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NEW PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3. RETAIL PRICES. Farm and Dairy ft^«*-r*" k «d per quart, butter (dairy) lOd laitoryls per lb, cheese 7d per ft, < pTlard 7d per lb, bfon ;dto lOd per lb, hams 9d p« lb, rashers 10d P Frtffc-Bwaiia. 3d per lb. «H»ais 6d per doz. app-i - 4 to 4d per 5> oranges Is to Is 6u • /*"■- Brookdale 425, Uokau 425. Sonedust, pure, £7 10s per ton. BUYING PRICES. Butter (beat dairy) 7d to 8d separator 8d to 9d, factory rolls 9Jd to lOd per lb, eggs Is per dozen, fowls £s per pair, ducks 6s per pair, cheese 4id to 5d per lb, lard 6d per lb, fungus 2fd per lb. MR HBWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. \t the Hayinarket on Saturday a fair number of piga were sqW. Slips made 5s to 7s 6d, small stores 8s to 16s, good stores 25s to 80s, male and trip £l2. At the mart fowls were very plentiful and prices ranged from Is 2d to 2s Id, chicks 3d to 9d, dueks IS 5d to 2s, ducklings 7d to Hd, geese 3s Od to 3s 9d, turkeys 5s to 7s. A quanity of furni- ' ture and sundries made ordinary "cattle.-At Stratford on Tuesday yearlings made 40s to 46s 6d, 24-year-old steers £4 to £4 2s, store cows 3s to 3s 3d, fat do. £4 los. At Rahotu on Wednesday the yards were full, but bidding was quiet. Yearlings made 39s Gd to 47jj 6d, store cows £3 to £3 4s, 18 to 20-months heifers £3 3s. Horse Fair.—At the Waiwakaiho yards on, Wednesday about 220 horses of s all classes were yarded. Only a limited number Vas ■disposed of, but this was probably more on account".of the date of sale being somewhat too late rather than want of quality in the animals offered pr high reserves. Several first-class unbroken light draughts were yarded as also some'heavy broken draughts. The following were prices realised— Draughts £lB to £3O, draughts, unbroken £ls to £22, buggy- horses £l6ja>.«24, hacks £2 10s to £l2, ponies £1 10s' to £7 10s. JENKINS, MATTHEWS, AND «*;' j, ; FIGOTT. At Urenui on Monday last there was ft record muster of stock; but bidding was quiet all round. We quote : Calves 21s to 275, yearlings 42s 6d to 535, 18 months mixed 59s to 60s, 2 i toj3 year steers £3 10s, store cows £2 12s 6d to £3 12s, springing heifers £3 5s to £3 17s 6d, empty heifers £3 to £3 8s 6d, fat cows £4 18s to £5 13s, bulls £l* lOs* "to £5 10s, pigs (slips) 5s 3d to 10s, stores 16s. ' At'Wdiiara 1 on Tuesday there was a very large'muster of cattle, but bidding was very quiet. We quote : Calves''ss to'2Bs, yearlings 29s 6d to 535, store, 'cows : 39s to £3 Bs, fat cows £4 10s to £5 13s, empty heifers £2 17s 6d to £3 Bs, springing heifers £3 6s to £5, springing cows £3'Bs to £5 ss, bulls £1 6s to £5 2s 6d, pigs (slips) 6s. MESSRS VICKERS & STEVENS' REPORT. Mess's Vickers'and Stevens report that there was only a moderate entry of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday, owing, no doubt, to the small demand at present. 'Prices were again dull. Yearlings made £1 lis (id to £2 12s, empty heifers £3 Bs, store cows £2 to £3 10s, .springers £3 15s to £5. GRAIN REPORT. WELLINGTON, Nov. 30. Mr F. Pownall, of the New Bealand and Canterbury Farmers' Co-opera-tive Associations, Wellington, reports as follows, all quotations be- - ing f.o.b: port of shipment, sacks extras "unless specified. Oats.—West of England trade calls for farther ventures in that direction', incoming returns warranting, proWded cheap freights are available. Cape offers no inducement, and London market is temporarily home supplied. Sales locally comprise limited clearances of B grade Danish at Isl>6d, and Gartens Is 7 jd. WaverleySi Rosetterrys, end Tartars rule at 1« Bd, S-Bills Is SJd, Duns Is 9}d, Oafaadians Is'lOd, rejects Is sd. Wheat.—Business is lifeless, with holders reticent at quitting, and buyers limits precluding further advance on present costs. English ad-vices-indicate a slight re-action, which may throw back on the colonies. Velvet and Tuscan are worth 8s Bd, Hunter's 3s 6sd, fowl feed 3s 2d, seconds 2s 9d. Potatoes.—Sound old are scarce at 50s ton s.i. ; new, round, plentiful, 6s cwt tj.i. ; kidneys, 9s cwt b.i. Maize is firm at 2s 5d s.i. with shipments light. Barley .-Feed sells quietly a t 2s 2d, Cape (dull) 2s 4d, matting 3s pearl barley £l3 b.i. Beans are neglected, crushers seeking 3ff'2d. '' Peas.—Blue Prussiaas (nominal) 3s 3d, Partridge (scanty) 3s .9d, split peas £l4 b.i., pig-meal £5 s.i. Bran remains at £3 5s s.i., stores full. --Pollard sells readily a t £4 5s s.i., demand active. Oatms!u\--25's list at £9 s.i., with Kfhng for a drop. Rolled oats £l2 c.i.f.ai. Chaff.-Farmers' attention otherwise occupied is restricting cutting any bright oat-sheaf available changing hands smartly at 77s 6d s i straw chaff 55s s.i. Hay has small inquiry, rye-clover «* straw 455.. . i.^^~ A !^ ir^aa are landing m fair condition at £lO,

