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Taranaki Daily News, 10 March 1916, Page 2

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HOME MARKETS. By Cable.—Press Association—Copyright Received March 8, 9 p.m. London, March 8. Argentine, shipments.—Mutton 41,000 carcases, lamb 25,000, frozen beef ■2155.000, chilled beef 53,000. Wheat is dull and easier. At the wool sales faiilties were very slow and some were withdrawn. Faulty was unchanged and crossbreds was lightly easier. Napier, top, 21 id, average, ISid; Raukawa, 2Ud and 20Jd; Mako, 21d and 19% d: Kiwi, 20d and 18% d; Toroa, 17Jd and 17'/»d. Tallow sales: 990 casks were offered, and 502 sold. Mutton.—Fine, 54s fid; medium, 495; fine, 52s fid; medium, 47d. NEW PLYMOUTH SURKETS. RETAIL PRICKS. DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC. ». d. ButterFactory .-....-.- 1 S • Best Separator »...rr...-si.v 1 2 Secoads •.-..... ..w. .10 EggS .-.,.T»-ST 1 * Lard .....„.,..„ v.,...., 011 Hamg ........T-...„„„,...... °..-' Rashers bacon ....,*.»:..n...... 1 0 Rashers ham w...-.i 1 2 Milk (quart) -...T.-......... 0 4 FRUIT, Oranges ....>... Is fld to 2s doz. Bananas ~ „„,j-. 3d lb Pears .-...,.-. 4d to fld lb Walnuts .......... 1* lb Apples 4d to fid lb Apples, cooking ~...- 3d lb Tomatoes 4d to (Id lb Lemons „>■....:. Is 6d and 2s doz. Cucumbers »-..,........ 3d to 6d each Peaches ...-.-,..»-.,,...-.-.-... 3d to 6d lb Grapes Is (id lb VEGETABLES. Cabbage 3d and 4d Carrots ....-.,. ■...■.».. 2d per bunch Turnips 2d per bunch Potatoes 71b 5 Is Vegetable marrows .. 4d to Is Beetroot 3d French beans ...-.-..,... 3d lb BUYING PRICES. ButterFactory ....: 1 4 Best separator rcgist'd dairies 1 1 Farmers' separator 1 0 Rolled 1 0 EggS » v....... r 1 4 Fungus ...•.-......-...., « « TARANAKT WOOL,' SKIN*, HIDE AND TALLOW SALES. MR. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Tuesday, March 7,1 held my fourweekly sale of above produce to a good attendance of buyers. The • catalogue comprised: 127 bales and 345 sacks of wool, ISSO sheepskins, 13 casks and 51 tins tallow, 450 hides and 383 calfskins. Competition was keen, but at prices in sympathy with the drop recorded on the Home markets. The bulk of the offering of wool showed seed, and this class of wool does not meet with a ready sole, and growers must be prepared to reduce their reserves. Bright and clean scrts .sold well at V«i drop, and pieces advanced 2d per lb. Woolly skins declined y a d. pelts and short-woolled at recent rates. Tallow declined la 6d per cwt. Hides were barely, up to last sale prices. I quote:— Wool—Fleece 13d to 14% d, dingy 12>/ s d to 13d, seedy lOd to 13s, lambs, best 13d to 13% d, short or stained 12d to 13d, seedy lOd to 12d, badly seedy 3'/ s d to 9d, pieces 7d to fld, locky s%'d to 6%d, erutchings 8d to 9d. In sacks: Fleece )2d to 13%' d, seedy B'/ 4 d to 10'/ a d, lambs 12Vld to 13»/ 3 d, seedy 5%d to 7d, all seed Id up. erutchings B%d, black 10y 2 d, scoured 16d, locks and pieces l'/.d to B'/ 4 d, dead B'/ 4 d to ll%d. Sheepskins Full-woolled 10'/ 2 d to 11 VA hoggets lOd to 10>/ 2 d, butchers' lambs lO'/i-d to 12d, pelts 7 ! / a d, lambs' pelts 6>/,d, farmers' pelts 4d to 7d, damaged Id to sd, lambs OV,d, dead 9d to 9'/ad, dead and damaged 6%d to 7%A, damaged woolly 9%d, skin pieces fid. Dump lines: Best pelts 3s 8d to' 4s, light Is 'ld to 3s 4d, lambs 7s fid. Salted pelts, best 4s to 4s 9d. light Is "d to 3s 9d, damaged Is 9d to 2s, lambs' pelts 2s to 3s. Tallow—ln casks, 24s 3d to 255; !n tin*. 18s fid to 21s Od. Hides—Cow. heavv S%d to fid, medium By.il to 9d, light S'/.d to S%d. cut 7>/>d to 7%d; farmers', 7d to 7%d, cut or slipy 4'/od to sd, bulls sy„d to 6'/id. horse 4s to Bs, yearlings 6%d to Bd, cut or slipy 3y,d to fid, dry 5y 4 d to "Vad. Call's];ins—Best 9'/ 2 d, seconds 7'/,d to fld. cut 7d to j'/jtl, slipy 3d to sy„d, dry fid each. Bones. £',"> per ton: horsehair, 9d to Is 4%d per lb; cowtails, Is Id per doz. -My next sale will be held on April 4.