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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 26, 31 January 1903, Page 3

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Maw Fltmiuih, fatuhday, Jinuaei 31. RETAIL PRICES. Faim an 1 DAirv Produce.—Milk, 3d per quart; bnttei, dairy, lOd; sep;ra'or, 1b per lb; cheese, 8d per lb; eggs, U 3d psr doi; fowls, 3s per p<ir; ducks', pet pair ; la d, 7d; bacon, 10J to 11<J; bams, Is per lb. Fruit. Baßan-is, 3d per lo ; cocoaout?, 2h to 4d each; lemons, Is p;r dozen; pine apples,'fid and 9d ; pears, 3d to 6d per ib ; 'omatos, 31 to 61 per lb; apples, 2d to 3d per lb; p'.ami, 3d to 4d per lb ; peaches, 4 1 to 6d per lb; apricots, 6dper lb; cucumbers, 3d te 6d each. Firewood, from 8s to 12s per loid. Uual.—Westuort, Brookdale, 425; ilokau, 425. Bonedast, pare, L 7 Ids per too. BUfISG PRICES. Batter.—Beat dairy, 8d to lOd; separator, lOd per lb; cheese 4d and 4|l pgr lb; eggs, Is Id per dozen; fowl*, 2s 6d per p tir; ducks, 6s per pair; bacon, 9d per lb; hams, lOd per lb; lard, 4d to fid psr lb; fungus, 2}d per lb. MR NEWTON KIMU'S WEEKLY AUOriON REPORT. Ma Newton Kiho reports Cattle.—At Stratford, on Taeiday, there was a good muster of stock and u<ual attendance. Bidding; was quiet for nrcst lines, but a few pens of unreserv d s'ock w re well competed fo-, aid sold at full market rat- •. After the sale a 'a'r amount of busi iesr was done wi h tbo lots pissed in. Wewejs m ide LI 8s to LI 14s, go d calves LI 17s tn L2 3s, 18-monlh heifers L2 18s 61 to L 3 lis, 18 to 20-month steers L 3 I's 6d t• L 3 13a. 3-ye*r bulocks L 6 7s 6d 3-year heif rs iacca r i 4 1- S s, store cows L 4, fo.wird c.wj L 4 14s 6d to 15s fat cows 6 10a to Lo 17 6d. At Rahotu, on Thursday the wet and wintry weather p evented all catt e »ntered coming forwjrd. Niarly eve ything offered, however, was sold either at the h >mm r or privatelf at sitisfacto'y price . Weaue s n.B le LI to LI 10s. go:d calves >1 18 j fiil to L2 ss, 15 to 18-months steers L 3 7", 18 to 20-month heifers L 3 15s, store cows L 3 9i 6d to L 4, f.to w« L 5 to LB 2s 6d, weaner pigs 13s 6d, pure Berkshire pig« LI. YIOKBRB k bTEVENS' AUCTION REPORT. MHSBB3 Vickbbs and Stevhns .'eport that there was a large entry of cattle in their loglewood yards on Wednesday. Competition was not so keen ts late sales, and a good m-r.y lines did not find buyers at vendor.,' reserves Calces made from 24s to 318 ; yearling*, LI 17s to L2 7s ; 15-moutlis step)b, L32s ; hsife-a (empty), L3ss to L 3 17s 61; st-re cows, 1.3 4s to L 4 9s; fac cows, I 6 ss; B ills, L3to L 4 10s They also report the tale of 11J a l , res if Ui>d on the Windsor Ro»d on-accouat of Mr X. cmith to Mr Alves Butler at a tat'sfactory price. WTLLIE, BTOTT & OO.'d REPORT, Wtllib, Stott fcCo. report:—We held our usu.l fortnightly sale at Urem.i on Monday, 26' h January, when the f llowmg p icts were realised:—Calves made LI 10j to j1 12s, yearlings L2 2s 6d to L2 9s, 15 m»nths steers L 3 ss, horaej LI 2s 61 to L 4 ss, piss (tl ps) 15s. At Waitara, on Tuesday, Jmuary 27th, calves made LI 105 , 6 dto L2, jeulings L2 8i to L2 14s, 15 months mixed L 3 3s to L 3 88, 15 to 18-raon hs s'ea.