Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 May 1913, Page 1

Commercial.

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., LTD. WEEKLY .EEPORT. WELLINGTON, May 15. Potatoes are still in fairly good demand, although .signs of a weakening in the market are not wanting. Large quantities are coming forward and the quality continues good. Onions are firmer, with brisker sales., globes being eagerly sought alter. Porkers are still in good demand, with indications that the supply will soon drop off, large quantities having come to hand this week. Slips and suckers are scarce] , , hut the demand and price is weaker, owing to buyers being stocked up. Tn view of the high price of porkers, and a probable increase, we strongly recommend farmers to bold their pigs until they are porkers, nnd we will be pleased to assist our clients to do this by quoting pig feed flt a low rate, and if necessary on extended terms of credit. Fresli eggs are a shade weaker, while preserved nve selling at the same rate as last week, with slow sales. Wheat is still firm and shows no weakening tendency, the same applying to oats. FRITH 1 : Cooking apples nnd ]X\'U'S are in good demand, and are sellino, briskly. Quinces are nearly finished, and there is n. good enquiry for them. VEGETABLES : Fairly large quantities reached the market this week, and all vegetables are in good demand, swedes being the only exception. Cabbage and cauliflowers arc lower. Parsnips and carrots are ;i fair demand at same rates as last week. Potatoes.--Prime £6 per ton. Onions. £8 per ton French beans— per lb Cabbage—Choice 3s to 4s per sack Carrots—Choice. 3s Gd to 5s pi sack. Gaiiliflower.—Choico 7s to 8s G<J per sack; others 3s to 4s . Marrows—3s to 4s per sack. Parsnips—3s 6d to 5s per sack Pumpkins—4s to 5s per sack. Swedes—2s to 2s 6d per cwt. Turnips—White Is 6d to 2s per sack. Apples—Cooking 4s to os per case. Dessert 5s (id to 7s. Pears—Dessert 6s to 8s case. Quinces—6s to 6s Gd case. Tomatoes—2s Gd to 4s case. Cbeese.—Best factory mediums Gd ; loaf 6Jd per lb . Eggs—Fresh 2s 2d to 2s 3d per dozen; preserved Is -Id per "dozen. Butter-Separator Is; milled 10.Vl to lid ; dairy 11s per lb. Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90s' 6d : OO's to 100's 53(1: baconers 5Jd : choppers (heavy) 3|}d to 4jd; slips (id to Old ; suckers 7d to 7sd per lb. Honey.—-Id to 4jd per lb. New season's sections. 6s fid per doz. ' Beeswax—ls 6d per lb. Fungus.- IJd per lb. Walnuts-(id per lb. Tallow—Casks 27s Gd; tins 19s to 21s cwt. Poultry-Cockerels Is lo fis for good birds; table roosters 4s (id ; hens 3s to Is; good table hens ss: good ducks (id ; Tndian Eiinners 1s to os per pair: turkey gobblers lid per lb; liens Od to 10d live weight. Maizi;.—ss 3d per bus. Wheat 4s 6d to 4s 7d per bus; ten sack lots Is Id to Is yd per bus. Peas, Partridge—Feed 4s 3d per bus. Prussian Blue seed peas—ss Gd per bushel. Horse, beans—4s Gd bushel. Pollard—£7 10s per ton; 5s less for ton lots. Bran—£s 5s per ton; 5s less for ton lots. Barley meal— £7 per ton; 5s less for ton lots. Mollasses fodder—£o per ton. or 5s 6d cwt. Chaff—Oaten Sheai £5 per ton, ex store. Special quotations for large lots. Hay—Prime £4 10s to £5 per ton Lucerne hay.—£4 15s per ton. Siicrosine—£7 per ton in 200's. Straw—£3 per ton ex store. Linseed Oil Cake—Genuine £12 10s per ton or 13s 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- Bs 10(1 per bushel. Seed oats— Specially dressed Algerians 3s 8d per bus; Gartons. Sparrowbills. Duns,, Storm Kines 3s 0d per bushel. Vaporite—l2s 6d per 561bs.