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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 364, 15 April 1910, Page 3

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LONDON MARKETS. By Gable—Preis Association—Copyright. London, April 13. Silver, 24 9-lGd. The American visible supply of wheat is 55,195,000 bushels.

At the tallow sales 1'299 casts were offered and 119T sold. Mutton, fine 39s Gd, medium 3(jn (id; beef, fine 38s 3d, medium 365, WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Poultry. At the mart on' Saturday •we had a big entry of poultry and good prices ruled throughout. Hens (old) Is 3d to Is Gd, good young hens Is 8d to 2s, •pullets 2s 5d to 2s Bd, cockerels (young) i)d to'ls Id; good condition Is 6d to 2$ ■2d, pese os' per pair. Tliere is a very good demand for pullets. Fruit.—The fruit market is now very quiet, apples and pears being the only New Zealand fruit coming forward. Heavy consignments of oranges have arrived during the week, but bananas are very scarce. Apples, good dessert, Rome Beauty and Winter Permain, 6s 6d to 7a 6d, cookers 4s to 4s 6d; pears, 241b, 4s to 4s 3d, dessert 8s to 9s 6d 401b; oranges, 8s 6d to 9s 6d; -bananas, green andl coloring, lis to lis 6d; ripe, per lb. Meat.—The usual sale of meat was held on Saturday, the attendance being such as to- justify an extra box being ordered tor future sales. Prices remain about the same, rwell in favor of buyers. Corning pieces, l%d to 2d, rounds 3d to 3y 2 d, roasts 2d to 2y a d, prime ribs 3d to 3y 2 d, sirloins 3y 2 d to 4y 2 d, shins Is; forequarters mutton 3d to 3y 2 d, legs 3 ! /»d to 4y 2 d, loiite 3d to 3y 2 d. NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICES. Butehens' Meat. Beef: Sirloin 6d, prime- ribs sd, rump steak Bd, beef from 3d to 4d; corned beef from 3d to 5a per lb. Mutton: Legs 6d, chops 6d, loin Gd, shoulders sd, necks' 4d per lb. Pork: Fresh, 6d per lb. Veal, 3d to 5d per lb. Sausages, beef 4d, pork 6d. Lamb, 4s to 5s a quarter. Fowls, 5s per pair, ducks 6s per pair. These prices are for cash only; y 2 d per lb for booking over one week.

General Groceries. —Following are the cash prices charged by New Plymouth grocers:—Sugars, No. la 10s 3d, No. 2 10s, Kerosene 9s 6d per case. Rolled oats and oatina, lOd per bag; oatmeal, 3s 3d per 251b bag; flour, roller, 1001b 13s, 501b 6s> 9d, 251b 3s Bd.

Cereals, etc. —Oats, white 2s 9d p?r bushel, duns 2s Gd per bushel, crusheu outs, 3s; barley, 3s Gd; maize, 5s Gd; wheat, ss; beans, ss; crushed beans, 5s Gd; pollard, 5s Gd per 1001b, 12s 2121b; bran, 5s 6d per 1001b. Dairy Produce, etc.—Butter factory Is Id, dairy lOd, best separator Is per lb; cheese, 9d per lb; eggs, Is 6d per dozen; lard„'9d.per lb; bacon, lOd per lb; hams, 8y 2 d per lb, rashers lOd; milk, 3d per quart. Fruit—Bananas, 3d lb or olbs for Is lemons Is to 1s Gd per dozen, apples 3d to 4d lb, cocoanuts 2d to 4d, walnuts 8d lb, dried figs 4d and 6d per box, grapes 'ls to "Is 6d per lb, peaches 4d and Gd -per lb, pears 4d to Gd per lb, oranges Is 6d per dozen, water melons 2d per lb, quinces Slbs for Is. Vegetables. —Cabbages 3d to 4d a carrots 2d, turnips 2d, parsnips 2d per bunch, rhubarb 4d per bundle, potatoes 0s Gd per cwt., kumeras Slbs for Is, onions 101b for Is.

Buying Prices.—Dealers offer for farm produce: Butter, factory (in rolls) liy,d, dairy (in rolls) 9d, separator lOd, Factory cheese 7%d, dairy Gy>d, bacon 7y s d, hams 7y 2 d, eggs Is 4d per dozen.