WELLINGTON MARKETS.

Wellington Independent, Volume XVI, Issue 1469, 6 November 1860, Page 4

WELLINGTON MARKETS.

.NOV. 15 TH, 1860. The following prices are quoted at the different mills, viz. : Schultze's mill— flour, £18 fc> £21 per ton ; sharps, 83. to 10a. per 100 lbs. ; bran, Is. to Is. 3d. perbu3hel; wheat, Bs. to Bs. Gd. do. Britannia mill— flour, £20 to £21 ; sharps, Bs. to 103. per 100 lbs. ; wheat, Bs. to Bi. 6d. per bushel ; bran, Is. 3d. do. The following are the prices at which a fe"/ of the leading articles are selling in this market : — Ale and Porter. — Bottled, 9s. Od. to 10a. Od. perdoz., duty paid; Burton ale, £8 to £8 10s. per hhd. " Large supplies of bottle.l and bulk beer are still in stock and dull of sale. The parcels that have been disposed off for some timo past, must have entailed heavy losses to the shippers. Candles. — Belmont sperm, Is. 6d. to Is. 7d. per lb. ; Sydney moulds, lOd. per lb. Coals.— English, £3 to £3 10s. per ton; N.S. Wales do., £2 15s. Coffee.— Raw, Is. Gd. to Is. 7d. perlb. (scarce) Drapery. — Saleable goods from 33 j>er cent, advance. Market full. Oilmen's Stores. — Dried fruits, spices, &c, prices nominal, from 25 per cent, to one-third advance. A somewhat better demand has lately been experienced for this description of merchandise. RrcE. — Patna, £20 to £22 per ton. Tea. — £10 to £1 1 per chest. Sugars, — Refined loaves, £3 per cwt. ; No. 1 Co.'s pieces, £55 to £06 per ton ; Co.'s crystals £58 to £60 do.; Mauritius. £42 to £52 do. ; Parnpanga, (none in the market.) Spirits, (in bond.) — Brandy, (Hennessey's and MartelFs), 14s. to 16s. per gall, ; inferior brandy, unsaleable, and market full; Rum, W.1., 4s. 6d. to ss. Od. per gall. ; gin, pure white, in draught, •is. 6d. do. ; case gin, JDKZ, or key brand, 21s. to 235. do., (market still bare.) Spirits of good biands are being enquired after.