MONETARY & COMMERCIAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 6 March 1909, Page 1

MONETARY & COMMERCIAL

(Special to "Mail"). The F.D.C. reports as follows,, on the Wellington fruit and produce markets under date 3rd inst : — Maize, 5s a bushel. Wheat— Whole fowl 4.< 9d a bushel. Barley — Cape seed 3s 9d a bushel ; j feed 3s 6d a bushel. ] Oats, 2s 2d to 2s Id a bushel ; seed j Sparowbills, Gartons, Dune 2s 9d, Algerians 2s 9d ; crushed, 2s 6d. Hay— Prime, £3 10s a ton. Straw, £2 -10s a ton. Bran, £4 10s to £4 15s a ton. Pollard, £7 10s a ton. Prime oaten sheaf chaff, £3 10s to £3 15s. a ton. Potatoes— Blight free £4 a ton. Onions, £5 a ton. Butler— Separator, pats 94d, dairy pats 8d to B£d a lb. : .•--?■ Eggs— Fresh Is 8d a dozen; wanted. Honey, 60's sd, 14'e 6id a lb Walnuts, 5d a lb. Baron— Factory, sides rol!s BJd, horns 8d a IV.. Porkers : 70's to 90's, 4d to 4id, 90's to 100's, 4d. Baconers 3Ja, heavy pigs 3d a lb;. good demand. Cabbage, 6d to 9d a sack Cauliflower, la a sack. Carrots— Table 2s to 3s a sack. Green Peas, lOd a peck. Bhubarb Is a dozen. Peaches, 2s 6d. to 3s 6d ±-case. Nectarines, 33 to 5j i case. Plums, 3s to 4s i-case. Apples — Dessert 6s to 7s a case; cookers, 4s to 4s 6d a caso. Tomatoes, 2s 6d i-cass. Poultry— Table roosters 2s 6d to ?t 6d, cockerels 3s 6d to 4s, table liens 2s 6d to 3s ducks 4s— all at a p&Jr.