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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 261, 10 December 1909, Page 1

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LONDON MAHKETS. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright London, December 8. Copper.—On spot ±159 Is 3d, three months £OO 2s Od. Tin.—On spot £144 los, three mouths' £l4O. Lead, £l2 17s (id. Wheat.—boo 4 tons of Adelaide Decem-ber-January wheat, ex steamer, sold at 38s Ud. Tallow sales.—oßß casks were offered and 527 sold. Mutton, line, is' quoted at 37s (id, medium <l2s Od. Beet, line 34s Od, medium 325. Silver, 23% d. « Wheat.—The American visible supply of wheat is 02,414 bushels. BRITISH TRADE. London, December 8. The British imports for November in- - creased £11,701,000, the exports £4,174,000, and the re-expojvts £00,700, corn- 1 ? 1 " pared with the previous November. L, A. XOLAX AND CO.'S REPORT. Poultry. On Saturday we h. dan extra large entry, which usually occurs before Christmas. There was a keen demand for all classes, especially for turkeys and goslings, which were scarce. Prices showed a considerable increase on previous weeks. We quote as follows: Hens, ordinary 2s Id to 2s Od, average 2s 3d; chickens 7d to lid, forward Is Id to Is Sd; roosters to 2s 4d, ducks lis 7d to 2s 7d, ducklings' Is lid to 2sj 7d, geese 2s 9d to 3s, goslings 3s 6d, gobblers Os 0(1. Fruit.—Consignments of local and imported fruits have .come to hand during ihe week, and found a ready sale at following prices:—Gooseberries 5s Od to (is'3d, red currants ss' Gd to 0s 3d, bananas 10s to lis Od, apples 10s Od tjl 17s od, oranges (Washington navels) 24s to 255, peas lOd lo Is Id. new potatoes to 14s per cwt. On Tuesday we hold a cleaving Kale on account of Mrs. H. J. Sole. Thelro was a good attendance, ami prices were satisfactory. NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICES. Butchers' Meat Beef: Sirloin lid, prime ribs'sd, rump steak Bd, beef from 3d to 4d, corned beef from 3d to 5d per lb. Mutton: Legs Od, chops Od, loin Gd, •dioulders sd, necks 4d lb. Pork: Fresh m 1 lb. Veal, 3d to 5d lb. Sausages, beef -Id, pork 6d. Lamb, 4s and. 5s quarter. ,'ijwis 5s per pair, ducks 0s per pair. These prices are for cash otilv. (uMicral Groceries'.—Following arc the cash prices charged by New Plymouth grocers: —Sugars: No. 1A i)s 3d, No. 2 Od. Kerosene, 9s Od case; rolled oats and oatina, liOd >pcr bag; oatmeal, 3. c 251b bag; Hour, roller, 1001b 13s Gd, 50lb 7s, 51b 3s Oil. Cereals, etc.—Oats, white 2s Gd per bushel, duns 2s 6d per bu»liel. crushed oats 2s Od; barley 3s od, maize ss, wheal. ss, beans ss, crushed beans 5s Gd, pollard 5s fid per 1001b, bran 5s Gd per 1001b. Dairy Produce, etc.—Butter, factory Is Id, dairy lOd, best separator butter Is; chee.ve Od lb, eggs Is 2d dozen, lard 0d lb, bacon 10d lb, hams SV->d lb, rasher? lOd, milk 4d quart. Fruit—Bananas 3d lb, lemons Is t«> Is fid per dozen, apples fid to fid per lb. oranges Is Od to 2s Gd dozen, mandarins 4d to Od dozen, pines Od to Od, cocoanuts 2d to 4d, walnut's lOd lb, dried figs Od box, tomatoes I*' 3d lb, strawberries Is (iu box, cucumbers Od to Is. gooseberries 4ri lb. Vegetables—Cabbages 3d to 4d. carrots IMsd, turnips lVgd, riiubarb fid bundle, new potatoes 2d per lb. Buying Prices.—Dealers offer for farm produce: Butter, factory (in rolls) llMjd. dairy (in rolls) Od, separator lOd; cheese, factory V/>d, dairy o%d; bacon, 7y 2 d; ihams, 7Mjd; eggs is per dozen.