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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 370, 22 April 1910, Page 7

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WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Poultry.—On Saturday we had our poultry pens lillcd with all classes anu grades of birds. Prices were about the .Miiiie as last week, except that good forward pullets snowed an advance. We quote closing prices:—Hens Is 4d to Is Sd, good young do. Is lOd to 2s, pullets (forward) 2s no. to 3s, backward do. 2s 3d to 2s 7d, cockerels Is to 2s 2d, ducks Is KM to 2s 3d, geese 3s 3d to 3s 7<l, Fruit.—A large shipment of Nelson apples and pears came forworn last week and prices fell slightly, thqugli prices for good colored dessert apples and pears still maintain. Apples, cookers 3s (id to 4s i)d, dessert 4s Od to 7s, pears, cookers 3s to os !M, tomatoes 4s Od, grapes (small) 3d to lOd. good hothouse 11 '/ 2 dto Is 2y 2 d, quinces 3s to 3s (id, bananas ivery scarce) 3d lb, walnuts 7d to 7 1 / 2 d per id, jam melons Is sack, pumpkins 4s to 4s lid cwt., passions 2s Gd to 3s 121b box. Meat.—The usual meat came forward and sold well. Prime ribs 3d to 3'/ 2 d, seconds to 3d, roasts 2d to 2'/od, corning pieces iy s d to 2d, sirloins 3d to 4 ! / 2 d, rounds l u 3y 2 d, forequarters mutton 2y 2 d to 3y 2 d, legs 3'/ 2 d to 4y 2 d, loins 2 y>d to 3y 2 d. Stock.—At our yards, Omata, on Friday, we had a good entry and most of the • animals penned were sold at the hammer. Weaners 25s to 20s (id, Jer-. sey yearlings £2 Gs, forward cows £3 ss, springing cows £4 to £5. bulls £3 15s, fat steers £l3 10s.

NOLAN AND CO.S REPORT. L. A. Nolan and Co. report for the week ending April 21, 1910, as toilow.s: . Poultry.—On Saturday we had a very good entry. AM classes, especially cockerels, met with keen competition. Prices showing an advance on previous weeks' are as follows: Hens, Is 4d to 2s 8d; pullets, to 2s Od; cockerels, small lOd to Is isd; table birds, 2s to 2s M; clucks/ Is 8d to Is lid; roosters, Is Od to 2s 2d; purebred, to 3s (id; turkeys, 4s 3d to 4s 9d. I

Fruit. —Heavy supplies of apples are coming forward from Hawke's Bay and Nelson; consequently low prices are 'being realised. There is a good demand for dessert pears, i We quote: Apples, dessert 'bushels, 0s to 7s; cooking do., 5s to as 0d; pears, dessert bushels, 8s to 9s; cookers, 0s to (is Od; oranges, 9s to 9s Od; tomatoes, 4s to 4s (id; qunces, (bushels), 4s to 4s 9d; half-cases, 2s 3d to 2s !)d; water melons, 0s to 8s cwt. On Wednesday in the brougham Street Hall we. .held a sale of furniture. There was. .a large attendance, and we had a verv successful sale.

LONDON PRODUCE REPORT. Messrs E. Griffiths and Co., New Plymouth, are in receipt of the following market report from their London principals, Messrs Mills and Sparrow, dated March 11:

Since our last report the weather has been changeable, ami the temperature lias been fairly high for the time of year.

Danish: The market has again been strong, and the quotation has been raised 5 kroner.

French: Quotations are unchanged, and although buyers are looking for a reduction on, account of the mild weather we are now experiencing, we are afraid that this is vary improbable during the next week or two, as supplies still continue to be short. Australian: The arrival per Orvieto has met a splendid market. Sellers have taken full advantage 01 the keen demand that has existed, with the result that everything has cleared at from 4s to O'.s over last week's prices. Although the retail price of butter was raised Id per lb last week, so far this has not had the effect of checking the demand, and we certainly see no reason why it should, and it seems to us that conditions favor a higher level of prices of butter all round. We note .with pleasure that good rains have fallen in most of the dairying districts of Australia, so tnat we may now expect shipments to continue on a good scale for some time; in fact, we are hoping that there will be no cessation at all, so that we can keep our clients usi.-ig colonial butter right throughout the vear.

New Zealand: Owing to the; higher prices prevailing this week, some buyers ■Lave re-sold a lew of the butters ex

Tongariro, thinking, no doubt, they would be able to replace by the Corinthic's shipment at perhaps the same or lower .price, but we fear they will be sadly disappointed, as wc look for tki; Corinthie's to sell at a fairly high price. Sellers are quoting 12Ss to 130s ex this steamer, which is expected to dock tomorrow, but at the moment buyers are holding oil', with the hope of getting in at a few shillings less next week, but we are opinion that they will have to pay the prices demanded.

Xew Zealand: Stocks of white seem to be exhausted and there is good enquiry for the Corinthic., which we expect will make more money, but there is still a fair amount of colored on the market, the general price being 58s fid, while oils is obtainable for anything particularly fine.

NEW PLYMOUTH. RETAIL PRICES. Butchers' Meat. Beef: Sirloin 6d, prime ribs 3d, rump steak Sd, beef from 3d to 4d, corned beef from 3d to 5a per l'b. Mutton: Legs Cd, chops Od, loin 6d, shoulders sd, necks' 4d per lb. Pork: 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, ducka Gs 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:—SugU-. .No. la 10s ; ;d. Xo .2 10s, Kerosene 9s fid per case. Polled oats and oatina, lOd per bag; oatmeal, 3s 3d per 251bbag; Hour, roller, 1001b 13s. 501b Gs' !)d, 251b" 3s Sd.

Cereals, etc.—Oats, white- 2s 9d per bushel, duns 2s Gd per bushel, crushed oats, 3s; barley, 3s Gd; maize, 5s Gd; wheat, ss; beans, os; crushed beans, 5s Gd; pollard, 5s Gd per 1001b, 12s 21211); bran. 5s Gd per 1001b. Dairy Produce, etc.—Butter factory Is Id, dairy lOd, best separator Is per lb; cheese, fid per lb; cg'jrs 2s per dozen; lard. 9d per lb: bacon, 10d per lb; hams, BV 2 d per lb, rashers lOd; milk, 3d per quart. Fruit—Bananas. 3d lb or slbs for Is lemons Is to Is Gd per dozen, apples 3d to 4d lb, cocoanuts 2d to 4d, walnuts 8d lh, dried figs 4(? and Gd per box, grapes Is Gd per lb. peaches 4d and (Sd per lb, pears 4d to Gd per lb, oranges Is Gd per dozen, water melons 2d per lb, quinces Slbs for Is. Vegetables.—Cabbages 3d to 4d, carrots 2d, turnips 2d, parsnips 2d per bunch, rhubarb 4d per bundle, potatoes Gs Gd per cwt., kumeras 51bs for Is, onions 101b for Is.

Buying Prices.—Dealers offer for faim produce: Butter, factory (it rolls) ll'V.d. dairy (in rolls) Od. separator Jod. Factory cheese V/ g &. dairy Gy 2 d. bacon 7_yid,kami ','■/»'., .£o* Is dozen.