Commercial.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2093, 18 July 1887, Page 2

Commercial.

George Thomas & Co., of Wellington, reports .—Oats —If anything, this cereal is inclined to recede in value, large quantities are being offered at Is 5d to Is 8d f.o.b. southern ports. Market prices here rule from Is to 2s Id per bushel; oaten sheaf chaff, 85s; straw do, 655: oatmeal, steady at £10; feed barley, 2s 9d to 2s lOd, maize, 4s 2d to 4s 3d; Derwent potatoes, prime samples, 50s; other sorts from 40s per ton ; carrots, 40s; turnips, 40s; Melbourne onions, £6; N.Z., do, £7los; beaus, 3s 9d; peas, 3s (id to 3s 9d; rye grass seed, 3s 6d; cocksfoot, 3Jd to 4d; salt butter, prime, 6d; fresh do. lid; eggs, from Is 4d to Is 5d per cloz.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) have received the following telegram from their London office, dated 14th instant “ Wool—The sales closed to-day at the level of last sales, except superior greasy merino and fine greasy crossbred, which have advanced nearly Jd per lb: and medium and inferior greasy, faulty scoured, and washed merino, which have declined nearly id per lb. The sales comprise about 320,(XX) bales; 154,» 000 bales have have been taken for the Continent, 16,000 bales for America, and 35,000 bales have been held over for future disposal. Frozen meat—Canterbury!mutton is worth 3£d per lb, and lamb 4}<L