WELLINGTON MARKETS.— Saturday, Oct. 23. (From the Independent.)
The Mills.— We have no alteration in prices to note this week The following are the prices*qubted at the different Mills, \iz.:~Schultze's Mill—flour, £20 per tou; sharps, 9s. to 12s. per lOOfts.; \vheat, Bs. to Bs. 6d. per bushel ; bran, Is. 3d. do. Kebbell's Steam Mills— flour; £20 to £21 per ton-j sharps, 10s. per 100 lbs.; wheat, Bs. to Bs. 6d. per bushel ; brau, Is. 6d. do. Camerons Mill— flour, £21 per ton ; sharps, 13s. per lOOlbs.; wheat, 8s to Bs. 6d. per bushel; bran, Is. 6d. do. Renall's Mill— flour, £21 per ton; sharps, 1 3>. per lOOlbs.; wheat, Bs. to Bs. 6d. per bushel ; bran, Is. 6d. do. Britannia Mill— flour, £21 per ton ; sharps, 13s. per lOOlbs.; wheat, Bs. to Bs. 6d. per bushel ; bran, Is. 6d. do. Vegetables.— Potatoes are now fetching from 7s. to 9s percwt.; cabbages, Is. 6d. per doz.; broccoli from 6d to Is. per head ; asparagui 6d. per bundle. Butcher's Meat.— The market has been tolerably well supplied this week with beef, mutton, and pork. Beef and mutton are selling at from sd. to Bd. per lb.; veal, 6d'. to Id. do.; pork, Bd. do.; lamb, 7s. 6d. per quarter. Poultry and Dairy Produce —The following are the prices at which the undermentioned are selling : butter t fresh, Is. to Is. 2d. per lb ; eggs, Is 4d. to la. Bd. per j dozen ; hjim and bacon, Is. to It. 4d. per lb.; turkeys, ! 6s. to 9s. each ; geese, ss. to 6s. each ; ducki, s*. to Bb. per couple ; fowls, 4s. to 6s. per couple. Building Materials.— Sawn timber, boards, from 16t. to 19s. per 100 feet; kauri pine, 235. do; scantling, from 12s. to 17s. per 100 feet; bricks, £3 10». per 1000 ; lime, 3s. 6d. per bushel.
The following are the prices at wnich a few of the leading articles are selling in this market:— Ale and Porter— Bottled, from 12s. to 13s. per dozen-,' duty paid. Candles — Belmont sperm, from Is. 6d. to Ib. 7d. per lb. Sydney moulds, 9|d. per lb. Coals— English, £4 per ton ; New South. "Wales do., £3 10s. to £4. Coffee— Raw, from lid. to Is. per lb. Flour— 2o to £23 per ton. Rice— Patna, 40s. to 425. per bag. Sugars— Refined loaves, £3 10s. per cwt.; No. 1 Co.'s Pieces, £50 to £51 per ten ; Co.'b Crystals, £58 to £60 do.; Mauritius, £46 to £54 do.; Pampanga, £36 to £40. Spirits (in bond)— Brandy, (Hennessey's »nd Martell's), 17s. to 18s. per gallon ; Rum, W.1., from ss. 6d ; gin (pure white), in draught, 4». 6d. ; case gin, JDKZ, or key brand. 20s. ; old torn (Booth's and Brownings), 6s. per gallon. Tea— Congou, per chest, £6 10s. to £8. Tobacco and Cigars (in bond)— Negrohetd, from Is. 4d. to Is. sd. per lb. ; Manila Cigars, 555. to 60s. per 1000. Wines (in bond)— Sherry, good, 10s. to Us. per gallon , port, good, 12s. to 13s. per gallon ; champagne 255. to 50s. per dozen, duty paid.
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Daily Southern Cross, Volume XV, Issue 1184, 2 November 1858, Page 2
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509WELLINGTON MARKETS.—Saturday, Oct. 23. (From the Independent.) Daily Southern Cross, Volume XV, Issue 1184, 2 November 1858, Page 2
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