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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 76, 28 March 1903, Page 3

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j NBW PLYMOUTH, dATUEDAY, MABCH 23. j RETAIL PRICES. ' Farm and Dairy Produce.—Milk, 3d per quart; battel, dairy, 10d; separator, la lb; cheese, 8d per lb; eggs, Is 6d pr doz ;to vis, 3s per p .ir; dueka, pe> pair ; la d, 7d; bacon, IOJ to 1 td; hams, Is per lb. Fruit. Baiu-nis, 3d par lu ; cocoaiiutv, to id each; lemons, '.3 par dozen; pears, ,'i;l; comatos, 3 i per lb; apple*, 2d to 3d per lb ; psumi, 3d to 4d per lb; peaches, id to 6d per lb; cucumbers, 2d tach. Firewood, from 8s to i2s per load. Ooal.—Westport, Brookdale, 425; Mokau, 42a. Bonedust, pure, L 7 IPs par ton.

BUYING PRIOE3. Butter.—Beat dairy, 8d to lOd ; sepwator, iOd per lb ; cjeese 4d and Ifd p-.-t lo ; eggs 1s 4d par dozen; fowl.-, 2s Gd per pair ; ducks, tis par pair; bacon, 9d per lb; hams, lOd per lb; iarl, 4d to 5d per lb; fungus, 2Jd terlb.

MR NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT.

Mil NEWTON Klso reports : Cuttle.- At Stratford, on Tuesday, the yuda were full with all clasps of stock. Hi lding -ras quiet, and mo t linaa were passed at the himme'. After the saie, however, a.good deal of buaine s wns done at, in mo t .uses, a sUiht r dirtion of vendes leseivs. Small wanera made 16s Gd to L 3s 6.1, good do. LI 7s (id to LI 10s yearlings L: 10s to L2 12a 61,18-mouths heifers 1.3 6<! to L 3 Bs, 2 to 2± year d... L 3 17s 6d, 18 ir:ont» s steers L 3 to L 3 i < Bd, 2 to 2A-year do. L 4 4s to L 4 10s, 3j year bullocks (fresh condi i >n) L 6, store cows 1.3 2s to L 3 l"s, forward d> L 4 4a to L 4 10a, fat do L 4 16* to L 5 5.1 Mr Uh istiansea's .'airy cows were tnoitly in backward eo.dnion, find sold at, ■iither 1 ,w prices, ranging from LB 5.i to LS At Ra otu, on Thursday, there Alas a fair mus : er r>f sfr-ek. consisting mostly of weanors, ne r'y all f win sii wera re -lly good quality, liidlingwaa fairly biisk, and nearly everytlu g -.ld either ar theham.i.er or privately mall weaneis made l!>s Gd to 17s 61, good d. Li 5; t LI lis, extra go'd calves LI 17s Gd to LI 183, 18-moDtlr heifers J 3 7s, stjro cow» L 3 7a to 1.3 19s, fat do; 1.5 to 1.5 U, d i y cowiin calf 42s6dto L 4 10s.

VIOKRRS k STEVENS' AUCTION REPORT.

Messbs Vickebs ano Stevens report that owing to the wei weather there was only a moderate entry of cattle in their Ingtwood varda on Wednesday. Calves made fioai LI 4s 6d to LI 8s 6d, year) ngs to 18-:nouths L2 to L2 12a 6d, 20-montf e steera L 3 7s 6d, fat atore oowa L 3 10s to L 4 6a, spinge's L 4 to L 9 10s.

WYLLIE, BTOTT k OO.'S RBPORT. Wyllie, Stott &Co. report:—We held our usual fortnightly sale at -..ur Waitar.i yar.is on Tnes lay, Mar.h 24 hj, when the following pricea were realised:—,'a'yes L! 3s to 1,1 ! 12s, yearlings L2 Is to L2 Is 6d, 2-ve»r heifers L< 5s to L 3 101 3y ar linfers L 4 5a to L 4 5a 6d, sore cows hi «s Gd to I 3 Bj, fa', do. L 4 18j to L 6 is, 2Jyear steers h\ 16s 6d, sp i.iaing eows L 4 15a to L 5 15a, lambs 4j to 4i 6d. at Urenui on Mondav, March 23rd, the following prie.es were realised :—Oalrej £1 5s 6d to LI 6s 6 !, fat cows U 14j to L 5, cowa and calves L 4 16s CJ, springers L 5 7s 6i Umba 4s BE'VLET AND GRIFFIca'S SHARERKPORT.

T sales, B buyers, s sailers, p premium. There have been mora t-ansaetioru in the fhare nr-rket during the Past week »t slightly improved prices Bmk of New Zed&nd havs hardened, and there have been sales made at £3 15s. Th« Auckland output of gold is the largest on record, but mining shares do not show any adva««e. Weather conditions have not been favourable for dredging, »ud the market remains dull.

