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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 53, 7 March 1904, Page 4

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NEW PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY, MAI ten n. RKTAIL t'UICF.S. Farm and Dairy Produce. llilk 3d per quart, butter (-dairy) lUd, separator Is per lb, cheese &d per lb, eggs lid per dox, fowls Is per pair, lard 7d per lb, bacon lOd to lid per lb, hams Is per lb. Fruit.—'Banaiias .'3d per lb, coacounuts lid to kl each, lemons Is to Is (id jK*r tfcxz, apples 3d to 4d per lb, oranges 1» to Is Gd per doz. Coal.—West-port, Brook«dule 425, Mokau 425. Boncdust, pure, £7 10s per ton. BUYING PRICES : Butter (best -dairy) Bti to lOd, separator lOd per lb, cheesy 4d and 4fd per lb, eggs Is 2d per doz, fowls 2s fid per pair, ducks Gs per pair, bacon 9«d per lb, hams lOd per lb, lard 8d per lb, fungus 3|d per lb. MR NEWTON KINO'S WEEKLY REPORT. Cattle.—At Wuiwakaiho on Tuesday cattle came forward in excess of numbers advertised, the yards being ; full. There was a good attendance, and bidding showed a sligjit improvement upon the previous sale, most lines being quitted either at the hammer or ptfterwards. Calves mad*; 178 to 2.45, good calves 2Gs tid to 33s Cd, 15 to 18 months steers £2 12s 6d, 3 year fresh condition bullocks £5 Is, 4 year fat and forward do. £6 18s, 15 to 18 months heifers £3 8s 6d, 3 year heifers iu calf £4 7s to £4 10s, half-bred Jersey heifers £4 19s, springing heifers £6 to £6, - store cows £2 to £3 17s Cd, fat-do. £4 15s to £5 3s. At Stony River on Wednesday there was a large muster of stock, and a good attendance. Bidding was fairly brisk, and the majority of lines wer-s sold at satisfactory prices. Weaners made I4s to 2. r >s. good salves i)Ss fco 34s (>d, 18 months steers £2 19s mi, 2J to 3 year steers £4 17s', to 1 year forward bullocks ti 13« 6d,' store cows £2 10# to £3 15b, f*t. do. £1 10s to 1 •xtra prim# io. £5 15s, wtianor pi us 6c to 10a.

MESSRS VICKEKS' & STEVENS' REPORT. Vickers and Stevens report a fair muster of stock at their Inglcwood Yards on Wednesday, March 2. Bidding was rather quiet, but the majority of stock entered changed hands at the following prices : Inferior calves 10s to 15s, good calves 25s to 32s 6d, 20 months to 2 y#ar steers £3 14s, 15 months steers £2 14s 6d, 15 to 18 months heifers SJi 15s to £3 ss, store cows £2 5s to £3 12s 6d, forward cows £4 to StA 7s 6d, bulls £1 10s to £4 4s, woolly lambs 8s 6d to <Js, shorn ditto 0s tad to 7s, f.m. ewes 10s 6d, ram culls 7s At the horse fair on Friday, Feb. 27, there was a good entry of all classes, prices as follows : —lnferior hacks £2 10s to £4 15s, good hacks £7 10s to £lO 10s, light draughts £l7 10s to £22 10s, heavy draughts £27 to £33.

Mr R. S. Matthews' clearing sale was held on March I, when furniture and eflects realised satisfactory ].ri-

(lltAl-N KEPOUT. WELLINGTON, March 2. Mr F. Pownall, of the New Zealand and Canterbury Farmers' Co-op. Associations. Wellington, reports as follows, all quotations being f.0.b., port of shipment, sacks extra, unless specified. Oats.—Desultory trade only is existing, farmers being prone to accept buyers' limits, while Home cabled reports point to a strengthening. V grade Danish are firm at la ssri, Duns Is 6Jd, Gartons and Roseiierys Is 7d, s-bills Is TJd, Canadians Is Bd, rejects Is 2d. Wheat.—The recent rise in Australia and at Home has caused an excited market, holders preferring to wait further developments before unloading. Best milling is nominally 3s 5d to Us Gd, hard feed scarce at 2s lUd, seconds 2s 3d. XEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., Ltd. AUCKLAND, March 8. ' Hornta continue in good demand, inore tbatt average numbora being brougßt tofward. The atteadanoo at the Burharn Yards on Friday wa» good, a»d the bidding brisk, the mar jority of those offered being sold undee the kammer. Heavy draughts sold from £2B to iM2, medium do. £2i 10s to £37, light harness hore>ei £l7 10s to &OtS, hacks £8 10s to £l9 13a, weeds £2 10s to £5 ss. Cattle.—On Tuesday at the Newmarket yards dairy cows In moderate eupply, ruled at late values, Helling from £1 10s to JK) ss. The few store cattle yarded were also sold at Iwle rates. lieei was yarded in full numbers, competition Ij'ing keen.- The quality throughout was excellent, ox making up to 21s and cow 17h to 20s per JOOlbs. We quote iat steers £t> 10s to £ll ss, fat cows £ 4 l 10b to £7 12s (3d.

Sheep.—The Xewmarkwt yards wer# well tilled on Tuesday, and sheep of till descriptions showed improved values, more especially fhose of Jirst quality. We quote : —i'ut withers l"Js lid to Ills, fat. ewes 10s l Jd to 17s Hd, lambs fjs tfd to Lis (3d. Pigs.—Weaners 1U lis to £2 J'Js. baconers £2 Ids to l'ly, slips 7s Oil to 15s, At Warkworth on Wednesday there was u moderate muster of cattle, and prices showed n slight improvement on late values, lirown steers made £5 to £0 ]Us, empty cows JL2 7s to £3 lis, and beef at Newmarket rates. .Sheep.—Fat ewes IDs Cd to l.'is !>d, lambs is <id to 7s (HI. Hides. —We quote prime o.x 7rt to 7Jd, extra stout do. bid to 6;d, stout do. s}d to tijd, medium do. 4jd to 5Jd, lijflil do., 4sd to 4Jd. Cow, best linos, 4|d, good lJd to 4jd. Calfskins, !3Jd to 3Jd, kip :io to 4d. Sheepskins—Market a shade weaker. We quoin best butchers' skins :Js ;>d to 4s Id, country do. 3s 9d to 3s :)d, other lines Is tiU to 2s ;)d. Lambs lid to Is Id, pelts Hd to Is, damaged Id to Id. Tallow lic.st hues 2.'is (id, others 208 to 21s ;i(l, seconds J7s to 18s Gd. Maize.—All to hand was cleared at 2s (jd on wharf, but sales were slow. Oats.—"B" grade ar« worth Isl'ul c.i.f. Fowlwheat.—Firm at Jis Id, c.i.f. Chaff.—The markpt lias been supplied during the past. wi»k thn for eom« time, both vitk local and Southern. i'otwiihstandijjg tltx affords of our growers to make th» best lit thoir cut, Southern has still a strong lead in the market, selling at £4 10s on wharf, against £3 t2s Od, ex rarl, ivT local. Potatoes.—ln good supply aid gelling freely at £2 10s. Bu«er.—la strong demand at' Improved prices, Good separator is worth 8d to B|d, pool! 7(1 to 7Jd. p.oes dgmaidj