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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 314, 23 July 1888, Page 2

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WELLINGTON MARKETS. July 21. George Thomas and Co report produce prices as follows :—Tho week has been productive of no special business, mainly on account of the broken weather prevalent. With the exception of a still further advanco in the price of potatoes, and a rapid decline in the value for eggs, there are no changes to note. Oats arc very firm at Is lid to 2s Id for feed, and 2s 2d to 2? 5d for feed samples. Flour roller, Lb, stone process L 8 to LS 5s ; bran L.B 10s ; pollard, L 3 15s to L 4 ; wheatmeal L 8 10s ; oatmeal L 9 5s to L 9 10s ; maize 3s 9cl ; beans 3s 3d to 3s Gd ; peas, field and Prussian blues 3s 3d to 3s Gd respectively ; fowls wheat, prime whole 2s 9d to 2s lOd ; broken, 2s 6d ; feed barley, 2s Sd to 2s 9d ; pearl barley 21s Gd ewt: peas LIT; seed kidney, prolific and magnum bonum potatoes, L 5 ; prime Derwent potatoes, Oainaru Gss, Blenheim 555; carrots, L2: onions, from L 3 10s to L 4 ; rye grass send, 3r 3d to 3s 9d ; Italian do, 3s ; cocksfoot, 3d to 34d ; cheese, 4.U1; honey, 4d to 5d : hams aud bacon, 7Ad ; fresh butter, Is Id to Is 2d ; salt do, Sd to lOd for very prime ; pastry do, from 4d. Poultry—Turkeys, 7s ; geese, Gs; ducks, 3s ud to 4s; common fowls, 2s 9(1 to Fs. CHRISTCHURCH RETAIL PRICES Wednesday, July IS.

WHOLESALE PRODUCE PRICES. Wheat, prime milling .. 2s 7d to 2s 9d per bus Wheat medium to good 2s Gd per bus Wheat, chicken .. Is lOd to 2s Id per bus Oats in i 1 - ling .. Is lid to 2s per bus Oats,bright.. short feed.. Is lOd to Is lid per bus Oats, discoloured and inferior .. Is Sd to Is 9d per bus Barley, prime Malting .. 4s Id to 4.s 4cl Barley, prime medium .. 3s Gd to 3s 9d Barley feed.. Is 9d to 2s per bus Beans, . 2s 5d to 2s Gd per bus Peas, feed .. 2s 3d to 2s 4d per bus Peas, blue Prussian .. 2s Gd to 2s 7d per bus Tares .. 5s to Gs Pot ato es, Der wonts, £1 10s Onions .. £2 .10s to £3 Butter, prime 9d to o.[d per lb Butter,second quality ~ 4cl per lb Cheese, small loaves .. 34d per lb Cheese, other sizes ~ 2ijd 3d per lb Hams and Bacon, in cloth .. Old to 7-kl per lb Flour, firsts £7 10s to*£B 10s per ton Bran, sacks in £3 per ton

Fresh Butter .. ,, lOd to Is per lb • lJ oe> r * • • * * Cheese ,. .. Is 2d doz .. -Id to 7d per lb Milk ., .. 13d per quart Beet' ,, ,. 13d to 8cl per lb Mutton .. .. 2d to 5d per lb Pork .. ;xl to 7d per lb Hums .. .. (id to lOd per lb Bacon .. .. lid to 9d per lb