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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 103, 3 May 1902, Page 3

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j New Plymouth, Saturday, May 3rd. i RETAIL PRICKS j Farm and Dairy Produce.—Milk, 3d per quart; butter, dairy, Is; separator, ;1» per lb; cheese, 7d per lb; e?gs, 2s ' per doz ; fowls, 3s per pair; ducks—per ' oair; lard, 7d ; bacon, 8d to 9d ; hams, 8i i • pp- lb. ; r'rnir.. Baaan&s, 3d per lb; cocoaj nuts, 2d M -:. d each; lemor:.,, Is | per dozen; oranges, 2s per dozen; 1 pine apples, 6d and !)d; 4d per lb; ! tomatos 4d per lb; peaches 4d per lb; apples > 2d pet lb. J Firewood, from 8s to 12a per load j Coal.—Westport (Brookdale), 425; Mokau, 28s Bone-dust (pure), £7 10s per ton. BUYING PRICES Batter.—Bsst dairy, 8d to 9d; separator, 10 i per lb; cheese 4d and 4gd per lb; eggs, Is 9d per dozen; fowls, 2s 6d per pair; ducks, 3s per pair; bacon, 5d to fjd per lb • hams, 6d per lb; lard, 4d to sd; fungus, 3d per lb. MR NBiWTOM KING'S W BKKXV AUCTION RKPORT Mb. Nkwton King reports:— At -Vaiwak -iho. on Tue >dday, cattle came forward in advertised numbers and there was a large attendance. \ nice lot of young cattle were yarded and all strong calves were weil competed for, nearly every line se liig at the hammer at good pices A sm 11 but choice lina of fat bullocks from ftlr P. K'arp, of Egmont-road, sold well Store cows anl other stock made fa r prices. W>acers made 19» to 23s 6d, good ca've lil 7s to '.l 10s, calves to yearl rigs LI 15s to LI 18s, 12 to 15 muntha heifeis L2 Ss, 18-') ontiis do. 1.3 6s. 2i-year steers L 4 7s 6d, 3to 34 veai fat do r.7 Si, store cows L2 2s 6d t"> L 3 17s 6 "!, cows in ea'f L 4 to L 4 10s, Jersey aping'.rß Lsssto L 7 ss, 2-booth Romney wett.ers 9s 3d. ■:n Wed .esday, I held a nle ri--g sale at Oaiura, en account of Mr T. .('", ■ rowh'irst. There was a s<ood attendance a,d fair prices were retli ed t".rough'iut, :he cows which were m. stly September calvers made fooir L 5 Iss to LB, expre a horses LU to Ll6. VICKERS & STEVENS' AOOTION REPORT. Messrs Vicikebs & Stbvkns report a fair must»r of cattle in th i' lnglewood yards on Wednesday list. They qiv.te calves !6s 6d t'> 29s 6i, yearlings to 15months Li 3s 6d to L2 13 s 18 t • 20-months steers L 3 2s, store cows L 3 to L 3 I2j, spring calvers 13 10s t.o L 4 Bs, fat cows L 4 15s, bulls L 3, 4 and 6-too oh ewes in hmb 8s 6d i to 9s, 1 f.m an 1 n.m. ewes 3s Bd.

T sales E buyers, S sellers. ' litre has b en a >'> nt, the usn >.l volume of u*in s> ii'inp; past week, insur-mce shaies c-'-n'.we ■■> b much -on >ht after ;or .iivestita in Bask of New Zvaand i'ave receded, !>eing n w .offered at, ;,3. Till dr-dgi g jnarket has be >n con»idevbl * ro re «ctiv.s, a lar e number c( sf>ck« on • ileaic ;n. The Molyneux river is m>w i.-Mtif'fr to a low l.ivtd. and the indications . :>int to an excepti■■■ a ! ly low river this win'er Noiwi hstmding the i- proved pr spents the market does not show the "■"ndenc/ to advance tint might have been cup cte-d, but the inc cased amount of gold thit if b-itia obtai m] mn-t favonrt\ry afhot the market s'-o.tly. • liurmg Frt'Ti'T)', 14 <; rnpanies r.:.id 7000 i'i di-'idend-i. In M ,rch Ki como nies returned LH3 0 but we a- ticipate hat, for April this amount will be la'gely exceeded.

