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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 171, 23 July 1904, Page 4

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NEW PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY,. JULY 23. RETAIL PRICES. Farm and Dairy Produce - 'tul< 8d per quart, butter (dairy) ..Od, wparator Is per lb, cheese 7d per lb, eggs Is 2d per doz, fowls 3s per pair, lard 7d per lb, bacon 7d to lOd per lb, hams 9d per tb, rashers Is per tb. i'ruit.—Bananas 3d per lb, toacounuts 2d to 4d each, lemons Is to la 6d per: doz; apples 3d to 4d per lb, oranges Is to Is 6d per doz. Coal.—Westport, Brookdale 435, Vokau 425. •tonedust, pure, £ 7 10s per ton. BUYING PRICES. Butter (best dairy) 7d to Ba. separator 7Jd to Bd, factory rolls 9£d to lOd per lb, eggs la per doz., fowls 3s per pair, ducks 6s per pair, b*con 7d per tb, hams lOd per lb, oheew 5d to 7d. per lb, lard 8d per tb r fungus 2}d per lb. MR NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. At the Haymarket on Saturday small pigs sold at 4s 6d to ss, horses £.7 10s to £B. At the 1 Mart fowls made Is 3d to Is 9d, ducks 2s to 3s 6d, pure-bred fowls 2s to 3s 6d, turkeys 7s 3d, onions Id, bacon od. Furniture and sundries made low prices. Cattle—At Waiwakaiho on Tuesday there was a small yarding but a good attendance. Bidding was brisk for all young cattle, and nearly everything sold at good prices. Yearlings made 39s to 465, 18 months steers £2 19s to £3 15s, heifers in calf £4 to £4 10s, springers £4 18s to £7 12s 6d, store cows £3 12s 6d to £4 ss.

At Stony River on Wednesday I had a good sale, all young cattle being keenly competed for, and selling at good prices. Yearlings made £2 lis to £3 ss, springing heifers £3 19s to £5 6s, store cows £2 15s to £3 13s, calves 22s to 375.

At various clearing Bales during the week prices for cows have been well maintained, early calvers making from £6 to £9 2s 6d, late do. £1 to £6 ss, heifers £3 to £6 ss.

At Kapuni on Thursday, in conJunction with Messrs Nolan, Tonks, and Co., I held a clearing sale on account of Mr W. J. Dew, there was a large attendance and good bidding. The cows were a very nice lot of Holsteins in good condition. Prices rangrd as follows :—Cows in milk £5 10s to £9 ss, springing cows £<i 10s to £ls 10s. late cnlvore £4 10s to £G. 1 j;ar old hulls 8 guineas to 11} g'.: : n ;i>, Marling bulls 2] to (>.', guineas y-.niiiiK olts £ls His to £2l, tr«|) nuuvs £l9 to £2l, colt £33, (Irai.felH in, re £:10, 5 yrar old draught r.aro £37 , sows in farrow £2 10s to £3 10s, barrows 16s to 275, Calves 22s 6d to 30s. » lODSSHB VICKERS' & STEVENS' REPORT. Messrs Vickers and Stevens report that there was a good muster of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday, and competition wa9 good for young cattle. A nice line 1 of yearlings from Tarata topped the market, making £2 lis 6d to £2 17s Calves to yearlings made from £1 8s to £2 3s, store cows £1 10s to £3 9s, spring oalvers £3 19s to £5, springers £4 5s to £6. At Mr Hodgeman's salt on the Junction Road on Monday cows made from £3 15s to £7 17s 6d, .. dray £l2, jbay gelding £3O. At Mr E. J. Morgan's sale on the Kaimata Road .on Tuesday there was a good attendance, and bidding was I>risk. Old and backward cows made from £2,55, to £4 15s, young and forward "cows £5 to £lO, springing heifers £3 12s to £5 9s, bulls £5 5s to £6 ss, 1 2 year filly £34, and sdndries at good prices.

BBWLEY & GRIFFITHS' SHARE REPORT.

T sales, B buyers, 8 sellers, 0 Mm div, X ex div. HOME MARKETS, (Per Press Association.) LONDON, July 19. Copper—Spot £57 10s 3d, three months £57 15a. Wheat—The Lake Erie's'cargo of JiTew Zealand wheat sold at 30s 3d, 8000- Australian September shipment «t 31s 3d. The wheat and flour afloat for the flatted Kingdom is 3,180,000 quarters; for the Continent, 1,790,000; Atlantic shipment, ,17.000 quarters. Shares.—Bank of New South Wales £4O; rest unaltered.

