Wellington Produce Markets.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 96, 19 March 1884, Page 2

Wellington Produce Markets.

Hnsell & Co. report pricos without any material alteration since last quotations. New pats come to hand l.nt very slowly, growers are taking higher rates than buyers will give. J'oiaUws, market well supplied at GO.s ; cheese, 4d to sd ; butter, 7d lo 8d ; bacon and hams, ( Jd. The late low prices of fruit have had the effect of Slopping shipments, ...and the Mna-vket is-now quite bare of cooking apples ; eatiug apples, 7s lo 11s; plums, 4s to 6s; pears, IQs; -peaohes,ss to 9.<r; fowls' 3s 6d to4sperpair. George Thomas reports as follows : — Increased enquiry for horse and cattle feed. Oats, new, 2*, 4d to 2s 6d ; the ultimate fixed value isUtill uncer-. lain, bqt a decline, of 2d .per bushel jnay be expeictcd sbpitiy.: Potatoes. YOsJiii : /i view of| prospects of a good yield. Pol- ' ' lard, £5 ; bran^3 15s to £4 ;, fowls' , wheat, £s 9d to 3s ; feed barley, 2s 6& to 2s 8d ; maize, 3s 9d ; onions, market stocked, t:G ; flour, £10 15s to ss, old prime' enquired' for ; chaff,' 10a to £4 10s; oatmeal, 412 5s to £12 10s ; cheese, unsaleable except in small lots^ra sale of two tons is reported as ..4d. Bacon und hams, Gihnour's or /Green's prime quality, B|d and 9d all round; new euro shortly expected. ; Goo,d Sydney demand foi'-'salt butter; prime,, lOd,* but tj|i.-j rate isf not expecte4 .to, be maintained. Eggs, good sale, at isßd to Is 9iU ,JF» pit realized satisfac-: ' J lO1 '^: Prices,;:. good, apples," 4s t« SsV , peaches, 7s 6d to f 8» 6.1 joer 'case;' quinces, Ts^jßJ ; pears, U to 10s ; cucumbers,' '3s 9d ! per doz. ; eating apples, 8s to 9s. Fowls, rather quiet, 3s Gel and 3s 9d ;, ducks, i*. ? -