Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 31 March 1913, Page 3

Commercial.

WELLINGTON MARKET QUOTATIONS. Latest quotations from Allen street give the- following prices of vegetables : — cabbages, swedes, green pc-is and pie melons aro all in exceUi'tu demand, with supplies somowha* short of requirements. Cauliflowers. choice, 8s to !>s sack; prime, iv to 7s; cabbages .choice, os liil iv- (is (id sack..prime 3s 6d to ss; pai.-fipj". 5s to (is sack; pie melons, 5s ( ; f to 0s Od sack; pumpkins. 5s to (is ii'ii'lc ; marrows, 2s to 2s 6d> sack; giten peas, young. 8s to 10s part sack: swedes, s()s ton; turnips, 2s (Id to : -V (id sack; cucumbers. Is to Is (id lailF case; beetroot. 4s to 5s sack; letWo, 2s to 3s case. Owing to kneli small quantities of fresh i coining forward the local market maintains a strong tone, and at the j-v-.f out time from Is 8d to Is 0d p. dozen rules for this line, with also ;i good demand for preserved at Is 4d. Supplin l ave increased somewhat of late. oung roosters are selling at -Is i.. 1, Gd, others .3s to Us fid: hens, good heavy, 3s (id; others 2s 0d to 3.; ducks. 4s Ckl to fis pair; turkeys ■;<i 1 <l»loi - s. 18s lb 22s pair; hens. •). t<; lis. DALGE'H AND COMPANY'S .SKIN sale. At our monthly sale, on the 28th March, we offered a good catalogue to the usual attendance of buyers. Wool and sheepskins sold at prices equal to last sale's rates, while hides showed a decline of }d to 2d in sympathy 'with other markets. Wo quote:—

WOOL.—Our catalogue consisted of back-country wool of a seedy and inferior character. Cross-bred medium. 9d to 9id : fine, lOd : coarse and inferior. 7ijd to 8:Jd; Tamils, fair, to good. 9id to ; inferior and seedy, from 7il to Rid: dead. Sid to 9 : locks and pieces. to fi]d: locks, od to ;T(d : inferior nnd dirty Id to -lid : black wool. 7'd.

SHEEPSKIN'S.—FuII' wool, coarse. "Id. 7i]d to fid: medium to fine, Bid to >S:|d: dead. 7d: dead, broken and damaged. lld to fijd : woolly lambs' skins. BJ,d8 J ,d to BJd : quarter to halfwools. 7id; quarter-wools. 7d; pelts. ■ >{d to (iid; inferior and broken pelts ■Jid to 5d ; short lambs, sid to s:]d. Butchers' part dry and salted skins. These sold at extreme rates under keen competition, more especially for well salted lines: l'elts to quarterwools. 3s Bd. Is. -Is -Id, -Is Bd. Ls lOd to os; woolly lambs' .skins. lis (kl. 4s, Is 9d to ss: shorn lambs. Is 7d to 2s lOd. HIDES.- Ox, Bi|d ; light. B}d : cows, good lines, B*d ; medium. 8d ; country lots. 7:] dto 8d; bulk s:[d : yearlings. 7Jd to 8d; cut. Ofjd to OJd ; slippy. SWI to fid ; horse, to ss. CALFSKINS.—Sound lines, lljd ; to Is: cut, 9s; slippy. Bid to 6.^1. TALLOW and sundries.—Tallow in casks. 2(is 3d per owt; horsehair. Ik to Is BJd; rabbitskins, 8d: ' rough fat, 20s, '' > SOUTHERN GRAIN MARKET. The resumption of business after the holidays Juis seen some activitv in the grain market. OAMARV. March 30. Wheat Ikis been offering pretty Ireely. and has met with a good demand.- particularly felvet. which is a shade firmer. The prevailing rate is ,1s 9d net at country stations, but some small lots have been secured at 3s BJd. Tuscan has been sold at 3s (l.;d and .'ls 7d. Bed chaff has commanded 3s 7*d net. and Marshall's while chnff at 3s s)d. Oats have hardened in price, A Cartons commanding 2s Id net at. country stations, and those scarcely up to A grade at 2s. For good B. grade Is 11 Jd has boon given. Algerians sold at 2s and black Tartarians at Is lOd. Eaily in tlie week potatoes were sold at £5 net. but they have weakened since, nnd £i 15s is now the highest offer going. There is not >n groat demand owing to outside orders being restricted.