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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 93, 23 April 1904, Page 2

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NEW PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY, APRIL 24... RETAIL PRICES. Farm and Dairy Produce. Milk 3d per quart, butter (dairy) Hid, separator Is per lb, cheese Hd per lb, eggs Is 4d per do/, fowls .'is per pair, lard 7d per lb, bacon SJd to lOd per lb, ham Is per lb. Fruit.—Bananas 3d per II), coacoanuts 2d to 4d each, lemons Is to Is (id per doz, apples 3d to 4d per lb, oranges Is to Is Gil per doz. Coal.—Westport, Brookdale 425, Mokau 425. Bonedust, pure, £7 10s per ton. Butter (best dairy) 8d to lOd, separator lOd per lb, cheese 7d and 8d per lb, eggs Is 4d per doz, fowls j3s per pair, ducks (is per pair, bacon 9d per lb, hams lud per tb, lard 8d per lb, fungus 2|d per lb.

Mil NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. At the Hnymarket on Saturday pigs sold at from 4s (id to His, horse .£3. At the Mart fowls made Is to 2s, ducks Is 4d to Is 7(1, turkeys lis 3d to 4s. A Quantity of furniture and sundries made low prices. At Stratford on Tuesday the yards were well Idled, but bidding was dull for most lines. Fair business, howevei'j was 'done cither at the hammer or privately, prices being in favour of buyers. Wound's made 10s to SMs, good calves 27s fid, 12 to 15 months steers £2 7s (id, 18 to 20 months do. £2 10s t'o £3 7s, 2 year do. £3 13s, 2J to 3 year do. £4 4s Gd. 18 mouths heifers £3 to £3 10s, 2iear 'do. £3 15s to £1 12s, store cows £2 10s to £3, forward do. £3 10s to £4, fut do. £4 13s (id to £4 17s.

At Iluhotu on Thursday, owing to the bad weather in the morning, there was a small muster of stock ; bidding was brisk for all young cattle, calves selling well. Weauers made 24s 6d to 355, good store cows £3 13s Oil, forward do. £4 4s Gd. Hairy cows ill the estate of the late J. Kirk made fair prices, ranging from £4 to £G 15s. 'Furnituro and sundries sold at average rates. Owing to the wet weather preventing stock coming forward, I have decided to hold an extra sale on Thursday, .May 5. The sale of Mr Greenaway's Ironmongery stock on Wednesday was well attended, and a large quantlity of goods were sold at prices in favour of buyers. On Thursday on tjfie Avenue Road I held a clearing sale of household furrulure on account of Mrs W. F Greeuaway, when there was a very large attendance, and very satisfactory prices were realised for nearly all lines.

MESSRS VIOKERS' & STEVENS' REPORT. Messrs Yickcrs ami Stevens report there was a fair entry of cattle in their liiglewood yards on Wednesdaylast. Young stock were in better demand. Calves made from 18s to iil Us, yearlings, £1 17s to £2 <Js heifers in cull £2 15s to £;s Ids, cows in calf £.' l Jib to £4, springers £4 to £1 lis, fat cows £4 Ids, mixed ewes 0» to lis (id.

MESSRS WYLLIE, STOTT AND 00.'S REPORT. Messrs Wyllie, Stott and Co. ipiote the following prices at the I'renui sale on April 18 :—Calves 22s to 28s, yearlings 525, 18 months fleers £2 His, springing heifers £-1 2s (id to £-1 ss, fat and forward cows £4 2s (id, 2 year heifers £H 2s (id. At Waituru on April 10, prices ruled :—Calves 21s to .'lss (id, store cows HB.S, springing heifers £4 to £-1 12s (id, 2 year heifers £Ji 17s fid, (rap horses £l4 to £lB. MESSRS AUCKLAND AND SON'S REPORT. (Special to News). AUCKLAND, April 22. Messrs lluckland and Son report under date Auckland, April 22 : Horses—There was a full entry, with a dull sale. Medium draughts sold from £2O to £:!(>, good bucks and harness £l7 to £2l 10s, ordinary £ti to £ls 15s, weeds and ponies £1 5s to £B.

AI, Remuera dairy cows brought £5 to £8 10s, dry cows £ii to £4 10s, strong calves 21s to 10s. Reef was in usual supply at- (own prices. Steer made 21s to 22s per joo lbs, cow I.Bs to 20s.

Sheep were yarded in average numbers, the markd 'being slightly easier. Wethers brought up to 255, ewes to 18s, lambs to Kis, store sheep Sb Oil to 12s Od, lambs 7s (id to Bs. I'igs—l'orkers made 25s to Hits, and liaconei'H 40s. BEWLEY & OUH'TTTIIS' SHAKE RISPOHT.

T sales, U buyers, S sellers, (J cum die, X er div. Prices do not show any change Worth noting from last week, very I little business having- taken place.' Waibi has made a further advance lo sales at £ti, but buyers are not now so eager nntt otter to 17s only. ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CIIKISTCHUiiCJI, April 20. There, was a Mr uiMenda.'nce at Addington yards, ami business in most departments was good. Fat Cuttle-Tim yarding was above the average in -bolh numbers mid ifuality, hut the demand was dull, and prices receded 15s to ails per head, ltyiving the. value of good prime beef 20s to 22s (id ; sccondlKs to 20s pel JOdlb. .steers mu de £li 10s to ill 17s (id ; heifers .15 )i>s lo £!) ; cows, £5 to £7 .Is Hlore catlle.-Small enlry mils', anil business conseiiiicntlv was in a few lines of young stock present, which met with lair competition, mixed 15 to IS months lots selling 51s to 77s (id ; calves 17s, two-vear-old heifers £l, three-year-old steers £<> 7s. Dry cows brought £1 10s to £:i. Hairy cows.-The number offered was much smaller than in the previous week. Most of the cows went of fair finality. There was an improvement in the sale, and a good proportion was sold. Best springers brought £7 to £9 7s (id, inferior springers £4 to £O, cows, at profit, ,<::! to C 7, and for Ayrshire £lO. Fat sheep.—There was u fair entry ami good demand at nil till-round tidvuinv. upon the previous week's fates, both exporters ami butchers bidding freely. Several very prime lines of wethers and ewes were penned, and realised from 22s to 25s fid for and 20a .to 22a for. eves.

