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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 311, 28 June 1912, Page 7

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WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Poultry.—At the mart' on Saturday some very choice purebred poultry were penned. Prices throughout were decidedly in advance of the previous week, as under:—liens (old) Is Gd to Is lOd, young Is lOd to 2s 9d, pullets (young) 2s Gd to 2s 9d, forward purebred brown Leghorns 4s 6d to 5s 7d, purebred white Leghorns 3s to 7s. 3d, purebred black Orpingtons 4s to 4s Gd, ducks Is Sd to '2s, drakes Is !)d to 2s Cd, purebred Indian Runner drakes ss, purebred Pekin ducks 3s 3d to 4s !)d, cockerels (young) Is 4d to Is !)d, fat 2s to 3s, purebred brown Leghorn cockerels S)s fid, purebred white Leghorn cockerels 7s. Fruit.-—During the week small quantities have come to hand, oranges and apples being the only lines offering. Prices as under, according to quality and size of cases: —Bananas (ripe) 3d per lb, oranges (re-packs) !)s Gd to 10a, apples (best), colored desserts 7s Gd to 8s Gd, cookers os Gd to Gs Gd, passions 3s to 4s Gd, lemons 13s to lGs, carrots 4s Gd sack, cabbages 3s sack, pears (dessert) fls to 12s Gd, cookers 7s to 9s, mandarins 13s case, pie melons l%d lb. 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, Gd; loin, sd; shoulders, sd; necks, 3d. Veal, 3d to 5d per lb. Sausages: Beef sd, pork Sd. Lambs: Legs, fid; forequarters, 4s Gd; hindquarters, 5s Gd. Pork: Fresh 7<l and 8d per lb. Fowls, 5s to fis per pair; ducks, (js per pair. Dripping, fid per lb. These prices are for cash only; y a d per lb for booking over one week. General groceries: Rolled oats lid bag; oatina is bag; oatmeal 4s 3d per 2,)1b bag; flour, roller, 1001b, lis 3d, 501b Gs, 251bs 3s 3d.

Cereals, etc.—Oats, Cartons 3s 3d per bushel, Duns 3s 3d, crushed oats 3s fid; barley, Cape 3s fid bushel, English 4s (id bushel; crushed beans, as (id; pollard, 7s (id per 1001b: fowl wheat, 5s (id per bushel; maize, (is per bushel. Dairy Produce, etc.—Butter: Factory (in rolls) Is dairy lid, best separator Is 2d'per lb; cheese, 8d per lb; eggs, Is fld per doz.; egg (Circle) Is !)d per doz.; bacon, rashers, lOd peril); ham, 9V!>d per lb; milk, 4d quart. Fruit.—Bananas, 4d lb; lemons, Is fid and 2s per doz.; apples, 3d and 4d lb; figs, 4d box; oranges, Is and Is 6d per doz.; grapes, Is (id and "2s per lb; mandarines, Is to Is 3d doz.; pears, 4d and (kl lb; tomatoes, Cd lb.; passion fruit, Od per doz. Vegetables—Cabbages 3d and 4d; carrots, 2d per bunch; turnipb, 2d per bunch; potatoes, lOlbs for Is; parsnips, 2d bunch.

Buying prices:—Dealers offer for produce: Butter, factory (in rolls), Is iy 2 d, dairy (in rolls) Dd, registered dairy farmers' separator lOd. separator 11:1. Eggs, Is 4d per doz; egg (Circle) Is (Id per doz. ilatns. S'/>d iter lb. Lard, 8d per lb. Fungus, 3d per lb.