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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7730, 4 February 1905, Page 4

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NEW PLYMOUTH. 3ATURDAY I FEBRUARY 4, V. RETAIL. PKXCES. Farm and Dairy Produce.—Milk 8d per quart, butter (dairy) 10d, faotory Is per lb, cheese 7d per lb, eggs Is per dozen, fowls 3s per pair, lard 7d per lb, bacon 7d to lOd per lb t bp™" 9d per. Ib, rashers 10d ner lb. Fruit.—Bananas 3d per lb, cocoanuts 2d to 4d each, lemons Is to 18 6d per doz., apples 3d to 4d per lb, oranges la to Is 6d per doz. Coal.—Westport, Broobdale 425, Mokau 425. -" Uonedust, pure, £7 10s per ton. BUYIWG PRICES, i Butter (beat dairy} 7d to Bd, sep ' arator 8d to 9d, factory rolls 9Jc to lOd. per lb, eggs Is per dozen fowls 3b per pair, ducks 6s per pair, bacon 7d per lb, hams 7Jd per Ib, cheese 4)d to Sd per lb, lard 6d per . Ib, fungus 2Jd per lb. MR NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. Cattle.—At Waiwakaiho on TuesBay bidding was very quiet, and prices showed little or no improvement. Weaners made 15s to 235, y«aiVingg 30S to 465, 2 to yeai £3 lis, 1-5 te IS months do. £2 •12s 6d, springing heifers £3 10s tc £4, store cows £2 2s to £3. At Stony River on Wednesday, then ffras a fair yarding and utteudance. Weaners made 15s to 255, yearlings 35s to 44s 6d, 2 year steers £2 14s 15 to 18 months heifors £2 10s store cowa Jt2 2s to £2 17s Cd. •I have just received the followinj message by telephone from Awakino tie the annual sheep and cattli fair held there on Thursday :—A splendid sale; cleared all sheet iwithout passing any. AH growi bullocks sold, but poor demand foi which were the only clasi unsold. Shearing lambs 8s to 9: .6d, f.m. ewes 10s 4d to 13a 9d t S tooth, wethers 12s Is to 15s 2d, I months steers £2 lis to £2 12s, 1; months heifers £2 9s|, 2 year a teen :S£3 7a 6ji to* £3 10s, 2J to 3 yeai bullocks £4 ss, 3to 4 year do ££ 3s to £5135. : MESSRS VICKERS & STEVENS' REPORT. _ There 1 was a good entryf of cattle in our Inglewood yards on Wcdnes ; Hay. Bidding for young stocl showed a decided improvement .Calves made from 17s 6d to £1 lis years to 18 months £2 5s to £S 10s, 20 months to 2 year steers £3 store cows £2 to £3 3s, springer! u £4 7s Gd to £4 17s 6d. At oui horse fair on Friday there was a fair entry. -Unbroken half draughl horses made from £ll 10s to £2l ss, hacks £3 15sto £7 15s, hames* horses £8 to £26. 'ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTeHURCH. Feb. 1. There were good entries all j through, and a* good attendance o] , • buyers. Fat Cattle.—lßs head were yardec mainly heifers and cows of indifferent to inferior quality. Good beal met fair demand, but secondary showed a drop of 10s a head, and ordinary and inferior cows went down £1 below last week's values Good - to prime steers £8 to £9 15s | others £6 7s 6d upwards, heifers £3 17s 6d to £7 12s 6d, cows £5 to £7 17s 6d ; good to, prime steers 20s to 21s, ordinary 18s to 19s 6d cows 16s to ISsper 1001b. Fat Sheep.—Old ewes predominated jith some lines of prime wethers. \ Bidding was irregular. Butchers competed well tor wethers, but freezing lines suffered a slight decline. Ordinary and inferior ewes were genorally Is below previous rates. Wethers, good to prime 19s 6d to 2?® 911 r ewes,prime heavy 20s to 22s Id, medium 17s 6d to 19s Gd, ®Sed 13s 6d to 17s ; merino wethers 13s 2d tol7s 3d. Fat Lambs.—Prices were weaker .than last week, prime making 17s .to 19s, others 15s to 16s 9d. Store Sheep.—Large numbers were entered, and sold well. Ewes, 2 and 4 tooth, 18 s 9d to 19s, 6 and t,l i Ss to 18s Hd, sound ■l£ £ + i* 1° 16s 10d ' brokcn 'l2s 9d to 16s 7d/ The demand was weaker ,and prices for all • classes barely maintained. Good to prime toaconers sl ° 5 25, equal to 3»d to 44d per ; Pikers 24s to 36s*. ocfual -to , Aid to 4|d ; large stores 23s to 28s I ™ c^" ua 16s to 20s, small 6s 6d to f GRAIN REPORT/ WELLINGTON, Feb. 1. Pownall, of the New Zealand i and Canterbury Farmers' Co-opera-tive Associations, Wellington, reports as follows, all quotations being f.o.b. port of shipment, sacks extra, unless specified. Oats.—Trade moving is confined to release of stored grain, weather conditions retarding supplies of new Australian merchants are actively seeking A grades for eastern orders, ' ™ ouW business eventuate, prices will level "with present val«v?"' ® tfrade Danish command Is W. SparrowjAlls Tartars and Jioseberrys Is 9Jd, Gartons Is lOd Buns and Canadians Is lOJtf, r Jects Is 6d. Wheat.—Market is unstable, holdera seemmg more anxious to clear Dn old stocks before new grain is ./ .Velvet and Tuscan rule j? 3 .. .H* chaff 3s 6d< G.W Xeed finds ready buyers at 3s 3d, sel conds 2s lid. * Potatoes.—New table are plentiful, round returning 8s t b.i., kidneys lis b.i.i reds 6s s.i. J consumption quiefc- '* a ® bßor *3i 9 aina ll shipments avail- ; able, costing 2s 9d, s.i. , „ • <t , Ba , r i2 r - -Malfcln e « steady at 3s nrarl 6^^- 16 2a - Cape 2s 3d < Eearl 13s b.i.m pig meal, £5, s.i. - turn over f Peas.—Seed Y-Heroes list at 6s 3d, Stratagem 6s 6d, Partridge Ydull 4s blues 3s 6rf. split peas g s b i ' i . , an ,a stationary at £3 5s si . stocks ample. ' ' $ Pollard .—Restricted output ha- " I 8 value t0 £3 10s, S.i. d ri " rx Oatmeal.—Millers are fir 50s s.i. for 25's, and r - rm ' at £9 -• for rolled oats - "-12 c.i.f., s.i., 'a.: ' >vith tendency uj>Chaff.—Opp- ■ r lively at * -nations in new cut arc norUb s.i. south, and 85s s.i. , old falling tack to meet. <f* ■■ ..aw chaff 55s s.i. " Hay.—Receives little attention, rye clover seeking 62s 6d, all clover 80s. Pressed straw, better outlet at 42s 6d. Onions.—Local grown are worth