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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 196, 20 June 1903, Page 4

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New Plymouth, Satubday, June 20. RETAIL PRICES. Farm anl Dairy Produce. —Milk, 33 par quart; battel, dairy, lOd; separator, Is per lb; cheese, 8d per lb; eggs, la 9d par doz; fowls, 3s per pur; docks, per pair; lard, 7d \ bacon, 101 to 1 Id; hatng, Is per lb. Kruit-. -Bananas, 3d per lb; oocoanuts, 2d to 4d each; lemons. Is to Is 6d per dozen; pears, 3d; apples, 2d to 3d per lb. Firewood, trom'Ss to 129 per load. Goal.—Westport, Brookdale, 425; Mokau, 128. ; Bonedusfc, pure, L 7 10s pjr ton.

BUVING PRIOE3. Bntter.—Be;t dairy, 8d to lOd; separator, lid per lb; cheese 4d and 4sd por lb; eggs Is 6d per dozen; fowl?, 2= 66 per piir; ducks 6s per pair; bacon, 9d per lb; hams, lOd, per lb; lar), 4d to 5d per lb; fungus, 2Jd per lb.

VIOKERS & BTKVEN'B AUCTION REPORT. Messrs Viokebs and Stevens report that thsre was only a small entry of stock in their Inglewood yard* on Weduesday. Calves made LI 6s to'Ll 17s. cows L 3 to L 3 15s, spring calvers L 4 to L 5, springers L 5 to L 5 ss, fat cows L 6. •J hey also report the sa'e of Mr J. Clowe's property of 67 acres, Huiroa, to Mr Gudfurd, of Tarati, at a satisfactory figure.

WYLLIE, STOTT & OO.'S REPORT. Wyime, Stott k Co. report:—The following prices were rea ised at our yards on Monday and Tueada/, Juae 15th and lfith, but, owing to the Hte wet weather, Btook did not come forwa d in the s \me quantity as usual: —Olives 19s to LI 14 1, springing cows L 7 10s, empty do, L 3 3s, bull LS Ss. Pics : Weaners 9s 6d, slips LI 3j Cd. Co'.t LlO 10).

t sales, B buyers, s ssLers, p jrem urn Bank of N w Zsa'aod are inquired for at £3 14s and National Banks bav<3 bayers at £4 10d. Insurance shares ara fcquirjd for at rather lower ra' e?. L->ciUy, we have a p«cel of fc'a'h and Door off red »t £6, aid as a dividend is payable very shortly these shares should be good buying. In dredging, the Southern market has besn a good deal more active, »s with a low river most excellent returns are bsinsf obtlined an 1 dividends are being piid by a number of companies. West Const dredging oon'iuues quiet, bnt there are figns or improvement. N.Z. LOAS & MEROANTTLE AGENCY OOMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON. WEEKLY MABKBT REPORT. The Loin and Mercantile Agency report as follows : Horses have beeu brought forward in in(reason numbers, and a good demand prevails a*> prices in favour of the vendor. There was a Urge entry at toe Durham yatds on F iday, and competition was goo 1. Hfavy draughts sold from L2B to L 36 10s, medium do. L2l 10s to L3l, light names* hoises L 8 17s 6d to LI7 10s, hacks L 5 10s to L 22 ; a sulky realised LlO 10s, sp ing cait LI 2. Cattle.—at the Newmarket yaidß on Tuesday, fat stock weie psnned in large numbers, and met good competition. Ox beef made from 22s to 275, and cow f torn 20s to23srer lOOlh's. Fat steers sold from Lfi 10s.to L2 10s, fat cows 15 5s to L 7 12s 6d Dairy cows weeyar<'ei in large numbers, and fold well from L 5 to LlO 10s, eimty cow* L2 16s to 4 7s, calves LI 15s to L29S. Sheep. -1 he Newmarket yards were well filled on Tuesday, and prices ad >»nced, fat wethers selliag from lis HI to 18s 9d, fat ewes 8i 6d to 15s 9d, bosyets 7s 6d t > 13s 9d. Fii»B.—Scarce. Porkers sol 1 from LI 7s to L2 15s, weaners 12s 6d to 19s 6d.

i At the Pukekohe yards on Wednesday there was a Urge truster for the time of the j ear, and everything, almost without exception, changed h*nds under the hammer. Dairy cows sold from 15 10s to LIO 10s, empty cows L2 17s to L 4 2s, calves LI 13s to VI 9s, grown steers L 6 to L 7 7s 6d, fat steers L 9 17s 6d, fat cows Lsss to L6l7s 61. On Saturday we held a clearing sa'e of live and dead stock on account of Mr E. Morgan, Papakura Valley. Thre was a large attendance, ard go id prices were realised. The cowj sold up to L 9, ewes in la-nb 13s, hoggets 8s 9i, farm horses up to L 27, and seed drill at L 22.

