Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 October 1912, Page 1

Commercial.

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' r.O- - LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to the Horowlionua Chronicle). WELLINGTON, Oct. 11. The potato market is firm and largor supplies could bo a'bsorbcd. As anticipated, with hotter weather the seed potato trade has brightened considerably, an da fair demand has set in. Onions ex '.Frisco boat yesterday landed in excellent condition, and arrived on-a bare market with hrisk demand. 'Kggs arc steady, Porkers are in excellent sale, with short supply. Poultry is specially enquired for. Wo have nothing fresh to report re grain. Butter, 'both separator and dairy, is selling at high rates. Chaff is held in smaller compass now, «nd the enquiry is decidedly bettor. Vegetables are still scarce, and cauliflower and cabbage ruling at high rates. Swedes are fetching a record price. Nelson green peas are now commencing to come to band in quantity, and prices must recede rapidly. Rhubarb is in large supply, while lettuce is at fancy prices. Potatoes.—Prime, £7 10s to £8; other, £7 per ton. Potatoes, seed.-Gamekeeper G8 ; Up-to-dates .£(i; Northern .Star, £fi. Beauty of Hebron £6; Early Rose £fi per ton. Onions. — £1(5 per ton. Cabbage.-Choice, 9s to 12s per sack. Carrots.—os to 6s per sack. Ciuiliflmver.—Choice, 12s fid to 17s per sack. Nelson green peas. 2s 3d to 2s Gd sack. Parsnips.——ss to Gs per sack. Swedes. - Gs to 7s cwt. Rhubarb.—3s to as per dozen. Turnips.— White, -Is per sack. Lettuce.—Choice, 7s to 10s per case Pumpkins.—los to 14s fid per pack Apples.—Dessert, 7s Gd to 9s per case. Apples.—Dessert, 7s Gd to 10s per case. Cheese.—Rest faolory mediums, 7d; loaf, 7*d to 8d per If. Mandarines.—9s to Us. Sydney omnge.s.— los to 13s. Passions.—Bs to 9s. Butter.—Separator, lljd to Is; milled, lid; dairy, lid per lb. Eggs.-Fresh, lOd to IOJd per dozen. Dressed Pork. -70's t 90's 6R 90's to 100's 6i<l, baconers sJ<l, choppers (heavy) 4d, slips 7d, suckers 7Jd per lb. Honey.—4d to 4}d per lb. Beeswax.—ls 3d to Is Gd per lb. Fungus.—3J<l to 4d per lb. Tmllow!- Casks, 27s Gd to 28s 3d, tins, 24s per cwt. Poultry.—Cockerels os 6d to Gs 6d. for good birds; table, roosters, 4s fid; table hens, 4s Gd to 6s; ducks 7s 6d per pair; turkey gobblers 10d per lb; hens, 9d per lb live weight. Miaize, 5s Gd per bushel. Seed Maize.—Hickory Kiug 7s 3d per bus. in sack lots, or 7s 9d less ■ (iiantitics Wheat. -Is 7d per bus. ; ten ack lots Is 6<l. Feed barley.- - 3s 8d per bushel. Peas, Partridge.—4s per bushel. Priission Blue Seed peas.-—7s bus. Horso Beang.—4s 3d to 4s Gd per bushol. Pollard.—£7 per ton. Bran.- Co l()s ton. Barley Meal.—£7 per ton. Pea aixl wheat meal.—.£" 10s per ton. Mollasses Fodder.—£s per ton or % per cwt. Chaff.— Oaten sheaf £4 10s to £5 per ton, ox store. Special quotations for truck lots. Hay.—Prime, £4 to £4 10s per ton. Meadow Hay.--For stock feeding £4 per ton intruck lots. Sncrocino. — C 7 per ton. Straw.—£3 os por ton ex store. Linsoed Oil Cake.—Genuine £13 10s per ton. Soya Bean Cake.-£l2 10s per ton. A splendid stock food. Oats.—Feed 2s 8d to 2s lOd per bushel; Duns, 3s. Oats.—Crushed, 3s 3d per bushel. Seed Cape Barley.—4s por bushel Seed Oats.—Algerians 3s 8d por bushel; Gartone, Excelsiors, Spartwvbills, Black Kiv.als, Duns, 3s 6d pper bushel. Vaporite destroys wireworms and all other soil posts, 34s por 2c\vt. cask, or 20s per cwt., 12s Gd per 561bs. Simply dug or ploughed under the soil. Teas.—Choicest blends, 61b and 101b tins, Golden Tip Is 6d per lb. Tea.—Ceylon in 51b tins Is 4d per lb. Same in 5 tin lots la 3d per lb. Exceptional value Send for Free sample.