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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 35, 4 August 1911, Page 3

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright, London, August 2. Tallow—At the sales 452 casks were offered and 142 sold. Mutton, fine 35s 6d, .medium 32s (id; 'beef, fine 335, medium 3 If.

L. A. NOLAN & CO.'S REPORT. Poultry.—We had a very large entry on Saturday, over 200 birds being penned. There was a good attendance of buyers and competition was good for all lines. We quote: Hens Is 4d to 2s-2d, cockerels Is 7d to 2s 9d, roosters Is to 2s Gd, ducks 2s to 2s 4d, pullets 2s 7d to 3s; purebred white Rock cockerels realised from 3s 6d to 8s each,- pullets 7s to Bs, brown Leghorn pullets 4s. In the mart a large quantity of furniture and shrubs sold well.

Fruit—The market has been good, all lines offered meeting with a ready sale. We quote: Bananas (ripe) 2>/4d per lb, green 7s 6d to 8s case, oranges 8s to 10s, pines 9s Gd; apples, Cambridge Pippin Gs 3d to 7s, re<J dessert 8s 6d to 9s, Sturmers. A. fls, B. 7s 9d to 8s 3d; passions 5s Gd, mandarins (small cases) 7s to 7s Gd.

LOCAL MARKETS. | Butchers' Meat! Beef: Sirloin, 6d; prime ribs, sd; rump steak, 8d: beef from 3d to 6d; corned beef. 4d ana sd. Mutton: Legs Gd; chops, Gd; loin, sd; shoulders, 5d per lb; necks, 3d. Veal, 3d to 5d per lb. Sausages.: Beef, sd, pork Bd. Lamb: Legs, 6d; forequarters, 4s 6d; hindquarters, 5s Gd. Pork: Fresh, Gd per lb. Fowls, 5s to 6s per pair; ducks, Gs per pair. Dripping, Gd per lb. These prices are forj cash only; y s d per lb. for booking over] cash prices charged by New,> Plymouth one week.

General Groceries.—Following are the grocers:—Rolled oats and oatina, lOd bag; oatmeal, 3s 3d per 251b bag; flour, roller, 1001b lis 3d, 501b Gs, 251b 3s 3d.

Cereals, etc.—Oats, Gartons, 3s 3d. per bushel, Duns, 3s Cd, crushed oats 3s' Bd, barley, 3s Cd; crushed beans, 5s fid; pollard, 7s Cd per 1001b, 15s per 2001bs; bran, 6s per 1001b; fowl wheat, 4s 6d per bushel; maize, 4s per bushel. Dairy Produce, etc.—Butter: Factory Is sd, da% lid, best separator Is 4d per lb; cheese, !)d per lb; eggs, Is Id per doz.; lard, 9d per lb; bacon, lOd per lb; hams, Oy.d per lb, rashers lOd; milk, 4d per quart. Fruit.—Bananas, 3d per lb, or 51b for Is; lemons, Is per dozen; apples, cookers 3d, dessert 4d and Cd; figs, 4d and 6d per box; oranges, Is and 1/6 per doz.; mandarins Is per doz; walnuts 9d per lb; pears cookers 9d, dessert 4d and Cd per lb; pineapples, 4d and 6d each; guavas, 4d per lb; passion fruit, Cd per doz. Vegetables—Cabbages, 3d and 4d; carrots, 2d per bunch; turnips, 2d per lb; parsnips, 2d per bunch; onions, Id per lb; potatoes, Id per lb; marrows and pumpkins, Id per lb. - Buying Prices.—Dealers offer for farm produce: Butter, factory (in rolls), Is BM>d; dairy (in rolls) !M, separator Is 2d, Eggs, lid per doz. Hams, BV 2 d per lb. Lard, PAA n « r 'b.