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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 118, 16 May 1903, Page 4

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New Plymouih, Saturday, May 16. RETAIL PRICKS. Faim an 3 Dairy Produce.—Milk, 3d psr quart; bnttei, dairy, lOd; separator, la per lb; cheese, 8d per lb; eggs, 2s psr doz; fowls, 3s per pair; ducks, per pair ; laid, 7d; bacon, 10 Jto lid; bams, Is per lb. 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. firewood, from 8s to 12s per load. I Goal. —Westport, Brookdale, 425; Mokau, 425. Bonedust, pure, L 7 IPs por ton.

BUYIhG PRIOE3. Butter.—Beit dairy, 8d to lOd; sepirator, ltd per lb; cheese 4d and 4|d par lb; eggs, Is 9d per dozen; fowl?,2a Gd per pair; ducks 6s per pair; bacon, 9d per lb; hams, lOd, per lb; lar 1, 4d to od psr lb; fungus, 2fd per lb. MR NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCIION REPORT.

Mb Newton King reports At the Haj market on tisturday last good weaner pigs made 12s 6d to 14s, small do 7s 6d to 9s, draught horses £lO to £25 10s, hacks £3 to £6 12s 6d. At the Mart fowls male Is to Is SJ, chicks 81 to lOd, ducks Is Bd, turkeys 3s toss. A quantity of furciture and sundries made low pi ices, On Monday I held a clearing sale of furniture on account of Mr W. H. Broome, when there was a moderate attendance and piices were in favour of buyers. Cattle.—Owing to the incessant rain on Tuesday very few cattle came forward at Waiwakaiho, and 1 had a very small sale. Yearlings made 34s 6d to 3Ss, springing heifers £5 2s 6d, yearling heifers £2 7s 6d, cows in calf £4 10s. I have inquiries for dairies of good cows, and shall bo pleased to receive particulars from those wishing to sell. * BEWLBY AND GRIFFITHS' SHAREREPORT.

T sales, b buyers, S sellers, p premium. The sharemarket continues very quiet, and there is little to comment upon Bank of New Zealand again show a tendency to improve. Locally Sash and Door are enquired for at £6, above which price buyers will not go. DUNEDIN GIIAIN 'MARKET. PEE PBESS ASSOCIATION. Ddnedis, May 14. Whsat.—lhe demand for ptime milling continues good, but mediu.i. qualities are neglected, and merely saleable at fowl wheat, for which Iheie is a good demand. Prime milling 4s to 4s Id, medium 3s 8d to 3s 9d, whole fowl wheat 3s 6d to 3s 7d, broken 3s to 3s sd, eacks extra. Oats.—There is good inquiry for prime milling, bat v;ry little oßeriog, ulso for good bright f?ed, but inferior and medium receive little attenti n. Prime milling Is 9d to Is lOd, good to best feed Is 8d to Is 9d, medium and inferior la Sd to Is 7d, sacks extra. BURNSIDB STOCK. MARKET. PBR PRESS ASSOCIATION. Dunedin, May 14. Fat Cattle.—239 were yardod, the greater portion being medium to inferior quality. Well finished bullocks and heifers sold at, an advance on last week's prices, while others ware easier. Best bullocks LU 10s to Ll2 7s 6d, good LlO to LlO 10s, medium LS to L 9, light weights L 5 10s to L 6 10s, best cows and heifers L 7 10s to LS 10s, medium L<i tc L 6 10s, old and inferior Ld 53 to LI 10s.

Fat Sbcep.—2ols were panned, mostly ewes of medium qna'ity. Prices were rather firmer than last week. Beat wethers 16s 6d to 17s, a few extatolSs 3d, medium lo good 14s to 15s, best ewes 15s to 16a, good Us 6d to 12s, inferior 7s to 9s Lambs —589 were penned, and pi ices were about th« same as last week. Beat 10s 6d to 12s 9d, medium 9* to 10s, others 6s 63 to 7s 6d. Pigs.- Only 54 were penned, and all sold in favour of vendors, tuckers 9s 6d to 12a, slips 16s to LI Is, porkers LI 16s to L2 3s, baconers L2 7s to L 3 2s, big pigs up to L 3 12s. BUCKL&ND & SONS' WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. (special to news.) Auckland, May 15. Messrs Buckland 4nd Sons' report:— Horses. —Young l)ev-y draughts made np to L4O, medium Ll7 10-s t") L 25, good hacks and harness Ll4 10s to LIG 103. ordinary L 5 to Ll3 C.ttle*—There was a full truster of fdt

Btook at Remuera, steer beef Bellir g up to 281 und cow up to 22s per lOulbs. Steers made from L 7 15s to LIS 17s fid, cows from , L 4 10s to LB*loa. Sheep weie easier, he»vy wethers making up to 21, medium lis to 14s, ewes 8s to 15s, lambs 8s to 14s. Pigs were at lato values. HOMEBUSH SALES. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Sydney, May 14. j There wai a Btrong demand, and pi ices I were high. Best wethers, 20s; extra to 24s 3d; good lfis 6d to 17s; best ewes, 18s 6d ; ' extra to 25s 9d; good, 15s 6110163 6d ; best t-uHocks, £l2 ; extra to £l4 7s 6d; ?ood, I £ 0 10s; best cows, £9; extra to £9 ss; gool £7 ss; best beef, 32s per lOOlbs.

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