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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 280, 20 November 1908, Page 4

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LONDON MARKETS. ' London, November 18. Silver, 23 l-10d. Copper—On the spot £O3 10s, three . months £O4 Ss !)d. Electrolytic copper. £OO 1 ."is. Tin—On Hies pot £l3O 15s. Tallow —At the auctions 85!) casks were offered and 2!)(i sold. Mutton, fine Ills, medium 30s Od, bee, line 32s Od, medium 30s. Bank shares—Bank of Australasia: Buyers £.104, sellers £lO5. Bank "of New South Wales: Buyers £44 15s, sellers £45 as. Union Banak: Buyers £OO ss, sellers £OO 15s.' National Bank of New Zealand: Buyers £4 17s Od, sellers £5 2s Od. Bank of New Zealand: Buyers £!) 17s fid, sellers £lO 2s Od. Wheat—The American visible supply is 75,795,000 bushels.

LONDON WOOL SALES. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Wellington, lhave received, 'the following cable message from their London house, under date of the Kith inst.: The new arrivals amounted to 182,000 bales, and auding stocks carried forward from the September series—38,000 bales —makes a total of 220,000 bales available for sale. Out of this quantity 41,500 bales have been forwarded direct to manufacturers at Home and abroad and 1000 bales hiv b- »n sold privately since the close of last series, leaving 177,500 bales available for, sale. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London house, under date 18th inst.:— "We expect a rise will take place in wool as follows:—7M; per cent, for merino and fine crossbred, 10 per cent for medium mid coarse crossbred. Tops (40's) are quoted at 11 d." NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At the Haymarket on Saturday there was good demand for pigs, suckers making 8s to lis, weaners 13s to 17s, small stores 10s to 20s. Several horses were sold, unbroken light harness horses leaking £l4 to CIO, trap hurse Cll 15s. gig £lO Ills. L. A. NOLAN & C'O.'S REPORT. Poultry.—There was a large entry on Saturday, with a good demand, and prices showed a further increase, all lines bringing high prices. We quote: Hens 2s 2d to 2s Ud, cockerels 2s 3d to 2s Bd, roosters 2s Id to 2s sd, ducks 2s Id to 2s 7d, ducklings Is 7d to 2s Od, chickens 10d to lid, broods chickens !)s 3d, broods ducklings 7s 3d to !)s 3d.

At the mart tlie usual lines of sun-* dries realised satisfactory rates.

Fruit.—Nelson gooseberries 4s Gd to 5s Od per case, bananas lis per case, island oranges 14s -per case. New potatoes realised 2d per lb. WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. At the mart on Saturday we had a very large entry of poultry of atl classes. There was keen competition all round. Prices as follow: —Hens 2s 4d to 3s 2d, cockerels Is lid to 2s 9d, ducks 2s Od to 2s lOd, ducklings Is 3d to Is 9d, chicks 7d to lid, guinea fowls 2s 2d, gobblers 7s Od to 8s Od, turkey hens 4s Od to ss.

We have hail a good supply of fruit and vegetables coming l forward during ■the past week. Cocoaauts 7s to Bs, pines ss, lemoas 3s Cd to 4s fid, lettuces Is M per ease, carrots 3s (id per sack, turnips 3s (id, cabbages 2s to 2s Cd per sack, strawberries (choice) Is to Is Z'/id, new potatoes 2d per lb, apples 12s 3d to 13s 6d. LOCAL MARKETS. There is a, brisk demand for all classes of poultry, and prices will probably continue to improve with the approach of Christmas. At Saturday's auction the range of prices was as follows: Each.

Dealers offer for farm produce:— D. Butter, factory, in rolls 1 O.J „ dairy „ 9 „ separator 10 Cnoese, factory Is „ dairy OA Bacon 8 Hams 8 j Eggs, tit doss 11 Gash lictail Selling Prices. 8. 1). Batter.factory, per lb. 1 2 „ separator 1 0 dairy „ ... 11 Cheese, factory, per lb 8 dairy "... 8 Eggs, per doz. ... 11 Bacon, per lb. ... 10 Hams ... ... 1 o Flour, roller, 1001b ... 13 I) Flour, 501b 6 9 Oatmeal, 251b bag ... 3 9 Oats, white, per bushel 2 6 " Duns „ ~ ... 2 9 Oats, crushed „ 2 9 Parley „ 4 0 Maize, nominal ... 5 9 Wheat ••• 5 6 Beans ... 5 0 Beans, crushed • ... 5 0 Pollard (sack) 15 (i Bran (sack) 10 0 Potatoes, per cwt 6 0

8. D. 8. d. Roosters 2 1 to 2 5 Hens 2 2 to 3 2 Ducks 2 1 to 2 10 Ducklings 1 5 to 2 6 Cockerels i 11 to 2 9 Clucks 7 to 11 Turkeys gob. 7 6 to 8 6 Turkeys, hens 4 G to 5 0 Bl fiNG Peices.