Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 January 1913, Page 1

Commercial.

KEW ZEALAND FARMERS' OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING UU., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. [Special to the Horowhcnua Chronicle). WELLINGTON, Dec. 19. The market is very irregular, doubtless ou account of the approaching holidays/ Potatoes fell during the week, but the market today is bare and an advance is very probable. Onions are in steady demand, with regular weekly (supplies arriving. Eggs ahve advanced and a further rise is likely. Porkers arc in fair demand at the reduced rates now ruling. Baconers are slow of sale, suckers aro particularly enquired for, and cliopeprs are in fair demand. Turkeys aro especially wanted, being very scarce. iOtlier poultry is realising fair prices, where quality is good, but inferior lines are lower tliau usual. Strawberries tire lower mainly owing to the condition on arrival during tlie warm weather. Tomatoes are in splendid demand. Apricots, plums and peaches are now coming forward, and excellent values obtained. During the week wo landed 1200 cases of Californian dessert apples, practically all of which havo now been cleared at satisfactory prices. Vegetables are about the same as last week, but green peas of inferior quality have been arriving and soiling at nominal prices. New Potatoes.—Us to 8s per cwt. Australian Onions.—£l6 per ton. Cabbago—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 per sack. Nelson Green Peas.—lOd por peck. Parsnips.— 8s to 9s per sack. Swedes.—to 3s Gd por cwt. .jfflj •Rhubarb.—its to tSj per Turnips.—White, to to 7s perlHj Lettuce.—Choice, 3s to 4s per case Gooseberries.—4s to 4s 6d per case. Strawberries.—Auckland, 6d to 10d per lb punnet. 4 Tomatoes.—Nelson 10s to 14s pJ case. * Peaches.—Choice, Gs to 9s Plums—Dessert, Gs to 7s case; cooking 4s to 5s por Apricots.—los to 12s 6d Eggs.-Fresh, Is 2d por do.4H| Cheese. Best Factory mediums, O'M; loaf, 7-Jd per lb. Butter.—Separator, 9jd to ]J| Milled 9Jd; Dairy, 9£d. |1 Dressed Pork— 70's to 90's s£d; 90s to 100's sd; bacon err;, 4jd; choppers (heavy) 3d; dips 6d; suckers, per lb. < Honey—4d to 4sd por lb. jj Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. M •Fungus—3Jd to 4d per lb. M Walnuts.— 7id por lb. Tallow—Casks, 27s 6d to 28s dd; tins, 24s to 2Gs 6d per cwt. Poultry—Cockerels 4s to 5s for birds; table roosters, 3s Gd; liens 2s 6d to 3s Gd; good table hens Is; geese 6s Gd to 7s 9d; good lucks, 7s Gd; old Indian Runner lucks 3s to 4s per pair; turkey gobblers Is 3d per lb; hens, Is per lb live weight Maizo.— 5s 3d por bushel. Seed Maize.—Hickory King, 7s; Ninety Day 6s Gd; Red Hogan 7s )cr bushel. Wheat—4s to 4s 6d por bus. Ten jack lots, 3s lOd to 4b 4d. Feed Barley.—ss 8d per bushel. Seed Cape Barley— 4s per bus. Peas, Partridge.—4s Gd per bushel Prussian Blue Seed Peas 6s per jusliel. Horso cans—4s 6d por bushel, .'ollard.—£6 10s per ton; 5s less for ;on lots. Bran—£s 5s per ton; 5s Igsb for ;on" lots. Pea, and Wheat Meal—£7 10s )or ton. Barley Meal—£7 pe rton. Pure Wheat Meal.—£7 10s per :on. . • Mollasscs foddor—£s per ton, or 5s per cwt. Chaff.—Oaten sheaf. £4 10s to £5 >s per ton ex store. . Specid quotations for ton lots. Hay—Prime,- £4. to £4 10s.' jper :on; . • ■' ,17-;: '; ■; Meadow hay.—For stock, feeding, £3 15s per ton,'ex.store. Sucrosino—£7 pen .ton.' ■■■■; s • Straw—£3 5s per ton ex. store Linseed oil Rl2 10s . por ton. , Soya.bean cake—*£l2 10s per ton. .Oats—Feed, 2s 8d to 2s lOd; Duns 2s lOd per bushel. 7*Oats.—Discoloured, 2e 3d to 2s 4d. por.-busl tel. " " .Oats.— Crushed, per bushel. \ Sqed Oats—Algerians 3s 8d por b"n 1 Ga rtons, Spiirrowbills, Storm •Kings,, 3s 6d per bushel. , Seed, Cape Barley,.—Algerians 3s Sd per bus; Gartohs,' Sparrovvbills, Duns, 3s Gd per bus.