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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 8, 10 January 1903, Page 3

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New Plymouth, Saturday, January 10. { RETAIL PRICES. Farm and Dairy Prortuoo.—Milk, 83 p°r juart; bnttei, dairv, lOd; separator. Is per lb; ehee=e. 8d per lb; eggs, la rioz; fcls, 3s per piir; dticks, par pair ; la'd 7d; bacon, 101 to 11d; hams, 1 s per lb. Fruit. Bananas, 3d per lb; cocoanut", to 4d each; leroens, 's par dozen; orarges 2i per dozen ; pine apples, 6d and 3d ; pears, 4d per lb ; tomatos, 4d par lb; 2d per lb. Firewood, from 8s to 12s per loud. Coal.—We'tpart, Brookdale, 425; Meban, 42s Bonsdust, pare, L 7 l r s pir lon. BUYING PRICES. Butter.—Best rinirv, 8d to lOd; separator, lid per lb ; cheese 4d and 4fd p"r lb; eg£S, lOd per dozen; fowl", 2- Gn per piir; ducks, 9s per pair; bacon, 9d per lb; hams, lOd per lb; lard, 4d to 5d p?rlb; fangus, 2fd per lb. MR NRWI'ON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. Ma Nbwton K'kq reports • -At Ihe Haymirket, on Saturday, a gvH muster of pig* were sold at pr!oei ranging

j fioui 8s 6d to 225. liorsua LI 16s to L 3 ss. 1 At the mart fowls made Is Id to Is 9d, ] J ducks Is 2d to 2s 21. ducklings 7(1 to Is Id, I geese 2s Gi to 3s, turkeys 4a 3d, p t;itois Id. A quantity of furniture and sundries made low rates. 1 F'uit.—On Wednesday I held a sale of Nelson f nit, pric s ranging us follows: ' Cherry- plums 3s to 6s Orleans 5s lo 5s 6d, bl vck cut runts 8s 6d to 1(K peaches 4s to 8s i 6d, gooseberries Mi 6d cherries 5), rasp-J berries 7s par bucket, grapes Is I'd per lb. t Cutle—At Lepperton, o.i Monday, 1 held » cleari g fale on account of Mr W. C. Pimon», \vh"n thee was a good attend»nce I and brisk bid iug, everything being .old it i aatisfacto'y priced. The co<vs were mostly half-bred Jers ys, and, c<>n-i eriog the ( length of time > hey had been in miiK, sold I well, pricas langing from 15 5s to 18 10s, j trap horse I 8 l(Js, breeding sows LI 12j 6d ite La 17s 6d, bo»r LI 5.°, slips 12s. Sundries and furniture made fair prices. At Waiw*kaiho, on Tucediy, ® erners made 1 1 to LI 12s, oaives to yexrlings lj V l!)s 61 to L2 12s, 18-month steers L 3 Fa to j L 3 9s 6<l, 18-rronth heifers L 3 to L 3 IPs, ' 20-rfionth to 2-year heifers L 4 5s 61, store cows hi Ws, forward cows L>s 5s to L 5 It's, bulls L2 10s to L 4 17s 6d. I At Stony River, on Wednesday, there Wis a fair yarding of stock and brisi bidding for most lines, nearly everything being sold at the hammer Werners made LI 5s to LI 12s, yea-lings \.l 10s to L2 17s, Id to 20- , monih heifers L 3 101 to L 3 15s 6d, store cows L 3 lis to L 4 10s, forwa d iows L 4 IBs to L 5 10s. fat cows L 6 to L 6 10s. VIOKKRS & BTEVKNS' AUCTION REPORT. Me;sks VICKEBS AND Stevbns report that there wjs a good entry < f entile in the Injlew> od yards oa Wednesday last. Tre 1 following prices were obtained CMves 17s to 3-'s, yeirlings LI J4s to I 2 4s, 15 to 18months L2 10s to L 3 3s, emptv heifers L 3 9s 6d, heifers in calf L 4 to L 4 9s, store cows L 3 to L 4 14j fat cowi L 7, springers L 5 10s to 16 17s 6d, bulls L2 10s to LB. BUCKLAND St. SONS' WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. [Special to Nbws.] Auckland, Januiiy 9. Mes3ks. Bockland fe Sons repjrt Tbere were no horse sales on acc <unt of the h< lidays. At Kemuera dairy eow< made LG to L 9 IPs, st res at lite values. Beef, in KO( d su ply, 26s to 30s for steer and 20s to 23s for cow per 1001b. Sheep; In full numbers, but at slightly lower rates. Wethers 10s to 15s 6d ewes 8s to 14s, lambs 7s to 12s 6d. Pigs : filing at late rates. BBWLEY AND GRIFFITH'S SHARE KKPORT. "D *•» ■£; g U5 i ffi a . § S fe jS U'B a « •a .s & a £ a & £ s. d. p.c. £ s d. £ g. d. "ation'l Bank * 6810 519 93 jg p Bink of N.Z 3 5 6b 5 5 2 722 0 National Insurance Co I 1 0 T N.Z.lnsui'nce Co * 0 OTI3J f 0 2 3 8 0 N.Z. Accident 1 « 6t 10 3 10 2 1 12 6 South B itish ° 2 Ob 20 4 18 0 3 17 G AunklanlOttf 8 0b 15 5 3 pjg jg q N.Plym'th do. 6 6t 8 5 14 3 7«0 N.P. Gas, new issue ... r 8 03 Wan?anni do.o Cb 14 0 0 We'lingt'n do I<J 4 0s 10 5 3 j7lB 0 ""eliding do 1 0 6s 5 5 0 0 17 fi NZ. Shipping Co. 6 0b 5 5 Ifi 4 6 10 0 (Tni-inS.S.C - 12 00b8 610 711 10 0 N Z. A. River Plate ... 1 4 OB 6 5 0 0 19 0 Nat"].Mortge '8 6s 0 0 I 15 6 Gear Meat ... ' '0 8s 7 4 13 4 1 83 Kaiapoi W'l» ? 2- 6- 7 5 J3 3-fi 70 Mosgieldo.... ®'7 6b 6 g 8 4 4 1 0 N.P. Co-0p..., 1 0 0s 6 6 0 0 Sish & Door Co., laid ... 6 !0 0s 12£ 10 10 0 5 5 0 Pafh & Door Co., new ;s-ue ... 0 5 Op N'thn Steam. 07 0b 76 10 8 80

