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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 212, 16 December 1910, Page 7

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright, London, December 14. Tallow.—Three hundred and sixty-one casks were offered and 275 sold. Mutton, fine 395, medium 375; beef, fine 38s 6d, medium 365. AMERICAN WHEAT. London, December 14. The visible supply of American wheat is 7,547,000 bushels. ADELAIDE WOOL MARKET. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have received cabled advice from their Adelaide office under date December 13 as follows: We offered 3250 bales of wool, competition being strong. Wools of good quality are unchanged, and medium quality 5 per cent. low«r, as compared with last sale's average rates. NOLAN AND CO.'S REPORT. Messrs Nolan and Co. report for the week ending December 14: — Poultry.—-On Saturday we had every ! pen well filled, over 400 birds being penned. There was a good' demand for all classes, hig|h prices being realised all through. We would recommend vendors taking advantage of preeeMt prices as the market will drop after Christmas. We quote: Hens, 2s to 2s 7d; cockerels, small, Is 7d to 2s 4d; roosters, Is 6d to 3s; ducks, Is I'M' to 2s 3d; ducklings, Is M to 2s 4d; geese, 3s 9d; goslings, 2s 7d; turkey hens 3s 3d to 6s, giooblers to 9s 6d; chickens, 4d to lOd. In the mart we held a special sale of furniture, which sold at satisfactory rates. Fruit.—Consignment's of local fruits are now coming to hand and meeting with good demand. We quote: American apples 14s 3d, oranges I9s 6d, straw-1 berries B%d to 9%d, cherry plums 4s 3d, tomatoes, 8d to 9d, cucumbers 2s to 3s per doz., cabbage Is 6d sack, gooseberries 3s 9d to 4s 3d, pines 9s 9d to 10s.

NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICES. Butchers' Meat. Beef: Sirloin, 6d; prime ribs, sd; rump steak, 6d; beef from 3d to 4d; corned beef, from 4d to 5d per lb. Mutton: Legs, 6d; chops, 6d; loin, 6d; shoulders, sd; necks, 3d per lb. Pork: Fresh, Cd per lb. Veal, 3d to 5d per lb. Sausages, beef 4d, pork Bd. Lamb: Legs, 6s; forequarters, ss. Fowls, 5s to 6s per pair; ducks, 6s per pair. These prices are for cash only; Vjd 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 oatina, lOd per bag; oatmeal, 3s 3d per 25 lb. bag; flour, roller, 1001b. lis 3d, 501b ss-9d, 251b 3s Id. Cereals, -etc.— Oats, Cartons, 3s per bushel, duns 3s per bushel, crushed oats, 3s 3d; barley, 3s6d; maize,4s3d; wheat, 4s 6d'; beans, ss; crushed beans, 5s Gd; pollard 7s per 1001b, 14s per 2001b; bran, 5s per 1001b. I Dairy Produce, etc—Butter: Factory, Is 2d; dairy, lOd; best separator, Is per 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; mflk, 3d per quart. Fruit—Bananas, 5d per lb or 31b for Is; lemons Is and Is 6d per doz.; apples, Gd; figs, 4d and 6d per box; oranges, Is 6d to 2s per dozen; walnuts, 8d per lb; passion fruit, 6d dozen; pineapples, 4d to 9d; strawberries. Is and 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, 2d per lb; rhubarb, Gd per bunch; green peas, Is to Is 6d per peek. Buying prices.—Dealers offer for farm produee: Butter, factory (in rolls) Is oy 2 d, dairy (in rolls) Bd, separator lOd. | Eggs, lOd'per dozen; hams, 8y 2 d per lb; I lard, 7yj>d per lb.