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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 247, 24 February 1911, Page 3

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. LONDON MARKETS. I My Cable—Press Association—Copyright. | London, February 22. Copper—Spot £55 3s ad, three mouths! £55 17s fid. Tallow.—At the sales 124 C casks were offered, and 171 sold. Mutton, fine 30s I (id, medium 34s Od; beef, Hue 30s (id, medium 34s 3d. The American visible supply of wheat is 72,303,000 bushels. NOLAN AND CO.'S REPORT. Messrs. L. A. Nolan and Co. report for week ending Wednesday, February 21. 1011: Poultry.—On Saturday our pens were well filled. We had several special lines, which realised high prices. Ordinary birds realised late rates. We quote: Hens, ordinary, lOd to Is od; cockerels, Is 8d to Is KM; pullets, purebred, 4s to 4s (id each; ducks, purebred trio, 17s Od; ducks, Is 3d to Is sd; ducklings, Is 3d to Is 4d; roosters, Is 2d to Is 9d; chickens, 4d to Bd. Fruit.—During the past week consign-, ments have arrived from all quarters. Owing to the decrease in supplies tomatoes have gone up to as high as 6s 3d. Apples, local, half-cases, 2s 6d to 3s Od; Nelson do, 2s fid to 3s 6d; bushels dessert, 6s Gd to -8s; bananas; repacks, 2 1 / 2 d per lb; cucumbers, small cases, 2s; grapes, Nelson (black), lOd to Is per lb; lemons, bushels, 0s fid, half-cases, 3s 9d to 4s; nectarines, best, 5s to 6s; others, 4s to 4s 9d; peaches, No. 1, 4s 6d to ss; No. .2, 4s to 4s Od; No. 3, 3s 9d to 4s 6d; plums, English prunes, 2s fid; black diamonds, 4s fid to 5s 3d; others, 2s 6d to ."s; pears, W.8.C., half-cases, 4s 6d to ss; bushels, 8s to 9s fid; cooking, 3s fid to 4s; bushels, 3s to 7s; oranges, Island, Cs 9d to 7s Od; passion fruit, 4s to 4s 6d small cases; tomatoes, good local, 5s 9d to Gs 3d; Nelson, inferior, 4s fid to 4s fld (scarce); water-melons, 8s fid to 10s cwt.

WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Poultry. —During the last two weeks we have had large entries of poultry, our pens being well filled. Pullets and small cockerels have been in largest supply, the former selling well, but the latter being hard to place. We report a good demand for dressed ducklings. Prices were as follows: Pullets, black Minorcas, prime, 3s lOd; smaller, 2a fid; white Leghorns, 3s 6d; brown Leghonrs, 3s; smaller pullets, 2s 2d to 2s 3d; purebred Indian Runner drakes, 5s (3d; drakes, Is 4d to Is 8d; ducks, Is 5d to is 7d; goslings, 2s 8d to 3s; hens, young, 2s; poorer, is 5d to Is fid; cockerels, small, 4d to Is KM; chicks, 4d to 8d; ducklings, 7d to Is 2d; game pullets, Is 7d; bantams, Is. In the mart on Saturday week we held a very successful sale of bicycles on account of Mr. G. Gunson. All the bicycles were new machines, and were sold absolutely under the hammer. In the mart on Saturday some clothing and sundries sold at satisfactory prices. Fruit. —Supplies are still coming forward very freely. Plums are fetching very high prices consequent upon a small supply. Peaches were in demand last week, the best line realising as high as Ss for 241b case. Prices ruled as follows:—Tomatoes, Nelson (nearly done), 4s to 5s fid; Wanganui and Hawke's Bay, 4s to 4s fid; Raratongan bananas, green, 9s to 9s fid; Raratongan oranges, good, original, 8s to 8s Od; re-packs, 10s fid to lis fid; lemons, New Zealand, 4s 9d; Messina, half-eases, lfis; ripe bananas, 2d to 2 , / 4(l; apples, cooking, half-cases, 2s fid to 3s; desserts, Gravansteins, 8s to 10s Od; Cox's Orange, 8s to 9s; Ribstone Pippin, Os fid to 7s Od; plums, dessert, 4s fid to 5s fid; cookers, 3s fld to 4s fid; grapes, Is to Is 2d; peaches, choicest, 8s; prime, Os Od to 7s; A grade, os (id; B grade, 4s fid; C grade, 4s; pears, bushel cases, William Bon Cretiens, 10s fid to 12s 9d; smaller fruit, Ss Od to 9s; 20 to 241b cases, 3s 9d to Cs 3d; Damons, 3s fid to 4s; Cape gooseberries, o'/jd to fi'/id; nectarines, choicest, Ss to 0s; seconds, Cs; Fertility and other cooking pears, Os 3d to 7s fid; prune plums, 4s; cucumbers, 2s fid to 4s; Satsuma plums, 4s Od; peanuts, 2%d, passion fruit, 2s 9d.

We would advise those people who have not as y»t bought for jam to get in early now, as we do not expect the season to last much longer.

