Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 December 1912, Page 1

Commercial.

t NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING Ul>., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. (Spacial to the Horowhenua Chronicle). WELLINGTON, Dcc. 19. The market is very irregular, doubtless on account of the approaching holidays. Potatoes fell during-the ivoek, but the market today is bare and an advance is very probable. Onions are 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. Baconers are slow of sale, suckers are particularly enquired for, and ehopeprs a.re in fair demand. Turkeys are especially wanted, being very scarce, iOther poultry is realising fair prices, where quality is good, but inferior lines are lower than usual. Strawberries are loworinainly owing to the condition on arrival during the warm weather. Tomatoes arc in splendid demand. Apricots, plums and peaches are now coming forward, and excellent values obtained. During the week we landed 1200 cases of Californium 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 Belling at nominal prices. New Potatoes.—(ss to 8s per cwt. Australian Onionß.—£l(s per ton. Cabbage—Choice, 6s to 7s por sack others 3s to 4s. Carrots.—Choice, 8s to 10s per sack. Carrots.—Choice, 8s to 12s per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, 4s to 5s per sack. Nelson Green Peas.—lOd por peck. Parsnips.— os to 9s per sack. Swedes.~3s to 3s (Jd per cwt. Rhubarb.—ss to Gs per dozen. Turnips.—White, 6s to 7s per sack Lettuce.—Choice, 33 to 4s per case Gooseberries.—4s to 4s 6d per case. Strawberries.—Auckland, 6d to lOd per lb punnet. Tomatoes.—Nelson 10s to 14s per case. Peaches.—Choico, Os to 9s por case. , Plums.— Dessert, 6s to 7s 6d 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 ; id; loaf, 7-|d per lb. Butter.—Separator, 9Jd to lOd Milled 9Jd; Dairy, 9Jd. Dressed Pork.— 70's to 90's 5Jd; 90V to 100's sd; baconers, 43d; choppers. (heavy) 3d; slips Gd; suckers, per lb. Honey—4d to 4Jd per lb. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus.—3Jd to 4d per lb. Walnuts.—7sd 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 6d to 3s 6d; good table lions 4is; geese 6s 6d to 7s 9d; good ducks, 7s 6d; old Indian Runner ducks 3s to 4s por pnir; 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 4s 6d per bus. Ten sack lots, 3s'lod to 4s 4d. Feed Barley.—3s 8d por bushel. Seed Capo Barley.— 4s per bus. Peas, Partridge.—4s 6d por bushel Prussian Blue Seed Peas.—6s per bushel. Horso cans.—4s 6d per bushel. Pollard.—£6 10s per ton; 5s less for ton lots. Bran.—£o 5s por ton; 5s less for ton lot 6. Pea and Wheat Meal.—£7 10s per ton. Barley Meal.—£7 pe rton. Pure Wheat Meal.—£7 10s por ton. Mollasses fodder.—£s por ton, or 6s per cwt. Chaff.—Oaten sheaf £4 10s to £5 5s per ton ex 6tore. Special quotations for ton lots. Hay.—Prime, £4 to £4 10s por ton. Moadow hay.—For stock feeding, £3 15s per ton, ex store. Sucrosino.—£7 per ton. Straw.—£3 5s por ton ex store. Linseed oil cake.—Genuine 10s por ton. Soya bean cake.—£l2 103 per ton. Oats.—Feed, 2s 8d to 2s lOd; Duns 2s lOd per bushel. Oats.—Discoloured, 2s 3d to 2s Id. peiy bushel. ' Oats.—Crushed, 3s per bushel. Seed Oats.—Algerians 3s 8d per bushel, Gartons, Sparrowbills, Storm Kings, 3s 6d per bushel. Seed, Cape Barley.—Algerians 3s 3d per bus; Gartons, Sparrowbills, Duns, 3s Cd per bus.