THE MARKETS.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 173, 17 February 1888, Page 2

THE MARKETS.

PRODUCE. George Thomas A Co., Wellington, report produce prices as follows :—A small shipment of short Canadian outs, h good, clean, bright sample, Ims reached our market, quoted at Is 7jU f.o.b. at Lyttelton, which would cost here sav Is lOjd ; when tho market is fairly open these values may rule |d to Id lowor. We hear of solos of new Canterbury wheat at 3s at Tiinarii and 3s 3d ut Lyttelton, f.o.b.—(id per bushel less than opening prices last year. No business doing in barley. Flour, £9 5s to At) 15s ; fowls' wheat, 3s to 3s 3d ; bran £3; pollard, £3 ss; maize, 4s; blue [teas, 3s Cd ; beans, 3s 10d; onions, ATT for New Zealand, ami A'li for Australian ; potatoes, A'B 10s to A'4 ; bacon and hams, 7|d for factory, and 2d to 4d for farmers' euro; cliecso, factory, 4|d to 4Jd; farmers, 3d ; eggs, Is 2d ; honey, 3Jd to 4d. The frail markot has been inactive, and, aa tho Sydney, .Melbourne, and llobart steamers arrived all togethor on Friday, all requirements aro tilled, ami a considerable quantity of fruit remains for dis|Hisal. Plums and [h-wth hud to be cleared at from 2s Dd to 4s |a>r case; oranges, lemons, apples, passion fruit, and pines realised low prices, while a strong demand existed for grajies and peaches. STOCK. Messrs Stevens and Gorton report:— At our stock sole at Palmerston on tbe 10th cattle were very dull iu price, and sheep showed no improvement in former prices. Wo were able to sell nearly everything. We quote—Cattle—Rat bullocks, A'3 18s GJ ; small fat bullocks, A 4 IDs; 18month steers, 31s to 32s 0d; cows with calves, 82s; ‘i-yearbeifara, 235. She.-p - 2 and 4-tooth wethers, (is Ud ; lambs in wool, 4s 4d to 4s 7d ; shorn lambs, 3s 3d; forward ewes, 3s to 3s 2d.

There was a (air attendance at the Napier rain fair last week. The sheep generally were in good condition, ami with the exMption of a few instances Unquality was better than last year s. The best sheep on the ground were Mr Ormond's, although Mr Tanner's animals were a Splendid lot. One of tbe rams frotn Mr fanner's flock was run np to 52 guineas, at which price it was withdrawn lrotn sale. One nicely.shaped but rather

small animal from Mr Ormond's brought 22 gumta*. iiiw 1 nuns olfcrvti Raid At ranging flora* 1, if, find 4 giinimt* to ti gunman, ami a number of Mr *•?■«• auoted at 2. 3. mil 4 guinea*. A lot of Mr K«*i«l * lbmmey Mai'li run* were i*otuiu«*nt« <1 upon am £imml Animal*, but U»«*r» m little coui|«rtitnm for lh«in. The H i*k«' < Hav breeder*, ah a rule, ah* not going in for tin* class of sheep. Price* gent raUy were lumber tliAii those of la*t year, and in mam instances from 8 to 20 guineas.