Commercial.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7804, 22 April 1905, Page 4

Commercial.

£>■** PL.YMODTH, SATXJBDAY t Ife * * _ RETAIL PRICES. • jpr jyfßjr. 22. Is,' Fans and Dairy Broduce.—Jßlk ■' 4d per (inert.) battery (dairy) 10p. t-faMwytoiper' ft, cbws* 7dp« *v iibn 2a per: dozen, fowls 8s per J'poir, lard 8d per !b, bacon 7d to lOd fc par », *""■ -M-p«r lb, rashers lOd fi:Ber Dk 1 i- Fruit.—Baaanas 3d per lb, cocaaN WU tMch, ljtmons Is to 3d to 4d per f'tt. entagtm 1» t» Is 6d per doz. ! * Co«U.—WeqUxjrt, Brookdale 435, li'iittfcwUfc- ■ loaaduat, pure, *7 10* per ton. V" ~ BUYING PRICES. Butter (best dairy) Bd, separa£oE '* 8d to 9d. factory noils KM to ff'lOJtl per lb, eggs.' Is 9d per dozen, J.j, fowls 8a par pair, ducks 6s per pair, W;perJ ». SSUew 5d per R>. lard 6d pfer lb,- fO|n >|<l per H>. E 'MR 3SEWTt)X KING'S WEEKLY jfft ' KEPORT. j f-.' A ftur • amount •of business was ~ 'done at the Haymarke't on Satur- % last; store pigs made 19a-6d, wcaft4f*v 7s -'• to 119, slips us to 6s 60. Kifajural horses were Sold, hacks mak-' %-i»g SA 7b Od to £5. Traphorse £9 > 10s. J (!•- At the malt a large c(unn(fity of -jxnKtry was sold. Good pullets, mado S- la 8d to 2s Id ; cockerels, Is to is. mstA. hens ;l{k| .to. Ik Qty", Jroosters, is |f'fed to Is 7d ; ducks Is to Is 7<J. £ Hirkejs 6s 6d. jofe A -quantity of furniture and sunJlries mads Jow prices. S# market has "been glu(tad with oranges. This week pr.ices 1, .ami 7s to 8s per cage. Apples 2s (K1 ; "to 4s per box,. 6s to 9s per case. Jjk' Fears, 12s, jwssions 3s to 4s, quiheos 2s 6d. .!•, % Cattle.—Ak Stratford on Tuesday was a (air yarding and large £* r attendance. Forward store cows met J",» .with a little more attention and t --made Bhgtifly .improved prices, all srl*a other lmee showed'very little ai- ' Weaners made lis, to 17s 18 ta 20 months' steers 545, 2 jpHo 3) year steers £2 12s 6d, 2J to M'-9 'SWb do., £8 to £3 8s 6d. Store IP cows 24s "to 355, forward do, £2 ''' "15s to £3 Is, fat do. £3 los 6d to j. *4- Springing Beifers £3 10s to £4. J":., I*ad.— I have to report having 'A «» "following l sales :-Mn B» Xligfit's dairy farm of 102 acres S" oa Hurford Road to Mr G. Tuck, of ; '-Mr ■A. 8. Dunn's farm 1W * cres « t ~H al wtu to Mr C. W. : aaif-iMr .1 o-mes McCullum's fejtoa .«» 455 acres, situated on the p'Fanflio Road, to Messrs Btfl, of Pun-

