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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 211, 10 September 1904, Page 4

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. *_ ■ NEW PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. RETAIL PRICES. Form and Dairy Produce. MHk Bdp»r quart, butter (dairy) iOd, geparftter 1» per lb, cheese 7d per lb, MM 103 per doz., fowls 3b per pair, lard 7d Per *• bacon 7d to lOd per ri>, hams 9d per lb, rashers iOd per lb. Fruit.—Bananas 3d per lb, co&coanuts M to 4d each, lemon* Is to Is 6d liar doz, apples 3d to 4d per lb, oranges Is to Is 6d per doz. Coal.—Westpoit, Brookdale 4.2 i, Kokau 425.

tonedust, pur*, £7 10b par ton. BUYING PRICES. Butter (best dairy) 7d to 80, »oparator 8d to 9d, factory rolls 9sd to lOd. per lb, .eggs 8d per doz., fowls 8s per pair, ducks 6s per pair, bacen 7d per lb, hams 7|d per lb, cheese 4fd to 5d per lb, lard 6d per lb, fungus 2Jd per lb. HA KEWTQK KINO'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. At the „ Haymarket on Saturday Btore pigs "sold at 18s to £1 12s, weaners 8s to 13s 1 , slips 5s to 6s 6d, calves 2s to 4s 6d, harness horse £7 15s, light draught horse £ls. Mr F. Watson's racehorses sold as follows: Ok'oari £B7O, .lingal £9O, St. Laura £4O, colt by Uaystar £ls. At the m a rt fowls made Is to 2s 3d, ducks 2s 6d to 2s Bd, pureHbred fowls 2s 3d to; 8s 6,d, hen and chicks 7s 6d ( io 8s 66, bacon SJd. Sundries made'low rates. The sale of groceries in. the assigned estate of Jofch Irvi©, was well attended, and satisfactory prices were realise*.

Cattle.—Prices at Mr A. Southey Baker's sale last week ruled as follows :—Draught) horseß £3B to £52 10s, light do., £33 to £35, child's pony £l4, trap mare £32;'. pure-bred Berkshire 'boars, about 5 to 6 months old, 35s to 555, champion Berkshire boar "Littte Wonder" £3 10s, young pure-bred sows 35s to 80s, sows in farrow £6, pure*ned Leicester ewes 89a 6d, cross-bred ewe hoggets 17s io 19s, mixed sheep 15s 6d, Lincoln ewes iuid lamjbb 30s, Leiooister rams £1 to 355, pure-bred Jersey cowa £8 io £lB 10s, yearling heifers £7| to £lO, pure-ibred bulls 30s to £5, balMued Jersey yearling, heifers £3 7s 6d -.3 £3 17s, dairy cows £6 to £lO, springing heifers £3 5a to £4 15s.

At Stratford an Tuesday thjre wa» a good muster of both store and dairy cattle. The latter sold simultaneously 'with the store shock in a separate portion of the yards, ok arrangement which was much appreciated by dtente and resulted in a great saving of 'time. Bidding was not quite so brisk tor, young cattle, but there waa not much alteration in prices. Dairy cows and springing heifers made satisfactory prices. Yearlings, 40a to 52s 6d, empty heifers £3 to £3 13s, store cows £3 to £3 10a, fat do. G5 2a 6d, springing baiters £5 2s 64 to £7 ss, dairy cows £4 lOs'to £6 2s 6d. OBi WedoDsdfey, at Huinangi I held a clearing sale on account of Messrs Coombes Bros., when there was a good attendance. The cows were a nice young lot,;but had mostly calved, and prices ruled low. Cows in milk with calves Ttuade. £4 10b to £5 109, springers £5 to £6 10s, trap mare £307" At Banotu on Thjirsday there was a gt>od of oatUH of a3l,classes. Yearlings made 42s 6d to 50s, yearling heifers (nice quality) £3, store cows £2 to £3 10s, forward do. £3 18s, .springing heifers £4 10s to £5 ss.

MESSRS VICKERS' & STEVENS' REPORT. Messrs Vickers and Stevens report that there was a larige muster of- cattle in their Inglewoiod yards on Wednesday last. You«g cattle were in fair demand, but spriagers were very dull of sale. Calves to yearlings made from £1 '3s to £2 12s Od, 15 to 18 months £2 17s 6d to £3 Bs, store cows £2 10s to £3 15s, springers £3 15s to £&, fat cows £5 to £5 19s.

