COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 129, 22 May 1908, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

LOXDOX MARKETS. London, Stay 20. At the tallow auction sale,3 18(15 casks were offered and 812 sold. There mis au occasional threepence decline. At the wool sales tile Wainumu clip realised 7d. Silver, 24>/.d.

L. A. SOLAN & C'O.'S REPORT. Poultry—We had a large entry of lions and cockerels. There was a good demand, and prices were in consequence a little better than the previous week. We quote:—liens, ordinary Is 1(1 to Is lUd, fat do. 2s to 2s Cd, pullets, small Is 7d to 2s oil, cockerels Is !ld to 2s od, roosters Is (id to 2s, chickens ."id to !>d, ducks Is 7d to Is lid, turkeys lis (id. At the mart we disposed of a large quantity of household furniture at very satisfactory rates. The Irish linen S ales were concluded on Wednesday, when we had a good attendance and quitted a largo quantity, .Fruit: Apples and pears have been ill -good supply. Apples (Nelson) brought for 401b cases from Us to 10s Od, local do. (is (id to 7s lid, 2011) eases i)s (id to 4s Od, pears 5s lid to os t)d.

LOCAL MARKETS.

At the auction sales on Saturday good table birds were iu strong demand. Prices:.—! . •„

Each, s, D S. D, Boosters ... 1 3 to 2 1 Hens ... 1 1 to 2 6 Pullets ... 1 7 to 2 3 Cockerels 1 0 to 1 11 Ducks ... 1 t) to 2 5 Turkeys, goblors 0 6 Geese 2 6 Clucks 5 to 1 3 ]5i vino Peices, Dealers ofl'cr for farm produce:— Butter, iactory, ill rolls 1 0J „ dairy ,, f) Cuecsc, factory ... 7 „ dairy 0 liaeou 8} llams Eggs, yer doz- ... 2 ■: Cash lictail Selling Prices. Butter, factory, per lb. i 2 „ dairy 11 Clieese, faclory. per ib 8 „ dairj ,, 8 Eggs, per doz. 2 3 Bacon, per lb. . 1 0 Hams 1 0 Flour, roller, 1001b . 15 0 Flour, 501bs . 7 0 Flour, 251b • , i 2 Oatmeal, 2ulb bag '1 u Oats, white, per bushel . 3 3 „ Duns „ „ 3 6 Oats, cruslicd „ 3 G Barley „ . 4 0 Maize, nominal a C Wheat ,,, . 6 0 Beans 6 0 Beans, crusted 6 6 Pollard (sack) 18 0 Bran (sack) 11 6