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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7885, 29 July 1905, Page 4

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VW PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY, JULY 29. RETAIL PRICES. '/.un: and Dairy Produce Milk W ;h'[ quart, butter (dairy) lfld, i.» !'iry Is pel lb, cheese 7d per lb, t ...» Is 2d per dozen, fowls 3s per fii.i, lard 8d per lb, bacon 7d to 10d pci lb, liaius ad per lb, rashers lOd pi': Ik. i'ruil.—liananras 3d per ft, cocoaiiats 2vl to Id each, lemons Is to Is 6U piT dozen., apples 3d to 4d per lb. oranges Is to Is 6d per doz. Oul.—V.estport, Brookdalc 425, MiAau 425. Uontdust, puie, £7 10s per ton. BUYING PRICKS. Itutter (best dairy) 9d, separator, »;l to lOd, factory, rolls lOd to Hi;.-! per ft, eggs Is per dozen, fr.wls 3s per pair, tluiks 6s per pair bwioß 6Jd per lb, hams 7d per lb, ionise 5d per Hi, lard 6d per lb, [ungus 2jd per lb. \KWTON KI.VO'S WEEKLY AUCTIOX REPORT. At the Haymarket on Saturday a good number of pigs came in, and wi aacrs made 5s to 8s 6d ; small si .ires 10s to Its, calf 2s. Fruit and shelter trees soli at low prices. At the mart a fair number of good pm'utry came forward and realised satisfactory prices. Ducks made Is ■"•'I to 2s 6d, tans Is 3d to 2s 3d: laying hens and pullets 2s Sd to 3s, roosters Is 6d to ss. Sundries and furniture were SoM at prices in fafour of ljuyers. Fruit -Has been rery scarce Uiis week and prices ranged as follows : Maudarmes 5s 6d to 7s. cookinr apo"L Mto 7s ' dt^crt do., 7s to Js W, hanams 3s to 6s per caso. . Cattle. On Monday I held a clearing sale on account of Mr F. J Fislier, on tta Beaconsfield Road. Karly calvers made from £5 10s to £< 15s, late calvers £3 3s &} to rows £2 10s to £3 17s M, bun £3 10s. Household furniture and farm tools made low prices At Stratford on Tuesday bidding Was quiei, a good many lines were F a r^^ n " f r,c?s ran K« l " follows, forward store cows £3 19 S 6d stores £2 15s to £3 ss, springing heiftrs, forward, £1 m s to £SUOs bactward springers £3 10s 13 ( 0 15 TH m , ™ hciteC \ £2 Mto £3 5s , l ?, 20 monlhs steers££2 9s to £2 % M i* esu « rs 2Js to 33s 6d. On WWnesday I held 4 sale a i Mr T rvJi y i ards on "count ol , . o,^ unskl ' <wws , (ii .J W £«. backward « 12S 61l to £4 lOs St„r. £ .^ r calvs lo 33s fid. Horse " a >- I *>' 1.l , clearing r m, "" aCCo "It "t Mr K >S- Ihe tors wore a nice lot, . t*'injr Jers,--, s. There " n '"' att.w)ancc of local buv- . . } nmt »s follows c ' ,h : rs £7 t„ i; 9 aprt ■' , ' rs < vs £1 J.Vi to ■is n ;,'!," 1 "" 11 " N"-ingin R rt-ii- , r "l- iinpty do. £■• « s fMrr «'" £1 IIN to £2 -s 'id. Miconirs 395, store ,*gs .« to li->n t,'»T dmught horecv 7m' ' n <l r n : , , Kh ' £IK ,0s - l«">V . , ' ,lr,| l £1 ~ 10s, mower £9 -l.se harrow, C 7. l .f lirnjtlir , p.'l fnrm s.in<lries so !d at -ordinarv

