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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 209, 19 September 1903, Page 4

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Nkw Plymooch, oatukday, Sepiembeb 5. RETAIL PRICES. Ifcim and Dairr Produce.—Milk, 3d pci quart; butter, dairy, 10d; separator, It per lb; cheese, 8d per lb; eggs, lid pfr do«; fowls, 3s per pair;, docks, per pair ; lirdjjd; bacon, lOd to lid; hams, Is per lb. Fruit—Bananas, 3d per lb; coco&nuta, 2c to 4d each; lemons, Is to Is 6d per dozen; apples, 3a to 4d per lb.; oranges, Is to Is 6d {•rdezsq. firewood, from 8s to 12s per load. Ooal.—Westport, Brookdale, 425; Mokau, 12«. Boned net, pnre, L 7 10s par ton. BUYING PRICES. Batter.—Best dairy, 8d to lOd; separator, lid per lb; cheese 4d and 4jd per lb; eggs, "d per dozen; fowls, 2s 6a per pair; ducks Bj per pair; bacon, 9d per lb; hams, lOd. per lb; lai'l, 4d to 5d per lb; fundus, 2rd per lb. 4 MB NEWI'ON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION-REPORT.

Mb Nxwton King reports as follows Oattls.—At Oakma, on Friay, the 11th inst., I held a clearing sale en account of Venn Hunt Bros. The cows were a verv nice lot and met with keen competition. Baily calvera made L7los ts LlO ss, late do L 4 10b to L 6 Ss, 18-months heifers L 3 9s fid to 14 12s fid, 20-montha to 2-year steers L 4 ss, calves to yearlings 39s 6d, mixed lwggets 10s lOd to lis Id, bnzgy mare Ll7, trap mare L 27, hacks L 6 16s to LlO, store pigs lis, breeding tow L 3 10s, boar 335. On Monday, at Tataraimaka, I held a sale of Mr W. Salmon's dairy and farm stock. The oows were a nice lot and all earl; Olivers were well competed for and made excellent prioes Backward springers were not in bo mnch demand, bat realised very fair rates. Barly calvers made L 7 to L 9 16s, late do L 6 to L 6 10a, springing heifers U to L 8 12s 6d, It to 20-months mixed L 3 lb At Waiwakaiho, on Tuesday, cattle came toward in excess of advertised numbers. All young -cattle were keenly competed for and sold well. Calves made 28s 6d to 33s 6d, yearlings L2 9s 6d to L2lss, 18-months ■tens L 3 9s, 2-year do L 4 7s 6d, yearling beifsra L2 IBs, springers L 5 14s 6d to L 6 ss, late calvers L4los, store cows L 3 10s to L 4. At Bteny River, on Wednesday, there was a small master, bat everything sold at excellent prices. Calves to yearlings made 38s to 42s 6d, yearlings 55s to 57s 6d, 15-1 months heifers L 3 3s 6d, store cows L 3 10s to L 3 19s, springing heifers Lt 12s 6d to L 6 10s, mixed hoggets 10s 9d. On Thursday at Tataialmaka I held a most succeuful clearing sale on account of Messrs H. A. and A. N 1 Mills. There was a very large attendance and bidding was very spirited, excellent prises being realised. Dairy cows made np te Lls, store cows L 3 17s yearlings L2 2s, 18 to 20 months heifers Li, springing heifers L 5 10s to LB. Sheep: Bwes and lambs LI Is 3d, hoggets 12s to 13s, fat sheep LI Is. Hones: Draught mare L3B, heavy trap horses LlB to L3l 10s, light draught colts UO to LBO 10s, 18 months fillies Ll9 10s, 10 months filly Ll7, pony L 3. Implements, furniture and sundries made ■tlsfaciory prices.

BEWLEY AND GRIFFITHS' BHARE REPORT.