'-''■''" " NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY, Co. Ltd. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. AUCKLAND, Nov. 80. Horses.-Owirag to the Auckland Agricultural S'how being held on Friday there was no horse sale at the Durham yards, that day. We held a special sale of show stock on the show grounds on Saturday. Bidding was dull, and it was difficult to effect sales. We sold the following - TMree purebred heifers, 10 months Old, from Mr James Close's Ngaheia Station, Bay of Islands, 60 guineas tfw lot; roan bull four months old from Mr A. E. Harding, MH R "(j guineas ; three Shropshire rams, fr 0 m « DlaS Coato - 4 and 3 Mr Thomas Coates, 4 guineas ; and twee Shropshire ranis from Mr Thomas Stone, Woodlands, 3 j guineas "Cattle.—At the Newmarket yards on Tuesday there was a moderate EJS3T ". Mry and sto « «»ttto an average auppJv of ' tTf 7 ia' T COWS soW from £4 10s 12. L ', empty COWS £2 10s '<> £3 "8 6d, calves £1 139 to £2 12s for beef was brisk and the of the cattle, more especialW« SS.;,* 0 ? Stock ' was Client. x beef f0 26s P pr wo «*"» 1»S to 235. Pat seeerq «„u from «6 5s to f m , , s T eers „ sold •4m I '*?.* lo - "a"* c °"™n- ! *a« tJ£' 7s(kr - First P rize oral ] r£i£* Wrd P™e oxen Irom the North ' '?7»'i£r' Tee flrßt P pize tak «>s £l3 £ •*&!jZ 9ecwwl P rize db. £l3 12s 6d .'n£* P i Wer * ln ,u " numbers and ; * Zm * keen ,/ i omPetttlon. Wethers ' % *<ito£T "■'« * £1 12s, ewes to^ 17s 6d - Lam H m full * %'- ;, S«i « 1 te ' Second P rfz e do. &1 c |-:-m,^vlf^,! P „"^ taker6 ' or butchers' S i '?? PO !Su* !1 *» W, first prize under p ; ptd 19a 9d, first prize for p money, value £1 3s 6d, first c

prize for under 30 months £1 5a 9d, first do. for all-round purposes £1 12a, second prize do. £1 3s, lambs for butchers' purposes £l, se< ond prize 18s (id. Firsl prize for freezing purposes lt!s 3d, second do. 17s 9d. Tigs—A full yarding. Porkers 18s 6d to £2 17s, weaners 10s Od to 17s 9d. Owing to oirr wool sale the usual; sale of sJcins, hides, tallow, etc., was not held. ' Wool.—Our first wool sale of the season was held on Tuesday, when we offered a catalogue of 1301 bales out of a total of 2426 bales submitted, There was a good attendance of buyers. Most of the wool was in very good condition, being very light in grease and almost free from burr, emi in consequence realised full market values. Wc have to report having sold, privately the well known clip of fine haWbred C C in a diamond at lljd per lib. The following is the range of prices as compared with the corresponding sale of November last year :—Pine crossbred, 1903 7d to 7-Jd, 1904 9d to 10£ d ; medium crossbred, 1903 6Jd to 7d, 1904 84' dto 10d; coarse crossbred, 1903 ojd to 6sd, 1904 7.Jd to BJd ; inferior and log-stained, 1903 5d to 5 Jd, 1904 5Jd to 7.Jd; pieces and bellies, 1903 up to 3Jd, 1904 4d to 6Jd; locks, 1903 up to 21d, 1904 3d to 5Jd. Oats.—Market very lirm at Is lid for B grade. Maize.—Stocks are light. Shipments t 0 hand cleared at 2s 4d on wharf for wholesale lines. Potatoes.—Very firm at £5 on wharf; supply short of requirements. Butter.—Still remains in plentiful supply, with prices in favour of the buyer. We quote :—Good separator up to Bd, poorer qualities 6jd to 7d. Cheese.—Consignments of the new season's make are are still coming to hand ; mediums are worth 4Jd, loaf 4Jd. HOMEBUSH STOCK SALES. SYDNEY, Dec. 1. The weekly wool sales closed firm. Greasy to 14s, scoured'to 21d. Home-bush sheep, firm. Best wethers 15s, good 14s, best ewes 14s, good 13a. Cattle are dull and prices lower. Best bullocks £8 10s, good £B, best cows £6 10s, good £6. Best beef 28s. MELBOURNE TALLOW MARKET. MELBOURNE, Dec. 1. The tallow market is steady and unchanged, shippers operating moderately. In hides there is ia brisk demand, and prices have advanced an eighth of a penny per pound for kips.

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 283, 3 December 1904, Page 4

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COMMERCIAL. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 283, 3 December 1904, Page 4

COMMERCIAL. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 283, 3 December 1904, Page 4

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