Old ewes were of better quality tlian usual. The prices current were : For fair to prime wethers 18s to 21s (ill, extra to 20s (id, prime heavy ewes l's (id to 20. , extra to 225, others from 12s 3d to 17s, merino wethers, not representative entry, 13s (id to Ids i)d.

Store t,hcep and lambs.—The entry wtis much smaller than at recent markets, and with an active demand there was u further advance in prices. Well-conditioned wethers, of which there was a good entry, were particularly in request, tlootl ewes were very keenly competed for at an advance on last week's rates. Fat loinljs.—-An average entry in point of number included a fair proportion of prime lambfe. There was a 'brisk demand for all grades at fully late values. Prime quality lis (id to Kis 7d, tegs to 17s 9d, light unfinished from Ills.

Pigs.—There was a large entry, and though there was the usual demand prices were lower for all descriptions except large stores, for which thero was an outside ilemnnd. Weaners and baconers sold at 42s to S4s ud, uijual to 4|d to 4Jd per lb, over-weights .'id to ."sJcl "(lour heavy pigs selling at 57s (id), porkers .'JOs to"4os, eqlual to 4.1 d to 5d per lb, large stores !i2s to Ilßs, small His to JiOs, weaners 9s to 12s,

VE\Y ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., Ltd.

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. AUCKLANIJ, April 20. Horses—Al the Durham yurds on Friday last we had a full muster, the attendance also being good. Heavy 'draughts sold from £2B to £37 10s. medium do. £lB 15s lo £-20, light harness 1 'horses £lO 10s lo £lO 10s, weeds £1 13s to £3 10s, Cattle.—At the Newmarket yards on Tuesday there was an average muster of dairy and store stock, and u full supply of beef. We quote dniiry Cows £4 10s to '£7 us, dry do. £2 10s to £4 ss, tend calves £1 lis to £2 17s. The quality of the beef, although no extra heavy weights were yarded, was extra good, ox selling up to 235, and cow 19s lo 21s per lOOlbs. Fat steers made from £0 10s to £ll, fat cows £4 10s to £7 7s lid. Sheep.—The Newmarket yards were well filled on Tuesday, and for those of good quality the demand was good, the late high prices ruling. Fat wethers sold from 13s 9d to 22s 'Jd, fat ewes 13s Od to 18s 6d. Lambs, in full supply, from lis Od to 13s (id.

Pigs.—Yarded in larger numbers than usual. We quote porkers 14s to £2 iis, weaners 8s (id to l'Js. On Wednesday at Fukekohe there was an average muster of cattle of all kinds, and prices showed an upward tendency. Dairy cows sold from £4 10s to £7 15s, heifers £3 lf>s to £6 12s Od, calves £1 Ills to £2 I.os, grown steers £5 15s to £7 2s (jd ; fat'stock at Newmarket prices.

At J'ukekohe on Monday we held a special tale of horses, 207 being yarded. For anything young and for good sorts competition was brisk, but worn town and 'bus horses were hard -to quit. Good young unbroken draughts sold from £2H to £35, medium do. £2O to £32, hacks £ls 10s to £2O, "weeds" £1 15s to £5 15s.

Hides.—Market firm for all well flayed lots. We quote prime ox 7Jd to Bd, extra stout do (VJ'd to 7Jd, stout do. (5.1 d to (i'd, medium do. s ;<l to (id, light do. 4'd to 5Jd, Cow, best lines, 4jd, bulk 4 jd, scored and cut Mjd to 4Jd ; stags 3Jd ; ki|i MJd to 4Jd. Calfskins 4jd to s'd. cut Jiid to 3*d. Sheepskins.—Market firmer. We quote best butchers' pells ami lambskins 2s to 2s 4d, country do. Is i)d to 2s Id, damaged 3d to Is.

Tallow.—Best lines for tanners' use 235, best lines v'n shipping casks 22s od, broken casks and packages 20s to 21s, seconds 15s Gd to 17s (id. Hough fat ljd per lb. Horsehair Is 2d to Is 2J'd. Tails Is 5d per dozen. Wool (in bales and bags).—Halfbred (id to (jjd, .crosaWred 5H to (id, cotts 4J'd to oj'd, pieces 3d to 35(1, locks 2d to 2Jd, lambs 5Jd to Gjd. Maizo.;—Market easier and now ruling at 2s 5d on wharf. Oats.—Market dull. Best lines worth Is 10Jd, c.i.f. Chair.—No change to report. Southern still selling freely. I'olatocs. These lime been in short supply, and prices are temporarily higher.

BUter.—Separator of real good quality selling readily, but poorer lines are quite neglected. Prices for hitler (id to (ijd, better sorts 7d to fid.

Cheese—No chungc in prices to report.

BUTTER ANJ) CHEESE. (Received April 22, 10.21 p m ) LONrj(»T, April 22. Cheeses—The market is weak. AYw Zealand 4(is to 47s per cwt, with slow trade. Butter—Danish is unchanged. New Zealand 80s to 89s. The Gothic's shipment of good Australian made 81s to 88s. Wool-Tho Bradford wool market is steady. Forties sell at 13d.

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