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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7712, 14 January 1905, Page 4

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H HEW PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY, ET ' JANUARY 14. ■T RETAIL PRICES. Br' ' Farm and Dairy Produce.—Milk W- 8d per quart, butter (dairy) 10d. W ' faatory Is per lb, cheese 7'd per lb, k* mar la 3* P« r &&*&• towlß 3s *** ft" pair, lard 7d per lb, bacon 7d to lOd K ' per n>, haw S)d per.nNt> t rashers iOd i mb. ■ Wi , Fruit.—Bananas 3d per lb, cocoaE nuts 2d to 4*l each, lemons Is to k~- la 6d per doz., apples 3d to 4d per fk lb, oranges la to la 6d per doz. f£' Coal.—Westport, Brookdale 425, g; Mokau 425. (K Ronedust, pure, £7 10s per ton, | BUYING PRICES. i. , Butter (best dairy) 7d to Bd, sepE orator 8d to 9d, factory rolls 9Jd i- to lOd, per lb, eggs Is per dozen, j? fowls 3s per pair, ducks 6s per pair, I bacon 7d per lb, hams 7id per lb, P cheese 4Jd to 5d per lb, lard 6d per g* lb, fungus 2Jd per lb. I MR NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY f AUCTION REPORT. '.* Atj the Hay market on Saturday ' pigs sold at from 6s 6d to 19s, ; good store pigs 83s 6d, calves 2s ■ to 49. At the mart fowls made lsjLd to . Is 3d, chicks 3d to lOd, ducklings Is, ducks Is Id to Is 6d, bacon 3d i~ to 6d, Fui nature and" sundries Y sold at low rates. £ FrulV—Fntt is now coming in very freelyi, but crops are light, and ; snippers advise that supplies will soon run out. The following prices r/^^-jrere-outeined during the week : t/ Apples 2s 6d to 4s per box, plums K 3a to 7s, peaches 5s to,7s, peaches r (bad order) iA to 4s, apricots 5s ;' ; to. 7b, tomatoes 7s to 14s, grapes £ Is to la 3il, bananas lid to 2d, s, lemons 3s *> 4a.. * Catlpe.—A« Stratford on Tuesday jg there was a good yarding, a fair I proportion boing big steers and bullocks. Bidding was slack for most lines,, and prices remained at rates ruling prior to the holidays. There were several buyers of grown bullocks but the majority were not forward enough. Yearlings made £2 4s to £2 6s 6d, 16a? " months and 2-yr steers £3 6s 6d L- to £3 12s 6d, 3-yr bullocks £4 17s S- 6d to £4 19s, .empty heifers £2_ 3s |» to £3 4s 6d, spnlnging heifers £3 V; 5a to £4 2s, heifers in oalf £2 8s f to £2 19s, cows and calves £3 to ; £3 10s, store cows £.2 to £3 ss, -i fat cows £4 to £4 12s. t At Rahotu on Thursday there was ? a moderate muster, with poor atf? tendance of buyers. l*rices were as fc follows :—Weaners 16a, good calves I I' 83s 6d, 15 to 18-months steers £2 I f ( 4s 6d to £2 18s, 2i-vr forwaid r bullocks £4 5s 6d, empty heifers £2 ! f, 15s t« £i3 2s, s£oro cows £3 to £3 g Bs, lorward do, £3 10s.. rMESSRi VICKERS h STEVENS' REPORT. Vlckers and Steven* report that ... there was a good entry of cattle in r their Inglewood yards on Wednes- I |- day. . Bidding was botter for all P f classes, and most o£ the cattle yards'*' ed were sold at the following prices: E Good weaners £1 to £1 2s 6d, years lings to 15 months £l 19s 6d to i. £2 14s, empty heifers £2 15s to £3 |, 7s 6d, 2 year steers £3 9s fid, store 6 cows £2 to £3 Bs, fat cows £4 10s. |* At Tarata on Monday there was a & good yarding of cattle and sheep. E Cattle •were very dull and did not jT r reach owners' reserves. Ewes and W lambs made 18s 6d, 2 tooth mixed H 13s 6d, breeding ewes 13s 9d, rams B At Mrs Barr's sale on the Carring-" fc ton Road on Friday old cows prado & ' £ll2s 6d to £3, young cows springj? ing and in mils £3 10s to £6. t' - LATEST BUTTER QUOTATION, f . (Special to News.) k ' WELLINGTON, Jan 13. Messrs! Dalgety and Co. report : , Our London office wires under date r, yesieraay :—Since our last telegram < i' Danish .butter is lower by three I shillings and fourpence. The marBj—- fcet is guietcr« GRAIN REPORT. WELLINGTON, Jan. 11. g, and Canterbury Farmers' Co-opera-jf- tire Associations, Wellington, refe ports as follows, all quotations belag f.o.b. port of shipment, sacks exg- tra, unless specified. ~. Oats.