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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7903, 19 August 1905, Page 2

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WEEKLY MAMET REPORTS,

NEW PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY, " AUGUST 19. RBTAH. PRICES. | ' Farm and »airy Produce :—KUk W per quart, butter (dairy) &A, factory Is per lb, cheese 7d per ft, eggs lOd per dozen, fowls 6s per pair, lard 8d per lb. bacon 7d to 10d per ft, hams ad per lb, rashers 1W per ft. Fruit.—Bananas 3d per ft, cocoanuts 3d to U each, lemons Is ta Is 6d per dozen., apples 3d to 49 per lb, oranges is to is 6d per doz. Coai.-Westfl«rt, JSrookflale 425, Mokau 125.. Bonedust,' pure, &1 : rt>s purton. BUYIN& PRICES, Butter (beat d»iry) 88, aepawfte, M to 10d, factory, rolls 1M t« lOjd per ft, eggs 8d per dozen, fowls 89 pet pair, ducks 6s per pair fcacon m per lb, per ft, cheese 6d por ft, i fard 6d per NJ ft, fuigus 2sd per ft,

MR NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT, ! At the Hay market on Saturday* fair number of pigs, came in, "small stores made 14s to 15s 6d, weaners 5s 6d to 8s 6d, calves Is to 2s. Fruit trees and shrubs made "low prices.

At tlic mart there was a large entry of poultry, every pen bring occupied, t'lie quality was exceptional-, ly good, and very satisfactory prices were Priqes were as follows .-Roosters 3s /to 7s M. hens Is lOd to 4s 3d, pullets Is 7d to 4s %£*» ls 4d *° 2a M. is ll)d to 2s 2d, parrot I2s 6d. .Onions 2d cheese (id imms 7id. Sundries and furniture made low rates. During the week there has bees very little, alteration to report in tlia market for store cattle,; the genera scarcity of feed being the chici factor in keeping prices at the pre, l«L hV t eI A Wl «i. however, a comWrtV » -, .v le miW spring-like weatb> nays,, tha e is every prospect of an improvement in the. near future. , Dairy Oattle.-At the variods sales dmng the week prices have been well maintained, especially lor early calvers, competition being s tr D n K foe >rL y ? U , ns . and forww < l sprin«irgi rile total absence of illeratimate bidding the rcsult.of my dXZ£ tion to discourage any running up, by vendors agents, was much appr* c n L„„« C - dlStriCt ' wl «> showed tttf* ssn& *,?■#? ad y a] >tese of vendors. T,fi? C cattle --At Waiwakaiho oa Tuesday there Was a moderate yardZtlvlff T" '**«**«*■ Calm, ' nosijly off turnips,,made 2.7s to 28s leiferlT 8 • lo u, %a f n s - s P'' ln eing- heifers £3 1<& £S t?„; ' spn "Si n ß cows £3 15s to a i o? c cows fI to *2 ss. At btoncy River on Wednesday tha yards were full a „<i tlicre wis a large attendance; bidding, however was qmet, al ,d a good My £ k -. W « ancrs Se ig 6s to 18s, good calvpq in *,~-■• •«2 Us, 3-year bullocks ■ *»■ ij"* spr nging heifers f 3 Tw to£, l S« Dairy Clearing sales «+ conjunction with lu A Ro M Co S a M «f«. Nolan Tonka Mrs Fly'nn's iLI ? letr "« <* £3 10s to £5 ,nt «' lalc calvcra SIS to £9« ? I f-, arntss norsea oti . 26 5s i hack £3 los Ponit? and sundries m'ade fair Or?. cnt . R(> a*on Monday Mr Thos u « s clearing sale was well attJZ^ Spring capers 17s W, store and aged cows £2 fe to ±,3, harness horses £lO 5 S to £lB 10s. Sundries and furniture soldi On Wednesday at Ngairc I hold a L-lcaiing sale on account of the Exo,