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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 90, 11 September 1914, Page 2

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WHEAT RISING. By cable.—Press Association—Copyright London, Sept. 9. Wheat is quiet and unchanged; 50s is asked for West Australian just arrived. ARGENTINE EXPORTS. By Tolegraph. —Press Association. Wellington, Thursday. The Department of Agriculture 'lias received the following cable from Buenos Ayxes, dated September B:—'The following shipments of produce have been dispatched from the Argentine to the, United Kingdom during August, 1014, compared with 11)13: Frozen beef, 1014, 00,000 quarters (1013, 310,000 quarters); chilled beef, luu/XM (H. 1,000); frozen mutton, 4,5,000 carcases (98,000); hunlb, 19,000 (31,000); 'butter, 300 cwt (2070 , cwt..

WEBSTER BIIOA' REPORT. Poultry.—At the mart «n Saturday 'our pens wero taxed with birds of all • classes. 31'nns, voung, 2s to 2s Gd, fat 2s <id to '23 lid; cockerels, 'young 2s io 2s Gd, fat 2s B<l to 2s lid; pullets (laying), 2s 7<l to 3s lljd; liens (laying), 2s lftsl to 3a Id; ducks, fat 2* 5d to 2s (Id, p.b. Indian ltunners, 2s 7d; 'drakes, 2s Gd to 3s; turkey liens, 4» 9d to 5s Od; turkey gobblers, Ca 9d to Vs Gd. Furniture.—On Wednesday, on account of tho exocutoru in the estate ,of the late Mr R. 1). Stuart, we held a clearing sale of all his house furniture and effects at his late residence, Wallace Place. There was a large attendance of the public, and each line offered met with a ready sale.

Fruit.—During tho week very little 'fruit has (been offering. Prices are on >a par with the previous week's prices as under, according to quality of fruit and size of cases: Bananas, Tipe, 3d per lb.; oranges (none procurable); lemons, f ls to Is 2d dozen; passion fruit, 8s (id box; apples, Stunners (choice colored), 'IBs Od to lis, lied Pennains Ss Gd to I'9s Gd.

NEW PLYMOUTH MARKETS. SELLING PRICES. lOOlbs 13s Gd to H 0 SOlbs -., 7 o SugarNo. la, per bag 9 0 No. 2 8 9 GRAIN. ETC. Oats— Cartons, per bushel 3 3 Duns ;; 3 Crushed , 3 (j BarleyCape 4 0 English 4 6 Crushed beans 6 6 Pollard, per 1001b, 8s; 2Oolb .. 1G 0 Bran, per 1801b bag 11 0 Wheat, fowl, per bushel, 5 !i Maize 0 0 DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC.

ButterFactory .r-v, 1 3 Best Separator' 1 0 Seconds o 11 Dairy 1 o Cheese , , 0 9 Eggs ~ ~ 1 O ECcon (rashers) -.-,• 1 0 Hams lOd to 0 11% Rashers 1 0 Milk (quart) 0 4 VEGETABLES. Cauliflowers 4d to Is Carrots 2d hunch Turnip.? , 2d bunch Parsnips '2d bunch Leeks , 3d bunch FRUIT. Mandarines Is to Is Gd per doz. Oranges Is, Is 6d and 2s doz. Apples 3d to Gd lb Passion fruit Gd per do.<. Lemons _ _ 1/G to II- doz. Bananas 4d lb BUYING PRICES. Factory butter—it. d. Rolled 1 ] llest separator, reg'd dairies 010 Farmers' separator i 0 9 Dairv 0 9 Eggs " 0 10 Bacon 0 9 Hams 9'/ 2 d to 011 Fungus i) 3