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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 235, 8 October 1904, Page 4

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w'- PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY, f. OCTOBER 8. ! £• RETAIL PRICES. |i ' and Dairy Produce. Milk ¥ quart, butter (dairy) lOd, par Is per R), cheese 7d per lb, fpi par doz,, fowls 3» par laed 7d per lb,' bacon 7d to lOd j hams 9d per lb, rashers lOd ** [Jt—Bananas 3d per lt>, cocoa■2d to 4d each, lemons Is to [■ per doz, apples 3d to 4d per ranges Is to Is 6d per doz. ll.—-Westpoi t, Brookdale 425, »; 425. gjdust, pure, £7 10s per ton. |p BUYING PRICES. Iter (best dairy) 7d to Ba, ac- * lor 8d to od, faotory rolls 914 1 !0d per lb, eggs Sd p«r doz., ' i 8s per pair, dudes 6s per pair, ' a 7d per lb, hatna 7-frd per lb, » 41 d to Sd per lb, lard 6d per ' 2jtd per lb. 1 | NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY ; f AUCTION REPORT. afctle.—At Stratford ob Tuesday tag for store cattle was slack, fcugh. the majority of lines was teitier at the hammer or prie|y; There was a good yarding of Stock, and nearly all of this 8 sold at fair prices. Calves & 24s 6d to 365, yearlings 47s to ijGd, 2 year steers £3 16s 6d, 18 <2O months heiferr '-'2 19s to £3 •tore cows £2 6s to £3, springing ters £4 7s to £6 3s 6d, heifers in f-£3 17s 6|d to £4, springing cows vto £6 12s fki. Lt Rahotu oa, Thursday bidding aquiet, especially for springing fere. Calves made 255, yearlings | to 50s, 12 to 15 months heifers t l7s, springers £4 10s to £5 17s, L store cows £2 15s, fresh conidijm do. £3 10s to' £4 17s 6d. teSSBS VICKERS & STEVENS' |T REPORT. dickers and Stevens report that Sre was jx good yarding of Cattle gtheir Inglewopd yards on Wedncs[y. Yearlings to 15 months made Sm £2 to £2 15s, empty heifers ffvSs to £3 13s 6d, store cows £2 If £3 os, springers £3 15a t 0 £6 | fe bulls £2 5s to £4 12s. |tt the horre fair on Friday there as'not a large entry. There was a Md, demand for good harness hor"Hacks made from £4 17s Oft r£7 12s C-d, harness horecs £l2 fij to £25. is OBSSR3 JENKINS, MATTHEWS fVAIiD PIGOTT'S REPORT. Joipre was a fair muster of oattle fcUremii on Monday last, and prices Sbded were satisfactory. We quote'. iDalves 30s, yearling £2 4s 6d to 4 14s, 18 months heifers £2 16s, & year steers £3 Bs* store cows £3 |'£3 2s 6d, springing heifers £4 3g |to £i 3s, bull £5 10s. E&t ft ai tar a on' Tuesday there was jtaaller muster' of cattle than prefous weoks, . but everything yarded, fas sold. We quote Calves 27s (id jp39s 6(1, yearlings 44s 6d to 82s. ft. 18 months steers £3 Is, spring- & heifers £4 to £5 ss, springing £3 19s to £6 10s, store cows & 17s to £3 99.

KWLEY & (GRIFFITHS' SHARK REPORT.

p'-T sales, B buyer*, S sellers, I! ssuw div, X ex div. |* J*siir;inee and. bank shares have iubeen in fair demand, but there is not f.Hiuch actual business, as sellers' will ; not mtet Buyers. j* Waihi shares have again advanced ; fo sails at £5 18s. t GRAIN REPORT. £ WELLINGTON, Oct. 3. m Mr F. Pownall, oJ the N»w Zealand and Canterbury Farmers' Co»:>eperative Associations, Wellington, a reports as follows, all quotations b»r jag f.0.b., port of shipment, Backs j extra, unless specified ; Oats —Operations coastwise are >!■ healthier, relaxed limits lor feed [• grain accelerating business. Exports • oveisen are nominal, results of re- ■ cent ventures to West of England jj being awaited with interest. B ■ gpado Danish hold at Is 7d, S-*bills i, Is 7id, Gartons Is BJd, Duns, Rosesi' bcrrys- and Waverleys Is 9d, Canadians Is lOd, rejects Is Gd. e Wheat.—Market corap a rea favour- ' ably with cabled foreign reports, parallel with advance in Australia, limited parcels of Pearl and Tuscan available changing hands at 3s 7d, -Hunters 3s sd. Further slight ads' vance is predicted as season's crop £ exhausts. Feed is firm at 3s 2d, se~ conds 3s 9d.

