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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 2 November 1907, Page 6

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DAIRY PRODUCE REPORT. 'Messrs E. Griffiths and Co., dairy produce exporters, New Plymouth, are in receipt of the following market report from their London principals, Messrs Mills and Sparrow, dated September 23 1907: '

Butter.—The trade continues good for all fresh-made fine butter, and this description is celaring as soon as it lands at prices ranging from 2a to Is higher than last week's quotations. Prospects for fine butter up to the end of the year are excellent, and we look for steadily improving rates. Danish: Copenhagen has advanced two kroners {2s 4d) with a corresponding rise on this side.

Irish: The quantity is commencing to shrink, and prices of best creameries have improved during the week. Supply here is also commencing to diminish and higher rates are demanded for all best grades. There has been an excellent production of French butter during the last two months, and it has met with a ready sale on our markets.

Siberian; The quantity that arrived this week in London is about 8000 cask 3. General quality is very poor indeed, so that the proportion that can be classed as finest is disappointingly small. Australian: There is very little to report, as the quantity arriving is very small. A few New South Wales best butters came to hand, and made 110s, as they opened particularly fine, but there is also a considerable proportion selling at 100s to 102s. Some best Victorian are due to arrive in a day or two. Secondary butters in cold store do not meet with that improvement that was hoped, as the demand is running more on fine grades. New Zealand: About 1200 boxes have arrived this week per Tongariro, prices ranging from 106s to 110s. Quality of some of the factories is excellent. There are still a number of factories in cold store, but they are generally of secondary quality,, and have developed more or less fishiness in flavor.

Cheese. —Demand generally is quiet, and prices a shade easier on the week. It is reported that the fall-made in Canada will not be any heavier than Jast year, if as heavy, and it is therefore apparent that the mortgage of the early part of the season will not be made up. Prospects for New Zealand cheese are excellent.

; Quotations —Butter: Danish 1163,1175, 118 a; French, baskets and firkins 943, 106s; Russian and Siberian, iinuest 90s, 98a, 100s, good to fine 86a, 88s, 90s, inferior 765, 81s; Victorian (stored), good to fine salted 98s, 102s, finest unsalted 102 a, 101s; Queensland, finest silled 100s, 104s, fine salted 925, !)6s, finest unsalted 102s, 106s, fine unsalted 98s, 100s; New Zealand, finest salted 108s, 110s, good to fine 102s, 101s; Irish, creamery 106$, 108s, 110s, factory 90s, 965. Cheese.—Canadian, finest 595, 61s; New Zealand 61s, 625. AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET. The Xew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co. report:— Horses—Heavy draughts, from £25 to £3B 10s; medium do. £l9 10s to £33, hacks and light harness horses £3 10s to £lB 10s.

On Wednesday dairy cows sold at £3 10s to £5 ss, empty cows £2 2s to £3 7 s fid, calves 19s to £1 9s.

On Saturday dairy cows sold at from £2 5s to £7 17s fid, bulls £5 to £5 10s, empty cows £2 ; to £3 2s 6d, farm horses £4l to £46, 2-year-old draughts £2O to £25 10s, yearling do. £lO 10s to £ll.

At Xewmyrbet on Tuesday, dairy cowa sold at from £3 10s to £6 10s, empty cows £2 2s 6d to £3 17s, calves 18s to £1 9s. Prime quality beef sold to 31s per 10011T and second quality to 29s per 1001b. Heifer 9 realised 23s to 275, and cows 22s to 25s per 1001b. Steers sold at from £7 7s 6d to £l3 15s, cows £4 10s to £9 12s 6d.

Sheep—Wethers from 17s 9d to £1 12s 9d, shorn do. 18s 9d to £1 Bs, ewes 17s to £1 7s 9d, hoggets 16s to 21s 3d, lambs 16s to 18s 9(L

Pigs—Porkers realised from £1 9s Od to £2 3s, weaners 6s to 10s (id, baconers £2 11b to £3 2s.

Hides—Extra stout ox 7'/ 2 d to 7%d, stout do. #l4d to 7d, medium do. 5%d to 6%d, light do. 5d to 5%d, cows', best lines 4%d to 4%d, good i%d to 4%d. kips 2d to 3d, stags' 2>/ 2 d to 2%d, calfsKns 5d to fid, cut 2% to 3d, scored and cut hides 3d to 4d. Sheepskins—Market firm. Best butchers' skins up to fc, good lines 6s to "6s 9d, medium 5s to as 6d, email 4s 3d to 4s Bd. WESTFIELD MANURES.

Season 1907-8. All packed in l%cwt. bags, 16 to ton. Per Ton. .£ 3. d. *"A" Superphosphate .. >.526 Bone Dust (pore) steamed .. 712 6 Bone Dust (pure) green 8 2 6 Vitfiolised Bone Dust .. ... 710 0 Bone Dust and Blood ... 7 10 0 Special Root Manure .. >.776 Special Grass Manure "A" (for top dressing) 7 7 6 Special Grass Manure "B" (for laying down Permanent Pasture) ..770 Special Potato Manure .. a .7 10 0 Special Turnip Manure ~ [..726 Special Rape Manure .. .. 710 0 Special Cora Manure "A" (for Green Feed) 7 5 0 Special Corn Manure "B" (for Wheat, Oats, Barley, etc.) ..750 Special Maize Manure "A" (for Green Feed) 7 10 0 Special Maize Manure "B" (for Cob Maize) .. ~ .. 710 0 Special Orchard Manure "A" (for young trees) .. .. 715 0 Special Orchard Manure "B" (for fruit formation) .. ~ 7 15 0 Special Clover Manure ~ ... 6 12 6 ' Special Onion Manure .. .. 7 17 0 Westfield Prepared Guano (for turnips), 2ewt sacks, nett .. 5 10 0 Westfield Bone Substitute, 2cwt sacks, nett .. .. .. 517 6 "Dominion" Bone Dust, 2cwt. sacks, nett .. .. .. 7 2 G Sulphate of Ammonia, original sacks, about 2c« t .. .. 17 5 0 Nitrate of Soda, original sacks, about 2cwt. .. ... .. 15 15 0 Muriate of Potash, original sacks, about 2c«t .. .. 15 15 0 Sulphate of Potash, original sacks, about 2cwt .. .. 15 15 0 Kainit (improved), original bags about lewt 4 10 0 Sulphate of Iron (xtls), original sacks about 2cwt .. .. 815 0 Sulphate of Iron (crushed), original sacks about 2cwt ..10 5 0 Surprise Island Guano, 4042 per cent, 2 cwt. sacks .. ..450 Maiden Guano, 66-68 per cent, 2cwt sacks 5 7 6 Westfield Special Garden Manure, 141b bags, each .. .. 16 Westfield Fowl Grit, 141b bags,

coarse, medium or fine, each 1 6 Delivery—All Manures quoted in this list are delivered in lots of 30cwt and over, freight paid alongside the following ports:—Waitara, New Plymouth (Breakwater), Opunake, Wanganui, Napier and Wellington. Discount—All lines in fhis price list subject to a discount of 2y 3 per cent for cash, excepting those marked "nett." All prices subject to alteration without notice. Previous lists now cancelled. Special quotations promptly made for large lots. KEMPTHORNE, PROSSER AND CO.'S New Zealand Drug Company, Ltd. Head Office: Albert Street, Auckland; Works: Westfield, near Otahuhu.