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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 16, 25 June 1909, Page 4

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LONDON MARKETS. London, Jir.ie 2)!. At the tallow sales Ulll) casks were offered and 112!) sold. Quotations: Mutton, line 33s 3d, medium 31s; beef, line 325, medium ills !)d. WEJ3STEU iiltOS.' REPORT. Hurt.—On .Saturday we had a large entry of all classes of poultry. Good pullets are in demand, 'liens, old Is 4d to Is Gd, good young Is 8d to 2s 3d; pullets, good 2s Gd to 3s, fair Is lid to 2s; cockerels, good fat 2s (id, fair up to 2s', poor Is Gd to Is !)d; roosters Is -Id to Is Bd, ducks Is Gd to 2s fld; turkeys, gobblers, poor, 3s Gd to 5s 3d. Fruit. —ln small supply. Sydney oranges 7s Gd to Bs, Island orange's 7s (id to Bs-, picked over 10s (id; bananas, good 7s (id to 8s Gd, poor 4s Gd to 5s Gd; lemons 12s Gd to Ms, pears (in small supply) 14s case; apples, prime dessert to Bs, fair to Us', poor 4s (id to 5s Gd per case; marrows 2s, parsnips 4s 3d, onions 5s Gd, cabbages 2s per sack. Furniture.—On Friday, on account of Messrs. Kiddles and Johnson, we s'old everything at the hammer at good prices.

Timber.—On Thursday, oil account of Jlr. Henry Weston, we sold a lot of Useful farm timber on his farm, Frankley road. The timber was from the late Herald ollice lire, and realised very satisfactory prices. L. A. NOLAN AND CO.'S REPORT. Poultry. On Saturday we had a large entry. Prices were well maintained. We quote—Hens Is 2d to 2s 3d, pullets' Is 7d to 3s, purebred hens 2s Gd to 3s, roosters Is 4d to Is lOd, purebred cockerels 3b 3d to 3s !)d, ordinary Is 4d to 2s Id, ducks Is Gd to 2s Id'; turkeys, liens 3s to 4s, gobbler.,' 5s Gd to (Is (hi. There is a keen demand for go.nl fat young bens suilablc for tabic. In the mart Hie usual linvs were disposed of at satisfactory prices. Krnit.—Apples have 'come forward ; u large (pianlities, and prices' consequent-' ly were easier. Apples, bushels, Horns lis to Ss 3d, I'ramptoiis (is (id, Epos' Seedling (small cases) 3s; bananas, poor quality, os Ud to Ss' 3d; oram-es (is to 8s 3d; passions, -Is (id small cases; pears, bushels, 12s :to 12s od,

LOCAIi MARKETS. Each. 8. B S. D, Pullets ... 1 7 to 3 0 Hens ... 1 2 to 2 3 Backs ... 1 6 to 2 9 Cockerels ,„ 1 4 to 3 3 Boosters ... 1 & to 1 10 Turkeys ... 3 6 to 6 9 Bl STiNG PsiCES. Dealers offer for farm produce:— Butter, factory, in foils P. „ dairy „ fi „ separator 10 Cljeese, factory H ■■ dairy 6} Baoon ,,, 1\ Hams H Eggs, per doz 1 6 Cask Eetail Selling Prii ces. Butter,factory, per lb. 8. D. 1 2 „ separator 1 0 dairy „• 10 Ckeese, factory, per lb 9 dairy " ... 3 Eggs, per doz. 1 9 Bacon, per lb, 10 Hams 1Q Flour, FQller, 1001b ... 13 6 Flour, 501b 7 0 Flour, 251b 3 9 Oatmeal, 261b bag ... •i 0 Oats, white, per bushel 2 8 Duns „ ., ... 2 3 Oats, crushed 4 0 Parley „ 3 6 Maize, 5 9 Wheat ' S 0 Beans 6 U Berns, crushed o <j PoJk-dr(sack) H 0 Bran (sack) V 0