Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 May 1912, Page 1

Commercial.

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' 00 OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to the "Horowhenua Chronicle.'') WELLINGTON, May 17. As anticipated by us last week, the potato warket lias fallen, and there appears to be every likelihood of a further fall in values very shortly. A very large quantity of potatoes has reached this market during the week, thus affecting the values fairly considerably. Onions are huchanged, and meet good sales at prices mentioned. Fresh eggs are still very scarce, and consignments are strongly recommended, white preserved lines are still fairly dull of sale and in largo supply. Porkers wire in very good demand, and meet splendid prices. We have a good market for them, and can dispose of any quantity. Pollard is still almost unprocurable, very small quantities having reached us during the week. Sucrosine is also very scarce but we anticipate executing orders a little more promptly now, as the manufacturers have received further supplies of raw material. Wheat remains firm, and the same applies to oats. Chaff is fairly scarco, and has a slight upward tendency. FRUIT.—Same as last week. VEGETABLES.—Except cabbage, all vegetables aro realising high prices, French beans being especially enquired for. FRUlT.—Apples, pears, and quinces show an advance, and consignments aro recommended. Grapes Potatoes.—£6 to £b' 10s per ton. • Onions.—£B to £9 per ton. Cabbage.—ls to 2s 6d per sack, aro in been enquiry. Carrots.—3s per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, 6s to 12s 6d sack. French Beans: 2Jd to 3d per lb. Marrows,—3s +>3s 6d per sack. Swedes, 2k 6d to 3s per cwt. Turnips.—White, Ts per sack. Lettuce.—Fair, Is Gd to 2s per caso. Pumpkins, 3s Od to 4s per sack. Grapes.—Hutt, Is per lb. Passions.—Local, 3s b'd to 4s 2-case half caso. Apples, cooking, 4s to 5s per case Apples, dessert, 6s to 8s per case. Pears, —Dessert, 4s to 4s Gd ; cooking, 3s J-casc. Tomatoes.—3s to 4s 6d J-case. Quinces.—4s Gd to os per caso. Cheese.—Best factory mediums, 7d; loaf, 7Jd per lb Dressed pork: 70's to 90's, ssd; 90's to 100's, 5Jd; baconers, sjd; choppers (heavy), 3§d; slips, 6Jd; suckers, 7d per lb. Eggs.—Fresh, 2s per doz. Preserved eggs, Is 2d dozen. Butter.—Separator, Is; dairy, lid per lb. Bacon, factory sides, 9d; rolls, 9Jd; hams, 9d per lb in c-s lots. Honey.—4Jd to 5d per lb. Beeswax.—ls 4d to Is 5d per lb. Fungus.—3Jd per lb. Tallow.—Tins, 22s per cwt.

Poultry.—Cockerels, 4s 6d to 6e for good birds; table roosters, 4s; table hciiß, 3s to 4s 6d; ducks, 4e to 5s 6d per pair; turkey gobblers, 9d per lb; hens, Btl per lb live weight. Maize.—os 6d per bus. Wheat.—4s 7d per bushel; 10sack lots, 4s sd. Feed.—Barley, 3s &I per bushel. Pollard.—£B per ton. Bran.—£6 per ton . Maiae meal— £10 10a per ton. Barley meal.—£7 per ton; ton lots, £6 16s. Pig meal, £7 10s per ton. Barley meal.—£B per ton. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £5 to £5 os ton. Hay.—Prime, £4 to £4 10a yer ton. Sucrosine, £7 10s per ton. Straw—TOeaten, £2 lft» to £2 15s; Oaten, £2 16a per toa. Linseed oil cake.—Genuine, £11 ier ton. Cocoannt oiil caJie.—B« fid p*" - owt. Oats, feed, 3s; Duns, 3s bushel. Oats.—Crushed, 3s 3d per bushel. Seed oats.—Algerians, 3s 8d per bus.; Gartons, Excelsiors, Sparrowbills, Black Rivals, 3s 3d to 3b 6d per bushel. Seed.—Cape Barley, 4s per buefoel 3s lOd in 5-saok lots. Vaporite destroys wireworma and all other soil pests, 84a per 8-ewt. "ah,'or 20s per cwt. 18a 8d per 66 lbs. Teas.—Choicest hlenda, (ftta and 101b tins, Golden Tip, la Sd per lb. Tea.—Ceylon, in 61b ting, la 4d per lh. Same in S tin lota, Is Sd per lb.