Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 October 1913, Page 1

Commercial.

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT.

W'eJlington, October !J

A lurther inipi'ovement has taken place in the value oi table potatoes, and to-day the market is under-supplied. (i rowers arc, however, advised not lo hold. Seed lines are still being enquired for, but in decreasing quantities. New potatoes are arriving I'roni Auckland, and selling at fair rates, i'ork is still in .short supply, although the reports indicate a fair supply towards the end of the month and onwards. Lggs are Wheat continues linn; oats siightly weaker. iS'ew season s rape, due in about a week, is being Ireely booked, although many farmers are sowing silver beet instead. There is going to be a shortage of silver beet to meet the Autumn demand. h i'l IT.—Australian fruit lias been plentiful this week. We are landing a large shipment of America, n apples ex Aloana to-day. YKCETABLKS. Cabbage and cauliflower are lower. Swedes art' i dull of sale. Lettuce plentiful. I resh samples of carrots, parsnips a in. l turnips in good demand. Small shipments of .Nelson green peas continue to arrive, and fetch high values. We expect a large increase in (he supply 111 about ten days' time. Potatoes. Seed, t'p-to-datcs t' ; ! ID.', to t'-l Ills per ton. Potatoes. • "Prime £ I io £4 IDs per ion. Potatoes. New. 2d to 2.1(1 per Hi. Cabbage.---Choice spring cabbage, -is to -Is: others 2s to 2s (id per sack. Carrots. Choice os to Ds (.id per sack. Cauliflower. Choice 8s to !)s: others -Is to os per sack". .Parsnips, (is (id to Ss (id per sack. Rhubarb.' Is to (is per dozen. Swedes.- 2s (id per cwt. Turnips. -White o.s (id per sack Lettuce. —Choice Is (jd to 2s lid per case. Nelson Green Peas. 2s to 2s-'id pel peck. Cheese. Pest factory mediums, (id per lb. Eggs.- .Fresh Is per dozen. Dressed Pork.—-7D's to OD's DO's to It Id's (id, baconers old, choppers (heavy) to -Id per lb. Ilcjney. — Id per lb. Leeswax. Is (id per lb. Eungus.— l '.d per lb. Walnuts. Td per lb. Tallow. —Casks 28s: tins 18s to 2«'is pei- cwt. Poultry.-- Cockerels us to 7s for good birds, liens -is (id to 4s (id : good table hens us: good heavy dccks 7s (Id: Indian Runners (is to tis (id; per pair. Turkey gobblers Is per lb; hens !Jd to I Oil per lb live weight. Maize-'-ls 9d per bushel. Maize, Hickory King, seed. — (is Oil per bushel: Red Hogan. White Horse Tooth 7s bushel, (id bushel extra for'part sacks. Wheat.- -4s 7d per bushel. Ten sack lots 4s sd. Peed Barley.- Os to os dd per bushel. Pollard.—£o lus per ton: 10s less for ton lots. Bran. —£4 lus per ton; 10s less for ton lots. Barley Meal.—£7 per ton; 10s less for ton lots. Pure Pea ]\Jcal.--£7 per ton.