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Taranaki Daily News, 15 March 1902, Page 3

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New Plymouth, Saturday, Maroh 15. RETAIL PRICES Batchers' meat.—Prices as lately adver-■ ' Farm and Dairy Produce.—Milk, 3d p<" • quart; batter, dairy, Is; separator ' li per lb; cheese, 7d per lb; ecres. Is 6d j p?r doz ; fowls. 3s pur pair; ducks—twr piir; lard, 7d ; bacon, 81 t.o 9d ; haras, Bid • i par lb. 'j~ Fruit. Bananas, 3d per lb; cocoanuts, 2d to 4d each; lemons. Is ' per dozen; oranees. 2s per dozen; . gioseberrie-s, 4d pe<-qin't; -ine npoles, Gd and 3d ; cherri-s, Is per lb; pe rs I' per lb ; ' tomato 4d per lb; peaches 4 ' per lb' plums ' 3d per lb; apples 2d pe lb; apricots 4d to . 6d per lb. r Vegetables.—Newp'tatoes, Id pei lb Breadstuffs.—Bread, 6d per 41b loaf cash , or weekly navmenta; 7d booked. ' Firewood, from 8s to 12s per load )' Coal. —Westport(Brookdale), 425; Mokan, . -283 Bone-dust, (pure), £7 10s per ton. Plums, 4d to 6d per lb. ; BUYING PRICES Batter. —B?st dairy, 8d to itd ; separator, 10<i per lb; cheese 4d and 4V per lb; eggs, Is 3d per dozen; fowls, 2s Bd per pair; ducks, 3s per pair; bacon. M to 7jd per lb; hams, 6d per lb; lard 4d to sd; fungus, 3d per lb. MR NKWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT Mb. Nicwton Kino reports:— Cat.tle it Stratford, on Tus'iiy, I had fall yard' and a gond attendance. Bidding wis quiet and mist line> were pass°d the hammer, but a fair amou-fc o business done afterwards at aatiatac'Ory prices. \ Weanera made 15* to 24'. erood calves 25* to 28s ydarlings 1,2 to L? 7s fid 18 to 20 months steers L2 19s b'd to f.3 7s 6rl, 2 to 2t-yeardo L42sGd to L 4 7s 61, 18-months heifers 13 to 1.3 si; 2-jeT do. i,? calf 18s to L 4 2s. iprioging do. L 4 Xse. (tore

cows Li? to L 3 op, fresh condition cio. L 3 173 to L 4 ss; fat do. L 4 10s, cows and calves L3l3s 01 to L 4 6s 6d At Stony River on Wednesday there was a good muster, mostly young cattle. A good many weauers came forward, but the demand was not keen, and although nearly everything was seld prices realised were in most cases below vendors' reserves. W.-an-<*_rs made 17s to 21s 6d; good calves LI 4s (id to LI 10s 6d ; 12 to 15 month steers, L2 j9s to L2 18s; empty cows, 1,2 9s to L 3 ss; fat cows. L 4 6s 6d to 1,5. jviCKERS & STEVENS' AUOTION ffflj PORT. ) Messrs Vickebs & Stevens report a good muster of cattle ita their Inglewood yards on Wednesday. Competition was better than late sales, and neirly all lines were sold at following prices: Oalves inferior 12s 6d to £1 0s 6d, good calve* £1 3s to £1 7 3 yearlings 10 to 15-month £2 5s to £2 12s 6d, 15 to 18-month steers £2 IPs to £3 3-, heifers in calf £2 17s 6d to 43 15s, store cows £3 to £3 19s, fat cows £4 8s to £5 bulls £1 to £2. BUOKLAND AND SONS' WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. (Special to News ) Auckland, March 14. Messrs Buckland and Sons report:— H'-rees. —Heivy draughts made L 34 to L4O; medium and light,. Lls tc Ll9 ; harne s, L 9 to Ll3, hacks and ponies L 5 to i 8, wee Is, LI to L 3. Cattle—Dairy cows are in demand, making up to L!) 15s. Beef is slightly lower, steer-, and heifsrs, 18s to 21s rer lOOlbs, cows 15s to 17s. Sheep were in full numbers and m:wie lower price?. Wethers sold up to 13s 9d, ewes up to IN 3d, fat lambs up to lls 3d. Pigs—Small, 6s 6d to !2s 6d; porters, 20s to 355. LONDuM MARKETS. IBy Electric Tklegraph—Ooptrioht. PUll PRIS3S ASSOCIATION. Received 13, !0 a.m London, M»r<;h 12. Lead.—lmports 17525 to- s. Australian 3939 tons; export", 3412 tons. Copper.—Spoi, £54 2s Cd, three month do., £53 lis 61. j Tin, three months, £ll2. I Tallow.—lloo casks offered, 475 sold. Prices unchanged. Victorian wheat.—Cargo sold at 29s 10Jd. Wool sales opened with a str.mg di-maud. Prices from pir to 7| per cent, advance . Receive*! 14, 11.47 am. London', Mmcli 13 Messrs. Balme, Buxton, Jacnmbs, and Company sold a joint catalogue of 10,206 bales, a good selection. There was a large attendance from all quarters and brisk general competition, home buyers securing the bullt. Compared with February rates Merinos were from par to 5 per cert higher, crossbreds 5 to 7J per cent higher, mediums showing th« greatest appreciation.

