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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 77, 20 March 1908, Page 3

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I MELBOURNE HIDE MAKhhT. Keccived 20th, 12.39 a.m. Melbourne, March jlflj. \ Hides—Heavy weights, firm; light, lower. MESSRS. J-. A. NO LAX & CO.'S KKI'ORT.

\j. A. Nolnu & Co. report: .At iln- marl ,\ hirge (jtiontity of furi*«itu»-<► ami vunilri.'- were sold in buyer*' favour. We a!-.» -old a largo quantity M" Waliham and Elgin watches at satisfactory prices. I'onlm- 'Diere was a good penning of poultry 011 Saturday last, and prices were firmer than the. previous week. We quote: IJens Is 3d to 2s, chicks (id to Bd. cockerels is 7d to 2s, pullets 2s ' to 2s -Id, ducks 2* to 2a 5(1, ducklings Is 2d to is 6d. turkeys 3s 9d to ss. Emit—Apple-, cookers 2s, dessert 3s (id: passion fruit, 2s to 3s; tomatoes, 4s to 4s (id; grapes, lid to Is Id: pears, lis to lis tfd: banana*. 0s to Os Gd. .MR. XKWTO.V KIXC'S WEEKLY ALVJ'IOX REPORT. At the UaymaiK<'t on .Saturday thciv *\a> only a -mail entry of stores made 17* to IKs (id, wcallers 3s (>d lo 8s lid. made £4 5s to €7 10s. dogoiri ClO. At. the mart dudo made Is Id t'j '2> 7d, liens U to Is tid, pullets lUd l"> Is 7d, cockerels Is Id, chicks 7d to lod. Ixicoii 7d to 7 1 / l > d. A quantity of furnuire and sundries made fair rates. Emit. At sales during the week oranges made !).* to l(Js, bananas (is to Ids (id. pears os (id to 7s (id, dessert ripples (id to 4s lid 241 b box, cookers Is Gd to 2s (id, peaches 5s lid to 7s ill, tomatoes 3s yd to 4s Gd, lemons 4s lo LOCAL MARKETSThe following prices were realised at joultry galeß last Saturday:—

Each. S. D. 8. », Keus ... 1 2 to 1 9 Pullels ... 11 to 1 6 Cockerels ... 1 0 to 1 7 Ducks ... 1 3 to 2 0 Bi YiNii I'aicEs. Dealers oiler for farm produce Butter, factory, iu rolls 1 21 ,, dairy „ 10 Cueeso, factory 7 „ dairy 0 Bacou Si Hams 85 Eggs, yer doz 1 3 Cash ltctail Selling Prices. Better, factory, per lb. S. D. : i n dairy „ x 2 Cheese, factory, per lb ... >j •lair j ,. b Kggs, per doz. 1 15 Bacon, per lb. 11 Hams 11 Flour, roller, lOOlb S. D. U U Flour, 5Ulbs 7 3 Flour, 2olb 3 10 Wheat meal, 251b bag 3 1U Oatmeal, 2olb bag 5 0 Oats, white, per bushel 3 0 „ Duns „ „ 3 3 Oats, crushed „ 3 3 Barley „ a 0 Maize „ 5 6 Wheat ... ... 6 0 Beans 6 0 Beans, crushed 6 6 Pollard (sack) 17 0 B"an (sack) 10 (S