Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 August 1913, Page 1

Commercial.

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OrEIiATIVE DISTItIBUTiNU CO,, LTD. WEEKLY EEPORT. (Special to tlic Horowhenua Chronicle). Wellington, August T. The potato market is much the same as Jasl week, there being a fail' demand, with supplies freely coining forward, and prices remaining unchanged except for a slight weakening tendency. There is still good demand for seed lines and prices are unchanged at last week's rates. Poultry is still in excellent demand, turkeys especially being eagerly sought after. Pork is scarce witli a splendid demand at most satisfactory prices. Larger supplies of hotli these lines"could he assimilated at very payable prices. Eggs show a change from last week, and prices are now somewhat lower. (Irain remains practically unchanged. Chaff is slow of sale, supplies being well maintained at same prices as have been ruling for the last few weeks. TOUT. Apples are scarccand meet a ready sale, there being very little fruit of any hind coming to the market. VEGETABLES. Parsnip; are in good demand, and high prices are heing realised for choice lines. All other vegetables meet a very fair demand. Choice cabbages bring good prices, hut cauliflowers are 1 weaker. 1 Potatoes.- Seed, Pp-to-dates and Northern Star £5 10s to

£0: Da kola lied £8; Game- , keeper £0 1.0s: Princess Victoria, £7-per ton. Polatoes. Prime £1 10s to £-1 lC>s per ton. Onions. Prime, £<S per ton. Cabbage. Choice -Is to 5s (id per sack. Carrots.- Choice Is lo 5s per sack. Cauliflower. Choice -Is to 5s per sack. Parsnips. 0s to 7s per sack. Swedes. 2s Od cwt. Turnips.' -While, 2s (Id sack Lettuce. Choice -Js In 5s (Id per case. Apples. Cooking ; js to 7s per case: dessert 7s (id to 10s per case. Cheese.--'-Best factory mediums -"Hd per lb. Eggs. Fresh, Is 3d do/en. Butter. Separator Is: milled ltd: dairy ltd per Mi. Dressed Pork. 70's to 90 s (Ud : 90's to 100's (id ; baconers ")id; choppers (heavy) 3id to 4d: slips Od to (i-jd : suckers 7d per lb. Honey. Id per 11). New season's seel ions (is dozen. Beeswax. Is (id per lb. Fungus. -I'.d per lb. Walnuts. 7d per lb. Tallow. Casks 2-1 s (id lo 2Ns 3d : tins 23s to 20s cwt. Poultry.---'Cockerels us to 7s for good birds: hens 3s (id to Is 0d ; good table liens os: good heavy ducks 7s (id : Indian Runners (is lo (is 0d per pair: lurkey gobblers. Is per lb: hens 10d per lb live weight. I Maize. 5s per bushel. Wheat. -Is (id per bushel. Ten sack lots 4s -Id. Feed Barley. 3s 4d per bus. Peas.. 3s 10d per bushel. Pollard. £7 per ton; I.os less for ton lots. Bran. £5 5s per ton; 10s less for ton lots. Barley Meal. £7 10s per ton. 10s less for lon lots. Pure Pea Meal. £7 5s per toll. Molasses I ( odder. £•> per : fi:i or 5s (id per cwt. i Molasses in Casks. £1 os I oer lon or 2\>s per cask; (is per j -\vl case. I Chiitl'.--Oaten Sheaf £•> 5s ••er ton ex store. Special 'luoalions for large lots.11 ay. -Prime, £1. lo £5 I.os per lon. Sncrosine. £7 per ton in JOO's. Meal and Bone Meal. -J7s per 1.00; 9s per 50 and 5s per •251b bag. Straw. £3 IDs per ton ex store. ■ Linseed Oil Cake.--Nuts, genuine, ,£l2 10s per lon or 13s per cwt. Meal, £13 or 1.3s (id-"per cwl. Oats -Feed 2s I.Id; good feed Algerians 2s 9d; Duns 3s per bushel. Oats.---Crushed 3s 3d per bushel. Seed Oats.—Specially dressed Algerians 3s 3d per bushel; Oartons, Sparrowbills, DunsStorm Kings 3s (id per bushel.