Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 April 1913, Page 1

Commercial.

» NEW ZEALAND FAIDERS' COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING OU., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. (Hp'acial to th'. Horowhenva Chr " icle). WELLLNGTON, Apiil 3. Potatoes are in fair demand. Onions arc coming to hand freely, and tho (southern shipments aro of good quality. The demand for all dead pigs has increased, and prices for porkers to-day show a rise of id per lb., with indication of a short supply. The marekt is under supplied, and much larger supplies could be dealt with. Poultry of good quality is in fair sale. Fresh eggs are very scarce, and a much larger supply is wanted. Cheese is unaltered, but separator and dair butter is firmer. There is a general hardening tendency with all grains. Oats have already advanced, and wheat is firm. All meals are in excellent demand. Chaff is steady. Any export in these lines would result in a sharp advance. FRUlT.—Apples, both dessert and cooking are arriving in fairly largo quantities, and prices are somewhat lower. Choice pears aro realising .splndid prices. Tomatoes ore in free sale. VEGETABLES.-All are in fair demand. Potatoes.—£6 to £7. Onions.—£s 10s to £6. French Beans.—ld per lb. Cabbage.--Choice, 3s to 5s per sack. Carrots.—Choice, 3s to 46 per sack. Cauliflower.—Ohoico, 8s to 10s per sack. Parsnips.—3s to 4s per sack. Cucumbers.—ls to Is 3d per half case. Green Peas.—Dd per pock. iSwedes.—2s (id per cwt. Turnips.—White, 2s to 2s (jd per sack. Lettuce.—Choice, 2s to 2s Gd per case. Rhubarb.—3s per dozen. Marrows.—2s to 3s per sack. Apples.—Cooking 4s to 4s 6d por case; dessert Gs to 8s per case. Grapes.— 7d to 8d per lb. Peaches.—Dessert 3s Gd to 4s por case; others 2s to 2s Gd. Pears.—Dessert, 7s Gd to 10s per case. Tomatoes.—ls Gd to 2s 3d per case. Eggs.—Fresh Is 9d per dozon. Preserved eggs.— Is 3d per dozen Cheese.—Best factory mediums 6d, loaf GJd por lb. Butter.—Separator 10£ d; milled, !JJd to lOcl; dairy !)}d per lb. Dressed Pork.—7o's to ( Jo's ojd; 90's to ] 0' sodd ; baconers 4;Jd ; choppers (heavy) 3:{d to 4d; slips GJd; suckers 7Jd. Honey.— fd to Ud per lb. Now season's sections Gs Cd dozon. Beeswax.—Wanted. Fungus —4d per lb. Walnuts.—6d per lb. Tallow.—Casks, 27e 6d; tins 19s to 24s cwt. Poultry—Cockerels 4a to 6s for good birds; table roosters 3s 6d; hens 3s to 4s; good table hens 5; good ducks 6s; Indian Runners 4fi to 5s per pair; turkey gobblers If por lb live weight; hens lOd per lb. Maize.—ss 3d per bushel. Wheat.—^4s 6d per bushel; ten sack lots 4s 4d. Wheat.—Seconds, 3s 6d to 4s per bushel. Wheat.—lnferior 3s 3d per bushel. Feed Barley.—Bs 8d per bu*h»l. Pens, Partridge.—Feed, 4s per bushel. Prussian Blue Seed Peas.—s» 6d per bushel. Horse Beans.—4a Gd per Vnshel. Pollard.—£7 10s po rton; 5s lees for ton lots. Bran.—£s 5s per ton; 5a less for ton lots. Barley Meal.—£6 15s per ton. 5a less for ton lot*. Pure Pea Meal.—£7 per ton. Mollaases fodder.—£6 per ton, or 6s per cwt. Seed Cape Barley.— 3s lOd per bushel. Chaff.—Oaten sheaf £4 15s per ton ex store. Special quotations for large lots. Hay.—Prime £4 10s to £5 per ton Sucrosine.—£7 per ton. Straw.—£3 per ton, ex store. Linseed oil cake Genuine *?12 10s per ton. Oats.—Feed 2s 9d to 2s lOd; Duns 2a lid per bushel. Oats.—Discoloured Is 9'd per bushel. Oats.—Crushed, 3s 3d per bushel. Seed Oats.—Algerians. 8a 8d per bushel, Gartons, Sparrowbills, Btorm Kings, 3s 6d per bushel. Seed Oape Barley.—3s lOd per bushel.