I sales, B buyers, s sellers, p premium. The sharemarket is exceedingly dull, and little business passing. Insurance shares are neglected with a tendency to decline. Th«dredgiog market condones quiet, but • number of companies are steadily paying dividends, and lo'-al shareholders in Pactolos andiiulier Junction have received dividend* daring the week, with every prospect of farther regular dividends. Locally, we report having sold New Plymouth «as «t current rates, and we have farther inquiry for same. Sash and Door Company shares are offered at quotation, and Co-operative shares at a discount.

VIOKKBB k STEVENS 1 AUCTION REPORT. Messrs Vickers and Stbtbns report that there was a good entry of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday, and bidding was brisk for ail lines, with the exception of dairy cattle, which were net quite so good- Following prices were realised Yearlings to 15 months LI 18s to hi I6s 6d, empty heifers L 3 3s 6d to 13 15s, ■tore cow« L 3 5s to L 4 2a. 2-year-o'd steers M 15s, springers L 4 to L 7, bulls L2 7s 6d - to L 4.

H.Z. L"AN *c" MER ANTILE AGENCY OOMPAKY, LIMITED, LONDON. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report as follows : Hones: Continue in good demand, more thin aveiaee numbers brought forward at the Durham yards on Friday Heavy draughts snld from L3l IPs to L-t' 15s, medium do. L2O to L 34 10s hacks and light harness horsea I 8 to LI 8 12s fid Cattle: At t e Newmarket yards on Tue'dav dairr cows made from Lsto L 8 15", empty do. LTls to L 4 12s, culvrs LI 14s to L2 9s. Beet was scarcely tp to last week's prices ; ox sold up to 2!)s aud cow 19s to 24s per lOOlbs. Fat stfers from 1.7 5s to Ll4 2s 6d, fat cows L 5 10a to L 9 17s 6i. Sheep: At Newmsrket on 'f'uesiay fat wethers sold fr< m 17f Gd to 335, fat ewes 15s 3d to 275, hopgets 15s 6d to 20?, spring lambs lis 6d to lfii 6d. Pigs: Porkers from LI 14s 9d to L2 19s, weanors 15s 6d to 31s Hides: Prime ox 7d to 7|d, fxtra stout do. 6§d to B]d, stont 5Jd to 6Jd, medium do. 4Jd to s;d, light do 4gd to 4|d, co<? 4J4 to 4§3, kip 3§d to 4Jd, calfskins 3d to 4jd. Sheepskins: Market easier. Best butchers' skins 4s Gd to ss, country do. 3s to 4s 2d, other lines 2s to 2s 9d. Tallow: Beat lines 24s 3d, other 20s to 23s 6d. Horsehair Is Id. Bones 4s 6d. Tails Is sd. Maize: 2s 3d on wharf wholesale. Oats: 1s lldto 2s c.i.f Potatoes: Southern L 4 5s on wharf, local L 3 10s to L 4. Butter: Factory, good inquiry; bulk 9Jd. rolls 10jd, farmers' aecarator 9Jd. Cheese : Loaf, unobtainable; medium 6d, large G|d. Auckland, 16th September, 1903

bOTJTH AFRICAN MARKET. Wellington, September 18. Tbe report received by tbe Department of Industries from Mr Gow, in South Africa, •tatss:— Oats: Demand is quiet, prices of New Zealand are as low as 5s lid u.i.f. without business. Bran: The tone fairly good, bnt prices We receded for indents purposes. Fatatoes: The market is about the same! as on last report, there being a fairly good uqniry for seed. j

Oninns: Ihe mirket is firming, epotl wholesale 2Jd per lb. duty paid. f Butter is rather better, but at no higher ] prices, operators being rather frightened to ' buy New Zea'and in view of the expected lower p' ices of Victorian. Cheese: Wholesale, New Zealand 9M to lOd per lb. Fowls: A moderate inquiry.

