Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 January 1913, Page 1

Commercial.

NEW ZKALAND FARMERS' H). OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING ua, LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. (Spjcial to the Horowhenua Chronicle). WELLINGTON, Jan. a. Potatoes have been in very short .supply, and prices have been high, and immediate and pronounced decline must, however, take place, and within a week consignments will doubtless be coining in freely. Eggs are unsteady. Porkers are meeting slow sale; bat-oners slow; choppers keen sale. Poultry is realising higher figures than before the holidays. New cholf is now coming to hand. Although the area is less is most districts, still yields promise to be generally good. Oiats arc quiet, and wheat is in lino sale. Fruit- is now coming in freely. Tomatoes still fetch high values, also black currants. Auckland strawberries are new nearly exhausted. Peaches are low. Apricots are in good .sale whore free from spot. Rhubarb is dull of sale. New Potatoes.—Us to l.'ls per cwt. Australian Onions.—£9 per ton. French Beans.--2-Jd to 2Jd per lb. Cabbage.— Choice 10s to 12s per sack; others -5s to 7s. Carrots.-—Choico, 8s to 10s per sack.

Cauliflower.—Choice 7s to 8s per sack. Green Peas.— 8d to lOd per peek "Rhubarb.—3s to 1s per dozen. Parsnips.— 8s to 9s per sack. Swedes.—3s to 3s 6d per cwt. Turnips.—White, 6s to 7s per sack T.ettuce.—Choiee, Is to 2s per case Strawberries.— Auckland, 6d to 8d per lb punnet. Gooseberries.—4s to 4s 6d per ease. Poaches.— Dessert 4s 6d to Gs per case; others, 2s to 3s. Apricots.- - 3s to 4s per case. Plums.- Dessert, 3s 6d to 4s (3d per case; cooking, 2s to 3s. Tomatoes.—Nelson, 10k to 13s per case. Black Currants.—6s Cd to 7s fid per case. 4£ggs. - - Fresh, lid per dozen. Cheese.—Best Factory mediums, GM; loaf, 7id per lb. Butter.—Separator, 9Jd to lOd Milled s)id; Dairy, 9§d. Dressed Pork.— 70's to 90's s*d; 90's to 100's sd; baconere, 4Jd; choppers (heavy) 3d; slips Cd; slickers, 7£d per lb. Honey.— H.Jd to 4d per Hi. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus —3}d to 4d por lb. \\ alnut-s. —6£d 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; liens, 3s 6d to 4s; good table hens, ss; geese, Gs fid to 7s !)d; good ducks 7k (sd; old Tndian Runners, 4s to 5s per pair. Turkey gobblers, Is per II) live weight; hens, lOd per lb. Maize.— 5s 3d per bushel. •Seed Maize.—Hickory King. (id; Ninety Day, 6s Gil; Hod Hogan ; 7s per bushel. Wheat.—4s to 4e 6d por bus. Ton sack lots, 3s lOd to 4r 4d. Feed Barley.--3s 8d per bushel. Reed Cape Barley.— 4s por bus. Peas, Partridge.'—Feed, Is per bushel. Prussian Blue Seed Poas.—6s per bushel. Horse. Beans.—4s 6d per bushel. Pollard.—£6 IDs per ton: 5s less for ton lots. Bran.—,£s 10s per ton, 5s losk for ton lots. Pea and Wheat Meal.—£7 10s per ton. Barloy Meal.—£7 pe rton. Pure Pea Meal.—£7 per ton. Pure Wheat Meal.—£7 10s por ton. Mollasses fodder.—£s per ton, or 6s per cwt. Chaff.—Oaten sheaf, £4 10s to 25 los per ton, ex store. Special quotations for ton lot«, Hay.—Prime, £4 to £i 10s per ton. Meadow hay.—For stock feeding, £3 15s per ton, ex store. Sucrositie.—£7 per ton. Straw.—£3 5s per ton ox store Linseed oil cake-—Genuine °12 10s per ton. Soya bean cake.—£l2 10s per ton. Oate?.— Feed, 2s 8d to 2a lOd; Duns 2s lOd per bushel. Oats.—Discoloured, 2s to 2s 3d pel bushel. Oats.—Crushed, 3s per bushol. Seed Oats.—Algerians 3s 8d por bushel, Gartons, Sparrowbills, Storm Kings, 3s 6d per bushel. Seed, Cape Barley.—Algerians S;1 per bus; Cartons, Sparrowbills. Duns, 3s (>d per bus. ■■w—w—