WELLINGTON MARKETS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 31, 5 January 1884, Page 2

WELLINGTON MARKETS.

Although a fair demand has been experienced for seasonable goods during the month, trade cannot be regarded as satisfactory, complaints o{ dulness being general, Stocks are heavy, and there is no improvement m values Oilmen's stores of all descriptions are well stocked, and pHceH uusatisfactoiy. Kerosene —Test oil is well supplied, and quoted nt Is 6d to Is 6|d per »allon (duty paid); 150 test is out of stock ; sales to arrive are reported at Is lOJ per .gallon (duty paid). Galvanised ?ron has had fair business, one or two parcels having 1 changed hands, to arrive, at L2l los per ton for 2G gauage jex ship we quote £2.\ 15a to £9.2 ss, according to brand ; from stook £22 10s to L 22 16s; .stdoks of 24 gauge are low. Fencing wire, with the exception of No. 8 is overstocked. A good enquiry has been experienced for the above number, and stocks are exceedingly low ; we quote £13, to £13 10 f nn<l-'£l4~fof Nos. 6, 7, and 8 ■tcsp'ectiVely: " Steel wire has no enquiry. Barb wire has been sold as low as L 43 for No. 4 barb galvanized ; there is no sale for black barb wire.. Colonial produce- I—Flour1 — Flour is exceedingly dull of sale at LlO 15s to Lll for firstclass brands ; inferior brands are procurable at 15a to 20s -per ton less. Mi) ling wheat — We hear of one transaction at 4s 6d per bushel for" a prime sample ; fowls' wheat is only m moderate supply, and good whole grain is worth from 3s to 3s 2d per bushel. Oats — good bright samples are scarce, and may be quoted at 2s 4d io 2s 5d per bushel ; ordinary seed samples are worth 2s to 2s 2d per bnsliel: Potatoes — Old are almost out ot the market"; new are quoted at L 6 10s to L 7 per ton, with a very limited demand. Hams and bacon are quoted at BAd and 10^d respectively ; oarly m the month all the hams iv this market were brought up, and exported to Sydney, where they realised Is Id per 3b. Salt butter is a drug ; large quantities are now offering from 7£ to 8d per lb. Several trial shipments of butter have l^een matf e *° on^ on » some potted m casks and m 1 lb pats. We, however, are afraid the freight and charges, which exceed 2d per lb, are too heavy handicap for the successful introduction of Npw Zculfiud butter to the En^ : iish market,