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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 63, 14 March 1903, Page 3

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NBW fLYUdVn, BATUBDAT, MARCH 14. RETAIL PRICES. Farm an 1 Dairr Produce.—Milk, 3d p« quart; butter, dairy, lOd; separator. Is per lb; cheese, 8d per lb; eggs, Is 6d p»r do*; fowls, 3s per pui; ducks, per pair; lard, 7d; bacoß, 101 to lid; hams, Is per lb. Fruit.- Bananas, 3d per lb; cocoannts, 2d to 44 each; lemons, is per dozen; p°ars, 3d; toytatos, 31 per lb; apples, 2d to 3d per lb ; p'.umj, 3d to ,4d per lb; peaches, Id to 6d per lb; cucumbers, 2d each. Firewood, from 8s to 12s per lead. CoaL—Westpert, Broekdale, 425; Mokan, 425. Bonedust, pare, L 7 10s per ton. BUYING PRICE 3. Bitter.—Be't dairy, 8d to lOd; separator, lid per lb; cheese 4d and 4fd par lb; eggs, Is 4d per dozen; fowls, 2s 6d per pair; ducks, 6s per pair; bacon, 9d per lb; bams, lOd per lb; larl, 4d to 5d per lb; faogas, 2|d Per lb. ,

MR NEWTON KINO'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. Mb Nbwton Kuio reports : Cattle.— ->t Stratford, 01 Tuesday, the yards were, fairly fall and attendance was moderate. Bidding on the whole was quiet, and the maj irity of lncs was passed at the hunmer, b,t a good m*ny were placed afterwards at satisfaatory prices, t-mall calves were dull of sale, bnt any strong, well-growo, and good quality sold at fair rates. Weaners wade LI to LI 7s, gool calve* LI 9s to LI 14*, 12 to 15-months steers hi 10s 6d, 18 to 20-monthi L 3 5s to 1310s, 2 to 2£-year do. (good quality) L 4 6s, 18 months heiferc L 3 5s to L 3 10s, 18months to 2 year do. L 3 18s 6d to L 4 Os 6d, ■tore cows L 3 10s to L 4, fresh conditioa do. L 4 5i to L 4 lCs, fat do. L 4 18s 6d to LS ss. At Motnroa, on Wednesday, I held a clearing s*l« 00 account of Mr T. Brown. There was a small attendance, bat the cows were ago! lot, and, considering the time of the 1 ear, sold well. Cows in milk nude L 5 5s to L 7, half.br d Jennys L 7 10* to LB, 1 extra well-bred do. made LlO 7s 6d, cows in calf L 4 to 16 12s 6d, weaners LI ss, bull LA, trap horse L2O, Aa Rahotn, on Thursday, th*re wa* a good yardiog of stock. Bidding was fairly brisk, and nearly everything sold either at the hammer or afterwards. Good weaoers made LI 4s to LI 12s, small and inferior do 12s 61 to I7s 6d, 18-mon'h3 heifers L 3 4s, Holstein do. L4,18-months steers L 3 6s to L 3 7s, store cows L2 to L 3 Bs, fat do. L 5 2s, woolly lambs 4s 6d to 7s 2d,

TIOKKRS * BTEVBNB' ATJOTION REPORT. Hkssbs ViCkbbs and Stbtbns report that there was a good moste • of cattle in their loglewood yard* on Wednesday last. Calvu mad* frem 14a to LI Bs, yearlings LI 17s to L2lo* 6d, 15 to 18-months L2 12s to L 3 ss, stoie cows L2 10s to L 3 10s, fat cows 14 15» to L 5 10e, 80-month-old steers L 3 Is>,'biiUsLl2stoL2. There was a good attendance at Messrs Pennington Bros, sals at Parangi on Friday, and cows made fiom 13 10s to L 8 17s 6<f, wws in pig LI 128 6d to L 3 Is fid, store pigs L2 4s, calves LI. At Mr S. Can 'ish's sals on Tnesday, cows made from L 3 18s lo L 7 2s 61, elves LI to LI Is, trap Ll6 ss.

WYLLIE, BTOTT k OO.'S REPORT, WYU.IK, BTOTT fcCo. report:—We held our usual fortnightly sale at Drenni on Mor day, March 9th, when the following prices were realised:-Calves LI 8s to h\ 8s 6d, 18month i heifera L2 6s to L2 19s 6d, fa 5 oiwa LS 4a 6d to L 5 Jss, hack L 5 2s 6d At Waitira, on Tuesday, March 10th : Calv s LI to LI I6s 6d, 18-months L2 19s to L 3 7s, 2-ye%r heifers L 4, scoie cows L2 8< to L 3 2s, C}ws and c Ives LI 14s. fat cows L 5 6d, springing cows L 5 to L 7 7s 6d, bolls L2 6s to_L2 i7s, wethers lis 91. BEWLBY AND GRIFFITH'S SHARE REPORT.

