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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 141, 18 June 1904, Page 4

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NEW PLYMOUTH. SATURDAY, JUNE 18. RETAIL PRICES. Farm and Dairy Produce. Milk 3d per quart, butter (dairy*) lOd, separator Is per lb, cheese 8d per lb, eggs 2s per dozen, fowls 3s per pair, lard 7d per lb, bacon 9d to lOd per lb, ham Is per lb. Fruit.—Bananas 3d per lb, coacoanuts 3d to 4-d each, lemons Is to Is 6d per doz, apples 3d to 4<l per lb, oranges Is to Is 6d per doz. Coal.—Westport, Brookdale 425, Uokau 425. '"onedust, pure, £7 10s per ton. BUYING PRICES. Butter (best dairy) 7d to Ba. separator 7Jd to 8d per lb, cheese 5d to 5Jd per lb, eggs Is lOd per doz,fowls 3s per pair, ducks 6s per pair, bason Od per lb, hams ]od per lb, lurd 8J j«i lb, fungus 2Jd per lb. MR NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. At the Ilaymarkot on Saturday a fair num'x.>r of pigs were sold. Stores made 0s (id to 12s, medium do., 13s (id to Ids (id, horse £3 10s. At the Mart fowls made lOd to 2s Id, ducks Is lid, turkeys 7s. A quantity of lea, furniture and sundries was disposed of at prices in favour of purchasers. Cattle.—At Stratford on Tuesday, the yards were full. Good strong calves to yearlings met with good demand, but nearly all other classes were very dull of sale. Weaners made 20s to 30s, good calves 35s to 41s, 2 year steers £3 18s, store cows £2 5s to>£3 os, fat do. £4 10s to £5 4s. At Rahotu on Thursday there was a fair muster of stock and a good ■attendance. Calv.s made 22s Od to 36s Od, store cows £2 los, springers £4 10s. MESSRS VICKERS' & STEVENSREPORT. Vickers and Stevens report that there was only a moderato entry of cattle at theil Inglewood yards on Wednesday. Calves made from £1 8s 6d to £1 17s, empty heifers £2 14s, springers £4 to £5 7s Od. MESSRS WVLLIE, STOTT AND CO.'S REPORT, rdessrs Wyllie, Stott and So. report the following prices realised at their yards, Waitara, June 14th :—Calves 20s to 25s 15

j months 34b fid to *2 15a, 18 months i £3 6s, 2 year hellers £3 to £3 7s, springers £3 2s to £4 Is 6d, do. cows £4 12s fid to £5 ss, 2 year s:teeiS £4 17s 6d,

IIEWLEY & GltlFnTHa- SHARK HEPOBT.

T sales, B buyers, S sellers, 0 cum div, X ex dlv. The sharemarket has been quiet, but there is a greater tendency to invest than existed a few weeks ago. There is no doubt that a good deal of money has been held with the expectation of high rates being obtainable, which expectation has not been realised to any extent, the indications 'being that the old rates will again be established. In mining the WoiM system continues to attract investors, but developments are necessarily Blow from week to week. The unsettled weather has interfered with dredging to a large extent, and the mrket continues dull in congruence.

ADDINGTON STOCK SALE. There was a smaller entry of stocV than usual at Addington on Wednesday. There was a fair attendance. Fat cattle.—The market was weaker all round, except lor best steers which sold up to 23s 6d for good local, 22s 6d for northern heifers, fair to good steers and bullocks making 18s to 21s, and cows about 18s per 1001b. Steers brought from £6 12s 6d to ,£lO 17s 6d for local and £7 to £lO for North Islanders, heifers £5 2s 6d to £9 12s 6d, cows £5 to £8 17s 6d. Fat calves were in large supply, but were small in size. Good vealers sold well up to £2 16s, suiull calves from 7s 6d up. Fat lambs were a fair entry, but the Quality was not as good as at recent markets, some of the lines being only in store condition. The demand was rather irregular, but previous values were well maintained. Prime lots sold at 17s 6d to 19s 9d, medium quality 16s 6d to 17s (id, others 14s to 15s fid.

