co 6 13 0s fi 4 18 6 5 7 6 ITnionS.S. Co 11 0 OB 6 7 8 9 11 0 0 N.Z. k Kiver Plate 1 1 ub e 6 3 0 0 19 0 Natnl. Mortge 1 14 OS 8 0 0 1 17 6 i ear Meat... 1 5 6B 10 4 5 9 1 17 6 Kai»poi W'ln 6 6 8B 7 5 9* 9 6 7 6 Mosgiel do.... 3 19 OS 6 5 18, 9 4 4 0 N.P. Co-op.... 1 0 Os 6 G ij Q Tash & Dooi Co., paid... 6 0 PS m 10 8 6 N'tbn Steam. 0 8 3t 7" 7 8 9