I At the sile he'd at Mr Hoye's, Clevedo.l, on Monday, the attendance was extra largo and competition spirited through. ut. tows, to oalve in the spring, sold from L 5 10a to L 9 10s, fit cows L 6 10s, calves L2 2s to L 3 ss, fa-m horses up to L 32, w*ggo i L2O 10s. Hides: Market easier by Jo per lb. We sold prime ox 7Jd to B£d, stont do 6-M te 7d, medium do s±l to 6". light do 5d to SJI, cow 4£d to 4|d, kip 3J3 to4±d, calf, sound 3f 1 to 4Jd, stags to 3Jq per lb. Sheepskins: At about same rates. Large salted 2s 9d to 3s 3d, small and medium Is 9(1 to 2s 6d. dry 3d to 6d less. Wcol: Selling freely at late rates, with an upward tendency for well grown lines.' Tallow : Best rendered 22s to 23s Bd, fat per lb. Tails: Is 5d per dcz. Booes 4s 6d per cwt

Maize: Owing to the heavy supplies and the dimp condition in which the maize is coming to hand, the market has fallen to 3s 9d on the wharf. A fair quantity was unsold after all buyers were fully supplied. f|ats and Wheat: No alteration to report. Obaff: The market is firm for both southern and local at L 5 5s and L 4 10s respective!}. r Potatoes: Locals and southern are both dull of sale, present rates L3los and Li 5s par ton, ex store. Dairy Produce: Butter. Supplies of separator and dairy falling off. Kverything to hand is selling reaaily np to 9Jd psr 1U tor good quality. Cheese: There u a better enquiry as'the season advances, and prices are likely to advance locally. Large sizes are unprocurable, medium selling at fid and louf 6£ to 6£d. Auctbnd, 17th June, 1903.

DVNEDIN QKAIN MABKET. PEK PEBSB ASSOCIATION. Dunedin, June 17. Wheat.—Fair demand fer prime lots rtt Hate rates, but medium and fowls' feed arevather plentiful and hard to place. Prime milling 4s to 4s 2d, medium 3s 6d to 3s 10d ; whole fowl feed 3s to 33 sd, inferior 2s 9d to 3j, .sacks extra. Oats —Not' many offering at present, and in tJte absence of outßide orders the market feast an easier tendency except for really jpjjynie milliug and seed lines, for which quotations are 2s to 2* 3d, milling Is J»a to la IOJd, good Is 8d to Is BJd, infer"(or to medium Is 7i. sacks extra.

MR NEWI'OM KISO'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. Mb Newton Kisa reports : At the Upmarket, on faMirday, weaner p : gs mule 7a to ?s, clips lOj 6d tc 13a, hoi aa, from L 3 to L 9 At the mart fuwli made Is 3d 1o Is 9d, ducks 2s 2d, turkeys 4s to 4s 31. A quantity of furniture and sundries sold at very lowprioe'. Cattle —At Stratford, on Tuesday, bildiig was quiet, and in most cases failed to rca h vendirs resarves Few you g cattl. were yarded, and one or twj pens of pood st;ong calces we e well c.rmp ted fir Cal cs madi LI 5b to LI 12s, 15 to 18monlhs steers L 3 Is to L 3 14c, 2 to 2J-year' stee s 1.4 12s p d, 2£ to 3 year do. Lsto If 12*, heifers ii ca f L 4 to L 4 Iss, springare L 5 t) L 5 10s, stno eiws Li J2s til to VI9s, fat do. L 5 5s to L 5 l.'s. At Raho'iu, on Thursday, there wai i smaU master o f stock and few buyers Weauers made 14i to LI 6), good calves lo yearliDgs i.l 16j to L2 Is, store cows LI 6dto LI lis, fat do. Lfi.

