Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 July 1913, Page 1

Commercial.

— SEW ZEALAND FARMJbIKH' 00OmiATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. (tipociul to The Horowhenua Chronicle). WELLINGTON, July 3. Potatoes of good quality are in good sale, prices remaining even with last week. During the week wo have sold a very largd quantity ot' seed potatoes in the Hutt and OtaUi districts, the demand bei'ng chiefly for up-to-datos and gamekeeper*. Excellent quality seeds are reaching us from South each week. Onions are rather slow of sale. Pigs continue in excellent demand, tand larger supplies are wanted. Eggs aro easier than for some weeks past. Poultry of good quality is in good demand. Honey is in fair sale. Walnuts aro wanted. Wheat and oats are unchanged. During the week wc have niado large Bales of straw, but supplies are now likely tu be scarce. Chaff is plentiful all< 1 unchanged hi prieo. Potatoes, Seed. — Up-to-dates and Northern Star £u 10s to £G; Dakota Red, £8; Gamekeeper, I'G 10s; Princess Victoria £7; Vermont £0 10s; Dalnieny Beauty £8 per ton. Potatoes.—Prime £5 10s per ton. Onions.—Melbourne £10 per ton. Cabbage.—Choice, -Is to 5s per sack Cauliflower.—Choice 10s to 12s; others as to Gs per sack. Marrows.—ss to Gs per sack. Parsnips.—-Is (3d to 5s Gd per aack Pumpkins.—ss to 0« Gd per saok. .Swedes.—2s Gd per cwt. Turnips.—White 2s Gd per sack. Lettuce.—Choico 5s to ob Gd per ease. Apples.—Cooking 4s Gd tq Gs per case; dessert 7e Gd to 10s per caso. Pears.—Dessert 10s per case. Cheese.—Best factory mediums s}d loaf Gid per lb. Eggs.—Fresh Is 8d per dozen. Butter.—Separator 1«; Milled 10id to lid; dairy lid per lb. Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90'b 6sd ; 90's to 100's Gd; haconora Gid; choppers (hoavy) 3jd to 4d; Blips Gd to Gid per lb; 6uckers 7il por lb. Honey.—4d per lb. New Season's sections 6s dozen. Beeswax.—ls Gd per lb. Fungus 4}d per lb. Walnuts,—Gd per lb. Tallow.—Casks L'Bs Gd tins 22s to 2Gs cwt. Poultry.—Cockerels 5s to 7s for good birds; hens 3s Gd to 4a Gd ; good tablo hens ss; good heavy ducks 7s Gd ; Indian Runners Gs to Gs Gd impair; turkey gobblers Is per lb: liens _0d per lb livo weight. Maize.—ss 3d per bushel. Wheat.—ls Id oer bushel. Ten sack lots 4s 4d to 4s sd. Feed barley.—3s Gd per bus. Ten sacks, 3s 4d por bushel. Peas, Partrdgo.— Feed 4s por bus. Prussian Dlue Seed Pas.—ss 6d pur bushel. Horse Beans.—4s lo 4s Gd pur bushel. Pollard.—£7 us por ton ; 10a less for ton lots. Bran.—£o 10s per ton ; 10s less for ton lots. Barley Meal.—£7 10s por ton; 10s lets for ton lots. Pure Pea Meal.—£7 5& per ton. Mollasses Fodder.—£s per ton in 5s Gd per cwt. Mollasses in Casks.—£•! 5s per ton or 25s per cask.; Gs per caso. Cliaff.—Oaten Sheaf £5 5s per ton ex store. Special quotations for large lots. Hay:—Prime £1 lo £5 per ton. Sucrosiuo.—£7 per ton in 200'». Meat and Bone Meal.—l7s por 100. !)s per 50 and 5s per 251b bag. iStrau".-£3 10s per ton, ex store. Linseed Oil Cake.— Nuts, geuuino £12 10s per ton or 13s per cwt. Meal.—£l3 or 13s Gd per cwt. Oats.—Feed 2s lid to 3s; Duns 3s to 3s 2d per bus. Oats.—Crushed 3s 3d por bushel. Seed Cape Barely.—3s lOd por bushel. Seed Oats.—Specially dressed Algerians 3s 8d per bushel: Gartons, Sparrowbills, Duna, Storm Kings, Pb Gd per bushel.