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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8038, 27 January 1906, Page 3

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BANjk RETURNS.

Received 20, 11.!) p.m. London, January 20. _ Coin, £3O,!)l'J,000; reserve! £22,-01-1,000 j proportion reserve to liabilities 40"J7; circulation, £28.277,000; public deposits, £7,811,000; other deposits, £-17,287,000 j Government securities, £13,1-31),000; other securities, £37,225,000; three months bills, 31 3-16. FINANCE. Consuls— S'Jj ; Queensland threes, S(5; Wesl-raliun threes, 87; X™- Zealand fours, 1071, three hall's ill), threes 8!); rest unchanged. MINEUALS. Copper.—Spot, 7SJ; three months 77 tin spot, llioj ; throe months, Itiol. Lead.—l 7 iron, 52s 7d. SUGAR, Sugi-r.—Quiet, German, 8s 3d; first marks, 10s 3d.

WOOL. Bradford wool. Good inquiry ; small business with a hardening tendency At Loudon the sales for the cohne crossbreds were five per cent below the November. Other sorts were firmly maintained.

Following were the average prices illised for the fleece portions of folding clips : Pukctoi 10id, ltituroa Is. ■J WHEAT. The wheat markets are quiet. They e, however, generally steady near rgocs; firm shipments. The marts arc slightly easier as regards South Australian and Victorian. Loading 30s ; January and February 31s i)d. Flour is dull. In London there has Umi fair business. Glasgow—Fe band March, 21s to 21s Od.

m BUTTER. y Butter—Quiet; demand steady at 'lowest rates. Australian, 108s to 110s ; New Zealand, 110s to 112s ; Danish unchanged. CHEESE. Cheese.—Slow. New Zealand, <i2s to 635. Ml! NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION RETORT. At the Haymai'ket on Saturday a good number of pigs came forward, slips making 8s (id to 12s, weaners 13s to lis (id, small stores 17s to 19s (id. Xt the mart there was a good demand for poultry. Chicks made (id to lid, good young fowls is to Is Bd, cockerels Is 2d, ducks is 7d to 2s 3d, hen and chicks Is Gd. Furniture and sundries made ordinary prices. Emit.—Sales are now being hold nearly every day. Prices during the past week ruled as follows:—Plums 121b boxes Is (id to 2s 3d, lHlbs to 211bs 2s to Is fid ; gages 3s (id to os, peaches os to (is (id, tomatoes 2s (id to Is (id, apricots 7s fid, nectarines (is (id, bananas 7s to lis (id, grapes 9d to Is Id, cucumbers os to 6s, pears Is fid, apples 2s to 3s.

Cattle.—At Stratford nn Tuesday young rattle met Hill! fair enquiry, ami (lie majority of lines changed hands eillier at the hammer or privately :it slightly iinjirovi-d prices. Wcaners made Ills, yearlings 27s lid to 3()s, IX montLs to 2 year steers *2 to £2 Ks (id, 3 year do. £3 13s, forward bullocks 1M 'is to I*s 7.s (id, si ore cows CI to 355, forward do. i'2 17s, fat do. t'l 2s. At Raliotu oil Thursday the yards were full, and nearly everything sold at improved prices. Weauers made 'Js to IDs, yearlings 25s to :)Os (id, 15 lo IN months heifers 37 s, 2 year do. 12 ss, 2! year steers C2 12s (id to t2 1.55, store cows 35s to lis, forward do. I' 3, bulls ;l')s lo £3. IiKWLKY A XL) Gli IF FIT IKS' IiKI'OKT. Poultry.—A fair average quantity being penned and moderate priees realised. We quotel'ullets I s Id to Is Uvl, cockerels, Is lid to Is llld. liens Is 3d to Is 7d, roosters Is 7d lo 2s 2d, turkeys Is yd to Ss yd, ducks Is Id to 2s Id, ducklings Is 2d.

Furniture.—We got through :i considerable quantity, the bulk of which went slightly iu favour of buyers. Fruit.—Consignments of stone fruit have been heavy during the week, and oil account of the summer weather prices have held their own. Kates for peaches have advanced considerably, only small supplies coming to hand. We quote the following prices:— Peaches, very few ottering, 3« (kl ; small to 8s (id large ease ; bananas, prime, 7s to 10s large case. Pliqns ; Supplies are increasing. We quote Burljanks 2s to 3s 3d, Ogons 2s to 2s (id, Early llivers 2s to 2s 9d, Botams 2s !)d, Lutherburgh 2s !)d to 3s, mixed 2s 3d, extra choiee 3s fid, Orleans 3s (id ; X.Z. apples fair inquiry, prime Auckland Is fid, lted Astraclian 3s 3d, (iravenstcin 3s 3d, others 2s 3d, Pears: Xo choice to hand ; we are selling at 3s lid; tomatoes, good >'eisun, Bs, others os and fi.s | cucumbers 3s doz.; French beans Is (id box. ■ Land sales —We beg to report having leased Mr Holloway's property on the Smart road to Mr Corry of Bell Bloek,

TICKERS AND STEVENS' KEPORT. Messrs Yickcrs and Stevens report that there was a large entry of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday, and most lines changed hands at the following prices:—Weaners 8s to 13s, yearlings to 15-month £1 4s to £1 lis, 18 to 2iMnom!is £2 lo £2 Is, store cows £1 10s to £2 10s (id, fat cows £3 15s to £1 3s, springers £2 10s to £fi ss.

AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET. FEB PUESS ASSOCIATION. AucKt.Axn, January 2(1. Horses are active, young draughts, £3O 10s and £3(i; medium colts and lillies, £2l 5s to £27 10s; aged, Jtl'.l to £27 ss. Good hacks and harness, £lfi to £2l; ordinary, £5 IDs to £ll 2s (Id; weeds and ponies, £2 7s fid to £l. At liemuera, beef was rather better, steers selling at 27>, a hundred cows to 18s; hundred sheep, full supply of wethers, to 18s fid; ewes, to 18s'; lambs, lo 15s 'MI. Pigs, better worth ; porkers, to 30s; bacons, lo 555.