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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 242, 12 April 1912, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. By Oftble—Press Association —Copyright. London, April 10. Wheat.—Two Australian, cargoes sold at 39s 4%d and 39s respectively. River Plate Shipments. —Mutton, 233,500 carcases; lambe, 65,370 carcases; frozen beef, 94,500 quarters; chilled beef, 217,500 quarters. Copper.—Spot £7O 10s, three months £7l 7s 6d. Tin.—Spot £l9B 15s, three months £195. Lead, £l6 3s 9d. AMERICAN WHEAT SUPPLY. London, April 10. The American visible wheat supply is 109,210,000 bushels.

1 WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Poultry.—At our last sale on Saturday, 30th ult., we had an extra heavy entry of poultry, about 300 birds of all classes being penned. Good forward pullets and fat cockerels still command good prices. We quote:: Hens, old Is 2d to 2s, young 2s fid to 3s; forward pullets, 4s to 5s Id. young Is 3d to 3s; cockerels, fat Is lOd to 3s, younj Is 2d to 2s; ducks, 2s 2d to 2s 7d; drakes. Is 9d to 2s Id; turkeys, 7s to 7s 6d; chicks, 5d to lOd. The usual line of auction sundries realised satisfactory prices. Fruit.—Supplies during the week have come forward in large quantity for the late season, Stone fruits are beginning to drop off, the chief lines coming forward being apples, oranges pears, and bananas. Prices as under: Apples, dessert 5s to Ss, cookers 3s 3d to to 4s fid; pears, dessert 3s 3d to (is, cookers 4s; bananas, green 14s 3d to 15s, ripe 3d per lb; oranges, originals 9s to 9s fid, repacks lis fid to 12s; quinces, 3s fid to 4s: tomatoes, 7s fid to 8s fld; grapes, lOd to Is; lemons, fis fid to 7s: peaches dessert 4s fid to ss, bottling 3s fid to 4s; peanuts, 2%d a lb; walnuts, SVad per lb. Prices nbove are according to quality and size of case«. LOCAL MARKETS. Butchers' Meat. Beef: Sirloin, 6d; prime ribs, sd; rump steak, 8d; beef, from 3d to fid: corned beef, 4d and sd. Mutton: Legs, fid: chops, 6d; loin, sd; shoulders, od; necks, 3d. Veal, 3d to 5d per lb. Sausages: Beef Sd, pork Bd. Lambs: Lege, 6d; forequarters, 4s 6d; hindquarters, 5b 6d. Pork: Fresh 7d

and 8d per lb. Fowls, 5s to per pair; ducks, 6s per pair. Dripping, 6d per lb. These prices are for cash only; per lb for booking over one week. General Groceries: Rolled oats and oatina, lOd bag; oatmeal, 4s 3d per 251b bag; flour, roller, 1001b, lis 3d, 501b Gs, 251bs 3s 3d. Cereals, etc.—Oats, Gartons 3s 3d per bushel, Duns 3s 6d, crushed oats 3s 6d; barley, 3s 9d; crushed beans, 5g 6d; pollard, 7s 0d per 1001b, 15s per 2001b; bran, 0s per 1001b; fowl wheat, 4b 9d per bushel; maize, 4s i6d to 5s per bushel. Dairy Produce, etc.—Butter: Factory (in rolls) Is 4d, dairy lid, beet separator la 2d per lb; cheese. 8d per lb; eggs, Is 4d per doz.; lard, 9d per lb; bacon, rashera lOd per lb; hams, 9y 2 d per lb; milk, 4d quart. Fruit.—Bananas, 4d lb; lemons, Is 6d and 2s per doz.; apples, 3d and 4d lb; figs, 4d box; oranges, Is and Is (id per doz; grapes, Is and Is 6d per lb; peaches, 6d lb; pears, 4d and Cd lb; tomatoes, 6d lb; passion fruit, 6d per doz. Vegetables—Cabbages 3d and 4d; carrots, 2d per bunch; turnips, 2d per bunch; potatoes, 121bs for Is; parsnips, 2d bunch; cueumbers, 3d and 4d. Buying pr^ceß:—Dealers offer for produoe: Butter, factory (in rolls), 1* iy a d, dairy (in rolls) 9d, registered dairy farmers' separator lOd, separator lid. Egg*. Is 2d per doz. Hams, B%d per lb. Lard, 8d per lb. Fungus, 3d per lb.