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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 57, 7 March 1903, Page 3

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Nhw Pltm Jura, Saturday, Mabch 7. retail prices. Farm an! Dairr Produce.—Milk, 3d per qnart; bitter, dairy, lOd; separator. Is per lb; cheese, 8d per lb; eggs, Is 4d pir do*; fowls, 3s per pur; ducks, per pair ; lard, 7d; bacon, 101 to 1 Id; hams, Is per lb. Fruit. Banmia, 3d per lb; cocoanut*, 2i to 4d each; lemons, 's per dozen; pears, 3d; tomatos, 31 per lb; apples, 2d to 3d per lb ; p'ums, 3d to 4d per lb; peaches, id to 6d per lb; cacambero, 2d eaob. Firewood, from 8s to 12s per load. OoaL—Westport, Brookdale, 425; Mokau. 425. Bonedust, pare, L 7 10s par ton. BOYIVG PRICE 3. i Botter.—Be-t dairy, 8d to lOd; separator, 10d per lb; cheese 4d and 4|d p j r lb; eggs, Is 2d per dozen; fowl*, 6d per pair; ducks, 6s per pair; bacon, 9d per lb; ham 9, lOd per lb; lar 'l, 4d par lb; fungus, 2|d per lb. MB NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY I AUCTION BEPORT. . Mb Newton Kua reports Cattle.—At Waiwakaiho, on Tuesday, all, gooi calves and yearling were well compete 1 j for, and nearly everything sold either at the hawner or privately. Wa ners made 18sto LI 6s. yearling* L2 IQa, sto-e cows L 3 Os to L 3 15s 18-month Btem L 3 5s to L 3 Bs, heifer* in calf L2 6s to L 3 8s 6d, springers L 4 4s 6d to L 6 6s ' At Stoiy River, on there was a good yarding of stock and hri«k bidding for most lin»s, nearly everything beinjg'sold ether at >he hammer or privttely at satisfactory prices. Weaners mdeLlto LI ss, i geoi talvea Ijl 6s to LI 14s, 18-month steers L 3 Op 6d to L 3 8s 6d, 2j to 3-yejr steers L 4 124, store c ws L2 10s to L 3 13s. forward do Li 4s 6 5 to L 4 15e, fat do L 5 to L 5 10s, draught colts L 24 to Lls 10a, draagbt mare and foal L4O. VIOKE4S & STEVENS' AUOTION REPORT. Uhsbs Viokbbs and Stbvjbnb report that there was a go-id muste- of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Weinesdiy last, the maj rity being mlvea. The following prices were obtained:—Calves 16s to LI 13*. 15 to 18-months L2 14s to L 3 3s 61, store cowj L2l4s to L 3 17s 6d, fi f . cows L49s to L 5 18«. Springers I<s to L 6, bolls L2 15s to L 4 2s 6d At Ta-ata, on Tuesday, there wai a fair nrastar of cattle and she p Bidding was doll- Store cws made L 3 13s to L 4, 20month stee al3 10s, 2-tooth to f.m. ewes 5s to fis 6d, inferior lamb* Is Bd. At Mr A. K. ColTns' sale at Tanki, on Monday, there was a good attendance. Oows («rri-g calvers) made from L 4 2s 6d to L 8 Gg, store cows L2 10s to L 3, calves LI 2s Sd, 18 to 20 mon h heifers L 3 lis, trap L 7, and snnlries at fur rates.

BBWLE7 AND GRIFFITH'S SHARE BEPORT.

