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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 89, 11 April 1903, Page 4

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Hsw Pimoors, Baxvbd&t, Ann. 11. RETAIL FRIOBS. Item «n<i Dairv Produce. —Milk, Si per nut; battel, daily, lOd; separator, la per lb; cbeese, Bdper lb; eggs, la 8d pr doa; fowls, 3a per piir; docks. per pair; ted, 7d; bacon, 101 to lid; bam*, 1* per lb. Xtait. - Bananas, 3d per lb; cocoanuts, 2<l to 4d each; lemons, la per dozen; p.-ars, Sd; tomatoe, 4d to 6d par lb; apples, 2d to 3d per lb; plums, 4d per lb; peaches, 41 to 6d per lb; cucumbers, 2d each. firewood, from 8s to 12s per load. Coal.—Westjxjrt, Brookdale, 425; Mokau, 43a Booedust, pare, L 7 IPs per ion.

BUYING FRIOK3. Batter. —Be»t dairy, 8d to lOd; separator, lOd per lb; cheese 4d and 4|d per lb; eggs, Is6d per dozen; fowls,2s6d per p»ir;docks, (a per pair; bacon, 9d per lb; bams, lOd per lb; lar3,4d to 5d per lb; fuogus, 2|d per lb. MR NKWTON KINO'S WEEKLY AUCTION BiPORT. Mb N*wton Kiso reports Cattle —At Stratford, on Tuesday, there was a big yardiag of stock. Bidding was qniet, but a fair amount of business was done, either at the hamnei or privately. Weanera made LI to LI 4', yearlings 1,2 to 12 10a, 18 to 20-month9 steers L 3 2s 6d to L 3 9a, 2j to 3-year bollocks L 4 19s 6d to LS h'ifera ia calf L37s Fd to 13 12s, store eow* L2 15a to L 4. fat do L 4 ISs to L 5 5s

On Wednesday I held a clearieg sale it Okato on account of Mr P. Dugvan. There was a large attendance and succ safal sale, everyihing selling wrll. Dairy cows maHe from 1.4 15a ft L 7, horses Lls 10s to L2O, gig L2llos, trap horSe LI I, unbroken light draught colts L2O l r s, a ore pigs 15s 6d to 12 la, porker* L2 10s, sue dries and furniture sold well.

VICKKRB * BTBVBNB' AUCTION REPORT. Knots VtCKBBS AND Stk?bn3 report that theie waa a larg) muster rf Cittle in their Inglewood yards on Wet ties day, >nd salves made from LI to 11 10s, 15 to 18months L2 10a to L2 19a 6d, store cows L2 5s to L 3 17s 6d, f.t cows L 5 5s to L 5 lis, At Tarata, on 1 uesday, thera was a fa r •atry uf cattle. 2-year-old fleers made L 3 13a, store cewa L 3 19s, fat cows IA 17c &1 to L 6 7a 6<L BKWLKY AND GRIFFITHS' SHARBBKPORT.

r sales, b buyers, g sellers, p frem um The market continues quiet, and there is little alteration in prices Bin* of New Zealand have again weakened, and ace offered at £3 14s.

The mining market continue dull, but we I»ok for an improved tone in dredging, as the Molyneux i* now fallin> stcaily and ahonld soon be at a dredgeable level, ronsequent on the goo l retirn f orn the P.-etulus dredges there ia a g >od demand for their shares, with very few obtainable, and prices have risen several shillings. ' We have a demand for New Plymouth Gas at £7.

BURNBIDE BTOCK MARK IT. PKK FREBS ASSOCIATION. Dpnedis, April 8. Fat Cattle.—lsl were yarded, and proved Iwyond requirements, although only a small portion were of good quality. Th re was a drop of 15s to 20s per head. Go d beef brought 21a tc 22s 6d per ICOlrg. Be3t bullocks L 9 5s to LII, medium L 7 10s to LP 2m 6d, others L 5 to L 7 7s 6d ; best cows L 7 to L 8 17s 6d, medium L 4 15s to L 6 17s 6d, ox to 1617s 65, others L32s 6J to L 4 12s 6d. Sheep.—2379 were pinned, mostly ewes and* a few peas of heavy wethers. Prices all round were Is to Is 3d better. Bert wethers 17s 6d to 19s, medium 10s to 17s 3d, others 12g 3d to 15s 9i, best ewes 15s to to 17s, medium 12s 9d, to 14s 9d, others 10s to 12s 3d. Lambs: 823 were penned and all sold well, prices being Is bitter than last weak. Best Us 6d to 13s 9d, medium Ss 6d to 10s 9d, others 6s 31 to 8s 3d. Figs—l 22 were yarded representing all sorts and sold at about last week's rates. Buckets 9a to 14s; slips Iss to 19s; stores 24s to 30s, porters 35s to 495, baconers 52s to 675, a few heavy pigs up to 71s. DUNKDIN GRAIN MARKET.

Ddnkdin, April 9. Oats—There is comparatively little doing locally, die unfavourable weather having restricted arrivals and northern ports continue to get the best of the trade. Prime milling lb 9d to Is lOd; gool to best feed 1* 7d to Is B|d, inferior to good Is 6d to Is .sticks ex ra. Wbfat.—Vary few samples of new crop

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