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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 200, 3 May 1912, Page 6

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LONDON MARKETS. By Gable—Press Association—Copyright. London, May 1. At the wool sales the Turna clip brought, top price lOd, average B%d; Kiur, lOd and o%d; Ilillersden, 12d and 10% d. Tin. —Spot £2ll 10s, three months £209. The Kaipara's New Zealand apples were in good condition, but many were immature. The bulk brought 6s 9d to 7s 6d; some Cox's Orange brought 10s to lis. Tallow.—One thousand eight hundred and sixty-two casks were offered, and 1248 sold. Mutton—Fine 37s 6d, medium 34s 6d. Beef.—Fine 35s 9d, medium 345. Th© wool sales were animated and prices were firmly maintained for all sorts. AMERICAN WHEAT SUPPLY. London, May 1. The American visible wheat supply is 100,525,000 bushels. L. A. NOLAN & CO.'S REPORT.

L. A. Nolan & Co. report for the week ending Wednesday, May 1, 1912: Poultry—We had our pons well filled. Prices were very satisfactory and showed an increase on previous week's. Table birds are in good demand. We quote: Hens Is 4d to "2s Id, coe v vels Is fid to 2s sd, purebred do. 4s, puli ' ; 2s 3d to 3s 3d, roosters "2s to 2s 4d, ducks Is Sd to Is 9d, Muscovy ducks 7s 6d pair. Fruit.—The market has been somewhat quiet this week owing to the prevailing bad weather. Apples are in splendid supply, prices remaining firm. We quote: Apples, Jonathans 6s to 6s 6d, Northern Spies (half-cases) 4s to 4s fid, Cleopatras 5s 9d to 6s 3d, Sturmers 5s 6s to 6s 6d, cookers 5s 6d; pears, dessert (half-cases) 5s to 5s 6d, cookers (bushels) 6s, tomatoes 2s to 4s, walnuts 7d per lb, oranges 7s to 7s 6d, grapes (local) 9d to Is per 11).

WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. j Poultry. —At the mart on Saturday our 1 pens were taxed to their utmost with 1 birds of all classes. Prices were still j maintained, good forward pullets being [ keenly sought after. We quote: Hens | (old) Is 5d to Is lid, young Is lOd to C 2s 1)d; pullets, young Is 6d to 2s 6d, for- j ward 3s Id to 4s; <iucks, Is 8d to 2s 6d; : cockerels, young Is 3d to Is Od, fat Is 9d j to 3s Id; drakes, Is 7d to 2s Id; p.b. J brown Leghorn cockerels, 5s 6d; sporting J dog, £1 Ds. j The usual line of auction sundries and | furniture realised satisfactory prices. | Fruit. —During the week large s'liip- > ments have come to hand, including a. large shipment of Fiji bananas. Prices as under, according to quality and size of cases: —Apples, dessert, best colored varieties, 5s to 9s 6d, cookers 5s to 5s 9d; cookers, dessert 4s to 8s 6d, others 4s to 4s 6d ; oranges, re-packs, 13s 6d to 14s 6d; cape gooseberries, 5s to 6s; peaches, 3s 3d to 4s *6d; tomatoes, 2s fid to ss; quinces, 5s 6d to (ss; grapes, best Gross ■ Coleman Is lb, seconds 5d to lOd; pas-j sion fruit, 3s to 3a 6d; bananas, ripe, 3d i : per lb, green Fijis 15s 3d to lGs.

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, 6d; chops, fid; loin, sd; shoulders, 6d; necks, 3d. Veal, 3d to 5d per lb. Sausages: Beef sd, pork Bd. Lambs: Legs, 6d; forequarters, 4s 6d; hindquarters, 5s Bd. Pork: Fresh 7d and 8d per lb. Fowls, 5s to 6s per pair; ducks, 6b per pair. Dripping, 8d per lb. These prices are for cash only; %d 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 6s, 251bs 3s 3d.

Cereals, etc.—Oats, Cartons 3s 3d per bushel, Duns 3s 6d, crushed oats 3s 6d; barley, 3s 9d; crushed beans, 5s 6d; pollard, 7s fid per 1001b, 15s per 2001b; bran, 6s per 1001b; fowl wheat, 4s 9d per bushel; maize, 4s 6d to 5s per bushel. Dairy Produce, etc. —Butter: Factory (in rolls) Is 4d, dairy lid, best separator Is 2d per lb; cheese, 8d per lb; eggs, 2s per doz.; lard, 9d per lb; bacon, rashers lOd per lb; hams, 9y 2 & per lb; milk, 4d quart. Fruit.—Bananas, 4d lb; lemons, Is 6d and 2a per doz.; apples, 3d and 4d lb; figs, 4d box; oranges, 1b and Is 6d per doz; grapea, Is and Is <sd per lb; peaches, Od lb; pears, 4d and 6d lb; tomatoes, Od 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; cucumbers, 3d and 4d. Buying prices:—Dealers offer for produoe: Butter, factory (in rolls), Is iy 2 d, dairy (in rolls) 9d, registered dairy farmers' separator lOd, separator lid. Eggs, Is 9d per doz. Hams, 8y 2 d per lb. Lard, 8d per lb. Fungus, 3d per lb.