H ftahotu on ThursUav the vnrviv..r,> fill, imkl there « ;ls „ fair",,, t'wlrfnce. HMdin R Wi „ nil iet. |t"-t I'lies wen. pns,s.-d a , t|„. hamt." ' . tnlv.-, imiile IDs 1o 1 ' r . hi s 23s '>d. springing heifnr? i.', £l empty h»"ifei> ,~ . ' l '"'f>ty cnwN £2 ;) s •*. fat cows £t Km i 0 £1 jjjs »! '. A quantity of household furniMm- tiinlxr. and sundries «„ s ,|, e p •'c<i of nt fair prfeps. "MfNiiiv «l«y I held « cleariirp sa ■: on the Flint I toad, Stiatfort of Mr J. W. Porter, ano I'lics «(TM satisfactory, ranging as' In!!,>ws Korvnul sprinirrs m 7 f to C 9, "cickwurd springers £1 ll)c !<• ifi .Is, springing 'heifers t] 2s g () old con's £1 ,*is to Si'l 10s. l m l| ■ & 1 ■: ha. calves Its. hordes £7 r>3 tr XIU .-sk. M„rS -hay £U Strutfor i Dairy J actor.v .shares ."s, , i>. (tin £7. Furniture and u,i n '. ones foun.i fjuyeis a t usual rivtcs.

JENKINS. MATTjrKWN ftM) 1-iGorrs hki'okT), '' At our I'Tvnui vjirds , m jfmidav I ",'.''. „ was a " ,uv, ' -r - I>f Cflttle. I.i'ldiiig was not brink ;il the hamin.r Imt a (food nuirtwr chanew) hands afterwards. W., ~„o t c Calve- up to H2s (VI, 18 roonths heifers .ill, 20 months hci/<. rs 53, js , months st,*re 48s, st or r. ~o ws up to £•.. springing Cn-ifere , jp to £5 3 J|:ir steers £3 (14s. V , v<s> ■ m At our Rattan* .va'rds on Tuesday wr had a Koed alter idance, hut corn(h i ; lion »os not kt m at auction. I!i \v.jvi»r. wild i 4 few pens subsequently. CiWf* mafic from I.V to 2Ss fid. IS nww til* heifers 50s, old cons from 15a 225, store coirs # 41- fid. fat cmk-t £4 Os, sprtiiidnf he'.'iTs from S.l, 7 S firt to £•"). springing cons £.l ',5 s. bull 20s, pony £1 I hero was a good attendance of Ihivucs at. our lj i<r sale of dairy cattle held at our \\i lit.ira yards on TTiursiay. Competition for everything fresh nnd forwmVi v.ii> most keen. Ijite CiKcrs an<! those in !MM" condition wc:'*' not in uyich demurl. ('<ins>cii'ntly n few head wire withdrawn from sale on this account, However, me are stUishod that, taking the iMil.ness itf the season and other things into consideration. we had a most supressful sal'*. Tlv averasi price throughout was £." lUs (Wl. IIIiCKLAND & SON'S RKPORT. (Special to News.) AUCKLAND, .July 2". Horses.—Ywins draughts were ii r0«,.-I demand and brought £35 I'K to mil, medium £25 In £lfl Ids. coou hn 1 s anil harness £l3 ."is In t2", or dii.jiy £B to £lO His. At Kemuerajlxvi was in small nius tei. ami increased iu value. Stcefi from £7 10s to £ll ss; up to 21s

