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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 51, 28 February 1903, Page 4

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New Plymouth, Saturday,Fubhuary 28. RETAIL PRICES. Farm and Dairv Produce.—Milk, 3d par quart; butter, dairy, lOd; separator, Is per lb; cheese, Sdperlb; eggs, Is 4d per doz; fowls, 3s per piir; ducks, per pair ; lard, 7d; bacon, 101 to lid; hams, Is per lb. Fruit. - Bananas, 3d per lb ; cocoanuts, 2" to 4d each; lemons, 1 s per dozen; pine apples, 6d and 9d ; pears, 3d to 6d per lb ; tomatos, 3d to 6d per lb; apples, 2d to 3d per lb; plums, 3d to 4d per lb; peachcp, 4 to 6d per lb; apricots, 6d per lb; cucumbers, 3d"to Bd each. Firewood, from 8s to 12s per load. Heal.—Westport, Brookdale, 425; Mokau, 42a. Bonedust, pure, L 7 Ids p?r ton. —• BUYING PRIOE3. Butter.—Best dairy, 8d to lOd ; separator, lOd per lb ; cheese 4d and 4Jd per lb; eggs, Is 2d per dozen; fowls, 2s 6a per pair ; ducks, 6s per pair; bacon, 9d per lb; hams, lOd per lb; lar 1, 4d to 5d per lb; fungus, 2fd per lb.

MR NEWTON KINO'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. Mb Newton Kikg reports Oatt'e.—At Ptratford on Tuesday there was a 1 smaller yarding of stock than for some time past, and bidding f_>r most classes was quiet. J here was little demand for weaners, except for an odd pen or two of extra good one. 15 to 18 months steers met with fair inquiry, and most of thes? sold, as did also two pens of 2 to 3 year steers. Weantrs maJe 10s to 21-, good do LI 5s to LI 12s, yearling 3 1/2 to L2 10s, 15 to 18 months steers L 3 Is to L 3 Bs, 2 yen;do L 4 7* 61, 3 year do L 5 ss, 18 to 20 months heifers L 3 10s to L 3 12s, 2 year do in calf L 4 2s 6d to L 4 7s, spiingers L 4 12s fid to £5 10s, store cows L 3 9s to l 3 18s, forward do L 4 5s 61 to L 4 17s 61. fat do, L 5 to L 5 10s, cows aiH calves L 4 Is 6-1. At Rahotu on Thursday ihere was a fair muster and good attendance. Good calves were well competed for and sold at satisfactory price 3. Bigger c.ttle were a bit easier, but nearly everything s'ld either at the hammer or afterwards. Weaners made 15s to LI 13s 15 to 13 months heifers L2 17s 6d to L 3 2s 6d, btore cowh L 3 2s 6d to L 3 10s, fat do L 5 5s to L 5 17s 6d. At Whangamomona on Thursday cattle were yarded in advertised numbers, a-id there was a good attendance. Oompatition was fairly brisk an l nearly everything sold either at the hammer or privately. Weaners made LI 3s, 15 to 18 months sfeers L 3 2a 6d to L 3 lis 6d, 3 year bullocks L 5, 18 months heifers L 3 9s, 2 ye;r do in calf L 4 7s (3d. VIOKERS & STEVENS' AUCTION ■ REPORT. Messrs Vickeks ano Stevens report that owing to the wet w."a f her there was only a small muster of caVle in tlv i ■ Inglewood yari's on Wedueslay last, Calves made from 193 6d to LI 10s, 15 to 18-months L2 16s 6d to L 3 5s 6d, empty heifers L 3 12s 6d, store cows L 3 to L 4 6s, fat cows L 5 2s 6d to 1.6 5?. At Mr Leech's sile on Tuesday there was a fair attendance, and cows sol 1 at from L 3 to L 7 2s 6d.

