THE MARKETS.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 5, Issue 469, 13 February 1891, Page 3

THE MARKETS.

PRODUCE.

George Thornes A Co.. Wellington, report produce prices aa follows :—Quotaturns for oats are unaltered, and rule et Is lOd to ‘2s; oatmeal, 29 10* ; oaten eheaf chaff, 2:8 5s to 28 10s ; straw, do., 2"2 15* ; roller flour, 2'lo 10s to 211 ; stone, do., 29 10s to 29 15s; bran. 60s; pollard, 70s ; whole fowls' wheat, 3s lOd to 8* lid; broken, do.. 8s to 8* 8d ; wheatmeal, 210 10s; feed barley. 2s 4d to 2a Od; pearl barley, 210; blue peas, 8s lOd; split peas, 215 ; maize, 3s WJ to 8s lid ; potatoes (kidnsys). 28 5s ; round and Derwent sample*. 23; onione, 26 10* to 26 15e; hems and bacon, OJd to 7d ; eggs, scarce at le 8d per do/..; cheese, 4 jd to 44<i for ordinary sizes, 5d for loaves; lioney, 4d t<> 1; fresh butter, 7d to 8d ; salt, do., doll el Od. Poultry has not come to hand in great quaiililte*. and late rites are fullv iiisiulamed; fowls command 8s; ducks, 4* ; gee*e. 5« fid : turkeys. 7s per pair. The fruil market has beeu fully stocked, and prices for all descriptions ar* on a much lower basis than when last quoting. Oranges (average), 12* ; plums, 4* to se; lemons, 7s; gages, 6* ; apple*.

3* to he ; apneote, fie to 9*; peaches. 7s to B*. Very low value* ar* apparent of pines and paenion fruit, and result* show heavy losses to shippers.