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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 66, 8 September 1911, Page 3

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright, London, .September 0. Tallow.—One thousand live hundred and ninety-one casks offered, 1543 sold. Mutton, line j3Bs !)d, medium 35s tid; beef, fine 35s Od, medium 33s (kl. ARGENTINE EXPORTS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington. Yesterday. The Commerce and Tourists Division of the Department of Agriculture, Commerce and Tourists has received the following cablegram from Buenos Ayres, dated September 5, Kill: The following shipments of produce were despatched from the Argentine to the United Kingdom ]«>rt.s during August, 1!)11 (compared with August, 1010) and 120.0.',? (1011)): chilled beef quarters, 150,000 anil 175.410; frozen mutton, carcases, 235.000 and 275,507; frozen lamb carcases, 101,000 and 35, butter, nil.

WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Poultry.—On Saturday last we bad an extra heavy entry of poultry, more especially of table birds. Prices continue high for all good birds, the demand last week greatly exceeding the supply. Prices ruled as follows: Hens (old). Is 7d to Is lid; young. 2s to 2s 8d; cockerels, young, Is 5d to Is Ifld; pure bred white and brown Leghorn cockerels, 2s 10d to 3s Oil; ducks. 2s 5d to *is 8d; trio Indian Runner ducks. Ills (id; IVkin ducks, 4s; drakes, 2s Id to 2s 4d: ducklings, 8d each, l'ruit trees, shelter shrubs, uiul sundries realised satisfactory prices. ■Fruit—ln short supply. Oranges, originals, lis; repacks, Bis to 17s; lianunas, prime colored. 2d lb. Apples in short supplv, shipment expected Eridav.

LOCAL MARKETS. Butchers' Meat. Beef: Sirloin, 6d; < prime ribs, sil; rump steak, 8d: beef from 3d to (id; corned beef, 4d an«| sd. Mutton: Legs Cd; chops, Cd;' loin, sd; shoulders, 5d per lb; necks, 3d. Veal, 3d to 5d per 11). Sausages: Beef, Od, pork Sd. Lamb: Legs, Cd: forcquarters, 4s Cd; hindquarters, 5s Cd. Pork: Fresh, fid per lb. Fowls, 5s to Cs per pair; (lucks. Ga per pair. Dripping, 6(1 per lb. These prices arc for cash only; %d per lb. for booking over casli prices charged by New Plymouth one week. General Groceries. —Boiled oats and oatina, lOd bag; oatmeal. 3s :ld per 251b bag; flour, roller, 1001b, lis 3d, 501b Us, i 25!b 3s 3d.

Cereals, etc.—Oats, Gartons, 3s Cd per j bushel, Duns 3s 9(1, crushed oats 3s Od, 1 barley. 3s Gd; crushed beans, 5s Gd; pollard 7s 3d per I'OOIb, I4s per 200!bs; bran, fis per 1001b; fowl wheat, 4s Gd per bushel; maize, 4s -per bushel. Dairy Produce, etc. —Butter: Factory la sd, dairy lid, best separator Is 4d per lb; cheese, Od per lb; eggs, lOd per doz.; lard, 9d per lb; bacon. lOd per lb; hams, per lb, rashers 10(1; milk, 4d per quart. Fruit.—Bananas. 3d per lb, or 51b for Is: lemons, Is per dozen; apples, cookers 3d. dessert 4d and Oil: figs, 4(1 and Gil per box; oranges. Is fid and "2s per doz.; mandarins. Is per doz.; walnuts, 0d per lb; pineapples, Cd and Od each; guavas, 4d per lb; passion fruit, KM per doz. Vegetables—Cabbages, 3d to (id; carrets, 2d per bunch; turnips, 2d per lb; parsnips, 2d per bunch: onions, Id per lb; potatoes, I4lbs for Is; marrows and pumpkins, Id per 11s. Buying prices: Dealers offer for produce: Butter, factory (in rolls), Is fi'/L.d; dairy (inrolls) Od,separator Is 2d, Kggs, Sd per doz. Hums, S'/jd per lb. bird, 7',1-d per lb. Fungus, 3d per lb.