N.Z. LOAN & MRRMANTILB AGBNOY'S REPOHr. PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION A upkland, March 27. The Loan <--nd Mercantile *gency Company report »-■ foil ws:— H rses.—For those of a good ror* tlnre ha-eo'itin"e" a eond dc-nand. ' vl ot oHhose broui/ht forw-i '' during the week were of lighter 3e-cripHon. 'I he Utter cla s p-e----dominated at the Durham yards on Friday, blMi g Iran ' slow, hut for tome of the heavier sorts there was brisk domund W» quote heavy draught* from L 24 10a to L 36 medium Ho. 1/9 17s 6d to L2!), light harness ho-nea L 6 10s to Lls 15s, hacks L 5 5s to Lll 10*.

Cattle. —At the Kewmarket yrfo on Tuesday, fat sto~k were pe nod in full number*, and met a ready sale at slightly improved prices. Prime ox bapf reached 28a per 1001b, cow 19a to 23s pe ■• 1001b. Steers mifle from L 7 15s to Ll2 sa, cows L 4 16s to L 8 12s dairy cows L 4 15s to L 9, empty cows L2 18s to L 4 2s

Sheep. At the Newmarket yards on Tuesday fhi-ep were yardei in very Urge numb»rs, and sold at advanced rates Fat wethers s->H from fls 9d to 20s 9d, thelat f er price bing revised for a pen of weths-rs from the north. Fat ewes 7s Pel to 15s Pd. L irbs were in plentiful su-ply, well Fattened selling from 9a Gd to 13i ? J ,' other sorts 6s 6d to 9». Pigs were yarded in small numbers, and mrt a keen demand. Fotk"rs brought, from LI la to L2 15s, weinen 9s ]6d to 17s 3d. DUNKDIN GRAIN MARKET. Ddnbdin, Mnroh 26. j Wh*at sales have b<*en mostly confined >o northwn samples. Southern are so far not b hind the northern and valuer are well sii-tained. but millers slnw litt'e disposition to operate, Prime milling 4< 3d to 4s 61; (rood 4s Id to 4*2 d whole fowl fe<*d i~, to 4s Id. broken and damaged etc., 3i to 3s lOd, sacks extra. Oats.—The new seasons crop is now cominK to hand and in nearly every cast th« quality satisfactory. Thnre is a fair demand for all good to prime, although forward sales cannot be effee'ed. Prime milline Is 10d to Is lid, ijcod to best fted Is 9d to Is lOd, medium Is 6d to 1« Bd, HOMBBUSH SALES. , Sydney, March 26. Sheep: Competition was kren, and there wss ar. a-lvanr-e on 'ir«d wethers, beet, 16s; pond, 14s to 15s. Kwes, best, IBs 6d ; grod, 13s 6d to 14s. | Bullocks, best, Ll3 6s; pood, L9 los, oows, b*st, L810s; good, L 8 10s; beof, 81s pari lOOlbs.

1 1 Price. 1 ! 1 ividend. Interest at 1 present ! pri'-e. Price 12 months ago. ' £ s. d |p.c. £ s d .£ 8. d. vation'l Bank 4 11 Oslo 5 19 • 3 13 6 Bunk of N.Z 3 15 0t 5 5 2 '220 National Insurance Co. 1 2 3B 1215 ig r 0 19 0 N.Z. Insui'Ecr Co 4 7 6b13|7 0 * 3 8 0 N.Z. Accident 1 12 6T10 3 10 - 0 o V 1 12 6 South British 5 8 Ob 20 i 18 ( 3 17 6 Auckland-« af 14 '0 Ob 15 5 3 f 13 15 o N.Plyra'th do. 6 17 6t 8 3 14 ' I 00 N.P. Gas, new issue ... 1 8 OS Waa?anui do. '5 0 OB C U 0 0 •' 17 18 0 Wellingt'n do 17 15 Ob 10 5 3 ''"eiMing do 1 ° 6s 5 5 0 0 17 6^ N.Z.8bit>ping Co 7 0 0t 5 5 16 i 6 10 0 7 11 10 0 Pnion 8.S.O. 12 7 6b 8 6 10 N Z. k River Plate ... 1 6 0t 6 5 0 iq q VatM.Mortge 2 4 f t 7-J 8 0 1 15 6 Gear Meat ... Ill <b 7 4 13 4 1 8 3 Kaiapoi W'l: 6 5 Os 7 5 13 3 6 7 0 Mo--gieldo.... 4 0 0b 6 5 8 4 4 1 0 N.P. Co-op.... 1 0 0s 6 G 0 0 & D,-o Co., taid... 6 10 OS 12i 10 10 fl u Saah & Door Co., new issue ... 0 5 Op Vthn Steam. 0 6 9b 7 6 19 1 8 8 0