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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 107, 10 May 1902, Page 3

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New Plymouth, Satubday, May !oth. RETAIL PRICES Farm and Hairy Produce —Milk, 3d per quart; butter, dairy, Is; separator, Is per lbj cheese, 7d per lb; eggs, L's per doz; fowls, 3s per pair; ducks—per pair; lard, 7d ; bacon, 8d to 9d ; hams, 84d per lb. Fruit. Bananas, 3d per lb; cocoaj nuts, 2d to 4d each; lemons, ] s per dozen; oranges, 2s • per dozen; wine apples, 61 and <)d; pews 4d per lb;i j-tomatOH 4d per lb ; apples 2d per lb. Firewood, from .•;■ i, O 12s y■■:• load Goal.—YVestporl. '- vkda.j). 42s ; Mokau, 28s Bone-dust (pure), £7 10s per ton. BUYING TRICES Butter.—Bml, dairy, 8d to 3d ; separator, 10 per lb; cheese 4d and 4|d per lb; eggs, Is 9d per dozen; fowls, 2s fid per pair; ducks, its per pair; bacou, 5d to 7£d per lb: hams, fid per lb; lard, 4d to sd; fungus, 3d per lb. MR NKWI'OM KING'S WKKKLY AUCTION RKPORT \ili. Newton Kini: reports'— At the Hay market on Sitnrdav business was limited. Pigs sold at from 6s to 10s, harness horses 1,8 to 1.8 15s, hacks J..4 as to 1.5 17s fid. At the Mart a large number of fowls were penned, prices ranged fr m lid to Is fid, ehiciens fid to lOd, ducks Is 2d tils fid, onions IJd per lb. A quantity of furniture, blanke's, and sundries ma'ie low prices. Fruit.—The following,i-rices were realised at sabm during the week: Apples "2s firl to 4s pe • case, la 6d per box, wars (cookers) 2s 6d to 3s fid. dessert 3s to 4s, pissions ss, oranges 6s to Bs. Cattle. At Stratford, on Tuesday, cattle forward in advertiaad iiu.mb.-rs, aud triere w.is a good attendance. <}<iod btrong yo i"c catile were well competed for Mid ne-aly all other iiirej we e in demand. Ili-ifers in naif telling especially well. Tw< go id nsns of 2J to 3-year bullocks were passed at the Iwminer, ;-ut if.erwanls sold at S'ltir-factor-v pri res We .note marie LI t • LI 4s, cu Is 7s 61, g'od strong calve' LI 10s ti-i io Ll 14s, !5 to iS-montns steers L 3 to 1.3 4* 6d, 2 year do L 3 14* to L 4, 2A. to 3ycr forward bullocks 1.5 5s to L 5 7s fid heifers in calf L 3 5s to L 4 14s, .springers L 5 to L 5 2i, store wivs (.3 io 1.3 10i, fresh do. L 3 16s io L 4 ss. fat do. L 5 to L 5 6s. At Hlony River on Wednesday the yard? were well tided, and bidding was very brisk, nearly ever: thing sellin? at th? Weaners made 15s to 225, s:.rong calves LI 10= to Ll 18-, 15 months stt-i-rs 1,2 17s (ii. heifers :n calf L . 13s fid to L 4; springers L 4 18s to L 5. Jersey do L 5 18s, store cows Ll 17a 6d to L 3 15s, fat di L 4 15s to L 5 Is fid. VICKERS & SI EVENS' AUCTION REPOKT. Messrs Viokeus & Stevens report a fair muster of cattle in their Inglewood ynr's on Wec'iie«hiy. Competition was good, almost, every line being sold under the hammer. Small calves 151 to 20s, good calves Ll 7s 61 to Ll 15s, 2-year-oH steers 1.3 19s, i tore cow. L 3 5a to L 4 ss, springers Ul2s6ltoLs 2sGd. I WYLLIF, STOTT & CO.'S REPORT.

Messrs. Wyt.lie. Stott & Co report:'tour Urenui s*l". on sth May, calves made LI 5s to LI lis 6d, yearlings 1/1 Ks to L2 6s, .springing heifers 1.4 2s bd Id L 4 10s, store cows L 8 2 s to 13 12s, lambs 3s 6d, forward wethers Bs. Ar, «ait.ara, on 61 h May, calves mads LI 5s to LI 17s 61, year-lings L2 6d to LI Bs, 18-n:onths heifers I 3 l-'a, 2 year 'lo. 14 1 s 6d. store co*»j L 3 3s to L 3 18s, fat cows 14 17s 6i, springing htifers L 4 18s to L 5 2s 6d, springing cows L 5 12s 6d to L 6 ss.

