NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 177, 5 November 1910, Page 3

NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICES.

Butchers' Meat. lieef: Sirloin Cd, prime ribs sd, rump steak Sd, beef Jrow . 3d to 4d, corned beef froui 3d to 5a per lb. ALuttop; Legs- 6d, chops Cd, I loin Gd. shoulders sd, necks' 4d per lb. . Pork: Fresh, Gd per lb. Veal, 2d to 5d per lb. Sausages, beef 4d, pork Gd. , Lamb, 4s to 5s a quarter. Fowls, 5s j per pair, ducks Gs per pair. These prices are for cash only; y 2 d per lb for booking over one week. ' General Groceries. —Following are the cash prices charged by New Plymouth grocers:—i Sugar, Xo. la 10s ,Xo. 2 9s 9d. Kerosene, 9s 9d per case. Rolled ' 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 bushels, duns 3s per bushel, crushed oats, 3s; barley, 3s Gd; maize, 4s; wheat, 4s; beans, ss; crushed beans, 5s Gd; pollard Cs 9d, per 1001b 13s 200 lbs; bran, 5s p?r 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; bacon, lOd per lb; hams, 9 1 / 3 d per lb, rashers 10d; milk, 4d per quart. Fruit Bananas 4d per lb, lemons Is Gd per dozen, apples 4d to Gd per lb, dried figs 4d and Cd per box, oranges Is to Is Cd per dozen, walnuts Sd per lb, passion fruit Gd per dozen. Vegetables —Cabbages 3d and 4d, carrots 2d per bunch, turnips 2d per lb, parsnips 2d per bunch, potatoes 7s per cwt., kumeras 51bs for Is, onions lOOlbs, bags ss, cauliflowers 5d to Bd. Buying Prwes. —Dealers ofl'ei for farm produce: Butter factory (in rolls) Is dairy (in rolls) Sd, separator lfld, eggs 9d per dozen. OUTSIDE STOCK MARKETS. CITRISTCHURCH. There was a double market at Addington yards to-day in consequence of the fact that a sale will not be held next week owing to the races and show. Store sheep—Shorn four-tooth wetners (forward) 12s lid to I3s Gd, medium to 12s, shorn two-tooth wethers (average lines) Ss 9d to 9s Gd, sma'll and inferior Cs 10s to 7s 9a, average to good hoggets 12s Gd to 14s, others lis to 12s, small and inferior 9s to i's 3d, four-tooth ewes in the wool 13s !)'!, aged dry crossbred ewes in the wool 10s 7d, shorn two-tooth ewes 10s sd, crossbred ewes (soundmouthed) with exceptionally good lambs at foot 10s 7d to lis 3d, aged low-condi-tioned ewes with lambs 16s 9d, crossbred wethers in wool 14s to IGs, shorn, aged and inferiu.' ewes with small lambs 5s 2d, four and six-tooth ewes (shorn) with good lambs 10s 3d. Fat lambs—Light made from 9s to 12s Gd, prime from 13s to 15s 9d, extra to IGs lid. Fat cattle —Heifers made up to last week's prices. Steers realised from £7 | 5s to £lO, extra to £ls 10s, heifers £G 2s Gd to £lO 15s, co - .v§ £5 17s Gd to £!) 17s Gd; prime steer beef equalled 27s to 32s Gd, and medium 20s io 24s per 1001b. Xo inferior beef was yarded. ' Venders made from 4s 6d to 50s. Pi r—Prices ranged:—Baconers 37s Gd to 47s 6d, heavier 50s to 58s (equal to 4'/4d per lb), porkers 22s to -23.<,.heaviui 30s to 35s (equal to 4y 2 d per lb). Stores, made from 8s to ISs, and suckers and weaners 4s to 9s. Fat sheep—Prime woollv wethers made 21s 4d to 255, extra to 31s 3d, lighter 18s lOd to 20s, shorn wethers 14s 5d to 24s od, extra to 275, woolly ewes 16s to 2Gs, snorn ewes 13s to ISs, hoggets 15s to 19s, merino wethers 225. There was only a small yarding of store cattle, and prices showed an improvement. Yearlings made 22s to 28s, 15 to 18-months cattle £2 9s Gd to £2 17s 6d. two-year steers £4 to £5, two-year Heifers £3 10s, three-year steers £5 12s Gd, three-vear heifers £4 15s to £5, drv [ cows £3 10s to £4 155.. A lint of ten cows made £5 Is; dairy cows made from £4 103 to £lO. DUXEDIN. At Burnside best bullocks made £l2 to £l3 ss, extra £l6, medium £lO to £ll, inferior £S 10s to £9, best cows and heifu's £7 ISs to £8 10s, extra £ll. medium £G 10s to'£7, inferior £5 to £5 15s. Fat sheep—A medium yarding, 2240 being penned. The quality was good, and prices very firm. Best wethers 24s to 2Gs, extra 31s Gd. medium 21s to 235, inferior * 18s to 20s, best ewes 19s to 225, extra 20s, medium 17s to 18s, inferior 15s to i 17s. Fat lambs—3l9 penned. Owing to the ( large yarding/prices declined 2s per head. Best 15s to IGs, extra 17s, medium 13s Cd. ' to 14s Cd, inferior 12s to 12s Gd. I Pig 3 —A large number came forward. Suckers and slips were dull of sale, but , porkers and baconers sold freely. Suckers <3s to Ss, slips Ds to lis, stores 14s to 20s. porkers 28s to 365, baconers 38s to 525. JOHN SOX VILLE. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonville sale as follows: —AVe offered a good yarding of prime bullocks and sheep, which °sold readily at late rates. Best bullocks £lO to £lO ss, lighter £9 15s to £9 17s Gd, and £!) 10s to £9 12s 6d„ vealers £1 to 31s Gd, prime woolly wethers 24s to 25s Id, prime woolly ewes 23s 4d to 23s 8d and 21s 3d, good woolly ewes I2s Id, prime shorn wethers lfis 4d to IGs Sd'i prime shorn ewes 14s 4d to 14s lid. lambs 12s to i3s 7d, small 10s Gd to 1 is. WANGAXUI. Messrs Dalscty and Co. report:- u our Wanganui sale we yarded 2100 and 300 cattle. Bidding for sheep was keen, and we have.to report a clearance of all lines. Cattle were somewhat duiier ot sale than of late, but we succeeded in quitting 200 head. We quote:—Prime fat wethers 15s 7d. woollv do. i,M iV <v;r ; (-li"""' 12s Hid. l'3s, 13s 5:1. 'forward shorn ewes lis, store do. 7s I),] t 0 0?. woolly hoggets 14s Id'to ],K <•:•;} r-i 8s 7d, 9s Id. iOs Sd, to lis ( ( J : slmrl two-tooth wetners (small) 10s, others 11* [7d ; shorn t-v -tooth ewes (small) 12s. !''! : l two-tool!i wethers Ss; cows am! : calves £3 12. lid to £5 Gs, store cows I »-J 12s Gd fo £.'! It's, forward do. r.> j ;«* 8-', weaner steers £2 2s Cd to £2 I "2s CM. yrarliir; heifers £2 7? fi! ? r , ! two-year do. 12s fid ,C 4 Gs ! 2'/.-year steers £-1 13s Cd IniN fo t'i £4 os.