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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 14 June 1902, Page 3

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New Plymouth, Jumh 14th. RETAIL PRICES Farm und Dairy Produce —Milk, 3d per riuart; butter, dairy. Is; separator. Is 2<i per lb; cheese, 7d per lb ; eggs, L's 3d per doz ; fowls, 3s per pair; ducks—per pair; lard, 7d; bacon, 8d to 9d; hams, 8d I oer lb.

J"r»it. Bananas, 3d per lb; cocoanuts, 2d to 4(1 each; lemoDs, Is per dozen; oranges, 2s per dozen; uine apples, Gd and 3d; penrs 4d per lb; tomato* 4d per lb ; apples 2d pe' lb. Firewood, f rosa 8s to 12s per load Coal.—Westport(Brookdale), 42s ; Mokau, 28s Bone-dust (pure), £7 10s per ton. BUYING PRICES Butter.—Bsst dairy, S)d to Is ; separator, Is per lb; cheese 4d and 4|d per lb; eggs, 2s per dozen; fowls, 2s 6d per pair; ducks, 3s per pair; bacon, od to 7jd per lb; hamß, 6d per lb; lard, 4d to sd; fungus, 2|d per lb. MR NKIWI'ON KING'S W BEKXY AUCI'ION REPORT Mr. Newton Kino reports •—- At the Haymarket on Saturday small pigs made 3s 6d to 7s 6d; stores, 13i; bors(s. L2 2s 6d to L 5 lOi; trap, Lll. At the mart fowW made 8d to Is 6d; purebred fowls, 2s to 4s; ducks, 2s ; hacon, 4Jd. A large quantity of household goods was disposed of »t bargain prices. Cattle.—At Waiwakaiho on Tupsiay cattle came forwarl in excess of advertised numbers, the yards being well filled. Calves to yearlines wera in good demand as were also all heifer classes Big steers w<re not so saleable, and two n ! ce lines of 2J to 3-year-olds were unsold pt tlie hammer, but were afterwards sold a- prices in favour of the bu;'er. Calves made Ijl to2i)s; crlves to y arliDgs, 33s lid ti 35s Gd; 12 to 18months steers, L2 6s 6d to L 3 ss; 2J to 3-ye-r steers, L 4 8s; 15 to 18-montrs heifers, L2 10s tid 'o 1.3 5s ; springing do, L 4 8s 6d to L 5 2s lid ; store cows, L 3 to 13 10s; cows and calves 13 llis; spring calves, L 4 10s to L 5 2s 61 VICKKKS & SI EVENS' AUCTION ftKPORT. Mkssiis V hikers k Stevens report a good entry of sh.-ep and rat f 'e i-i thei' Trglewood yards on Wednesday lns f .; all classes of cat le slid well but sheep were dull of s le nod did n-i reach owner's reserve.-. Odvesmade 15 to LI Bs, 15 t'> 18mouth L2 17s Gd to L2 18s, stce cows L2 10a to L 3 7s Gd. spriiv,' culvers I 3 17s 6d to L 4 10s, springers 14 io.it > L 6 2s 6d, fat co«aL4 9s to L 6. Mr K. Lambert'si dairv cows made fro-n I 4 7s to L 6 Is. heifers L 4 t<y L 5 ss. BUOKLAND AN1") SONS' WKEKLY AUCTION RT.PORT. pbe p«e8« »ss( tiatiom' (Special to - -!bws) Auckland, Jure 13. , Worses.—Hoavy drauuh'. fold up to L4l light and medium, Llßto L2'l; ftojd harness LU to Lls ; hacks, L 5 lO.i io LB. - attle--1 Dairy cows, L 6 to L 8 ; dry, 1,2 10s to !.4 i heef firm at 22s to 24s for steers, 17s ti > IDs for caws, i-heep in full supply. He«v; . wethe-s, lis to 14« Gd ; ewus, 7s to 12< " lambs, 7s to 12s Gd ; store sheep Hi !)d to 7 " |6d. Figs are scarce, and have advanced ii ' j price 1 N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGKNC! 1 REPORT. t PEK PRESS ASSOCIATION. Auckland, June 13. . Loan and Mercantile Ageuey Compari market report: - 3 Horse- in steady demand, more than avei :ig<> numbers being brought forwarc • >avy draughts soM f-ora L 32 12s Bd t 1.40 10s, medium Ll9 10s to L2B ss, ligli . harness horses Ll2 5s to L 22 10s, hacks L a' 10s to LIS. Cattle : Dairy cows sold fror L 5 10s to LB, store do, L2 10s to L 3 7s 6c

heifers L2 5s to L 3 12s 6d, S-yea'-old steers 15 to 1.6 7s 6d, cakes 15s to 335. Beef: F rat qnality f.fc stem matU fio.*. I 6 176d to Oil 17s 6d, and tat cows from LA 5s to 1 8 Ox beif sold from LI to LI 4s and j cow from 17s to 20j per 1001b». Sheep: j Fat «> ethers sold from 9i 6d to 16s 6d, fat ewes 8s to 12s 9d, afore wethors 6< 6d to 9s 6d, store ewes 4s 6d lo 7s 6d, fat limbs 7s I 6dto lis 6d, store do 2s to 3s 9d. Pigs were in full supply, porkers fetching from !8s to 235, small do. 4< 6d to 7s 2d, heavy do. 11 15s to 1,2 (K