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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 307, 31 December 1904, Page 4

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NEW PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY, DECEMIIKU :n. RETAIL I'IUCES. Farm and Dairy Produce.—Milk 3d per quart, butter (dairy) 10(1, factory Is per lb, cheese 7d par lb, oggs Is 2d per dozen, fowls 3a per pair, lard 7d per lb, bacon 7d to lOd per lb, hams 9d per lb, rashers lOd per lb. Fruit.—Bananas 3d per lb, cocoanuts 2d to 4d each, lemons Is to If 6d per do/., apples 3d to 4d per lb, oranges Is to Is (ill per doz. Coal.—Westport, Brookdale 425, Mokau 425. tonedust, pure, £7 10s per ton. BUYING PRICES.

Butter (best dairy) 7d to Bd, separator 8d to 9d, factory rolls 9Jd 1 to lOd per It), eggs Is per dozen, fowls 3a per pair, ducks 6s per pair, bacon 7d per lb, hams 7|d per lb, cheese 4Jd to 5d per lb, lard 6d per lb, fungus 2Jd per lb. BURNSIDE STOCK SALES. DUNEIUN, Dec. 20 Entries were smaller thin 'ijibualu. owing to the holidays. v'-S "I Fat cattle.—S6 yarded, of mlxjftjK quality, and prices were a shaded higher than last week. Best bullocks £lO to £lO 15s, good Jt'J to £9 15s, 'medium and light £7 ltls to £Blos, best cows and heifers £(5 10s to £B, others £llos to £5 ss. Fat sheep.—lol4 penned. Prices for prime wethers were a shade highec, and others obout the same as last week. Best wethers 21s Gd to to 23s (a few pens of extra heavy 24s to 2,'s), medium 20s to 21s,light 18s 6d to 10s 6d, best ewes 23s ©d, others 20s. Lambs.—7Cm penned. Prices were Is to Is Od lower. Best 15s (id to 16s Od, good 13s Gd to lis (id, others 12s to 13s. _ Pigs.—s-1 penned. Porkers and light t:aconers brought rather better prices, while other sorts dropped. Suckers Gs (id to 13s, slips Us |to 17s, stores 19s to 235, porkers 25s to 325, light baconers 33s to 2Gs heavy 39s to 455, cho[)[>ei's 555.

DUNEDIN GRAIN AIARKET. ;)I'NEIJLV, Dec. 29. Al heat.—No business of importance passing. Millers are still holding off. Fowl feed has fair demand. Prime milling 3s (id to 3s Bd, medium 3s 2d to 3s sd, whole fowl feed 3s to 3s Id, broken 2s (id to 2s 10d ; sacks extra.

Oats.—Good demand for prime lnilling "A" grade, and fair inquiry for is." Local slocks are mrl large, and most shipping orders are being supplied direct from loan'iry stations. .P'Tint; milling 1s 7d to Is Bd, good to best feed Is s id to Is GJd, medium Is Id to Is 5d ; sacks extra.

ADDTNGTOX STOCK MARKET. cnHisTC'in'urn, iv-c. 28. The Addingt-.m market, to-day -was of a holiday character, both entries ant! attendance being small. r JJie entries comprised .I.'H2 sheep, 2.>2 cattle and 15,'J pigs. Fat cat tie—Righty-eight head were yarcJvd. The demand was very languid, and tin* sale irregular at an average nuigv <;f prices considerably lower than has been recently current, a large proportion being withdrawn. Prime beef brought 22s (id ogd cows and secondary IDslo 20s per 1001b. Steers nmde £7 to 17s (kl, heifers JLS 12s (rd to JUT 12s Gd, cows £f> to £<> 17s (id. Fat calves.—The entry was of I good quality. Trices ranged from J4s to 40s.

Store cattle.—The entry was small, and there was no change in values. Sales were made at the following prices 'Yearlings 2(55, fifteen to eighteen months ttOs (id to s|:js, two year heifers £4 .'is (kl, three year steers passed a't &,<> Bs, dry cows Ws to Li.

Dairy cows. There was a small entry, aird business was unimportant. Fat Khoep—Business was extremely dull, ami the small entry was no'l fully cleared at the lower juices which were current. Wethers were easier, while ordinary ewes suffered a. further decline of Is to 2s. Prime wethers sold at J 1s to. 22s (>d, others from 18s, prime owes 18s to 19s lid, aftd.ttged from 10$. t Fat sheep.—The yarding was small and" only good quality was in demand. FathHiiksr—The supply was small;

Pigs.—A small entry averaged about previous rates, id to -1.1(1 |>cr lb for baeoners, and l£d for porkers. nrCKIA'ND AXI) SON'S KICPOHT. ; (Special to "Nihv.s.) ArCKLANI). Dec. JSO. Horses. 1 — I There was a full yard, chiefly of' light stamps, and the demand wi.is easier. Aged draughts '-Clf> 10s 'jo £-11, good hacks and light, harness Jul 5 JOk to iV2, ordinary £'o to £lB. I Ai U»>ntur.;a there was a small muster of he.yf. (.'utile sold at late rates, and shcyp sold freely. Weth,ers made up tjo 21s, ewes to .lSs, 6d to His, ewe* l'Js :ld to 1 Is. Pigs were in inoC.Tuftc supplv, and sold well, ) i»ai.ciV/rv*s nicroicr. (Spi.H'ial to Xews.) i l)algvi s l r (u;»;lon ollice wires, under date yester<;li»\ : —"Copenliagi n mar- ] ket wea 1 -: prices unchanged since our j last telegram. '