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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 75, 2 April 1904, Page 4

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JfcW PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY, APRIL 2. RETAIL PRICES. v Fanu and Dairy Produce. Milk 80, per quart, butter (dairy) lOd, |b, eggs la 4d per doz, fowls 3s per i pilr, lard 7d per lb. bacon 9d to lOd per lb, ham Is per lb. I Fruit.—Bananas 3d per 11), coacoa- i ' nuts 2d to 4<l each, lemons Is to Is 6d per doz, apples 3d to 4<l per lb, gauges Is to Is Gd per doz. Coal.—Westport, Brookdule 425, Mokau 425. BonedUst, pure, £7 10s iier ton. Butter (best dairy) B<l to JOd, separator 10d per lb, cheese 7d and 8d per lb, eggs Is 4d per doz, fowls 3s per pair, ducks 6s per pair, bacon 9d per lb, hams lOd per lb, lard Bil |mi lb, fungus 2|d per lb. MR NKWI'ON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT. At the Jlaymarket on Saturday pigs made 0/ to 9/, small stores 13/ to 17/6, trap horses £7 to £ll 10/. gig 6/. At the Mart fowls made 'Jd to 1/3, ducks 1/ to 1/6, turkeys 4/, geess 2/9, potatoes 4/6. A quantity of sundries, furniture and rugs made low rates. Cattle.—At Waiwakaiho on Tuesday calves .na.'e 17/ to 21/, 1 to 15-month i..'. .d 1,2/14/0, 18-month heifers in c.-'.f A ■ 3s, 21 to 3-year steers £4/ S. : , ringing luifcrs £4 5/ to £5, :ne \ws 35/ to £3, fat do. £4/2/ :o £l/10/. Sheep were yarded in a 1 .vtisid numbers, mostly f.m. ewes, for which bidding was quiet. Two-tooth ewes made K'/> f.m. do. made 8/6, woolly lambs 7/10 to 8/2. At Stony River on Wednesday there was a fair muster of stock and good attendance. Bidding was quiet for most lines, the majority being passed in. Mr J. Taylor's dairy cows were a good lot and considering the time of year made •• lair prices. Calves made lfi/6 to 27/, Jersey do. 11/6 to 13/, store cows 35/ to 39/, Mr Taylor's dairy cows £3/5/ to £B. MESSRS VICKERS' & STEVENS' REPORT. Vlcbers ar.d Stevens report a fair muster of stock at their Inglewood ytifds on eJnesday, March 30th. * Bidding way very quiet, calves being dull of sale. Writes ruled as follows —lnferior calves 5s Gd to 12s Gd, good do to yearlings 31s Gd, store cows £2 5s to £3 12s 6(1, forward do £4 2s, fat do £4 10s to £4 18s ©d, cows forward in calf £4 2s 6d to £5 ss, he,.'ers in calf £3 2s Gd to £4. good year steers £4 10s, three-quai,, .■ und pure-bred Jersey beifer calves £3 2s, do heifers in calf £5. At the horse fair on Friday, 25th, there was a fair entry of hacks and light harness horses, a few good draughts also coming forward. Prices were as follows—Fair hacks, harness horses £5 10s to £l4, others £1 5 s to £3 10s, spring cart horses £l4 to £24 10s, draughts £2B to £39. NEW ZEALAND LOAN & MERC \NTILE AGENCY COMPANY, Ltd. REPORT.

