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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 300, 28 January 1910, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. Bv Cable. —Press Association. —Copyright London, January iii. Tiic American visible supply of who'.it its 54.459.000 bushels. At tin 1 wool sali-s a largo selection o? merinos was offered, and prices w ere firmly maintained, with strong competition. At the tallow sales 850 casks were offered and Colt sold; prices unchanged. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At the Havmarket on Saturday a fair number of pigs were penned. \A tuners made (is Gd to lis, stores 12s Gd to 15s, porkers £l, horse £lO. At Ureiiui on Monday there was a fair yarding. Fifteen to 18 months steers made £2 lis to £2 lis Gd, 18months do. £2 14s to £2 19s, yearling to 15-months heifers 37s Gd to 555, store cows £2 lis to £3 3s, forward do. ;'£3 14s Gd to £4, fat do. £4 9s, 2year heifers (R.W.8.) £3 12s Gd, springing cows £4 ss, 3-vear bullocks £4 5s to £4 10s, bulls £2 5s to £3, forward 2-tooth wethers 9s Gd, f.m. ewes 5s to 7s. •

At Stratford on Tuesday the demand for young c-attle and steers was not so keen as at previous sales, and a number were passed in at the hammer, but several lines were quitted alterwarcls, Store and forward cows sold readily. Weaners made 21s, 12 to 10-months steers £2 Gs Gd to £2 13s Gd, 18montlis steers £2 17s, 12 to 15-months heifers £2 5s to £2 17s, 2 to 2y>-veav heifers (R.W.8.) £3 10s to £4 2s, store cows £2 9s to £2 15s Gd, forward cows £3 8s Gd to £3 13s, fat cows £4 lis to £4 18s. 2-year steers £3 12s Gd, bulls £1 10s to £3 3s.

At Stony River on Wednesday there was a very full yarding, with a big attendance of buyers. Bidding was brisk, and nearly everything sold at tile hammer. Mixed weaners made 20s to 235, 12 to 15-months heifers 39s to £2 12s Gd, do. Jersey strain £.2 l&s to £3 Gs, 12 to 15-months steers £2 8s to £2 12s Gd, 15 to 18-months steers £2 14s to £3, 2-year steers £3 3s Gd to £3 10s, 3- t year steers £4 13s, 2-year heifers (R.W.8.) £3 9s, springing heifers £4 to £§, store cows £2, 13s to £3 Gs Gd, forward do. £3 10s to £4 3s, fat cows £4 5s to £4 10s, springing cows £4 5s to £4 10s, cows in milk £4 10s to £4 17s Gd, bulls '£l 16s to £2 ss, pair of working bullocks £l9 15s, woolly lambs (small) 7s 4d to 7s Od, do. extra quality 10s 4d. On the same day I held a clearing sale of furniture at Bell Block on account of Mr. Thomas Western. There was only a small attendance, and prices •were in favor of purchasers.

NEW PLYMOUTH WOOL, HIDE, SHEEPSKIN, AND TALLOW SALE. L. A. NOLAN AND CO.'S REPORT. We submitted a good average catalogue of hides, skins, wool, etc., to the usual good competition on Wednesday, 19tli instant. Hides were inclined to ease a little, but generally prices realised were about, equal to last month's, with the exception of calfskins, which

