Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 February 1913, Page 1

Commercial.

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' OOOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., IiTD. WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to tii llorowhenua Ghr icle). WELLINGTON, Fob. 20. Tho supply of potatoes has not been so good during tho wek, and higher rates have obtained. North Island growers are advised to sent! in their crops during tho next few weeks as tho Southern supply promises- well. -There- is & fair demand for good onions, arid picklers also sell well. Eggs are steady at Is 4<l, and the supply is regular. To-day's sales o fporkers resutled in a keen demand' being exhibited at prices 1 per lb higher than last week. A much larger supply could bo dealt with. Suckers are eagerly bought up at I\ —a high figure. Cheeso is very dull of sale. Butter is in fair demand. There is very littlo movement in wheat or oats, but pollard has taken another rise, causing a bettor demand for barley and pea meals. New chaff ie reaching tho market regularly, and prices so far aro very little under tho old season's rates. FRUIT. The flush of the season is here, and values generally tire low and tho demand rather slow. Tomatoes are, however, slightly higher. VEGETABLES.-In full supply at usual summer rates. Potatoes. —10s to 12s 6d per cwt Onions.—£7 10s per ton. French Beans.—ld per lb. Cabbage.—Choice 3r to 4s per *e3k Carrots.—Choice, 3s to 3s por sacii Cauliflower.—Choice 6s to 7s 6J per sack. Cucumbers.—ls (M to 2s per half case. Green Peas.—Bs per peck. Rhubarb.—Ss to 4s per dozen. Parsnips.—3s to 4s G<l per sack. Marrows.—ls 6d to 2s per dozen Swedes.—2s fid to 4s per cwt. Turnips.—White, 2s to 3s per sack Lettuce.—Choice Is to Is 6~d per case. Apples.—Cooking 3s to 4s per caso, dessert 5s to 6s per case. Nectarines.—3s to 3b 6d por case Poaches.—Dessert, 3s to is per case; others 2s to 3s. Pears.—Dessert, 3s to 3s 6d per half case. Groongages.—ss to 6s por half case Plums.—Dessert 3s 6d to 4s 6d; cooking, 2s to 3s por case. Tomatoes.—3s Od to 6s per case. Eggs.—Fresh, Is 6d per dozen. Cheese.-'-Best factory mediums. 6jd; loaf "id per lb. Butter.—Separator 9jd. milled, Od dairy 9d per lb. Dressed Pork.—7o\s to 90's oid. 90's to 100's od, baconers 4id, chopsuckers 7 id. Honey—3Jd por lb New season's sections 6s 6d dozen. Beeswax.—Wanted. Fungus—4d per lb". Walnute.—6d per lb. Tallow.-Casks, 27s 6d; tins 19s to 24s cwt.

Poutry.—Cockerels, 4s to 6s for good birds,; table roosters 3a Gd; table hene 3s 6d to 4?; good table lions, 3s to 4s; good table lioub 5s ; good ducks 6's; Indian runners 46 to 5s per pair; turkey gobblers, Is per lb; lions 10d per lb live weight. Maize.—ss per bushel. Seed Maize.—Hickory King, 6e per bushel. Wheat.—4s 5d per bushel. Ten sack lots, 4s 4d. Wheat.—Seconds, 3s 6d to 4s per bushel. Feed Barley.— 8s 8d per bush?l. Peas, Partridgo.—Feed 3s 9d tc 4s per bushel. Prussian Blue Beed Peas.—ss per bushel. Horse Beans.—4s 6d per bushel. Pollard.—£7 5s per ton; 5s loss for ton lots. Bran.—£s 5s per ton; 5s loss for ton lots. Pea and Whoat Meal.—£7 10a per ton. Barley Meal—£7 per ton. Pure Pea Meal.—£7 per ton. Pea and Wheat Meal.— £7 por ton. Mollassea fodder.—£s per ton, or 6s per cwt. Chaff—Oaten Sheaf, £4 10b per ton, ©x store. Special quotations for large lote. Hay.—Prime, £4 to £4 10s per ton. Meadow hay.—For stock feeding, £3 15a por ton, cz store. Sucrosine—£7 per ton. Straw.—£B per ten, ex store. Linseed oil cake.—Genuine #12 103 per ton. Oats—Feed 2s 8d; Duns 2s 9d to 2s lOd per bushol. Oats—Discoloured Is 9d to 2s 3d per bushol. Oats—Crushed 5s 9d to 3s per bushel. Seed Oats—Algerians 9a 8d per bushel, Cartons, Sparrowbillfl, Storm Kings, 3b 6d per bushel. Seod Capo Barley 5a lid per bushel.