Wellington Markets.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 136, 5 December 1894, Page 3

Wellington Markets.

- — — •— — - Laery and Co. report as follows :— Wheat— Prime milling, in fair demand. We have placed a few fair-sized lines during the week at onr quotations. Prime milling, 2s 7d to 2s 8d ; medium to good, 2s s£d to 2s 6_d f o.b. Southern ports ; whole fowl wheat 2s 7d to lsßd ex stores. Oats— Market steady. Southern holders under the impression that bedrock prices are firm in their quotations. We quote -Bright short feed 2s ; good Is lOd to Is lid ; discoloured ls 8d to ls 9d ; Danish Is 8d to Is lid ; Tartarian seed, is lOd to 2s ; sparrowbiils seed, Is lOd to 2*) ; Canadian seed, ls lOd to 2s. Chaff—Transactions during the week have been on a moderate scale at unaltered values. We quote— Prime bright heavy, 72s 6d to 75s ; good 75s per ton. Medium and inferior descriptions are slow of Bale. New Potatoes— Supplies during the week have been considerably in excess of requirements and prices have undergone a material decline We quote— Kidneys, 6s to 7s ; round Ss 9d to 5s per cwt, Onionß— Local stocks are still heavy, and values have a downward tendency. We quote— Prime Frisco, l^d to l^d; mediam qualities Id per lb. Cocksfoot -In the absence of transactions we repeat our last quotations. Best machine dressed, 4s d to 6d ; bright undressed 4d to 4_d ; discoloured, 3Jd to 4d per lb. Eggs — Consignments during the week have been on a more moderate scale and prices have undergone a slight improvement. Highest current price to-day is lOd per dozen. Butter— Supplies are in excess of requirements and sales difficult to affect. We quote Prime separator in roll. lOd ; ordinary 9d ; dairy 6d to 6d ; prime salt 7d ; pastry 4d per lb. Fungus in strong demand at 3d per lb. Cheese — Moderate demand, We quote Prime factory, 4Jd per lb ; loaf-sizedi 5d per lb. Poultry— Fair demand. Fowls 3s 6d ; ducks, ss ; turkeys, 7s to 8s ; geese 5s to 5s 6d per pair.