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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 14, 17 January 1903, Page 3

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WYLLIE, S

New Plymouth, Batubdat, Januaby 17. RETAIL PRICES. Farm and Dairy Produce.—Milk, 3d p>r quart; battel, dairy, lOd j separator, Is per lb; cheese, 8d per lb; eggs, la p»r doz ; fowls, 3s per p.ir; ducks, per pair ; l la'd, 7d; bacon, 101 to lid ; bams, Is per lb. I Fruit-.—Bananas, 3d per lb; cocoanut", 2<i |to 43 each; lemons, H per dozen; oranges, 2a per dozen ; pine apples, fid and 9d ; pears, |4d per lb ; tomatos, 4d per lb; apples, 2d per lb. ! I Firewood, from 8s to 12s per load. Dial.—Westport, Brookdale, 425; Mekau, 42s Bonedust, pure, L 7 10s per ton. BUYING PRICES. j Butter.—Be-t dairy, 8d to lOd; separator, lOd per lb; cheese 4d and 4|d per lb; eggs. lOd per dozen; fowls, 2s 6a per plir; ducks. 9s per pair; bacon, 9d per lb; hams, lOd per lb; lard, 4d to 5d per lb; fungus, 2fd per lb. |

MR NEWI'ON KING'S WEEKLY I AUCTION REPORT. Mb Newton Kikg reports \ At the Haymarket, on Saturday, pigs made fiem 10s to 17s, trap horses L2l 10s to 1;255, hacks 3 10s to 1-4 12s 6d. | At the Tart fowls made lOd to 2s, ducks Is 6d to Is Bd, ducklings 7d to I'd, geese2s lOd, potatoes ldj A large quantity o£ tu ' dries was disposed of i>t low piic. s. Fruit is now coming forward freely. A t sales during the past week p'ums old at 1 fr m 3s (id to 6s, peaches 5s 6d to Bs, »pp'es' 3-i (i'l to 4<, black ourran's Bs, ras iberries6s to 7s, c' e lies Es to 6s, tomatoes 8j cucuin-', bers 6s 6d to 9s, grapes Is tJ Is 31. 1 attle. At Stratford, on Tuesday, the yards were full, with fair attendance. Bidding was quiet for mo>t clashes, and trie majority of lots were passed in After the s»le a fdir number ware placed at', in most cases, a s'ight reduction of vendors reserves. Weaners made LI to LI 10s, 15 ti J 8 month mixtd L2 19a 6d, 15 to 18-month steers I 3 to L 3 ss, 2 to 2£ year steers L 4 12s, store : cows 1,4 to i.4 is, forward L 4 IDs to L 5 ss, j fat cows L 6 to L 6 10s. At Kahotu, on Thursday, there was a] smaller muster than usual. Ihe demand for store cows and big seers w-s not quite as ; keen as of lata, and values re eded upon recent sales. Calves ani young cattle wen w 11 competed for, ami nearly all fold at sat'sfactory price*. Weaners-rate LI 5s to LI lis, 12 to 15-montbs mixed L2 15s to L2 17s, 18 month steers L 3 5s to L 3 10s, < tore cows L 3 10i to Lt 12s 61, fat and forward cows L 4 12s 6d to L 5 15s, cows and calves L 4 lis 6d to L 5 2s6d

VIOKKRS k STEVENS' AUCTION REPORT. ' Mbssbs Vickbbs and Stevens report a good muster of cattle in th'i' Inglewo-id yards on Wednesday last. CMves mde from Lt Sis fid to LI 17s, yearling) to 15months \ti 5s to 13 3«, iK-mont s to 20months L3 13s, 2-year-old Btee-s L 4 14s 6d to L 4 15s, emp'.y heifers L 3 9s 6d to L 3 15s, store co» a L 3 to L 3 19s, fit cows L 5 15s to 1.7 10s, springers L-t 5s to L 6 2s 6d, lulls L 3 to L" fat hmgetts 13s 3d. At Mr Jas Me war.'s s le on Friday the'e was a good uttendance of buyers, and como lition was good for all lines. Cows made from Li 2s 6d to Lll ss, calves 12s to LI 4s GJ, bay «eldiug (Prioce) L 26, trap Ll2 153, dog cart L' 7, bull L 5 7s 6d ; suadries at satisfactory p ices.

W'YIJuIE, Btott &Co. report:—We held our catt'e sale at W-itara on Tuesday, J vuary 13th, wt.en the following prices were realised: Calves 19s to LI 19s, yd&ilings L2 6s 6d to L 3 4s, 18 month heifers L 3 16s to L 4, heifers in calf 17 15s, empty heifers 14 lis Gil, springers L 5 2s fid to 1.7 15s, cows L 4 lis ■id Co L 6 ss, hack L 3, bulls L2 5s to L 3 2s ed. At Urenui on Monday, .lanutry 12th, calved made LI 18i fid, 18-month steers L 3 15s, cows L 4 9s to L 6 ss, trip hcrse and harness L2l 10s, hack L2 Kg ewes and lambs 12s 2d to 15s 6d, wethers 13s.

