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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 197, 5 September 1903, Page 4

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Hxw Plymouth, Satubday, Septimesb 5. RETAIL PRICES. Item and Dairy Produce.—Milk, 3-.1 per quart; butter, dairy, 10d; nep.'.rator, Is per lb; cheese, 8d per lb; egi;s, Ud pir dot; fowls, 3s per p ir; ducks, par pair; lard. 7d; bacon, 101 to Ha ; naiaa, Is per lb. Fruit.--Bananns, 3d per lb ; cocoanuts, 2'i to Id each; lemons. Is to la Gd pur dozen; Apples, 3d to Id per lb.; oranges, Is to U 6<l par dozen. firewood, from 8s to 12s per load, | Goal.—Weatport, Brookdale, 425; Mokau,' 425. Bonedust, pure, L 7 10s por ton. BUYING PRICES. Butter. —Best dairy, 8d to lOd; separator, lOd per lb; cheese 4d and -i J1 per lb; eggs, 9d per dozen; fowls, 2s 6d per pair; ducks 6s per pair; bacon, 9d per lb; hams, lOu, per lb; lar 1, 4d to 5d pc-r lb; fuugus, 2Jd per lb. __ MR NEWTON KING S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. Mb Nswtok King reports as follows At tbe Haymarket en Saturday, pigs sold frjm 10s to LI 2s 6d, horses L 3 10s to L 8 10s, milk cart LI 7 10s. At the Mart fowls mada Is 7d to 2s 21, pore bred do. 3s to 8s 3d, ducks 2s 2d. A quantity of fnrnitnre and sundries made low piicfs. Cattle: On Monday at Omata I held a clearing sale on account of Mr W. Wallace. Tbe cows were a nice little lot, and made from IA 10s to L 9 ss, trap horse L 22, sows 13 10s to L 4. At Wsiwakaiho on Tuesday, owing to the tionnter attractioca of the Auckland v. Taranaki football match, there was only a mull muster of stock, and limited attendance. There was good bidding for all yoncg cattle and store cows. Oaives to yearlingi made 38s to 52s 6d, 2-year steers 14 ss, heifers in calf L 4 Is to L 4 12s,' sqpringars Lt 13s 64 to L 6 16s, 2-year empty betters U 7s 6d, store cows L2 15s to L 3 19*, springing cows L 6 to L 7 17s 6*. Un Wednesday at Ngaire I held a sale of Venn Irey and KnyveH's dairy and farm •lock, when there was a fair attendance, and aatisfactory prices were realised. Springing made L 7 6s to LIC 15s, late calvers L 5 10b to L 7, springing heifers L 6 ss, heifers in nil 13 17a 6d, trap mare Ll6, breeding j aows L 3 lfie to L 5, sow and litter L 5 16s, ■tee pig 32s 6d. VIOKBBS fc BTBVENB' AUCTION BKFORT. Xksbs Tiokbbs and Stbthns report that there was a large entry of cattle in tbe Inglewood Yards on Wednesday la&t, and competition was good. The following prices wera realised; —Calves LI 10s to L2 0s 63, yearlings to 15 months L2 3s to L2 15s, empty heifers L 3 to 13 10s, store cows L 3 to L 4 2s (Jd, springers L 4 10a to L 7 12s 6d, 8-year-old steers L 5 15;, balls L 3 Ss to L 4. Mr SmlUefa dairy cows made from L 5 10s to I>9l<T, and lb 6, B. Smith's from Lsl2s 6d to L 7 16s.

At Tarata on Tuesday there was a fair «otry of cattle. We quote: 18 to 20 months ■teem L 3 18s to L 3 16s, 15 months stee>s L 3 8«, bull L 3 Ss Mr J. Home's dairy cows mada from L 4 to LB, calves LI 9s, and sundries at satisfactory price;.

• rales, B buyers, s sellers, p premium. DUHEDItf GRAIN MARKET. FIB PBBSS ASSOCIATION. Dust din, September 2. Wlieat.—There is a better tone for medium Billing, And millers seem more iuclined to do bonnes* ii this quality, prime being father scarce. Prione milling 3s lid »o 4s 2d, median 3s 4d to 3s lOd, whale fowl wheat 8i to 3a 3s, inferior 2s 6d to 2j lid. Oats.—lJ'iaireai remains quiet, buyers being emt nt ji purchase only for orders in hud at p i es rather lower than late quotations. Veiy little si ipping is doing. Betd Is lOd t 2i 3d prime miiiDg Is 7jd fo Is 9Jd, g' od to best feed Is 6d to 1b 7d, inferior and medium Is to 1 sd. iJURNSIDE MARKET. PZK PRESS ASSOCIATION. Di N r.'i September 2. fit Cattb. bulk being considerably th r'. of piitnc. T.- e rale was % u.r ,an 1 pries showed • redaction of 10. to '!•}. head, or 2s 6d Eer lOOlbs on last wci kY r.est cuUoeks il2 mediu n ',' ito L! 1 5), others J.B lOi to L 9 17c 6d ; b-r-t heifers up to LII, medium L 8 10s to L 9 ss, others LI 5s to IX K t fcheep—l74l wero penced, ooly a ■mall portion being p ime. Sales were erratic, and a lick of 11-miiEsj wis most marked in the cas'; of ewei ami mixed lots. Wethers, extra good, £ss 9 1 22s 6d to 24s 3d. median "iUs to 21s 6d, others 183 3 1 to 19s 6d ; ewes, extra fun, 2?s 9d, good 201 to 225, medium 18s 6 i to 19s 3 1, others 17s to 18s 3d, hoggets 15s. Pigs.—42 were yarded. All pigs soil in f »vo >r o' vendors S'u:kcrs Us to 16j, slips 18s to 255, storts 28s to 3i's, porkers 1-2 to L2 15?, baconers L2 17s to L 3 10s. There were no big pips. HOMEBUSH SALtS. PKB PEESS ASSOCIATION. Evr;NEY. Sr ptember 3. Sheep, slijhtly easier. ]se*t, wethers 18s Gd, extra 225, good 17s to 17s 6best ewes 18 1, extra 20s, good 16s 6.1 to 17s Catt'e, good demand, valu.a unchanged. Best be*l 29a to 30.°, HIDE AND TALLOW MARKET, PKB PRESS ASSOCIATION Melbourne, September 3. Tallow.—The demand is rr.oderate, and prices 10s per ton bisinerain N>w Zealand this e r :d owing to the abs-nce of shipping inquiry. Hides—The snpply off.r ng is very large and demand dull. BUCK!.AND AND SONS REFORT. [Special to News.] Auckland, September 4. Messrs Buckland anl Son report as follows^ Horses.—An averace entry, but no young draught*. Aged draughts sold from Ll6 t" L 27, hicScs and harness L 6 10s to LI 8 10s Cattle —At Remuera beef was in average ■apply, steers ranging ftom L 8 5s to L<3 15s, •owsLS 10a to i.lO. Dairy cows 1.8 to 1.9 lSe 61, stores L 4 10a to L 5 7s 6d. fcheep.—A good musfei, be3t wethers selling up to 27a, ewes to 265, lighter weights 18s to 21s, hoggets 9s to 15s. Early lambs made 14s 9d to 16s 6d. Pigs were souce, and soli freely at adduced price*.