Store sheep and lambs were a moderate cntey, but included some goori lines. Lambs and ewes sold well, but wethers showed a decline from recent values, owing to turnips turning out badly. Ewes brought from 19s to 19s 10d, wethers 15s 9d to 19s 4d, lambs 9s Id for one line, culls to 14s 3d. Store cattle.—There was a small entry of store cattle, consisting c-hiefiy of young stock, which sold fairly well at recent rates. Calves 12s to 22s 6d, yearlings 32s to 13s, 15 to 18 months cattle 51s to 60s, 3 year old steers £6 16s, dry cows 45s to 635.

Dairy cows were mostly old cows, which met poor demand. A few useful milkers made from £6 to £8 ss. Fat sheep.—There was a considerable falling off in the supply. Beyond a few pens of show sheep the moat noteworthy feature was the iarge representation of prime ewes. Sheep of freezing quality met steady demand at recent values, but ewes sold irregularly in consequence of the wet afternoon, which continually drove buyerc to shelter, leaving the lots under offer to be passed. Butchers' ewes under these circumstances varied from rather above to considerably below the previous week's rates. Merinos shared this irregularity. Prices were :—Extra prime wethers 27s 6d to 37s 6d, prime 21s to 23s Id, others 18s 8d to 20s 6d, extra prime ewes 325, prime heavy 20s to 23s 3d, good to prime 17s to 19s 6d, others 14s Od to 16s 6d, merino wethers 13s 9d to 17s Bd, ewes 4s 6d to lis 9d.

There was a good entry of ', pigs. Baconers were again weak, good weights selling at 4d. Porkers were firm at 4Jd to sd, and stores sold well at improved rates. Choppers made 40a to 73s 6d, baconers 38s t 0 o2s 6d, porkers 80s to 865,-stores .28s to 34s 6d, medium 20s to 27s slips 12s to 16s, small weaners 5s to 10s.

GRAIN REPORT. WELLINGTON, Juno 15 Mr P. Pownall, oj the New. Zealand and Canterbury Farmers' Cooperative Associations. Wellington reports as follows, all quotations bi* ing f.o.b. port of shipment, sacks exira. unless specified. Oats.—Values are steady, with Home returns on par with colonial limits. Exporters arc operating cautiously in bright grain, dark wops finding only local outlet. Cartons rule from Is 5d to Is sj«\ 1! gra d« .- "£ CT at ls 4 * d - Kosoberrj-s ' ~, ', lartars Is 6}d, Duns a„dStills is (<i , Canadians ls Bd, seeds Is BJd to Is lOd. Wheat.-Consdtijjent on dismemberment of combine, business i a restricted, with farmers unwilling to accept millers' values offering, to equalise cutting costs. Small parcels of stored velvet are realising 3 S Tuscan_2s M. O.W. feod isacthe at 2s- ;id, seconds 2s. B ,, l i't°. tat T-~ Pitting is ""iversal, results not warranting shipment. Der- " g I* 32s W si ' ot "- *3 "''' s £2 10s t0 Maize stands at 2s 4d s i win, fair trade existing ' Wlth Barley-Sales of mal(i„ g , mvc slackened, at 3s; feed dull, 2s • Pear ] barley, £l3 10s b.i. P Beans.—Horsoheans have slight demand at 3s; seeds 3s (kl Peas.-Partridge and ni uo Pj . U9 . B ir^ held 1* * 6d : s l ,ljt P««s, £ld 10s b.i. ; pigmeal, £3 10s s i Bran rules at £3 5s s.i., with n downward tendency. Pollard holds at £4 10s s.i., to an eager market. Oatmoal.-Burst-up of flour trust is affecting oat mills, and Quotations are variable ; 25's are nominally £9 10s s.i. ; rolled oats £l2 12s. Chaff has regular consumption, brrght . oat-sheaf listing at 67s (id si. south, and 72s 6d s.i. North. Straw-chafl 52s 6d s.i. Hay.—Rye-clover has small sale at 52s 6d, all-clover 90s, pressed straw 355. I Onions.—Australian are showing good quality at £5 c.i., f.d.p. ; southorn grown, softer, at OOsg.i.

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