Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 January 1913, Page 1

Commercial.

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING UU., UTD. WJSEKLY REPORT. to the Horowhenua Chronicle). WELLINOTON, Jan. U. 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 ho coming in freely. Eggs are unsteady. Porkers are mooting slow eale; baconcns slow; choppers keen sale. Poultry is realising higher figures than before tho holidays. New cholf is now coming to hand. Although tho area is less is most districts, still yields promise to be generally good. Oats are quiet, and wheat is in line sale. Fruit is now coming in freely. Tomatoes still fetch high values, also black currants. Auckland strawberries aro new nearly exhausted. Peaches are low. Apricots are in good sale where free from spot. Rhubarb is dull of sale. Now Potatoes.—lis to 13s per cwt. Australian Onions.—£9 per ton. French Beans.-—2}d to 2Jd per lb. Cabbage.— Choice 10s to 12s per sack; others 5s to 7s. Carrots.-—Choico, 8s to 10s per sack. Cauliflower.—Choico 7s to 8s per sack. Green Peas.—Bd to 10(1 per peck Rhubarb.—3s to 4s por dozen. Parsnips.— 8s to 9s per sack. Swedes.—3s to 3s 6d por owt. Turnips.—White, 6a to 7s per sack Lettuce.—Choico, Is to 2s por cflfio Strawberries.— Auckland, Gd to 8d per lb punnet. Gooseberriee. —4s to 4e 6d per case. Poaches.— Dessert 4s Gd to Gs per caso; others, 2s to 3s. Apricats.— 3s to 4s per case. Plums.—Dessert, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per caso; cooking, 2s to 3s. Tomatoes.—Nelson, 10ts to 13s per case. Black Currants.—Gs 6d to 7s fxl per case. 'Eggs.—Fresh, Ud per dozen. Cheese.—Best Factory mediums, Gjd; loaf, 7Jd per lb. Butter.—Separator, Did to lOd Milled 9Jd; Dairy, 9id. Dressed Pork.— 70's to 90's sid; 00 s to 100's sd; baconere, 4Jd; choppers (heavy) 3d; slips 6d; suckers, 7jd per lb. Honey.—3§d to 4d per lb. Beeswax.—ls Gd per lb. Fungus.—3Jd to 4d per lb. Walnuts.—GJd per lb. Tallow.—Casks, 27s 6d to 28s 3d; tins, 24b to 2Gs 6d per cwt. Poultry.—Cockerels 4s to 5s for good birds; table roosters, 3s 6d; liens, 3s 6d to 4s; good table hens, os; geeso, 6s 6d to 7s Od; good ducks 7s Gd; old Indian Runners, 4s to 5s per pair. Turkey gobblers, Is per lb live weight; hens, lOd per lb. Maize.— 5s 3d per bushel. Seed Maize.—Hickory King, 6s Gd; Ninety Day, 6s Gd; Red Hogatl, 7s per bushel. Wheat.—4s to 4s 6d per bus. Ten sack lots, 3s lOd to 4s 4d. Feed Barley.—3s 8d por bushel. Seed Capo Barley.— 4s per bus. Peas, Partridge.—Feed, 4s por bushel. Prussian Blue Seed Peas.—Gs por bushel. Horso Beans.—4s Gd por bushel. Pollard.—£6 10s per ton; 5s lesß for ton lots. Bran.—£s 10s per ton, 5s less for ton lots. Pea and Wheat Meal.—£7 10s per ton. Barley Meal.—£7 po rton. Pure Pea Meal.—'£7 per ton. Puro Wheat Meal.—£7 10a per ton. Mollassea fodder.—£s per ton, or Gs per cwt. Chaff.—Oaten shoaf, £4 10s to "5 15s per ton, ex store. Special quotations for ton lota. Hay.—Prime, £4 to £4 10s per ton. Meadow hay.—For stook feeding, £3 15s per ton, ex store. Sucroßine.—£7 per ton. Straw.—£3 5s per ton ex store. Linseed oil cake.—Genuine °A 2 10s pe> ton. Soya bean cake.—£l2 10s per ton. Oate.—Feed, 2s 8d to 2a lOd; Dune 2s lOd por bushel. Oats.—Discoloured, 2s to 2s 3d por bushel. Oats.—Crushed, 3b per bushel. Seed Oats.—Algerians 3s 8d per bushel, Gartone, Sparrowbills, Storm Kings, 3s 6d' per bushel. Seed, Cape Barley.—Algerians 3s 8d per bus; Gartens, Sparrowbills, Duns, 3s 6d per bns. BMW————MB