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. SYDNEY, Jnlv 20. Wheat-Chick 2s 6d to 2s 9(1, milling Ks Id. Flour, £7 10s to £7 15s. Oats—Tartarian Is 7d to 2s 2d New Zealand 2a 4d, Tartarian 2s Gd] Barley—Cape 2s Id to 2s 6d. "eas—Prussian blue 4s to 4s 3d. laize, Is Id to 2s. iJran and pollard, 6»d to 7tt. Fotatoes—Tasmasiian £2 to £2 15 N'ew Zealand Early Hose and Kidney £4 to £4 ss. Onions, £2 10s. Butter—Best fid to Bjd. Bacon, "id to fid. MELBOURNE, Julv 20. Wheat, as lid. Flour, £7 to £7 7s fid. Oats—Algerian Is 2d to Is 3d. Barley, to 3s Id. "laize, Is lOd. Iran, 8-Jd. Pollard, 7sd to Bd. Potatoes, £2 to £2 10s. Onions, £1 15s to £1 17s (id. ADELAIDE, July 20. Wheat, lis Id. Flour, £7 5s to £7 10s. Oats—Algerian Is 4d, while Is 9d. Bran and pollard, 7Jd. BUCKLAND AND SON'S REPORT. | (Special to News). AUCKLAND, July 22. ! Horsjs—Business is slack. Aged i draughts £lO 10s to £2B, hacks and ' '•"■" less £ll to £ls, ponies and Is at low rates. At Hemuera beef, in full supply, sold irregularly. Steers made from £6 10s to £l2 10s, or up to 24s per IOOm ; ami cows £1 10s to £B, or up to 22s per 10011). Sheep were in full supply, wethers making 15s to 25s (id, ewes 12s (id to 20s (id, hogits 8s to lfis. Pigs—Porkers up to "A3s, baconers to 53s fid. SUCCESSFUL SHEEP—SALE. MARTOX, July 21. A clearing sale by Gorton and Son, of the well-known Woodendean flock of Romney Marsh sheep was held yesterday, and was the most successful sale ever held in the district. The prices realised made a record for the colony. Stud ewes made from 2 to 8J guineas ; stud rams from 2J to |9j guineas. The average over the flock of over 3000 sheep was 33s (id. NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY Co., Ltd. WAEKLY MARKET REPORT. AUCKLAND, July 20. Horses.—At the Durham yards on Friday horses were brought forward in full numbers, but owing no doubt to the partial holiday bidding was not so animated as at the previous week's sale. Heavy draughts sold at from £3l to £37 15s, medium do. £22 to £29 10s, light harness horses £lO 10s to £lB 15s, hacks £7 10s to £l6 10s. Two spring carts made £lO 10s and £l3 respectively. Cattle.—At the Newmarket yards on Tuesday there was the usual yarding of dairy and store stock, which sold at late rales. Beet was scarcely in average supply and showed improvement in prices, ox selling up to 255, and cow at 12s to 21s per lOOlbs. No heavy weights were yarded. We quote fat steers from £0 10s to £lO 12s (id, fat cows £4 5s to £3, dairy cows £5 5s to £8 10s. empty do. £2 10s to £4 7s, calves £1 lis to £2 14s.

Sheep.—The Newmarket yards were well filled on Tuesday, and sheep of all descriptions met a ready sale at advancLd rates. We quote fat wethers from 13s 6d to 24s 9d, fat ewes lfs 9d to 20s 3d, hoggets 8s (id to 15s 9d.

Pigs.—Porkers sold froiu.£l 13s to £3 2s, weaners 5s 6d to 335. At Pukekohe on Wednesday we had a good yarding of all classes of stock, moro especially dairy cows. These sold from £4 10s to £8 10s, empty do. £2 15s to £4 (is, calves £1 lis to £2 12s, grown 'steers £5 5s to £6 10s, beef at Newmarket rates.