—Good feed 'qualities are act- £ ire, local consumption readily abe' sorbing; limited parcels available. j. Attention is again being directed to West of England for am outlet, with ' - advent of new crops, and present re•r turns should warrant. . B grades i have strengthened, Danish ruling at g: Is Bd, Gartons and S-bills Is BJd, g s Waverteys, Roseborrys, and Tartars & Is 9d, Duns and Canadians is lOd, g, rejects Is 6d. fe; Wheat.—Home, reports are steady, r ba&- holders in the; colony are un- ■;'" loading very charily and standing at 5 present costs, which are at top, in £. comparison with outside marKcts. a. Coming yield will be heavy and not I. subvent to any further hardening. E Velvet and pearl command 3s Bd, Tuscan 3a 7d. G.W.F, wheat is ' , scarce at 3s 2d, smutty 3s, seconds ?■'- 2s 9d. £- Potataes.—Blight scare is keeping &< new kidneys firm at 15s cwt. b.i., ||j and 10s for round, but supplies in is. clean districts are amplo, Sound old g. table 75s s.i. W Maize is working upwards with fr small arrivals, 2s 8d s..i. being the p- present cost. g; Barley.—Malting has more reW quest at 3s sd, feed 2s 2d, Cape 2s Sd. Pearl £l3 b.i. Pig me a l £5 s.i. i. Beans.—Are nominally 3s 2d s.i., '< to a bare market. *•>-, Peas.—New Yorkshire Heroes are n showing at 7s, Partridge 4s, Blue I Prussians 3s 6d\ split peas £l4 b.i. Bran.—ls selling freely at £3 5s S.i., with output slackening. Pollard.—Demand is brisß, temporary shortage finning cost to £4 10s s.i. Oatmeal.—Langdowns and others list 33's eft £8 10s s.i. Rolled oats £l2 ci.f. e.i. Chaff.—Bright old oat sheaf is r realising 80a s.i., straw chaff 57s -6d * s.i. New cut is almost ready, but with oats on rise prices should keep firm. Hay.—Plenty offers, rye clover ask- !*•-' 455. Onions.—Australian grown arc .worth £l4 10a p.i.f.d.p s ADDDfGTON STOCK MARKET. CHRKSTCHURCH, Jan. >11« The entiiies at Addtng'.on today (were the largest for some months, comprising 9304 sheep and lamtje, 483 cattle, and 458 pigs. There was a good attendance, including many t farmers* Fat cattle.—The entry of 234 head contained a large proportion of good to orime beef. The demand was very slow and there were numerous with- >*■ SMwals which, however, failed to prevent a fail of about 10s a head. Steers sold at £6 15s to £lO 2s 6d, \ heifers £5 15s to £7 10s, cows £5 j t 7s 6d to £8 10s—being at the rate I T . pec 100Tb of 20s to 21s 6d for medj. ium to prime quality, and 18s to 5 19s 6d for cow and secondary quality. Fat calves..—There was a gooS en,try oi veal, and prices improved 2s i fid to 5s per head upon the previous - .weck*a rates, good to prime calves «' making 30s to 425, a few extra to r 495, others from 10s upwards.. Store cattle.—A moderate entry met a very quiet demand, and there ■wad no: improvement in prices, which f for the lots s»W at auction were as t follows .—Yearlings 22s 6d, fifteen to ttghteen-montha 37a to 595, two-year-old steers £3 5s to £3 18s Gd, do heifera £3 2s to £3 13si, tMrtymonths steers £4 16s, dry cows 35s to £4 10s, Dairy cattle.—There was rather Li e Ufe in tho sa,e tban there has T ° r , some time. Good cows Were fairly well competed for, and • roi L £6 «f 0 £G 10s - and <™«t «» 7a Bd. Old and inferior sorts were only saloablo from £2 to £5 i. ««• u» number, but chiefly of «ood r g-Wy. The sal e fluctuated a food - •Su^sii? ana fina,iy ci ° sin « •* ■< - »»?fc_, opeilm S f a'cs. which for p ri J. rdmary f,,,,y 19 bdow ?' ' .wardfof ° f ""**"' > weUfl»? B ii? W) T being penned ' mostJ y V, m sm >T at hy «ith the ¥•■ «eahi^f 1 L °f K,on markrt ' Prices op- |, lower than at the previ-