T-sales, B buyers, s sellers, p rremium. The shire market hat "oeen f*ir y aciii.Banks and Insurance !eing in g'o-i deman i and Wool en i har-s are in improved inquir;, and firm at quotations B»nk ot New Zealand have receded considerably after the speculative sport, anc ■ales have been made at 78s In mining Waihis are in improved demand The dredging market in Otago is doll the liver not having fallen to a level at which the gorge aid other river dredge) can work. The West Coast market is alsc dull, though the number oE dividend paying properties is increasing. Local s'ocks are without change. We have sellers of New Zealand Insurance at £4 Jfc. DUNKDIN QHAIN MABKET. IB PESBB ABSOOIi.TIOBr. Dhnedin, March 5. Wheat.—There i< good inqni'y for fowl wheat, bat nothing doing as regirds prime milling. Velvet is nominally 4s 9d to 5a 3d, mediam and other sorts 4s 3d to 4s 9d; best whole fowl wheat 4s to 4s 3d, inferior 3< to 3s 9d, sacks extra, with very little doing here, as *hippers axe still operating from Northern ports. - There is a good demand for loig oats for milling, but the market for the new crop cannot be raid to have opened yet. Primi milling 2s to 2s 2d, good to best feed Is lOd to 2s, inferior and medium Is 7d tols9d, sacks extra. Barley.—Hardly any offering, and quotations are nominal. BURNBIDK STOCK MARKET. FEB PBJBSB ASSOCIATION. Dunedih, March 6. Fat cattle—23B head were yarded which proved beyond requirement- and there w»s a drop of from 15s to 20* B -stbu'locka £9 to £lO 7s 6d, medium £7 10s to £8 15s, best cows and heifers £7 to £9 10s, medium £5 to £4 15'. Sheep—lsl6 were penned ard proved msnfiMent, prices advancing Is to 2s compared wi h las'. W6nk Best wethers 16s to 17s 9d; mediam 14s 61 to 15s 6d; others 13s to 14a, bestewts 14i to 16^; 3 extra heavy medium to good I'2d to 13s 6d, others 9s to 11». Lambs—74B were yarded. Pries dec'ined. Best lis to 12s 3d, medium 9s to 10* 9J, others 7s to 83 61, Pigs -100 were penred. all sorts meeting withab>isk sale. Suckers 10s 6J to 17-; s ips 18s to 20s, sows 25s to 30s, porkers 32s to 43s ; baconers 46s to B7a. HOMBBUSH 9ALBS. Sydney, March 5. At the Homebnsh a large proportion of the theep and cattle were io poor condition, an evirJenre cf the dr>nght. Ba-t wethers made 14s 6d. good 13. 61 to Ha, medium IPs, best ewes 14s. extra 17s, good 13< to !3s 6d, m edium 9s 6J. Best Bullocks LI4 10s, PX'ra Ll3 IA-6d,g<"'°' Ltl, medium L 7 10s, be-t cows LIP, good T 7 10s, m diura L 8 ss, best be' f 37s per lOOlbs. LONDON MARKKAS. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. fc>- London*, March 3. Up to date 278,486 b <l. s have arrive! foi the next seii-8 in I.- nd n of the c.d.-.nii wool sales." Of this 126,.1 tV t'.les have !.e«. forwarded to the ir a ufa -turors, ;e»vi;ij 166,000 biles available for ihe sales. Copper.—Ppot, £59 17s 6d; three months £6O 2s tid; supplies, 20,670 tons ; deliveries 72,3 U ton? ; stocks. 13,472 tons ; advisee from Australia. 2426 t ns. Tin.—Spot, £l3B 17s 6d; three months £137 10s. Tallow. —Stock, 15,309 casks; imports 3,256 raskn; dclivariee, 3.889 casfc". T he sotei quantity of wlimt and lon afloat for the Unitad Kingdom is 2,700,0' quarts rs. and for the / ontinent 930,00 quarters.

Nhaes.—Australian and Naw Z aland Mortgage Comply, £B7 10s; others are unch mjcd, w ilv„-r, Is If id. R:ceised 6. 9.24 p.m. London, March 6. The American visible wheat supply is estimated at 78.081 OCO bushels.. Lead at 1211.16 th. BUCKL4ND & SONS' WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. (special to news.) Auckland, March 6. Horses.— There was a small entry. Young heavy drau.-hts L 34 to L4O, ag«d and worn Ll6 to L9O 10i, medium Ll7 to L2l, good harness Ll3 to L2O, ordinary hacks L 5 to LlO 17s 6d. At Renluera dairy cows made L 5 to L 9 1261, dry L2 10s to L 3 15-a, grown steers 1.6 lis to L 8 12s 6d. Hf-c' was firm up to 27per cwt. Steers L 6 10s to HI 17s, cows L 5 to L 9 15s. Sheep were lower. Wethers lis to 14s, ewes 7s 31 to 125," Lambs easier ud to lis Ed. v Piijs, iu moderate number, sold at extreme values. BUTrBR MARRET. Received 7 1.18 a.m. London. March 6. Butt'-r is very fi'm and tending upwards, as the result of a clearance of stocks sto-eri in the summer. Danish l'Bsti I2os, Victorian slow of sa'e at ICGs. The Anstral's shipment is much uup rior to the early arrivals, but many buvers prefer !o wait for the Ne* Zealand arriving on Monday, for which loßi is asked.

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