-a L 3 14s 6 1 to 1.3 19s 6d, 2 to 2 j yeir steers L 5 3s, springing heifers 14 17s 6ito L 5 12s, s ore cows L 3 lOb to L 4 16 , fat cows Lti Sis, bulls L2 Is to L 4 ss. DUNEDIN GRAIN MARKET. FEB PBBSB ASSOOIATION. Dckeotn, January 29. Orain Wheat-A cousi arable quantity offering, though litt'e or no prime, mostly medium and infeior, mora sufficient for local i fquirements Piima n.illing, velvet, realized 5s 31 to 5b 6d ; do Tuscan, 53 to 5s 3d ; medium and best fowls' wheat. 4i to 4s 3d; infeiior to medium, 3s lOd to 4j. Oits—t'riie mill'ng, short and stont, 2s 8d >o 2s BJd ; good to bes", 2j 611 >2s7d ; mediom, vs 3d to 2g 5d ; inferior, Is 9d <o 2s 2d. Barley - Prime maU in? has inqii-y at 3s Jd t j 4s ; medium to gool, 3s 5d to 3s 8d ; feed and milting, 3s to 3s 3d BURNSIDB STOCK. MARKET. FIB PRESS ASSOOIATION. DtJN'EDIN, January 29. Fat Ca'.tle—lso yarded, quali y ranging frcm medium to good, with a few p°n« prim". Comp;titi 'n fhowed some spirit and a slight a 1 vince on U«t week's prices. Best bullocks, LlO 10s to Lll 15<; good to bes'', L 8 15s to L? 0; light on-1 medium, L 7 5s to L 8 Fa ; best cows aad heifers, L 8 15s to Lll 2< 6d ; giod to best, > 6 lOi to L 7 15s ; lig t aad aged, L 4 l' s to L 5 10s Fat Sh'ep -1725 penned. Best crosnbre 1 withers, 16s to 17< Pd; m'dium, 4s to 15i 61; best crosibred ewea, 14s 31 to ISs 6d.; few pens exira keavy bringing 16i ts 18s 6 1 : light, 8s to 138 6d. Lambs—B3o penned. Very f»ir demand B st, 13s to 14s; medium 10s to 12s 6d others, 8s 6d to 9s 9d. •'igs—lo3 panned. Gool sized sorts, 15i 6d to 21s; slips, 22s to 24s ; stores, 27s tr sls ; porkers, 33s to 42s ; baconers, 51s tc 71s; choppers, 755. AGEXT-GENERAL'B II BBS AGE. Wellington, January 26. The Aseat-Gaaerai cables as follows: There is a dull sale for all qualities ol mmtton. Tbe average price to-day isC*B terbnry fid, Dunedin, t-OBtbland and Wei lington Meat Expsrtiag Company 4}d s}d. There is a good demand for prime quality of lamb. The Anstraliaa artie'e is of verj mixed qaality. The avera?e price of th new season's North Island is B^d. The be«f market is depressed. Snppliei of American chill id beef are large. Net Zealand hinds 4fd, fores 3J-1. Butter is dall. Ihe price to-dav is 103 p-r cwt. Cheese is very firm. The price is 63s pei cw*. The New Zeiland product is givini sati-faction to buyers. Hemp is s'eady but dull far distant de liveries. The price of " Good Fair Wei lington " grade on »pot Is £33 10i per toa Januiry-March rhipaents £29. Cocfcs'oot rted is qaiet, The price e New Zealand 171bs st-\ndar I ia 84i par cwt Bnycrs are net keen to do butine's la cocks foet sc«d. LONDON BUTTER MARKET. Wellington, Ja&uary 30. TbeNewZealand ('roduceCommissioner' Lonioo, writing to tho Department, saj that reports are most sa'i?factor> concern ing the quality of fie New Zealand butte 'received in England this season. Th lowering of Copenhagen quotations h»i howpver, had a depressing • Sect on holdei of New Zealand stocks. A steady deman existed for cheese, and fair business wi being dene