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Taranaki Daily News, 2 July 1915, Page 2

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- RETAIL PRICES. NEW PLYMOUTH, MAY 15, 1015. DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC. Butter— a. d. Factory Is 5d to la 7d Best separator 1 3 Seconds 1 2 Eggs 1 8 Lard 0 10 Hams 0 9 Rashers bacon 0 11 Rashers Ham 1 2 Milk (quart) 0 4 FRUIT. Oranges Is and Is Od doz. Bananas 4d lb. Passion fruit Od doz. Pears 4d and Od lb Walnuts Is lb Apples 3d to Od lb Apples, cooking 3d lb Lemons Is Od and 2s doz. VEGETABLES. Cauliflowers -Id to la Cabbage 3d and 4d. Carrots 2d per bunch Turnips 2d per bunch Potatoes Id lb. Parsnips 2d Vegetables marrows 4d and (id each Pumpkins Id lb BUYING PRICES. Factory butter— s. d. J Best scapartor registered dairies 1 1 j Farmers' separator 1 1 | Rolled 1 o! Eggs 1 0 1 Fungus 0 3 LONDON MARKETS. j Mr. E. (irillitlis has received tile ful- j lowing market report, dated '.March, j from iiis London principals, Messrs. Mills I and Sparrow:— Butter. —-'.Market continues very linn, i and although -Danish is unchanged, va- ! lues for other kinds are higher. We have I had very favorable weather for produc- j tion during tlie past week, and no doubt supplies of Irish and French will soon / show an increase. There is every pro- j spect of Australian butter now arriving finding an excellent market. Colonial | arrival this week Australian, s.s. Carpentaria, 35.1 US boxes. Cheese.— Prices are again higher, and j even at the advance the market is very firm. Bacon.—DemaEd continues good for all descriptions, and prices are advancing, j London, .Tune 30. | Tallow: 1 St)] casks oll'ered; 15-10 sold. ] Mutton, fine 36s '<s&, medium 32s (id: ! beef. line, ."(is medium '.VI. Rabbit skills: 1200 bundles offered; I 000 sold. Competition opened quiet, but j improved later for setter sorts. Fair to good New Zealand showed a halfpenny advance. Better quality Australian was firm at late rates, and others showed a penny decline. Bet- | ter (te-i-i-iplioii hares advanced 10 to 20 | Copper. —Spot l-'s 'o t-' 1 "--. thicc months CS3 17s fid to £B3 2s fid. | Tin. £l7*2 to £l7*2 10a. tfcroo ; mouths CHIT 7s -0d to £IGS 17s fifl. j Lead, £2O ss. Spelter. —Spot £lO5 three months ' I