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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 274, 13 November 1908, Page 4

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L. A. NOLAN & CO.'S REPORT. Poultry.— On Saturday we bad a fair entry. There was a good entry of ducklings and chickens. Table birds were scarce, those offered being keenly competed for. There is at present a good demand ior good fat hens. We emoteHens 2s 3,1 to 3s Id, cockerels 2s Id to 3s 4d, roosters 2s to 2s 3d, ducks Is Kid to 2s 4d, ducklings 8d to Is Sd, chickens od' to Is 4d, guinea fowls Is lOil, broods 7s to os, broods clucks 4s to lis Bd. At the Mart the usual catalogue of sundries was disposed o fat satisfactory rates. Fruit.—Strawberries are arriving in good condition. Prices realised are from !)d to Is 3d per lb.

DALGETY AXD CO., LTD. Dalgcty and Co., Ltd., Wellington, liiivi: received ihc following cable message from tli-eir London house:—"The annual meeting of the shareholders of the company takes place on the l«ihNovember. It is proposed to allocate the profits for the year, viz.. £210,311, as follows:—Dividend of 8 per cent., absorbing £00,000; bonus of 1 per cent., absorbing £10,1)00; transferred to the credit of reserve fund, £35.000; writ-ing-down of premises, £30,000; to credit of stall' benevolent fund, £5000; amount to be carried forward, £7O 311 —total, £210,311. The reserve fund will now stand at £270,000, and the stall' benevolent fund (created two years ago) at £1.1,000."

E. CIiIFFITHS AND CO/S PRODUCE REPORT. Messrs. E. Griffiths and Co. are in receipt of the following butter mark it report from their London principals, Messrs. .Mills and Sparrow, dated 2nd October, 1908: We are now laving a spell of bright sunshine, with exceptional heat for the time of year.

liutler.—Danish: There lias been another advance of 1 kroner, and to-day there is good trade at the advance. Siberian: Buyers are not taking kindlv to these, as the quality, not only of those now arriving, but'thosc in store, is indill'ercnt. The demand'at the moment is for "tiuest," and there are practically no Siberian of this grade on the market; the secondary or nearly best are not scUiiiß. French: The hot weather prevailing lias had a. detiiinental ell'eet on the quality, and this lias caused a rather easier 'market for the lower grades, although prices are not quotably lower. Irish: Fair quantities are coming to hand, but as the quality is good everything clears rapidly. Xow Zealand: Any shipments on the way are eagerly looked for, and high prices are sure to be realised, as retailers are linding it increasingly difficult tn supply tlieir wants of really finest quality. Australian: There is no change in the position. The shipments advised will come to i( good market, and will meet a ready sale. Many i.f the retailors are already enquiring as to when their favorite brand is coming along.

Cheese.—Market very quiet, although prices are steady; there has been no life in the trade the last few days.

LOCAL MARKETS. At auction on Saturday there was a good demand for poultry. Each, a. r>. s. i). ltoostcrs ... 1 (1 to 2 4 Jtens ~. 2 0 to ;i 1 Ducks ~. a ,) to 2 7 Buckling., ~. Bto I 8 Geese ;l 2 Cockerels ... I (i to 3 6 Chicks ... 0 to I. 4 I Bi yisa Pwces. I Dealers oiler for farm produce:—

Butter, factory, in rolls 1 0% „ dairy „ i) „ separator 10 Ciieosc, factory 7j Juicy 6 .J Bacon 8 Hams B.J Eggs, per cioz 11 Cask lletail Selling Prices. s. T). Butter, factory, per lb. 1 2 „ separator 1 0

ilairy „ ... 11 Clieese, faelory. per lb 8 dairy " ~. 8 Eggs, per doz. ~, 11 Bacon, per lb. ~, 1 0 Hams ~, tii 10 Flour, roller, 1001b .'.'.' 13 0 Flour, 501b ... (1 s) Oatmeal, 251b beg ... 3 II Oats, while, per bushel 2!) " Duns 3 o Oats, crushed „ ... 3 0 Jurlcy .j, o Maize, nominal 5 <i Wheat ■■• .. 5 3 Beans ... ... 5 0 Benns, crushed 5 (i Polla-d (sa k) ... ],-, (I Bran (sack) 10 0 Potatoes, per cut .. (i 0