Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 April 1913, Page 1

Commercial.

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING 00., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to th' Horowhenna Ohr icle). Wellington, April 10. Tho market for potatoes has eased and stocks are alow with fair stocks held. Indications are that tliero 16 an average crop in the South, which will be available from now 011. Onions are coining in freely, and 110 further drop in values is expected. A further hardening of the pork market has taken place this week, and to-day's prices show an advance of from id to Jd against the increases of last week. We expect further advances onward, as the supply of pigs throughout the country is decidedly short. Fresh eggs have advanced, and a further rise is provable, tho market being under supplied. Preserved lines are also wanted. Thero has been a decided advance in the values of oats during the week, and largo sales have been made to the North Island, in anticipation of a further rise. Wheat is firm and fowl wheat will be scarce this year, as the ha vest of mostdistricts is well up to the milling standard. Chaff is now selling ireely. and the market shows little change. 1 ( RUlT.—Apples and ponrs aro in lower prico. an dtomatoes are rather dull, doubtless through tho excessive cold weather prevailing. Quinces are wanted. A KGI'/I ABlvEiS!—Cabbage and cauliflower of good quality are wanted, and realising good prices. Other lines unchanged 1 . Potatoes.—£s 10.s to £6. Onions.—£s 10s to £6. French Deans. —Id per lb. Cabbage.--Choico, 3s to 5s per sack. Cailots. Choice, 3s to 4s per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, 8s to 10s per sack. Parsnips.—3s to 4s per sack. Cucumbers.—ls to Is 3d per half caso. Green Peas.—9d per peck. Swedes. —2.s <kl to 3s Gd per cwt. Turnips. —White. Is Gd to 2s per sack. Lettuce.—Choico, 2s to 2s 6d per case. Rhubarb.—3s per dozen. Marrows.—2s to 3s per sack. Apples.—Cooking 3s to Is per caeo; dessert, 5s to Gs 6d. Capo Gooseberries.—od to GJd pel lb. Grapes.—7d to 8d per lb. Ponchos.-Dessert 3s Gd to 4s per ease; others 2s to 2s Gd. I ciiis.-- Dessert, Gs Gd to 7s Gd per half ease. Quinces. — .fe Gd to -Js per case. Tomatoes.—ls 6d to 2s 3d per caso. Eggs.—2s per dozen. Preserved eggs— Is 3d per dozen Cliee.se.—Rest factory mediums Gd, loaf GJd per lb. Butter.-Separator 10id ; milled, 9jd to lOd ; dairy 9£d per lb. Dressed Pork.—7o's to DO's oijd, 90's to 100's ojd, baconers, sid, choppers (heavy) 3Jd to 4d, slips, Gjd, suckers 7Jd por lb. Honey.—4d to 4Jd per lb. Now season's sections Gs (3d dozen. Beosn ax.—Wanted. Fungus.—4d per lb. Walnuts.—6d per lb. Tallow.—Casks, 27s 6d; tins 19s to 24s cwt. Poultry.—Cockerels 4s to 6s for good birds; table roosters 3s 6d; hens 3s to 4s; good table hens 5; good ducks 6s; Indian Runners 4s to 63 per pair; turkey gobblers per lb live weight; hens lOd per lb. Maize—ss 3d per bushel. Wheat.—-4s Gd 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 hush si. Peas, Partridge, 4s 3d per bushel. Prussian Blue Seed Peas.—sb 6d per bushel. Horse Beans.—4s 6d per Vnshel. Pollard.— £7 10s po rton; 5s less for ton lots. Bran.—£s 5s por ton; 5s less for ton lots. Barley Meal.'—£7 per ton, 5s less for ton lots. Pure Pea Meal.—£7 per ton, Moilausea fodder—£s per ton, or Gs 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 por ton Sucrosine. —£7 per ton. Straw.—£3 per ton, ex store. Linseed oil cake.—Genuine "12 10s per ton. Oats.—Feed, 2s lid per bushel; Duns, 2s lid to 3s per bushel. Oats.- Discoloured, 2s 7d per bus. Oats.—Crushed, 3s 3d per bushel. Seed Oatc.—Algerians 5« 8d por bushel, Gartons, Sparrowbills, Btorm Kings, 3s 6d per bushel. Seed Cape Barlcy.-3s 10d per bushel. j i 1