Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 November 1912, Page 1

Commercial.

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' HOOl>., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to the Horowhenua Chronicle). S s - ■"■'.■/'"•' **•"/,"„'" Wellington, November 22. N'ow ])ota-toee arc now coming in I'ivoly and taking the place of the old crop, whic hi.s almost exhausted. Soecl lines are still arriving and meet ready sale. New Australian Globe onions arc expected next week, and lower values may lie looked for from then on. Eggs continue steady and in good demand. Butter has .still further weakened for separator land dairy lots. Porkers are arriving in larger quantities, and slight] yweaker in price. Cheese is in fai rdemand. Maize is weaker consequent on the arrival of the African .shipments. Wheat mud oats are. unchanged, hut there is a possibility of oats firming owing to a revival of export trade. Chaff is in good demand for prime quality. Strawberries are arriving in large quantities from Aucklan dand Nelson. As a rule the Auckland lots arrive in better order and in larger size. Gooseberries of excellent qualty are now coining in from ITutt and elsewhere. Hhubarb i,s in fair demand. Cabbage and l cauliflower are firmer, with decreased supply, and all other vegetables are selling at good prices. Green peas are- higher to-day, owing to short supply, but larger shipments are expected tomorrow. Potatoes, seed.—Upto-dntes, €7 per ton. Now Potatoes.—lls to 12s Gd per cwt. Onions.—£lfi per ton. Cabbage.—Choice, 5s to Gs per sack. Carrots.—Bs to 10s per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice 7s 6d to 10s per sack. Nelson Green Peas. —Is to ]s l<l per peek. Parsnips.— 8s to 9s per sack. Swedes. -3s to 3s (id per cwt. Rhubarb.— 5s t o7k per dozen. Turnips.- White, 5s to fis per sack Lettuce.--Choice , . 7s to B,s per ease others 2s 0d lo 3s.

Gooseberries.— 2d to 2Jd per lb. .Strawberries.--Auckland, 9d to Is *2i\ por lib punnet. Strawberries. — Nelson, 7.J<I to Del. Eggs.—Fresh ls por doz. Choose.—Best factory mediums. 7d; loaf, 7i<l to 8d per lb. Hirtter. — Separator, l()il to KH<l, in ilknl 10(1, dairy lOd per II). Dressed pork.—7o's to f)O's, 6£d ; 90s to 100's 61d ; baconers, Gd ; choppers (heavy) 3}d to 4d; slips, 7d; suckers, 7Jd per lb. Honey.—4d to 4Jd por lb. Beeswax.—ls Cd per lb. Fungus.—3Jd to 4d per lb. Walnuts.—7£d per lb. Tallow.—Casks, 27s 6d to 28s 3d; tins, 24s .to 26s 6d por cwt. Poultry.—Cockorels 5s 6d to 6s (id tor good birds; table roosters, 4s 6d; table hens, 4s 6d to Gs; good ducks 7s (id; Old Indian Runners, 4s por paii-. Turkey gobblers, 10d to IOJd per lb; Hens, 9d to 9J por lb livo weight. Maize.— 5s 3d por bushel. Seed Maize.—Hickory King, 7s; Ninety Day Gs 6d; Rod Hogan 7s por bushel. Whoiit.—ls to Is 7<l per bushel, ten sack lots 3s 10d to 4s 4d. Feed barley.—Us 8d per bus. Seed Capo Barley.— 4s por bus. Peas, Partridge.— 4s 3d per bus. Prussian Blue Seed Peas. - Gs Gd por bushel. Horso beans.—4s 3d to 4s Gd per bushoJ. Pollard.— £7 por ton; 10s less for ton lots. Bran.-£ j 10s per Urn; life lcs:, for ton lots. Barley meal.—£7 per ton. Pea and wheat meal.—£7 153 por ton. Mollasses fodder.—£s per ton, or Gs per cwt. Chaff.—Oaten ehoaff, £4 10s to £i 15s per ton ex store. Special quotations fo rfcon lots. Hay.—Primo, £4 to £1 10s por ton. Meadow bay.—For stock feeding, £-i per ton, in ton lote. Sucrosine.—£7 per ton. Straw.—£3 5s per ton ex storo. Linseed oil cake.—Gonuino 10s per ton. Soya bean cake.—£l2 10s por ton. Oats.—Feed, 2s 8d to 2s 10s per bus; Duns, 3s per bus. Oats.—Discoloured 2s 3d to 2s Gd por bushel. Oats.—Crushed 3s 3d per bus. Seed, Capo Barley.—'Algerians 3s 8d per bus; Gartons, Sparrowbills, Duns, 3s 6d per bus.