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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 5 July 1907, Page 3

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Melbourne, July -1. Received 4tli, 10.7 p.m. At the hides saleS good eonditionei lots were steady, and others au eight! to a farthing lower. HOME MARKETS. London, My 3. Copper: Supplies 22,073 toils, dt'liverie: 21,1)04 tona, stocks 12,21)8 tuns, aflua! The wool sales at Antwerp openci with fair animation, prices ii Imvers' favor. Merinos were at 5 to 1( centimes below closing prices of tlu April sales. Fine crossbreds were unchanged, and lambs* and coarse cross lireds neglected. One thousand seven hundred and sixty-two hales of I-a Plata offered and 023 sold. Wheat: Thiee cargoes of Australian sold at 34s 4'/jd, 355, and 30s "l%<\ respectively.

y At tin; tallow sales 838 casks offered and IMifl sold. Prices showed ai\ ocea- ' sional threepence decline. o :i WILSON AND NOLAN'S UHPORT. >' At our lmii't last Saturday wc iiad a 3 good c'ltrv of poultry, which were keent ly competed for at tlie following rates: > liens, Is 4d to 2s Id; pui'ets, Is lid to li '' lOd; cockerels, Is 5d to Is !)d; roosters. Is to Is (Id; blown and white leghorn pullets, 3s 9d to 4s 3d; turkeys, 4s !)d to (is 3d. A shipment of Island fruit came to j , liand tliis week, which sold at late rates. We quote: Bananas, green, 4s fid to ss; lemons. 3s Cd to 4s. In the mart a large quantity of furniture was sold in favor of the buyers. We had n successlul sale of native trees and shrubs on account of Mr R. Davies, all lots being sold. On Wednesday we had a sale of drapery in the Stores" Company's Buildings, and buyers got some good bargains. We held another sale at the same place on Saturday next, without reserve, when we hope for a full attendance of buyers.

LOCAL MARKETS. The. class of poultry in the sale pens last Saturday was well up to the average. There was good demand for all lines. Ducks were in short supply. Each S. D. 6. D , Hens ... 1 4to 2 6 , Cockerels ... 1 4t02 10 Boosters ... 1 1 to 2 5 Pullets ... 1 4to 2 4 Chicks ... 6 to 0 11 ! Ducks ... 1 0 to 2 0 Turkey liens 4 oto 5 0 Gobblers ... 6 oto 6 3 Dressed poultry is selling at last week's rates: Fowls 5s pair, ducks 6s , pair, turkeys 7s 6d each. Bcy/sg Pbices. i Dealers offer for farm produce■> D. D. Butter, factory, in rolls 11 „ dairy „ 8 Cnecsc 6 Bacon 7 Hams Bto 9 Eggs, per doz 13 Seii.isq Pbices. The retailers' soiling prices for cash 1 over the counter in New Plymouth are: s. D. Butter, factory, per lb. 10. „ dairy „ 0 10 Cheese, per lb ... 0 Eggs, per doz. ... 16 1 Bacon, per lb. ... 0 3 Hams ... 84 to 9 Bashers (bacon) ... 0 10 Bashers (ham) ... 0 11 Farm Produce. s. n. Flour, roller, 1001b ... 13 3 < Sharps, 2001b sack ... 14 6 Bran, 1001b bag... ... 5 6 j 'Wkcatmeal, 251b bag ... 3 0 Oatmeal, 251b bag ... 4 6 Oats, white, per bushel ... 3 6 ' „ Duns „ „ ... 3 9 Oats, crushed „ ... 3 9 Barley „ ... 3 3 Maize i, ... 4 6 Beans, whole ... ... 5 6 Beans, crushed ... ... 6 0 j Fowl wheat ... ... 5 0 j