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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 174, 25 July 1903, Page 4

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Mew Plymouth. Saturday, Jclt 25.

BET AIL PRICES. Farm an! Dairr Produca.—Mi'k, 3d p9r quart; battel, Cairy, lOd; separator, Is Sit lb; cheese, 8d per lb; eggs, la 6d per >i; fowls, 3s per pair; docks, per pair ; lad, 7d; bacoß, 10J to 1 Id; hams, Is per lb. ■ Fruit. - Bananas, 3d per lb; cocoanuts, 2" to 4d each; lemons, 1 sto Is 6d per dozen; apples, 3d to 4d per lb. jfirewood, from 8s to 12s per load. Ooal.—Westport, Brookdale, 425; Uokao, 425. Bonedost, pare, L 7 10s per ton.

BUYING PRICKS. Batter.—Best dairy, 8d to lOd; separator, 10d per lb; cheese 4d and 4}d per lb; eggs, Is 4d per dozen; fowl*, 2s 6a per pair; docks 6s per pair; bacon, 9d per lb; hams, lOd, per lb; lard,4d to 5d per lb; fungus, 2}d per lb.

MB NEWTON KINO'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT.

Me Newton Kikg reports Cattl".—At Waiwakaiho, on Tuiday, prices showed so improvement on late Talnes, bidding being bri-k, nearly everything selling at the hammer. Calves made S2a to 325, calves to yearling! 42s to 465, 18-Tonths heifers L 3 12s 6d. 2j to 3-year bollock" L 5 15s, springing cows IS 10a to IS, store d<>. L 3 lis to IA 7s 6d. At btony Ri er, on Wedoeaday, there mi a small yarding of atock. Bidding was kean, and ev<ry thing sold at advanced prices. Small calves made 26i to 295, calves to yearlings 42s to 495, 18 to 20-months heifers L 3 lib, hr if era in calf L 4 10s, spring-tra L 5 Ss to L 5 17s 6d, 18-months steers L2 18i 6d to L 3, store cows L 3 I6s to L 4 ss. j At Rtonv River, on Thursday, I held a very successful clearing s le on account of i Mr Wooldridge. Thern was a large attendance, and competition fur lhe horses and •ows wa* especially keen, lhe cows were a very even lot, in excellent condition, and mostly early calveiv the herd of 90 cows averaging L 7 9s. \ oung rattle and sundries also sold well l air/ cows from JL6 !0s to LlO, aged ds. L 4 5s tc L 5 10s, cows in milk L 6 Ss to 19 10s, heifera in calf L 5, 18nonths do. L 3 5?, yeirlini; do. L2 Hs, Weavers 325, yearlings 48a 6d, store cows L 4, draught mares L 35 10s to L 37, unbroken draught ell L3O 10s. light trap mare L 8 10s, small store pigs 16s to 1/s.

TICKERS fc STEVEN'S AUCTION REPORT.

Hessbs Vigkers and Stevens report that there was only % small entry of cattle in their Inglewood yard- on W edneaday last. Oa'ves made LI Bs, empty heifers 13, spriog calvera L4to 15 sa, stare cows L 3 10s to L 4 7a, springers L 4 6s to L 6 sa. At Mr Aiken's sale on Friday, the 17th intt.cows made ficmL3 7s6d to L 6 10s. On Monday, at Mr C. Greenside'a sale, then was a good attendance. Cows male from 1A 2s 6d to L 8 15s, trap mare L3O, 2-year-•td filly Lit ss, yearling filly L 9 15s, dray Ll2, gig Ll2 10s, and euadries at fair rates.