Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 December 1912, Page 1

Commercial.

* NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to the Horowhenua Chronicle). WELLINGTON/Dec. 19. Tlie market as. very irregular, doubtless on account of tlio approaching 'holidays. Potatoes fell during the-week, but the market today is bare and an advance is very probable. ' Onions arc in steady demand, with regular weekly supplies arriving. Eggs alive advanced and a further rise is likely. Porkers are in fair demand at the reduced rates now ruling. Baconcrs are slow of sale, suckers aro particularly enquired for, and chopeprs are in fail' demand. Turkeys aro especially wanted, being very scarce. iOtlier poultry is realising fair prices, where quality is good, but inferior lines are lower than usual. Strawberries are lower mainly owing to the condition on arrival during the warm weather. Tomatoes are in splendid demand. Apricots, plums and poaches are now coming forward, and excellent .values obtained. .During the week we landed 1200 cases of Californiian. dessert apples, practically all of. which have now been cleared at (satisfactory prices. Vegetables are about the same as last week, hut green peas of inferior quality Have been arriving and Rolling at nominal prices. New Potatoes.—Gs to 8s per cwt. Australian Onions.—£l6 per ton. Cabbage—Choice, 6s to 7s per sack others 3s to 4s, Carrots.-—Choice, 8s to 10s per sack. Carrots.—Choice, 8s to 12s per sack. Cauliflower,—Choice, 4s to 5s por sack. Nelson Green Peas.—lOd per peck. Parsnipa.— 8s to 9s per sack. Swedes.—3s to 3s 6d per cwt. Jihubarb.—us to 6s per dozen. Turnips.—White, 6s to 7s per sack Lettuce.—Choice, 3s to 4s per case Gooseberries.—4s to 4s 6d per case. Strawberries.—Auckland, 6d to lOd per lb punnot. Tomatoes.—Nelson 10s to 14s per case. Peaches.—Choice, Gs to 9s per case. Plums.—Dessert, 6s to 7s Gd per case; cooking 4s to 5s per case. Apricots.—los to 12s 6d per case. Eggs.—Fresh, Is. 2d per dozen. Cheese.—Best Factory mediums, 6-Jd ; loaf, 7Jd per lb. Butter.—Separator, 9§d to lOd Milled 9Jd; Dairy, 9Jd. Dressed Pork.— 70's to 90's ojd; 90's to 100's od; baconcrs, 4|d; choppers (heavy) 3d; slips Od; suckers, 7£d per lb. Honey.—4d to 4Jd per lb. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus.—3Jd to 4d per lb. Walnuts.—7Jd per lb. Tallow.—Casks, 27s 6d to 28s 3d; tins, 24s to 26s 6d per cwt. Poultry.—Cockerels 4s to 5s for good birds; table roosters, 3s 6d; bens 2s Gd to 3s 6d; good table hens -Its; geese 6s 6d to 7s 9d; good ducks, 7s 6d; old Indian Runner ducks 3s to 4s per pair; turkey gobblers Is 3d per lb,; hens, Is per lb live weight Maize.— 5s 3d per bushel. Seed Maize.—Hickory King, 7s; Ninety Day 6s 6d; Red Hogan 7s per bushel. Wheat.—4s to 4e 6d per bus. Ten siack lots, 3s lOd to 4e 4d. Feed Barley.— 3s 8d per bushel. Seed Cape Barley.— 4s per bus. Peas, Partridge.—4s 6d per bushel Prussian Blue Seed Peas.—6s per bushel. Horse oans.—4s 6d por bushel. Pollard.—£6 10s per ton; 5s less for ton lots. Bran.—£s 5s per ton; 5s less for ton lota. Pea and Wheat Meal.—£7 10s per ton. * Barley Meal.—£7 po rton. Pure Wheat Meal.—£7 10s per ton. Mollasses fodder.—£s por ton, or 6s per cwt. Chaff.—Oaten sheaf £4 10s to £5 5s per ton ox store. Special quotations for ton lots. Hay.—Prime, £4 to £4 10s per ton. Meadow hay.—For stock feeding, £3 15s per ton, ex store. Sucrosine—£7 per ton. Straw.—£3 5s per ton. ex store. Linseed oil cake.—Genuine 312 10s per ton. Soya bean cake.—£l2 10s per ton. Oate.—Feed, 2s 8d to 2a lOd; Duns 2s lOd per bushel. Oats.—Discoloured, 2s 3d to 2s 4d. per bushel. Oats.—Crushed, 3s per bushel. Seed Oats.—Algerians 3s 8d per bushel, Gar tons, Sparrowbills, Storm Kings, 3s 6d' por bushel. Seed, Cape Barley.—'Algerians 3s 8d por bus; Gartons, Sparrowbills, Duns, 3s Gd per bus.