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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 137, 1 December 1911, Page 5

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 30, 10.10. p.m. London, November 30. Tiifc—Spot, £201; three months £lO2. Rabbit Skms,—At the sales 4300 bales were offered and 1800 sold. LOCAL MARKETS. Butchers' Meat. Bee!: Sirloin, 6d; prime ribs, fid; rump steak, 8d: beef from 3d to 6d; corned beef, 4d and 6d. Mutton: Legs fld; chops, Gd; lom, Sd; shoulders, 5d per lb; necks, 3d. Feal, 3d to 5d per lb. Sausages: Bmi, 6a, pork Bd. Lamb: Legs, fld; forequartera, 4s 6d; hindquarters, 5s od. Pork: Fresh, 6d per lb. Fowls, 5s to 6s per pair; ducks, 6s per pair. Dripping, Gd per lb; These prices are for cash only; %d per lb. for booking over cash prices charged by New Plymouth one week.

General Groceries—Rolled oats and oitina, lOd bag; oatmeal, 3s 9d per 261b bag; flour, roller, 1001b, lis 3d, 50lb 6e, 251b 3s 3d. '

Cereals, etc.—Oats, Gartons, 3s 9d per bushel, Duns 3s Od, crushed oats 4s; barley, 3s 9d-f crashed beans, 5s 6d; pollard 7s 3d per 1001b, 14s per aOfflbs; bran, 6s per 1001b; fowl wheat, 4s 6d per bushel; maize, 4s gd to 5s per bushel. Dairy Produce, etc.—Butter: Factory' Is 3d, dairy Bd, best separator Is Id per lb; cheese, 8d per lb; eggs, Hd per doz.; lard, 9d per lb; bacon, rashers, lOd per lb; hams, 9>/ 2 d perib; milk, 4d per quart.

Fruit. Bananas, 3d and 4d lb; lemons. Is per doz; apples, 6d and. 8d lb; figs, 4d and Gd box; oranges, 2s per doz.; mandarins, Is doz ; pineapples, 6d and 9d each; grapes, -2s per lb; tomatoes, Is 6d per lb; strawberries, Is to Is (M! per box; cherries, Is 6d per lb; gooseberries, 4d per lb.

Vegetables—Cabbages, 3d to Cd; carrots, 2d per bunch; turnips, 2d per lb; lb potatoes, lOlbs for Is; new potatoes, parsnips. 2d per bunch; onions, 2d per 2d per lb; marrows and pumpkins. Id per lb; cauliflowers, 4d, fid and &d; cucumbers, 6d and -Is.

Buying prices: Dealers offer for Butter, factory (in rolls), Is IVsA; dairy (in rolls) 9d, separator, lid. Eggs, 9d per doz. Hams, 8y 2 d per lb. Lard, 8d per lb. Fungus, 3d per lb.