Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 November 1912, Page 1

Commercial.

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' COOU., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to the Horowhenua Chronicle). WELLINGTON, Nov. 14. Old potatoes are very scarce indeed, and seod lines are also in short supply, with advanced values. New potatoes are coming to liancl in increasing quantities, and in a week or t>vo ample quantities will he forthcoming at reasonable prices. Onions are short, but Australian shipments will arrive towards the end of the month at much reduced vatos. Eggs are in short suply, and firm in value. Butter ia weak-

or. The supply of porkers is still far below tlio demand. Good poultry sella readily, dicese is rather slow for new makes. Wheat and oats are quiot. Maize from Africa is available at lower values. Linseed oil cake for calf feeding is selling freely. Chaff is in better demand and larger aupplies are wanted Strawberries are in good sale; Auckland lines being of bettor quality, realise higher values than thoso from Nelson and elsewhere. Gooseberries are declining as supply increases Cauliflower and cabbage are in good demand at lower values. Carrots an dparsnips are bringing fancy prices. Rhubarb has advanced and larger supply is wanted. Groen peas are coming to hand in largo quantities, and prices are conequently down. Potatoes.—Prime, £12 por ton. P®ta toes.—Seed, Up-to-dates, £10 per ton. New Potatoes.—2d to 2Jd por lb. Onions.—£l6 per ton. Cabbage.—Choico, 4s to 5s per sack; others Is Gd to 2s 6d. Carrots.—Bs to 10s por sack. Cauliflower.—Choice 7s 6d to 10s per sack. Nelson Green Peas.— 9d to Is per peck. Parsnips.— 8s to 9s por sack. Swedes.—4s to 5s por cwt. Phubarb.— 5s t o7s per dozen. Turnips.—Whito, 5s to 6s per sack Lettuce.—Choico, 5s to 6s por case others 2s 6d to ss. Apples.—Cooking, choice 10s per caso. Apples.'—Dessert choice, 10s to 12s 6d per case. Gooseberries.— 2d to 2sd per lb. Strawberries, Is to Is 4d per punnet. Walnuts.—7£d per lb. Eggs.- Fresh Is per doz. Cheese.—Best factory mediums, 7d ; loaf, 7Jd to 8d per lb. Butter.—Separator, IOJd to lid milled, lOd; dairy lOd per lb. Dressed pork.—7o's to 90's, 6}d; 90s to 100's 6Jd; baconers, 6d ; choppers (heavy) 3Jd to 4d; slips, 7d ; suckers, 7id per lb. Honey.—4d to 4Jd por lb. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus.—3Jd to 4d por lb. Tallow.—Casks, 27s 6d to 28s 3d; tins, 24s to 26s 6d por cwt. Poultry.—Cockerels 5s 6d to 6s 6d for good birds; table roosters, 4s 6d; table hens, 4s 6d to 6s; good ducks 7s Gd; Old Indian Runners, 4s por pair. Turkey gobblers, lOd to 10id por lb; Hens, 9d to 9£ por 11) live weight. Maize.— 5s 3d por bushel. Seed Maize.—Hickory King, 7s; Ninety Day 6s 6d; Red Hogan 7s per bushel. Wheat.—4s to 4s 7d por bus. Ten sack lots, 3s lOd to 4s sd. Feed barloy.—3s 8d per bus. Seed Capo Barley.— 4s por buß. Peas, Partridge.— 4s 3d per bus. Prussian Blue Seed Peas.—6s 6d nor bushel.

Horso beans.—4s 3d to 4s 6d per bushel. Pollard.— £7 per ton; 10a less for toil lots. ran.—£o 10s per ton. 10s less for ton lots. Barley meal.—£7 per ton. Pea and wheat meal.—£7 15s per ton. Mollasses fodder.—£s per ton, or Gs per cwt. Chaff.—Oaten sheaff, £4 10s to £4 15s per ton ox store. Special quotations fo rton lots. Hay.—Prime, £4 to £4 10s per ton. Moadow hay.—For stock foediug, £4 per tou, in ton lota. Sucrosino.—£7 per ton. Straw.—£3 5s per ton ox store. Linseed oil cake. —Genuine 312 10s per ton. Soya bean cake.—£l2 10s per ton. Oats.—Feed, 2s 8d to 2a 10s por bus"; Dims, 3s per bus. Oats.—Discoloured, 2s to 2s 6d per bus. Oats.—Crushed 3s 3d per bus. Seed, Capo Barley.—Algerians 3s Bd per bus; Cartons, Sparrowbills, Duns, 3s 6d per bus.