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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 128, 30 May 1903, Page 4

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New Plymouth, Batubday, May 30. RETAIL PRICES. Farm and Dairy Produce.—Milk, 3d psr quart; batter, dairy, lOd; separator, Is per lb; cheese, 8d per lb; eggs, 2s p:r doz; fowls, 3s per piir; ducks, per pair ; lard, 7d; bacon, 10J to lid; hams, Is per lb. Fruit.—Bananas, 3d per lb; cocoanuts, 2d to 4d each; lemons, 1b to Is 6d per dozen; pears, 3d; tomatos, 4cl to 6d per lb; apples, 2d to 3d per lb. Firewood, from 8s to 12s per load. OoaL—Westport, Brookdale, 425; Mokan, 425. Bonedust, pure, L 7 10s par ton. BUYING PRIOE3. Butter.—Best dairy, 8d to lOd; separator, 10d per lb; cheese 4d and 4|d per lb; eggs, Is 9d per dozen; fowl?, 2s 6d per pair; ducks 6s per pair; bacon, 9d per lb; hams, lOd, per lb; larl, 4d to 5d par lb; fungus, 2|d per lb. MR NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. Mb Newton King reports : Cattle.—At Waiwakaiho on Tuesday, and Stony Biver on Wednesday the heavy rain prevented moat of the stock coming forward, in both oases there being a very small yaiding and limited attendance. At Waiwakaiho calves made 17s 61 te LI 7s 6d, store cows L 3 3i 6d, 15-months heifers L2 15s, 20montha heifers (Holstein) L 3 13s 63, springing cows L 5, f'jiwird store cows L 4 16s, fat' cows L 5 15s At Stony Biver weak calves' made 12s to 14s 6d, store cows L 3 to L3l7s. VIOKERS & STEVEN'S AUCTION REPORT. Messes Vickhbs and Stevens report that owing to the inclemency of the weither there was only a small entry of cattle in the lnglewood yards on Wednesday hat. Calves made from 193 to LI 12s 6d, 15 to 20-months L2 16s 61 to L 3 Is 6d, stoie cows L2 10s to L 3 7s, spring calvers L 4 to L 5 7s 6d. BUCK.I.AND AND SONS REPORT. [Special to News,] Auckland, May 29. Messrs Buckland and Son report as follows : Horses,- -Heavy diaugh' s, colts and fi lies, LlB to L4O, mares L 22 to L 45, aged workers to L2B, medium draughts LH lo L 35, gooi hacks and hanrss H2 lOj to Ll9 15s, ordinary L 3 10s to LlO.

Cattle.—Beef was in full Bupply at Hst week's rites. Steers fcotn L 7 6s to Ll2 I2s 6d, cows L 5 to LlO 12s 6d. Sheep—Wethers made Us to 19s 3J, ewes 7s 6d to 10s (i\, lambs up to 14s 6i. Pigs were in short supply at late rates. EGMONI FARMERS' UNIuN, Ltd,, REPORT. At the Glover-road yards on the 21st instant we submitted a good entry of stock. Bidding at the hammer was nit very brisk, I but we succeeded in placing most of the stock yarded before leaving me yard. Cattle: Fat bullocks L 7 8s 6d to L 7 10s. 12i year steers L 5 18s to L 6 2s 6d, fat cows J and heifers L 5 10s toL67s 6d, forward store cows L 4 4s to L 4 16s, store cows L 3 6s to L 3 18a, yearling heifers L2 2b to L2 18?, weaners LI 5s to LI 9j, heifers in c&lf L 4 5$ to L 4 12s 6d. At Okiawa on the 22nd instant a large number of stock were yarded, and the at tendance wai aUo large. BiddiDg wa9 spiritc?, but the reserves on several lines of stock were not reached at the hammer, but were placed afterwards. Cattle: Fat bullocks L 9, 2J year steers L 5 5s to L 5 7s 6d, heifers in calf L 4 5s to L 5 17s 63, weaners LI 3s to L2, fat cows L 6 2s 61 to L 7 5, fat beife'rs L 5 15s to L 6 10j, forwar.l store cows L 4 5a to L 4 12s 6d store cows L 3 6a to L 3 14s 6d, springers L 5 to L 5 7s 6d, weaners LI 3s to LI 14s, 15 to 20 months heifers L'i to L2 10j, 18 to 20 months steers L 3 8s to L 4. N.Z. LOAN Ic MERCANTILE AGENOY COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON.

FEB PB3ESS ASSOCIATION. Auckland, May 28. The Low and Mercantile Agency report as follows : Horses.—Heavy draught horses from L? 4 to i 28, medium draughts Ll7 15s to L 29, light hacks aid harness horses L 6 15s to LlB 12s 6d, light harness horses L 8 to Ll2 »s, hacks LlO 103 to L 22 10s, weeds L2 10s to L 6 10s, 'bus and tram horses L2 15s to Ll2 10s. Catfc'e.—Oxen sold to 25s and cow 22a to 23s per lOOlbs Fat steers tnad3 from Lfi 5j to Lll 17s 6d, cows L 4 10s to L 9 17-i 6d, dairy cows so\d from L 4 10s to LlO 2s 6d, etrpty cows L2 10s to L 3 3? calves LI 89 to L2 9s. Sheep.—Wethera from 10a to LI 9s, ewes 8s 9d to 153 3d, hoggqts 5s 6d to 13s 6d. Pigs.—Porkers LI 4s to L2 18s, weaners 10s 6d to LI Is. HOMEBUSH SALES. PER PBESS ASSOCIATION. Sydney, May 28. Sheep.—The supply was above requirements, and prices showed a further fall. Bert wsthers 16s, extra 17s, good 12s 6d to 13a 6d ; best ewes 15.°, extra 17s. Cattle.—Values were higher. B?st bollocks LI3, extra Ll4, good Ll2 ss; best I cows 19 10s, extra LlO, gxd LB. Bist beef 31a to 32s per lOOlbs. Received 29,1.15 p.m. Sydney, May 29. Tha Monowai's sheep anived too late for yesterday's sale. BBWLEY AND GRIFFITHS' SHAREREPORT.

T sales,, b buyers, s sellers, v prem'um. I'rieesrerain firmin investment stocks, but transactions are very limited. Locally, wi report s les of Pash and Door at £fi, and inquiry for Kew Plymouth contributing Gas shares,

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