Commercial News
(per united press association.) London, August 2. Wheat, average pace country markets, 35s l()d. Statistics prove that the wheat crop is 11,000,000 quarters below that required for consumption. The experiments made show that wheat grown in a temperate climate is most free from rust. In discussing: the question the Standard advises Australian growers to utilise English seed. Tallow— Best beef, 24s to 255; b.-st mutton, 258 6d to 265; New Zealand mutton, prime selected, ayerages 4Ad per lb ; ox hides, 3d to 3sd. Svu.vKy, : ugusf 5 Wheat is a shade finer — chick feed, 2s 8d to 2s 9d ; good sound, 3b 10d. Outs —of sorts, Is 7d to Is lOd ; best bright heavy feed is little scarce at Is lid. Maize — local, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; New Zealand, 2s Sd. Burley — very dull, 2s 3d. Bran — quiet, 7Jd. Pollard— dull, 7d. Peas — best blue Prussian are easy at 3s 9d. Potatoes — Circular Heads, £3 os , New Zealand, £3 10s. The market is glutted, and there is fully three week**' supply on hand. Onions are steady — Victorian, Jtll ; New Zealand, £13. Butter — Local dairy made, 8d to 9d ; separator made, 9d to lid; factory made, lid to Is. Cheese, 2£d to 3d; loaf size, sd. Bacon — Machine-cured, 4£d to s^l ; hand-cured, 6d to 6£d ; New Zealand, 9d to Kid. Hams — Local- cured, 6d to 9d; New Zealand, lOd to Is.
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Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 22, 7 August 1890, Page 3
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232Commercial News Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 22, 7 August 1890, Page 3
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