Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 June 1913, Page 1

Commercial

» NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to The Horowhenua Chronicle.) WELLINGTON, Juno 12. The potato market has finned during the week, and to-day's values are 10s in advance. The wet weather has probably been in some measure responsible for this. Seed lines aro offering freely, and are of good quality. Onions are now in regular supply from Australia. Dead pigs arc in splendid demand, porkers and baconers being specially enquired for. Eggs are unchanged, but are in short supply. Grain is quiet, with unchanged values. Chaff is steady. Straw is scarce, and in good sale, and holders should communicate. with us. Poultry of good quality is specially enquired for. Honey is slew of sale, and cheese is very dull. Our trado in wool, skins and hides is expanding rapidly, and we invite consignments with every confidence. All our consignments are submitted at the regular combined sales, and highest current rates arc assured. We are receiving many orders for agricultural lime, which is now being largely used. Fruit.---Dessert .apples and pears are in excellent demand at high rates while cooking apples are exceptionally scarce, and realising fancy prices. Vegetables.—Cabbage is down, cauliflower good demand, lettuce very high values, and other lines realising fair winter prices. Potatoes.—Primo £5 10s to £6 per ton. Onions.—Melbourne £10 per ton. Cabbage.—Choice 3s to 4s 6d sack Carrots.—Choico 4s to 5s per sack Cauliflower.—Choice 8s to 10s; others 4s to 5s per sack. Marrows.—4s to 4s Gd per sack Parsnips.'—-'ls to 5s per sack. Pumpkins.—4s to Gs per sack. Swedes.—2s 3d to 2s 6d per cwt. Turnips.—White 2s Gd to 3s sack Lettuce.—Choico 4s to 5s case.

Apples.—Cooking 5s Gd to 7s Gd case; dessert 7s to 9s case. Pears.—Dessert 8s to 10s per case Cheese.—Best factory mediums s?jd: loaf Old per lb. Eggs.— Fresh 2s doz. preserved Is Gd do>s. Butter.--Separator Is; milled IOJd to lid; dairy lid per lb. Dressed pork.—7o's to 90s 63fd; 90's to 100's Gd; baconers skl; choppers (heavy) 3;'Jd to 4Jd; slips 6d to G}d ; suckers 7d per lb. Honey.—4d to per lb. Beeswax.—ls Gd per lb. Fungus.— per lb. Walnuts.—6d per lb. Tallow.—Casks 27s Gd; tins 19s lc 2Gs cwt. Poultry.—Cockerels 4s Gd to 0: for good birds; hens 3s Gd to 4s G'l good table liens us; good heavy ducks 7s Gd; Indian Runners Gs to Gs Gd per pair; turkey gobblers Is per lb; hens lOd per lb live weight. Maize.—ss 3d per bus. Wheat.—4s Gd iter bus; ton sack lots 4s 4d to 4s scl. Feed barley.—3s 8d per bus; ton tracks, 3s Gd per bus. Peas, Partridge.—Feed 4s per bus Prussian Blue seed peas.—4s 6d bs Horse beans—4s to 4s Gd bus. Pollard —£7 10s per ton; 10s loss for ton lots. Bran.—£s 5s per ton; 5s less for ton lots. Barloy meal.—£7 per ton; 10s less for ton lots. Barley pollard.—£7 10s per ton ; os loss for ton lots. Molasses fodder.—£s per ton. Chaff.—Oaten sheaf, £5 5s per ton. ex store. Hay.—Prime £4 10s to £5 per ton. Sncrosine.—£7 per ton in 200's. Straw.—£3 per ton ex storo. Oats.—Feed 2s lid to 3s; Duns 3s to 3s 2d per bus. Oats.—Crushed, 3s 3d per bus. Seed, Cape Barley.—3s lOd busSeed oats.— 'Specially dressed Algerians 3s 8d per bushel; Gartons, Spn.rrowbills, Duns, Storm Kings, 3s 9d per bus.