Commercial,

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 January 1913, Page 1

Commercial,

■ ■■ !■ I ■ NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING UO., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. (Spacial to the Horowhenua Chronicle). WELLINGTON, Dec. W. Tho market is very irregular, doubtless 011 account of tho approaching holidays. Potatoes fell during the week, but tho market today is hare and an advance is very probkible. Onions are in steady demand, with regular weekly supplies a;rriving. Eggs ahvo advanced and a further rise is likely. Porkers are in fair demand at tho reduced rates now ruling. Baconors are slow r of sale, suckers are particularly enquired for, and chopeprs a.re in fair demand. Turkeys are especially wanted, being very scarce. iOfcher poultry is realising fair prices, where quality is good, but inferior lines are lowor than usual. Strawberries are lower mainly owing to tho condition on arrival during the warm weather. Tomatoes are in splendid demand. Apricots, plums and peaches aro now coming forward, and excellent values obtained. During the week we landed 1200 cases of Californian dessert apples, practically all of which have now been cleaved at satisfactory prices. Vegetables aro about the same as last week, hut green peas of inferior quality have been arriving and selling at nominal prices. New Potatoes.—Cs to 8s por cwt. Australian Onions.—£l6 per ton. Cabbage—Choice, 6s to 7s por sack others 3s to 4s. Carrots.—Choice, 8s to 10s per sack. Carrots.—Choice, 8b to 12s per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, 4s to 5s por sack. Nelson Green Peas.—lOd por peck. Parsnips.— 8s to 9s per sack. Swedes.—3s to 3s 6d per cwt. Rhubarb.—os to Cs 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 punnet. Tomatoes.—Nelson 10s to 14s per case. Peaches.—Choice, 6s to 9s per case. Plums.—Dessert, 6s to 7s Gd per case; cooking -Is to 5s per case. Apricots.—los to 12s Gd per caso. Eggs.—Fresh, Is 2d per dozen. Cheese.—Best Factory inodiuiiis, Gijd; loaf, 7^d per lb. Butter.—Separator, 9Jd to lOd Milled 9Jd.; Dairy, 9jd. Dressed Pork.- 70's to 90's sid; 90's to 100's sd; baconens, 4jd; choppers (heavy) 3d; Blips Gd; suckors, 7Jd por lb. Honey.—4d to 4§d per lb. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus.—3sd 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 Gd; hens 2s 6d to 3s Gd; good tablo hens 'Ik ; 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 por lb live weight Maize.— 5s 3d per bushel. Seed Maize.—Hickory King, 7s; Ninety Day 6s 6d; Red Hogan 7e per bushel. Wheat.—4s to 4b 6d por bus. Ten sack lots, 3s lOd to 4b 4d. Feed Barley.—3s 8d por bushel. Seed Cape Barley.— 43 per bus. Peas, Partridge.—4s 6d per bushel Prussian Blue Seed Peas.—Os por bushel. Horse eans.— 4s 6d per bushel. Pollard.—£G 10s per ton; 5s less for ton lots. Bran.—£s 5s per ton; 5s lesß for ton lotfi. Pea and Wheat Meal.—£7 life per ton. Barley Meal.—£7 pe rton. Puro Wheat Meal.—£7 10s per ton. Mollasses fodder.—£s per ton, or 6s per cwt. Chaff.—Oaten sheaf £4 10s to £5 5s per ton ex 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. Sncrosino.—£7 per ton. Straw.—£3 5s per ton ex store Linseed oil cake.—Genuine °.12 10s per ton. Soya bean cake.—£l2 103 por ton. Oate.—Feed, 2s 8d to 2s lOd; Duns 2s lOd por bushel. Oats.—Discoloured, 2e 3d to 2s 4d. per bushel. Oats.—Crushed, 3s per bushel. Seed Oats.—Algerians 3s 8d per bushel, Gartons, Spanwbills, Storm Kings, 3s 6d! per bushel. Seed, Cape Barley.—'Algerians 3s 8d per bus; Gartons, Spanwbills, Duns, 3s 6d per bus. .