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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 194, 25 November 1910, Page 3

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LUXBOX MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, Xovember 23. Wheat. —Fifteen thousand quarters Australian per sailer, a JanuaryFebruary shipment sold at S(is 9d. Tallow—At the sale 1250 casks were offered, and 084 sold. Mutton. —Fine 40s, medium 37s Gil; beef, line 395, medium 375. HIGH COMMISSIOXER'S REPORT. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, November 24. The High Commissioner cables under date London November 23: — The wool sales have commenced and the market is firm on account of small supply. Trade is good and likely to continue so. Merinos and crossbreds are firm at the closing rates of last sale. Eigtheen thousand bales of New Zealand wool are catalogued. Estimated values of New Zealand wool at the close of the fifth series of colonial wool sales held in London on October 8 were as follows:—Superior merino, 13d to 15y 2 d; medium merino, 10y 2 d to 12y»d; inferior merino, 7'/«d to lOd; fine crossbreds, all grades, 13'/.d to Hid; medium crossbreds, all grades, lld to 13d ; coarse crossbreds, all grades, B'/fed to lO'/^d.

AUCKLAXD WOOL SALES. Auckland, Xovember 23. At the wool sales to-day a total catalogue of 0915 bales were offered, which is slightly less than last year. Generally speaking fine sorts showed a -decrease of Id to 2'/ 2 d, but the coarser crossbred wools, which formed by far the greatest proportion of the offerings, showed an increase of 14d to y 2 d. The range of prices was as follows: Superfine halfbred wool, lid to 12d; fine halfhml merino. ny,d to liy 2 d; medium halfbred, lOd to 10y 2 d; superfine crossbreds, !)d to lly 2 d; medium crossbreds, Sy.d to lOd; coarse and inferior crossbreds, 7y 4 d to B%d; bellies and pieces, Gd to 9d; Shropshires, 9d to lOd. Some of _ the principal sales were:— G. M'Keiizie (Clevedon), halfbred, liy 2 d; J. Bruce (Waiheke). halfbred, llftd; W. IT. Allen, halfbred, lid; T. Edmiston, crossbred, 10% d to lly 4 d; trustees Annie Yates, halfbred, liy 4 d;' J. Kennedy, Shropshire, ll%d; Ruakura Farm, Southdown, lid.

L. A. XOLAX AXD CO. Messrs. L. A. Xolan and Co. report for week ending Xovember 23, 1910: Poultry—.We have to report a large entry, about 300 birds being penned. There is a good demand and all classes found keen competition. We quote: Hens, 2s to 2s 9d; cockerels, Is 5d to 2s 4d; roosters, Is 3d to 3s 3d; chickens, 9d to Is 3d; ducks. 2s Id to 2s od; ducklings, to 2s 7d; turkey hens. 6s to Gs 3d; gobblers, 8s 6d to 9s; guinea fowls, 3s Gd to 4s per pair. In the mart a large quantity of household furniture sold well. Strawberries and gooseberries have come to hand. Gooseberries, Gs 3d to Gs Gd; strawberries, 9d to Is; peas, lid to Is Id peck; cabbage, Is 6d sack.

XEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICES. Butchers' Meat, Beef: Sirloin, Gd; I prime ribs, sd; rump steak, Gd; beet from 3d to 4d; corned beef, from 4d to 5d per lb. Mutton: Legs, Gd; chops. Gd; loin, Gd; shoulders, sd; necks, 3d per lb. Pork: Fresh, 6d per lb. Veal, 3d to 5d per lb. Sausages, 'beef 4d, pork Bd. Lamb: Legs, Gs; forequarters, ss. Fowls, 5s to Gs per pair; ducks, Gs per pair. These prices are for cash only; y 3 d per lb. for booking over one week.. General Groceries.—Following are the cash prices charged by Xew Plymouth grocers:—Sugar, No. 'id 9s Gd, Xo. 2 9s 3d. Kerosene, 9s 9d per ease. Rolled oats and •atina, 10d per bag; oatmeal, 3s 3d per 25 lb. bag; Hour, roller, 1001b. lis Gd, 501b. Gs, 251b. 3s 3d.

Cereals, etc.—Oats, white 2s 9d per I bushel, duns 3s per bushel, crushed oats, j 3s; barley, 3s Gd; maize, 4s; wheat, 4s; beans, ss; crushed beans, 5s Gd; pollard,! 6s 9d per 1001b., 13s per 2001b.; bran, 5s per 1001b. Dairy Produce, etc.—Butter: Factory, Is fd; dairy, lOd; best separator, Is per. lb. Cheese, 9d per lb; eggs, Is per dozen; lard, 9d per lb; bacon, lOd per lb.; hams, 9'/ 2 d per lb, rashers IOd; milk, 3d per quart. Fruit.—Bananas, 4d per lb.; lemons, .Is Od per dozen; apples, Gd per lb; driea figs, 4d and Gd per box; oranges, Is Gd to 2s per dozen; walnuts, 8d per lb; passion fruit, Cd per dozen; pineapples, Gd to Is; strawberries, Is 3d per lb. Vegetables.—Cabbages, 3d and 4d; carrots, 2d per bunch; turnips, 2d per lb.; parsnips, 2d per bunch; ,kumeras, 51b foils; onions, Id per lb; cauliflowers, 5a to 8d; new potatoes, 4d per lb; rhubarb. Gd per bunch; green peas, Is to Is Od per peck. Buying prices.—Dealers offer for farm ) produce: Butt«r, factory (in rolls) Is j o'y.d, dairy (in rolls) Bd, separator lOd. I Eggs, lOd per dezen; hams, S'/od par lb; j la*l, 7y 2 d per lb.