Wellington Markets.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 285, 11 April 1894, Page 2

Wellington Markets.

Messrs Laery and Co., Limited, report for the past week as follows : — Wheat — Prime milling, old, 28 lOd to 2s lid ; new, 2s 8d to 2s 9d j whole fowl, 2s 6d to 2s 7d. Oats—Prime short feed, Is lid to 2s ; good," ls lOd j discolored, Is 8d to Is 9d ; Danish, |Is9d ; tartars, Is lOd to Is lid ; dan, Is lid. Barley — Choice malting' samples are scarce, and meet with ready sale at our quotations. Medium and inferior sample are plentiful and slow of sale, Choice malting, 4s to 4s 3d ; medium, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; milling, 3s 3d ; feed, '2s 3d to 2s Gd. Peas — Little enquiry. Prussian Blue, its 6d ; duns, 3s 3d ; white ivory, 3s 2d. Beans — Moderate demand at 3s 3d to 3*s Cd. Maize — In small supply at 3s 3d. Rye corn— Slow of sale at 3s. Malt— Best pale, 5s 9d to 6s. Linseed, £15 per ton. Pearl barley, <£16 los per too. Oatmeal, £9 10s per ton. Flour — Best roller, £7 10s to £8. Potatoes — A fair business has been passing during the week at prices ranging from 55s to 60s per ton for best samples. Chan? — Prime oaten sheaf, 75s to 80s ; good, 70s ; medium und inferior, 50s to 655. Hams and baeon— ln good demand at B£d per pound Eggs— Market firm. Fresh, Is 6d to Is 7d ; limed, Is 2d to Is 3d. Butter— Stocks heavy. Choice brands of separator, lOd ; ordinary brands, 9d ; prime dairy, 7d ; prime salt, 7d. Cheese— Fair demand. Factory, 4£-d to 5d ; dairy, s£d per lb. PoultryFowls, 2s 9d ; turkeys, 7b 6d ; ducks, 3s 6d ; geese, 5s 6d per pair. B#egrass — Best machine-dressed (26 to 28 b seed), 4s to 4s 3d ; prime, heavy undressed, 3s 6d. Cqcksfoot - Supplies appear to be sh.qrt of require^ mepts and great difficulty is expert encei in executing orderiMro^f liesti samples. Best dressed, 4fd to qfcfy^----good 4|d to 4id j brigljt undregsed, 4d : discolored, 3|d per lb. Sheep skins— Consignments which reached during the week met with ready sale, at id to 4£d per lb for best crossbred, full-woolled skins, and 3d to 3, \d for best half-woolled j inferior half-wooUed 2sd to 2£d per lb. Flax -Nothing Joing. Fine Wellington is worth nominally £11 15s to £12 per ton.