T sales, B buyers, s sailers, r premium. The market is quiet and without cha ge.

BURNSIDB STOCK MARKET. PSB MBB ASSOCIATION. Dunedih, March 13. Then was a moderate all-round yarding •f fat cattle, 140 h-ai being yarded. Prime were not plentiful, and tbere was a slight advance to price, bat other ela*s -s were little or no better th tn last week. Ox be-f 22s 6d to 26s 6d par lfOlbs ; cow and heifer IPs to 22s 6d per 1031bs; beit bullocks L 9 to LIO 10s, medium L 7 10 to L 8 15s, best co*s and heiftrß L 7 to L 9, medium L 5 5s to I 6 15i. Lambs—lo99 were penned. Prices were firm at lift waek's rates. Best lis to 12s 9d, a few extra 14s, medium 9s to 10j 9d. othera 7s to 8s «d. Bheep.—l3B3 were yarded, pries ru'ing about the same as last week. B st wethers 17s to Its 9d, medium 15s to 16i 9d, others 13s to 14s 6d best ew.s 14s to 17s 3d, medium 1 's 6d to 13s 9d. I'its. —81 were penned. AH, with the exception of heavy pigs, selling i» favour of vendors. Suckers It's to 19s, slips 22s to 245, stores S9a to 31s, porkers 353 to 42', bacoaers 46s to 565, heavy pigs 58s to 695. DUNKDIS GRAIN MARKET. Donedin, Wheat.—Verv little business is doing as there is hot ii tie new crop on tite m-rket yet and miliers buy sparingly Prime quilIty, 4s 3d to 4s 6d, medium and best fowl feed 4s to 4s 31, inferior and broken 3s to 3- 6d, sacks extra.

Oats.—stocks of last season are ve-y light snd little new crop is available, The market has been verv qaiet. Prime milling Is lid to 2s; good to best feed Is 9J to Is lOd; inferior Is fid to Is 8d Sacks extra. BUCKLAND k SONS' WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. (BPBCIAL TO NBWS.) Auckland. March 13. Horses. —At the special sile at Vukekohe 300 we-e yarded. H avy 2-n 1 3-j eir c 11 s and fillies L 27 U> LBB 3 a>d 4-year coacing sorts LI4 t> 22, heavy L 36, medium L2O to L3l 10', first-cl-ss hacks and harness U8 to L3l, good LlO to 115, ordin.ry 1-3 to L'. Cattle.- At Remusra dairy cows m»de 1.7 oLa 17s Bd, ft st»e sup to 27s aod cws to 25s p-=r lOOlbs Ihere was a fuli y.»rd of beef fheep wre firm. Wethers 9s 6d to 15s ewes 7* 6d to 12* 9d. lambs 8s to 12s Ba-on pics up to L 3 7», porkert LI 5s to LU6i.

N.Z. LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENCY'S REPORT. The Loan »nd Mercantile Agency Company report as follows : London, March 10. Wool—Sales opened with spirit ; about 5 per cent, lower for coarse greasy aid scoured cross-bred. Other descriptions remain the same. PBK PRESS ASSOCIATION Auckland, March 12. Horses have been brought forward in increased numbers, and a good demand prevails at prices in favour of the vendor. j There was more than an average yarding ' jat Durham yards on Friday, and eompe I ■ tition was brisk. Heavy draughts sold 1 I frcm L24to L 39 10s ; medium do, Ll9 ' ! 17s fid to L3O ; light harness horses, L 5 17s 6d to LIG lOi; hacks, I.Blos to Ll6. Cattle—At Newmarket yards on Tuesday dairy and store stock were penned in less numbers than usual. Beef was in scarcely average supply, and improved on last week's prices, ox selling up to 28s j and cow 19s to 24s perlOOlbs. Fat steers \ sold from 16 10j to Ll2 15s ; fat cons, ! L 5 5s to L 8 5s ; dairy cows, from L 4 10s ' to 1 815*; empty .do, L 3 5s to L 4 10< ; calves, 1 110 ato L2 2s. Sheep were yarded in less than usual numbers. Fat wethers sold from 9s 9d to 14s 9d ; fat ewes, 83 9d to 14s ; lambs, 6s 6d to 14s 6d. I Pigs—Porkers made from LI 8s to L 3 6s; weaners, 10s 6d to 17s.

HOMEBUSH SALES. Syd;>ey, March 12. Best cross'irt d wethers 16s to 20s 3d, god 14i to 14s 6d. kess good 13s 6d to !4s. Best bu'locks LI4, good LlO 10s, best cows L 9 10', gool L 7. Best bsef 35s per lOOlbs.

LONDON WOOL SALES. i PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Londox, Mflicb 12. At the wool sales 9269 b*les ivere offered. The selection was beluw the average. There was spirited competition, j and merinos firmly maintained the average rates ruling in January. Fine crossbreds were unchanged, medium sorts selling from par to 5 per cent, lower, and j coarse 5 to 10 per cent lower.

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