THE MARKETS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9133, 30 April 1908, Page 2

THE MARKETS.

WELLINGTON PRODUCE MARKET. Messrs Laery & Co., Ltd., Wellington, report wholesale prices ruling on the market: —Wheat, fowl, 5s 3d to os Gd, oats 3s to 8s 3d, seed oats 3s 3d to 3s Gd, maize 5s 9d, crushed malt Ss 6d, prussian blue peas 6s Gd to 7s, fowl peas 4s 6d to 4s 9d. all at per bushel, flour New Zealand £l3 10s, Australian £ll to £ll 10s, bran £6 to £8 ss, pearl barley £l9, split peas £lB 10s, bonedust £G, superphosphates £4 15s to £5 ss, chaff oatenshsaf £5 1 5s to £B, oatmeal £l3 10s, potatoes whites 5s 6d to 6s; bacon, factory sides B%d, hams 9d, rolls 9%d, butter bulk lid to Is Id, poultry, hens 3s 6d to 3s, ducks 5s 6d, turkeys, gobblers 15s to 22a, hens 8s to 9s, all at per pair; cauliflowers 5s to 10s, cabbages 4s to 10s, all at per sack ; peas green 9d_ to Is per peck, fresh eggs 3s to 2s 3d, preserved eggs Is 6d per dozen, cheese Gd to per lb, onions £7 to £7 10s per ton,~Akaroa cocksfoot ‘dOd to lid, ryegrass 4s 9d to 5s 6d per bushel.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, April 39. Wheat, milling 4s Gd; flour £lO, oats 3s 3d, barley. Cape to 4s 6d, maize 4s, bran and pollard £7 10s, potatoes, Tasmanians £4 15s to £5, onions £6 to £6 ss, butter 104 sto 106 s, cheese 7d to Bd, bacon B%d to 9d. „ Melbourne, April 29. Wheat 4s sd, flour £lO, oats, Algerian prime 3s 3d, barley, English malting medium ss, Cape 4s, maize 4s 6d, bran and pollard Is Gjßd, potatoes £3 10s to £4 12s 6d, onions £5. Adelaide. April 39. Wheat 4s 2d, flour £8 10s, bran and pollard Is 6d. STOCK REPORT. Messrs A. 11. Atkinson & Co., Ltd., report haying held a successful all round clearing sale on account of Mr F. F. Pemberton at Pemberton on Tuesday, 28th inst. There were a large and representative lot of buyers present and prices realised Were well up to market value. Quotations Cattle : Cows fat £4 3s, in milk and coming to profit £3 7s Gd, £3. and £3 3s Gd; empty stores 18s, 3-year steers £3 Gs, 3-year heifers 18s to 43s Gd, mixed weaners 7s. Sheep: Two-tooth ewes 15s sd, 4 and G-tooth 13s to ( >3s 4d, 4-year ewes 9s 3d, cull ewes 4s Gd, 8-tooth wethers 11s 3d, mixed lambs 5s 2d. Dogs: Sportiug 14s, sheep dogs 20s to 31s. Horses: Aged gelding 30s, yearling filly £4 IDs. Messrs Dalgety & Co., Ltd., report:—We had a very fail yarding of sheep at our usual Hnuterville u sale bn the 28th lost., the whole of which were quitted at prices as below. Cull mixed lambs -5s 7d, empty ewes ss, small 3-feooth wethers 9.5, medium 2-tooth v/othors 10s, 4 and G-tooth forward wethers 14s Gd. For costume and dressmaking try the Bon Marche. Messrs Spence and Speuco can confidently recommend their new dressmaker who is a lady of talent and skill in her profession. Perfect fitting and up-to-date garments can be relied upon, and a splendid selection of fashionable materials to choose from.