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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 310, 23 May 1913, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, May 21. Tallow.-2250 casks offered, 1523 sold. Mutton, flue 39s (id, medium 34s (id; beef, line 38s, medium 345. Silver, 27 15-10 d per ounce. Linseed, £25 5s per ton. Wheat.—Official quotations: South Australian, Victorian, and New South Wales unchanged. Liverpool spot 01 cents, on passage 88% cents. AMERICAN WHEAT. London, May 21. The American visible wheat supply is 7,410,500 quertcrs, SYDNEY WOOL SALES. Sydney, May 22. At the wool sales the market "showed great buoyancy and competition was keen. Greasy reached 13d and scoured 25% d, the highest in vSydney since the 1907-8 sales. WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Poultry.—At the Mart on Saturday our pens were well filled with birds of all classes. Prices were as under:—Hens, young, Is Gd to Is lid, fat, 2s to 2s 0d; cockerels, young, Is 3d to is Od, fat 2s 3d to 2s 9d; ducks. Is Od to 2s; drakes, Is 8d to 2s 3d; pullets, young, 3s to 3s Gd; forward, 4s to 7s Gd; drakes 2s 9d to 3s; turkey hens, 4s Gd to ss.

The usual line of auction sundries realised satisfactory rates. On Saturday we held a clearing sale on account of the Taranaki Farmers' Company on

Saturday, of all their stock in trade There was a large attendance of the

i public, and each line offered met with keen competition. I Fruit.—During the week there has * been very little offering, and prices have started to harden as under, according to quality of fruit and size of eases:—fiananas, ripe, 2y g d lb, green, (is fid to 12s 3d; oranges, repacks, 8s 3d to !)s (id; originals, 7s 9d to Ss fid; apples, dessert. «s Od to 8s fid; cookers, as to 0s Cd; lemons, 15s; quinces, 2s Od to 3s; grapes ilOd to Is lb; tomatoes, 3s'fid to 4s

j LOCAL MARKETS SELLING PRICES. ) GROCERIES. Flour ' . "• d--3n°,°' s 11 3 S J>J 5 0 25's 3 3 SugarNo. la, per bag 10 9 No - 2 ••■ !". 10 6 GRAIN, ETC, Oats— Gartons, per bushel 3 3 Duns 3 3 , Crushed 3 .g Barley— Cape 4 0 English 4 (j Crushed beans 5 g Pollard, per 1001b. 7/6 2COIb .. 15 0 Bran, per 1801b bag H 0 Wheat, fowl, per bushel [ 4 <) Maize 7 q DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC. Butter— Factory 1 3 Best separator I 1 Seconds ~,, 1 0 Dairy ...'.'.'.'.'. 0 11 Cheese no *** -•• ■'■'■■' 2 3 Lard 0 9 -Ha" l3 0 10 Rashers j 0 Milk (quart) 0 4 FRUIT. Peaches 4d and Gd per lb Tomatoes 4d. and Cd per lb Pineapples 0d and 1/lia7lilll!ia 4(1 , ],,_ Gra Pes 1/- to 2/- lb demons .... 2/- doss. Apples 3d, 4d and (id lb 1' 'S s 6d per box Walnuts i s j). Oranges I/O to 2/- doz. Pe.irs 4d and Cd lb Quinces 2d per lb Passion Fruit (id per dozen VEGETABLES. Cabbage 43 Cauliflowers 4d to 8d Carrots 2d bunch Turnips , 2d bunch Parsnips 2d bunch Leeks 3d bunch BUYING PRICES. s. d. J Faetory butterRolled 1 ]y 2 ! Best separator seg'd. dairies 011 Farmers' separ&'.or 0 10 Dairy 0 P. Eggs 1 !) Hams 0 BVa Lard 0 8 Fungus 0 3 Buying Price 2 0