Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 November 1912, Page 1

Commercial.

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' COOα, IiTD. WEEKLY REPORT. (Sp'icial to the Horowhenua Chronicle). Wellington, November 22. Kvw potatoes are now coming in freely and taking the place of the old crop, whic his almost exhausted. Seed lines are still arriving and meet ready sale. New Australian Globe onions arc expected next week, and lower values may bo looked for from thou on. Eggs continue steady and in good demand. Butter has still farther weakened for separator and dairy lots. Porkers are arriving in larger quantities, and slightl yweakor in price. Cheese is in fai rdomand. Maize is weaker consequent on the arrival of the African shipments. Wheat and oats are unchanged, but there is a possibility of oats firming owing to a revival of export trade. Chaff is in good demand for prime quality. Strawberries arc nrriving in large quantities from Aucklan daml Nelson. As a rule the Auckland lots arrive in better order and in larger size. Gooseberries of excellent qtialty are now coining in from Hutt nixl elsewhere. ."Rhubarb is in fair demand. Cabbage and cauliflower are firmer, with decreased supply, and all other vegetables are. selling at good prices. Green poas aro higher to-day, owing to short supply, but larger shipments are expected tomorrow. Potatoes, seed.—Upto-dates, £7 per ton. New Potatoes.—lls to 12s Gd per cwt. Onions.—£l6 per ton. Cabbage.—Choice, os to Cs per sack. Ca-rrots.—Bs to 10s per sack. Cauliflower.—Ohoico 7s 6d to 10s per sack. Nelson Green Peas. -Is to Is 4d per peck.

Parsnips.— 8s to 9s per sack. Swedes.—3s to 3s fxl per cwt. Rhubarb.— 5s t o7s per dozen. Turnips.— White, as to Gs per sack Lotfcnco.—Choice, 7s to 8s per case others 2s Gd to 3.4. Gooseberries.— 2d to 2}d per lb. Strawberries.—Auckland, 9d to Is 2d per lib piuniot. Strawberries.--Nelson, 7Jd to !Jd. Eggs.— Fresh Is per doz. Cheese.—Best factory mediums. 7d; loaf, 7*d to 8d per lb. Butter. -Separator, 10d to lOjjd, m illod 10(1, dairy lOcl per lb. Dressed pork.-70's to DO's, GJd; 00s to 100's 6Jd; baconors, Gd; choppers (heavy) 3Jd to 'id; slips, 7d; suckers, 7Jd per lb. Honey.—4d to 4Jd per lb. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus.—3Jd to 4d por lb. Walnuts.—7iSd por lb. Tallow.—Casks, 27s Gd to 28s 3d; tins, 24s to 26s 6d por cwt. Poultry.—Cockerels 5s 6d to 6s 6d for good birds; table roosters, 4s Gd; table hens, 4s 6d to 6s; good, ducks 7s Gd; Old Indian Eunners, 4s per pair. Turkey gobblers, 10d to IOJd per lb; Hens, 9d to 9i por lb live weight. Maize.— 5s 3d per bushel. Seed Maijso.—Hickory King, 7b; Ninety Day Ga 6d; Red Hogan 7s per bushel. Wheat.—4s to 4s 7d per bushel, ton sack lots 3s 10d to 4s 4d. Feed barley.—3s 8d per bus. Seed Capo Barley.— 4s per bus. Peas, Partridge.— 4s 3d per hue. Prussian Blue Seed Peas.—6s 6d per bushel. Horso boans.—4s 3d to 4s Gd por bushel. Pollard.— £7 por ton; 10s less for ton lots. Bran.—£s 10s per ton; 10s less for ton lots. Barley meal.—£7 per ton. Poa and wheat meal.—£7 15s per ton. Mollasscs fodder.—£s per ton, or Gs per cwt. Chaff.—Oaten elieaff, £■! 10s to £4 15s per ton ox store. Spocial quotations fo rton lots. Hay.—Prime, £4 to £4 10s per ton. Meadow hay.—For stock feeding, £4 per ton, in ton lots. Sucrosine—£7 por ton. Straw.—£3 5s per ton ex store. Linseed oil cake.—Gonuine ?12 10s per ton. Soya bean cake.—£l2 10s per ton. Oats.—Feed, 2s 8d to 2s 10s per bus; Duns, 3s per bus. Oats.—Discoloured 2s 3d to 2s 6d per bushel. Oats.—Crushed 3s 3d por bus. Seed, Cape Barley.—'Algerians 3s 8d por bus; Cartons, Sparrowbills, Duns, 3s 6d per bus.