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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 165, 21 October 1910, Page 3

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LONDON MARKETS. Bv Cable. —Press Association. —Copyright. London, October ID. Copper, ■ — Spot £57 Os 3d? tlucc months, £SB 3s Oil. Electrolytic, £5!) JS *Tin.—Spot, £ 1(15 10s; three months, £ii;i. Lend — £l3 15s. The American visible supply is C 11,735.000 bushels. FROZEN MEAT. Napier, October 20. The C. C'. ami 1). Company to-day cabled the following report on frozen meat—"The mutton and lamb market is firm. There is a further fall in the value of beef. To-dav's quotations: Mutton. Canterbury' 4y 4 d; Napier. Wellington aim North'lsland. 3%d; lamb, first quality. second 5%d: beef, binds fores 2%d."

WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Ponltrv. etc.—At the mart on Saturday we had another lar.se entry of birds, all' pens being filled with all varieties. Prices were a shade easier. <out good birds still sold well at. the following rates:— Ducklings (small) Sd. to 111, stronger Is 3d to 2s 2d. ducks (poor) 2s to 2s 3d, good and fat 2s 4d to 2s !)d. hens (young and laying) *2s lid to 4s, old Is lOd to 2s 4d. cockerels (good) 2s Sd to 3s 2d. poor Is lOd to 2s 4d, chicks ;>d, white Leghorn cockerels Cs. trio good Leuhorns Ss Od. purebred settings eggs 45." Sundries a-t usual rates. Fruit—Californian apples were practically the only fruit _ arriving in any quantity this week, this being the first shipment. The fruit arrived in good condition and sold well. c quote: Red Pearmains 14s 0:1 to 15s. Spitzenbergs ltis, mandarins L2s, passions 8s Od, pines 12s Od, peanuts 2%d. lemons 7s, walnuts Id ib, oranges 10s to 19s, cocoanuts 13s, bananas (green Tongans) lis Od to 12s, ripe 3d to'S'Ad per lb. New shipment ol oranges and bananas from Cook Islands arrive on Monday next and are being eagerly looked for.

L. A. NOLAN & OO.'S REPORT. Poultry.—We lmd another good entry] of all classes on Saturday and competition for all lines is still very keen. Prices] ruled as follows: Duoks "2s 2d to 2s Bd, ducklings lOd to Is. hens and ducklings; 9s to His, hens 2s 3d to 2s 9d s roosters 2s to 3s, black Minorca do. 4s, cockerels 2s 3d to 2s lOd. (iuinea fowls 2s (id, .sittings eggs us. In the mart a large list of vegetables, furniture and sundries sold at usual rates.

Fruit. —There is little to report, American apples only offering. There has been a steady sale for vegetables, which Have come forward in good lots. V* e quote: American apples 13s Gd to 14s, cauliflowers (is to 8s per sack, cabbages 3s to 4s, lettuce Is lid to 2s per do>:., asparagus od to Sd per bunch, parsnips 8s to 10s per sack.

NEW PLYMOUTH IiETAIL PRICEb. Butchers' Meat. Beef: Sirloin fid, prime ribs sd, rump steak Bd, beef from 3d to 4d, corned beef froin 3d to 5a per lb. -Uuttop: Legs Cd, chops Cd, loin Gd, shoulders sd, necks' 4d per )b. Pork; Fresh, Cd per lb. Veal, 2d to 5d per 10. Sausages, beef 4d, pork Cd. Lamb, 4s to 5s a quarter. Fowls, 5s per pair, ducks Cs per pair. These prices are for cash only; %d per lb for booking over one week. General Grocerhs.—Following are tjie cash prices charged by New Plymouth grocers: —Sugar, No. la 10s ,No. 2 9s !Jd. Kerosene, 9s !)d per case. Rolled oats and oatina, lOd per bag; oatmeal, 3s 3d per 251b 'bag; Hour, roller, 1001b l-2s 50Lb 6s 3d, 251b 3s 4d. Cereals, etc.—Oats, white 2s 9d pet bushels, duns 3s per bushel, crushed oats, 3s; barley, 3s 6d; maize, 4s; wheat, 4s; beans, ss; crushed beans, 5s Cd; pollard 09 9d, per 1001b 13s 206 lbs; bran, 5s per 1001b. 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 lis Od per dozen, apples 4d to Od per lb, dried figs 4d and Cxi per box, oranges Is to Is Gd per dozen, walnuts 8d per lb, passion fruit 6d per dozen. Vegetables —Cabbages 3d and 4d, car-1 rots 2d per bunch, turnips 2d per lb, parsnips 2d per bunch, potatoes 7s per cwt., kumeras slbs for Is, onions IOOLbs bags ss, cauliflowers 5d to Bd. Buying Prices.—Dealers offer for farm produce: Butter factory (in rolls) Is 0y 2 d, dairy (in rolls) Bd, separator LOd, eggs 9d per dozen.