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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 81, 9 April 1904, Page 4

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gfo* • &V KEW PLYMOUTH. SATURDAY, * APRIL 9, f' RETAIL PRICES. 1 " Farm and Dairy Produce. Milk 3d per quart, butter (dairy) 10<1, -. separator Is per lt>, cheese 9d per <- lb, eggs Is 4d per doz, fowls 3s per J pair, lard 7d per tb, bacon 9d to '" lOd per lb, ham Is per lb. Fruit —Bananas 3d psr It), coacoamits 3d to 4d each, lenxms Is to ' Is 6d per doz, apples 3d to 4<l per = lb, oranges Is to Is 6d per doz. Coal.—Westport, Broolpdale 425, Mokau 425.

- Bonedust, pure, £7 10s per ton. Butter (best dairy) 8d to lOd, seJarator lOd per lb, cheese 7d and d per lb, eggs Is 4d per doz, fowls 8s per pair, ducks 6s per pair, < bacon 9d per lb, hams lOd per lb, . lard 8d per tb, fuagus 2|d per tb. MR Nr'WTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT. At the Haymarket on Saturday business was slack, ctaly a few pigs selling at .prices from 5s to 15s Gd. At the mart fowls made lOd to Is sd, ducks Is 2d to Is 7d, cheese 6d. A quantity of sundries ami firearms sold ait low prices. Cattle.—At Stratford ou Tuesday, owing to the neavy rain, there was a ' small muster of stock, and a small attendance. Weaners made 20s to 255, store cows, fresh' condition, £3 10s to £3 18b (id, fat do. £4 17a to £s,■'SO months steers £3, heifers in xalf £2 14s to £3 lis. Land.—l have to report having negotiated the following sales-.—Mrs Woodhmise's nice suburban villa rceidenci' at to Mrs A. L. Fabian ;Mr R. L v . Stanford's fine rpsideutrfajl property to Mr G. T. Tta\ lj, of Tauranga; Mr H. P. Mills' improved farm of 170 acres at Oakura to Mr Alexander Saraty, of the West. Coast ; and Mr Jas. McGrath's grazing property of 1414 acres at To Kuiti to Mr W. A. Thomas, of Hunterville.

' MESSRS VICKERS' & STEVENS' BEPORT. \ Messrs Victors and Stevens report r a snmll muster of stock in their '' Inglewqod yards on Wednesday, 6th e - inst. Everything w "s dull of sale. ?•' Prices as follows -.—lnferior calves ": 375, 18 months steera £3 ss, .18 1 months 'heifers in calf £3 12s 6d, ; store cows £2 18s 6d to £3 7s 6d, i> lambs 6s 3d. i , : ADDtNGTON STOCK MARKET. At Addington yards on Wednesday E the attendance was very small/ s, Fat cattle.—Th« entry consisted of -V 107 head of ordinary quality. The r~ sale opened slowly, but previous i week's values were obtained after the " first few lots. Seven bullocks from */ Chatham Island fetched £7 to £lO. J" .The remainder were small lines that ", sold at for steers £6 10s to £lO 7s * 6d, heifers £5 10s to £8 2s 6d, cows ?,., £5 to £8 (utflial to 30s to 24s per <- 1001b for prime bfeef). 'I Dairy cpws brought £7 to £lO 10s 2 for good milkers and springers, f whilst worn-out and old sorts made | from £2 to £5. Fat sheep were in small supply, and consisted mainly of ewes. The few lines of good wethers were keen- „ ly competed for both by butchers and importers. Ewes were dull of .-. sale, and for aged descriptions last *■ ireek's lowest values were barely , maintained. The best line of sheep seen in V was 240 wethers from Darfield,which brought 20s 6d to 21s 9d for, half- , breds, and 20s to 22s ;for three-quartor-bfreds. Other lines of .wethers brought from 18s to 22s 3d, West ewes IGs 6d to 18s 6d, medium 14s Od to 16s, aged 12s to 14s. Fat lambfa.—The entry was little

