Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 October 1913, Page 4

Commercial.

T NEW ZEALAND EAItMEBS' CO-OPEIUTTVE DTSTIUBUTING CO., LTD. WEEKLY IiEPOIiT. Wellington, October 2. We have an improvement to report, in the potato market, and sales are now more readily elt'ected. Notwithstanding this, we do not advise growers to iiold. A fair amount of business is being done in seed potatoes for late sowing, and good samples are available. New potatoes will doubtless come, to hand in increasing quantities towards the eu<7 of this month. Pork is in very short supply, and the demand is unsatislied. Eggs weakened during the week, but are now m lair sale at Is. Wheat is firm. Uats are slightly weaker. Barley is plentiful, with, lower values than for some seasons past. Chat! is selling ireely. A good demand is setting in lor rape seed, the new season's crop of which is due in about a week. Turkey gobblers seli well, but hens are dull oi sale. I'ruil. Very lew NeSv Zealand apples are now coming in. A large supply ol' rhubarb is coming in J'rom the llutt, and realising lair rates. Vegetables. —Cabbage is lower; cauliflower has advanced ; parsnips good demand, also carrots and turnips, but swedes are again back to normal value. .Lettuce is plentiful. Green peas are lower. Potatoes, seed.- Fp-to-dates i' 3 to £4 I Us; Gamekeeper, ,1M per ton. Potatoes. Prime, £3 lUs to £-1 per ton. Unions. Pr'me iilO 10s per ton. Cabbage. - >ice spring cabbage, 5s lid (is Gd; others, Us to 'Is per sack. Carrots. Choice, (is to 8s per sack. Cauliflower.— ; Choiee, 8s del to lis: others, 5s to (is per sack. Parsnips, (is (id to 8s (id per sack. Khubarb. 5s to lis (id per doz. Swedes. 5s to (is (id per cwt. Turnips. White, 3s (id per sack. Lettuce. Choice, Is (id to Us (id per case. Nelson green peas.-- Us Id per peck. Apples. Cooking, 8s (id per! case: dessert, choice, lUs lid per case. Cheese. Best factory mediums fid per. lb. Fggs. .Fresh, Is poz. Dressed pork. 70 sto 90's (iA< 1 ; !H)'s to 100's, (id: baconers, old: choppers (heavy) to -Id per lb. 1 ioiiey. id per lb. Beeswax. Is (id per lb. Fungus. lAd per J I). Walnuts. i"d per lb. lallow. Casks, USs ; !d ; tins, U3> lo Uss lid per cwt. Poultry. ('oekereis •>> to Ts for good birds: hens, ; >s (id to Is (id: good table hens, -is: good heavy ducks, Ts (id: Indian I {miners, (is to lid per pair: Turkey gobi)iei s. ! s per Ib : liens, !Jd to I (Id per lb live weight. A! a ize. is .m per bus. .Maize, iiickory King, seed.- - li- lid per bushel: Ued llogan, is. Wheal. Is 7d per bus. '.I en sack lots Is -.id. Feed barley. ; !s to ; is -id bus. I'oi lai d. i'li !- is per lon : lOs le,;w for ton lots. lira n. L' II 5s per ton :I Os less lor ton lots. Barley meal. £7 per Ion: 10s less for ton lots. Pure pea meal.- I*7 per lon. Molasses in casks, i'-i 10s per lon. or U(is per -icwt cask: lis lid per cwt case. I ('half. -Oaten sheaf. £5 5s per ton ex store. Hay. Prime. 1' 110 t's per ton, Sucrosine. L' 7 per lon in UOO s Meat and bone meal. 17s per 100; 9s per 50, and 5s per Uolb bag. Straw. i.' : ! 10s per ton ex store Linseed oil cake. Nuts, genuine, 13s ]ier cwt: meal, l-'is (id; ()als. Feed, Us !)d to Us 10(1: Duns, •!s per bushel. (hits. Crushed, : !s -Id per bus. Kussian capo seed barley. : >s lid per bus. Seed, cape barley.- 3s (id bus. Seed oats.-—Specially dressed Algerians, 3s 8d per bushel: Gartons, Sparrowbills, Duns, Storm Kings, 3s (id per bushel. Seed, stratagem peas. -8s (id bushel.