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Taranaki Daily News, 17 December 1920, Page 2

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DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC. RETAIL PRICES. NEW PLYMOUTH. a. d. flutter Creamery (pats) 2 3 Registered dairy 2 0 Separator 1 11 Eggs 2 1 Lard , «*.•••••«• X 9 Hams .. 1 8 Sides Bacon * 1 6Mi Rashers Bacon ' 1 11 Rushers Ham 2 0 Mill; (quart) . 8 FRUIT. Apples (desert) 6d and 8d Lemons 2s 3d and Ss per doz. Bananas 6d and 7d Oranges—Californlan Sunklßt.. 3s & 4s doz. BUYING PRICES. t . Butter— Registered dairy .............. 1 9 Creamery (pats) 2 I Eggs 1 10 Fungus 4 Flour—2001b. sacks 3d 0 1001b bag ......... 21 0 501b big • 11 0 251b bag , .. 6 0

HIDE AND SKIN SALES. , Nowton King, Ltd., reports:— We submitted a catalogue,of 1051 hides, 0186 calfskins, 3434 ahepsklns, and 124 tins of tallow. This was the first sale of sheepskins since the commander, and prices were disappointing and compared to that period, were from 10s to 12s each lower. Dry pelts and damaged skins realised very low prices. The market for tides showed a lower range of values and lightweight cow and ox are difficult to quit. Heavy and stout ok were eagerly sought after and brought good prices. Slippy and damaged hldeß were entirely neglected and sold at exceedingly low prices. Calfskins also allowed a sharp decline and tallow likewise. The hide and skin market is in a stagnant position over the \yhole world, with small chance of recovery In the near future. Tire range of prices was as under

Sheepskins.—Good crossbred 5%d, coarse 4%d short to half wools l%d to 3d, lambs 2Vfcd to 3%d, dead and damaged, Id to 2d, Baited 2s to 5s 3d, pelts 6d to Is 9d, lambs Is 3d to Is 6d.

Hides.—Stout ox 12d to 12% d, heavy lid to ll%d, medium 9%d to 10d, light 6%d to r%d, cut 4%d to 6%d, cow, teavy 6d to 7d, light Od to 6&d, cut 4%d, farmers' cows 4d to Gd, muddy 2d, cut and slippy %d, yearlings 4d to 7d. Calf, 61bs. and over, 7ft to 11 %U, r> lbs. and under lOd to ll%d, cut, 4%d to 5%d, cut and slippy 3%d to dry 3(1 to 6d each, slinks 4d to 8d each. Horse Hides, Is to 6s. Tallow In tins, 19s 6d to 22s Gd. { i Horsehair, 6d to 18% d. Cow Tails, 11 %d per dozen. LONDON MARKETS. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. The Department of Africulture has received the following cablegram/ dated December 11, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London: — "Meat.—Engllsh, trade slow but good tone; supplies of beef and mutton are heavier. Average prices are: Beef Is 4%d, mutton Is 3d, lamb 2s per lb. Imported, satisfactory trade. ! "Butter. With increased Government ration, demand for' free butter is considerably smaller. Irish, market very unsettled; lot made. £2l per cwt. (3s *fld per lb.) In i I London this week, while in Liverpool best freely offered at £lB 15s to £2O per cwt. ' (3s 4d to Ss 6%d per lb.) but very little Isold. Unsalted quoted at £22 10s per cwt. (4s per lb). English, cheaper In few mar-, j ketSj but average j price first quality has slightly advanced to £24 14s per Cwt. (4s 5d per lb). Danish production keeps up well, export being chiefly to Great Britain. "Cheese.—Market is quiet, but better tone for English; Finest farmers £7 5s to £9 6s i per cwt. (Is 3%d to is 8d per lb). Imported ! very slow; Canadian, white. £7 8s to £7 lUs per cwt (is S%d to Is 4%d per lb); I colored, £7 14b to £B'per cwt. (Is 4 , / jj<! to Is j 5d per lb). i Hemp.—Manila met with more inquiry and ! fair business has been done this week. M' grade October-December and NovemberJanuary shipments sold £59 per ton; Decem-ber-February aVipment £SB to £SB 10s per ton; January-March shipment, £57. 10s to £SB per ton. Outpx\t to November 30, 998,000 bales against 1.021,000 bales last year. Shipments to Great Britain for 11 months, 384,000! bales, against 292,000 bales. New Zealand market quiet and steady. Present quotations are: Sellers, high points, spot, £54 per ton; fair, £52 per ton. December-February shipment, £52 and £SO 10s per ton respectively. "Wool Sales.—Buyers are-still operating from hand to mouth. At free sales yesteTdfiy Australian greasy merinos were represented, and good clearance effected, holders meeting market at prices fully ten per cent, below Government limit."