Commercial,

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 January 1913, Page 1

Commercial,

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING OU., L.TD. WEEKLY REPORT. iSjwcial to the Horowhouua Chronicle). WELLINGTON, Deo. 19. , The market is very irregular, doubtless on account of the approaching holidays. Potatoes fell during the week, but the market to- ' day is bare an<l 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 are in fair demand at the reduced rates no\v ruling. Baconers are slow of sale, suckers are particularly enquired for, and chopeprs aire 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 lower mainly owing to the condition "on arrival during the warm weather. Tomatoes are in splendid demand. Apricots, plums and peaches are 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 cleared at satisfactory prices. Vegetables are about the saino as last week, but greon peas of inferior quality have been arriving and Belling at nominal prices.

New Potatoes.—6s to 8s per cwt. Australian Onions.—£l6 per ton. Cabbago—Choice, 6a to 7s por back others 'da to 4a.

Carrots.—Choice, 8s to 10s per sack.

Carrots.—Choice, 8s to 12a per sack. | Cauliflower.—Choice, 4a to 5s per ! sack. r Nelson Green Peas.—lo(l per peck, Parsnips.— 8s to 9s per sack. Swedes.—3s to 3s 6d per cwt. 1 Kliubarb.—ss to 6s per dozen. Turnips,—White, 6s to 7s por sack Lettuce.—Choice, 3s to 4s per case Gooseberries.—4s to 4s 6d per case. Strawberries.—Auckiard, Gd to lOd per lb punnet. Tomatoes—Nelson 10s to 14s per case. Peaches.—Choice, 6s to 9s per ca6e. Plums.—Dessert, 6s to 7s 6d por case; cooking 4s to 5& per case. Apricots.—los to 12s 6d por case. Eggs.—Fresli, Is 2(1 per dozen. Cheese.—Best Factory mediums, 62d; loaf, 7*d per lb. Butter.—Separator, 9Jd to lOd Milled 9Jd; Dairy, 9Jd. Dressed Pork.— 70's to 90' a s£d; 90's to 100's od; bacbnere, 4Jd; choppers (heavy) 3d; slips 6d; suckers, 7£d per lb. Honoy.—4d to 4Jd per lb. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus.—3}d to 4d per lb. Walnuts.—7Jd per lb. Tallow.—Casks, 27s 6d to 28s 3d; tins, 24s to 26s Gd per cwt. Poultry.—Cockerels 4s to 5s for good birds; table roosters, 3s 6d; hens 2s 6d to 3s 6d; good table liens •Is; geese- 6s 6d to 7s 9d; good ducks, 7s Gd; old Indian Runner ducks 3s to 4s por 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 7s por bushel. Wheat.—43 to 4a 6d per bus. Ten K<ack 3s 10d to 4e 4d. Feed Barley.—3s 8d por bushel. Seed Cape Barley.— 4a per bus. Peas, Partridge.—ls 6d per bushel Prussian Blue Seed Poas.—6s por bushel. Horse eans.—-4s 6d per bushel. Pollard.—£6 10s per ton; 5s loss for ton lots. Bran.—£o 5s per ton; 5s loss for ton lots. Pea and Wheat Meal.—£7 I.os per ton. Barley Meal.—£7 pe rton. Pure Wheat Meal.—£7 10a por ton. Mollasses fodder.—£s per ton, or 6s per cwt. Chaff.—Oaten shoaf £4 10s to £5 5s por 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. Sucrosine—£7 per ton. Straw.—£3 5s per ton ex store. . Linseed oil cake.—Genuine °.12 10s por ton. Soya bean cake.—£l2 10s per ton. Oate.—Feed, 2s 8d to 2s lOd; Dune 2s lOd por bushel. Oats.—Discoloured, 2s 3d to 2s id. per 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 8d per bus; Gartons, Sparrowbills, Duns, 3s '6d per bus.