Wellington Markets

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 38, 14 August 1893, Page 3

Wellington Markets

Messrs Laery nnd Co report under date i Wellington, August 10, 1893: -Wheat. — Without alteration. We repeat our last quotations. Prime milling, 3s ; medium to good. 2s 9d ; fowl wheat, 2s 7d»o2sßd. Oats.— Market firm. We quote, brfßJit stout feed, 2s Get > dun, 2s 4d to 2.4 6d ; Tartarian (seed), 2s 7d ; Danish. 2s 4d. Barley.— Prime malting is scarce at 4s, f.o.b. Southern ports ; medium to pood. 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; feed, 2s to 2s 3d. Potatoes. — Stocks are small and prime samples of Derwcnts are worth L 5 10s per ton Seed potntoes — Choice sorts arc difficult to procure, and prices hare advanced during the week 5s and lUs per ton. We quote nukes L 7 ; aslilcnf kidneys, L 8 ; Bruce's kidneys, LG 1U» ; Bfpc*e» prolific)!, L 5 ss ; enrly Vermonts, L 5 10s per ton. Pollard.— Fmr detnnnd at^os for roller, and 80s to 85 « for stone. Onions— ln short supply, liest qualities are worth LQ per ton, with an upward tendency. Chaff.— Supplies continue to come forward freely and prices remain unaltered. Prime on ten sheaf, 80s to 80s. Hams nnd bacon. — Fair demand. Prime Southern cure is worth 7Jd snd lOd ; local 7Jdandß}d. Flour. — Market dull. Prime roller, L 8 to LS ss; stone, L 7 10s. Cocksfbot — Market firm at late prices We quote best town dressed, 3Jd to 3]d ; bright undressed, 2}<i to 3d ; discolored, 2d to 2'd. Kggs. Supplies have been reaching us freely and values have dropped to 1b per doz Dairy Produce. — Butter : Prime separator meets with a better enquiry it Is ; dairy, Bd to 9d ; salt, CJd to 7sd ; pastry, B|d to 4sd. Cheese.— Factory, 5d to 5Jd; dairy, 4d to 4Jd ; Poultry — Turkeys, 6s 6<l to 7s 6d ; geese, 4a 6d to ss ; ducks, 3s 9d to 4s 6d ; fowls, as to 8* 6d.