Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 July 1913, Page 1

Commercial.

ZEALAND MEMEES , CO-OPEKATIYE DISTRIBUTING CO., LTI). WEEKLY EEPOET. (Special to the Horowliciiuu Cliroiiiclo). WELLINGTON, July IT. The potato market has eased and supplies are freely oft'eriug. Seed lines continue in good demand. Onions are slow of 'sale. Eggs have advanced, and the market is firm. Porkers are in excellent demand. Poultry is wanted. We have a good enquiry for turkeys, which may be sent in a dead condition at this season of the year. Grain is unehang'od. Chair! is in steady demand. Fruit.--Excellent sales of both apples and pears. Vegetables.- -All in splendid demand, except swedes. Wool, hides and skins.--The second erutching sale of the season was held on the 11th iast. There was a large ttl(endance, and competition good. We report as follows : -Crossbred fleece, lk\ to lOd; lamb* , wool-- -medium 8d to 10d; locks -Ud to sjd; pieces, (id to 8:} d; crutc.hings, super, SU\ to Bfd ; medium, 7M to 8d; seedy, o|d Io 7}d : sheepskins, fine crossbred, <SA< 1 to medium, 8d to 8^1; r-oarse, Tid.to 8d ; lambs 7j(l to 8;} d; broken, and dead, 5-ld to 7{(1; pelts and half-wools 6d to 7id; green skins, 4s 6d to 8s 9d; hides-Ox, heavy, to 8;jd; medium and light 7|d to 8d; cow, 7-jd to 7j,'d; damaged hides, 6d to 7d ; calf—sound, 10d to 12d: damaged, sid to 9 id. Tallow, in casks, 24s Od to 28s -3d; fat, in tins, to 255; rough fat, 18s to 21s. Potatoes, seed.—Up-to-dates and Northern Star, £5 10s to £'(>; Dakota Eed, i'B; Gamekeeper, i' 6 10s; Princess Victoria, £7; Dalmeny Beauty, £8 per ton. Potatoes.-Prime, £4 15s <o £5 10s per ton. Onions--£8 per ton. Cabbage.—Choice, 3s to bs per sack. Carrots. - Choice, 4s to os poi sack. Caulillowcr. --Choice, 10s to 1.2s Gd; others 5s to (5s per sack. Marrows.—(is to is per sack. Parsnips. 5s to 5s (id sack. Pumpkins.■•■ 7a fo 8s (3d per sack. Swedes.--2s (id per cwt. Turnips.-White 2s (nl.sack. Lettuce. Choice 5s to Gβ per case. Apples. Cooking, 5s to 7a per case;' dessert, 7s Gd to 10s. Cheese.—Best factory mediums, si-d per lb. Eggs.—Fresh, is 8d per doz. Butter.—Separator, Iβ; milled, lid; dairy.lid per lb. Dressed pork.—TO's to OO's G-kl; 90's to 100's, (id; bacouers skl; choppers (heavy), \ik\ to 4d; slips, (]d to (i^l; suckers 7d per lb. Honey.—kl per lb. New season's sections Gs dozen. Beeswax. Is Gd per lb. Fungus.- per lb. Walnuts. -7d per lb. Tallow. - Casks, 24s Gd to 28s •id; tins, 2-Js to 25s cwt. Poultry.—Cockerels, 5s to 7s for good birds; lions, us Gd *o 4s Gd; good table hens, ss; good heavy ducks, 7s Gd; Indian Iluuners, Gs to (Js Gd per pair; turkey gobblers, Is por lb; heus lOd per lb live weight. Maize.—ss per bus. Wheat. -4s (id per bushel; I ten-sack lots 4s 4d. Feed barley.—oß 4d per bus. Peas, —Feed, os lOd per bus. Pollard.—£7 per ton ; 10s less i for ton lots. • Bran.—£s 10s per ton; 10s less for ton lots. Barley meal.—£7 10s ton; 10s less for ion lots. Pure pea meal. --£7 os per ton. Molasses fodder.—£s per ton or. Os 6d per cwt; in casks, £4 5s per ton, or 25e per cask; 6s per cwt case. Chaii.—Oaten sheaf, £5 5s per ton, ex store. Hay.—Prime £4 to £5 10s per ton. Sucrosinc.—£7 per ton in 200's. Meat, and bone meal.— 17g per 100; Us per 50 and 5s per 251b bag, Straw.--£3 10s per ton, ex store. Linsoed oil cak'o.— Nut*, geauine, £12 10s per ton, or 13s cwt; meal, £13 or 13b 6d cwt; Oats.—Feed, 2s lid; good •feed Algerians, 2s 9d; Duns, 3s per bushel. Oats.—Crushed, 3s 3d per bushel. Seed, Cape Barley.—3s 10d per bushel. Seed oats.—Specially dressed Algerians, 3s 8d per bushel; Gartone, Sparrowbills, Dims, Storm Kings, 3s Gd por bushel.