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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 304, 16 May 1913, Page 6

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LONDON MARKETS. • By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, May ■ 14. Silver, 28y 8 d per ounce. Wheat. —Official quotations: Victorian prompt delivery 37s Oil, on passage 38s !)d. Liverpool spot, 02 cents, July option 8!) cents. NEW PLYMOUTH WOOL, HIDE. SHEEPSKIN AND TALLOW SALES. L. A. NOLAN AND CO.'S REPORT. We held our usAal sale of the above on the (ith iiist., and submitted our usual catalogue to good competition. Buyers were particularly keen and the catalogue was -disposed of in record time. Ox hides realised prices similar to last month, cows, however, showed a drop 1 of y 4 d for heavy and %d for light and medium, extra heavy held about the same as last month. Dry skins sold well at a sharp advance on last month's rates, difference being ..particularly noticeable in heavy wooliies. Salted advanced in sympathy with dry. We offered little wool, but what was catalogued sold well at a slight advance on last month's rates. Cask tallow realised last month's high rates. We quote:— Hides.—Ox, medium stout 9y 2 d, heavy ordinary, 9%d; medium, ordinary, 9d to 9'/id; light, 8d to 9y 8 d; cow, extra heavy, B%d; heavy, B%d to B%d; medium, 7%. to Sd; light, 7%d to 7%' d; cut, light, 7%d; bulls, heavy, Cd to'G%d; medium, fl*/ B dto Cy 4 d: light, 6%d to G'/ 4 d, cut, s%d;horses, light, (is to 9s; medium, lis fid; cut, 6s 9d; calf (very few offering), medium, 9y 3 d; light, 9%dj heavy, 9y.d; cut, 7%d; slippy, 5%d yearlings, 7d to 7%d; cut, 0y 8 d; slippy, 5%d; settlers' hides, light ox, (id to 6%; cow, light, (5%d; slippy, 4%d; cut, Cd; bulls, slippy, 4%d; workers, 5%d.. Sheepskins. Salted, three-quarter wools, 5s Id, 5s 3d, 5s sd, 5s Cd, 5s Bd, half-wools, 4s, 4s 4d, 4s sd, 4s (id, 4s 7d, 4s lOd; settlers, Is 7d 2s, 2s fid, 3s 3d, 3s Bd, 4s 2d; blaek 4s sd, dry salted 3s Bd, 4s 4d, 4s (id; dry lambs 4s 7(1, 5s Id, 5s (id; sound pelts, woolly 7%d, Bd, 8y 4 d, By,d, B%d, 9d; damaged* 3d, 3'/ 2 d, 5%d, ■ O'/ad. 7y 4 d, seedy C%d; pelts to 7Vr, damaged, 4d; damp, woolly, 5s 3d, 5s sd, 7s 2d. Wool.—Rags, lambs 8»/ s d, 9'/„d; fleece, 8y 4 d, B'/>d; crutehings, fi'/od; pieces, 4i/od. sd. Gi/jjd; locks, 2y 4 d to 3%d; dead wool. 7d. Tallow.—Casks, 27s 9d; tins, 21s fid to 24s 3d. Sundries. —Cowtails, Is (id; horsetails, 10(1 each. Our next sale will be held on June 3rd, 1913. Poultry.—On Saturday we had a large entry. With an outside demand, prices showed a good improvement. Prices were as follows:—Hens, fat, Is 9d to 2s 3d; ordinary, Is 4d to Is 8d; pullets, 3s to | 4s fid; cockerels, Is 4d to 2s 7d; roost-| ers. Is (id to 2s (id; chickens, 5d to KM; | ducks were in good demand, prices rang- j ing from Is 8d to 2s 2d; turkey hens, 3s . fid. I Fruit.—All lines offering at present ( are selling readily at good prices, the jj market showing a tendency to liarden. Apples are coming forward in good supply. We quote: —Apples, bushels dessert, (is fid to 8s; half, cases, 3s 3d to 4s; cookers, Gs to 7s 3d; half cases, 3s to 3s fid; pears, bushels, 8s: half cases, 3s 3d to 4s; cookers, 2s Gd to 3s Gd; grapes, 8d to Is per lb; bananas, ripe, 2d per lb; oranges, 10s to 12s per case. Furniture.—During the week we have held clearing sales of furniture on account of Mr. E. G. Skelton and Mrs. Von' Lubbe. Both sales were well attended, and a satisfactory sale resulted in each instance. LOCAL MARKETS SELLING PRICES. GROCERIES.

8. d. Flour 100*9 ,11 3 50's 5 0 3 3 Sugar— 10 0 GRAIN. ETC. Oata— Cartons, per bushel , .. 3 3 3 6 ; Barley— 4 0 4 6 5 6 i 1'ollard, per 1001b. 7/6 2001b ..150 • Bran, per 18011) bad 11 0 I Wheat, fowl, per bushel . 4 0 7 0 DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC. f Butter— ,,,13 1 1 0 11 ,,00 2 3 .09 ,, 0 10 1 0 ,04 FRUIT. Pineapples . 9d and 1/4d. lb, 1/- to 2/- lb 2/- doz. - Apples 3d, 4d and Od lb . 6d per box Is lb 4d and Od lb ... 2d per lb t Passion Fruit Gd per dozen e VEGETABLES 3. .... 4d to 8d 2d bunch .... 2d bunch .... 2d bunch ... .3d bunch ti BUYING PRICES. s " A Factory butter— 1 1% g Best separator legM. dairies 0 11 0 10 0 0 1 9 o %y 2 0 8 . 0 3 2 fi