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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 787, 1 April 1905, Page 4

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g ~ r" WW FLYMOTTBH, SATURDAY. p.-- , Apnm i. Pr *f ; . :-— :, f - ? ETAIL PRICES. ?£" ' i'lns and Dairy Produce.—Milk Eg -'SSB p* quart,. butter (dairy) lOd, Pr factory Is per lb, cheese 7"d per lb, ¥,. eggs Is SB tier dozen, lowlb 3e per 3 ' pair, lard 7d per lb,' bacon 7d to lOd £"," -perA. hatta -9d pec ]b c ra*bers 10d ?•-> ner lb. ff ' TruH.—Bananas 3d per IK, cocoai nuts 3d to 44 each, lemons Is to *;> "to M per doz., apples 3d to 4d per ;, - lb, oranges Is to Is 6d per doz. ■ £„' '" ~.>Cw&.— Westport, Broolodale 425, < Mokau 42a. *>*"''" •onedust, pare, «7 16» per ton. Stf. | BtJXISG PRICES. fe" - Butter (best dairy) 7d to Bd, scp*i£* ' arator 8d to 9d, factory roll* 9&* gigu- toltw per lb, eggs Is 3d per doa», fe', -fowl* M per pair, duck* 6s per pair, fea^i-*** oll 7d P* l " tt » I )m 7W per lb, g«- cheese *Jd to 54* pe; lb t fcurd 6d per P - lb, fungus 2|d per lb. p;, .JIB KING'S WEEKLY rfef J ' AUCTION »EPOKT. j3 '- Sheep,—At Wa itwuktajiho on Tuesday l& 1| held my supplementary sheer; fair p.<- and ordinary fortnightly cattle" sale. %r About 3000 sheep were yarded, but fe- bidding was not so brisk as at the. B. B«svious sale, and the majority of lines were passed in. After the salo, Sip* however, most of these were quitted * ~in most cases at reduced reserves. f\ • Shorn hunbs made 7sf (to to 8s 6d, a woolly lambs 9s 3d to 10s Gd, f.m. f_ I, ewes 13s 3d, 3, 4, and 6 tooth ewes jp 14a 9d U> 15s «tt, culls 6s to 7s Id, Hj^Cattle/.—Mere ,was rattier n small and prices showed little or improvement. Wcaners r made 9s SjSrf 8d to 12s 6d. 18 months steers Hits EEL* 0 455, 2 to 2J year steers £2 13sfigKfo £2 18s, 15 months heifers 41s W&W, store cows £1 10s to £2 4s. HjSg '.~At Stony KiVer an Wednesday, i* 7 * 9 a very small' yarding, wcaners, which sold at 7s 6d to las, good calves 21s BBpK .to 28s" od, store cows 235, 18 to 2 year Jersey heifers in HppteSSßS VICKERB & STEVENS' KlliffS? ■ fa '■'w'r Jnglewood yards Bjggg yedaesday. Most lines changed

NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MEB. CANTILE AGENCY Co. Ltd. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. AUCKLAND, March 29. At the Durham Yards on Friday, horses were''brought forward in increased numbers, a draft of unbroken draughts from the North excited I Ween competition. Heavy draughts 'soM at £3O t*o £l7 10s for an unbroken heavy draught colt from Ake AEe swamp, Waiuku ; medium ditto, £ls 10s to £35 ; hacks, £8 10s to £l9. A buggy realised £33 ; gig, £lO 10s. Cattle).—At the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday, dairy and store stock twere penned in the usual numbers. Th?ro was a full supply of beef, some of the quality, although not •heavy weights, was excellent. Ox |tcef sold up to 23s per 1001b ; cows 'l6s lo 20s ; steers sold at £5 10s to £lO 17s 6d ; cows, £3 15s to £S 117s 6d ; dairy cows sold at £4 10s to £9 15s ; calves, 17s to £1 lis ; empty cows, £2 3s to £3 14s. A draft of steers from the North sold .from £8 17si 6d to £lO 17s 6d. I Sheep were yarded in average numbers at the Newmarket Yards on .Tuesday, and for those of good I quality, prices advanced'. Wethers sold at 15s 9d to £1 2s 6d ; ewes 13s 6d to £l. Lambs, in full supply, sold well at 8a 6d to 16s 9d ; shorn ditto, lis to 12s Gd. Pigs.—ln full supply, rorkcrs sold at £J. 8s to £2 19s ; weaners, 4s 6d to 10a 9d. . We submitted a large catalogue of hides, skins, tallow, etc., on Tuesday, all lines being sold under keen competition. Hides.—Market firm. We quote : Extra stout ox, GJd to &;d ;~ stout ditto, sf«l to 6}d; medium ditto, 4{<t to 5Jd ; light and sheety ditto, 4\ld to 4Jd ;cow, best lines, ; 4|d ; ditto, good, 4|d to 4Jd ■'; stags', 3}d to 3}d? kips, 4Jd to 4rSd; calfskins, - 51* to sid; ditto, cut, 4Jd to 4Jd. . Sheepskins.—Market firm. Large fuU-troolled skins, 4s Id to 6s 3d ; ~ pelts and lambs', Is 9d to 2s 9d : damaged, 9d to Is 3d.: Tallow.—Market easier.- Best mixe ed, 18s to 19s ; good, 16s Cd to 17s t 5d ; seconds, 14s to 15s 6d ; rough , t at, lid to lid. '_ Hones.—£3 ; cowtails, Is 6d dozen; , horsehair. Is 2|d to Is 3Jd. 1 Wool-—Crossbred, 5Jd to 6|d ; \_ 4Jd to 6d ; lambs' 6d to 8d '; , s locks, 2{d to 3Jd ; pieces, 3»d to *■ Maize.—No alteration. Market slea- [_ Oats.—Market firm, at 2s OJd c.;.f. ■ for B grade,, in wholesale lines. l Chaff.—Finn at £4 7s 6d at rail, for prime samples. ' Potatoes.—Worth £8 10s on wharf j* for prime samples. Butter.—Supplies short, Best seo- "• orator. 8d to BJd ; poorer qualities, * 6-jd up. Cfleose.—No alteration to report.