Wellington Markets.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 59, 4 September 1894, Page 2

Wellington Markets.

George Thoma9 and Co. report whole Bale produce prices as follows ; — We have to note a vory quiet week. he month's orders from the trade shun' a considerable falling off in bulk. Potatoes stul show further signs of decline, and outs exhibit a drooping tendenc?. The Vtlue for really good oaten sheaf chaff is well maintained, although a larsre quuu tity of inferior quality is offering. The demand for bran and pollard is on tbe wane, owing to the closing of winter demand for dairy farm purp sos. Wequote roller flour 200's, £7 10 to £7 los ; whole fowl wheat, 2s 7-ld to 2s 9d ; pollard 70s ; bran 52s 6d to 55s Prime short oats, ls 1 Id ; fiopl f«-ed, Is lOd ; long ditto. Is 8.1 to Js 9.i ; oatmeal, L 9 10s to LlO; Blue pf-as, 3s ; Paitrjdtp aud duns, 3s 3d Fee<l barley, 4s 3.1 ; split peas. 14s onioua L 9 lOs to LlO D.'i went potatoes, 37s 6d to 40s ; seed descriptions 80s to 9i)s; prime factory cdeese, 3£-d to sd. Cream separator butter. Is Id to ls 2d ; dairy lOd ; sat Sd to 9d ; pastry 6d lb Hums nnd bacou, 7d : eggs, 7£d per <ioz Fiji shipments (fortuightl. venture) did not turn out a sucopss, and shi: pers would dr. well to confine themselves to the one con" signmeut by Ovalau. Bunches ruled from 1 8 to 2s 9d and cases 4s to (s*. Holiuri apples were in excellent request at 7s up to lis for choice ; Sydney oranges, 3s 6d to t>» 6d ; IjaEQona, -Is ; maudanns (b d oid«r), 3s to 6s ; p»B9ions. 6s: loquats, 3s to is 6d ; pin. 8 10s. Poultry is >nll in good demand — fp>wl> 3s 6d ; ducks 4s Gd : geese, 6s; tuikoys, Ss to 10s per pair.