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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 64, 24 June 1910, Page 7

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■A PALMERiSTON SALE. \ Palmerston N., Wednesday. Dalgety and Co. report:—At a clearing sale at Palmerston North on Wednesday, 22nd inst., we held a record sale of (purebred and grade Jersey cattle on account of Mr. Robert E. Bannister. Grade Jersey weaner heifers £3 5s to £7, grade Jersey weaner bulls 3% to 5 guineas, grade springing heifers £8 to £lB, grade Jersey cows £.12 10s to £2O, purebred bulls 23 to 35 guineas, purebred yearling heifers 16 to 37 guineas, purebred cows 25 to 40 guirteas. L. A. NOLAN & CO.'S REPORT. Poultry.-JOn Saturday we bad a very ]good entry, young stun' being in good supply. There is a good demand for table birds. Prices were: as follows: Hens, ordinary Is od to Id, fat Is 9d to 2s 3d, pullets Is 8d to 2s lid, cockerels Is 4d to 3s, ducks Is lid to 2s 7d, roosters Is 4d to Is lOd. In the Mart we sold a large quantity of shrubs and pot plants at satisfactory prices. Fruit.—This has been in small supply. We quote: Bananas 9s to 10s 3:1, oranges 8s to 8s 6d, apples, dessert, bushels 7s to 10s, cookers, bushels 6s to Gs 9d. WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. We had a fair entry only on Saturday owing to the rough weather. Still, prices were well maintained. We quote ruling prices:—Hens, old Is 3d to Is sd, good young do. Is 6d to 2s, cockerels, poor Is 2d:to Is sd, good forward Is, lOd to 2s 2d, p.b. Black Orpingtons 3s to 4s, geese 2s lOd to 3s Od. Pullets are still in good demand, good forward realising 3s to 4s, black Orpingtons, brown and white Leghorns 2s (id to 3s, backward pullets Is 9d to 2s; ducks Is lOd to 2s, good laying do. to 3s, p.b. poultry, seven weeks old, 3s 9d, turkey hens 4s to 4s 6d, gabblers, good, to 7s, breeding pen of white Leghorns £1 Is. Sundries sold at usual rates. Meat—The usual lot arrived well and found a ready sale. Prices as follows: Best ribs 3s 4d, seconds 2y 2 d to 3d, rounds 3d to 4d, roasts 2d to 2y 2 d,- corns F/zd to 2y z d, sirloin 3d to 4y g d; rump 3y 2 d; forequarters mutton 2%d to 3y 2 d, loins 3d to 3y 2 d, legs 4d to 4y B d. Rabbits sold readily at usual prices.

Fruit— There has not been much fresh fruit in for the week, except Tongan 1 bananas, which arrived in a very bad condition and the fruit is small. Apples, dessert 7s 6d to 8s 6d, seconds 6s 6d to 7s, cookers 5s <M, oranges, re-packs, 8s 6d, bananas 9s to 9s 6d, ripe do. 2y g d iper lb, lemons 4s 6d, peanuts 2%d per lb, walnuts 6%d iper lb, mandarins 9s 6d, pines lis 6d, ipassions 10s. Furniture.—On Friday we held a, clearing sale on account of Mr. McParJ,land, and on Wednesday one on account of Mrs. Carstens. At both prices were satisfactory.

NEW PLYMOUTH EETAIL PRICES. Butchers' Meat. Beef: Sirloin Gd, prime fibs'sd, rump steak Bd, beef from 3d to 4d, corned beef from 3d to 5a per lb. Jiutton: Legs 6d, chops 6d, loin 6d, shoulders sd, necks' 4d per lb. Pork: Fresh, 6d per lb. Veal, 3d to 5d per lb. Sausages, beef 4d, pork 6(1. Lamb, 4s to 5s a quarter. Fowls, 5s per pair, ducks 6s per pair. These prices are for cash only; l / 2 d per lb for booking over one week.

General Groceriiß—Following are the cash prices charged by N<»w Plymouth grocers:—Sugar, No. la 10s 3d, No .2 10s, Kerosene 9$ 6d per case. Rolled oats and oatina, lOd per, bag; oatmeul, 3s 3d per 251b bag; flour, rol.ler, 1001b 12s 6d, 501b 6s 6d, 251b 3s 6d.

Cereals, etc.—Oats, white 2s 9d per bushels, duns 3s per bushel, crushed oats 3s; barley, 3s 6d; maize as; wheat, 4s 6d; beans, ss; crushed beans, 5s 6d; pollard 6s 9d, per 1001b 13s 200 lbs; bran, 5s par 1001b. Dairy Prodace, etc.—Butter factory Is 2d) dairy lOd, best separator Is per I lb; cheese, 9d per lb; eggs, Is 9d per dozen; lard. 9d per lb; bacon, ,10d per lb; hams, B%d per lb, rashers lOd; m'lk, 3d per quart. Fruit—Bananas, 3d lb or 51bs foi Is lemons Is 8d per dozen., appies 3d to 4d lb, dried figs 4d and Gd per box, pears 4d to 6d lb, oranges Is 6d per dozen, waiter melons 2d per lb, quinces Site foils, guavas 4d per lb, walnuts 8d per lb. Vegetables—-Cabbags 3d and 4d, carrota 2d \ per bunch, turnips 2d per lb, parsnips 2d per bunch, potatoes 7s per cwt., kumeras 51bs for Is, onions lOOl.bs bag os. Buying Prices.—Dealers offer for farm produce: Butter, factory (in rolls) Is 0y 2 d, dairy (in rolls) 9d, separator lOd. Factory cheese 7%d, dairy 6y 2 d,' bacon 7y 2 d, niams 7y 2 d, eggs Is 6d per dozen.