Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 October 1913, Page 1

Commercial

i\iJW ZEALAND CU-UI'EiiATIVE DlSTlilliUT12s G CU., LTD. KiJPOItT. Wullinyton, (Jutuber 1(J. Uic ik'imind for uIJ table putuIdL's is keopiny up well, notwitlislaiHiiny new lines from 2s*ortli Jinvc bt'L'ii .selling during the week at a very low Jigure iur this time oJ: the year. Wv, are inclined to expect a sharp drop in value ol old potatoes and recommend early marketing'. The demand for seed lines is now very poor. We expect the consignments ol' pork will increase rapidly in tuture, and ran .rt'coiiimcjtd regular and large shipments. Eggs are in short supply and the market is linn. Wheat is (irm and likely to rise. A good demand has set in for seed maize lor green feeding and supplies arc difficult to obtain. Elf (JIT. • \Ve have during the week landed a large shipment of American Jonathan apples, and have still available about 100 cases lor sale. VEGETABLES.- - Cabbage is low, but cauliflower meet good demand. Let (lice is in better sale. Swedes are dull of sale. "Fresh samples of carrots, parsnips nnd turnips are in good deniaiui. Shipments of Nelson green peas continue to arrive and fetch high values. We expect a large increase in the supply next week. Potatoes.--Seed fjp-to-dafes i'-'J 10s per ton. Potatoes.- -Prime, £4 to ,£4 ,I.os per ton. Potatoes.—jVewlkl io 2d per lb. Cabbago.- -Choice spring cabbage, Is 0(1 to 2s Od per sack. Carrots.—Choice 5s (id to Ts per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice LOs to lis; others 5s to Gs per sack. Parsnips.--7s to 9s per sack. Rhubarb. -5s to 7s per dozen. Swedes.--2s (id per cwt. Turnips.---White >{s Gd per sack. Lettuce.- -Choice, 2s to Us Gd per case. Nelson Green Peas.—is 7d per peek. Cheese. -Pest factory mediums (id per lb. Eggs. Eresh Is per dozen. Dressed I,'ork. 7()*s to 90's (i.l, 90's to KJO's (id, baeonef's Ohl, choppers (heavy) :>Jd to -1- per lb. lloney. -Jd per lb. Beeswax.- Is 5d per lb. Eungus. - per lb. Walnuts. 7d per lb. Tallow. -Casks 28s, tins 18s to 2Gs per cwt. Poultry.--Cockerels On to 7s for good birds, hens lis Gd to -is (id, good table hens ss, good heavy ducks 7s (id; J.ndian Uuuners Gs to (is Gd per pairturkey gobblers, Is per lb, hens 9d per lb live weight. Maize.— 4s 9d per bushel. Maize.—Hickory lving, seed, Ts bushel; Red Hoaan. White Horse Tooth, 7s Gd bushel. (id bushel extra for part sacks. 'Wheat.—4s 7d per bushel. Ten sack lots 4s 5(1. Eeed Barley.—3s Ud per bus. Pollard. —£0 15s per ton. Bran.---£4 15s per ton; ,10s less for ton lots. Barley Meal.—£7 per .ton; 10s less for ton lots. Pure Pea Meal. r £7 per ton. 'Molasses in casks.-—-£4 10s per ton, or 2Gs per oewt cask; Gs Gd c per cwt. case.