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T sales, B buyers, a sellers, f premium, BURNSIDIi MAttKKT. PKB PRESS AS3OOIATION. Dunedin, J?e'j.ni :ry 25 Fat Cattle.—B6 l y >nljd, prices ruling abnut the same a last week, tf<st bullocks L 9 to LU 10s, medium L 7 10s to L 8 15s, best cows !>ud lie fers L 5 15s t) L 7 ?s (id, medium 1,5 to L 5 7s 6d Sheep.—lß93 were penned, prices ruling Is lovvtr. Best wethers 15s to 10: fld, medium 13s to 14s 9d, best ewes 12s 6d to 14s 6d, melium lis to 12s 3d. Las bs, 878 wore yarded. Pricrs unchmgel Best lis to 12?, mediem 9s to. 10a 6d, otners 7a t'> 8s 6d. Pigs —7O were panned, a 1 sorts being i v good demanl Suckers 14s t9 17s, slipj 18s to 20s, porkers LI 15s to L2 3 -, bacona'S L2 5s to L 3 6s. DUNEDIN GKAIN MA3ICET. Dusedin, February 25. Oats —Brines* lias beeu confined to feei lines for local cjnsumption an t fair inquiry for milling. Business by shippers is only possible here at pri-- es on a par with Canterbury quotations. Piir.e milling 2s 2d to 2s 3§d, goo 1 to best f-'ed 2s to 2s 2d, ieferior and medium Is 9d to 2s (sacks extra). 3 he wheat market is quiet, and quotatiirs praotically nominal. Medium is only in demand as fowl wheat, aud during ths week has receive ! some attention from shippers.

Prime milling 4s 9d 5s 3d, medium to good 4a 2d to 4s 3d, while fowl wile-it 4s to 4) 2 i, broken and damaged 3s to 3s 9d (sacks extra). EGMONT FARMERS' UNION, Ltd., REPORT. We held our usual monthly tale at Manaia on the 16th inst. There was a srallyarding of stock, and bi Idiug was not brisk. We quote the following prices Store cows L 3 to L 3 15s, cows and calves L 4 Us, fat ewes 10s, store ewes 9s. We held our usual fortnightly sale at ■Stratford on the 20th inst. Tli"re was a ;ood yarding of yo :ng stock, but vendors li < d to accept reduced prices, as bidding was not brisk, We quote the fallowing prices : Fat cows L 5 IDs to L 5 17s 6d, store cows L 3 Iss to L 4 Bs, springing heifers J..5 ss, 2-year heifers 1.4 13s, yearling heifers L2 18s, 12month steers L2 10s, 18 month steers L 3, weaners LI 6s to LI Bs, goo'd weaners LI 12s to LI 14s. BUCKLAND & SONS' WEEKLY AUOTIOiJ REPORT. , (SPECIAL TO NEWS.) Auckland, February 27. Messrs. Buokland & Sons report:— Horses : An average entry of young heavy draughts, which Fold up to L4O, medium LlB to L 25, goods hacks and harness Ll6 to L2O, bight up Ll3 2i Gd. At Remnera: Dairy Oows L 5 10 to LlO 2s 63, dry L2 10s to L 4 15s. Beef in good supply, an! prices easier. Ox beef sold up to 275, cow and heifer to 25s per 1001b?. Shaep.—There was an average muster of she?p, which sold at late valve?. Wethers 10s 61 to 14s 9d, ewes, 8s to 12s 63, lambs at late values. Pigs were scarce and sold at higher rates, HOMKBUSH SALES. Sydney, February 26. Rieep. -Wetlurs (best) 10% good 14s 6d to 15s, ewes (b s ) 14s 6d, good 14b to 14s Gd. Cattle.—Bullocks (best) Ll4. g'od LlO 10s, cows (best) 19 lOsjgod L 7 ss, best beef 37a 6d for ICOlbs. LONDON BUTTER MARKET. P.HIOES FIRMER. [Special to Newv] CiHRisTcauRCH, Febiuvy 27. Messrs Dalget? report the following ad. vices from London yesterdayisince our list t-jlegrara prices of Danish butter are higher by foi.r kroner. Victoria prime factory butter is somewhat firmer, whilst ordinary quality is unchanged. WYLLIE, STOTT k OO.'B REPORT. Wyllib, Ht'itt &Co, report:—We held our , usual fortnightly sale at our Urenui yards on Monday, February 23rt, when the following prices were realised Yearlings LI |lss L2 3< 6d, 18-mooth; steers L36s 6d i 2-year do L2 Us to L 3 lis, 3 year do L 5 2s i fir!, store cows L2 17s 6d, r o ward coirs L 3 !2s 6d to L 4 Ss 63, fu f cows L 5 12s. cow? and i calves L 4 15s to L 4 19s to L 5 2s, 1 mbs 4s Id j At 'Voitara, on Tuesday, February 24th, ! prices were:—Calves Id 7s 6d to LI 13s 6d, I yearling* L2 15s to L2 19s, 18-month steers L 3 5s 6d to L 3 9s 6d, 2-jear st-erj L 4 4s, 3-year! tee's 15 Bs, cows and calves L 3 17s 6d ti 1.4 15s, springing heifers L 4 10s to L 5 (2s tfd, fat cows Ls3sts L 6, bulls L2 to L 3 ■ ss.

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