Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 August 1913, Page 1

Commercial.

NEW ZEALAND FAltMEltS' •■ CO-OPEIiATIVE DISTIUBUTING CO., LTD. WEEKLY ItEPOIiT. (Special to the Horowhenua Chronicle). Wellington, August 7. The potato market is much the same as last week, there being a fair demand, with supplies freely coming 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 with a splendid demand at most satisfactory prices. Larger supplies of both these lines could be assimilated at very payable prices. Eggs show a change from last week, and prices are now somewhat lower. Grain remains practically unchanged. Chaff is sloav of sale, supplies being well maintained at same prices as have been ruling for the last few weeks.

FRUIT.-—Apples are scarce, and meet a ready sale, there being very little fruit of any kind coming to the market. VEGETABLES. — Parsnips are in good demand, and higli prices arc being realised for choice linos. All other vegetables meet a very fair demand. Choice cabbages bring good prices, but cauliflowers arc weaker. Potatoes. —Seed, Up-to-dates and Northern Star £0 10s to £G: Dakota lied £8;. Gamekeeper £(! 10s; Princess Victoria, £7 per ton. Potatoes. Prime £4 LOs to £4 15s per lon. Onions. Prime, £8 per (on. Cabbage. - Choice 4s to 5s Oil per sack. Carrots. —Choice 4s to 5s per sack. Cauliflower.- - Choice 4s to 5s per sack. Parsnips. Hs to Ts per sack. Swedes.- 2s (id cwt. Tiiniii>s.---Wlii(e, 2s Gd sj.rk Lettuce.■---Choice 4s to 5s Hd per case. Apples. Cooking 5s Io 7s ! per case; dessert 7s (id lu 10s per case. Cheese.—Best factory mediums 51(1 per lb. Eggs.- Eresh, Is !hl dozen. Butler. Separator Is; milled lid: dairy lid per lb. Dressed Pork.- 70's to 9t)'s (Ud; UO's to 100's (id; baeoners sid; choppers (heavy) old to 4d; slips (id to (Ud; suckers 7d per lb. Doney. Id \n'.v lb. New season's sections (is dozen. Beeswax. Is (id per lb. Fungus. 4.U1 per lb. Walnuts. 7d per lb. Tallow. Casks 2ls (id Io V•'id : tins '-J : Js to 25s cwt. Poultry.-—Cockerels 5s io for good birds: hens ; 5s (id to .l< fid: good tabic hens ss; goo heavy ducks 7s (id; Indian Rui. ners (is Io Gs fid per pair; fHike v gobblers, Is per lb; hens K)d per lb live weight.

Maize. 5s per bushel. Wheat. 4s (id per bushel. Ten sack lots 4s 4d. Feed Barley, -is 4d per bus. Peas. —-Is lOd per bushel. Pollard.--£7 per ton; 10s less for ton lots. Bran. £5 5s per ton; 10s less for ton lots. Barley Meal.-£7 10s per ton. I.os less for ton lots. Pure Pea Meal.-—£7 5s per ton. Molasses Fodder. £5 per ton or 5s Gd per cwt. Molasses in Casks.- £4 ok per ton or 25s per cask; (is per cwt case. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf £5 5s per ton ex store. Special 'iuolations for large lots. Hay. Prime, £1 to £5 10s per ton. Suerosinc. -£7 per ton in JOG's. Meal and Bone Meal. —17s per 100; fJs per 50 and 5s per 251b bag. Straw. £u 10s per ton ex store. Linseed Oil Cake.—Nuts, genuine, £12 10s per ton or 13s per cwt. Meal, £13 or 13s fid per cwt. Oats Feed 2s lid; good feed Algerians 2s s)d; Duns 3s per bushel. Oats. - Crushed 3s 3d per bushel. Seed Oats. —Specially dressed Algerians 3s Sd per bushel; Cartons, Sparrowbills, Duns, Storm Kings 3s (id per bushel.