LO VN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITEE. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Aucki,a ,u, Alarch 13. Loan und Mercantile Agency Company market report. : Hoises.—At Durham yards on Friday there was an exceptionally good entry. The attendance was extra large, being no doubt attracted by a shipment o- horses from Wanganni. Bidding was brisk, and almost everything of working c!a-s changed hands. Draughts sold from £26 17s 6d to £4l 10s; medium do, £lB 17s 6d to L 36 ss; light harness hers"s, L 8 15s to L2l 12s 6d; hacks, L 315 to L29s 10s. The trotting horse Billy Fit.z realised 28 gs, and I Oolenso 32 gs. Cattle.—At New market on Tuesday fat stock were penned in full numbers, the quality throughout being good. Bidding was brisk, up to last week's prices. Ox beef sold from 19s to 21s per lOOlbs; cow, 16s to 18s. Fat steers made from L 5 12s 6d to L 9 13s ; fHt cows, L 3 15s 11 L 6 17s 6d Dairy [ s 0 k were yarded in average numbers, and made from Lslo L 9. Store cows realised ' L2 15s to L 3 12s 6d. ! Sheep.—The Newmarket yards were well filled on Tuesday, an l the marK<-t sh-wed a | more even tone than for sime weeks. F*t wethers sold from 8s 6d to 13s 9d, fat ewes 6s 6d to 12s 3d. Lambs were in full supply, and wel>-fatted sold from 7s 9d to lis 9d, other sorts 5s to 7s Gd. Pigs. —Full supply, hut. lower in price than for some weeks, roiiuh stores being unsaleable. Porkers brought from !3sf> LI 15b. Ar. Pukekohe. on vVwloe-ilay, -t >c.k of all class's Wt-re r'pr«ente<l and almost without exception everything was sold. Dairy cows brought rom £4 10s to £8 grown steers in good ondithn L 5 10s to 1.6 17s 6d, two to three-year-old do L 4 to L 5 15s, yearlings L2 5s to 1.2 15s, calves LI to L2 4s, h;ifers LI 1 ! s to 1.2 Bs. WYLLIP, BTOTT & GO 'S REPORT. Alesshs. Wyllie, s tott & Co report: - At our Ur nui yards on Monday last, calves made LI 7s fci M Us, yearlings H 10s »o j L2 4s, do hdfers L> 8--, 2J-year do L 3 9s 6<l to 1,3 Ids, 3-Tear do L 4 4s to L 5 Si, co«s and calves L2 18s to L 4 17s 6d, fat cow L 4 16s, bull I 2 17s 61 At our Waitara yards on Tuesday last, calves made 18s to LI 13s, yea'lings L2 4s "d to f.2 18s, fat cows L 4 to L 5 15s, cows and calves L 3 14s to L 4 Is 6d, 2|.year steers L 4 Gs, wethers and ewes !>s, 10s. 18-month heifers 1.3 3s to L 8 i's 61, springing heifers L 4 7s 6d to L 5 10a. j OheibtohCrch. March 13. 1 The annual ram fair of Canterbury A. and jP. Association opened to-day. Although entries were considerably below those of lust year, the supply proved beyond the demand, owing doubtless to the many large sales which have been made privately owing to late date at which fair is fixed, Shropshire <!o»ns wflrea drug, mostly selling at under 2 guineas. Three quarter and half breeds were barely represented. There w e r e very f w and s ilea wire only efliote latl to 2 guineas. Border Leicesters 1 ere well repres»nt»d, but only brought ■ from Ito 3 guineas. The sale of English Leicesters, of whichjthere is a large entry, was about half through when work closed for the day, and these metslightlybet!erd»mand, the too price being 16| guineas, but most of those offered sold £t under three guineas. A large number of sheep were withdrawn at auction many of which were taken privately afterwards.