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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 141, 5 June 1908, Page 4

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muiv l'uudick kkpoiit. .\les,rs. i;. (irilliths & Co. arc in re ceipt »i tin 1 following market report from their London principals, .Messrs. Hills & Sparrow, dated April 24th: Tin' weather has lii'cn very changeable, anil on several days we have liail heavy snow showers, nlsn sleet ami cold ruin-.. Tlii„ is back i-voi\thiii[r. not only in ICngland. lint also in Ircliiinl, and there is no increase-rather tin- reverse—in tli|. local make. ■J)anisli.— Quotations arc unchanged, but occasionally an extra shilling is being, made for a " pet ' dairy. Finest bttlter is, although increasing in supply, not over-abundant. ' Siberian.- These meet a ready sale, and quality of current arrivals is exceptionally good. French.—Prices of salt baskets were reduced in sympathy with unsnltcd rolls, but the markets in Franco have hardened on account of cold weather, and it now looks as though the reduction was made 100 early in the season, as it is now impossible to fill all the orders coming in. Australian.—Three steamers—Afrit, Marathon, and Ophir—are in dock discharging. The butters are selling at about late rates, the tendency lieing somewhat tinner, the bad weather having had some effect. Quality is generally satisfactory, there being comparatively- few heated butlers. New Zealand.- The s.s. Corinlliic carried her butters well, and most of them have gone straight away into consumption. It is a pity the quantity is falling away so, as there is a good demand and retailers like to keep on with the same grade and sum: brand of butter as long as possible. Checsc.-.Vithing has occurred to caii-e its to alter our views expressed last week, and we. look for gooil prices for al! those now on the -way. ]j. A. MILAN & CO.Ti HKI'OKT.

Poultry- (In Saturday we hid a lar.ee entry of g,,0,i table birds, for which there was a good demand. Ducks also sold well. We i|iinte: Hens Is lid In Is in,!, pullet* Is lid to 2s 3d, cockerels Is 4d to 2> !h|. purebred while leghorn do. :is to :is Mil. roosters U ad to 2s Id. ducks is Ind to 2s (id. Ciiinea fowls Is Hid., turkeys 4s M to 3s. At the mart a. large quantity of drapery and furniture was disposed of at satisfactory prices. Fruit--Apples and pears still continue in good supply. Prices realised are as under:— Nurtlicry Spys 7s. to 8s (if packed carefully would realise move I, red dessert 8s 'lid to lis, russets (half cases) 4s, pears (Is. I/K'Ab MARKETS. At the auction sales on Saturday good tabic birds and cockerels were in ,troiig demand. Il'riws:—

Each. s. D. 8. D. Roosters ... 1 5 to 3 IS Hens ... 1 3 to 1 10 Pullets ... 1 (i to ii 3 Cockerels ... 1 t- to 2 !) Ducks ... 1 4 to 2 (i Turkeys, liens A 11 5 U Chicks S Bl iiXG Pkic :es. Dealers offer for farm produ ice :— Butter, factory, in rolls i 1 US „ dairy „ Cnecse, factory ... 7 „ dairy ... (i Bacon 8* Hams 8J Eggs, ver doz. ... 2 C Cask Ketail Selling Prices. Butter, factory, jier 'b. - 2 ,, dairy „ 11 Cheese, factory, pep ib 8 „ dairy ... S Eggs, per doz. 2 3 Bacon, per lb. 1 0 Hams 1 0 Flour, roller, lOUlb 14 0 Flour, 50lbs 3 11 Flour, 25lt> ■i 0 Oatmeal, 2olb bag i u Oats, white, per bushel 3 3 „ Duns „ „ 3 0 Oats, crushed „ 3 U Barley „ i 6 Maize, nominal 0 0 Wheat 6 0 Beans 6 0 Beans, crushed 0 6 Pollard (sack) 18 0 JJrau (sack) ... 11 6