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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 89, 19 April 1902, Page 3

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New Plymouth, Satubday, April 19. RETAIL PRICES Farm and Dairy Produce—Milk, 3d per quart; butter, dairy, Is; separator, Is per lb; cheese, 7d per lb; eggs, 1b 9d per doz ; fowls, 3s per pair; ducks—per pair; lard, 7d ; bacon, 8d to 9d; hams, BJd Der lb.

Fruit. Bananas, 3d per lb; cocoanuts, 2d to 4d each; lemons, Is per dozen; oranges, 2s per dozen; oine apples, 6d and 3d; pears 4d per lb; tomatos 4d per lb; peaches 4d per lb; applet 2d per lb. Firewood, from 8s to 12s per load. Goal.—Westport(Brookdale), 425; Mokau, 28s Bone-dust (pure), £7 10a per ton.

BUYING PRICES Butter. —Bsst dairy, 8d to 9d; separator, 10i per lb; cheese 4d and 4sd per lb; eggs, Is 6d per dozen; fowls, 2s Bd per pair; ducks, 3s per pair; bacon, 5d to 7Jd per lb: hams, 6d per lb; lard, 4d to 6d; fungus, 3d per lb.

MB Nrcw'J'ON KIND'S \V BEKLY AUCTION RKPORT

Mb. Newton Kino reports At the Hayraarkat on Saturday only a few pigs came forward. Weaners made 3s to ss; slips, 5s to Bs. Several horses were sold, hunks making L 5 5s to L 8; light draught, /»t the mart fowls made 8d to Is 3d ; chicks, 41; 'lucks, Is 4d to Is 6d. Sundries nude low rato«.

last Saturday I held a sale of drapery on account of Messrs McMasters and Shalders, when there was a good attendance, and gooi prices were realised.

On Wednesday I hald a clearing sale of housebold furniture on account of Mr Joseph Fischer, when there was a large attendance, and excellent prices were realised. Cattle —At Waiwakaiho on Tuesday there was a fair muster of s'.r ck and good attendance. All good strong calves an! younjr cattle were well competed for, and wee mostly sold a 1; tbe hammer at satisfactory prices. Weaners made 18s 6d to 265; good calces, 28s to 32s Gd; 2-year steers, L2 lils ,6d to L 3 10s; he'fers in calf, L 3 to L 4 3<; «pr n;eis, L 4 13s 6d to L 5 ; store cows, 1.2 12s 6d to L 3 10s; breeding ewes, 7a Gd ; woolly lambs, 4s 9d to 5s 2d.

'VICKERS & STEVENS' AUCTION REI PORT. Messrs. Vigkers & Stevens report a good muster of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday. The following prices wer» ot.tai ied :—olives LI t>Ll lis, 15 to in months steers L2 5s 6i to L 3, h< ifera in calf L 4 5 to 1.4 10s, springers L 3 10s to L 5 os, store cows L2 10s to Ij3 10s, fat cows IA 10a ti l 4 l"s. At Mrs Gwynn's sale"n the Mangone-roid o i Tuesday there was a good attend i nee. Oows made from L 3 10s, to L 6 2s "d, h-i'ers in c-»lf L 3 Is to IS 14s calv- s I/l Us «d, bay mare LlB. Sundries sold at fair rates.

PER FBESS ASSOCIATION. Auckland, April ] 8. i-Oan and Mercantile Agency Company market report:— ' Horses were yarded in rery large numbers, and for those of eood staop there was keen competition. He;ivy draughts made 1<29 ' 12s «d to L4O, meniom LlB 17« 6d to IjHS 12s 6d, light harness horses L 7 15s to Ll6 17s 6d. hacks Li 5s to Ll9 10s. Cattle. — The Newmarket yards were full and prices better than for some weeks.

Dairy cows sold from L 4 10a to L 7 15s; dy do, L2 lis to 1.3 12s 61; cUvea, LI to L2 6s. Ox beef made from 20s to 24s per lOOibs; cow beef, 17s to 20s. from L 6 10s to Lll 17s Cd ; cows, IA 5s to L 8 10s. iheep met with ready sale, fat wethers making from 10s to IBs 6d; ewea, 7s 6d ; lambs, 6s 6d ti 12s, eged ewes 3s to 5s 3d, young do. 4s 6d to 8s 31, stoie lumbs 3s 6d to 6s 31. PifS ltv, full supply, porkers from 18s to L2 10s, weaners 3s 6d tn 10s