Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 March 1913, Page 1

Commercial.

1 NEW ZEALAND FA&MERfI' HQOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. (Spaoial to th Uorowhanaa Okr 7' icle). WELLINGTON, March 13. As anticipated in previous reports tlio potato market has fallen, and a further decline is likely. Inferior lines are hard to quit. A plentiful supply is in sight in the South Island, and the prospocts of any export trade is this year remote. Onions are now coming on the market in fair quantities, with good demand for matured lots. Eggs have advanced 2d during the week and are selling well. Pork is in excellent demand, and a much Larger supply could be taken. We have no improvement to report in cheese. Recont rains have caused a considerable number of grass seed, orders to come in, and this department of our business has been kept very busy. We expect seed peas of all varieties to bo in good demand this year, owing to partial failure of Blenheim crops. Ohaff is firm; oats and wheat are unchanged. FRUlT.—Choice dessert and cooking apples are in good demand. Tomatoes are at bedrock, and realising nominal rates only. VEGETABLES.— Cucumbers are plentiful and low in price. Other lines are in fair demand. Potatoes.—Best Hutfc £8 to £8 10s others £7 to £7 10s per ton. Onions.—£7 per ton. French Boans.—ld per lb. Cabbage.—Choico, 3s to 4s por sack. Carrots.—Choice, 3s to 3s 6d per asck. Cauliflower.—Choice 8s to 9s per sack. Cucumbers.—ls 3d to Is 6d per half case. Green Peas.—ls por peck . Rhubarb.—3s to 4s per dozen. Parsnips.—3s to 4s 6d per sack. Marrows.—ls Cd to 2s per dozen Swedes.—2s 6d to 3s per cwt. Turnips.—White, 2s to 3s per sack Lettuce.—Choice 2s Gd to 4s per case. Aples.—Cooking 4s to 5s per case; dessert Us to 8s per case. Peaches.—Dessert, 3s Gd to 4s 6d per case; others 2s to 3s. Pears.—Desert, 3s to 3s Gd por hall' wise. Tomatoes.—ls 3d to Is Cd per case. Eggs.— Fresh Is Gd per dozen. Chee.se. —Best factory mediums Gd, loaf (jjd per lb. Butter.—Separator 9jd, milled, i/d dairy 9d per lb. Dressed Pork.—7o's to !)o's old; 90s to 100's 3d; baconors, 4J; choppers (heavy) 3d to 3:Jd; slips ssd; suckers per lb. Honey.—3sd per lb New season's sections 6s 6d dozen. Beeswax.—Wanted. Fungus —4d per lb. Walnuts.—6d per lb. 'lallow.—Casks, 27s Gd; tine 19s to 24s cwt. Poultry.—Cockerels 4s to Gs for good birds; table roosters 3s 6d; liens 3s to 4s; good table hons -5; good ducks Gs; Indian Runners 4s to 5s per pair; turkey gobblers .'f- - per lb live woight; hens lOd por lb. Maize.—ss por bushel. Wheat.—4s Gd per bushel; ten sack lots 4s 4d. "Wheat.—Seconds, 3s 6d/to 4s per jusbel. Feed Barley.—3s 8d per bushel. Peas, Partridge.—Feed 3s 9d tc (s per bushel. Prussian Blue Seed Peas.—ss per iiishel. Horse Beans.—4« 6d per Vushel. Pollard.—£7 10s po rton; 5s loss or ton lots. Bran.—£s 5s per ton; 5a less for on lots. Barley Meal.—£7 per ton. Pure Pea Meal.—£7 per ton, Mollaasea fodder.—£6 per ton, or >s per cwt. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £4 10a per on, ex store. Special quotations or large lots. Hay.—Prime £4 10s to £5 por ton Sucrosine.—£7 per ton. Straw.—£3 per ton, ex store. Linseed oil cake.—Genuine *512 Os per ton. Oats.—Feed 2s 9d ; Duns 2s 9d to 2s Od por bushel. Oats.—Discoloured Is 9d to 2a 3d er bushel. Oats.—Crushed 2s 9d to 3s .>er ushol. Seed Oats.—Algerians 3s 8d per ushel, Gartons, Sparrowbillg, Storm ungs, 8b 6d per bushel.