Potatoes.—Table-keepers are overheld, Demerits' realising 27s Sd s.i., other kinds 25s s.i. Seeds £2 to £4 s.i.

Maize.—Supplies o .ualise consumption, cost standir.g j.t 2s 3d s.i. Barley.—Sales are irregular, maltiag calling for 3s, fee 4 2b, Cape 2s 2d. Pearl Barley £l3 b.i. Pig-meal £4 10s s.i.

Beans.—Are neglected, hard crushers seekfhg 3s 2d.' Seeiis 3s fid. Peas.—Partridge stationery at 4s, blues glutt<*i 3s (kl. Spl'iitl peuS £l4 b.i.

Bran has receded to £3 5s s.i., stores filling. Follard stands at £4 5s s.i., to a brisk demand.

Oatmeal,—Langidowns and principal gristers list 2.Va at £9 s.i. Boiled oats £l2 c.i.f. s.i.

ChaK.—First quality oatsheaf returns 67s (id s.i. SoutK, and 75s s.i. North, with fall not unlikely as spring opena out. Straw chaff has buyers at 50s s.i. ! Hay.—lnquiry is slack, rye-clover offering freely at 67s fid, all-clover 80s, pressed straw 37a (sd. Grass seed.—M.D. cocksfoot is worth 5d to s?d, olidi pasture rye 4s 6d to ss, cowgrass 77s fid, white clover 97s 6d.

ADDING TON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCU, Oct. 5. At Addingto* market to-day the entries were moderate. Fat Cattle.—l2l were yarded, unusually good in quality. Prices firmed for better sorts. Steers, prime, £lO 5s to £l2 17s 6d,others £7 15s to £9 15s, heifers £7 2s> 6d to £lO 2s 6d, cows £6 10s to £8 ss. Per 1001t> extra choice brought 30s,prime 24s to 265, inferior 21s to 235. Fat sheep. Tihe yarding was slightly laflger than l&sto we£k„ Merinos predominating- Prices were Extra prime wethers 28s to 30s, prime 24s to 27s 6d, others 20s 8d to 23s fid, extra prime ewes to 28s 6d, prime 21s 6d to 255, medium 20s 9d to 225, others 16s 6d to 189, prime Merino wethers 22s to 265, sd, modi urn 17s Gd to 20s, crossbred hoggets 20s to 23s 3d. Sixty lambs, mostly rather light, elicited bride bidding. Best brought 17s 6d to 225, smaller 14s t 0 17a. The entry of pigs was good. Porkers -were in! demand at firm rates. Baconers 45s to 645, equal to 4Jd to 5d per It), ; porkers 30s to 375, equal to 4}d to 5d per lb ; large stores 23s to 28S, roodVra 18s to 22s 64, suckers and weaners 9s to 149.

BUCKLAND AND SON'S REPORT. (Special to News.) AUCKLAND. Oct. 7. Horses.—Aged and heavy draughts £24 to £3l 10s, medium £22 to £27' 10s, good backs and harness £8 10s to £25, weeds and ponies £1 12s 6d to £7 10s. Ai Rumuera a full supply of beef realised lower prices. Steer beef sold up to 25s per 1001b, cow up to 235. Sheep sold, at late Best wethers, mad" up to 295, ewes to 265, hoggets' to 18s, lanibs 13s to 22b. Pigs were, plentiful and better wortji. Porters to 355, baconers to 755. ■ *».

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