more than sufficient for butchers' requirements, and full rates were realised. Tegs brought from 15s to 16s Bd, prime lambs 13s 9d to 15s, lighter lambs from 12s. Store sheep and lambjs.—There was an entry of about Jfi.OOO, mostly -, middling to inferior quality. For- ' ward wethertrbrought from 15s to ,- 16s Bd, fair conditioned 12s to 14s »-< 6d, young ewes 15s 9d to 18s Id, i% full-mouthed 13s to 15s 6d, aged .' 12s to 13s, broken-mouthed 6s Id, £* lambs 10s ( 10d to 12s 3d. " * Figs.—Choppers sold at 50s to 60s, bocomers 40s tJo 45a porkers 30s to 38b, large stores 28s to 30s, medium 255, small 10s to 15s. Prime baconers equalled 4d to 4id per lb, porkers 4Jd. NEW ZEALAND LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY, Ltd. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. AUCKLAND, April 6. Horses.—Owing to Good Friday falling last week our usual weekly sale at the Durham yardß was not t held, ilnut a gwd deal of business has been done privately at late prises. On Wednesday we held our monthly solo at Warkwort'h. There was a larger muster than for some months and everything almost without exception sold under the hammer. Dairy cows we quote from £4 5s to £6 10s. empty do. £2 17s to £3 .» 12s 6d, grown steers £5 5s to £6 | 12s 6d, heifers £3 10s to £4 15s ; r . beef at Newmarket rates. % \ Cattle.—Owing to Tuesday being a >\ partial holiday, dairy and store cat- ? tie were not yarded in usual mnn,'bers, 'but bcefl was in full supply. Dairy cows sold from £4 10s, emp- -;» ty >do. £2 ~s to £4 2s 6d, calves £1 > Mils to £2 7s. Ox beef realised up »_ to 245, and cow 18s to 20s per 100 lbs. Fat steers sold from £6 10s to £lO 17s Gd, and cows £4 10s to £7 12s Od. Shoep were yarded in gcarcelv average numlicrs at the Newmarket yards on Tuesday,. Fat wethers mado from 15s 3d to 22s 6d fat ewes lis 3d to 17s 9d, and 'lambs 7s 3d tol4s6d. Mawe.-Markct is very bare, and - Iras advanced to 2s 6d on wharf Oats.-Firmat Is lid c.i.f. Chaff.—No change to report. ■ change to report. t- Butter.-Good separator in de- ■ mand 'r. om 7 W *° B*d, poorer qualities n,hng from 6d to 7d. Supplies s Ctecse.-A (better enquiry. We factory sd, me d ium 5-d!

The fiharemarkeC has spened veuy •rpiietly after the Easter holiday. Then- is a little inquiry for both Han : and Insurance shares, but at prices that' <lo not lead to business. In mining wo report sales of Waihis at £5 ss, with a firm market. t The dredging market is very quiet, I ami very little business passes. LONDON" CABLE REPORTS. LONDON, April 7. J Metal market.—Copper, on spot, 12s 6d higher at £SB 17s ! 6d per ton ; three montms, 12s Od higher, at £SB 12s 6d. / 1 Ttaltow.—lw stlock 7172 casks, im- I ports 3059, deliveries 5499. An Australian wheat cargo sold at 30s 9d per quarter. MESSRS DALGETY AND CO.'S REPORT. Messrs Dalgvty and Co., of Wellington, reported yesterday : Our London office wires as follows under date yesterday :—Butter—Copenhagen, since out last telegram, prices are lower by two kroner. Present value of Victorian prime factory is 90s, unsalted 925.. Market weak. MESSRS BUCKLAND AND SON'S REPORT, AUCKLAND, April 8. Messrs Buckland and Son report : At Remuera dairy cows sold freely from £6 to £lO 15s, heavy calves up to £3. Beef was in full supply and sold up to 24s per lOOtbs, averaging 22s for steer, and 18s to 21s for cow. Steers ranged from £6 10s to £lO 7s 6d, cows £5 to £B. For sheep there was an average market. Wethers made 15s to 22s 9d, ewes to 19g 3d, lambs 10s Gd to 15s, stores 7s to 8s fid. Pigs sold well, porkers making 33s and baconers to 445.

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