Wellington Markets.
MESSRS GEOBGE THOMAS & GO'S REPORT.
Notwithstanding the indemeney of I the weather, a fair amount of business ! has been transacted, and quotations for • the following lines of breadstuffs and ■ grain all show a firm, upward tendency. JFlour has advanced quite £1 per ton, and is now ruling at £9 10s <\o £10 Ids ; pollard and bran, very scarce at f.6 10s I and £6 respectively; fowls' wheat,. ; steady at 3s Bdto 8s 9d; oats, 2s 4d to ' :2s 7d ; oatmeal, £12 5s ; and onions, '£9 to £$ 10s. Several speculative pur-; ■chases of prime butter are reported 1 at' ;prices from 9d to 9£d, but until the ar:nval of intelligence from Sydney of a | .more cheering character it is impossible iio quote higher rates for the current 1 :nionth. The ruling Drices for potatoes £3 5s to £3 10s, chaff £3 10s, to i! 4, i -cheese, 6d, bacon and hams Bd, fresh. Gutter lid, eggs 2s 6d, honey 4d to 6d, •are unaltered. New Zealand fruits have increased m demand, and prices are Jbigher th'ih haft been the case for some ! time. Poultry—Turkeys, 10s; geese, ; <6s; ducks, 3s 6d,; fowls, 3s 3d per pair. i We report the sale of a shipment of store ; jpigs at prices averaging 13s each."
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1728, 8 June 1886, Page 2
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212Wellington Markets. Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1728, 8 June 1886, Page 2
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