Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 June 1913, Page 1

Commercial

» I NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to The Horowhenua Chronicle.) WELLINGTON, June 12. The potato market has firmed 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 are offering freely, and are of good quality. Onions are now in regular supply from Australia. Dead pigs are in splendid demand, porkers and baeoners 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 slow of sale, and cheese is very dull. Our trade 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 are 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.—Prime £5 10s to £6 per ton. Onions.—Melbourne £10 per ton. Cabbage.—Choice 3s to 4s 6d sack Carrots.—Choice 4s to -5s per sack Cauliflower.—Choice 8s to 10s; others 4s to 5s per sack. Marrows.—4s to 4s 6d per sack Parsnip?.— 4s to 5s per sack. Pumpkins.—4s to 6s per sack. Swprlns —2s 3d to 2s fid per cwt. Turnips.—White 2s 6d to 3s sack Lettuce.—Choice 4s to os case. Apples.—Cooking 5s 6d to 7s 6d case : dessert 7s to 9s case. Pears.—Dessert 8s to 10s per case Cheese. —Best factory mediums s^l: loaf 6Jd per lb. Eggs.— Fresh 2s doz. preserved Is fid doz. Butter.—Separator Is; milled lOjd to lid: dairy lid per lb. Dressed pork.—7o's to 90s G|d; 90's to 100's fid ; baeoners 5Jd ; choppers (heavy) to 4Jd; slips Gd to 6sd • suckers 7d per lb. Honey.—4d to 4Jd per lb. Beec^x.—ls fid per lb. Funrr'is.—4?d per lb. Ws)lnnts.--6d per lb. Tallow.—Casks 27s 6d; tins 19s t< cwt. Poultry.— Cocke'-els Is fid to ■ for :rood birds; hens 3s 6d to 4s good table hens ss; good heavy ducks 7s fid: Indian Runners 6s to 6s fid per pair; turkey gobblers Is r'er lb: bens 10d per lb live neigh" Maize.—ss 3d per bus. "Wh n a*.—4s fid ],°r bin; ten sac' lots 4s 4d to 4s sd. 1 I'eed ba'lev.—3s 8d per bus; ten sacks, 3s Gd per bus. Peas. Partridge.—Feed 4s per bus Prussian Bl"e ce°d peas.—4s 5d bs Horse beans—4s to 4s 6d bus. Pollard —£7 10a per ton; 10s less for ton lots. Bran.—£s 5s per ton; os less for ton lots. Barley meal.—f" 7 per ton; 10s less for ton lots. Barley pollard.—£7 10s per ton; 5s less for ton lots. Molasses "fodder.—£s per ton. Chaff.—Oaten sheaf, £5 os por ton, ex store. Hay.—Prime £4 10s to £5 per ton. Sucrosine.— £7 per ton in 200's. Straw.—£3 per ton ex store. Oats.—Feed 2s lid to 3s; Duns 3s to 3s 2d per bus. Oats.—Crushed, 3s 3d per bus. Seed, Capo Barley 3s lOd busSeed oats.—Specially dressed Algerians 3s 8d per bushel; Gartens, Sparrowbills, Duns, Storm Kings, 3s 9d per bus.