COMMERCIAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 February 1912, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING 00. WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to the "Horowhenua Chronicle.") WELLINGTON, Feb. 23. We have no change to report in the potato market. Special quality lines only find keen demand. Onions are in fair demand, and Australian conditions, which practically rule the market, are just now such as point to values being maintained, at any rato for a few weeks. The position is, however, uncertain. Eggs are meeting with ready sale, and preserved line shave been sold during the week at Is 2d. Butter is very firm and the market is un-per-supplied with separator and dairy lots. Porkers are in good demand, the prospects being that record prices are going to obtain during the winter. Poultry continues in large supply, with dull demand. The prospects for the honey season are that prices will be much better than last year, owing to short supply Maize has advanced further. Oats are steady. Wheat slightly weaker. Pollard is still exceedingly scarce. The general opinion is that chaff will weaken somewhat shortly. FRUlT.—Ffuit is in heavy supply, and priccs all round are low. The improved quality of fruit now reaching this market, compared to a few years mgo, is a pleasing feature of the trade. VEGETAI3LES.—Good cauliflower peeks in eager demand. Cabbage is in over-supply, and values axe at bedrock. Marrows, swedes, and lettuce a.re low, with large offerings; while a good demand is maintained for green peats and beans. Potatoes, Hutt, £3 10s to £4 10s; others, £3 ton. Onions.—GJobes, £9 per ton. Cabbage.—lts to Is Gd per sack. Carrot*.-—3s (3d per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, 6s to 8s 6d per sack. Broad beans.— Id per lb. French beans.— lid per lb. Green peas. —LLutt, 3s 6a to 4s per cental bag. Marrows. —Is 3d to Is lid pur case. 1* il 11 Uiii io VKi CluriCil. b'.\ cdes.—-a Ou to iis per c\vt. x ui'iiipt;.—- Y\ nxVOj -s per sack. Lett-ace.—- i'air is Ou; choice to 3s per case. Piums. —2s to os od per halfease. Greengages.—ss Od per hali-case. Meciarinos. —&> Od to 3s per uali ca>e. j asiens. —Local, 0a per hail case. Apples.-— JDccsert, 0s 10 8s per ease. Strawberries. —iUd per punnet. Bananas.—Repacked, 12s tkl. Pears.— \\ .13.( J., 3s; cooKing, 2$ hall-case. Tomatoes —4a to i>s halt-case. Peaches, is Od to -s Od per halfcase. Cheese.—Best factory mediums, 7d; loaf, 7id per lb. Dressed pork. •—7U's to UO's, &d; c Jo'b to 100's, 4Jd to sd; baconere, 4jd; choppers (heavy) 3d to 3|. Eggs.—Fresh, Is 3d to Is 4d per dozen. Butter.—Separator, lOd; dairy, 9id to lOd per lb. Bacon.—Factory sides, yd; rolls, hams, yd per lb. Honey.—4d per lb. Beeswax.—is 4d per lb. Fungus.—4d per ib. Tallow.—Tina, 23s per cwt. Poultry.—Cockerels, 3s Gd to 4s for goo dbirds; tablo roosters, 3s Gd; tablo liens, 2s Od to 3s 6d; ducks, 4s to 5s 6d per pair; turkey gobbler, Dd per lb; liens, 8d per lb live weight. Maize.— Is 8d per bushel. Ten sack lots, 4s 7d. Wheat.—4s 8d per bus. Ten sack lots, 4s 6d. Pollard.—£B per ton. Bran.—£6 per ton . Barley meal.—£ 7pe rton. ton lots, £6 15s. Maize meal.—£B 15s pe rton. Ton lots, £8 10s per ton. Chaff.—Oaten sheaf, £4 5s to £4 15s per ton. Oats.—Feed, 2s lid to 3s; Duns, 2s lid to 3s per bushel. Seed.—Cape Barley 4s 2d per bus. Hay.—Prime, £4 103 per ton. Sucrofiine.'—£7 per ton. All A. and P. Company's stock foods at manufacturer's prices. Straw.—Wheaten, £3 ss; oaten, £2 10s per ton. Linseed nil cake. —Genuine, £13 per ton. Cocoaunt oil cake.—Bs 6d per cwt. O.fts.—Feed, 8s per bns. Oats—Crushed, 3s 4d per ba«. Seed.—Cape barley, 4a 3d per bus. Vaporite destroys wireworms and all other soil pests, 34s per 2-cwt. cak, or 20s per cwt. 12s 6d per 56 lbs. Teas.—Choicest blends, Bibs and 101b tins, Golden Tip, le 6d per lb. /ea.—Ceylon, in 51b tins, Is 4d per lb. Same in 5 tin lota, 1b 3d per lb.