Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 May 1913, Page 1

Commercial.

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO- * OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. WELLINGTON, May 8. Potatoes arc in good demand, and the quality now arriving from thc South is first-class. We do not anticipate any weakening of the market, an growers will now be pitting A; their crops. Onions aro slow of 9; sale, but no drop in value is looked for. Porkors are in splendid demand, also choppers, but slips and suckers aro weaker, owing to the a larger quantity coming forward and q the limited demand for this class. In view of the high prices of porkers and a probable increase, we ' strongly recommend farmers to hold their pigs until they are porkers, and wo will be pleased to assist our clients to do this by quoting pig feed at a low rate, and if necessary on extended terms of payment. Fresh eggs are slightly lower. Preserved lines are slow of sale, with fair quantity offering. Wheat is firm,

but we are inclined to think oats have reached their limit, unless thc unforeseen happens. FRUlT.—Cooking apples aro in short supply, and sell briskly at good prices. Dessert pears aro somewhat lower. VEGETABLES. — All vegetables oxcept swedes are in first-nato demand, especially French beans, pumpkins, and marrows. Potatoes.—Prime £6 to £G 15s pei ton. Onions.—£7 per ton. French beans.—2-Jd per lb. Cabbage.—Choice 4s to 5s 6d per sack.

Carrots.-Choice, 3s 6d to 5s per tack. Cauliflower.—Choice fis to 8s Gd -»er sack: others 3s to ss. Marrows.—3s to Is por sack. Parsnips.—3s to 4s per sack. Pumpkins.—4s to 4s 6d per sack. Swedes.—2s to 2s 6d per cwt. Turnips.—White Is 6d to 2s pei iack. Lettuce.—Choice Is to 2s per case. Apples.--Cooking 4s fid to 5s 3d per case; dessert 5s 6d to 7s per ease. Pears.— Dessert 6s to 7s 6d per case. Quinces.—ss per case. Tomatoes. —2s 6d to 4s per case. Cheese.—Best factory mediums. Gd ; loaf 6Jd per lb. TCtrrrs.—-Fresh 2s M por dozen. Preserved Eggs.—ls Id per dozen Butter.—Separator IOJd : milled OJd to lOd; dary 9?, d per 11). Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90's Gd; 90\s to 100's 5Jd ; baconers ; choppers (heavy) 3![tl to Ud; slips. 6d to fi.ld; suckers 7d to 7-Jd per 11). Honey.—4d to 4id per lb. New season's sections fis fid per dozon. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb Fungus.—lJd per lb. Wnlnuts—fid per lb. Tallow.—Casks 27s fid: fins Ws to 21s per cwt. Poultry.—Cockerels. Is to fis for good birds; table roosters. Is fid: hens .Is to 4s ; good table hens 5s : good ducks, fis: Indian Runners 4s to 5s per jwiir: turkey gobblers lid per lb; hens 9d to lOd per lb live woight. Maize.—ss 3d per bushel. "Wheat.—ls 6d to Is 7d per bushel ten sack lots 4s 4d to 4s sd. Feed Barley.—3s 8d per "bushel; ten sack lots 3s fid. Peas, Partridge.—Feed 4s 3d pur bushel. Prussian Blue Seed Peas.—ss Od bushel. Horse Beans.—4s Od per bushel. Pollard.—£7 10s por ton; 5s less or ton lots.

Bran.—£s 5s per ton; 5s less for ton lots. Barley Meal—£7 por ton; 5s less for ton lots. Molasses Fodder.—£s per ton, or 5s 6d per cwt. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £5 per ton, ox store. Special quotations for large lots. Hay.—Prime £4 10s to £5 per ton. Lucerne Hay.—£4 15s per ton. Sucrosine.—£7 per ton in 200's. Straw.—£3 per ton ex store. Linseed Oil Cake.--Genuine £12 10s per ton or 13s per cwt. Oats.—Feed 2s lid to 3s; Duns 3s to 3s 2d per "bushel. Oats.—Discoloured 2s 9d per bushel. Oats.—Crushed.—3s 3d per bushel Seed Capo Barley.—3s lOd per bushel. Seed Oats.—Specially dressed Algerians 3s 8d per bushel; Gartons, Sparrowhills, Duns, Storm Kings, 3s fid per tyishel.