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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7927, 16 September 1905, Page 4

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WEEKLY MARKET REPORTS. o NEW PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER Hi. RETAIL PRICKS. Kara and Dairy Produc*:—Milk •I>! per quart, butter (dairy) lOd, factory Is per ft, cheese 8d per ft, eggs lOd per dozen, fowls 6s per pair, lard 8d per lb, bacon 7d to 10d per ft, hams BJd to 9tl per ft, rashers lfltl per ft. Fruit.—Bananas 3d per ft, cocoanuts 2d to Id each, lemons Is to Is 6tl per dozen ; apples Id per lb, oranges Is to Is (id per doz. Coal— iVestport, Urookdalc 425, Hokau 425. Bouedust, puie, £7 IBs per ton. BUYING TRICES. Butter (best dairy) M, separator, 9tt to lOd, raetory rolls lOd to liUd per ft, eggs 8d per dozen, MK NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT, (!n Saturday last, owing to the very wet morning, there was' very little auction business transacicil.

At the Mart ducks made 2s, hens Is M to 2s 3d, roosters Is Oil to 3s ill. Furniture and sundries made lew (rues. On Ti.tusday I hvl/l a clearing salei oi fui.i me and sti.ck al Smart Koad on account of Mis llclsop. There was a go d .it tendance and bargains were iiniiu-ri■us. The cows realised 41 to 48 7s till. Cut ■, .—The cni.tiiiued spell of general spring weather, conihn.d with the pri.spitt oi excellent pricis for dairy pn .luce, has had an .•••in.-viable. fH ct Loth upon dairy and store cattle. e>|:,eia!!y the lirsl-named class cows i.ear profit hcin- (aserlv competed for al mcreastd p'nces. The lmpn.v, m, nt upon store Little lies not I.e.n so nuiLid, l, m thv lj.it Wivk L.s s(,n a st.a.ly ; ..i,l imimv,.! d-iaan.l ,'it .ill yoi;i.- cattle o! ,y.,„l Ifuaiity ami condition!

At H.iWaiaiho on Tuesday tliere Was a good yaidin s „[ . st „ cli am| ~„ young ca.t'e weie well omp, ud ior nearly every |jr„. |, eni „ ,„;,( (ic | i([ . at 'he. hammer or privately. Grown st.crs ti.d ii"l >'iaie the niiprovid wuany, and w n -, -ry ilih-cult lo quit Calves made lis i-» 2-' is, to .1:--., Is months steers Hits, 2 to 21 year do. 42 17s (id, springing; Leifeit. 41 Is, sprit..in;; cows 41 in s to 45 " s Cd, „tore c. ws £1 to £2 "is. At, Stratford o.i Tuesday I held a iv-jring sale en account of Mr Law. Were a mie lot .u.d 5,,1, i Weil. Karly ealu-rs made 4i;Ms r 0 a.:) 10s, (icioher ealifis t.i .is lo IS Ids, late elvers 42 to 43 I.ls e..ivs in milk 45 I.ls lo 410. In-ikr., 42 I.ls to 45 His, bulls 42 His Io t't. Is months heifers 30s, calves 12s, yearlings 22s t'd. Sundries made low pricis.

At Sciiv River on Wednesday the yard was full, and nearly ivervihinSold at the hammer or p:-i-... 1 i,.i v Cai" ves made 13s .11 to 2!ls, f, cd y,jrlin S s 2Ss i?d to lis Cd. empty heifers 42 12s Cd, springing heifers i' 3 lus to 41 10s. store cows 41 u, i.3 ;is. I have to report having in gotiated the following sales of property :-Mr C. brooking s farm of J.)l arres siiuatt.l m-ar tfapfrti-a, lo Pr. Noonan aril W. Gruar, of Manaia, at a satistj.ci.ry price ; hi acres freehold at •Wana, on aecou'.t of Mr P. Murnhv to Mr James Miller, of Warea Road' '• «!) acres, on behalf of same vendor' 'o*.r Vuu. Rpvcll, of Warea; Mr P L. Mack s line farm of 150 acres a I lr.-p.ui, to Messrs Riley Bros of .L'l'ciiui , and Mr J, Gordon Glasslord s farm of 2UO acres, near Intrlcwood to Mr Wm. Williams, ol Hill Koad, New Plymouth.

MESSRS YICKERS & STEVENS' WEEKLY REPORT. Them was a good entry of catt!« i'i our In s lcwofi.l yards 0 u Wednesday, iricts wore about the same as U-stwiek. Yearlings made from £1 •» to £1 lis fid, empty heifers £2 £-_ His M, springers £3 Ills to, £6 « At V r „ Wi!, nwski's sale, on the Un,to Road, on Monday, iherc was a ■A'-'-i attendance. Oltl and baek-W-idutad.. from £1 Us , 0 ti f(JI , waid springers £5 2s ftl l« £O, bay j ; -W:n E «l Ids. Kurnituie and sun«iH-> at good prices. M JrS" S . I{S AMI GWF- - HT'JS' WEEKLY REPORT. Ov.i, : 1 1, |,ad u -at her fast week ''' I'"' 1 "lily .Sit bead of poultry pi lined, wi.n-li consequently iiiet with a bn:->. dc-uand. Hens realised Is jd to l* 7il, cotkeulx Is tW, ducks Is *l to :, Si!, 1U11..-V.S OS ltd ly Is 3d pi-e..i.s Id to Is. lurnituir s.,:d a! usual value.