N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGBNOY REPORT. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Auckland, May 1. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company market report: Hordes. —Ha'her more than the usual numbers were yarded at Durham ya'ds on Friday, and those oi good stamp were eaeeriy sought after. Heavv draughts so'd fr -m 1.23 to L 46; medium do, Ll« 17s fid to L3i 10s ; light ha-ness horses. L 6 12s 6d to 1,22 10s; hacks, L4s* 'o Ll6 2s 61. Aptir of wall-matched unbroken light fillies froans) from Ake Ake swamp Waiuku, brought L9O. Cattle: At Newmarket yards on Tuesday, | dairv and store stock were yar 'ed in average numbers. Beef was in full supply and sold at last week's rates. We qnote—Ox beef LI t« LI 4s per 100!bs, cow 18s to 20s. Fat steers sold from L 7 12s 6d to LlO 17s 6d, fi>t cows T4 5* o I;) ss. All fat stock as of sp-c-ally giod quality. Dairy cows brought from 1.4 10' to L 7 12s 6d empty d ■•. L2 i2r 6d to i 4 15s he few L2 10s to L2 l"s 6d, calveo 1.1 to 1 8s Sheen: At Newmarket, on ''nesday, sheep wre p"nned in v<-ry larve numbers but scarcely kept, last weed's val«es. Far, wethers sold from 8s to 15s 9d, fat ews 6s 61 to lis 9d, lambs , r )S 6d to 10s 9d, store sheep and l>rnbs (1040) sold from 6s 6d to 10? 3d for wethers, ewes 2s 6d to 7s 6d, limns Is 6i to 5s 6d. 1 ias were yarded n smalle-numbets than for msny weeks, 'orkers L). 7s to I to L2, weaners 3< 61 to 6s 61.

BVCKLANTI AND SONS' WKEKTjY .AUCTION REPORT. (Special to News.) \ Adcki.am), May 2. I V:ort=rß Auckland an- Sons report ! H r s mot w'th go d "..mpe ition voting 'd- 'iuhi ; mal'ifg l/- f i t•J. 4! ; j 1.20; nacks M.d'iinTOess (good oiagp). L 9 to !U2. ' <J»ttK—Pairy cows and stores were st | Ufe values. B;ef is firm at last week's | quotations. ■\he"p lower. TTe*vy weathers, '2s to 13s '.(id; others, 8s to lis 6d ; ewes, 7s <sd to ; 12s; sto es. '2s 3' «o 6s; tut lambs, 6s 9d to 19s 6 ; R'ores, ktos« 6<■ ( Fogs are scarc« a'"- late values.

i EGMONt" FARMER-' UNIuN, Ltd., j RBrOH-". \ HAWEIM. /- pril 29. The Tarnvrs' '.'n'on reports; At the 24 th int., we submitted i '■■ large yarding <>£•' to<k. There w:n a good attendance and kw)) eo npctiti -n, resulting in ino't of the being placed under the I liammc-. Fat c '\vs Li 15s to Lij 3s, fat and ] fuwari '(«« L 3 ! Gs to 1.4 4-u dairy cows , \A ."is to L 5 12>'. (id, hiifers in calf 1,3 !>s to : 1,4. 2A year steers L 5 ss, yearlingi 1,1 lis to ' Lin". 6d, w«aners LI 3s 6d to Ll 9s, bulls L). 15s to L 3 10s, wethers 10s.

BEWLEY & GRIFFITH'S SHARE REPORT. J3 £ s. £ a d. o/o £ s . 0 o o o d. £ s. d. NationTBank 3 15 0B 10 6 18 10] 3 8 0 Bank of N.Z. 3 0 0s 10 National Insurance Co. 1 0 6S 12J 7 3 0 0 18 N.Z.Insur'nce Co 3 10 6b1327 14 0 3 5 6 N.Z. Accident 1 (i 0b 10 2 5 t 1 30 South Briti/sh 4 2 0b ;j2i 5 0 0 3 4 0 Auckland bas 13 10 0l< 15" 5 14 013 5 0 Nf.Plym'thdo. 7 10 0t 8 3 6 8 7 10 0 Wanganuido. 14 10 0b 8 8 12 1 12 5 0 VVellingt'n do 18 5 0s 10 5 12 617 16 N.Z. Shipping 6 Co 6 13 OS 5 4 18 6 5 7 0 Union 8.8. Co 11 7 0 6 T 8 911 0 0 N.Z. & River 0 0 W 6 Plate ... 1 2 6t 6 « 3 Natal. Mortae 1 12 Ga 6} 8 0 0 1 17 6 -ear Meat... 1 8 On 10 1 5 V! 1 17 6 Kaiapoi Win 6 3 fill 5 9 9 6 10 Mosgiel do.... 3 17 6s 6 5 18 .9440 N.P. Co-op.... 1 0 Os 0 6 0 0 ... & Dooi Co., paid ... 5 10 Psl2|I0 8 6 ... N'thn Steam., 0 7 3t 7 7 8 »