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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 135, 16 September 1910, Page 2

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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 5d per lb. Mutton: Legs 6d, chops 6d, loin Cdj shoulders sd, necks 4d per lb. Pork: Fresh, 6d per lb. Veal, 3d to 5d per lb. Sausages, beef 4d, pork 6dJ Lamb, 4s to 5s a, quarter/ Fowls, 5s per pair, ducks 6s per pair. These prices I are for cash only j %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 9d per case. Rolled I oats and oatina lOd per bag; oatmeal, I 3s 3d per 251b bag; flour, roller, 1001b 12s, 501b 6s 3d, 251b 3s 4d. Cereals, etc. —Oats, white 2s 9d per bushel, duns 3s per bushel, crushed oats, 3e; barley, 3s 6d;'maize, 4s; wheat, 4s; j beuns, ss; crushed beans, 5s 6d; pollard, 6s 9d per 1001b, 13s 2001b; bran 5s per 1001b. I Dairy Produce, etc.—Butter, factory, Is 2d, dairy lOd, best separator Is per lb; cheese, 9d per lb; eggs, lid per dozen; lard, 9d per lb; bacon, lOd per lb; hams, 9y 2 d per lb, rashers lOd; milk, 4d per quart. ' ' Fruit.—Bananas 4d per lb, lemons Is 6d per dozen, apples 3d and 4d per lb, passion fruit 4d per dozen, dried figs 4d and 6d per box, oranges Is to Is 6d per, dozen, walnuts 8d per lb. Vegetables.—Cabbages 3d and 4d, carrots 2d per bunch, turnips 2d per lb,' parsnips 2d per bunch, potatoes 7s per | cwt., kumeras slb for Is, onions 1001b bags ss, cauliflowers 5d to Bd. Buying Prices.—Dealers offer for farm produce: Butter, ifaptory |lin rolls) Is 0y 2 d, dairy (in rolls) Bd, separator lOd; eggs, 9d per dozen. WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Saturday last we had a good entry of poultry, the majority being prize and pure-toed birds. Bidding throughout was very brisk, showing a keen demand for all classes of birds. Two noticeable prices obtained were 22s for a trio of Buff. Orpingtons, and Is each for three days old ducklings. Other prices were as follows: Cockerels (table): 2s to2s Bd, (poor) la 7d to Is lOd; B.L. .cockerels, 3s 3d; white Plymouth Rock cockerels, 8s; white Leghorn cock, 3s Id;: hens, laying 3s Id, old 20s to 2s Id; Red Game Cockerel, 2s 9d; White Leghorn pullets, 3s; ducks, 2s 8d to 2s Sd. In the mart a large quantity of sundries, fruit, trees and furniture were disposed of. ... Motor Car. Considerable interest was shown in this sale by the public, and bidding was brisk right through, the car eventually being sold under thej hammer at £155. | Fruit.—This has been in rather small supply this week. Sydney fruit is now at a prohibitive price. We quote Sturmers at 9s 6d to 10s 6d; Rokewoods, IIb; Commerce lis; oranges, 13s 6d to 15s 6d; bananas,'27s 8d; walnuts, 6d; peanuts, 2%d; N.Z. lemons, 4s 9d per 40 lb. case; Poor Man's oranges, 4s 6d. Oakura Yards—We had a good entry for this sale, and stock realised as follows:—Mixed yearlings, £2 3s 6d to £2 4s 6d; springing cows, £5 10s to j £6 6s; springing heifers, £5 15s to £6 110s; backward heifers, £4 5s to £4 Iss; empty heifers, £3 10s 6d; stores, £3 lis; staers, £3 ISs; old cow, £1 is.