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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 183, 20 December 1912, Page 2

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MELBOURNE WOOL SALES. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright. Melbourne, December 19. The year's wool sales have closed 1 with strong demand, and prices for all good sorts equal to the highest of the series. ' The next sale is on January 13. WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Poultry.—At the mart on Saturday j our pens were taxed to their utmost, i extra pens having to be provided. Prices I were well maintained as under: —Hens j (fat) Is Gd to Is lid, young 2s to 2s 7d, | cockerels (young) Is 2d to Is 6d, fat | Is' 10d to 2s 9d, ducks Is 5d to 2s 3d, | ducks ls'sd to 2s 3d, drakes 2s to 2s 6d, , turkey gobbler 10s, chicks 4d to 7d, gui- ' nea fowls 4s pair. I The usual line of auction sundries I realised satisfactory prices. | Fruit.—During the week this has come 1 to liand in large quantities from Nelson, ! Hawke's Bay and Auckland. Good prices were obtained and each line sold readily. We quote: Bananas (green) 14s fid to 15s 6d, ripe 3%d to 3y s d lb, apples (American) 17s 9d to 18s, oranges 23s case, tomatoes (firsts) lOd to Is Id, ■ seconds 6d to 9y 2 d, cherries 6'd to 12y 2 d j lb, strawberries S'/od to Is 2d per lb box, ■ gooseberries 4s 9d to 5s 3d case, cucumbers 4s 3d to os dozen, green peas 8d to_ tld peck, plums (E.E.)< 4s 9d to ss, J Wright's Early 3s to 6s case, peaches (firsts) 6s Cd to 7s 6d, seconds 5s to 5s 9d.

LOCAL MARKETS. GROCERIES. s. d. ! Flour 100's 11 3 SO's „ o 25's 3 3 Sugar—v No. la, per bay; 10 9 Rolled oats, per bag Oil Oatina, per bag 1 q Oatmeal (251b bag) 4 o Kerosene,.per tin ss; per case .. 10 0 GRAIN, ETC. Oats— Cartons, per bushel 3 0 Duns 3 3 j Crushed 3 3 j BarleyCape 4 3 j English 4 6 f Crushed beans 5 6 Pollard, per 1001b, 8s ; per 2001b 15 0 Bran, per 1001b 6 0 Wheat, fowl, per bushel 4 9 Maize t 0 C DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC. Butter— Factory 1 4 Best separator 1 1 Seconds 1 0 Dairy 0 11 Cheese 0 9 Eggs 1 0 Lard 0 9 K Hams 0 10 Rashers 1 0 Milk (quart) 0 4 FRUIT. Cherries 1/0 per lb Strawberries 1/9 per lb Gooseberries 4ci lb Tomatoes Is lb Pineapples 4d, 6<l and 8d Bananas 4d lb Lemons Is to la Od per doz. Apples Sd lb Oranges 2s to 3s doz. Walnuts Is lb Mandarins Is to Is Od doz. Figs 4d per box VEGETABLES. Cabbage 4d Cauliflowers 4d to 8d Carrots 2d bunch Turnips 2d bunch Parsnips 2d bunch Leeks 3d bunch Rhubarb 6d bunch BUYING PRICES. s. d. Factory butter— Rolled 1, u/ s Best separator reg'd. dairies 011 Farmers' separator 0 10 Dairy 0 9 Eggs 0 10 Hams 0 8y 2 Lard 0 8 Fungus 0 3 Egg CircleBuying price 1 0 Selling price 1 2