DAIRY PRODUCE AND FROZEN MEAT REPORT. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., have received the following message, dated London, 14th .August. Uo3: Butter.—We have now to report a more active demand in all our markets, and while prices do not as yet show much of an advance, there is a better undertone and a gradually strengthening tendency, and we anticipate higher prices in the near future, Owing to heavy weekly arrivals of Siberian and Russian our markets have for some time past been very much overloaded, and prices have been somewhat irregular. This week's prices:—Choicest Danish, 104s to lOGs; choicest Fricsland, AGs to 07s; choicest Canadian, !)5s to 06s; choicest Irish, 94s to 06s: Siberian, 88s to 90s; finest Siberian, 84s to 86s.

Cheese.—The demand has been extremely quiet and disappointing. The spot prices have shown nothing but losses to importers, but there is a feeling of firmness coming into the market at the present time, and an advance of Is 6d per cwt has taken place on the c.i,f. quotations within the last few days. This week's prices are:—Finest Home Cheddars 58s to 625, finest Home Dunlops 54s to 565, finest Canadians (coloured) 49s to 50s, finest Canadians (white) 48s to 495, finest New Zealands 52s to 545. Frozen meats.—Scotch mutton 7d to 7§d, English mutton 6Jd to 7d, New Zealand prime 4|d to 4§d, secondary to 4-|d, inferior and ewes 3|d to 3£d, River Plate, small 4d, large 4d; New Zealand beef, prime, hinds 4d to 4Jd, fores 2£ to 2-Jd; River Plate, frozen, hinds 4|d, fores 2|d to 2jd; North American, ehilled, hinds s§d to sfd, fores 3|d to 3Jd; New Zealand lamb, prime 5Jd to s|d, secondary sfd to 5Jd, Stbatfoed, September 16. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., have received the following cable from their London Office: — Wool. - Sales opened with spirit on 15th September, Sine a close of last sales prices are about the same for fine greasy crossbreds and Merino, fine cross-bred slipe, fine scoured cross-bred, and greasy cross-bred lambs. Since close of last sales prices are 5 per cent, to 7£ per cent, higher for medium greasy cross-bred and medium scoured crotsbrad, coarse cross-bred slipe, coarse greasy cross-bred, and coarse scoured cross-bred

Wellington, September 17. The Department of Industries and Commerce has received a cablegram from the Agent-General dated 16th, stating that the wool sales opened with good competition, and compared with closing rates at last sales values of merinos were unchanged, prices of fine cross-breds were fully maintained, medium croßsbreds were higher, and coarse crossbreds from id to Jd per lb higher.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. not PRESS ASSOCIATION, Sydney, Semtember 16. Wheat, chick, New Zealand mfidium 4a 9d. milling, Argentine 4s 8d Oalifornian 5s Id, floor Ll2 to Ll2 15s, Argentine's Lll 15s, oats, New Zealand feeding 3s 6d to 3s Bd, milling 2s lOd. Barley 3a 9d to 3s lOd. Maize, prime local 3s 4d, Argentine 2s lid to 3s Id. Bran BJd to 9d. Pollard lOd to IOJd. Potatoes, Circular Heads L2 Is to L 3, New Zealand Early Ro«e L 6 to L 6 10s, onions L2 10s to L 3. Butter, beat 9sd to 10J. Bacon BJd to lid. GRAIN REPORT. Mr F. Pownall, of the New Zealand and Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Associafjons, Wellin c ton, reports as follow*, all {[notations bnng f.o.b, port of shipment, sacks extra unless specified:— Oats: Over-sea clearances are extensive at Is B|d, bright B grade Danish are worth Is 6J, Duns Is Bjd, Tartars and Gartens Is 9|d, Canadians Is lOd, Sparrow-bills Is 9Jd s.i., seeds 2j 3d to 2s 6d. Wheat: Holders have advanced prime grain tip 4s 2d, with upward tendency Hard feed is firmer at 3s 6 jd, inferior 3a to 3s 3d. Potatoes: Table deiwents are steady at lAs 10s s.i., other kinds L 3 5s s i., seeds L 4 5s to L 5 10s s.i. Maize: Heavy Argentine supplies have further eased value to 3s 2d c.i.f.s.i, Northern 2* lOd f.o.b.s.i. Barley: Malting 3s 9d, common feed 2s 9d, peail barley £l4 b.i. Beans: Hard crushers 3s 6d, seeds 3s Bd. | Peas: Partridge are quiet at 3s lid, Blue Prussians 6s, pigmesl L 7 s.i. | Bran: The quotation has advanced to L 3 [ 10a s.i. [ Pollard is stationery at LI s.s. Oatmeal L 9 s.i. for 25's. Rolled oats Ll4 j c.lf.s.i. Chaff: Dark crops 65s to 67s 6d B.r, Southern bright 70s s.s. straw chaff 45s s.r. Hay: Pressed straw 35s f 0.b., rye-cfover 57s 6d, all clover 92s 6d. Grass Seed: Dressed cocksfoot is scarce at 4d to sd, rye 3s 9d to 4s 3d, white clover 955, cewgiass 755.

