Commercial Mews .
WELLINGTON MAEKBTS. January 17. George Thomas and Co. report produce ".prices as follow: — Since last quoting there are no changes in the leading lines of grain or breadstuffs. Several samples of the new season's oats are to hand, and values at port of shipment vary from Is 5d to Is 6Jd per bushel; which would be equal to Is 9d to Is 10£ d in this market : old descriptions command Is lOd to 2s ; oatmeal, £9 10s to £9 15s ; oaten sheaf' chaffy £3_los to £3. 155: straw ilo, £2 12a'6d'to-£2 15s; roller fl.se, £10 15s; stone do, £9 10s to £10 ; good whole fowls' wheat, 3s 9d to 3s lOd ; broken do, 3s 4d ; bran, 60s ; pollard, 709 wheatmeal, £10 ; feed barley, 2s 3d to 2s 6J- pearl barley, £16 ■ feed peas, blue 3s-9d; split peas, £15; beans, 3a 6d; onions, £9 to £9 10s ; round potatoes, £3 ; kidney do, £3 10s ; rye grass seed, machine dressed 5s to 5s 6d, farmers' parcels 4a 6d to ss ; cocksfoot, 3d to 4d per lb ; maize, 4s ; Woodville new cheese, 4£d ; hams, and bacon, 6£d; honey, 4£d ; lard, 4d ; fresh butter, 7d ; salt do, 6d ; eggs, in large supply, at 8d per doz. Poultry is no * g reat ly enquiiedfor — fowls, 2s 6d to 3a ; ducks, 3s 6d to 4s ; geese, ss; turkeys,' 7s 61 per pair. -The fruit market is almost bare of supplies and arrivals have been, exceedingly light. The Tekapo, from Sydney on Monday, should replenish stocks, and oranges, lemons, pears, plums, apricots, &c, will realise excellent prices.
' (PBB PBESS ASSOCIATION.) • London, January 18. Tallow Market'. — Tallow is dull of Bale. Fine mutton is worth 27s 6d, and good beef 25s 9d per cwt. , Hemp.— Medium is worth £23 per ton.' Frozen. Meat. — Market firm. Beef : Hindquarters, 4dj forequarters, 3£d per lb. Mutton : Canterbury, 4fcd ; Wellington, 3£d per lb. Canterbury mutton, 4Jd ; Wellington, 3sd. There is no Canterbury lamb in 4he market. New Zealand beef, hindquarters, 4£d. Auckland hemp, medium quality, averages £24 15s per ton ; Wellington, medium quality, £23. The market. is strong.. New "Zealand long-berried wheat firm at 37s 9d ; South Australian" and Victorian wheat also firm at 39s and ;38s 6d respectively.
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Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 90, 20 January 1891, Page 3
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369Commercial Mews . Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 90, 20 January 1891, Page 3
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