Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 October 1912, Page 1

Commercial.

-4 NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' 00OU., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to the Horowhenua Chronicle). WELLINGTON, Oct. 18 The potato market is still hooping «t the same level with good demairl It is unlikely, however, that this can lie long maintained, as the new ero pis now offering form Auckland at a reasonable rate. Soed ]H)tatoes are rather slow in demand, and there is a fair quiantity offeri";.?. Onions are in brisk demand and a i advance is looked for. Ejifrs meei immeiate .sale. Porkers are in £ood demand. Poultry is realising vory high prices, an dthe market is under supplied. Grain is quiet, while, the demand for seed maize for fo'ld-?r crops is now sot-ting in. Tlie supn'y of maize is going to lie short this season, and higher values will obtain shortly. Chaff is in steady -lomaud. Vegetables are all rrah'.-i'ig very high prices. Nelson green peas are arriving in fair quantit.es nt prices are still maintained. Local apples, where, q .ili'y is good, are selling at sati factory values. Potatoes, seed.-—Gamekeeper £8; Up-to-dat.es CG ; Northern Star. £(>. Beauty of Hebron £'(1; Early Rose Cfi per ton. Onions. —£lfl per ton. Cabbage.--Choice. *0s io ( M per sack. Carrots.—-os to fis per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, 12s 6d to 17s per sack. Nelson Green Peas.-- Is Od to 2s per ])cek. . Parsnips.— 7s to Rs per sack. Swedes.--Os to 7s cwt. Rhubarb.----Is to fis (i.l per dozen. Turnips.—White, ; 1s ( js jer sack. lettuce --Choice, 7s ,o I 0; per case. Pumpkins.—los to 1 Is (3d per pack Apples. - Cooking. 7s to ?s per cr.se. Apples. - Dessert, 7s (id to 10s per case. Clieese.- ]3est factory mediums, 7d : loaf, 7id to 8d per If. .Mandarines.—9s to lis. Sydney oranges.—los to 13s. Passions. —Ss to Os. Butter.—Separator, 11 Jd to Is; milled, lid; dairy, lid per lb. Eggs.—Fresh. IOJd per (io/en. lots Is od. Dressed Pork. —70".st 90's OJd, OO's to 100's fi.ld. liaconers sijd, choppers (heavy) -Id, slips 7d, suckers 7Jd j>or lb. Honey.— Id to 4UI per lb. Beeswax.—ls od to Is 6d per lb. I r ungns.--3Jd t-rj 4d per lb. T«!low. Casks, 27s Gd to 28s .'id, tins, 21s per cwt. Poultry.—Cockerels os 6d to Rs 6d, for good birds; table roosters, 4s fid ; table hens, 4s Od to f>s ; ducks 7,s (id per pair; turkey gobblers lOd per lb : hens, !)d per lb live weight. Maize, 5s Od per bushel. Seed Maize.—Hickory King 7s 3d per bus. in sack lots, or 7s 9d less quantities Wheat. Is 7d per bus.; ton ack lots l.s (id. Feed barley. Ms 8d per bushel. Peas, Partridge.-—ls per bushel. Prnssion Blue Seed peas.- 7s bus. Horse Beans. -Is 3d to 4s 6d per bushel. Pollard.—£7 per ton. Bran.— Co 10s ton. Barley Meal. —£7 per ton. Pea and Wheat ileal. £'/ los (.or toil. Mollasscs Fodder.—£s per ton or Os 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 C 4 per ton intruck lots. Siierocine. £7 per ton. Straw.—£3 os per ton ox store. Linseed 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. Soed Cape Barley.—4s per bushel Seed Oats.—Algerians 3s 8d per bushel; Cartons, Excelsiors, Sparrowbills, Black Rivals, Duns, 3s (3d pper bushel. Vaporite destroys wireworins and all other soil pests, 3ls per 2c\vt. cask, or 20s per cwt., 12s Gd per oGlbs. Siuiply dug or ploughed under the soil. Teas.—Choicest blends, 61b and 101b tins, Golden Tip Is 6d per lb. Tea.—Ceylon in Sib tins Is 4d per Hi. Same in 5 tin lots Is 3d per lb. Exceptional valuo. Send for freo sample.