GRAIN REPORT. [ Wellington, September 2. j Mr F. Pownall, < f the New Zealand and [Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Associations, Wellington, reports as follows, all quotations being f.0.b., port of shipment, I sacks extra, uolesß specified: - I Oats—Lone Danish have moßt inquiry locally at Is 7jd. Duns Is 9d, Canadians atd Gartons Is lOd, fpa'row-bills Is 9J3 si. Seeds run from 2s 3d to 2s 6<i Wheat—Market is firm fcr best qualities at 49 Id, with holiers reticent at quitting. Clean whole feed is active at 3s sd, soft and discoloured 3-, smutty lOd. Potatoes —Consumption is purely colonial, tab'e derwent? finding most favour at 1.3 101 si. Other kinds 3s s.i. Seeds cost 5s to Gi s.i. Maize—lncreased quantity available, has eased value to 3h 2d s.i. Bran—Stores liwe firmed to 3j 5d s.i. T ollard—Supnlies are adequate at 4s s.i. Oatmeal—Feeling is for a weakening on praaent pries of 9s lOd s.i for 25's. Boiled oats 14s c.i.f.s.i. Chaff—All chs-es and conditions are shewing at fron 70s s.s South, to 60s s.r. North. Straw ch • fl! i* lifeless at 45s s.r. j Hay—Bye-clover 60s, all clover 90s, pres-1 sed ttraw 355. Grass Seed —Cocksfoot has adranced to 3d for farmers dressed, and 4d to 5d for machine cleaned. Rye-pra°s is steady at 3s 9d to 4s 3d. White clover 92s 61 Oowgrsss 72s 6d. N.Z. LOAN & MERCANTILE A.GENOV COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON. WEEKLY MARKET BEPOBT. The New Zealind Loan and Mercantile Agency Company reports as follows: i Horses were brought forward ia iicreased numbers, and a good demand t revailpd. I Heavy draughts sold from L3O 15s to L 39, medium do. Ll7 17* fid to L 24 10s, light harness horses L 7 7s Gd to Ll4 10s, hacks | LGlOstoLlo. A f-iihy I .10 15a. j • att'e.—At the Scwj arket.yard* on Tue?dav dairy and store .-Lr.cl: sold at improved rates. Ok bee' msde up •-28<andcow 19s. to'- ? 4s per lCOllis, FV ers from L 7 It's to LI 37s 6rl, fat cow.' 1 u< to L 9. Atmck of steers frnin Mr E. Alien Oambri'ge, avcriped 1.1.'i. Dairy co'-vs sold fmn L 5 10s ] to L 9 is Gd dry cows L'2 19s to L 5, C;lvos| LI 17s to L2 l k f^heep—Fat vrcthns sold from 18s to 265, fat ewes 13a 9d lo "3s 9 h'gjeta 13s 6i to 20s 31. A draft of 337 withers from the Waikato averayei 25s ! 'd. Pigs uvre sca-ce, porkers seil'n? f.om LI 17s to L 3 J2s, weaners 12s Gd to 17s. Hides—We quote primo ox 7d to 7|rl, s'out do. si'd to tvyd, medium do to sid, litlit do. 4jj.l to siil ; cow, best lin's. li(:'.t -I,'( to calfskins 2.' dto kip 3d to 41 d. Sheepskins.— Markrt, unchanged We quote best butchers' 4s Od to 5s 6d. country do. 3s Cd to 4s 1'?, other lines 5s Gd 'o 3s, dimagjd Is Gi to 2s 3d. Tallow.—Best 235, seconds 17s 6d to 20 ; 3-1, rough fnt I d. Bones 4s Gd per cwt. Horstliair la Id per lb. Tails Is !><! per dozen. \"aize.— rhipmeatsto hand. A few sales were made at 3s on wlvirf, but buyers ate holding oft'cxpecti"g a decline in price. Prtato s.—ln demand at 1.4 5s c i f. jiutter—Factory, hulk fljd, rolls IOJd ; Separator, bulk, prime poorer Kjd to

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