Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 October 1912, Page 1

Commercial.

NEW ZEALAND FA&MERS' C-O----00., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. (Sp'acial to the Horowhenua Chronicle). WELLINGTON, Oct. 18. The potato market is still keeping at the saino level with good demand It is unlikely, however, that this (.'iiu be long maintained, as the now cro pis now offering form Auckland at a reasonable rate. Seed potatoes are rather slow in demand, and thero is a fair quantity offering. Onions arc in brisk demand and a 1 advance is looked for. Eggs mees immeiate sale. Porkers fl.ro in good domand. Poultry is realising very high prices, an dthe market is under supplied. Grain is quiet, while the demand for seed maize for fo'3d?r crops is now setting in. The supp'y of maize is going to be short this setasoii, and higher values will obtain shortly. Chaff is in steady -lemand. Vegetables are all rcaKs/ig very high prices. Nelson green pens are arriving in fair quantities hi t prices are still maintained. Local apples, where q•:-lIitv ie good, are selling at sati factory values. Potatoes, seed.—Oamekeoper £8: Up-to-dates £G; Northern Star, £P>, Beauty of Hebron .CG; Early Rose £6 per ton. Onions.—£l(j per ton. Cabbage.-Choice, "Os lo l?s por sack. Carrots.—ss to Ga per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, 12s 6d to 17s per sack. Nelson Green Peas.—ls 9d to 2s per peck. . Parsnips.-- 7s to 8s per sack. Swedes.—Os to 7s ewfc. Rhubarb.—4s to Os (3d per dnzen, Turnips.—White, 5s 6s per sack. Lettuce —Choice, 7s .0 10- per case. Pumpkins.—los to 14s 6d per pack Apples—-Cooking. 7s 10 per case. Apples.—Dessert, 7s Gd to 10s per case. Cheese.'—Best factory mediums, 7d; loaf, 7sd to 8d per If. Jlandarines.—9s to lis. Sydnov oranges.—los to 13s. Passions.—Bs to 9s. Butter.—Separator, 11 id to Is; milled, lid; dairy, lid per lb. Eggs.—Erosli. IOJd per doyen. lot.s 4s sd. Dressed Pork.—7o's t 90's Gid, 90's to 100's G.\d, baconcrs s]d, choppers (heavy) 4d, slips 7d, suckers 7Jd per lb. Honey.—4d to 4Jd per lb. Beeswax.—is 5d to Is Gd per lb. Fungus.—3Jd to 4d per lb. Tallow. —Casks, 27s Gd to 28s 3d, tins, 24s per cwt. Poultry.—Cockerels 5s Gd to Gs Gd, for good birds; table roosters, 4s Gd ; tablo hens, 4.s Gd to Gs; ducks 7s Gd per pair; turlcoy gobblers lOd per lb; hens, "9d per lb live weight. Maize, 5s Gd per bushel. Seed Maize.—Hickory King 7s 3d per bus. in sack lots, or 7s 9d less quantities | Wheat. 4s 7d per bus. ; ten nek lots Is Gd. Feed barley. — 3s 8d per bushel. Peas, Partridge.—4s per bushel. Prussion Blue Seed peas.—7s bus. Horse Beans.—4s 3d to 4s Gd per bushel. Pollard.—£7 per ton. Bran.'—£s 10s ton. Barley Meal.—£7 per ton. Pea and Wheat Meal. £7 15s per ton. Mollaeses Fodder.—£s per ton or Gs per cwt. Chaff.—Oaten sh&af £4 10s to £5 per ton, ex store. Special quotations for truck lots. Hay.—Prime, £4 to £4 10s per ton. Meadow Hay.—For stock feeding £4 per ton intruck lots. Sucrocinc.—£7 per ton. Straw.—£3 5s per ton ex store. Linseed Oil Cake.—Genuine £13 10s per ton. Soya Be«an 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 Capo Barley.—4s per biiyhel Seed Oats.—Algerians 3s 8d per bushel; Gartons, Excelsiors, Sparrowbills, Black Rivals, Duns, 3s Gd pper bushel. Vaporite destroys wireworms and all other soil pests, 34s per 2cwt. cask, or 20s per cwt., 12s 6d per oGlbs. Simply dug or ploughed under the soil. Teas.—Choicest blends, Gib and 101b tins, Golden Tip Is 6d per lb. Tea.—Ceylon in 51b tins 1b 4d per lb. Same in 5 tin lots Is 3d per lb. Exceptional value. Send for free sample.