JENKINS, MATTHEWS AND PIGGOTT. Messrs Jealous, Matthews and Figgott report as follows : At Urenui an Monday, the sth inst, the yards were full to overflowing, and bidding was brisk, especially for young, stock. We quote :—Calves 34b, yearlings 43s to 51s, 18 months steers £3 6s 6d to £3 15s, store cows £3 10s to £3 12s, fat cows £4 10s to £5, springing heifers £4 lis to £6, springing cows £5 5s to £6 3s 6d, mare and foal £3 10s. At Waitara on Tuesday, 6th inst., there was a very large muster of cattle, and everything yarded was sold. Young stock sold particularly well. We Iquote:—Calves 20s to 355, yeariilas 44s to 595, 18-months'-ateers £3 5s 6d to £3 14s, store cows £2 1.5s to £3 10s, springing heifers £3 13s 6d to £5, springing cows £3 15s to £5 10s, bull £3, stag £2 17s 6d.

BEWLEY & GRIFFITHS' SHARE REPORT.

T sales, B buyer*, S sellers, C turn div, X ex div. The share market has teen cjiieter during the past week. Most stocks have maintained their values, but a re-action has commenced in Bank of New Zealand, aart .buyers offer only £5 17s 6d. Woollen shares show a reduction in value ; the woollen, in common with the hoot trade, is feeling the effect of-foreign competition. The Auckland mining market continues active, Ihut is not as brisk as of late. Waihis have fallen back after payment of the dividend and have sold at £5 15s. There ds nothing doing in local companies. HOME MARKETS. Cl'er Preaa Association.) LONDON! Septeroberß. Copper.—Spot, £57 7s 6d, three months £57 8s 9d. A Victorian wheat cargo sold at 813 3d per quarter. BUCKLAND AND SONS REPORT. (Special to New .•:.). 'i AUCKLAND, September 9. t, Horaes.—An average supply met I -with a good demand for its quail- j yy. Heavy draughts £36 to £43, %ood colts to £46, aged and me- j -Wum £lB 10s to £22 10s, hacks' ?«kJ harness £6 15s to £2l, '■

At Rumuera beef advanced, steers up to 6s pi .- 10i !b, or from £7 to £ll 17s d ouch, and cows to 2i!s per 1' ..>, or from £5 to £9 us eaoli. r j .re was a uhort supply of sheep, and advanced rates were the consequeice. Wethers 23s to 345, ewes 20s to 31s, hoggets 15s to 21s 3d, lambs 15s to 20s Gd. Pigs wore at lute isolations, porkers making to 3.35, anil baconers to 735,

GRAIN I.EPORT. WELLINGTON, :■ ptember 7. Mr F. Pownall, of he New Zealand and Canterbury h armors Cooperative Associations, Wellington, reports as follows, all quotations'being f.0.b., port of shipment, B a cks extra, unless specified : Oats.—Trade is stagnated, business receiving no stimulus with farmers holding for recent advances. Bright stout grain is scarce, with small exports. Market for feed shows signs of drooping, discolouration being prevalent in .hreshings under operation. "B" grade Danish and SBills rule at la Bjd, Gartons, Duns, and Roseberiya Is 9Jd, Tartars Is lOd, Ca? -dians Is 10jd, rejects Is 6d, seed.' 2s 2d to 2s <M. Wheat. —Values have further hardened in sympathy with Australia, 'he latter's crops being now estiti acd to exhaust before new season's appear, tending to reflect on this colony's growth. Prime velvet commands 3s 7d, Tuscan 3s Gd, Hunters 3s sd. All classes of inferior find ready clearance at 3s to 3s Id. Potatoes.—Table-keepers are over plentiful, Derwents realising 27s 6d s.i., other kinds 26s s.i.

Maize.—Supplies are light, cost stamcVmg at 2s 4d s.i, Barley, etc.—Small parcels of feed are moving at 2s 1«, milling 2s 6d. Malting is unheeded at 3s. Pearl biarley £1 b.i., pig meal £4 10s s.i. Beans.— '■ " ninal, field crushers returni»g J'.* Peas.- '• 'dge, fair taiqpiry 4s; blue b. ■'. ■:■> 'stocks unple) 3s 6d, whites ■•■: 3d. Split peas£lß 10s b.i. Bran.—There is a steady turnover at £3 5s s.i. Pollard. Shipments leave first hands readily at £4 5s s.i. Oatmeal.—Leading brands list at £9 10s si. for 25's, and sparsity of gristing grain keeps quotation firm. Rolled oats £l2 c.i.f., s.i. Chaff.—The season's limit has been ■eached, spring cuttings already reeasing heavy supplies. Oat-sheaf is worth 70s s.i. South, and 77s (id s.i. North. Straw chaff 52s 6d s.i. Hay.—Pressed fodder is dull, green feed adequately replacing it. Ryeclover offers at 70s, all-clover 85s. Pressed straw 40s. Grass Seed.—Dressed rye is active at 4s to ss, cocksfoot 5d to s|d. 'fthite closer 97s 6d, cow-grass 655.

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