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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 226, 6 January 1911, Page 3

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LONDON .MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, January 4. Tin.—The market is strong on active bear covering. Spot £179 7s Oil, three 'months-. -CITS los. Stocks 17,01 U tons, '.-pot son.-) tons, afloat 3(117 tons. Tallow.—At the sales 102.) casks were offered and COl sold. Mutton, fine ;37s (id. medium 35s (Id; beef, fine 37s (id. medium 355. Wheat.—Two Australian cargoes sold .at 36s 3d.

. L. A. NOLAN AND CO.'S REPORT. Poultry.—On Saturday we had a fair 'entry. Prices show a decrease on late rates. We quote hens Is 4d to Is lOd; cockerels, Is 4d to "2s-; ducks, Is 4d to Is 8d; ducklings, Is Id to 's Gd; roosters, Is 4d to 2s Id; chickens, fid to !)d. In the mart a large quantity of furniture was sold at satisfactory prices. Fruit.—Large consignments of new season's fruit arrived for the Christmas trade, and found a good market. We quote: Peaches, 4s 3d to 4s Gd; secondclass, 3s to 4s; plums, cherry 3s Gd to 3s !)d, Wright's Early 4s Gd to 5s 3d; .apricots, 7s to 7s Gd;'tomatoes, V/A to Gd lb.; nectarines, 5s Gd to (is; raspberries, 5d and 5%d lb.-; grapes. 2s 2d per lb.; black currants, lis (id ,case; bananas, Ds Gd; apples, !)s Gd to 12s lid; beans, 2d lb.; marrows, 3s doz.; "peas, lOd. NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICES.

. Butchers' Meat. Beef: Sirloin, Gd; prime ribs, sd; rump steak, fid; , 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, Gd'per lb. Veal, 3d to 5(1 per lb. Sausages, beef 4d, pork Bd. Lamb: Legs, Gs; forequarters, os. Fowds, 5s to Gs per pair; ducks, Gs per pair. ; These prices are for cash only; y 2 d per lb. for booking over one woek. General Groceries.—Following are the 'cash prices charged by New Plymouth •grocers:—Sugar, No. Id 9s fid, No. 2 i.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 5s Od, 251b 3s Id.

Cereals, etc—Oats, Cartons, 3s per bushel, duns' 3s per bushel, crushed oats, 3s 3d; barley,3s Gd; maize, 4a 3d; wheat, .'4s Gd; beans, ss; crushed beans, 5s 6d; pollard 7s per 1001b, 14s per 2001b; bran, 5s per 1001b.

Dairy Produce, etc.—Butter: Factory, Is 2d; dairy, lOd; best separator, Is per lb. Cheese. !ld per lb; eggs, Is Id-per .dozen; lard, 9d per lb; bacon, lOd per lb.; hams, 9'/.d per lb, rashers lOd; milk, 3d per quart. Fruit—lianiinas, 3d and 4d lb; lemons, Is and Is Gd per dozen-; apples, Od lb;' figs, 4d and fid per box; oranges, Is Od to 2s per dozen; walnuts, 8d per lb; pasision fruit, 6d dozen; pineapples, 4d to !)d; strawberries, Is and Is 3d per lb; tomatoes, Gd and 8d lb; plums, 4d and Gd db; grapes, 2s Od per lb; peaches, 4d and (id per lb; apricots, Sd per lb; nectarines, Od lb.

Vegetables.—Cabbages, 3d and 4d; carTots, 2d per bunch; turnips, 2d per lb.; parsnips, 2d per bunch; jcumewa, 51b for Is; onions, Id per lb; cauliflowers, 5a .to 8d; new potatoes, 2d per lb; rhubarb, 'Cd per bundi; green peas, Is to Is 6d per peck; cucumbers, 2d, 3d and -Id each. . Buying prices.—Dealers ofl'er for farm .produce: Butter, factory (in rolls) Is O'/od, dairy (in rolls) Bd, separator lOd. Eggs, liltl per dozen; hams, B'/.d per lb; 'lard, 7y 2 d per lb.