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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 200, 2 December 1910, Page 3

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, November 30. Woo!.—Unless further notice is forthcoining, the sales will close on December 0." Wheat.—Twelve to fifteen thousand quarters of South Australian JanuaryFebruary shipment sold' at 35s !)d. Copper.—Spot £57 ss, three months £SB 3s !)d. Tin—Spot £169 7s 6d, three months £10!) 17s fid. Animated sales; good wools are stiffer, and inferior slightlv better. Consols. £79 12s 6d. Silver, 25% d. The American visible supply of wheat is 77,031,000 bushels. TALLOW SALES. London, November 30. Tallow.—Nine hundred and two casks were offered and 541 sold. Mutton, fine 39s 3d, medium 375; beef, fine 33s pd, medium 3Gs. FROZEN MEAT.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Napier, Thursday.

The C. C. and D. Company to-day cabled the following report on frozen meat:—The beef market is somewhat weaker. To-day's prices:—Mutton: Canterbury 4%d, Napier, Wellington, and North Island S%d. Beef: Hinds 3i4d. fores 2%d. WELLINGTON WOOL SALES. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report on the Wellington wool sales held on Monday, November 2S, as follows: The second sale of the season was held in the Town Hall to-day, when a total of 8253 bales was offered by the associated brokers, of. which we submitted 3170 bales. The whole of our catalogue was .■•old v.vAor the hammer, with the exception of a small percentage. There was a large attendance of buyers, representing ail markets ,and competition was exceedingly keen throughout the sale. Th:wool opened up bright and attractive and with fey exceptions was sound and w;el!-gro\vn, very few lots of log-stained being in evidence. Our catalogue comprised a very good selection, including' clips from Wellington, Wairarapa,' Wa"ngamii, Manawatu and Marlborough. Included in those from the later district were some small lines of merino, which met with good competition and realised very satisfactory prices. Prices as compared with last sale showed an 'advance of about one-halfpenny to a penny per ib for clips suitable for America, whilst other sorts were about on a par. but of course it must be borne in mind that the selection of wool offered in this instance showed a good deal of improvement on last offering. We are pleased to report that we topped the market for a nice line of halfbred from Blenheim, on account of Mr. B. Coleman, Vernon, which realised 12d. The following figures will give an indication of prices ruling as compared with last sale, the latter figures beincr in parentheses:—Merino, lUMjd to 10y 4 d: super halfbred, lid to 12d : meiium halfbred, lOd to 10% d (lOd to IOVL-d); super crossbred, !)%d to 11 %d (Pd to lO'/jd); medium crossbred, SVixl to Od (7%d to 8%<1); inferior and coarse crosbred, 7 , />d'.to 8y 4 d; Shropshire, 10% d to lid: dead. Sy 4 d; pieces, o'/.d to «d (s'/od to SVid); bellies, 5%d to 7'/ 2 a (o%d to 7y 4 d); stained pieces and I'ocks, 4'4d to 4 ; ;4'd; crutchings, (3d to OVyd (4'/ 4 d to 5%d); neck pieces, 9d dVii to sy,d). NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PEACES.

Butchers' Meat, Beef: Sirloin, Gd; prime ribs, sd; rump steak, Cd; beet from 3d to 4d;.corned beef, from 4d to 5d per lb. Mutton:• Legs, fid; chops, 6dfc loin, Gd; shoulders, sd; necks, 3d per 18. Pork: Fresh, Cd per lb. Veal, 3(1 ira 3d per lb. Sausages, beef 4d, pork Si. Lamb: Legs, Gs; forequarters, ss. Fowls, 5s to Cs per pair; ducks, 6s 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:—Sugar, No. Id 9s 6d,'No. 2 9s 3d. Kerosene, 9s 9d per case. Rolled oats and aatina, 10d per bag; oatmeal, 3s 3d per 25 lb. bag; flour, roller, 1001b. lis Gd, 501b. 6s, 251b. 3s 3d. Cereals, etc.—Oats, white 2s 9d per bushel, duns 3s per bushel, crushed oats, 3s; barley, 3s Gd; maize, 4s; wheat, 4s; beans, ss; crushed beaas, 5s Gd; pollard, 6s 9d per 1001b., 13s per 2001b.; bran, 5s per 1001b. Dairy Produce, etc.—Butter: Factory, Is 2d; dairy, lOd; best separator, Is pel lb. Cheese, 9d per lb; eggs, Is per dozen; lard, 9d per lb; bacon, lOd per lb.; hams, 9y 2 d per lb, rashers lOd; milk, 3d per quart. Fruit.—Bananas, 4d per lb.; lemon 6, Is Gd per dozen; apples, Gd per lb; dried figs, 4d and 6d per box; oranges, le Gd to 2s per dozen; walnuts, 8d per-lb; passion fruit, Gd 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 for Is; onions, Id per lb; cauliflowers, 5a to 8d; new potatoes, 4d per lb; rhubarb, 6d per bunch; green peas, Is to Is Gd per peck. Buying prkes.—Dealers offer for farm produce: Butter, factory (in rolls) Is 0y 3 d, dairy (in rolls) Sd, separator lOd. Eggs, lOd per dozen; hams, BV 2 d per lb; lard, 7%d per lb.