Horses.—At the Durham Yards on , ' Friday horses were brought forward in average numbers. The demand for those of a good stamp continues, but for inferior sorts there is not mush - incjuiry. Heavy draughts sold at from £29 to £36 15s ; medium do., £l7 10s to £2B 12s 6d ; light harness horses. £3 15s to £IG Iss; hacks. £6 10s to £lB 10s ; weeds, £1 108 to £5 10s. Cattle.—At the Newmarket yards on Tuesday fat stock were penned in average numbers, and met a ready sale, ox beef selling up to 25s per 1001b and cow 17s to 20s. Fat steers made from £6 10s to £lO l.'s (no heavy weights yarded) ; fat cows £5 5s to £7 15s. Dairy cows were yarded in full numbers, and sold from £5 10s to £9 17s (id ; empty do., £2 10s to £3 17s ; calves, £i lis to £2 14s. Sheep.—The Newmarket yards were well filled on Tuesday, but prices were scarcely up <0 last week's quotations. Wethers sold from 13s 9d to £1 3s 9d ; ewes, 12s fid to £l--9d ; lambs, plentiful, sold from 7s 6d to 14s 9d. ■*— —JRSjps.—ln full supply. Porkers sold from l£'f -ljs to £2 17s; weaners 7s 6d to 14s od. —, We submitted _catalogue of hides and skins on Tuesday" Hides.—Market lower for all light ' hides. We quote -.—Prime ox, 7Jd to extra stout do., 6}d to 7d ; stout do., Gd to GJd : medium do., 5Jd to s{d ; light do., 4Jd to sd. Cow.—Picked, 4|d ; best lines, firm at 4fd ; good, 4}d to 4Jd ; kip, 3jd to 4Jd. Calfskins, 3Jd to 5d ; cut, 2Jd to 3d per lb. Sheepskins.—Market firm. Host lines of pelts and lambs Is 9d to 2s 4d ; good. Is 3d to Is 7d ; small Is to Is 2d ; damaged 3d to Oil. Tallow.—Best lines, 22s 9d ; seconds 17s fki to 20s Gd ; rough fat, lid to lid. . Cowtails, Is 5d per dozen. Hair.—Horse tail Is 2Jd, mane 8d to lOd. Bones, £5. Wool, in bales and bags.—Crossbred, 6d to 6}d ; coarse, sjd to s}d; cotts, 4Jd to 5d ; lambs, 5d to Gid ; pieces, 2}d to 3Jd. Maize.—Market practically bare again, and nominally is worth 2s 5d on wharf. Oats.—Fait- quantity accumulating in local' stores, but so far market is firm at late rates. Is lid c.i.f. Chaff.—Southern is in good demand at £1 15s on wharf for prime samples. Potatoes.—Market well supplied with white varieties, and are worth from £2 10s to £2 15s. market taking every thing of Eood quality, best separator selling at Bd, poorer lines at 7d to 7*d. pastry lines 6J«I. Cheese.—No change to report. London market has shown an advance o{ 5s per cwt. since our last report.— Auckland Herald.

GHAIN BEPORT. WELLINGTON", March :JO. Mr F. Pownall, of the New Zealand and Canterbury Farmers' Coop. Associations, Wellington, reports as follows, all flotations being f.0.b., port of shipment, sacks extra, unless specified Oats.—Outside inquiries are listless, though cheap freights are being sought after, with a view to encouraging trade with Japan, now eventuating in Australia. Local t«ade is brisk for winter stocks, 11grade Vanish ruling at Is ■"> id, (Jartons and Tartars Is <>jd, Kosebferrys Is 7d, S-Biils Is 7ld, Canadians Is Bd, Suns scarce at Is Bd, rejects Is 2d. Wheat.—Business is more definite, with holders accepting current values, best velvet realising Jis 2<i. Probatrte easier transit charges Home, will give an impetus to exports and relieve stores. Smutty and grain is finding quitfor feed at 2s 8d to 2s 9d, se2s 4d. Potatoes.—Supplies of early keepare restricted by shortage of laV bour bagging, Derwents being worth J AOs, s.i., kidneys 2s (id, b.i. ; market dropping. Maize.—Weather hindrance in deliveries keeps quotations steadv at as sd, s.i. Beans.—Hard crushers ate showing freely at 3s 2d, with fair turnover. Peas.—Partridge are dull at 3s H<l, Blue Prussians 4s Cd, wrinkled scarce at 6s, split peas £l3 10s b.i., pigmeal £4 10s s.i. Bran.—Value stationary ut £2 .js s.i., which congesting stocks should • weaken. Pollard.—Sales are brisk at £1 10s s.i., small output accelerating. Oatmeal.—Mills still quote £9 10s •.i. for 25's. Rolled oats fsub. con.) #l2 e.i.f., s.i. Xhaff.—Ready absorption of avail- • mno crops keeps cost at 72s Gd s.i. straw chaff, nominal, 45s s.i. Oraaa Seed.— Dressed cocksfoot is g. hands at 4Jd to s{d, ryocowgrass Gss, fflfflfepjiui '' c ' over 92s Gd.