Wellington Markets.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1648, 2 March 1886, Page 3

Wellington Markets.

MESSRS GEOR.GE i THOMAg & Co'S ■ : REPORT. .

~ Oats still continue to remain at fln^ altered' rates, and we see no indication of present : priceß dropping byeven Id per bushel. ■ We quote— Short feed, ,2s 6d ; long do,' 2s 4d to 2s 5d ; oatmeal is steady at £134 colonial flour .maintains last quoted rates, £B, los to £9 10s; fowls' wheat, 3s'3d to 3s 4d ; bran; £6 ; pollard, £6 i j DerwemV potatoes are very unsteady, and' we flb not care to quote higher than £45sV arid are not yet m a position to state the;.prbbable quotation at which ? 4iieyT will-i-ule throughout the season ; maize,-4s ;feod barley, 2s 9d ; beans, 3s 94 ; chaff, & 15s to £,4;lQs ; onions. £8 ; hams and bacon, any but the leading Canterbury and Otago cures, are without Inquiry^' 'at rates from 5d to 6d, but •prime -dualities rule from 7*d to 8d; eggs are telling at Is 4d, and are scarce ; aoheese' somewhat weaker, at s£d to 6d. Arumor has been prevalent durins: the last few days, that a rise of 4d per ft has "taken place m Sydney for salt butter, but owing !^6!the non-receipt by us of any advufe; we are ; inclined to look upon the intelligence' as- being) • -misleading, and should* not i advisee hblderls to place any reliarice.upottit.i-Ponlti-y,, very unsafe-,able-ftl?owJs ducks, : '3s;; i i 3s 6d;. geese, os 6d : turkeys, lbs. ... /(/j , ... : „,,