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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 207, 21 August 1908, Page 4

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LONDON TALLOW SALES. London, August 10. At the tallow sales 1350 casks were offered and 18ii sold. Prices are nil- . changed. JOHNSONViLLE. Abraham & Williams, Ltd., report: — We liiid a good entry of bullocks, the bulk of which were good to prime I quality, the balance unfinished rough . sorts. Beef made up to 24s (id for prime, rough sorts 22s per 1001b. Rest | bullocks £!) 7s (id to .CO 17s (Id each, others £8 7s (id to .C 8 17s lid, rough ,tli 15s to £7. There was a good yarding of sheep, including some prime wethers. The market was keen. Best wotliers 10s lid to 20s 3d, others 18s lid to 10s Id, light 15s lid to 17s 4d, ewes 17s Od, others 15s to 15s lid.

MARTON. Dalgety & Co., Ltd., report: —We had a good entry of sheep and a fair entry | of cattle. All lines sold at satisfactory prices. A good demand existed. Small mixed hoggets 7s 7(1, wether hoggets !)s Od to 10s Id, mixed hoggets, 0s Gd, ewe hoggets 10s sd, mixed age ewes in lamb | 8s lid, small 2-tooth wethers lis Od, 3-year steers £3 14s, 3'/ 3 -year steers £4 10s. LOCAL MARKETS. Each. S. D. B. D. Boosters ... 2 oto 2 6 Hens ... 1 10 to 2 9 Pullets ... 2 oto 3 9 Cockerels ... 110 to 2 6 Ducks ... 2 oto 2 4 Bt riNQ Prices.

Dealers offer for farm produce s. Butter, factory, in rolls 1 1 „ dairy „ 10 Cheese, factory 11 „ dairy 64 Bacon 8 Hams 84 _ Eggs, per doz 16 Cash Retail Selling Prices. s. D. Batter, factory, per lb. 1 4 „ dairy ,' 11 Cheese, factory, per lb ... 8 „ dairj 8 Eggs, per doz. 19 Bacon, per lb. ... 1 0 Hamj ... 1 0 Flour, roller, 1001b ... 13 0 Flour, 50lbs ... r . 6 9 Flour, 251b 3 9 Oatmeal, 251b bag ... 4 0 Oats, white, per bushel ... 8 3 „ Duns „ „ ... 3 6 Oats, crushed „ ... 3 6 Barley „ ... 4 0 Maize, nominal ... 6 0 Wheat -... 6 0 Beans 6 0 Beans, crushed 6 6 Pollard (sack) 17 6 B-an (sack) 11 6 Potatoes, per cwt 6 0