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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81884, 9 November 1906, Page 3

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LOCAL MARKETS.—RETAIL PRICES. Daily News Office, Friday. Farm produce continues to sell at good figures. There is an unsatisfied demand for good table birds, : n vew of the Christmas trade. Breeders who are holding back for the Christmas week sales should remember that if all adopt the same plan there will be a siump in prices then consequent on over-supply. There is now a ready demand at auction for fowls at the following prices.

Each s. D. S. D. Pullets ... 1 9 Hens ... 1 6to 1 10 | Cockerels ... 10to 2 4 Boosters ... 1 Bto 1 10 Boilers ... 1 0 Turkeys and ducks arc in good demand, and sell as under,: Turkeys, hens i 6 to 5 6 „ gabblers 6 fi to 9 6

Dressed poultry is selling at last week's rates: Fowls 5s pair, ducks (is pair, turkeys 7s 6d each. Dea.ors offer for farm produce; D. D. Butter, factory, in rolls Hit » dairy „ 9to 10 Cneese 6 Bacon '. 7 Hams s to 7 Lard, unprocurable Eggs, per doz 9

RETAIL SELLING PRICES. The retailers' selling prices for cash over the counter in New Plymouth are : s. D. Butter, factory, per lb. 1 1 „ dairy „ 11 Cheese, per lb. ... 8 Eggs, per doz. ... 9 Bacon, per lb. ... BJ. Hams „ ... to 9$ Rashers „ 10 Farm Produce. s. D. Flour, roller, 1001b ... 10 8 Flour, 501bs 5 4 Sharps, 2001b sack ... 11 6 Bran, lOOlb bag 5 6 Wlieatmeal, 251b bag ... 3 0 Oatmeal, 251b bag ... 3 6 Oats, per bushel ... 3 0 Oats, crushed „ 3 3 Barley „ ... 3 1) Maize „ ... 4 0 Beans, whole 5 1) Beans, crushed 5 G | Straw chaff 2 0 Sheaf clialf ... 3s to 5 0

NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT, At the liaymarket on Saturday there was a largo entry of pigs, and all sold at good prices. Sma:l weaners made // to n/, good do. 12/ to 20/, stores 33, to 4b/'. At the Mart there was a large demand for poultry. Ducks made 2/ to 2/3, hens 1/9 to 2/3, roosters 1/10 to 2ji, chicks 3d to 711, ducklings 1/3. A quantity of furniture and sundries made ordinary prices. Fruit has been in very short sup-

[)ly, but fresh shipments are expected this week. Green peas are now coming in freely, and on Wednesday sukl at (jd to tod per peck, new potatoes 3d, iemons 4/6, kuincras 4/6 box.

Cattle.—At Waiwakaiho on Tuesday calves made 10/ to 12/, mixed yearlings 10/ to 23/, 12 to iS mos. steers 28,0 to 35/, 5-year-o!d bullocks £(1, springing hcifeia £2 10/ to £4 10/, store cows 30. to 42/, fat do. ,£4 4/ to £4 13/. At Stony River on Wednesday there was a good yarding and nearly everyth'ng sold at satisfaoctory prices. Yearlings made iO/ tu 22/, 2 to z' 2 year steers £3 12/, 4 to 5 year bullocks £5 15;, 15 to 18 mos. heifers 2J' to 35 , 2 yea: do. 38,6, springers £?, to £$ 15;, fat cows (prime) £$ 4:, store do. 25/ to 42/. On Wednesday, at Stratford, I held my fir 4 bull fair, About a hundred head were yarded, a fair proportion being well-bred Shorthorns. There was a large attendance and bidding was keen, e*pecial:y for Slwrthorns, a'l of which s»ld at satisfactory prices and the sale ended with an unsatised demand for all of this ciass. A

line of 15 months bulls by pedigree bulls from Winks' estate cows made tiom £7 io. to £O. A line of similar ages fiom Mr 11. Gibson, Eltham, made U'lin £7 10; to £l2 10/. Two-year-olds from Mr Ceci: Hawkcn realised £ll tu £22 10/. All other cla ses made good prices. My Stony River horse fair was held 0:1 Monday in drenching rain, and, cvn>idrrinß 'he decided y unfavorable atmospheric ic:untHti'.>nv which ;i>i«u-'

several iuts from coming forward, mu-t b-' tak'n as fairly fcuctvsv fu'. Unbi"kon spring' cart >oru made up to £l7, light draught.: £2O, medium draughts Xi-5 'o/, ''S' l ' harness hoiscs #j to £2O, hack £j 7.0 to £l3, ponies £1 to £2 7/0.

YICKERS AND STEVENS' REPORT. Messr- Yickers and Stevens report there v.a- a fa r muster <'f cattle m their InglewooJ yards 011 Wednesday, and all das-es showed a di.ddec| itnptoveni'nt in prices. Yearling- 1 made from £1 to £1 fj/. JS to lX mo-. £1 7 6 to jS , old store cows 17 6 to £1 15', good stores £2 to £2 uS. •"printers £2 5/ to 15', bull- £1 i.i ~J X-5-At Mr K. Jones' -a'e on Thur-day last tfieie wa- a good attendance and everything sold w'll. The cons \w a good lot and made frem 10. tu £j 10 . Pig-. intpl' lie ills and -uiidiies made good prices. At Alexis Mattoek and Cook--' sale on Friday then- was a good attendance. Cows made from £2 10/ to £<) s', and sundries -old at fair