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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 202, 23 February 1912, Page 7

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LONDON MARKETS. Bf o*bk— Trtm Awweiation—Copyrijki London, February 21. _ Tallow.—Six hundred and twentyeight casks were offered and 541 sold. Mutton, fine 35s to 3(is, t medium 32s Cd; foeef, fine 34s 9d, medium 325. Silver, 27 MCd. AMERICAN WHEAT SUPPLY. London, February 21. . The American 'wheat supply totals 109,719,000 bushels. WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Poultry.—At the mart on Saturday our pens were taxed to their utmost with birds of all classes. Prices were about the same-as, the previous week's rates, good young birds still being keenly sought after. Hens (old) Is 4d to Is 9d, good young Is 8d to 2s 9d, pullets (young) Is 3d to Is Bd, forward 2s to 4s, cockerels (small) Is 2d to Is 6d, good fat Is 8d to 2s Cd, chicks 4d to Is, ducks Is lid to 2s 3d, drakes Is lOd to 2s, canaries 15s pair. The usual line of auction sundries and furniture realised satisfactory prices. Furniture—On Wednesday, 13th inst.. on account of Mrs. W. J. Shaw, at her residence, in John street, we held a clearing sale of all her household funiiiure. There was a large attendance of the public, and the furniture, being of good quality, realised satisfactory prices. Fruit.—We have had a record week in this department as regards quantity, close on 2000 boxes of all classes of fruit have come forward and been disposed of during the week. Plums and peaches have caused a glut, the market being quite overdone, and low prices for them ruled in consequence. Good fruit of all kinds still .commands good prices. Prices as under, according to quality of fruit and size of boxes:—Plums, Burbanks Is Cd to 2» fid, Blue Diamonds 2s to 4s, Ogons Is to 2s, damsons Is to Is Cd, satsumas la M to 3s, greengages 3s 6d to 5s 6d, October Purples Is Cd to 2s 3d, cucumbers 2s to 3s, Nelson tomatoes 3s <sd to <3s Cd, Auckland tomatoes 2s Cd to 3s, peaches (jam) 3s to 3s 6d. dessert 3s 3d to 5s Od, grapes 9d to 10d per lb, apples (cookers) 3s 6d to 4s 6d, dessert 5s to 6s, nectarines 3s 6d to 5s 6d, bananas (ripe) 2d per lb, green 8s Cd to 9s 6d, pears (W.8.C.) 4s to v ss, cookers 2s to 3s, apricots 7s Cd. ( v

I WOOL, SKINS, AND HIDES. Messrs. L. A. Nolan and Co. report:' —We held our usual monthly sale of the I above on Tuesday, 10th inst., and submitted our usual catalogue to a full complement of buyers. Hides were particularly keenly competed-for, and sold at a sharp advance of about %d to %d per lb. Sheepskins sold well at prices dependent on condition of pelts and amount of wool. We offered a few specially good full-woolled skins, these realising up to 10s 6d each.. Wool did not realise prices equal to those at last s month's sale. In coarser 6orts we ad-* vise a drop of from %d to %d per lb., in ' finer sorts prices were about the same as last; month. Tallow sold at about last) month's rates. We quote:— Hides.—Butchers' ox: No stout or good heavy offering. Heavy ordinary 7%d, medium 7y 8 d to 7%d, light 6%d to 7d; cow, heavy «%d to 7y 4 d, medium ' 6V 2 d to 7d, light ,6%d to G3/ 4 d, heavy cut 6%d, slippy 5%d. Settlers' cow: Sound 5d to 6y 4 d, cut 4d to sy a d, slippy 4»/ 2 d, dry 4d. Workers' slippy 3d. Horses, cut fls. Pigskin Is. Yearlings 6y 4 d to 6y B d, slippy 4d. Calfskins (very few offering) B%d to 9y 2 d, i cut fid, slippy 5%d. Wool.—Bales, fin<> 8d to coarse 7d to 7y 2 d, stained, fine 7y 2 d to 7%d, eoarse, stained and matted Gy>d to 7d; lambs', coarse 6 3 / 4 d to 7y,d, mixed lambs and fleece 6%d to 7y 4 d. Bags wool, fine 7%d to Bd, coarse 6'/ z d to 7y 4 d, stained fid to 6%d, matted 6d to 7y 4 d, lambs Od to 7y s d, crutchings Id to 3d, pieces 3%d to 4%d, seedy 2y 2 d to 41. Sheepskins.--Salted lanibs Is 6d to 3s, 'ft'ccorilirig J tp wool', black Is 7d, pelts shorn Is 2d to Is 6d, quavter-wools 2s 2d to 2s Gd according to spread and amount of wool, damaged <sd to 7d. Woolly skins, best 7s 7d to 10s 6d. others 4s 2d to 6s 9d, damaged 4s 3d, black 3s 6d to 4s 9d. Dry: No good butchers offering; settlers' half-wools 3s 7d to 5s Gd, damaged woolly 3s 4d to 4s Gd, lambs Is 3d to 2s 3d, pelts, sound Is to Is Bd, damaged Gd to Bd, dead skins 2s 9d to 3s Gd. Tallow.—Casks 25s Gd to 265, tins 20s to 245. ' Sundries.—Horsehair Is sd, cowtails Is 8y 2 d.

