Wellington Produce Markets.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 206, 28 July 1884, Page 2

Wellington P roduce Markets.

Saturday horning. Since our Jasfc report little ot interest has occurred m business circles. This, no doubt, is mainly due to the fact of the whole colony's attention having been taken up during 1 the past wegk with election matters. Kerosene oil is Jqw; jn stpplf, and quoted at Is 7d (duty paid) for 18Q, and Is 4d (m bond) for 150 test oil. Sales to arrive are reported at 11 £d (m bond) for the former. Corrugated iron has been m demand, and sales are rppor.te.d at full prices, |*encing W^ire^rw^ quote 3fo. §, Ll2 5 : * to, lps; N«. f, Ll2 '\Qttq hh \5» -, No. 3, jASi to Ll^ ; barheif wir£ is m Itenvy stock at L<H, and slpw of sale, Qaloniai Prodi+ce.— "We a-iotp us follows s^Onions LJQ and III ; the yi«'ld this year haa beea very light. Potatoes are coming m somewhat treelv, and i*ule from 55s to 60s. Feed oatn, 2s 4'1 ,' seed do, 2s 7d ] black do, 2s Bd, Flour of undoubted quality, I^o 10a tp 140. Fowl's Mmi, f^F fw) wbMte «f^, 3f W

is obtainable ; barley, entirley neglected, 2* fid ; oatmeal, Ll2 5s to Ll2 10s; early fluke potatoes, L 5; prolifics and American earlies, trom L 4 10s ; maize sells slowly at 4s 9d ; pollard, L 5 ss; bran, m demand, L 4 10a ; fresh butter, Is 2d ; Halt do, 8d — a slight demand is again apparent from the Sydney market; eggs, Is 2d; fowls, 3s 6d; geese, 6s; ducks 4s per pair. The market is entirely bare of fruit, which promises to l>e very scarce throughout the remainder of the season.