Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 November 1912, Page 1

Commercial.

* NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' COCO., L.TD. WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to the Horowhenua Chronicle). "Wellington, November 22. NVmv poUitocs are now coming i» t'rooly and taking the place of tlio old crop, whic his almost exhausted. Sccxl lines are still arriving and meet ready sale. New Australian Globe onions are expected next week, and lower values may bo looked for from then on. Eggs continue steSdy and in good demand. Butter has etill fiuiiher weakened for separator <and dairy lots. Porkers are arriving'in larger quantities, and sliglitl yweaker in price. Choose is in fai rdomand. Maize is weaker consequent on the arrival of the African shipments. Wheat and oats are unchanged. Imt there is a possibility of oats firming owing to a revival of export trade. Chaff is in good demand for prime quality. Strawberries arc arriving in large quantities from Ancklan dand Nelson. As a rule tbe Auckland lots arrive in better order and in larger size. Gooseberries of excellent qiwilty are now coming in from Hiitt and elsewhere. Ehubarh is in fair demand. Cabbage and cauliflower are firmer, with decreased supply, and all otlier vegetables arc soiling at good prices. Green pens are higher to-day, owing to short supply, but larger shipments are expected to-

morrow. Potatoes, seed.—Upto-datos, £7 per ton. New Potatoes.—lls to 12s Gd per cwt. Onions.—£lfi per ton. Cabbage.—Choice, Hs to Gs per snek. Carrots.- 8s to 10s y>er sack. Cauliflower.—Choice 7s 6d to 10s per sack. Nelson Green Pens.—ls to Is 4d por peck. Parsnips.— 8s to 9s per sack. tSwedos.—3s to 3s 6d per cwt. Rhubarb.— 5s t o7s per dozen. Turnips.--White, 5s to Gs per sack Lettuce.—Choice, 7s to 8s por case others 2s Gd to 3s. Gooseberries.— 2d to per lb. Strawberries.—Auckland, 9d to Is 2d per HI) punnet. Strawberries.—Nelson, 7£d to 9d. Eggs.—Fresh Is per doz. Cheese.—Best factory niedii.ns. 7d : loaf, 7Jd to 8d "per lb. Butter.-Separator, 10rl to JOJd, in illed 10(1, daily lOd per lb.

Dressed pork.—7o's to OO's, G\d; 90s to 100's Gid ; baconars, 6d ; choppers (heavy) 3Jd to 4d; slips, 7d; suckers, 7Jd per lb. Honey.—4d to 4Jd per lb. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Funnis.—3£d to 4d per lb. Walnuts.—74d per lb. Tallow.—Casks, 27s 6d to 28s 3d; tins, 24s to 26s 6d per cwt. Poultry.— Cockorels 5s 6d to 6s 6d for good birds; table roosters, 4s Gd; tablo hens, 4s Gd to Gs; good ducks 7s Gd; Old Indian Runners, 4s per pair. Turkey gobblers, 10d to IOJd per lb; Hens, 9d to 9.J per lb live weight. Maize— 5s 3d per bushel. Seed Maizo.—Hickory King, 73; Ninety Day 6s 6d; Red Hogan 7s I>er bushel. Wheat—4s to -Is 7d per bushel, ten sack lots 3s 10d to 4s 4d.

Feed barley.—3s 8d per bus. Seed Cape Barley.-- 4s per bus. Peas, Partridge.— 4s 3d per bus. Prussian Blue Seed Peas.—6s Gd per bushel. Horse Loans.— 4s 3d to 4s 6d per bushel. Pollard.— £7 per ton; 10s less for ton lots. Bran.—£s 10s per ton; l'Os loss tor ton lots. Barley meal.—£7 per ton. Pea and wheat meal.—£7 IDs per ton. Mollnsses foddor.—£s per ton, or (is per cwt. Chaff.-Oaten sheaff, £4 10s to £1 15s per ton ox store. Special quotations fo rton lots. Hay.—Frinio, £4 to £4 10s per ton. Meadow liny.—For stock feeding, £4 per ton, in ton lots. Sucrosine.—£7 per ton. Straw.—£B 5s per ton ex store. Linseed oil cake.—Genuine °12 10s per ton. Goya bean cake.—£l2 10s per ton. Oats.—Food, 2a 8(1 to 2s 10s per bus; Duns, 3s per bus. Oats.—Discoloured 2s 3d to 2s Gd por bushel. Oats.—Crushed 3s 3d por bus. Seed, Capo Barley.—'Algerians 3s Sd per bus; Cartons, Sp.irrowbills, Duns, 3s 6d per bus.