Commercial News

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 102, 20 February 1890, Page 3

Commercial News

♦ WELLINGTON MARKETS. Wellington, February 15 George Thomas and Co. report produce prices as follows : -—There was no alterations to note, and the market will remain in a quiescent state until the new season's grain offers, which should be in a fortnight or there about; business is much restricted, buyers being under the impression that present values must reduce, as the reports from all quarters give an exceedingly bountiful yield of all products, with the exception of grass seeds, which it is estimated will fall short of demands ; a large area of bush country having been opened up .during the past year the requirements of this line will be large. We quote oats at ls 9d to 2s; chaff, L 2 15s to L 4; brau, 655 ; pollard, 70s ; feed barley, 2s 9d to 3s; roller, flour, L 9 98 ; stone, L 8 ss ; fowls' wheat, 2s 9d to 3s ; maize, 3s Gd ; peas, 4s 3d ; cheese, 4d to od; hams and bacon, 8d; eggs, Is ld to ls 2d doz ; fresh butter, 8d ; salt do, 4d to 7d; Poultry —Fowls' 3s ; ducks, 3s 6d ; geese, 5s 6d ; turkeys, 8s per pair. The supply of fruit has not been large tbis vtfeek, principally from local districts; apples rule. from 2s 6d to 6s per case ; pears. 48 to 9s 6d ; plums, 3s to 4s 6d per £-case ; gages, 5s ; damsons, 3s ; peaches, 5s to 7s 6d ; nectarines, ss ; cucumbers, ls per doz; tomatoes ld to 3d per lb.