N.Z. LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENCY'S REPORT. PBB TRESS ASSOCIATION. Auckland, January 15, The Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report as follows: horses were yarded in very larg». numbers, and competition for anything of quality was good Hea»y draughts sold from L 27 10s to LI6, medium Ll9 17s fid to L 29, light harness L 8 17s 6d to L2O 10s, hacks L 5 10s to LIS 17s fid. Cattle: Uairy cows sold fr-m L 5 10s to L 9 17b 6d, empty cow= L 3 8s 'o L 4 17s fid, calves LI 10i to L2 17s. Ox beef sold from 25s to 32s and mw 2"s to 2 s per 1001bB. Pat st eis m>de from L 8 2s 6d to Ll3 I7s6d, fat cws L 5 10s to LlOs 10s. Sheep: Fat w -thers sold from 9s 9d to lfis fat ewes 8s 6 1 to 14s 'ld, store wath rs 7s 6d t> 9s 9d. sto e ewes 5s 9d to 8s 9d, lambs (well fatted) making 8s 6d to 13a 9d, other sorts 7s fid to Bs. Pigs: Formers sold from 14s 9d to LI 17a, weaaeis 5s 61 to 12s 9d.

HOMEBUBH BALES. Sydney, January 15. Al the Homebufh sales there w -re large supplies, values being lower Crossbred wethe:s, hes% mads 15s 6d,extra 17s, go:d 13s 6 i to 14s 6d, medium 10s ; «wes, best, Us, extra 18s 3d. gooi l'2s 6d to 13j 61. uedium9s 61. Cattle-Bullocks Ll2 15*. extra Ll3 12i 6d. good H2, medium L 7 10s ; cows, best, L 9, good L 7 ss. Best beef made 39s to 33s per lOOlbs.

BEWLEY AND GRIFFITH'S SHARE REPORT.

T sales, b buyers, s sellers, i* prera'.um. BURNSIDE STOCK. MAKKGT. Duneoin, January 15. At the Burnside market for p>ime quality of fat cattle there was a goo.l deman 1, but at prices hardly equal to Iss". week, but for other classes there was a reduction of 10s per he»d. Best bullodts made 1.10 10s to Lll 10s, medium L 9 7-i 6d to LlO 7s, others L 7 15s to L'<; best cows L 7 10s to L 8 15s i lie.vy L 9 7s fid, mc iium LG 5s to L 7 ss, others L 4 !0s to I 5 15 s , £htep: Trims wethers realised withiu Is of las f . week's, but otheis Buffered a d°cline of Is 6d to 2s Sd. Prime wetheismade 17s to 19a, medium 15s to 17s, light and infeiior 13s to 14s, lie.vy ewes 16a 6d to 186d, medium 12s 6d to "l4s, light 10s to 12s 3d, larrbs we re at last week's rates the best being 12s 6d to 14s 3d, inadium 10a to 12e, ! othbi'S 7s "d to 9s | Pigs: No suckers offered, slips 18s to L', ! Is, strres LI 3s to LI 9?, porkers LI 12s to 1.2 49, biconerg L2 10s to L 3 10s Gd, chopj ers up t» Li.

, DUNEDIN QKAIN MARKET. Dumsdin, January 15. Very litt'e buti-es3 is doing in wheat, mllers having ah. ut enough to keep them g ing are not inclined to purchase further at present. Fowl wheat is in fairly g«od demand, but | rices have a tendency to ease. Prime m Uing velvet Ss 3d to 6s 6d, (nscan and red sorts 5s to 5s 4d, whole fowl wheat 4s 3d to 4< 6d. broken and medium 3s 9d to 4s 2d, sacks extra 1 Oils: There is good inquiry for feed lines sui able f. r shipment, ani a fair amount ot business is doirg. (toclts are very low 11 th§ city, and holders in the cout try expect an advance. Prime milling 2s Bgd to 2a 9d, best feed 2s 8d to 2s BJd. medium to good ?s 6.jd to 2s 7jinferior 2* to 2e sd, sacks extra. Barley: Practically rotbing is offering and very little i quirv except for feed. Prime malting 3s oito3s 91 good 3s 5"! to 3s Bd, milling 3s 51, feed 3s 3d to 3s 4d, sacks extra.

LONDON MARKRTS.

| London, Jimuy 15. I The American visible wheat supply s estimated at 81.071,000 bushels. . Copper: Spot, £53 2s 6d ;th «e months, £53 Sis 4d. 'J in: Kpat, £127 15s.

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