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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 277, 13 April 1911, Page 3

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BANK SHARES. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright London, April 11. Quotations. —Bank of Australasia, £llO and £117; Bank of New South Wales, £43 10s and £44 10s; Union Bank, £(>2 and £08; Bank of New Zealand, £102; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile, £O7. PATRY PRODUCE REPORT, Slessrs E. Griffiths and Co. are in i'C j 1 ceipt of the following market report from their London principals, Slessrs Slills and Sparrow, dated Starch 3, 1911; The weather (luring the past week has been quite mild and spring-like, and although it has been appreciated by people generally, it is really a little unseasonable, and not beneficial to the butter trade. Danish: The quotation has been reduced three kroners, but even at this reduction the market has not cleared. ■Siberian: There are a few fresh-made butters arriving, and these have been sold at a fairly good price, the fodd(ir make being the best from Siberia. Australia: Arrivals this week consist of about 30,000 boxes per s.s. China, 10,000 per s.s. Poona, 10,000 per s.s. .Norseman, and 21,000 per s.s. S-liltiades. The two latter , vessels have only just come to hand, so that their butters will not be available until next week. There has been a good demand for the, best qualities, both salted and unsalted, and tnese are well cleared, and the market remains firm. We regret we cannot report well of secondary sorts, which have been neglected, and unfortunately the production of these seems to have increased considerably- just lately. Anything faulty is very difficult to sell, and the market is easier on these grades. New Zealand: We are pleased to report that the quality of the Rotorua's butter, with the exception of one or two brands, is very satisfactory, and this should do gooil all round. So far the butter is landing very slowly, a considerable quantity of it having been overstowed. There is a good demand and i the market is firm on finest goods. CHEESE. Canadian: Really fine quality seems rather scarce, and makes the full price fairly easily. New Zealand: There lias been a much I better demand this week, and although prices at the moment do not show much advance, we should not be surprised to see higher values in the future, especially 011 white cheese, which seems rather scarcer. The quantity of'colored having increased, we think prices"-will remaii about the same. . I FROZEN PORK. The market for frozen pork is firmer. DAIRY PRODUCE EXPORTS. Slessrs J. B, SlaeEwan and Co. issue the following dairy produce circular: — Exports to London from New Zealand:—Shipped per Karamea, Slareh 25, 1011, 407 tons cheese; per Surrey, March 2ft, 4 tons butter 324 tons cheese; per Ruahine, April 6, 2G7 tons butter, 930 tons cheese; totals, 271 tons butter, 1461 tons cheese. The 1910 figures were: Per Devon, April 2, 1910, 301 tons cheese ; per Rimutaka, April 7, 1910, 509 tons butter, 1175 tons cheese; total, 509 tons butter, 1530 tons cheese. Shipments to date as compared with last season:—•• Butter^ —Season 1909-10, 15,384 tons: 1910-1911, 15,075 tons; increase, 2 per cent. Cheese-Season 1909-1910, 15,993 tons; 1910-1911, 17,700 tons; decrease, 7Va per cent. From Australia.(up to March 22,1911) —Butter: Season 1909-1910, 20,073 tons; 1910-1911, 37,502 tons; increase, 44 per cent. Latest cable advices from London advise that-there is a steady demand for best brands ol salted butter at 107s to 108s, the market being steady. White and colored cheese arc equal in value and realising from 01s to 02s, with a linn and advancing market.

LOCAL MARKETS. Butchers' Sleat. Beef: Si ."loin, 6d; prime ribs, 5(1; rump steak, 8(1; beef, from 3d to Od; corned beef. 4d ana 5(1. Slutton: Legs Gd; chops, Od; loin, sd; shoulders, 5d per lb; necks, 3d. Veal, 3d to od per lb. Sausages: Beef, sd, pork Bd. Lamb: Legs, Od; forequarters, 4s Od; hindquarters, 5s Od. Pork: Fresh, 6d per lb. Fowls, os to 6s per pair; ducks, 0s per pair. Drip-! ping, 0(1 per lb. These prices are for cash only; %d per lb. for booking over one week. , General Groceries.—Following are the cash prices charged by New Plymouth grocers:—Sugar, No. la 9s 9d, No. 2 9s Od; kerosene, 9s 9d per case; rolled oats and oatina, lOd bag; oatmeal, 3s 3d per 251b bag; flour, roller, 1001b 10s 9d, 501b 5s Od, 251b 2s lid. Cereals, etc.—Oats, Gaitons, 3s per bushel, Duns 3s 3d, crushed oats 3s 3d; barley, 4s; crushed beans, 5s Od; pollard, 7s 0(i per 1001b, 15s per 2001b; bran, 0s per 1001b. Fowl wheat, 4s 3d per bushel; maize, 4s 3d per bushel. Dairy Produce, etc. —Butter: Factory Is 2d, dairy lOd, best separator Is per lb; cheese, 9d per lb; eggs, Is 9(1 per doz.; lard, 9il per lb; bacon, 10(1 per lb; hams, ft'/id per lb, rashers lOd; milk, 4d per quart. Fruit.—Bananas, 3d per lb, or 51b foils; lemons, Is and Is Od per dozen; apples, cookers 3d, dessert 4d and Gd; figs, 4d and Gd per box; oranges, Is and Is Od per dozen; walnuts, 9d per lb; passion fruit, 4d per dozen; pears, cookers 3d, dessert Od per lb; watermelons, 2d per lb. Vegetables.—Cabbages, 2d to 4d; carrots, 2d per bunch; turnips, 2d per lb; parsnips, 2d per bunch; onions, 1(1 per lb; potatoes, Id per lb; marrows and pumpkins, Id' per lb. Buying Prices. —Dealers offer for farm produce: Butter, factory (in rolls), Is OV.d; dairy (in rolls) Sd, separator lOd. E'iffs, Is (id per doz. Ilams, B'/>(l per lb. Lard, 7>/,d