MARKETS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 6, Issue 315, 30 October 1862, Page 4

MARKETS.

Wanganui, October 30.—Wheat 65,. barley ss, oats 6s, maize 6s per bushel, flour (at Netlye mill) £l7, (in town) £lB per 2000 lbs, potatoes £3per ton*, bread—4 lb. loaf lOd butter wholesale. Is 4d retail Is 6d. per lb, bacon, wholesale 8d per lb. Canterbury, October 11. —During the past month trade has been somewhat brisker, with a heavy demand for seed oats,, which may be quoted from 7 s to Bs, while for feed. 6s 6d.to 7s has been paid freely. Wheat has been, more m demand, and the spring sowing interfering.with the delivery has caused less anxiety to. sell.; prices may be quoted, firm at from 4s 6d to 5b for white, and 4s to 4s 6d. for red. Flour remains at last quotations, vik, £l4 per ton, for silk dressed best brands, and £l2 to £l3 for second quality. „ Wethers, 23s to 25s ; fat do, 30 to 31s ; well bred ewes, two, four, and six-tooth, 29s to 345, deliverable after shearing. Cattle, 40s per 100 lbs. £IOO for 1000 acres may be taken as about the value of average good sheep runs { improvements at a valuation ; but there are many stations would readily find purchasers at Higher rates.

CALENDAR.

Agents for the “ Wanganui Chronicle'*

Turakina —Messrs. Franklin and Hurst. Rangitikei —Mr. Thos. Scott. Wellington —Mr. WV Lyon, Auckland —Messrs. Williamson and

Wilson . Nelson— Messrs. C. & J. Elliott. New Plymouth- Mr. F. U. Gledhill* , London — Messrs. Smith, Elder & Co

Moon { Full Moon Nov. 7 Last Quarter Nov. 15 0 28 a.m 5 50< a.m Oct. s. rises . S. sets. High water at Heads 30 5 13 0 47 3 59 4 23 31 5 12 6 48 4 45 5 9 Nov1 5 11 6 49 5 30 5 54 2 5 10 & 50 6 14 6 33 3 5 8 6 52 8 59 7 fi3 4 5 7 6 53 7 47 8 10 5 & 6, 6 54 8 34 8 58 & 5 5 6 55 9 20 9 44