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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 81, 12 April 1902, Page 3

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Nbw Plymouth, Satubday, Apbil 12. RETAIL PRICES Farm and Dairy Produce —Milk, 3d per quart; butter, dairy, la; separator, Is per lb; cheese, 7d per lb; eggs, 1b 6d per doz ; fowls, 3s per pair; ducks—per pair; lard, 7d; bacon, 8d to 9d; hams, per lb. Fruit. Bananas, 3d per lb; cocoanuts, 2d to 4d each; lemons, Is per dozen; oranges, 2s per dozen; nine apples, 61 and 9d; pesrs 4d per lb; tomatoj 4d per lb; peaches 4d per lb; apples 2d per lb. Vegetables.—New potatoes, Id pel lb. 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. PJnms, 4d to 6d per lb. BUYING PRICES Butter.—B?st dairy, 8d to 9d; separator, lOd per lh; cheese 4d and 4|d per lb; eggs, Is 3d per dozen; fowls, 2s 6d per pair; ducks, 3s oer pair; bacon, 5d to 7gd per lbhams, 6d per lb; lard, 4d to sd; fungus, 3d per lb. ' MR NUWI'ON KING'S WEEtS.LV AUCfION REPORT Mb. Newton Kino reports:— At Stratford on Tuesday, owing to the heavy downpour of rain, only aboat half the number of cattle advertised were yarded, and the attendance was very sma'l. Very little business was done at the hammer, but leveral lines were sold privately afterwards at prices in favour of buyers. Calves made 20s to 28s; 18 to 20-montbs steers, L3ss ; 2-year do L3los; 3-year do, Li 6s; springing heifers, L 4 ss. At Stony Ri*er, ou Wednesday, the yards waje w 11 filled and there was a large at- ' tendance Bidding was brisk throughout i and nearly everything sold at the hammer ; Werners made 17s 6d to 22s 6d, good calves 25s to 37s 6rt, the latter being an ext'a good lot; springing heifers L 3 15s to ■ L 5 ss, store cows L 3 to L 3 10s, old do. 255. VIOKERS & STEVENS' AUCTION REPORT. Messrs Vickbrs & Stbvbns report only a moderate en ry of stock in their Ingtewood Tarda on young stock soldi ■ well at following prices: Gulvea made, ] 16s to 3'2s ; yearlings to 18-months, L2 4s 61 to L- 15s 6d ; store cows, L2 10s to L 3 12s GI: springing heiferi, L 4 to L 4 17s 6d; 3 heifers and calves. L 4 ss. They also report t the sde by auction of Mrs 'iwyon's f >rm of j 175 acres to Mr 15. Nops at LB 12s 6d per [ acre. r 1 WYLLIP, STOTT & CO.'S REPORT. 1 MEbSBS. Wyllib. Stott k Co. report : We beg to report the foil owing prices realised at our yards at Urenui on Monday. r April 7th: —Yearlings, 57s ; store cows, L 3 " 13s; fat do, L 5 ; springer l , L 4 15s to L 5 ; 1 cows and calves, L 4 12s 6d; 18-month y steers, L 3 13s; 2-year heifers, L 3 10s. '1 At Waitara owing to the heavy rain stosk did net (oine forward in the nsual numbers. Ie Store cows, L 4 2« to L 4 7s 6d; 18-months I heifers, L2 10s; lambs, 4s; fat »nd forward II ewps and wethe r s, mixed, 9s; store do, 7s (jd; fat hoggets, 9s 6d. g ii BUCKLANI") AND SONS' WEEKLY " AUCTION REPORT. e. i.. (Special to News) 11 Auckland, April 11. L ll Messrs Buckland and Sons report:— ry Horses: 'I here was a full yard. Draughti were well represented and sold up to L4< 10s; aged, 1.20 to I/rlO; u-broken mediun colts, Ll2 to LI 7s; iight harness, Ll2 t( L2O; hacks and gig horses. L 7 to LlO. Be»f was firm at 21s to 24s per lOOlbs fo steers and heifers, and 16s to 18s for cows. Rheep were fi'm. Wethers made 9s ti IKs; ewes, 5s 9d to 12s 3d ; lambs, 8s 6d t< 13s 6d. IS " Pips: Heavy pigs made up to 56s porkers, 20s to 30s. ier LONDON MARKETS. i., PBB PBES3 ASSOCIATION. London, April 9. Copper, £53 2s 6d. 1( , 3 ' 'i'iii, r pot £125 Jss, three months £124 i ur 6^' Tallow.—lsso casks offered, 300 sold, fir a mutton 37s 6d, medium 30s, fins beef 33 6i t rv medium 30s. a 8 Sydney, April 10. ich The high price of wheat locally led to no ship, loaded, and on the point of departu ce, for England returning to berth and di IV3 charging. Melbourne, April 10, er . "j The House has leimposed a duty e£ 15s ve> (ton on galvanised iron. '' The Basks have decided to reduce tl