JENKINS, MATTHEWS, AtfD Wy PIGOTT'S REPORT. St?. Ifcssrs Jenkins, Matthews, and report : —At our Urenui yards f\- <® Monday .was a good number P* e,ttle yarded, considering the . dirty weather. Bidding was very rr. alow, and we did not sell much., at -Ifowwerr WVMuSfted C »«ady. every line afterwards at prices Satisfactory to both buyer ' Md seller. We quote Weaner pigs *- 8s to 7s tki, yearling hpi/ers 2as tc - 18 months steers 4#s| 2 vear Bp. 58s. fat cows 78s 6d to 76s springing cows 80s to 85s, store «>WS 42s to 57s .. 6d. At. wr jfaitera. yards on Tuesday there W i fair muster of cattle, particularly young gtufl, but bidding was i"' again very slow. Calves brought i., fr °m 15a to 19s, .yearlings 225.- 6d jt tb.aCn. 20 months heifers 3»s to *. Ma, springing heKers 6Cs 6d to 70s, •to opw» 20s, bull |27s 6d, lambs 8g Sd. ' KBW ZEALAND LOAN AND MER|*7- , CANTILE AGENCY Co. LM. : Ic . "" Hjjb WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. r, ' AITCKLANDi April, 19. 'At the Durham Yards on Friday V " last, we had a- largo muster, with a good demand for all horses of a useful stamp. Heavy sold :< <uraAa.X26 to £3B 15s ; medium ditto £9O 10s ta £3l-; hacks and light harness horses, £9 10s to £2O 5s ; - '.weods, >£3 15s to £8 ss. A dog cart jj Naliaed: £25 ; spring cart! and hdrbesa, £l6. Whe Junction Yards on Tue.**lay were filled witli stock ol ail descrlp- .. won?, which sold at late rates. There r paa a full supply of bee/ ; same of the quality, although not Wing hea*y weights, was excellent, ©x beef .waseasier. and,sold up to 21s per J-7s to 20s. Slcc'i's sold ■ ' 2s 6d to £9 5s ; cows, £tt 10s to £6 15s; dairy cows sold ;, A from £o to £8 30s; empty cows, I* B to £3 ; calves, ,'£l- 2s to, £1 * ■ Ifss ■ ' : ' 1 ■ • - " • ' - Sheep—The Newmiarket Yards were \ J«jll illed an- Tuesday, and ior those i *L fI L ® oo< ' fllality prices advance-/ Klethera sold from 14s 9d to £1 '' s 3d ; ewes, 12s Gd to £1 Os tkl ■ fat lußbs were yardad in average quanirtias, well fatted* sold from 8s fxl to 16s 3d ; other sorts, 5s Cd to 8s " „ r, i «? - In " ver »B» supply. Torkers ' So,tl from £1 3s to £1 18s ,- weam'j . ore, 3s Gd to 8s 9d. .j&i,'At Waiuku, on Saturday th«re aa anrerage muster, which met a .J? Dairy cows sold from vV £r 'to-£9 < empty ditto, £1 12s - "5? to 189 ; heifers, £3 5s te £6 - 10s; Aires. 15s to £1 19s. Beef j »t Newmarket rates.

'? n . Saturta .v ne held a clearing r I've and dead stock on acMr John White. Flat Bush. ° ®° od and Mlßfactory pncca ruled. Cows in midtsoW up to JC7 10s each ; spring- * £3l £ ir , t0 £S , l3s : fur, » horses, ' " rol " c ' n colts, JE22 to£2fi J „ -J?* 3u jetted a large catalogue of S * oh TUL-s----l SMUT K .^ Id " n,k "- ko ™ i.,- IfcrCet firm. I We quote : I-r 7, « d J O - 7Jd ;:extra fitolK - '<* d rto- »■ •so , medium do.. 5Jd to 5Jd : lijaht to 4 « d ; e « w . best lines, - Jf* » Wtwr;good. 2Jd to 4;tl ; stags' . to B>d 8 > d ■ k'l>s, ljd to 4;d : calf3>d to 5Jd ; ditto, cut 4J<l to 4f(f. ? ■ ffbeepsfcins.— Warkct firm. Fiesl ' batchers' pelts, salted, ?s 8d lo 2s „tW : dltlo, lambs' 2s 9d to Ss Od ; •* 11 null and damaged, is 6d to 2s. Tallow.—Market firm. Best mixed, If." lf« to 20s 6d ; good. 18s 1o 18s Od; f. . JPConSs, 13s ea to 10s Od ; rough ; ■ tit. iid to l.jd. * Hones.—ls. Horsehair, Ik .k! to &■' h li 7jl. "Cowtails, Is fxl do/en. '"HaijA—Hartet firm, at 2s lid on fc! - the Mtaif for lines. Bjjkr —Are ta>good demand at 2s supply, and soloer •ton on the

I Potatoes.—Primo quality is wanted for-the Islands at £7 10s ex store ; ■ tocals arc being taken for this purpose. llutler. —Supplies are much below requirements. Market is very firm. Prime separator, 9d to 9J<d ; good quality, fid to 83d ; poor 7£d. Cheese. —Selling slowly, at IJd for factory, large size, and ttfd to 4d for farmer*' small size- Steaks of the latter are fairly large-