LOCAL MARKETS. Butchers' Meat. Beef: Sirloin, 6d; prime ribs, sd; rump steak, 8d; beef from 3d to 6d; corned beef, 4d and sd. Mutton: Legs 6d; chops, Od; loin, sd; shoulders, 5d per lb; necks, 3d. Veal, 3d to 5d per lb. Sausages: Beef, sd, pork Bd. Lamb: Legsj 6d; foreqnnrters, 4s 8d; hindquarters, 5s 6d. Pork: Fresh 7 and 8d per lb. Fowls, 5a to 6s per pair; ducks, 6s per pair. Dripping, 6d per lb. These prices are for cash only; y 2 d per lb. for booking over each price charged by New Plymouth one week. 8 General Groceries.—Rolled oats and oatina, lOd bag; oatmeal, 4s 3d per 2511 i bag; "flour, roller, 1001b, lis 3d, 50Lb 6s, 251b 3s 3d.

Cereals, etc.—Oats, Cartons 3s 3d per bushel, Duns 3s fid, crushed oats 3s 6d; barley, 3s 9d; crushed beans, os fid; pollard 7s fid per 1001b, 15s per 2001bs; bran, 6s per 1001b; fowl wheat, 4s 9d per bushel; maize, 4s 6d to ss. per bushel. Dairy Produce, etc.—Butter:, Factory produce: Butter, factory (in rolls), la Is 3d, dairy Bd, best separator Is Id per lb; cheese, 8d per lb; eggs, Is 4d per doz.; lard, 9d per lb; bacon, rashers, lOd per lb; hams, 9%d per lb; milk, 4d per quart. Fruit.—Bananas, 3d and 4d lb; lemons, 1« per >doz.; applee, 2d to 4d lb.; figs, 4d and 6d box; oranges, Is 6d and 2s per doz.; pineapples, 6d and 9d each; grapes. 1* 3d per lb; tomatoes, 6d per lb; strawberries, Is to Is 6d per box; peaches 4d and 6d lb; plums, 3d and 4d lb; apricots, 6u lb, greengages 3d and 4d, nectarines 6d lb.

Vegetables—Cabbages, 3d and 4d; carrots, 2d per bunch; turnips, 2d per lb; new potatoes, 121bs for Is; parsnips, M per bunch; onions, 3d per lb; cauliflowers, 4d, M and 8d; «ueumbers 3d. Buying prices: Dealers offer for produce: Butter, factory (in rolls). Is iy 2 d, dairy (in rolls) 9d, separator lid. Eggs, Is 2d per doz. Hams, SVsjd per lb. Lard, Sd per lb. Fungus, 3d per lb.