Commercial.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7809, 29 April 1905, Page 4

Commercial.

' hew flymojjth, Saturday, April 29. RETAIL HttCES.Farm and Dairy Produce.—Milk 44 pes quart, butter, (Tdairy) iOd, teMory la per lb, cheese 7d p«r lb, •nja 2b ptr dozen, fowls 3s per pair, lard W per lb, bacon 7d to lOd ptr ID, hams M per lb, rashers iOd par lb. Krmit.—Bananas 3d per Ki, cocoaB uts M to 4d eaCB, lemons Is to la (d wr, dm., apples 3d to 4d per t», eraofea Is to Is 6d per doz. Coal.—Weatport, Bnoobdale 435, Kokan Ms. lonedust, pure, £7 10s per ton. BUYING PRICES. Butler (best dairy) Bd, separator M to 9d, factory rolls lOd to 10J< per -lb", eggs. Is tfdpcr dozen, fewla 8a par pais, ducks 6s per pair, tjacoa 6|d per lb, hams 7d per lb, . itisu i 5d -lard 6d per lb, fungus 2|d per lb. MB NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT.

At tbe Haymarket on Saturday > store pigs made 17s 6d to 275, slips }isß to 6s-6d-At the Mart only a few poultry - came forward. Young roosters made :9dtols 4d, hens Is to 2s, onions l{d, bacon 6d. A quantity of sun- ' dries were disposed of at low prices. On Wednesday I held a clearing'salo of furniture on account of Miss Brunton, when there was a good attend'ance and very satisfactory prices were realised. : Cattle.—At,WaiwakaHio/ on Tuesday - there was a small yarding and the sale was lifeless. Weaners made lis to 15s, 18 month steers £2 3s (id, old cows 15s to 235, store cows £2 2s 6d„ fate cows £3 15s, stags £1 * 3b, bulls 17s to £2 6s. »- At Stony River on Tuesday a good many cattle came forward, but prices showed.little or no iraprove- "- ment. Weaaers made lis to 235, 18 month mixed 41s, fat cows £4 ss, fat and forward cows £3, springing heifers £3 3s to £5. Land.—l. have. -to.: report having . :sold'on behalf of Mr Hugh Bailey as assignee, of Messrs Frascr and Langman, of Opunake, 408 acres situated on the Ngariki Road, to Mr ..Paul Willcos, of Rahotu. -' MESSRS VICKERS & STEVENS' s- REPORT. There was only a moderate entry * of young cattle in our Inglewood Yards on Wednesday. Bidding was a little better than at late sales and 'nearly all lines were disposed of as "follows J—Calves 14s to £1 Is 6d, 18 months mixed £1 13s to £1 1.75, , springers 'oi 5s to £4 15s, spore cows £1 to £2 OS 6d.

CLEARING SALE AT OAKUHA. MM The first sale of cattle and farm ■ oddments conducted: by Messrs Bew- , fey and Griffiths was held on Thursday on the farm of Mr Richardson, - at Ottkura. Luncheon and afterneon tea. were served by Mrs Richardson to those attending the - sale, and she had a busy time, for . the attendance was a fair one. The ; ante went with a swing from start to finish and was a most satisfactory one from every point of view. Ms Fagan .wielded the hammer, and '- v received many well-deserved congratulations from a number of those present. We understand that this ,■ .firm now intends to take in hand any clearing sales that are offered to them. We wish them every suci cess in the new departure of their '• business. Tne cows were a fair lot and the prices ranged Irom £3 4s to £8 14s, tne, average being £5 Os 6d. 18-montha*ld heifera realised £3 2s : 6d to £3 12s 6d, sheep 16s 6d, and N steers £2 I6s£ THE POULTRY BUSINESS. Before last Christmas the tax upon the accommodation provided by Messrs Bewiey and Griffiths for their Saturday poultry sales was so great that they had to more than double their Coop accommodation to pen - the 200 birds which were received at their mart every Saturday morning. Each coop was provided with a false bottom enabling it to be removed and cleaned after every sale. The, coops were so arranged *as to enable every bird to be clearly seen by purchasers. This privilege U not enjoyed to a better extent in any mart in the colony, as far as we , have seen. . The success which has attended Messrs,Bewfey and Griffiths' imjenujty in providing such excellent coops has been well rewarded. Their weekly entries have steadily increased until they reached the unusual number of 497 birds, on the Saturday prior to Easter. Their regular pens of course could n o t hold more than two-thirds of the birds received, and all kinds of temporary structures had to be provided 4or the occasion. So as to giTO vendors Die very best opportunity of displaying their birds to the fullest advantage this firm has again doubled the accommodation. The Coops, this time are if anything "an improvement upon those previously erected. The advantages of having such excellent coops—dnd plenty of them—ore sure to be appreciated more than ever.

~ AUCKLAND AND SONS' I'.EPORT. ; , AUCKLAND, April 28 We held no horse sale, on account of the holiday. At Remuera a short supply of beef sold freely at advancol prices. Steers made up to 23s per 1001b, from £« 10* to JCII 15s> each ; cows tp 20s per 1001T>, from £5 to £6 15s. Sheep.—An average market sold well. Wethers up to 21s (id, ewes to 235, lambs to 17s 3d. Pigs.—Tho usual supply came forward. Porkers of bc'ttir worth sold to 335. baconcrs to 51s, smull stores almost unsaleable. ADDHJGTON STOCK MAKKET. CHRISTCirURCH, April 2(5. At the Addington Yards to-duy there was a, large entry of all ciasses of stock. Store sheep were very 'dill of sailc, and many lots wero passed. Fat lamjbs sold firmly at the previous week's prices. Beef'showed ""» farther decline, sales being dinV - Cult to effect. There was a fairly heavy yarding of stero sheep, including some from tho North Island, and several lines of Flaxboarne sheep. There were few r bujers present, ami a considerable gsrtiOß of the yarding, including thw FlaSbourno lots, wene passed , I*e yarding of fat lambs was not •» lawe as tho previous week, and wai.or.lwr quality. There were onlv a. Jew export buyers operating, but K. tS? *?" wcU at the P">viouß ShST* 8 JS Li|cht tan *s mode 16s

There was only a medium entry of fat sheep. The yarding of fat cattle totalled 170, and was mostly of useful sorts, there being several station lines entered. The demand was very slack, and a number of lots were passed. Trices showed a further decline. Fivo sue' 9 from Lake Coleridge made £7 12s 0d to £8 12s &d, others £5 17s 6d to £B, heifers £1 l.'s (id to £7, and cows £4 7s (id to £5 2s (id (equal to 15s to 20s per 1001b). C'ulxes sold well at 7s 6d to £2 Bs. There was a large yarding of pigs. Baconers sold at previous week's prices. Porkers were rather easier, 'and there was a fair demand for J well-grown stores. Baconers made 1 41s to 48s for light-weights (equal Ii to 44d per lb), and 50s to 60s for heavy-weights (e.pial to 4d per lb), porkers 28s to 345, (equal to 4Jd ,pcr lb), large stores 25s to 335, medium 15s to 22s 6d, weauers 7s to l 12s " ____^_-