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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 217, 13 March 1914, Page 2

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| LONDON WOO], SALES, j 1 By Cubic—Press A&swMlmu —Copyright I ' London, Air.reh 12. j The Bank of .Vi / Mi aiK l liavti rt- ! ceived the following advices from their London office: ''Current prices for North Island farmers' lots, t uarse crossbred 3(i's and 40's lid and ll'/ a il per lb; medium crossbreds it's and 11 % d to 12% d; fin- crossbreds 12'/.d to 13'/ 2 d. Current prices for ftiutt. Island farmers' lots: Inferior fii('ri..os common 603 and B4's lid to ll'.jd superior merinos super 60s and (»4's Mil to lfid; half and quarter-breds fill's i:p/, to 14VU1." ) " j WEBSTER ItliOS: UK I . 'OUT. ! Poultry.!—At the mart , i Saturday' lour pens were well filled wv.ii birds of | all clascss. Prices were wel nainlained, being a shade higher than ic previous week. Prices as under: II us, young, Is Sd to Is lid, fa I. Is Kid to 2s 7d, cockerels young Is Id to 1- 7(1. fat is 6d to 3s, ducks Is 4d to 2 , drakes la 7d to "is Id, pullets young !s !>d to 2 Id, forward 2s (id to "is 111, bantams Is to 2a each. The usual line of auction sundries realised satisfactory prices. Furniture.—On Wednesday last, en account of Air. .1. MeLnid, we held a clearing sale of all his hour; furniture and effects, prices obtained '.icing satisfactory. On Tuesday, on account of Mr. 11. George, we held a . caring sale of all his stock and furniture. There was a fair attendance of the public .and each lot offered met. a ready sale. Fruit.—During the week large quantities have come to band from Nelson, Auckland and Hawke's Hay. The glut of the season now beinsr over prices are starting to harden. Pries as under, according to quality of frail and size, of | cases: Apples, dessert 7s lid to 8s (id, cookers 3s !)d to (is; peaches. A grade 4s i to 5s 6d, B grade 2s Od to 3s Od, capo gooseberries 5s to 5s fid, tomatoes 2s 8d to 4s fid, grapes lOd to Is lb; pears, dessert 6s to 7s Od, conkers ;is to sa, bananas, green 10s to 10s (id, ripe 2'/id lb, oranges 12s to 12s Cd, lemons las lid to 16s: LOCAL MARKETS. SELLING PUK'j;s, GROCERIES s. d. Flour—--1 OOlba lis (id to 12s 3d SOlbs G.s 3,1 to (is (id. SugarNo. la, per bag 10 3 'No. 2 10 0 GRAIN, ETC. OatsCartons, per bushel 3 0 Dhd9 ' 3 3 Crushed 3 s Barley— Uape 4 0 English ... i (j Crushed beans ... 5 0 Pollard, per 10011), 7s (id; 2IMII> . .15 0 Bran, per 1801b bag 10 fl Wheat, fowl, per bushel 5 0 Maize g g DAIRY PRODUCE ISTC. ButterFactory 1 3 Best Separator 1 1 Seconds 1 0 Dairy 0 10 Cheese y g Eggs 1 4 Bacon (rashers) 1 0 Hams iod to 0 11% Rashers 1 0* Milk (quart) ... 0 4 FRUIT. Pineapples !hl and 1/- | Quinces ]>/ l( l per jb Bananas Sd and 4d lb demons Is 6d doz Apples ;id to (id per ib 9 6d per box Walnuts Is 11 Oranges, 2s (Id to ,V according to i 17A Oranges, Island .... 1/6 to 2/0 per doz. Peftr,i 4d and fld lb Peaches 4d to (id >er lb VEGETABLES. Cauliflowers fid to la. Carrots 2d bunch Turnips ; > f | bunch Parsnips 2d bunch keeks 3d bunch BUYING PRICES. 9. d. Factory butterRolled 1 Best separator, reg'd dairies.. 011 Farmers' separator 0 10 Dairy 9 9 Eggs 1 2 Baoon 0 9 Hams !)i/,d to 0 11 Fungus • 0 3