T sales, B buyers, S sellers, p rrsm'um. The sharemirkst has opened very quietly fter the holidays, and prices are without jiv-tabl" change. There is inquiry for Bank f New Zeilaud, but holders will not sell at l ioes oflered River Plate are in improved lemand, cnnscqu nt. upon better business, vith the pr mi eofon i-creased dividend if 7 per cent in Auckland mining, prices remain about he sime as before th i holidays. There have >cen a few. transact in dredging, but ittle business wi 1 b> done until after the Iredges have again got i-ito steady wor< fer the holiday period. Returns for the 1 st week will prolnb'y not he Urge, as here will be a curtail amount of silt accunulated dui ig the he'i lays to be first disused of. Th l ? outlook is very hopeful for , ,Se We - Coast In local st cks, Sash and Door rew if sue .reoffeting at 5s premium. We also want myers for New Plymouth Gas, old and new ssue. BURNSIDE STOCK MARKET. Dune din, January 8, At the Bu'rgide market fat c itt'e adr>nced 10s per bead on last wetk, Vest b'ilo 'Up makiug LI 1 to Ll2, medium L 9 ti LlO 12s 6d, light L 7 ti L 8 15s, beat ows and leifers L 8 to L 9 10s, medium L 6 to L 7 15s. Fat sheep declined fron Is to ?s, the beat ihorn ero-sbred wethers making 19s to 20s id, good 17s fid to 18s, light and iiif»ri r 13s ;<> '6i 6d. best shorn ewes 18s 9' to 20s, neMum 16s to 17s 6d, li ht and inferior lis io 14s, best, 12< Bd to 14s, medium 10s to Us, i ferio" 7s 6d to 9s. Pigs: Porkers and baconers me! wit h g'pd lomand suckers making from 12s to 18s, porkers 34? to 48s, baconera sla to 60s. big P'gs 70s to BRs. D\JNEDW GRATN MA"KKT. PER TRESS ASSOCIATION. Dunedin, January 8. Wheat: Prime milling continues in short supply and lines offering are rapidly qui'.ted. prime milling mikins: 5s 31 t) 5) 9d, good 4s lOd to 5s 3 t, mediun 4s 7d 'o 4s 9d. bes l ; who'e fowl teed 4s 3d to 4s 6 I. broken and damaged 3s 6d to 4s, «acks extra Oats were in good demand for shipment f r good sound feed, and all linii B and n giades are easily saleable Prime milling is offering spa'infly at 2s 8d to 2s 9d, best f> ed 2s 7ito 2s 8 medium to good 2s 4d to 2i 6d, inferior 2s to 2s 31, sacks extra. N.Z. LOAH & MERCANTILE AGENCY'S I REPORr. 1 Auckland, January 8. The Loan »nd Mercantile Agency Company report as follows Cattle: At Newmarket all 'lassos of stock were ya-dediu lirser nunbers than usual and at advanced rates. Beef was in full supply, and p ices advanced from Is 1 o 2s pus- lOOlhs, ox selling from 25s to 32s and enw from 2Ps to 265. Fab steers sold from L 7 to L' 4 lOi, fat c wg L 5 5s ti 1,9 17- 61. A special dra f t of 3t averaged Ll3. Dairy cews L 5 10s to L 9 15s, empty L 3 Is to L 4 13a, grown ?t«ers 1.5 17s to 1.7 9s, 2 to 3-year steers L 3 5s to L 5 17s 6d, calves LI 14s to L2 Bs. Sh«ep: The ya da were well filled, and advanced rates. w>re made. Fat wethers made 10s 6d to 16s 9d, fat • w<"B 9s 3 ) to 15s 61, store ewes 5s to 8i !>d, lambs from 9s 6d to 14s 9d, other sorts 5s 6d to 8s Pigs wt*re scarce acd wanted, pirke s ma' ing from 191 6d to 38s, weane:s 10a 61 to 16s 9d.