At Waiuku on Saturday at our monthly sale we again had a verv rge yarding of dairy cattle, ,-itition /or the advertised co.™ ing very keen. Dairy cows made , 10a to £lO, backward do. £4 15s to £7 10s, calves £1 lis to £2 13s, fat cows £5 "is to £6 10s, steers (light neights) £(i 5s to £7 7s Gd. We submitted an extra large c a taIlides.—All stout 1 week's quotations. Jo. IJd to 3d ; Co .rood 4d to 4J<l, w stag 2£d to 3Jd, ki[ skins 5Jd, cut 3Jd t We quote : Light iw, picked, ljd, et SJd to 3dJ, ) 4d to 4[d, calfo 4Jd. Sheepskins.—Market firm. Wo quote best local butchers' skins from 4s to 4s 7d, country do. 3s Od to 4s 3d, small and damaged 2s 6d to 3s. Tallow.—Market dull. We made sales of shipping lines at 17s to 13s, good, in broken casks and packages, 15s 6d to 17s, seconds 12s to 13s 6d, rough fat 1-Jd to ljdHorsehair Is Id to Is 3d. Hones £5. Tails is sd. Wool, in bales and bags. Crossbred Gd to 6fd, cotts 5d to fid,'pieces 3Jd to 4d, locks 2jd to 3J<J. Market very firm. Maize.—Supplies are heavy this week and price receded Id per bushel. Oats.—Southern market is reported firm and advancing. The local market has responded to some extent, and sales have been freer than for some time past. Present quotation, 2s ex store for "B" grade. Chad.—Southern is worth £5 5s to £5 10s on wharf, for good samples. Potatoes.—Market well supplied with Southern. No alteration in prices to report. Butter.—Firm in price, with an unsatisfied demand for good separator and farmers' lines. Cheese.—Market weak, with a poor ind. We quote :—Largo 4d, medium 4}d, loaf 4}d. GRAIN REPORT. WELLINGTON, July 20. Mr F. Pownall, of the New Zc land and Canterbury Farmers Cooperative Associations, Wellington,

sports as follows, all quotations Ijcig f.0.b., port of shipment, sacks extra, unless specified : Oats.—inquiries from Australia for I Capo and Japan contracts are keen with meagre supplies available, while weather interference restricts threshing. Values of .bright grain have ha:flened, Danish being wotth Is (id, Gartens, Rosefcerrys and Tartars Is (>:cl. S-Hills Is 7d, Diitis Is 7-Jd, Canadians Is Bd, reiects Is 4d, sci.il ibled reports arc :m of cutting has quittance at 30s s.i. Scvds £2 to £1 10s s.i. Maize.—New grain, showing firstclass growth, is plentiful at 2s .'id s. . Barley.—Sales of malting only moderate at 3s. Feed varieties 2s. Pearl barley i Beans.—Sellers are firm at 3s tot hard crushers, small trade eventuating. Peas.—Partridge remain scarce at 3s 9d. Blue Prussians over abundant 3s (3d, split peas £l3 10s b.i., pig meal £'l s.i. Bran.—Hules at £2 15s s.i., to a. brisk turnover. Pollard.—limited output sells readily at £4 10s s.i. Oatmeal.—Langdown and others quote £9 10s s.i. for 25's, "sub. con," with advance in sympathy with oats, not unexpected. Roiled oats c.i.f.s.i. Chaff. Consumption is regular, bright qualities returning 79s (id s.i. I South, and 80s s.i. North, straw chaff 52s (id s.i. Haw—Sales are lifeless, all-clover Crass seed.—Bye is firming, dre! costing 4s to ss. Cocksfoot 4|d s:jd. cowgrass 655, W.clovcr 90s. ADDINGTON STOCK SALE. CHRISTCHURCH, July 20. At the Addington market to-day 105 head of fat cattle were yarded. a fair proportion being good quality. Prices were scarcely up lo the previous week's average, though a few 'head brought extreme value Fourteen very prime bullocks brought £ll to £l3 10s, others £0 to £lO 12s6d; heifers, £5 10s to £9 2s lid ; cows, £5 17s fid to £8 17s (id. Pigs.—A largo entry. A few good baconers! were offered, and prices were firm ; but porkers were weaker and stores met a very dull demand. Baconers 40s to 59s (equal to 3Jd to 3;; d per lb for heavy, and 4d fur choice weights), porkers 25s to 35s (or-l.jd to 'IJd peril)), stores IS.sto re 8s to lis. 25s 4d, lighter J.9s to 20s 9d ; prime heavy ewes 21s to 275, medium to good 18a to 20s !)d, others Ms to 17s Cd, merino wethers, fair to prime 16s to 20s Bd. Fat Lambs.—With a small entry and a very keen (

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