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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 121, 24 May 1902, Page 3

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New Plymouth, Saturday, May 27th. RETAIL PRICES Farm and Dairy Produce —Milk, 3d per quart; butter, dairy, Is; separator, la per lb; cheese, 7d per ib ; eggs, -a 3d per doz ; fowls, 3s per pair; ducks—per pair; lard, 7d; bacon, 8.1 to 9.1; hams, B£d per lb. Fruit. Bananas, 3d per lb; cocoa,nuts, 2d to 4d each; lemons, Is | per dozen; oranges, 2s per dozen; i ine apples, 6d and !M; pears 4rt per lb; .tomalos 4d p*r lb; apple; 2d per lb. Firewood, fro-n 8s to 12s per load. Coal.—Westport(Brookdale), 42s ; Mokau, ,28s Bone-dust (pure), £7 10s per ton.

BUYING PRICES Batter.—Bsst dairy, 8d to 9d; separator, 101 per lb; cheese 4d and 4jd per lb; eggs, 2s per dozen; fowls, 2s 6d per pair; ducks, 3s per pair; bacon, 5d to 7-Jd |ier lb: hams, 6d per lb; lard, 4d to sd; fungus, 3d per lb. MR Mi W TON KING'S W EKHLY AUOriON REPORT Mr. Nkwton King reports r At Stratf'rd, on Tnesduy, there was a f'ir nt cn'aiee ■ iri full inn's, mostly 18monl hs o ya- stetrs, and this class were not ve y aaleab e. Al! heifer classes and strong calves to were in good demand, »s were also forwird store cows and fat stock. Calves made 16s to 21s 6d, good • 10. LI lis to LI 14s, '5 to 18 month pteers 1/2 10s (i'l to L 3 3? 6d, 2 to 2£-ye*r steers L 4 2s 6d, to 3-yeir steers 1.5 2s, empty heifers 1/2 19s to \ji ss, heifers in calf L 3 10s tn L4ss, store cows L 3 10s t,o L 3 15s, fat do. LB 2s to L 5 10s, ewes in lamb 8s 4d, At Rataotu on Thursday there was a fair mus'er of stosk, aa i nearly everything sold at satisfactory prices. Calves made 23s to 35s ; 18-months steers, L 3 2s 6d to L 3 5s ; four-year bullocks (a small line), L 5 13s; heifers in calf, L 3 9s 6d to LI 10s ; store cows, L 3 5s to L 3 10s.

VIOKERS & S rKVENS' AUCTION REPORT.

Messrs Viokers & Stevens report a fair muster of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday, when the following prices were realised Calves 19s to 11 10s, yearlings to 15 months LI 16s to L2 14s, 18 10 20 months heifers LI 14q 6d to L2 19a, tore cows L2 10s to 1 3 15s, spring calverg L 3 10s to L 4 10s, springers L 4 lOs to L 7 10s, balls l 2 5s ta 13.

At Mr Perry'? clfann? sale on Friday last there w s a good attendance. Cows made from L 3 5s to L 7 7s 6d. The pure-bred Jersey cow "Sweet Pea 2nd" L 25 10s, Jersey heifer £ll, dray LI 5. Sundries sold at tail' prices.

N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY REPORT.

Auckland, May 23. loan »nd Mercantile Agency Company market report: Horses.—For young horses of good stamp there was a brisk demand at Durham yard?, I but heavy horses snowed a slight decline. Heavy draughts sold from L 27 12s 6d L 34 110s ; mediums, from Ll9 10s to L2B 2s 6d ; light, harness hnrses WO 2s 6d to Ll6 12s j (11; liaoss. 1.4 5h to Lls 7>< 6d. r attle. The market is showing a firmer tone. Ox bsef sold from 20s to 24s per 1001b, and cow 117s to 20s ; fat stew, L 6 15s to HO 1 12s tid ; fat cows, L4ssto L 8 15-*; dairy I cows, L 4 10s to L 8 ss; empty do, . L'2 'os to L 3 15s; two-year staers, |£3 2s to £3 19s, 3-year L 4 5s to jLS 15s ; calves, 18s to I 1 17n Sheep ! advanced in price, fat wethers selling ' from 9s 3d t*> 16s !ld, ewes 7s Gd to 13s 9d, i lambs 4s 6d to 9s 3d. Figs were scarce, : powers making from 15s to LI 9s, weauers ;6i 6d to 13j. j At Waiuku dairy cows snld from L42s 6d ; to L 7 15s, heifers L2 15s to hi ]os, calves LI Is to i 2 3s. No grown stesrs were ]yarded. ! WYLLIK, STOTT & CO.'S REPORT. ! MBbSBS. Wyllib, Ptott Sl Co report At l.'renui on Monday, May 19th, through the bad weal her stock did not turn up in usuhl quantities. V»lues were i-atisfactorily su.-t:ined. Calves made LI 1.45, 18 months stears L 3 7? tid, springing heifers L 4 5s to L 5, springing c<>ws L 5, heifers in calf L 3 : 17s lid. st-.-re cows L 3 to L 3 6s, stag L2. t onr Wa'tara ards on May 20th, c-v'vf« mve LI 2- to L2 3s 6d, heifers L 4 17s li to £tl 12s, : tore cows L2 14* to L 3 17s tid, cmvs and calve< L 4 to L 5 ss, 18 months steers 1 o iss 6'l, hack mare and fojit Ij6 7s U.'l, draught colti Lls 15s, do 1,19 10s, mare Ll3, gelding L2B. bulls L2 ; 15s to L 3 2s tid. LONDON WOOL SALES. By Electric Telegraph—Copyright i PER PfIESS ASSOC (ATION. London, May 22. W. ol is brisk and sales of merinos are very fir -j i . Crosu-breds are unchanged.