Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 November 1912, Page 1

Commercial.

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' COCO., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to the Horowhenua Chronicle). Wellington, November 22. New potatoes are now coming in freely and taking the place of the old crop, wliic his almost exhausted. Seed lines are still arriving and meet ready sale. New Australian Globe onions arc expected next week, and lower values may be looked for from then on. Eggs continue steady and in good demand. Butter has still further weakened for separator iand dairy lots. Porkers are arriving in larger quantities, and slightl ywe.aker in price. Cheese is in fai rdomand. Maize is weaker consequent on the arrival of the African shipments. Wheat and oats arc unchanged, but there is a possibility of oats firming owing to a revival of oxport trade. Chaff is in good demand for prime quality. Strawberries are Arriving in large quantities from Aueklan dand Nelson. As a rule the Auckland lots arrive in better order and in largor size. Gooseberries of excellent qunity are now coming in from Hutt and elsewhere. Rhubarb is in fair demand. Cabbage and 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 to-

morrow. Potatoes, seed. —Upto-datos, £7 por ton. New Potatoes.—lis to 12s Gd por cwt. Onions.—£l6 per ton. •Cabbage.—Choice, 5s to 6s per sack. Carmts.—Bs to 10s per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice 7s 6d to 10s per sack. Nelson Green Peas.—ls to Is 4d por peck. Parsnips.— 8s to 9s per sack. Swedes.—3s to .*3s fid por cwt. Rhubarb.— 5s t o7s per dozen. Turnips.—White, 5s to fis per sack Lettuce.—-Choice, 7s to 8s por case others 2s fid to 3s. Gooseberries.— 2d to 2}d per Hi. Strawberries.—Auckland, 9d to Is 2d per lib punnet. Strawherrips.—Nelson, 7jd to 9(1. 1 ?££s.—Fresh Is per doz. Cheese.—Best factory medi.ims. 7d ; loaf, 7£d to 8d per lb. Butter.—Separator, ]oil to i.OJd, 111 illed 10(1, dairy lOd por lb. Dressed pork. —70's to OO's. fU<l; 90s to 100's 6}d ; haconors, 6<l; choppers (heavy) 3}d to -Id; slips, 7d; suckers, 7}d per lb. Honey.—ld to 4id per lb. Beeswax.—ls Gd per lb. Fungus.—3£d to 4d per lb. Walnuts.--7id per lb. Tallow.—Casks, 27s Gd to 28s 3d; tins, 24s to 26s Gd por cwt. Poultry.—Cockerels 5s Gd to Gs Gd for good birds; table roosters, 4s Gd; iablo hens, 4s Gd to Gs; good ducks 7s Gd; Old Indian Runners, 4s per pair. Turkey gobblers, lOd to IOJd per lb; Hens, 9d to 9i por lb live weight. Maize.— 5s 3d por bushel. Seed Maizo.—Hickory King, 7s; Ninety Day Gs Gd; Rod Hogan 7s per bushel. Wheat.- is to -Is 7d per bushel, ten sack lots 3s 10(1 to 4s 4d.

Feed barloy.—3s 8d per bus. Seed Capo Barley.— 4s per bus. Teas, Partridge.— 4s 3d por bus. Prussian Blue Seed Peas.—Gs Gd per bushel. Horso beaus.—4s 3d to 4s Gd per bushel. Pollard.— £7 per ton; 10s less for ton lots. Bran.—£s 10s per ton; 10.s less for ton lots. Barley nioal. —£7 per ton. Pea and wheat meal.—£7 103 per ton. Mollasses fodder.—£s por ton, or Gs per cwt. Chaff.—Oaten sheaff, £4 10s to £4 15s per ton ox storo. Special quotations fo rton lots. Hay.—Primo, £4 to £1 10s per ton. Meadow hay.—For stock feeding, £4 por ton, in ton lots. Sucrosino.—£7 per ton. Straw.—£3 5s per ton ex store Linseed oil cake.—Genuine ?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 Gd per bushel. Oats.—Crushed 3s 3d por bus. Seed, Capo Barley.—Algerians 3& Sri por bus; Gartons, Sparrowbills, Duns, 3s 6d per bus.