N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENOY REPORT. PBR PRESS ASSOCIATION. Auckland, May 8. Loan end Mercantile Agency Company market report: Horses: The usual lots were submitted on Friday at, Durham yards. Bidding flactuated somewhat, and was slew for needs. We quote: Heavy draughts from L2S to L 36 5. medium do LI!) 17s 6d to 1,25 10s, light harness horse' L 5 15s to LlB 10s, hacks L 3 1 10s to Ll4 10s. Cattle : An average number of dairy and stor>- cattle was yarded at Newmarket yards on Tuesday, and a full mutter of heef. The latter was fir " at last, week's prices, ox selli ing at 20s to ?4s p»r JOOlbs., cow 17s to 20s. j Fat, steers 1.6 2s Gd to LlO 9s tj', fat cows i 1.4 fls to « ft IBs, dairy cows L 4 15s to 1.9 ss, empty do 1.2 Is to L 3 12<, calves LI 61 to , 1.2 8s". j Sheep we-e yarded in usual numbers at Newmarket yards on Tn»srUv. Fat wethers sold from 10s 3d to 10s Hd,' fit ewes 6s 6d to 12s 3d, lambs 5s 6' to lis 3d. store ewes 3s fid to 8* 3d, rtoie lambs 2s fi-l to -»s 9d. i l'igs: 'I here was a larger entry thin for many weeks. Porkers so 'd from LI 3s to LI 16s, weaneri4«6d to 7sSd. I At Papakura on Wednesday dairy and 'store stock were in increased num- .' bers. A draft of 330 grown steers from the north was especially well breH, and in good 1 condition. Competition wnnkeen. and dairy I cows sold from I 4 2-r (id to L 7 15s, empty I ditto 1.2 to T » 14s, fat, ditto L 4 ISs to LB 7s l 61. grown stents in forward condition LG 10* : to L 8 ss. three to four year old ditto L 5 15s I to Lfi 17s 6-1, heifers L2 4s to 1.4 2s Gd, two and three year old steers LS 10s to L 5 10s, calves and ydarlings LI 2s to 1,2 12'. Stkatl'-orii, May 0. Wo have recived the fol'owing cable from our London house, bearing date 7th Vay: Wool —The soles opened at an average advance of about 10 per rent on last sales i losing raTs for crosslred and about per cent, advance f->r merino. Co-npetition by both Homo and foreign buyers is acrive. BUCKLAND AND SONS' WRJ3KLY AUCTION REPOKT. (Si'EoiAi. to News) Auckland, May 9. Messrs Buekland and Sons report:— Horses: There was an average sale, no heavy uranghta heing offered. M«diomsold 1 up to L 25, a good hack L2O, useful light horses L 4 to LlO.

At Remuera dairy cows made XA 10s to L 9 10s, dry cows L2 10b 1o \A 12s 6d Beef in steady at 21s to 23s per lOOlbs for steers and heifers, 17s to 19s for cows. Sheep were in average numbers, wethers making Ss to 14s 3d, ewes up to 11 9d, fat lambs 7s to 9s, stores 2s 3d to ss. By Eleot.,io Telbchiaph—Copyright. phk prlsss association. London, May 8. .Wool brisk, comretition for all sorts being | firm. I BEWLEY & GRIFFITH'S SHARE j i REPORT, i i . . 6 «o d a) a .2 » sSo oo o "- -a 2a 'C C g tus * I sn,* *<° - £ s. d. o/o £ s. d. £ s. d. Nation! Bank 3 15 0b 10 6 18 10 3 8 0 Bank of N.Z. 3 2 0e ... ... 10 National Jn- I suranceCo. 1 0 CSI2-J-7 3 0 018 j N.Z. fnsur'nce " i Co 3 14 Obim 7 14 0 3 5 6 N.Z. Accident 1 G 0b lo' 2 5 (5 1 3 0 I South British 4 2 0b U2| 5 0 0 3 4 0 Auckland (ras 13 10 On 15 5 14 013 5 0 'N.Plym'thdo. 7 10 Or 8 5 6 8 7 10 0 I Wanganui do. 14 10 Ob ; S 12 1 12 5 0 Wellicgt'n do 18 7 6t 10 512 617 16 j N.Z. Shipping 6 | Co ;. 6 13 Os fi 418 6 5 70! I Union S.«. Co 11 7 0 67 8 911 00; N.Z. & River I Plate ... 1 2 6t 6 S 3 0 019 61 Natnl. Mortce 1 12 0s 6} 8 0 0 1 IT 6 J •tear Meat... 1 9 Ob 10 4 5 9 1 17 61 KaUpoi Win 6 3 fi l 5 9 96 70s Mosgieldo.... 3 17 Os 6 5 18 9 4 4 0 N.P. Co-0p.... 1 0 0s 6 « 0 0 ftash & Dooi Co., paid ...I 5 10 OsmiO 8 6 N'tlin Steam. 0 7 3t 7'7 8 9 T sales, e buyers, s sellers. The share market during the past week docs not show uny materi.il change in values. Ths iteiria'i<! for Bank ot New Zeatand has | almost Jeeas9(l Insurance shares continuß ! it' ousr. j The Wailii Company announce the finding of a new reef of considerable value, and their return fur the part month is a record ! one. The shares are now more firmly held .' There has been the usual amount of business in the dredgingmarket witli an upward tendency in a numhcr of stocks. Claims on the souihern tributaries of the (irey eon-1 tiatie to do w-'il. I Anion ■ sluicing venhvei the Takaka Com- j p.ny held her a aad in Wellington, has paid ' iti first dividend of 1a with every proappct of] regular dividends in future.