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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 376, 29 April 1910, Page 7

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HOME MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright London, April 27. At the wool sales 9580 bales were catalogued. There was a good average selection, including 6803 bales from Sew Zealand. There was a very large attendance of European buyers ■and a few Americans. There was a strung demand for merino, which remain linn at top January rates. Crossbreds practically remain unchanged. Shabby lower sorts are slightly in 'buyers' favor. Copper —Spot £SO 3s ( Jd, three months £57 ss.

Tin —Spot £149 12s tid, three months £l5O 12s tid. At the tallow sales 805 casks were offered and 500 were sold. Prices are unchanged. At the wool sales 0580 bales were catalogued. There was a good average selection, including tiSlCi bales from New Zealand. There was a very large attendance of European buyers unu a few Americans. There was a strung demand for merino, which remain lirm at the top January rates. Crossbreds are practically unchanged, and shabby lower sorts are slightly in buyers' favor. Copper. —Spot, £SO 3s !)d; three months, £57 ss. Tin—Spot, £149 12s 9d; three months £l5O 12s 6d. Wool. —There is a good sale of merino at full opening rates. Shabby crossbreds are slightly easier. Wheat.—The visible supply of wheat is 52,094,000 quarters.

WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Meat —At our usual sale 011 Saturday nve had a good attendance of tin; public and prices realised were as follows: — Beef, sirloins 3'/<>d to 4'/ 2 d, rounds .'id to 4cl, roasts 2y s d, ribs. 3d to 3%d, corjn l%d to "2d, wing rib 4'/yd. Muttoii, legs 4d to 4%d, fores 3d to 3y 3 d, loin '2 l / 2 d to 4d. Rabbits: Our first consignment arrived on Saturday and realised Is Id per pair. Wo have arranged for a regular supply of these each Xalimlav. Poultry—On Saturday we. had our usual' good entry. Prices were well maintained for good young liens and .pullets. We quote: —Chicks (very young) 4d, hens (young) 2s 4d to 2s lOd, old do. Is 2d to. Is l(kl, pullets (good) up to 3s 3d, inferior 2s, cockerels (fat) 2s 3d to 2s 7d, do. (young) lid to Is (id, purebred 4s Cd, ducks In lOd to 2s Bd. A large quantity of boots and useful sundries were disposed of in the ma,rt. Fruit—This still comet forward in good supply. Pears have ibeen in largest supply. The good varieties of fruit hove sold readily, but some consignments, particularly a. Canterbury one, arrived in very had order. We quote: Apples, choice dessert, Us (id to 7s (id, firsts 5s to (is; cookers (good) 4s to ss, grapes (Gross (Jolnian hothouse) Is la to Is '2'/id, outdoor Sd to ln ; ; lemons (local),3s fid to Bs, pears (choice) 7s to 7s Qd, firsts (is to (is !)d, inferior and wet 2s to 3s (id, walnuts Cd to 7d, quinces 2s (id to 3s fid, tomatoes 4s !)d, water melons (very poor sale) 4s (id to fid ease, peanuts 2%d. bananas (green Fijis) lis to lis (id. ripe 2 1 / ( d to i'/.d per lb. L. A. NO LAX & CO.'S RIci'O.RT. Poultry.—On Saturday we. had a large entry of all classes, nearly 3(10 birds 'being penned. There was a good demand and good prices were maintained throughout. We quote: —Mens Is iid to 2s 4d, pullets to 2s sd, cockerels Is (id to 2s 9d, roosters Is 3d to 3s fid. ducks Is lid to 2s cSd, turkeys 4s (id to 4s !)d, bantams Od to Is.

j Fruit—Apples arc coming forward in | large consignments. Pears are getting [ scarcer and consequently bringing good I prices. Apples, dessert (bushels) 5s (id 'to Bs, do. (half-cases) 2s 3d to 3s (id, [ cookers (bushels) 4s fid to 5s !)d, do. ! (half-cases) 2s to is 0:!, pears, dessert (small cases) 3s to 4s, do. cookers 2s 9d to 3s (id, do. (bushels) 5s to Ts, quinces (bushels) 4s !)d to 5s 3d, do. (half-cases) 2s (id to 3s, bananas 8s Ikl, oranges 7s to 9s. Yesterday we held a furniture sail- on account of Mrs. F. J. Mac Lean. There was a good attendance and prices were satisfactory. I NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICES. Butchers' Meat. Beef: Sirloin 6d, prime ribs sd, rump steak Bd, beef from 3d to 4d, corned beef from 3d to 5a per l'b. Mutton: Legs 6d, chops 6d, loin 6d, shoulders sd, neck*' 4d per lb. Pork: Fresh, 6d per lb. Veal, 3d to 5d p«r lb. Sausages, beef 4d, pork Gd. Lamb, 4s to 5s a quarter. Fowls, 5s per pair, ducks Gs pair. These prices are for oash only; y»d per lb for booking over one week.

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

Cereals, etc.—Oats, whit# 2s 9d per bjyiliel, duns 2s Gd per bushel, crushed oat*, 3s; barley, 3s 6d; maize, 5s Od; wheat, ss; beans, ss; crushed beans, 5s 6d; pollard, 5s 6d per 1001b, 12s 2121b; bran, 5s Gd per 1001b. Dairy Produce, etc.—Butter factory Is Id, dairy lOd, best separator Is per lb; cheese, 9d per lb; eggs 2s 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 51bs for Is lemons la to Is Od per dozen, applet, 3d to 4d lb, cocoanuts 2d to 4d, walnuts 8d lb, dried figs 4d and Gd per box, grapeg Is Gd per lb, peaches 4d and Gd per lb, pears 4d to Gd per 11). oranges Is 6d per dozen, water melons 2d per Jb, quinces 81bs for Is. Vegetables.—Cabbages 3d to 4d, earrots 2d, turnips 2d, parsnips 2d pef bunch, rhubarb 4d per bundle, potntoej 6s Gd per cwt., kumeras 51bs for Is, onions 101b for Is. Buying Priees.—Dealers offer for farm produce: Butter, factory (is rolls) ll'Vid, dairy (in rolls) 9d, separator lod. Factory cheese 7y a d, dairy GVL>d, Imcmi 7y 2 d. hams 7y>d, eggs. Is i)d per dozen.