FINANCE AND TRADE.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4434, 14 August 1901, Page 6

FINANCE AND TRADE.

The Customs returns for yesterday amounted to £3315 13s Sd. Messrs Freeman R. Jackson and Co., in conjunction with. Messrs Abraham and Williams, report on their Johnsonville sale as follows:—A full entry of bullocks from prime to light weight, medium quality. Competition was not so spirited as last week, and ao be;-t bullocks were at a lower rate. Lighter ones sold well. Beef, 21s, with ah occasional pen at 225. A small entry of sheep was keenly competed for. Prime bullocks, £9 Ids, £9 12s (Id, £9 15s, £lO 5-s; others, £8 10s, £8 los, £9, £9 7s 6d; light bullocks, £7 10s to £8; others, £7; ewes, 14s 2d, 14s sd, los! 2d and los 3d. Messrs Laery and Co., Limited, report the following wholesale selling prices on the Wellington produce market;—Wheat; 3s Id per bushel, broken 2s 6d per bushel; oats, 2s 2d to 2s 6d per bushel ; seed, 2s Sd per bushel ; barley, 2s 2d per bushel; jnaize, 3s Id per bushel; flour, £7 los per ton; pollard. £o per ton ; bran, £4 10s par ton: oatmeal, £ll t,; £l2 per ton; chad, £3 5s to £3 10s poiton; hay, £4 10s per ton; field beans, 3s ; ■'ld per bushel- field peas. 3s lOd per bushel; potatoes, £5 to £6 pe r ton; seed potatoes, £5 10s to £6 10s per ton; onions 11s to 13s per cwt, American 18s per cwt; butter, choice 10d ito Is per lb, medium 8d to S)d per ]h ; cheese, on to ojd per lb: bacon, 6id pier lb; hams, 7jd per lb; fowls, 3s to 4s impair ; ducks, 5s to 5s Od per pair; tu.r keys, 7s to 12s per pair; geese, 5s 6d per pair; fresh eggs. Is 2d; swedes, 30s per ton; carrots, 30s per ton; cabbages. Is to 3s per sack; pumpkins, 4s 6s to 5s per sack; cauliflowers, o.s to 9s per sack ■ marrows, 4s to 4s 6d per sack; lettivee, Is 6d to 2s 6d per dozen; celery, 2m to 3s per dozen.