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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81912, 29 December 1906, Page 3

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NEWTON KING'S REPORT.

At the Haymarket on Saturday only a medium number of pigs was ( penned. Slips made from 0s to Pis. porkers 17s to 18s pure-bred sow t2 2s (id, lacks t7 m to XS lis, trap horse £23.

At the mart a smaller quantity of poultry eame to hand than on the pluvious two Saturdays, but everything sold readily, mostly at advanced rates. Hens made Is 2d to 2s, cockerels Is 4*l to 2s 3d, roosters Is 2d, to is 10d,.chicks 8d to Is, ducks 2s fld to 3s, ducklings Is to Is JM, turkey hens 5s to tin 9d, chicks 2s Ikl. WILSON" & XOLAX'S REPORT. We had a large entry of poultry on Satunlay, but being just on Christmas. prices -wore slightly easier. We quote: Hens In Gd to 2s 3d, cockerels Is Id to In Ud, ducks Is 3d to 12s Id, ducklings Is to 2s, turkey gob- | biers 10s Ud to 12s J)d, hens 4s 3d to ! ss, Guinea fowls 2s 3d, goslings 3s to 4s. Fruit: A considerably quantity lm& coiue forward this week, the market being somewhat overdone. We quote: Jtannnas (UOlb cases) (is fid to Bs. oranges 12s Od, 'Frisco oranges ISV: t>d to 20s. plums (Wrist's early) 0s IKI. lemons 5s Od to 0s Od, strawberries U to U &l.

Wool sale: Entries are coming in well for our wool sale at Waitara on 'Jth, over 300 hales having so far been entered. We anticipate :a full store and good competition, and wouid ask growers who have not already entered their wool to do so ! early.

WKUSTEU DUOS.' REPORT. There was a drop in price* of poultry on Saturday last aod suppliers .styjuld take notice in future not to Kive their poultry till the l;u-t week or so before Christinas. We hail u good entry and prices ranged as under: —Hens 1U to 1/10, cockerels Nl to 1/1, pullets (yoLVg) 1/1, chicks 3d, young ducklings 1/0 to 2/, goslings 2/0 to 3/, gobblers 10/. Fruit.—We quote: bananas (Tongan) 7/ii, cherry plums 2/3 to 3/0, purple do., 4/0, lemons (small boxes) 2/3 to 3/3, peaches 2/0 to 0/6, island oranges 11/ to 12/0, onions 10/ cwt, new potatoes 11/0 cwt. LOCAL MARKETS. —RETAIL PRICES. Ttoing to the holiday m-asou and tUcW'es. price* foi alt classes of poultry showed air aii.nnce on the previous veek's salt. For farm and dairy produce pri.e-- are unchanged. Each J. D. 8. D. Pallets „ 1 'J Hen* ... 2to 1 'i Hens, fat ... ! '' to 1 " Cockerels ... - '■ Roosters ... 1 4tol 10 Boilers ... 1 0 Chicks ... o ® Ducks ... 2 if fo 2 H Ducks, extra 2!' to 2 "ii. /■ Goslings 2 oto 3 >i liens 4 3 to 6 !i „ gobblers 7 t> to 12 U Prcs'sed poultiy is selling at last week's rates : F. wis 5s pair, ducks (is pair, turkeys 7s i (1 e :cli Dea.ers offer for farm produce:

i>. D. Butter, factory, in rolls 11 „ dairy „ oto 10

Cueese I! Bacon 7 Hams ... Bto 9 Lard, unprocurable Eggs, per do/. '•> The retailers' selling prices for cash over tbt counter in New Plymouth are :

Butter, factory, per lb. 1 1 „ dairy „ 10 Cheese, per lb. ... s Kggs, per doz. ... Itei-OD, per 11-. ... '' Hams „ ... SI to U Eajihcrs (baton) ... 1" Bashers I ham! ... H Farm Produce.

S.i». Flour, roller. ir.Olb ... 10 S Flour, 501bs 5-1 g&erps, iJt'll) sack ... 11 •' Bran, ]/)Olb bog... ... " Wheatme«(, 251b bag ... 0 Oa' meal, 251b bag ... 3 6 Oats. per bushel ... 0 Oats, crashed „ ... •-> -i

Birley „ ... 3 <» Maize „ ... 4 6 Beans, whole 5 0 SfKUi cruhed j„ 5 6