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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 303, 18 December 1908, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. I I London, December 10. ' Silver, 22 a-l(id. Copper—On the spot £62 13s 9d. Electrolytic copper £ 115 12s Od. Tin—Ou the sot £l3l 17s 6d, three months £133 15s. Lead, £l3 2s (id. Tallow—At the auctions 1007 casks were offered and 530 sold. There was an occasional sixptuce advance in. prices.

L. A. NOLAN & t o.'S REPORT. Messrs. L. A. Nolan & Co. report for •week ending December lfith:— Poultry.—We had a very large entry. •Over 480 birds were penned. Good 'Cable birds, goslings, and ducklings were •keenly competed for. We quote: Hens '(ordinary) Is 8d to 2s 4d, hens (fat) 12s 2d to 3s Id, cockerels (table birds) "up to 3s 2d, roosters Is 8d to 2s (id. "chickens from Od to Is 4d, ducks Is (id 'to 2s Id, ducklings up to 2s 5d each, 'turkey gobblers 6s (id to lis, turkey 'liens 3s (id to ss, geese 3s 3d to 3s 'Jd, jjosUngs 4s to 4s (id, broods ducklings ■Us, broods chickens Bs. At the mart a very large quantity 'of furniture and sundries was disposed of at satisfactory rates. Fruit.—The season is opening well, -and promises to be a very heavy one. 'We quote: Gooseberries 4s to ss, red fcurrants 7s, cherries (white) 10s (id to 'lis and (black) lis to lis lid. tomatoes Vd to Od per lb., strawberries 9d to Is '3d per lb., bananas 8s to 10s per case, new potatoes Id to IVid per lb.

WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Or, Saturday our poultry pens were overcrowded, many consignments having 'to be sold in their own boxes. Alto'getlier over 350 birds v. ere penned. •Price-, were a shade easier. Hens (orVliuary) Is Od to 2s, good fat do. 2s 2d to & Bd, ducks 2s to 2s 10d, ducklings Is 2d to Is 9d, chicks (id to !)d, turkey hens tts to ss, gobblers 0s Od to 10s Od. We •anticipate a record entry coming on Saturday, when high prices should rule.

Fruit.—-Fruit has come forward during the week in larger quantities. Prices tts follow:—(Strawberries !)d to Is 2d. gooseberries 4s 6d to ss, currants 6s. (cucumber.-! 3s (id to as (id, tomatoes "(small) ad per lb., tomatoes (good) up Ho B>/ 2 d; cherry plums, small 3s 0(1 to 4s 6d, good as fid; cherries, black IDs, 'white His Od, (green peas Cd to BVad per 'peck; vegetable marrow's, 2s !)d per 'ease; new potatoes. Id to per lb.

LOCAL MABKETS. Each, 8. d. 8. D. Boosters ... 1 Bto 2 6 Hens ... 1 6to 2 8 Ducts ... 2 oto 2 10 Duckling* ... 1 2to 2 5 Cockerels ... to 3 2 Chicks ... 6 to 9 Turkeys gob. 6 6 toll. 0 Turkeys, hens 3 oto 5 0 Geese ... 3 3 to 3 9 Bi usa Pbices. Dealers offer for farm produce:—

Butter, factory, in rolls 1 0J „ dairy „ 9 „ separator 10 Cneese, factory 7.i „ - dairy Bacon 8 Hams 8J Eggs, per doz 10 Cash Setail Selling Prices. s. D. Batter, factory, per lb. 1 2 „ separator 1 0 " dairy „ ... 10 Cheese, factory, per lb 8 dairy "... 8 Eggs, per doz. ... 10 Bacon, per lb. ... 10 . Hams ... ... 1 0 Flour, roller, 1001b ... 13 0 Flour, 501b ... 6 9 Oatmeal, 251b bag ... 3 (J Oats, white, per bushel 2 0 " Duns „ 2 9 Oats, crushed „ ... 2 9 Jarley » „ ... 10 Maize, nominal ... 5 9 Wheat ■" ... 5 6 Beans ... ... 5 0 Becns, crushed ... 5 0 Pollard (sack) 15 (j Bran (sack) ... ... 10 0