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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 222, 13 January 1911, Page 3

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CIIRISTCIIUUCII WOOL SALE. lly Telegraph.—Press Association. ChrlLchureli, Thursday. At the third wool sale held to-day 10,77S bales were offered. There was a good attendance, but the sale was disappointing, and prices were easier than at earlier auctions. There was good demand for merino, but other classes showed a decided drop all round. The following is the range of prices, last December's figures being given in parentheses:—ilerino, 7d to ll%d (B'/4d to 13d); half-breds, 7d to 12y,;d (7>/ 2 d to 13Vbd); throequarter-breds. 7d to 9%<l (7%d to ll : ;' 4 d); cross-breds, G% to <)Vad (7>/,d to lid); longwool, Gd to Ocl (liViid to- lO'/iil); Corriedale, 9%d to lO'/id (Sy 4 d to 13'/ 2 d); Down wool, 8d to B'/ 4 d (Sy 4 d to ny.d).

L. A. NOLAN & CO.'S RETORT. Messrs Nolan and Co. report for week ending 11th inst.:— Poultry.—On Saturday we had a good entry of young stuff, table birds being scarce. We quote: liens (poor) Is 4d to lis ihl; cockerels, to Is !Jd; chickens, 4d to lid; roosters, Is 9d to Is lid; ducklings, lid to Is 4d; ducks, Is 7d; Muscovy duck-', us 3d pair. Fruit.—W<.< have to report the arrival ot large consignment-, from Ancklaml. Nelson and Hawkins liar. Apricots and peaches are telling Weil. Tomatoes show an increase in price. Plums are in large supply. We quote:' Plums, llurbank.'half cases "-Is, IBlUs 2s 0.1, 1:21 us Is !ld. Butams 2s (id half-case; pinches, firsts 4s to 4s 3d, .seconds 3s 3d to 3s ltd; tomatoes, 3d to 3 : ;; ( d per lb. Nelson ,">s !id to lis 3d per case; hinons, js lid per case; raspberries, o'/id 11); cucumbers, Is !)jl to 2s lid doz.; black currants, (is (id to 7s; pears, as lid to (is 3d; grapes, 2s; bananas, Us Gd to IDs 3d.

WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Poultry.—On Saturday last we had a heavy entry of all classes. Prices, as expected, were low, though some good pens brought prices. Prices were as follow:—Hens, old. Is 3d to Is 7d; good, 2s; e0,,..re15, Is Od to Is lOd; small, Hid to i„ Id; chicks, 4d to 7il; ducklings, lOd to Is; ducks, Is 3d to Is Sd; Pekin drake, 3s 3d. Fruit.—This has been in good supply during the week. Advices have just been received of particularly heavy shipments arriving on the 12th and 13th, so that next week we will be able to report a still further dcolh.d in prices. During the week prices ruled as follows: Bananas, ripe, 2 1 / 2 d to 3d: green, 10sfid; plums, Is Cd to 4s 3d; oranges. 10s Od; New Zealand apples, 2s Cd; cooking apples, 2s 3d: cucumliers, Is (id to 3s; tomatoes, 2s !)d to 0s Od; grapes, Is to Is iy 2 (l; kumeras, Us; apricots, 5s Od to 9s; peaches, choice, 8s; good, os to 0s; seconds, 4s to 4s Od; thirds, 3s to 3s fld; nectarines, 4s; lemons, 7s.

LONDON WOOL SALES. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable advice from their London house dated 10th inst.: ''The list of arrival* is closed, and all your wools have arrived in time. New arrivals amount, to 384,000 bales, of which 103,000 bales have been forwarded direct to manufacturers." NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICES. Butchers' Meat. Beef: Sirloin, Od; prime ribs, fid; rump steak, Od; beet from 3d to 4d; corned beef, from 4d to 5d per lb. Mutton; Legs, Od; chops. Od; loin, (id; shoulders, od: necks, 3d per lb. Pork: Freeh, Od per lb. Veal, 3d to M per lb. Sausages, beef 4d, pork Bd. Lamb: Legs, 0s; foreqnarters, 6s. Fowls, 5s to 0s per pair; ducks, 0s per pair. These prices are for cash only: y,& per lb. for booking over one week. (ie.ncral Groceries.—Following «xe the cash prices charged by New Plymouth grocers:—Sugar, No. Id 9s Od, No. 2 9s 3d. Kerosene, 9s fld per case. Rolled oats and oatina, lOd per bag; oatmeal, 3s 3d per 25 lb. bag; flour, roller, 1001b. lis 3d, 501b as Od, 2olb 3s Id. ' Cereals, .etc.—Oats, Cartons, 3s per bushel, duns 3s per bushel, crushed oats, 3s3d; barley,3sod; maize,4s3d; wheat, 4s Od; beans, os; crushed beans, 5s Cd; 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, fld per lb; eggs, Is Id per dozen; lard, 9d per lb; bacon, lOd per lb.; hams, 9y 2 d per lb, rashers lOd; milk, 3d per quart. Fruit—Bananas, 3d and 4d lb; lemons, Is and Is 0d per dozen; apples, Od lb; figs, 4d and Od per box; oranges, Is Od to 2s per dozen; walnuts, 8d per lb; passion fruit, Od dozen; pineapples, 4d to Od; strawberries, Is and Is 3d per lb; tomatoes, Od and Sd lb; plums, 4d and Od lb: grapes, 2s fid per lb; peaches, 4d and (id per lb; apricots, Sd per lb; nectarines, (id 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 Sd; new potatoes, 2d per lb; rhubarb. Cd per bunch; green peas, Is to la Gd per peck; cucumbers, 2d, 3d and 4d each. Buying prices.—Dealers offer for farm produce: Butter, factory (in rolls) Is O'/sd, dairy (in rolls) Sd, separator lOd. Eggs, ldd per dozen; hams, SVL.d per lb; lard, 7%d per lb.