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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 112, 9 May 1903, Page 4

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New Plymouth, Saturday, May 9. 5 RETAIL PRICES. Farm and Dairy Produce. —Milk, 3d par quart; battel, dairy, lOd; separator, Is pec lb; cheese, 8d per lb; eggs, 2b 3d per aoz; fowls, 3s per pair; ducks, per pair ; lard, 7d; bacon, 10d to lid; hams, Is per lb. j Fruit.—Bananas, 3d per lb; cocoanuts, 2d | to 4d each; lemons, Is to Is 6d per dozen; . pears, 3d; tomatos, 4d to 6d per lb; apples, 2d to 3d per lb ; plums, 4d per lb ; cucum- , bers, 2d each. i firewood, from 8s to 12s per load. ' Ocal.—Westport, Brookdale, 425; Mokau, 1 425. ; Bonedust, pure, L 7 IPs psr ton. , . BUYING VRICE3. Butter. —Best dairy, Sd to lOd; separator, 10d per lb; cbcese 4d and 4Jd per lb; eggs, 2s per dozen; fowl.", 2s 6d per pair; ducks, 6s per pair; bacon, 9d per lb; bams, lOd , per lb; larJ, 4d to 5d per lb; fuugus, 2|d per lb. « MK NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION. REPORT. Mr Newton Kikg reports At the Hay market, on Saturday, business was slack ; Email pig 3 made 6a OJ, calves Is lo 2s, ponies L 4 to L 5 10fl, potatoes (white elephants) 4s per Back. At the mart fowls ir ale la 2d to ?s, chicks 7d to 10d, ducks Is 9d, turkejs 2s Cd. The splendid sale of drapery was well attended, and b rgains were numerous. Oatt'e. —At Toko, on Monday, there was « gooi eniry, consisting of mostly calves. Wean rs made 15s to 1.1 £s, cull do. 5a 6dto 13s Gd, good do. LI 8s tr> LI 12s 6d, stora cowa L 3 10?, fat do. L 5 >ss ti L 6. At Stratford, on Tuesdiy, ths yards wore full with both young end grown cattle. Bidding was ilall, but the: e was a good de ;1 t f i quiry tft'rward?, and the majority < f stock was placed at falis'actory piic.s. Calves made LI to LI 6s 6d, small weaners 9s 6d, 18 to 2J-montlis steers L 3 5s to L 3 10j, 2J to 3-year do. L 4 9s to L 4 15s, 3 to 3§-ytar bullocks L 5 17i 6d, 18-mtnths heifers L2 17s to L 3 Is 6d, springing do. L 4 IPs to L 5 103, store cows L2 8s to L3l4s 61, fat do. L 5 8s to L 6 Bs, ths latter being prime heavy weights. On Wednesday, at Fembroke-road, I held a clearing sale cn account of Messrs fi 8. and W." Read, whea there was a large attendance and good prices. The cows we-e a really good lot bdi, considering the time of yeir sold well. / uguet. arid fceptember calvers made L 6 5s to J-i'O 10s, late carvers L 4 to I-.fi 10s, bull L 5 Cs, mixed weane.s LI sa, hrif;r calves LI 19?, trip horses Ll4 to LIS, dog cart L 25. Sundries and furniture made satis'actory prices. WYLLIE, STOTT & OO.'S REPORT, Wyllib, Btott &Co. report:—We held our usual fortnightly sa'.e at our Waitara yards on May sth, when the following prices were realised Calves 16s 6i to LI 10s, ycarliogs LI 16s, beifers L2 19s tj . 3 Gs 6d, cows L 4 10s to L 5 15s, bu'ls L2 to L 3 2s 6d. ' *—Ur-nui, on Monday, 4tli May, p ices were: —Calves LI 6s ti LI 6a Gd, yearlings LI 12a, stoie cows L 4 2s to L 4 12s 6d. forward do. L 4 14s to L 5, store cows L 3 5s to L 4 Is, beiferß and calves L 3 to L 3 17s Bd, ! 2j-year steers L 4 ss, pigs LI 6s to LI 18s.

VIOKERS & STEVENS' AUCTION REPORT. Messes Vickebs .and Stbvehs report that tlieie was a fair entry of catt'a in their lnglewood yards on Wednesday last. Calves | made from £1 to £1 16?, yearlings to 15-1 months £1 19s to £3, hufcs in calf £2 16a 6d to £3 Bj, store cows £2 10s to £3 15s, springers £3 19s to £6 10s. BURNSIDB STOCK MAHKET. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Dunedin, May 6. Fat Cattle.—l2l were yarded, prices ruling about the same as last week. Best bollocks L 9 10s to Lll, medium to good L 7 15s to L 9 ss, best cows and heifers L 6 to 1.6 73 6d, medinm L 5 to L 5 15s. Sheep.—l9s4 were psnned, prices ruling about Is lower. Best wether 3 15s 6d to 17s I 3d, medium '4s to 153 31, best ewes 13s 9d ,to 15s. extra heary 16s 9J, medium Us 6d | to 13s 6d. 1 Lamb 3 - 554 were yarded, prices being | about the same. Best 12s to 12s Oil, medium j 10s to lis fid, others 7a 6d to 9s Gd. '