HOMEBUSK SALE^. Syjdkey, Juue 18. At the Homebush salai there was spirited competition acd values improved.- Tb' catal'gue ioclu led a nice quality ofsheej. A eoasignmenii of New b'sft cro3S bre'i wothors made froai 2is 'o 28 s 61, go id 17s to 18', ewes best 18s 6d to 21s 9d, goo* 16t to 17'.

Cattle wera in full supply acd values were lower. Bullocks LlO 15i to Lll, good !/• 10". Be3tciwsL7 5s good 16 Two hundred and eighty one New Zea>land sheep were sold, and realised from 18a 31 to 239 6i. Best beef 28*. BUCK!. AND AND SONS REPORT. [Special to News.] Auckland, Juce 19. Messrs Buckland an i Son report as fol lows : Horses.—There was a full yard, and heavy draught eolts made L4O to L4910a, fillies L 33 10a to L 37, aged Ll3 5a to L3O spring cart horses up to L 35, good hacks and harness horses Ll6 10a to L 22, light and ordinary L 5 lOj to Lll 10j. At Bemuera dairy cows made L 7 to Ll2, stores were at late rates. Beef—For best quality of steer up to 275, cow to 23 1 per 1091bs. fcheep.—Wethers 12) 6d to 181 , ewes 8j to 15s 61, lambs 7s 01 to lis. Pigs were scarce.

BURS SIDE MARKET. PEE PRE 33 ASSOCIATION. Dunedin, Jnae 17. Fat Cattle.—ls6 head were yarded, prices ruling slightly easier. Best bullocks LlO to HI 7s 6 J, medium L 8 10s to L 9 15s, best cows and heifers L 7 10s to LB, medium L 6 to I 7 sj. Sheep.—l 666 were penned, prices remaining unchanged. Best wethers 18 i 61 to 218 6i, medium 16s to 18s. best ewes 15j to Vli, extra heavy 18s 31, medium 14s 61 to 14s 91. Lambs —6OO were yarded, prices being unchanged. Best 12s 61 to 133 61, extra heavy up to 16; 61, medium 10s 61 to 12s, others 8 s to 10d 31. Pigs.—l2o were penned, prices for all sorts ruling in favour of vendors. Suckers 6s to lis, slips 13 j to 18), stores 21s to 26), porkers 32s to 48;, baconers 50s to 70j.

BEWLEY AND GRIFFITHS' 3HARKREPORT. ■a . I o> I 43 ■o a OQ » o o o a o £ £ s. d p.c £ s d. £ a. d. Nation! Bank 4 10 Ob 10 5 19 9 3 13 6 Bank o! N.Z 3 14 Ob 5 5 2 7 2 2 0 National In suranoa Co 19 6b 12J 5 19 0 0 19 0 N.Z. Insui'nce Co 4 0 0Bl3fr 0 2 3 8 0 N.Z. Accident 2 1 Ob 10 3 10 2 1 12 6 South British 5 6 0i 20 4 18 0 3 17 6 Auckland Gat 14 15 Ob 15 5 3 513 15 0 N.Plym'th do. 6 17 6t 8 a 14 3 7 0 0 N.P. Gas, new issue I S 0s Wanzanni do. 15 0 OB 14 0 0 We'lingt'n do 18 10 0b| 10|5 3 9 17 18 0 Fellding do 1 0 6s 5 5 0 0 17 6 N.Z. 8hii;ping Go 6 14 Pb 5 5 16 4 6 10 0 Union 8.3. Co 12 15 Ob 8 6 10 711 10 0 N Z. & River Plate 1 6 0' 6 5 O C 19 9 Natal. Mortge 2 0 C'B 7$ 8 0 0 I 15 6 Gear Meat ... 1 12 e B 7 4 13 4 18 3 Kaiapoi Win 6 5 0? 7 5 13 3 6 7 0 Moegieldo.... 4 0 Ob 6 5 8 4 4 10 N.P. Co-op.... 1 0 OS 6 6 0 0 Sash & Dcor Co., {.aid... 6 0 Os 12£ 10 10 0] 5 5 0 Sash & Dooi Go., new issue 0 5 Op N'thu Steam. 0 6 11b] 7 |6 10 8 8 0