DUNEDIN GRAIN MARKET. FSB PBEBB ASSOCIATION. Dunedxn, September 17. Wheat.—Stocks of prime are small, and anything under that description is easily placed at full values. The second quality is in good derrand, and fowl feed has advanced. Prime Northern milling 4s 2d to 4s 3d, Southern 4s to 4s Id, medium to good 3s 6d to 3s lOd, best fowl wheat 3s 3d to 3s sd, sacks extra. Oats. —Fairly good inquiry for plump bright short, but apart from this very little is doing. Seed lines Is 9d to 2s 3d, prime milling Is 7£d to Is 9d, good to best feed Is 6d to 1b 7d, inferior to medium Is 3d to Is 5Jd, sacks extra.

iJCJRNSIDE MARKET. FEB PRESS ASSOCIATION. Dunedin, September 17. Cattle.—At the Burnside market the demand was fair and prices were on a par with last -week, Bfst bull >oks Ll3, medium to good LlO 17s 6d to J.] i 17s 6d ; best cows 12s fid. Sheep.—The piices for best wethers and ewes were a little beyond last week's quotations, best wethers making 27s 6d, medicm to good 23s to "Zs fid ; best ewes 239 3d, medium to eood 2is to 22sa I. Laubs: Best 15a -d, medium Hp. Pigs sold in favour of v endorn, suckers I4s o 17s stores 2Ds to 355, porkers 42s to 48s fid, baooners 54s to 64s fid. HOME3USH BAiiiiS. PER PI!ESS ASSOCIATION. Hir.key, Homebush prinea all round wtu higher. '"he p. • Bes", wethers n i!)s, extra 245, (ood J7s to 18s ; best nvej J Bj, good 16j 6d to 17s Gd. Cattle.—Best bullocks Ll2, extra LIS 10s, tpod L'O 15s; be.se cows LU ss, extra LlO ss, gojd L 8 5s ; best beef 28s b'd per 100ib3.

LONDON WOOL SALES. London, September 16. At the wool sales to-day there was spirited competition at the opening rates. Orossbreds were in strong demand. London, September 17. At to-day's sales wool was extremely animated. A large selection of crossbrcds was oile'ed. Americans operating freely. The American visible supply of wheat is 23.867,000 bushels. LONDON MARKETS. FEB PBEBS ASSOCIATION. London, September 16. Consols, 89. Three mofitbs bills are discounted at four per cent. ' [ Copper—Spot, L 56 17s 63, three months L 56 103. Tin—Spot Ll2l ss, three months Ll2O 17s 6d. At the tallow sales 1068 casks were offered and 648 sold. Mutton, fine 30s, medium 23s 6d, beef, fine 31s, medium 27s 6d.

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