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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 112, 19 August 1910, Page 7

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WEBSTER BEOS.' REPORT. Poultry.—At the Mart on Saturday we had every pen filled, with poultry of almost all classes, laying hens .being much in evidence and fetching great prices. Bens, old Is 8d to 2s 2d, laying 2s 6d to 3s 9d, p.b. white Leghorns 4s to 4s 4d, brown Leghorns 3s 6d to 4s, Wyandottes 2s lOd! to 3s 3d, cockerels (ordinary), yooimg le 10d to 2s 2d, forward 2s 6d to 3s, p.b. brown Leghorn 10s 6d; ducks in short supply Trees and sundries sold at usual rates. Fruit—Fruit has been quiet for the week, only apples and a little Australian coming forward. Oranges (re-packed) Ills- 6d to 13s 6d, bananas 2%d to 3d, mandarins 10s 6di to 13s, passions 6s 9d to 7s 6d, pines 12s, lemons 8s 9d, local do. 3s fid to 4s 6d, apples, cookers 5s to 6s 6d, dessert 7s 6d to M, seconds 6s 6d. ' Furniture.—On Wednesday, at the mart (for convenience of sale), we sold a list of furniture on account of Mr. Collins and a lady at satisfactory prices. HOME PRODUCE REPORT. Messrs E. Griffiths and Co., New Plymouth, are dn receipt of the following market report from their London principals, Messrs Mills and Sparrow, dated Bth July, 1910: .Rain has again fallen all over the country, making it very difficult for hay-making, and the loss to the farmers will be very heavy. Danish: The quotation is unchanged and the quantity which has arrived this week is considerably less than last. (Siberian: The expected increase has not yet taken place, but reports say that the butter is being held in cold store on the otheT side, so it is very probable that it will come here later on. There "has'been a good demand for all grades, and the quality generally has never shown up better. This butter is therefore commanding the bulk of the trade at the present time. French: There is no change in quotations and business in this description has been steady. The quality continues to improve and is now at its best again. Australian: The s.s. Oswestry Grange and the s.s. Essex both landed their butters this week, but we regret to say the demand has been poor, and we expect nearly the whole of the cargoes will have to be stored, as Siberian butter is monopolising the demand at the present time, and as the quality so far this season is satisfactory and prices being fairly reasonable, we fear that low prices will have to be taken if the sale of colonial butter were forced just now, so, that as butters are in good condition it seems best to hold them over for a while. New Zealand: The Athenic landed her butters this week, and as the quantity was small agents have been able to clear at satisfactory prices. Cheese.—'New Zealand: The arrival per s.s. Athenic was not up to the standard of quality that we have been getting this season. No doubt the cause of this is the lateness of the make, which, of course, cannot be avoided. Canadian cheese is now commanding more attention, as the quality continues to improve and whites are now showing better value than New Zealand, but colored are about on a level.

NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICEb. Butchers' 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 6d, shoulders sd, necks' 4d per Hi. Pork; Fresh, Gd per lb. Veal. 3d to 5d ! per lb. Sausages, beef 4d, pork 6d. I Lamb, 4s to 5s a quarter. Fowls, 5s per pair, ducks 6s per pair. These prices are for cash only; %d per lb for booking over one week. ! General Groceries,—Following are the cash prices charged bv New Plymouth grocers:—Sugar, No. la 10s 3d, No .2 10s, Kerosene 9i 6d per case. Rolled oats and oatina, lOd per bag; oatmeal, 3s 3d per 251b .bag; flour, roller, 1001b 12s 5011b 6s 3d, 251b 3s 4d. Cereals, etc.—Oats, white 2s 9d 'per bushels, duns 3s per bushel, crushed oate, 3s; barley, 3s Od; maize, 4s 3d; wheat, 4s 3d; beans, ss; crushed .beans, 5s 6d; pollard 6s 9d, per 1001b 13s 200 lbs; bran, 5s par 1001b. Dairy Produce,- etc.—Butter factory Is 2d, dairy lOd, best separator Is per lb; cheese, 9d per lb; 2d per dozen; lard; 9d per lb; bacon, lOd per lb; hams, per lb, rashers lOd; nr'Jk, 4d per quart. Fruit Bananas 4d per lb, lemons la <sd per dozen, apples 3d and 4d per lb, dried figs 4d and 6d per box, orange Is to Is 6d per dozen, walnuts 8d per lib. 3d and 4d, carrots 2d per bunch, "turnips 2d per lb, parsnips 2d per bunch, potatoes 7s pit cwt., kumeras slbs for Is, onions lOOlfos bag ss. Buyinc Prwes. —Dealers offer; for farm produce" Butter factory (in rolisj ' Is OVi-d. dairy (in rolls) fld, separator lOd.