N.Z. LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENOV" REPORr. FUR PRESS ASSOCIATION. Auckland, January 30. The Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report as follows: Horsas were brou »ht forward in average numbers, heavy selling from £23 to L 32 medium L2O to 1 28 10i. light harness L 8 to L2l, hacks, L 5 to LI 5 ss. j Oattle. —There was a small muster, but of, beef there was an ave aga sapp'y of good ; qutlity. Ox beef sold from 23s te cow 17s to 21s per 100 lb'; fat steers made L 7 12' 6d to Ll'2 12s 6d; f>t cows L 6 12s 6d to L 8 l's 6d; dairy cows L 8 5s to L 8 IPs;empty cows L2 2s 6d to L 4 ss; calves LI 8s to L2 3'. i Sheep: Then was a good muster, the p-ief s i-howirg a slight improvement Fat withers told fro ■> 10s 31 to 17s fit ewes 9s 3d to 15s 6d lambs, well fatted 9s to 14», oth-r sorts 7s 6d to 10s. Pies: Porkers sold from LI to L2 11*, weaners fls to 14s. DA) GEFi Y's BOTTKR REPORT. foPECIKL TO NBWI] London, January 23. We quota Victo - ian prime fautory butter 104s, Danish ICBs, »nd Canadi'n 100s per cwt. The market is very quiet.

LONDON MEAT MARKET. Napier, January 30. The Colonial Consignment and Distribn'ing Company, Ltd, cabled to-day"Fro-zen Beat market.—There is a further fall in ihe valves of mutton. To-day's quotations arc : Mutton, Ca> terbury, 5d ; Napier, Wellington, and North Island, 4Jd; lamb, first quality 6^i, second quality 6d." BEWLEY AND GRIFFITH'S SHARE KKPOUT.

I 1 sales, b buyers, s sellers, p premium. B n of Ket Z luland have be-n in Jio- ( created demand at £3 9s. the highest point yet touched, and, as an indie .ti>n of the nat onal p: osperity, is distinctly satisfactory. , National Buiks h >re a'so improved an 1 E Insurance continue strong. I There it rothing of importance to chronie'e in Auckland mining. The fl tation of the Te ' uke Mia s Conpany is almost complete I, only a ftw sh»res being s'ill available. In the opinion of expert!, this mine j may rival the Waihi The dredging nn-ket ii firm in Ot-go, but not many S'l. s ire recorded. On the West Coast there is incased demand for Buller .Junction, and Nonh Bjach. BUCKL&ND k SONS' WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. (SPeCIAL TO NEWS.) Auckland, January 30. Messks. Bocklind & Sons rap->rt H'-rs s —The-e wa' a fa 1 entry. Young I heavy draughts made L3O to L4O, aged Ll9 !to L 27 10s, medium L 24 10s to L 34, good hacks and harness Ll3 to L2O» 10s, ordinary I LS 5s to Lll S3. Beef. There was a moderate supply and prices were lower. Heavy steers ma J e LlO to LI 4 ss, lighter L 7 17s 6d to L!) cows L 5 to L 9 ss, da'ry cowa L 5 10s to LIO, stores at late values. Sheep were in fu'l supply, wethers making 12s to 15s 6d, ewes 8s to 10i, lambs 7s tol2-. Pirs. Baconers made LI 15s to L2 12s, ■ porke s Ll'Ss to LI 13s. LONDON WOOL SALES. | London, Janmiy 26. At the London wool sales th«ra was keen competi'ion. Crossbreds are hardening, bat Hifrincs are occasionally in the buyer's favour. ! Sydney, January 27 At tin wool gales there was strong competition at last week's values. Greasy old up to 12jj, scoured 20 J.

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