Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 May 1913, Page 1

Commercial.

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' 00- , OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING ' CO., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. WELLINGTON, May 15. Potatoes are still in fairly good demand, although signs of a weakening in the market are not wanting. Large quantities arc coming forward and the quality continues good. Onions iaro firmer, with brisker sales, globes being eagerly sought nftor. Porkers aro 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 scarcer, but the demand and price is weaker, owing to buyers being stocked up. In view of thc high prico of porkers, and a probable increase, we strongly recommend farmers to hold their pigs until they arc porkers, and we 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 credit. Fresh eggs are a shade weaker, while preserved arc 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. FRUIT: Cooking apples and pears aro in good demand, and are selline, briskly. Quinces are nearly finished, and there is a good enquiry for them. VEGETABLES : Fairly large quantities reached the market this week, and all vegetables aro in good demand, swedes being the only exception. Cabbage and cauliflowers arc lower. Parsnips and carrots are )) fair demand at same rates as last week. Potatoes.—Prime £6 per ton. Onions. £8 per ton French beans—2id per 11) Cabbage—Choice 3s to 4s per sack Carrots—Choice 3s Gd to 5s pc sack. Cauliflower.—Choice 7s to 8s Gd per sack; others 3s to 4s . Marrows—3s to 4s per sack. Parsnips—3s Gd 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 5s per case. Dessert 5s 6d to 7s. Pears—Dessert 6s to 8s case. Quinces—Gs to Gs Gd case. Tomatoes—2s Cd to 4s case. Cheese—Best factory mediums (3d ; loaf 6Jd per lb .

Eggs—Fresh 2s 2d to 2s 3d per dozen ; preserved Is Jd per doze^i. Butter—SepiH-iitov Is; milled to lid; dairy 11s per lb. Dressed. Pork.-70's to 90s' (id: 9O's to 100's 5:Jd; bacoiiers ojd : choppers (heavy) 3f}d to 4jd; slips Gd to 6Jd; suckers 7d to per II). Honey.—ld to 4 : \d per lb. New season's sections. 6s fid per doz. Beeswax—ls 6d per lb. Fundus. - -lid per II). "Walnuts—(3d per lb. Tallow-Cnsks 27s Gd ; tins 19s to 21s cwt. Poultry--Cockerels 4s to (is for good lTii'ds; table roosters 4s 6d ; lions 3s to 4s; good table liens ss; good ducks 6d ; Indian Runners 4s to 5s per pair; turkey gobblers lid per lb ; liens 9d to lOd live weight. Maize—ss 3d per bus. Wheat—4s 6d to 4s 7d per bus; ten sack lots -Is 4d to 4s od per bus. Peas Partridge—Feed 4s 3d per bus Prussian Blue seed peas—ss 6d per bushel. Horso beans—4s 6d bushel. Pollard—£7 10s per ton; 6s less for ton lots. Bran—£s 5s per ton; 5s less for ton lots. Barley meal—£7 per ton; 5s less for ton lots. Molksses fodder—£s per ton, or 5s 6d cwt. Chaff—Oaten Sheat, £5 per ton, ox store. Special quotations for large lots. Hay—Prime £4 10s to £5 per ton Lucerne hay.—£4 15s per ton. Sucrosinc—£7 per ton in 200' a. Straw—£3 per ton ex store. Linseed Oil Cake—Genuine £12 10s-per ton or 13s cwt. Oats—Feed 2s Ud to 3s; Duns, 3s to 3s 2d per bushel. Oats—Discoloured, 2s 9d per bushel.

Oats—Crushed, 3s 3d p<?r bushel. Seed, Cape Barley— 3s lOd per bushel. Seed oats—Specially dressed Algerians 3s 8d per bus; Gartons, •Sparrowbills, Buns., Storm Kin«s 3s (3d per bushel. Vaporite-12s 6d per 5611 jr. WCTIBWJIMf I ll' ItTTtTMIT