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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 212, 16 December 1910, Page 5

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LONDON REPORT. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Received 16, 11.45 p.m. London, December 15. Consols, £79 12s 6d. Copper—Spot, £56 l'2s 6d; three months, £57 7s 6d. Tin, £175 15s. Wheat.—Two Australian cargoes were sold at 35s 9d and 36s 10y a d respectively. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Received 15, 11.45 p.m. Sydney, December 16. Wheat buyers offer 3s 7y 3 d to 3s Bd, . but sellers want a half-penny more. ' Flour.—£9. Oats.—Tasmanian, 2s 6d to 2s Bd. Algerian, feeding, 2s 3d to 2s 4d; milling, to 2s Td. Barley.—Cape, 3s to 3s 3d. Maize.—2s 7d to 2s lid. Bran and Pollard.—£4 ss. Potatoes. —Tasmanians and new local grown, £ll. Onions.—£4 10s to £5. Butter.—94s. Cheese.—6%d per lb. Bacon.—7%d per lb. Melbourne, December 15. Hides.—Supplies are moderate, and there is good demand; price* firm.'' Wheat.—3s 7V B d. Flour.—£9. Oats.—ls lid to 2s. Barley.—Cape, 2s 3d; Chevalier, good malting, 3s 6d. Maize.— 2s, 6%d. Bran and Pollard.—£4 10s. Potatoes.—£6 6s to £6 10s. Onions.—£3 10s to £4. Adelaide, December 15. The wheat market is disorganised by the strike, and the quotation is 3s B%d. Flour.—£9 ss. WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Poultry.—On Saturday last we had an exceptionally heavy entry of birds, which came to a. good market. Prices , realised as follows:—Ducklings small, 6d to Ud; good, Is lid to 2s lOd; ducks, to 2s 8d; hens old, Is 4d to Is 7d; good, 2s to 2s 8d; turkeys, goblers up to 10s; turkeys, hens up to 6s 6d; cockerels, Is lOd to 2s 6d; geese, 3s 3d ! to 4s; pair bantams, 3s 9d; chicks, 3d to 7d. Fruit.—This is arriving in large quan- ! tities at present. Fiji bananas were in I small supply, and consequently realised » very high prices. Cherry plums have ( ( been arriving-in large quantities. New shipments of Raratonga bananas are due ' on Friday or Monday, and are expected ! to reach a good market. Prices during ' the week were as follows:—Oranges, 20s , 6d to 21s 6d; bananas, green Fiji, 23s 3 to 245; Tongans, lis 9d to 13s fid; ripe, 3y 3 d to 4d; cucumbers (large supply), 2s 3d to 4s 6d; tomatoes (very scarce), i choice 10y g d to Is oy,d, second, 7d to 9d; small, 4d to sd; cherries, liy 2 d to cherry plums, good, 5s 6d to 6s; others, 3s 9d to 4s; lemons, 5s 6d to Gs 6d; apples, Humbolts, 13s to 14s; Senators, 15s; strawberries, 8y 2 d to Is; Burkand plums, 4s per 121b case. First shipments of peaches, apricots, and grapes are arriving on Friday morning. Furniture.—On Tuesday and Wednesday we held clearing sales of furniture , at the residences of Mrs. Whdtcombe and Brown respectively, when satisfac- . Tory prices were obtained. On Thursday, at Lepperton, we had, despite the weather, a good attendance of the public, and Mr. A. B. Waldie's live stock and implements were disposed of with the .following results: Springing cows, £11; cows in milk (young), £7 2s 6d to £l2 7.s 6d; older, £5 to £0 17s Gd; heifers, £4 10s to £0 10s; Jersey bulls, £3 5s to £4 ss. Sundries and implements sold well.