Wellington Markets

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 64, 13 September 1893, Page 3

Wellington Markets

Messrs Laery aud Co. report under date September 7th, as follows :— Wheat— The market continues extremely dull, any business passing being of a hand-to-mouth character. Quotations however, remain unaltered. Prime milling 3s, medium to good, 2s 9d to 2s lOd. Fowl wheat is in moderate request at 2s 7d to 2s 8d for best samples. Oats— The market is well supplied with feed descriptions, and buyers show no disposition to increase their stocks at present price. Black Tartarian have met with considerable enquiry for seed purposes, and at time of writing the market is quite bare of suitable lines. We quote bright stout feed 2s 9d, Danish 2s 3d, Dun 2s 7d to 2s bid, Black Tartarian 2s 9d. Barley— Market easier. Prime malting is worth 4s, f.o.b. Southern Ports, medium to good 3s 4d to 3s 6d feed, 2s to 2s 3d. Potatoes— Holders have lately shown some anxiety to effect sales, and values during the week have receded about 5s per ton. Buyers are only operating to the extent of actual requirements in anticipation of a further fall in prices as the season advances. Local stocks are light, and we understand supplies in the South are also very small but if holders persist in forcing sales we shall look for a very material decline in values. Early seed potatoes are very Bcarce, and choice varieties are quite unobtainable. We quote :— Prime Derweuts, £5 5s to £5 Ds(Jd; Flukes, £0 10s; early Vermonts, £5 per ton. Oniona — Prime lots are scarce ami worth up to £9 per ton ; medium, 11 to £». Chaff— ln moderate request at 80s to 90s per ton Hams & Bacon— Prime eouthern cure 7id to B^d ; local, 7d to Bd. Flour— Nothing doing. Prime roller, j£B to .£8 5s ; stone, £7 10s per ton, llyegrass— Stocks are low, and prime samples are enquired for. We quote best machine dressed 4s; farmers lots, 2b 9d to 3s 3s. Cocksfoot— ln strong demand at improved prices. Best town dressed is worth 3^d to 4d ; bright undressed, 3d ; discolored, 2id to 2i}d. Egg B—Fair8 — Fair demand at 8d per doz. Dairy Produce— Butter ; Prime separator, Is to Is o£d ; dairy, 8d to 9d ; salt, and pastry sorts are almost unsaleable. Cheese—Factory, 5d to s£d; dairy, 4Ad. Poultry— Turkeys, 6a 6d to 7s 6d ; Reese, ss ; ducks, 4s to 4s 6d ; fowls, 3s 6d.