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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 58, 2 April 1909, Page 4

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LONDON MARKETS. London, littven 31. Wheat.—A cargo of Australia sold ut 39s 7>/ 2 d. Tallow sales—Boo casks were offered for sale and 575 sold. Prices are unchanged. Lead, £l3 15s.

WOOL SALES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenev Company, Limited, have received the following cable from their London house under yesterday's date:—"As compared with last sale's closing rates prices are about 10 per cent, to 15 per cent, higher for fine greasy crossbred, about 5 per cent, higher for wmDs', greasy merino super, coarse greasy crossbred; about 5 per cent, to 7</ 3 per cent, higher for crossbred slipe and scoured crossbred; about 7'/ 3 per cent, to 10 per cent, higher for merino scoured and greasy merino medium. The. outlook is encouraging. Average current London values for the following descriptions oi New Zealand greasy wools are: Good merino 13d, medium lid, inferior »%ds fine crossbred 13% d, medium 10V s d coarse (fortys) Bd, coarse (thirty-sixes) 7i/„d. At the sales 183,000 bales were sold, 89,000 bales for the Continent. Sales closed strong; 18,000 bales taken for America, and 13,000 bales held over. Frozen meat: Mutton and lamb i/jd and beef '/ s il lower; market dull, with downward tendency." WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. On Saturday we had a large entry of poultry, and prices were slightly advanced, as under:—Chicks (id to 9d, hens Is 2d to 2s 4d. cockerels Is 4d to 2s, o'd roosters Is 3d, ducks Is 8(1 to Is lid, turkey gobblers 4s (id to 0s Gd.

Fruit.—Fruit has come forward in lair quantities, and prices are well maintained. Peaches, prime 4d, seconds 3s 3d to 3s M, inferior 2s to 2s 9d; grapes, outdoor wet 1%& to prime 4'/;.d, hothouse prime Is to Is 2d, wet B'/ 2 d to lOd; quinces Id to iy,d per lb, pears Is to 2s small boxes, 3s Ud to 5s 241b; apples, prime Cox and liibstono pippins 8s to »s case, 4s to 4s 6d half-case, seconds i3s 6d to 4s, cookers Id lb; tomatoes Is fid to 3s, pears 3VJjd to 4d, oranges 7s to 9s Oil, bananas 9s Gd to 12,5, rock melons 3s (id to 4s (id.

L. A. NOLAN AND CO.'S REPORT. Poultry.—On Saturday we had a large entry. There is a good demand for pullets. We quote: Hens Is 3d to 2s 3d, pullets Is 7(1 to 3s, cockerels Is 4d to 2s 2d, roosters Is to Is lod, ducks Is 3d to Is 9d, turkey gobblers 7s fid. At. tho mart a large quantity of drapery was disposed of on account of Mr. W. Pcllcw.

Fruit.—This still continues in good supply. Apples, cooking 2s to ,Is, large cases os Gd, dessert, Scarlet Pearmains, half-eases 3s (Id to 4s, various do. 2s 6d to 3s Gd; bananas, green 8s 9d to 9s 9(1, ripe 10s; cucumbers, Od to Is per dozen; grapes. Black Hamburgs, choice 10s per lb. ordinary 8d per lb, Golden Champions, choice. Is per lb; oranges, Island, 7s 6d to 8s: peaches, 2s Gd to 4s, according to quality; pears, dessert, 2011) cases 4s to 5s 3d, 221b 5s to fis 3d. bushel cases 10s 3d, cookers, 2011) eases 3s to 4s, bushel cases Os to 9s; plums, black, 3s 3d to 4s; tomatoes, 221b cases 3s 3d to 4s. LOCAL MARKETS. Each. S. It S. D. Pullets ... 1 10 to 3 3 . Heus ... 1 nto 1 9 Ducks ... 1 3 to 1 II Ducklings ... 1 Ito 1 8 Cockerels ... 9to 2 (i Chicks ... i to 1 1 Turkeys ... 4, 6 Geese 2 I) to 3 3 Bl fM(J Peices. Dealers offer for farm produce:— B. Butter, factory, in rolls 1 0$ „ dairy „ 9 „ separator 10 Cheese, factory 7 J „ dairy 6£ Bacon 7i to 8 Hams 8J Eggs, per doz 14, Cash Retail Selling Prices. s. D. Butter, factory, per lb. 1 2 „ separator 1 0 dairy „ ~. 10 Cheese, factory, per lb 8 dairy " ... 8 Eggs, per doz. ... IB Bacon, per lb, ... • 10 Hams ... ... 10 Flour, roller, 1001b ... 13 0 Flour, 501 H ... 6 9 Oatmeal, 251b bag ... 3 0 Oats, whit., per bushel 2 3 " Duns 2 3 Oats, crushed „ ... 2 6 Parley „ ... 3 6 Maize, ... 5 9 Wheat ... .. 5 0 Means ... ~. 5 () Be ns, crushed ... 5 6 Polla-d (Bask) ... 15 0 Bran (sack) 9 0