ous market, ana, though prices varied during She sale, that figure represents the average decjine t Exporters competed well up to this point, and after butchers had covered their requirements,, the bufk of the olleiiiitg went for freezing. Prime lambs 16s 6d to 19s lOd (a few extra to 235), others from 14s 6d to 165. : Store sheep and lambs.—There was a largo entry. A large line of North Island sheep were withdrawn, although fair values were bid 1 . Good sheep generally sold we,l!, and store lambs also found ready buyers at full values. Sound mouthed ewes in small lines sold at 17s to 18s (id, two-toctth at 18i Id, two-tooth woihers at 16s to 16s 7d, small 14s !>d to 15s 9d, four and six-tooth 18s to 19s 3d, smajl from 16s 9d, good lambs 14s 7d to 15s 6d, others 12s 8d to 13s 7d. Pigs.—There was a large supply of all classes. Good baconers and porkers sold at previous rates, but unfinished porkers, of which many were offered, were weaker. Stores sold well at previous values. Baconers 38s to 52s 6d (or 4d to 4}d Per lb), porkers 25s to 35s (or ijd to 4}d per lb), large stores 20s to 30s, medium 13s to 18s, weaners 8s to 125.. NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY Co. Ltd. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. AUCKLAND Jan. 11. Horses have been brought forward m increased numbers and a good demand prevails at prices in favour of the vendor. There was a large yarding at the Durham Yards on Friday and competition for good draught and working horses was keen", but other sorts are somewhat neglected Heavy draughts sold from £26 to £44 ; medium do., £l9 15s to £3l 10s; hack and light harness horses, £lO 10s to £22 ss. A springrcart realised £l2 10s ; q sulky, £9. At the dispersal saJo of the Cambria Park Stud on Wednesday there was a largo attendance from all parts of the colonic!* Competition was very keen. The yearlings sold up to" mJX?***™. 101 a colt Cyrenian -Melodia. The mare Rattler sold i?L, i™ BUD:eas and the stallion iUon 100 guineas, which were some of the prices realise* On Thursday we held a special sale of racehorses at the Harp of Erin Hotel when the following sales were affected :-Up-to-dale, 400 guineasIdas, 100 guineas; Wellcast 25 guineas. Cattle.—At Papakura on Wednesday there was a large muster of stock of all which met | a ready sale. We quote :-Dadry l?^* 4 5S t0 £6 10s "'- «iPty do £2 10s to £4 2s; two to three-year |old steers, £2 10s to £5 15s ; grown ts ZJ }*?'■ oalves ' £1 4s to £2 os . beef at Newmarket rates. At the Newmarket jmrds on Tuesday dairy and store stock were penned in usual numbers. Competition .was keen up to last week's prices ,o:cen sold from £6 5s to £lO 17s 6d' cows, £4 ios- to £7 10s.. Dairy cows sold from £4 to £8 5s ; empty 4 < calves, 1 to £1 17s. Sheep.-fhe Newmarket Yardai were well lilled on Tuesday and ml a steady competition. Wethers sold J M , to£l - -Lambs, in full supply, sold well from 10s 6d to 17s for top sorts; other os 9d to 10s lip.—Yarded in average numbers. Porkers sold at from 15s 6d to £2 9s, weaners 6s 6d to 15s 9d Our second wool sale for the season was held yesterday, when we offered a catalogue of 1435 bales out of a total of 2744 bales submitted. There was a good attendance of buy°th»V £" Z°° l Was sc arcely equal to that offered at our first sale, much of it being log-stained and seedy. under, the influence of strong competition a rise of id per lb resulted on low-grade wools. Our range of prices was :-We sold fine crossbred to lOfd, medium crossbred B|d to 9Jd, Lincoln Bfd to 9Jd, coarse cross bred 7sd to 9d, pieces and bellies 4|d to 6Jd, locks 3jd to sd. Maize.—Heavy arrivals during the weeß; prices remained the same. Oats.—Southern market firm.' U grade is now worth Is lid c.i.f. Potatoes.—Local new in fuller supply at slightly lower rates. Chaff.—Scarce ; prime Southern is stil) .worth £5 5s to £s' 17s Gd c.i.f. Butter.—No change to report. Cheese.—Firm. Factory, medium, 4Jd, loaf sd, farmers' 3Jd to 4d.

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