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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 147, 30 September 1910, Page 3

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, September 28. The visible supply of American wheat is 52,670.000 1)11511018. Silver, 24% d. Copper— j Spot £55 2s Gd, three months j £55 17s 6d. I (Tin—Spot £159, three months £l5B 15s. Tallow—At the tallow sales 713 casks were offered and 030 sold. Frozen meat—Mutton, fine 41s, medium 37i Oct. ' Woo. —The tales ihad a strong opening and quotations were fully maintained. There were offered 8823 bales. The catalogue was poor. It included 6036 bales of New Zealand. There was a fair attendance and animated competition. AH fine erossbreds sold at par to five per cent, higher; coarse crossibreds 5 to 7'/ 3 per cent, higher; merinos—an inferior selection—par to five per cent, higher. The New Zealand and Australian Land ■Company announce a dividend of 4 per cent, and a bonus of 4 per cent. WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT.

Poultry, etc.—At the mart on Saturday we had a good entry of poultry of all classes. Ducklings and laying hens are still in strong d«mand and are likely to remain so for the next month. Hens lis 8d : to 2s, young laying do. 2s 6d to 3s 3d, trio Andalusians 9s 3d, trio buff Orpingtons 17s, ducks 2s 6d to 2s iOd, p.b. Indian Runner drake 3s 6d, ducklings (five days' old) Is Id, do. (six weeks' old) 2s 7d, cockerels 2s to 2s 4d,; pjb. brown Leghorns 3s Gd to ss. Sundries, trees and groceries at usual prices., iFruit.—Only apples Ihave come forward during the past week and have found a ready sale. Best Stunners 10s 9d to Us 3d, seconds 9s to 9s Gd, Dougherty lis Gd, Etowah Lis 6d, ripe bananas 3d per lb. Oakura yards.—We held our usual fortindgjlitly sale at our yaxdis on Friday, when Ttoe was a fair entry. Bidding was brisk throughout and every line was sold either at the hammer or privately. Mxed yearlings £2 3s to £2 liOs, yearling steers £2 Ids 6d, forward cows £4,-fat do. £5, old do. £1 6s to £1 9s, bulls £2 1,9s to £3 Is, sows £1 2s to £2 Gs, boar 12s. Next sale Friday, October 7.

NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICE*.

Butchers' Meat. Beef: Sirloin fid, prime ribs sd, rump steak Bd, beef from Sd to 4d, corned beef from 3d to 0a per lb. Mutton: Legs 6d, chops (Id, loin 6d, shoulders sd, necks' 4d per lb. Pork; Fresh, 6d per lb. Veal, 3d to 5d per lb.' Sausages, beef 4d, pork 9(1. Lamb, 4s to 5s a quarter. Fowls, 5s per pair, ducks 6s per pair. These prices are for cash only; y a d per lb Jor booking over one week. General Groceries.—Following are the cash prices charged by New Plymouth grocers:—Sugar, No. la 10s 3d, No .2 110s. Kerosene 9s 9d per case. Eolled I oats and oatina, lOd .per bag; qatmeul, 3s 3d per 251b bag; flour, roller, 1001b 12e 501b 6s 3d, 251b 3s 4d. Cereals, etc.—Oats, white 2s 9d per bushels, duns 3s per bushel, crushed oats, 3s; barley, 3s 6d; maize, 4s; wheat, 4s; beans, ss; crushed beans, 5s 6d; pollard 6s 9d, per 1001b 13s 200 lbs; bran, 5s per 1001b. Dairy Produce, etc.—Butter factor/: Is 2d, dairy lOd, best separator Is per lb; cheese, 9d per lb; eggs, lid per dozen; lard, 9d per lb; bacoa, lOd per lb; hams, 0y 2 d per lb, rashers lOd; milk, 4d per quart. " j Fruit Bananas 4d per lb, lemons Is 6d per dozen, apples 3d to 8d per lb, dried figs 4d and 6d per box, oranges Is 6d to 2s per dozen, walnuts 8d orange Is to Is 6d per dozen, walnuts 8d per lb. , la 6d- per dozen, apples 3d and! 4d per lb, dried figs 4d und 6d per bo^ Vegetables—Cabbages 3d and 4d, carrota 2d per bunch, turnips 2d per lb, parsnips 2d per bunch, potatoes 7s per cwt., kumeras 51bs for Is, onions lOOlbs bags ss, cauliflowers 6d to Bd. Buying Prkes.—Dealers offer for farm produce: Butter factory (in rolls) la oy 2 d, dairy (in rolls) Bd, separator 10d, eggs 9d per dozen.