Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 March 1913, Page 1

Commercial.

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING UO., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to ti> iiorowhana* Gkr - icle). WELLINGTON, March 13. As anticipated in previous reports the potato market has fallen, and a further decline is likely. Inferior lines aro hard to quit. A plentiful supply is in sight, in the South Id;uid, and tlio prospects of any export tnido is this year remote. Onions iare now coming on the market t in fair quantities, with good demand for matured lots. Eggs have advanced 2d during tho week and are selling well. Pork is in excellent demand, and a much larger supply could bo taken. Wo have no improvement to report in cheese. Recent rains luivo caused a considerable number of grass seed' orders to come in, and this department of our business has been kept very busy. We cxpect seed peas of all varieties to he in good demand this year, owing to partial failure of Blenheim crops. Chaff is firm ; oats and wheat aro unchanged. FRUlT.—Choice dessert and cooking apples arc in good demand. Tomatoes are at bedrock, and realising nominial rates only. VEGETABLES.— Cucumbers arc plentiful and low in price. Other lines are in fair demand. Potatoes.—JJesfc Hutt £8 to £8 10s others £7 to £7 10s per ton. Onions.— £7 per ton. French Beans.—-Id per lb. Cabbage.—Choice, 3s to 4s por sack. Carrots. —Choice, 3s to 3s 6d per asek. Cauliflower.—Choice 8s to 9s per sack. Cucumbers.'—ls 3d to Is Gd por half case. Green Peas.—ls per peck . Rhubarb.—3s to 4s per dozen. Parsnips.—3s to 4s 6d per sack. Marrows.—ls 6d to 2s per dozen Swedes.—2s 6d to 3s per cwt. Turnips.—White, 2s to 3s per sack Lettuce.—Choice 2s Gd to 4s por ease. Aples.—Cooking -Is to 5s per cuse; dessert Us to 8s per case. Beaches.—Dessert,'3s Gd to 4s Gd per case; others 2s to 3s. l'cars.-Densert, 3s to 3s Gd per half case. Tomatoes.—lts 3d to Is 9d per case. Eggs.—Fresh Is Ud per dozen. Cheese.—Best factory modiuins Ud, loaf Old per 'lb. Butter.—Separator 9£d, milled, ?d dairy 9d per lb. j Drej-sed Bork.-70's to 00's s}d ; j UO'.s to JOO's sd; baconers, 4.J-; chop- ! pers (heavy) 3d to 3;Jd; slips ssd; suckers 7id per lb. Honey.—3£d per lb New season's sections 6s Gd dozen. Beeswax.—Wanted. Fungus.—4d per lb. Walnuts.—6d per lb. Tallow.—Casks, 27s Gd; tins 19s to 21s cwt. Poultry.—Cockerels 4s to 6s for good birds; tablo roosters 3s 6il; hens 3s to 4s; good tabTo hons -*5; good ducks 6s; Indian Runnors l,s to 5s per pair; turkey gobblers .'e por lb livo weight; hens lOd por lb. Maize.—ss per bushel. Wheat.—4s Gd per bushel; ton sack lots 4s <kl. Wheat.—Seconds, 3s 6d to 4s per bushel. Feed Barley.— Js 8d per bushsl. Peas, Partridge.—Feed 3s 9d fcc 4s por bushel. Prussian Blue Seed Peaa.—ss per bushel. v Horse Beana.—4s 6d per lußhel. Pollard.—£7 10s po rton; 5s less for ton lots. Bran.—£s 5s per ton; 5a less for ton lots. Barley Meal.—£7 per ton. , Pure Pea Meal.—£7 per ton Mollnases fodder.—£s per ton, or Gs per cwt. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £4 10s per ton, ex store. Special quotations for largo lots. If ay.—Prime £4 10s to £5 per ton Sncrosine.—£7 per ton. Straw.—£3 per ton, ex store. Linseed oil cake.—Genuine °.12 10s per ton. Oats.—Feed 2s 9d ; Duns 2s 9d to 2s lOd por bushel. Oats.—Discoloured Is 9d to 2s 3d per bushel. Oats.—Crushed 2s 9d to 3s oor bushel. Seed Oats.—Algerians 8« Bd per bushel, Gartons, Sparrowbills, Storm Kings, 3s 6d per bushel.