Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 October 1913, Page 1

Commercial.

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) NEW ZEALAND FAltMEilfc i CO-OPEPATIYE DTSTItIBIjT S INU CO., LTD. } WEEKLY PEPOIIT. j Wellington, October 1). | Aiu 11 her improvement lias tak j en place in I lie value of table pc | tatocs, ami to-day the market i under-supplied. (j rowers arc ! however, advised not lo hold. Sect j lines arc slill being' enquired for bill in decreasing 1 quantities. Nca | potatoes are arriving from Auck j land, and selling at fair rates ! Pork is si ill in short supply, ai ! though, the reports indicate a J'ai j supply towards the end of tlr j month and onwards. Eggs ar steady. Wheat continues lirni I oats slightly weakei'. New sea son's rape, due in about a week is being freely booked, althougl many farmers are sowing silve beet instead. There is going h be a shortage of silver beet t' meet the Autumn demand. PR ( IT.—Australian fruit ha been plentiful this week. We ar landing a large shipment of Amer lean apples ex Moana to-day. YEUETABLKS. Cabbage am cauliflower are lower. Swedes ar dull of sale. Lettuce plentiful Fresh samples ol' carrots, parsnip and turnips in good demand Small shipments of Nelson greei peas continue to arrive, and fete] high values. We expect a larg increase in the supply in about tei days' time. Potatoes, Seed.— (-p-to-dates i' 10s to £ 1 I.os per ton. Potatoes. --Prime £'1 to i' 4 10 per ton. Potatoes. New, 2d to 2.W1 pe lb. Cabbage.—Choice spring cal bage, -'5s to 4s; others 2s to 2s ti< per sack. Carrots. Choice os to (is (id pe sack. Cauliflower. Choice 8s to Us | others 4s to 5s per sack. Parsnips. - (is (kl to Ss (id pe sack. j Rhubarb.-- 4s to (is per dozen, j Swedes. 2s (id per cwt. I Turnips. — White us (Jd per sac Lettuce.- -Choice Is (id to 2s (ii per case. Nelson Green Peas. 2s to 2s ; ii per peck. Cheese. Best factory mediums fid per lb. Eggs. Fresh Is per dozen. Dressed Pork. —Til's to ( J0 s (i'.d OO's to 100's (jd, baconcrs GUI choppers (heavy) oUI to 4d per lb lloney. -Id per lb. Beeswax. Is (id per lb. Fungus.—Hd per lb. Walnuts. 7d per lb. Tallow. —(.'asks 28s: tins I.Bs b 2(is per cwt. _ Poultry. Cockerels ; js to 7s lo good birds, liens -'is (id to 4s (id good table hens Gs: good heav; ! decks 7s (id : Indian Ruuners (J ! it, (js (id ; per pair. Turkey gob biers Is per lb: hens Sid to lOd pe lb live weight. Maize is Od per bushel. Maize, Hickory Xing, seed.— (is (id per bushel : Red Hogan "White Horse Tooth 7s bushel (id bushel extra for part sacks. Wheat. Is Td per bushel. TeJ sack lots 4s sd. Feed Barley.--'is to -5s ->d x>c bushel. Pollard. -•£() IGs per ton; 10 less for ton lots. Bran.- -£4 15s per ton; 10s les for ton lots. Barley Meal.—£7 per ton; 1C less for ton lots. Pure Pea Meal. —i-'T per toil.