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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 171, 28 October 1910, Page 3

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WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Poultry.—At our mart on Saturday we had a good entry of poultry of' all classes. Prices were a shade easier though good ducklings are still in demand and realise good prices. Hens, Is 7d, Is lid; good youn and laying, 2s to 2s 4d; cockerels, young, Is to Is id; if air quality Is Od, 2s 4d; chicks, 3d to 7d; ducklings, three days old, S'/od to lOd, three weeks old Is lid to 2s 4tl; ducks, 2s 2d to 2s sd; guinea fowls, 2s Od each. Sundries sold at usual rates. Fruit—During the week fruit has come forward in large quantities, a fresh shipment of oranges and bananas from Rara tonga arriving on Monday. Californitin red permain apples 13s, 3 c/s lots 14s Od; oranges, original 14s Od, 5 c/s lots 14s Cd, re-packs lGs; Tongan bananas, ripe, 3d; Raratongan, green, 16s, l(is 8d; rhubarb, 3s (5d to 4s dozen bunches; lemons, 7s. Vegetables—Cabbages, 3s 9d; leeks, 4s Od; turnips, 4s 9d per sack; lettuces, 2s per case. Stock.—At our usual fortnightly sale at Oakura on Friday we had a very failfair entry, young cattle being in num.; bcrs. Bidding was brisk and prices still firm. Yearling heifers, £2 9s, £2 12s (id; do. steers, £2 9s Od, £2 lGs; store cows, £2 9s, £2 las; fresh do., £3 14s, £4 Gs; empty heifers, £4 3s; springing cows, £o to £5 3§; fine springing will be held on Friday, November 4.

NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICEb. Butchers' Meat. Beef: Sirloin Od, prime ribs sd, rump Bteak Bd, beef from 3d to 4d, corned beef froia 3d to 5a per lb. Muttor: Legs 6d, chops 6d, loin 6d, shoulders sd, necks' 4d per lb. Pork: Fresh, 6d per lb. Veal, 2d to 5d per lb. Sausages, beef 4d, pork Cd. Lamb, 4s to 5s a quarter. Fowls, 5s per pair, ducks 6s per pair. These, prices are for cash only; y 2 d per lb for booking over on« week. General Groceries.—Following are the cash prices charged by New Plymouth grocers:—Sugar, No. la 10s ,No. 2 9s 9d. Kerosene, 9s 9d per case. Rolled oats and oatina, lOd per bag; oatmeul, 3s 3d per 251b 'bag; flour, roller, 1001b lis 501 ib 6s 3d, 251b 3s 4d. I Cereals, etc.—Oats, white 2s Od per bushels, duns 3e per bushel, crushed oats, 3e; barley, 3a 6d; maize, 4s; wheat, 46; beans, ss; crushed beans, 5s 6d; pollard Gs od, per 1001b 13s 2001 lbs; bran, 5s per 1001b. Dairy Produce, etc.—Butter factory i 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. SVuit Bananas 4d per lb, lemons lis 0d per dozen, apples 4d to Gd per lb, dried figs 4d and 6d per box, oranges Is to Is 6d per dozen, walnuts 8d per lb, passion fruit Gd per dozen. Vegetables—Cabbages 3d and 4d, carrota 2d per 'bunch, "turnips' 2d per lb, parsnips 2d per bunch, potatoes 7s per cwt., kuineras sLbs for Is, onions lOOlbs bags ss, cauliflowers 5d to Sd. Buying Prkes.—Dealers offer for farm produce: Butter factory (in rolls) 1« 0y 2 d, dairy (in rolls) Sd, separator lOd, eggs 9d per doaen.