NEW PLYMOUTH WOOL. SHEEPSKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALES. L. A. NOLAN AND CO.'s REPORT. On the loth inst. we held our fourweekly sale of the above. Hides were keenly competed for, this being particularly noticeable in ox hides, especially in those lines showing a bit of substance combined with weight. Wool sold at about last month's rates, there being, if anything, ' a slight improvement in lambs'. Skins, particularly salted lines, sold at a slight advance for lines similar to those ollVrcd last month, noticeable rises, however, being accounted for by extra length in wool. Tallow realised satisfactory prices. Sundries sold at late rates. We quote: Hides—Cow: Ordinary heavy to o%d, medium (i'/ s d to (>%d, light G'/td to li'/od, wet about 1 / s d to >/ } d less; ox, heavy stout B%d to o<l per lb. heavy ordinnrv 7%d to S'/jd, medium TVid to 7%d, light 5%d to 7y 4 d, very light U'/,d •to ey 2 d; yearlings. 5%d to o%d; calf, heavy 7%d ; others 7d to 7'/|d, cut and slippy 4d to 4%d; bull, damaged 2d to •I'/A; horse, cut, 4s to lis. Sheepskin.?— Butchers' dry pelts Is !)d to 2s 3d, damaged Is Od to is lid, woolly 3s od to 4s 3d, lambs '2s 7d to 3s; settlers' pelts lOd to Is od, quarter-wools Is !)d to is 3d (according to condition), halfwools to 4s sd. damaged 2s to 2s 7<l; salted pelts, best, butchers', Is lid to 2s 7d (according to wool), iuferior and small Is 4d to Is Bd, damaged Cd to lOd, lambs 2s Id to 2s 7d.

Wool—Bales, ordinary Oy 4 d to G%d, lambs r,y.,<\ to 7d; ba<rs,'de:(d 4'/.cl to sd, pieces 3>/ 4 <l to 3%d, black 4'/od, lambs fl'/id to ■o%d, fleece Gd to fl'/.d. matted 5%<l to Cd. Tallow-Casks 27s fld, tins '24s Gd to 25s Gd. Sundries —Horsehair Is lb, eowtails ] s fid doz. Our next sale will be held on March 15. NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICES. Butchers' Meat. Beef: Sirloin, Gd; prime ribs, sd; rump steak, Gd; beef, from 3d to 4d; corned beef, from 4d to 5d per lb. Mutton: Legs, (id; chops, Gd; loin. Gd: shoulders, Gd; necks, 3d per lb. Pork: Fresh, Gd per lb. Veal, 3d to 5d per lb. Sausages: Beef 4d, pork Bd. Lamb: Legs, (is; fore-quarters, ss. Fowls, os to (is per pair; ducks, lis per pair. These prices are for cash only; '/.d per lb. for booking over one week. Cenerul Groceries. —Following are the cash prices charged by New Plymouth ! grocers:—Sugar, No. la !)s 9(1; No. 2 As (id; kerosene, 9s (Id per case; rolled oats and oatina. lOd per bag; oatmeal. 3s 3d pur 251b bag: flour, roller, IflOlb. 10s !)d, 501bs 5s Oil, 2511>3 2s lid. Cereals, etc.—Oats, Cartons, 3s per bushel. Duns 3s. crushed oats 3s 3d; barley, 3s 6d; maize. 4s 3d; wheat, 4s Gd; beans. ss; crushed beans, 5s (id; pollard, 7s 9d ; per 1001b, 15s per 2001b; bran, 53 per 1001b. Dairy Produce, etc. —Butter: Factory, Is 2d, dairy lOd, best separator Is per

lb; cheese, Oil per lb; eggs, Is 2d per' doz.; lard, 0d per lb; bacon, lOd per lb; hams, 9%d per lb, rashers 10a"; milk, 3d per quart. Fruit—Bananas 3d and 4d 11); lemons, Is and Is fid per dozen; apples, cookers 2d, dessert 4d; ligs-. 4d and fid per box; oranges, Is to 2s per doz.; walnuts, 9d per lb; passion fruit, Od dozen; pineapple*. -Id to 9d; tomatoes, 3d to 4cl. lb; plums. 2d to 3d: grapes, Is 3d to Is fid lb: peaces. 4it to 0d lb; apricots, fid per lb: nectarines, (id lb. Vegetables.—Cabbages, 3d and 4d;.carrots, 2il per bunch; turnips, 2d per 1m; parnsips, 2d per bunch; kumcrns, 51b for Is; onions. Id per lb; cauliflowers, 3d to 8d; new potatoes, Id per lb; rhubarb, (id per bunch; green peas, Is to Is fid per peci;; cucumbers,.2d to 4<l each. Buying prices.—Dealers offer for farm produce: Butter, factory (in rolls), Is Eggs. Is per dozen; hams, 8y 2 d per lb; o'/,d, dairy (in rolls) 8(1, separator lOd. lard. 7'/od per lb.