eased decidedly, as usual at this time of the year. We cleared out catalogue of wool at fully a halfpenny advance 011 last month's prices. Skins were also keenly competed for, and likewise advanced in sympathy with wool. Tallow realised a distinct advance, touching .£2O per toil. We quote: Hides: Ox, good medium weight B%cl, light medium 7%d, extra light G%d to 7 ] /4d (very few offering); cow, heavy and superior medium 7%d, medium ordinary GM>d to 7d, light superior 7d, light ordinary 6%d to G%d, cut sy»d to 6d; settlers' cow 5d to 5y 2 d, ox scl to G%d (according to condition and get up) 'bulls 4'/,(l to sd, yearlings G l /, 1 to By,d, calf, best 91/ id, seconds B'/ s d, thirds 7%d, cut Gy.d, slippy 6%d, horses 4s 3d to Bs, according to weight and J condition. | Sheepskins': Dry woolly crossbred 8s j Gd to 10s, coarse 7s 4d to Ss 9d, lambs' Mis Gd to 3s 3d, salted pelts Is Id to I 2s 4d, lambs' Is 8d to 3s, damaged Is to Is Gd, farmers'' Is to 8s Gd. Wool: Bales, coarse crossbred Bd, cotted 7y 4 d, medium crossbred 7%d to B%d, fine crossbred 9%d, cotted and stained to 7%d, lambs' Sd to 9d, fine 9%d. pieces 3d to Gd. locks 4d to 4%d. Tallow: Casks, best 2Gs 3d to 23b' Gd, medium 25s Gd; tins, 225. Sundries: Horsehair Is Gd, tails Is 7d. HIDE AND SKIN KTPORT. Dalgety \nd Co., Ltd.. report having held their fortnightly sale of wool, skins, hides, etc.. yesterday, when they ollered a large catalogue of all class'es to the usual attendance of buyers. Prices obtained were as follows:—• Wool: Only odd lots offering, prices being Southdown crossbred medium 9'/ t d to 9y.d, crossbred inferior 7(i to H'/jd. dead (i%i\ to Syjd. black inferior G ! ;/,d, lambs' inferior pieces 3 1 /, d to :.y,d, locks 3%d to 4d, crutcliings 3d. t Sheepskins': Market firm and slightly in sellers' favor. Crossbred fine S'/jd to 9d, medium and coarse crossbred Gy,d to 7 : ;/|d, broken and damaged 5d to GVod. shorts 4d to s'/.'d, dead 3d to G'/jd, lilack -f'/' ; d. hoggets 7%d, hoggets (dead) 3',od. pelts 3d to i>d, inferior 3/jd to 3 : /|d, merino inferior 3d to 3'/|d, pelts salted Is 3d to Is Sd, damp Is lid, lauds' pells lid to Is -Id. lambs' damp is Gd to 2s. Hides: Heavy showed an advance of about yd, c-allskins easing slightly. We quote —Ox heavy ~V-A to 7%d, medium and light Gd to 7d, slippy 3d. tow (i%d to G%d, cut Gd to oy s d. slippy 'ld to 4 ! /,d, yearlings' 5%d to C%d; calf, best SVCd to 9%d, medium 7d to inferior 4(1 to dry hides to 3>sd. Tallow: In shipping order 25s to 20s 3d. in tins 22s Gd. Wellington. 22nd January, 1910. r.. a. xol_\x & co.'s i;i:poi;t. Poultry.—On Saturday there was a large entry of alt classes. Prices were easy, as is usual at this time of the year. We quote —Hens' Is 3d to Is lOd, pullets is Sd to 2s Id, roosters Is to Is lOd. cockerels Is 4d to Is lOd. chickens 3d to Is, ducks Is 3d to Is Sd, ducklings Is Sd. Fruit: The Supplies have been heavy during this week. Prices, however, have been v.cll maintained except for Japan-

ese plums, which were much lower. We quote—Apples 4s 3d to 5s 9d, cookers 2s Gd to 3s Gd; plums, Doris 2? to 2s 3d. iSatsumas 2s Gd to 3s', Black Diamonds 2s 9d to 4s, October Purples 2s 3d 1.0 3s, Ogons 2s to 2s Gd, Burbanks l'/jd to 2d per lb; peaches, No. 1 5s to Gs Od, iNo. 2 4s Gd to 5s 3d, No. 3 3s 1 Gd to ss; tomatoes. Nelson, 4s lid to Gs; apricots 7s to 7s Gd, cucumbers 4s, nectarines Gs Gd to 7s Gd, rhubarb 4s to 5s per do7.en, hazel nuts' 3d per lb, walnuts 7d.

On Tuesday we sold Mrs. E. A. Hood's furniture at Moturoa. There was an extra good attendance, and everything was sold under the hammer at satisfactory prices.

NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICES.

Butchers' Meat. Beef: Sirioin Gd, prime ribs sd, rump steak Bd, beef from to 4d, corned beef from 3d to 5d iper lb. Mutton: Legs Gd, chops Od, loin Gd, shoulders sd, necks' 4d per IkPork: Fresh, Gd per lb. Veal, 3d to 5d ■per lb. Sausages, beef 4d, pork Gd. Lamb, 4s to 5s a quarter. Fowls, 5s per pair, ducks Gs per pair. These prices are for cash only.

General Groceries. —Following are the cash prices charged by New Plymouth grocers': —Sugars: No. la 9s Gd, No. 2 9s 3d. Kerosene 9s Gd per case. Rolled oats and oatina, lOd per bag; oatmeal. Us per 251b bag; ]our, roller, 1001b i Gd, 501b 7s, 251b 3s 9d. Cereals, etc. —Oats, white 2s Gd per bushel, duns 2s Gd per bushel, crushed oats' 2s 9d; barley, 3s 6d; maize, 5s Gd; wheat,, ss; beans, ss; crushed beans, 5s Gd; pollard, 5s Gd per 1001b; bran, us Gd per 1001b. Dairy Prodifcc, etc. —Butter factory Is Id, dairy lOd, best separator Is per lb; cheese, Od per lb; eggs, Is per dozen; lard, 9d per lb; bacon, lOd per lb; hams, 8'/ a d per lb, rashers lOd; milk, 3d per quart. Fruit. —Bananas 3d per lb, lemons Is to Is Gd per dozen, apples 3d to Gd lb, pines Gd to 9d, cocoanuts 2d to 4d, walnuts Sd per lb, dried figs Gd per box, tomatoes 4d to Gd per lb. strawberries Is Gd per box, cucumbers 2d to Gd, gooseberries 3d per lb. Vegetables. —Cabbages 3d to 4d, carrots iy 2 d, turnips iy a d, rhubarb 4d per 'bundle, new potatoes 2d per lb. Buying Prices.—Dealers offer for farm produce: Butter, factory (is rolls) ll'/jd, dairy (in rolls) 9d, separator lOd. Factory cheese 7y>d, dairy CVid, bacon 7y s d, hams' 7y,d, eggs lOd per dozen.