Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 January 1913, Page 1

Commercial.

— * NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING UO., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. to the Ilorowhenua Chronicle). WELLINGTON, Dee. Id. The market is very irregular, doubtless on account of tho approaching holidays. Potatoes fell during the week, but tho 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 rifeo is likely. Porkers are in fair demand at tho reduced rates now ruling. Baconers are slow of sale, suckers aro particularly enquired for. and chopeprs are in fair demand. Turkeys aro 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 aro in splendid demand. Apricots, plums and poaches aro now coming forward, and excellent values obtained.

.During the week wo landed 1200 cases of Californian' r dessert apples, practically all of which have now been cleared sit satisfactory prices. Vegetables are about tho same as last week, but green peas of inferior quality have been arriving and selling at nominal prices. New Potatoes.—(is to 8s per cwt. Australian Onions.—£l6 per ton. Cabbage—Choico, 6s to 7s per sack others 3s to 4s. Carrots.—Choico, 8s to 10s per .sack. Carrots.—Choice, 8s to 12s per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, 4s to 5s per sack. Nelson Green Peas.—lOd por pock Parsnips.— 8s to 9s per Back. Swedes.—3s to 3s (3d por cwt. Ithubarb.—us to 6s por dozen. Turnips.—White, 6s to 7s por sack Lettuce.—Choice, 3s to 4s per case Gooseberries.—4s to 4s Gd per case. Strawberries.—Auckland, Gd to lOd per lb puunet. Tomatoes.—Nelson 10s to. 14s per case. Peaches.—Choice, 6s to 9s per case. Plums.—Dessert, 6s to 7s 6d per case; cooking 4s to 5s per case. Apricots.—los to 12s 6d per caso. Eggs.—Fresh, Is 2d per dozen. Cheese.—Best Factory mediums, O^d; loaf, 7|d per lb. Butter.—Separator, 9id to lOd Milled 9jd; Dairy, 9Jd. Dressed Pork.— 70's to 90's ssd; 90's to 100's sd; baconere, 4-Jd; choppers (heavy) 3d; slips Gd; suckers, 7H per lb. Honey.—4d to 4Jd per lb. Beeswax.—ls 6d per l'b. Fungus.—3sd to 4d per lb. Walnuts.—7£d 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 lions Its; geeso 6s Gd 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 por bushel. Seed Maize.—Hickory King, 7s j Ninety Day 6s Gd; Rod Hogan 7s per bushel. Wheat.—4s to 4s 6d per bus. Ton sack lots, 3s lOd to 4s 4d. Feed Barley.—3s 8d per bushel. Seed Capo Barley.— 4s per bus. Peas, Partridge.—4s 6d per bushel Prussian Blue Seed Peas.—6s per bushel. Horse eans.—4s 6d per bushel. Pollard.—£6 10s per ton; 5s less for ton lots. Bran.—£s 5s per ton; 5s less for ton lota. Pea and Wheat M'oal.—£7 10s por ton. Barley Meal.—£7 pe rton. Pure. 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 los per ton, ex store. Sucrosine.—£7 por ton. Straw.—£3 5s per ton ex store Linseed oil cake.—Genuine c l 2 10s por ion. Soya bean cake.—£l2 10s por ton. Oate.— Feed, 2s 8d to 2a lOd; Duns 2s lOd por bushel. Oats.—Discoloured, 2s 3d to 2s id. per bushel. Oats.—Crushed, 3s per'bushel. Seed Oats.—Algerians 3s Bd per bushel, Gortons, Sparrowbills, Storm Kings, 3s 6d per bushel. Seed, Cape Barley.—Algerians 3:8d por bus; Cartons, Sparrowbills, Duns, 3s Gd per bus.