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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7845, 10 June 1905, Page 4

P^W l FtYMOUThH, SATURDAY, ■ =fe ; "o 4J&N8.10. '■■' RETAIL THICES. | •Karm and Dairy Produce.—Milk j 4d per quart, butter, (daityj 10d. | factory Is per tb, cheese 7d per lb, t eggs -s 3d per dozen; fowls'3s per . pair, lard 8d per lb, bacon 7d to lOd per lb, bams 9d par lb, rashers I<M per lb. Fruit.—ilananae 3d par lb, cocoanuts 2d to 4d each, lesions" la to Is 6d per doz., apples 3* to 44 far lb, oranges la ts) Is 6d per dm. ' Coal—Westpoit, Bnpohttela 49a, Mokau 425. "*'»' ' ' *kmedust. pure, £7 MM far tan. BUYINd PRIGEB. "■ Butter (best dairy) 9#,, separator, 9d to lOd, factory rolls 104' to 10 Jd per lb, eggs, 3a par 'dozen, fowls 8s per pair, dusks Oa per pah?, bacon 6Jd par tb, hem* 7B par lb, cheese 5d par lb, laifl M. par lb, fungus 2fd par lb, MR ■NEWTON' KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. Owing to the exceptionally rough, weather last Friday and Saturday jardly any auction business was ran-aclcd on 1 the latter day ; only one line af small pigs came iftto the Elaymarkey yards aad sold at 2s fid to ss. Horses made £1 5s to £3 10b. At the mart very little business, was done,, the sale beiag confined to a. few lines of produce aad • household furniture, prices for which were in favour of buyers. Cattle.—At Waiwaiaiho ob Tuesday there was a .very>«Baß yarding, the'rough weather and low prices* offering no Inducement to yard stock. Ihis was the more unfortunate, as

PB»rm;maßt cases went home empty haaded. Bidding was brisk for near-' .ly all classes end almost every "Tinq Isold at advanced rates. Inferior; vveaners made 8s to 9s, medium do. 15s to 16s 6d, 18-montJis to two year steers £2 10s. Store cows 33s ■te £3 7s, springers £5 to £5 log. I As I anticipate an improved de(mand at my next sale vendors will .do 'welk to forward entries as soon las possible.

MESSRS VIOKSKB * STOVEm*

There was a fair entry of cattle in ' our Inglewood yards on Wednesday, and bidding was good for all classes. Calves made from. 17s to £1 5s 6d, 15 to 18 months £1 14s 8d to £2 6d, 18 to 20 month mixed £2 6s to £2 7s, spring calvers £2 12s 6d to £8 19s, springers £5, to £7 ss. MESSRS BUCXLAND AND SON'S' REPORT. AUCKLAND. June 9. Horses.—Aged and worn l draughts to £ls ; no young draughts yarded. Good hacks and harness,£l6 10s to £2O, ordinary £5 2b 6d to £l3 10s. At Remuera beet was in average suppljyjand, sfoHdVat late quotations. Steers to 23* per lOOlbs, from £7 5s to £ll 15s each ; cows to 21s per, 100tbsVfronW£5 to £7 7* 6d each 1 . Sheep were Bhort of requirements, and elicited keen competition. Wethers to 275, 9d. ewes 25s Ud, light weights, mixed sexes, 17s 6d to 235, best'lambs 16s 6d to 235.Pigs were scarce and sold well. Porkers to 365, .baconers to 545. ADBMfGTON STOCK MARKET^ CHIUSTCHURCH, June 7 At Addington yards to-day the entries of stock, except fat sheep and fat cattle,' were only fair. There was a moderate attendance. Beef showed a recovery in values. Store sheepi did not meet with quite so much irik|ifiry, and fat lambs were about the; same as previous week. Fat sheep soldi without change, except prime! wethers, which were firmer. Heavyweifcht baoqoers (showed 'at tittle' 'provemcDt, Trot other Classes wera aghln dulli of sale. Dairy cows .soldi. well, but;there were only a few odd lots of store cattle offered. Store sheep.—A small entry, consisting chiefly of wethers. Owing to the break, in the weather they did bdb sell so freely as .of late. The principal sales $ were 363 two >an)d fourttooth . wethers at 17s 9d, 574: at 17s, 52 two-tooth at 14s 3d, 68 hoggets (wethers) at 15s, 100 at lis 9d, 24 (shorn) at 14s Id, 107 at 13s 6d, and 139 aged ewes at 13s Id. Fat 'lambs.—A moderate entry,, which sold under keen competition! at late rates. Tegs 19s 6d to 225, lamb weights 17s to 19s, lighter 16s to 16s 9d. Fat sheep.—A fairly heavy yarding, including some very prime lines) of wethers, which sofd at slightly increased rates. Other classes of)' wethers and ewes brought about tho previous week's value. Prime wethers 22s to 255, extra to 26s lOd, medium 19s 6d to 21s 6d, light 17s! 7W to 19s, prime ewes 19s to 225, ( extra to 255, medium 17s 6d to 18a 9d, aged 14s to 17s. Fat cattle.—The entry numbered. 195, mostly prime quajity. There) was a number of lots passed at first, but bidding improved,, and the pass-' ed lots were afterwards sold, ajgfrod cjCearance being effected at improved rates. Eight steers from Messrs H, |D. and J. F. Buchanan (Kinloch)

iiHWU iD 1U« U> UH,.IHWHIrBni Mr A. : BirdiJiiigiidJansdowne) £8 12s. 6d to £lO 12s (3d, and thirteen, steers from O. Qeddings (Fernside) £7. to £8 10s. Other steers brought) £6 12s 6d to £lO 2s 6d, heifers £5 7s fid to £7 2s Cd, cows, £4 7s 6d to £7 12s 6d (ejjuall to 19s to 21a for profeie, a, few extra at 225„ and cows and inferior 15s to 18s per) 100 lb). A fair entry of veal calves sold at 7s 6d to £3. Store and| Idairy cattlfcf—Onily a few lots of store cattle were penned, and there was little demand. Calves' sold at 7s 6d to 13s, 18-«nonths £2i 113s, 2J-year steers £-1 2s 6d (passed), dry cows 29s to £2 17j Dairy Caws were in brisk demand. Best 1 sor t s sold at £8 ,to £lO 17s 6d, others £4 to £7 10s.

Pigs'.—A medium yarding sold irregularly. Heavy baconers were in better request), and porkers were easier, while there was a dull demand for, stores, jwhlich were mostly simlalll. Light baconers made 35s to 40s, heavier 45s to 56s (equal to BJd toi 4d per lb), porkers 23s to 32s (equal | to 4d to 4Jd per lb), medium stores 1 15s to 22s Sd, slips lis to 14s, waaners 5s to 10s.