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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 6 September 1907, Page 3

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LOCAL MARKETS. * There were ygry small entries o poultry in the various auction marts on Saturday, every class being in short supply. There was good demand for ordinary sorts, but fanciers were not particular! yanxious to buy the puve.-'j breds offered at the reserves fixed. There is a good enquiry for good young birds, and for chicks. The prices last Saturday ranged as under:— The following was the range of prices at the poultry auction last week : Each

8. D. S. D. Kens ... 1 8 to 2 3 Cockeri'ls ... 22 to 22 Roosters ... 2 1 to 3 5 Pullets ... 2 0 to 2 3 Ducks ... 2 0 to 2 3 Turkey liens to 4 6 Dressed poultry is selling at last week's rates: Fowls 5s pair, ducks 6s pair, turkeys 7s 6d each. Butikq Prices. Dealers offer for farm produce : D. Butter, factory, iu rolls 11 „ dairy „ 8 Cneese, factory 7 „ dairy ... ... . 0 Bacon 7 Hams ... 74 Eggs, per doz. ... • ... 10 Eetail Prices. S. D.

Butter, factorj, per lb. 1 0 „ dairy „ 010 • Cheese, factory, per 1b... 9 „ ilairj ~ 8 Eggs, per doz. ... 10 Bacon, per lb. ... 0 9 Farm Produce. s. D. Flour, roller, 1001b ... 12 9 Flour, 50lbs ... ... -6 0 Flour, 251b ... . ... 3 5 Wlieatmeal, 251b bag ... 8 0 Oatmeal, 251b bag ... <1 0 Oats, wlnte, per bushel ... 4• 0 „ Duns „ „ ... 4 () Oats, crushed. „ ... 4 3 Barley „ ... 3 9 Maize „ ... 4 6 Wheat ... 5 0 Beans 5 0 Beans, crushed 5 6 Pollard (sack) 14 o ii-an (sack) 9 6