WELLINGTON MARKETS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVIII, Issue 69, 23 March 1914, Page 3

WELLINGTON MARKETS.

[Special to Express.] ■ WELLINGTON, March 20. The New Zealand Fanners' Cooperative Distributing Co., Ltd., I report as follows:— ' j Potatoes—Choice Hutt, £5: others ] £4 to £4 10s per ton. I Onions—Local, £6 to £6 10s per ' ton. J

Cabbage—Choice, 4s to ss; others, * 2s per sack. ! Cauliflower—Choice, 6s to 8s; others j 3s to 4s per sack. / ! Green Peas—Choice, Is 6d; others, \ Is per peck. / ! Beeta-oot—4s to 5s per sack. j Carrots—Choice, 4s 6d; others, 2s 6d to 3s 6d per sack. ! Parsnips—ss 6d per sack. I Sweden—2s to 2s 6d per cwt. \ Marro\rs.—ls 6d to 2s par case. ; Turnips—Wiiite, 2s per sack. French Bearxs—Choice, ljd per lb. | Tomatoes —3s to 4s; round 3 4s to ; 5s per half-case. -I Lettuce—Choice, 2s 6d; others, Is to Is 6d.per;case.' Blackberries—2|-d per lb. Grapes—9d to lOd per lb. Peaches—Ohoice, 3s to 4s; others, I 2s to 2s 6d per half-case. j Quinces —3s 6d to 4s per case. - 4s; others, 2s 6d to 3s per half-case. "■ Pears, Dessert—Choice, 3s 6d to 4s; others, '2s to 2s '6d per half-case. Apples—Large cookers, 5s to 5s 6d: others, 4s 6d per case., . , Apples, Dessert—6s 6d to 8s 6d per case. .. •. . Poultry: Hens, 2s 6d .to-3s; good table hens, 3s to 3s 6d; heavy cockerels, ss ; ; good heary young ducks, 4s 6d to ss; Indian runneis 4s per pair; turkey gobblers, Is per lb; hens, lid per lb live weight. Dressed Pork—7o's to 90's, sd; 90's to 100 s, 4|d; suckers, 7*d; baconers, 4Jd; choppers (heavy),"3d" to 3|d per lb c Honey.—New, 4d per lb. Cheese.—Best Factory mediums, 6£d per lb., ex factory. Eggs—Fresh, Is 5d to Is 6d per dozen. Walnuts.—6|d per lb. . .Wheat. —Is 8d per bushel. Maize.—4s lOd per bushel. Oats.—Feed, 2s 7d; Duns, 2s lOd per bushel. Oats—Crushed, 3s per bushel. Feed Barley—3s to 3s 3d per bushel. Seed - Oa.ts. — Specially dressed Algerians, 3s 6d per bushel; Gartens, Sparrowbilla, Duns, 3s; Storm Kings, 3s 6d per bushel. Seed, Cape Barley—3s 6d per bus. Flour—Sacks, 235; 100's, 12s; 50's, '6s' 3d." •; ' - .". '; -. ";! ■ '■'■ Oaten' Pollard.—£6 per ton.. -■' \ Ppllard.—Australian, £7 ,5s per, "■'ton. .■/.'■' : .v .- .''. ■ ■ - Bran—£4 10s per tori. Chaff—Oatensheaf, £4" l:ss per ton ex store. • ■ Straw—£2 15s per ton ex store; £2 10s ex truck. • Choice New Season's B.L.E. Rape— : 30s cwt. Swiss Chardi (Silver Beet).—Variety recommended by Agricultural Department, Is 4d per 18. • Western Wolth's Ryegrass —Newseason's seed just landed from Holland, 8d per lb. , n Dressed Cocksfoot—l6-171b seedj 7jd per lb; farmers' dressed, 6d per lb. Perennial Ryegi-ass—4s 6d to os bushel. . Italian Ryegrass.—4s 6d to 5s per bushel. ..j .Ooivgrass.and'Red' Clover—lid peaWhite Clover, Colonial.—ls 4d ,Ib, ; GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS. (Christchurch Press Saturday.) . Ihe grain market has been very quiet during the week. There was not a large quantity of wheat on' offer, and millers are not now very keen to make purchases. Good, oats | are m demand and firm, but growers j are still ■.holding fivrcly, and buyers | aa-e not in a position to make 'any | advance in prices. ' ■ f There is no change to note in other | lines. The potato. market is still | quiet, and not a large amount' of | business is doing, few producers yet |. being willing to sell forward. t : V The andermentioned are the prices l paid to farmers at country stations, ) free of commission, sacks extra, ex- \ cept where -otherwise stated:— |; Wheat—Tuscan, 3s 6d; Hunters, |,3s 6d to 3s 7d; Pearl, 3s 7d to 3s 8d tfowl wheat, 2d to 3s 3d. 1^ Oats—Algerians, Is 6d; Danish, Is % 6d; Duns, Is 4d to Is 6d; Gartons, Is . ' . . . ... % Barley—Prime malting '3s 6d, I medium 3s to 6 S ! 3d. f* Ryegrass—ls 9d to Id for best ] samplers, Is 6d to Is 8d for inferior. h--- Cocksfoot—Bright and heavy sam- .;, pies,up to 4id; average, 3d to 3|d. J 'Flour—£9 10s per ton; 1001b. bags, i £10; 501b. bags, £10 55.; 251b. bags/ .1' ate A.LJ JLvsS* I Bran.—£4 5s per ton, local. I Pollard—£6 per ton. [ Oatmeal—£l2 per ton. , Oatsheaf Chaff—£2 5 S for good I samples. { Onions—£3 10s to £4. i Potatoes—£2 10s to £2 15s for I March-April delivery. j DAIRY PRODUCE. ?• The market keeps well supplied j with dairy produce, and no alteration I in prices-is -to be recorded. i Local prices are recorded as under: ] Butter—Factory 13d, farmers' j separator 9d to 9^d, dairy BJd to 9d. ! Cheese—Factory 6£d, dairy 6d, loaf 1 6fd. \ Bacon.—Sides, 9*d; rolls, 10^d: [ hams, 12d. { Honey—Exti-acted, 3d per lb. j Eggs—ls 2d per dozen.