;)cr luOlb ; cows from £5 to £8 7s 6d up to 22s per 1001b. Shtep flic pens Were well filled. Best wethers sold to 30s, ewes to 21s M, hoggets to ISs. Pigs were in short supply, porkers and baconers bringing 4d to 5d per lbs MESSHS VICKERS & STEVENS' REPORT. There was a good entry of cattle in our Inglewood yards on WedncsJay last, the majority being dairy cattle, lor which there was a decided advance in prices, 'lives were dull of sale and made irom £1 to £1 6s, 15 to 18 months heifers £2 5s to £2 15s, store cows £1 15s to £3 lis ; fat cows £4 15s to £5 7s, 2J to 3 year old steers, £4* 2s 6d, springers £3 10s to £D 2s 9d. MESSRS BEWLEY AND GRIFFITHS' WEEKLY REPORT. The usual good entry of poultry ind good table birds were in demand, others slightly down. Hens realised Is 7d to 2s lftd, pullets. Is KM 10 2s Id, cockrcls, Is fid to 2s Id. ducks Is lOd to 3s sd, geese Js, turkeys Is to Gs, pigeons Is per •>air, guinea fowls 3s 2d. Suunidries ami furniture at usual rates. No fruit caiiK" to hand during the week.

ADDIXGTON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, July 2K. There was a good attendance at Addington to-day. Really prime lire! sold at about last week's rates : medium ami inferior were easier, "■torp sheep sold well. There was m .•hai!i.r i*: the prices of fat lambs. Die fat sheep market opened rather full, nut unproved towards t the •lose. Bacon pigs brought lat« rates I mt porkers were not so firm. There, was a fair sale for dairy eows. Store sheep. Only a few offered, and all classes sold well, especially breeding ewes and hogpets. A line of 51, 6 and 8-tootli ewes, in lamb, made 3.is lfld, IWS sold at 235, and 169 made. 20s ; SO wethers made 19s 9d, RO huggeis 18s, and S3 15s 2d. Fat lambs.—Th.'re was a moderate yarding, mostly light and unfinished ;»nd they brought about late rates. Tegs made 19s 6d to 2fls Mil standard weights IBs to 19s. Fat sheep. The yarding was the largest for some weeks, and was of ;ood av >ragc quality. The bidding was slack at the opening, export buyers mrt operating to any extent, anr', prices showed a decline, especially for anything riot really prime, 'towards the close there was an improvement., especially in prime ewes and heavy weight wethers. Prime heavy wethers 21s to 275, medium weights 13s till to 23s (id, light and mlinishrd 19s 6d to 21s, prime hea- • v ewes 22s to 255, good 19s to 2ls 6d, aged and medium lis to 18s, irime merino wetbers 18s to 21s 3d. military from 14s 3d.

Fat cattle.—22o penned, of which considerably less than half were really prime. The sale dragged till towards Hie close, when there was an improvement. Prices for really .prime quality showed little change, hut medium and inferior beef was easier. A line of steers front Mr J. U. Reid (OanowieV made £lO 15s to £ll 17s 6d, 18 from the Peninsula £$ 15s to £ll 17s Bd, 12 from Mr G. O. Holmes (Tai Tapu) £7 17s 6d to £9 ss, and 13 from Mr A. J. Bardling (Lansdowne) £6 17s 6d to £9 as p. other steers brought £6 5 to £ll 17s Gd, heifers £5 to £9, cows £4 5s to £7 ss—equal to 20s to 22s for prime and a few extra to 235. medium 18s to 20s, and cow and inferior 16s to 17s 6d per 1001b. A good yarding of veal calves sold at 7s 6d to £2 18s.

Store and dairy cattle.—Only a' lew small lots of. store cattle were I yarded, and sales were not sufficient to afford quotations. There was a fairly large entry of dairy cows, and a good sale for useful sorts at £7 to £8 ins, extra good to £9 10s, other sorts £1 lfls to £6 10s.

Pigs.—The entry of fat pip; was a fairly large.one, but there v.as not a very numerous yarding of stores, iml they were mostly small. Baconers sold at about lasf week's rates. Porkers were Easier, and tliere was nol much demand for stores. Eighty haconers sold at 35s to 40k, heavier 42s 6d to 49s Bd (equal to 3Jd to 3}d per It), light porkers 21s to 255. heavier 27s 6d to 32s (equal to 4d to 4Jd per ft), medium stores 12s 6d to 18s, weancrs 5s lo 9s fid.