Pigs.—74 were penned, all sorts meeting villi a good demand. Suckers Gs (id to 133, ilips 14a 6d to 17s, stores 22s to 275, porkers S2s (o 14s, bacotiers 46s to 655. DUNEDIN GKAIN MAFKET. Dunedin, May 6. Wheat —Fair demand for prime milling. Best medjum is neglected and difficult to place, except at a reduction. Prime milling 4s to 4s 2d, medium nominal 3s 91 to 3s lOd, inferior and damp 3s 31 to 3a 6), fowlwheat 3s 7d to 3a 9d for small lot-', sacks extra. Oats. —No change of consequence to noie. The quantity cotring (orwatd is still small and a good deal of it not in extra good condition. Piime milling Futherland, Is 9d to ; Is best brieht short feed Is BJd to Is 9d, medium Is 7d to Is Sd. inferior Is 5J to It 6d, sacks extra. Barley.—Very few samples of prime wilting off-ring. Prime 3s 9i to 4s, medium 3s 3d to 3s G'J, sacks extra. HOMEBUSH SALES. Sydney, May 7. At the Homebush sales supplies were small, bat theie was a further advance i> prices. Best wethers 18* to 20s 3d, good 15s to 15s 63, best ewes 16s 6d to 17s 9d, good j 14s fid to 15s. | Cattle.—There was a full supply, bui j pricss weakened. Bes 1 ". bul'oc'js Lll 5s extra Ll4 2s 6d, good LlO, beat cows 1,8 10s, good L 6 15s. Best beef, 30s yer lßOlbs. BI3WLEY AND GRIFFITHS' SHAREREPORT.

IT sales, B buyers, S sellers, p rrem'um. Investment shares continue to be very little dealt in. Bank of New Zealand hive I been told at £3 10s, with a languid demand I at the same figure. j Auckland q larts mining is dull, \u h a downward tendency, results net comig up to expectations. The Uunedin dredging market has been a good deal more animated, a considerub'e number of tales taking place, the upward movemeut h>.s, hoTvever, been cheekjd by a slight list) in the Molyueux River, which .will hamper the gone dredges. West Coast dredging is dull, but, as se eral companies have ccm i encsd to pay dividends this month, the market will probably improve. BUCKLAND k SONS' WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. (SPECIAL TO NEWS.) Auckland, May 8. sTe;frs Buckland and Sons' report i H' rsos.—ln good S'ipply and quality, acd well competed for. Young heavy drarghts brought L 34 t-i i.40, aged and medium LU) : to Li 6, gtod hicks and ha'ness Ll6 10s to L 27, ordinary L 6 10s (o LI4 10a. Cattle.—At Rcmuera, beef ws b.tter worth and in good supply. Steer brought up to 273 and cow to 23s per 1001b?. Steep.—'l here wss a fall yard, and well•j failed maintained lata values, but medium I wera lower. Wethea lis to 19s, ewes 6s to 16?, lambi 6s to 13s 9<l. stores 2s 9d to Ga Pigs.—Baconers up to 13 7j, porkers to L2, LONDON WOOL SALES. Hie Kew Zeilaud Loan and Mereanli'e Agency Company have received the f >!low ing cible from their london office, dated 51 h May, 1903 Wool.—Since close of last tales prices are about 5 per cent, higher fjr MeriDO, fin ■ gr< asy crossbre'', fiae crossbred el'pp, floe seouied crossbred. Since dose of last sales ' prices vie about 10 per eent. to 15 per cent, i higher for me ium greasy crossbred, medium | scouted crossbred, medium crossbred Slipe, jeearse greasy crossbred, crossbred stipe, coarse scouted crossbred. Co i peti'ion keen. | Attendance very good. Quantity availab'e, I imluding quantity held cyerfiom la-t sale?, 2C8,000 babs. AtiENT GENERAL'S MESSAaE. PBB PBESS ASSOCIATION Willington, May 5. The A gent-Gciie al's cablegram date J ' London, May 4, says : - | Motto \—'i he market is dull and weak, stocks being heavy. Oar terbury DonediD, Eouthland, and Wellington Meat Exp rt Ocmpany 4d, other North Island 3fd. Lamb.—There is a good demand, but the market is weak and stocks are heavy and widely ristributed amongst agents, who are passing sales Canterbury lambed, other I brands are 4JI. I Beef is qnj. t and stacks light. New Zeil:nd hiods 4£d, fores 3yd. But'cr is steady at li 2'. Bajerj of cheese are ho'dingback expecting prices to co lo\\ er. Ne® Ze.Uand cheese j Hemp is very firm and the market is rising ; | for dist nt deliveries. Good fair Wellington spot £33 10s, May shipments £3l, June tbip m nts £3O. t Cocksfoot is quiet. New Zta'and 171b standard 50s per cwt. Tin.—Ktccks 15 604 (on?, on tpot 2847 tons, aßo?.t I*B2 tons, deliveries 2176 t'ns. Silver 'li l| I. Lead £l2. Corper fj-ot ard three months £GO 10s, supplies :6,545 tons, deliveries ?5, r 4ttons, stocks 10,938 tms, advised tlbat 3175 tons. Tallow.— S'.ccVs 14.202 casks, imports 4000 casks, deliveries 4}14 casiis. Rabbits arc fairly brisk at r,id to 7-J-3. thoep.—( auterbury light 4 : } d, medium I 4|d, heavy 4- 1 , lJur.c ! in and Southland 3i-d, North Island 3JI. I.am v is. t.a',terbury light 4JI, heavy 4 13-lGd. Duuedin and Southland Jf I, North Island 4j '. New Z.'alsnd beef, ISO to 2201b5, fair average qialit.y. G>: foics are nominal at I. hind:i 4}-j. Hiver P-a e lamb 4§d. Sheep, heavy 3 11-ltid. light 3 9-Hid. Beef is nominal, f ores J 1, hinds 4 Jd.

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