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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 188, 13 August 1904, Page 4

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NEW PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13. RETAIL PRICKS. iu i-ißi Mtiuil, ouUer -duio; »uu, ■eparator Is per lb, cheese 7d per lb, eggs Is pel' do/., fowls 3s per | pair, lard 7d per lb, bacon 7d to lOd psr lb, hams 9d per lb, rashers Is p«r 11). Fruit.—Bananas 3d per lb, soacoarut# 2d to Id each, lemons Is to Is Cd [ •'<' do/., apples 3d to 4<l per lb, oroi,»etj la to Is (id per doz. Coal.- Westpoit, Brookdale 425, llokau i2s. 'Jmiedust, pure, £7 10s per ton. BUYING PRICES. Butter (best dairy) 7d to So, separator 8d to 9d, factory lolls 9Jd to lOd [ier lb, eggs lOd per doz., fowls 8s p«r pair, duck* 6s per pair, bacon 7d pei' lb, hams lOd per lb, cheea«s 5d to 7d. per lb, Lard 8d per lb, fungui per lt>. OHAIN REPORT'. WELLINGTON, August 10. Mr F. l'ownall, of the New Zealand snd Canterbury Ferwors Cooperativo Associationi, Wsllington, reports as follows all qt .tatior's -beiag f.0.!).. port of shipment, imcks extra, tiniest specified : Oats.—Australian orders for Cape, requiring compulsor- filling by Louise Roth at "Bluff, has tended to linn market for best grades, crops further north being held covered, waiting spring threshing. B grade Danish and S Bills rule at Is 7£d, Gallons, RoEcl>;;rys. and TV'tars Is SJd, Duns Is 9Jd, Canadians Is lOd, rejects Is Gd, seeds Is lOd to 2s 3d. Wheat.—Home reports continue bVight, and with Australian freights on increase against a lowering of our own. New Zealand exportsl should show good returns. Farmers' deliveries are being restricted with v\*lv' interference, limited parcles o.fei linding ready clearance, l'rime velvet, and Tuscan null for 3s 'ld, hunters 3s 2<j, G.W.F. wheat scarce at 2s B<l, seconds 23 3d. Potatoes —Table keepers are still over-iveld, Derwents at 30s s.i. having most inquiry. Maize.—Has small request at 2s 3d s.t. Barley.—With wheat working upward;, feed is receiving more attention at 2s 2d, malting dull, 3s, Pearl barley £l3 10s b.i. BeanS. —Horsebeans are neglected ftt 3s, stocks on ligiht side. Peas.—Partridge are scarce at 3s 7d, Blue Prussians nominal 3s 6d, whites 4s. Split peas £l3 10s b.i., pig meal £4 10s s.i. Bran. Restricted output, with heavy exports, has further hardesed cost to £3 10s s.i. Pollard.—Sales are regular at £4 10s s.i., with feeling for a rise. Oatmeal.—Langdowns amd leading mills quote £9 10s s.i. for 25's, and £l2 c.i.f.s-.i. for rolled oats "sub. con." Chaff.—Market keeps active for bright cuts, oat-sheaf realising 75s s.i. South, and 82s 6(1 s.i. North. Straw chaff 55s s.i. Hay.—Stores are full, rye clover meeting fair turnover at 655, allclover 85g, pressed straw 40s. Grass Seed.—M.D. rye ia offering, at 4s 3d to ss. Cocksfoot rough 3Jd, dressed 5d to s ]d, cowgrass 6os|, Wclovor 20s.

ttSSSRB VICKERS' & STEVENS' REPORT. Messrs Vickers anil 1 S tevens report I'm-.' Uiw> was a large entry .if taltle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday, ajul biddiig was brisk for young stock. Calves to yearling* made from £1 10s to £2 Bs, 15 to 18 months £3 Is to £3 6a 6d, empty heifers £3 Is to £3 10s 6d, store cows £2 5s to £3 15s, spijing calvers £4 to £5 ss, springers £5 to £7 12s fid. At Tarata on Monday there was a good muster. Calves maide from £1 8s to £1 15s, yearlings £2 5s to £2 lis Gd, store cows £3 to £3 16s. Mr J. M. Laurent's dairy herd made from £4 2s 6d to £6 10s, with an average of £6 5s 3d per cow. BEWLEY\& frRTPFITHS' SHARE REPORT.

T sales, B buyers, S sellers. (• sum div, X ex div. There lias been a good demand for Bank of New Zealand shares, notwithstanding the number of forfeited shares offered. National Banks are also enquired for but in investment stocks generally there has been little business. The advance in deposit rates notified this week has been anticipated for some little time past and conveys a note of warning in financial matters. The Auckland mining market has been active in WaJM stocks, but has fluctuated considerably, Waihi Extendeda having fallen from 12s Od u, 7a I'd, but with reports of better gia:io the price has again advanced to Ss, and the final assays are now riwaiftd with interest. BVCKLAXD &- SON'S REPORT. (Special-to News.) AUCKLAND, August 12. Horses.—Aged draughts £IG to £32 10s, medium £l7 5s to £29 7s 6(1, good hacks and harness £l6 2s Gd to £24, light and ordinary £5 Ss to £l2 2s Gd. At Kemuera a full supply of beef sold well, though at slightly lower prices than last week. Steer made up to 24s per 1001b, cow up to 225. The sheep pens were well filled, wethers making up to 2Gs, ewes t 0 21s, hoggets to 15s. Pigs : In a short market porkers made to 355, and "baciMH't's to 50s. LATEST JSI TTEU QUOTATION". (Kn. lal to News.) WF.LLfXOTON, August 12. Daljgety and .Co.'s office wires the following, under date yesterday : "Tintter: Copenhagen, since our last telegram, is higher by thrcv kroner ; the market is firm." ADDINGTOM STOCK SALE. . At *slddington on Wednesday 255 fat pottle were yarded. Prime local and North Island beef sold well, but the uul!. of the northern entry and unfhrish";! lots declined in price. Best steers £ll to £ll, others £9 17s 6d, heifers £5 10s to £8 2s 6d, extra. to £9 ss, cows £5 15s to £7 10s and £8 17s Hd. Prime beef 23s to 25s per 1001b, uin!inary 20s to 225,

Fat Sheep.—A large entry of quality above the m i-age, and last week's rates we:i ii lly maintained. V few extra priir.e lines of wethers :".' a i:e 28s (-<1 to 50s, prime 22s 6d to 27a (id. otliers 19s Id to 225, extra ■AT '. :,1 pnivv 01 s I<- s \o 20s, aged 16:: to 17s ttd, prime merino wethers 3.8s 'Jd to 225, others Lis to 18s. Pat iambs.—A good entry, including the first of the season, whieh were not very attractive, and sold at 17s to 18s, hoggets 18s 3d to 21s and 25s Id for an extra line, others 15s 9d to 18s. ...I'igs.—A good entry, but a dull sale, except for small stores, Baconers 33s to 4V)s (averaging 3Jd per lb), porkers 25s to 80s (4><l per lb), large stores 2Us to 245, small JMs to l(ss, suckers 8s to 13s.

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