Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 October 1913, Page 1

Commercial

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., LTD. WEEfiLY .REPORT. Wellington, October 2 : >. '1 here is a weakening demand liij old potatoes, the quality" ol' wJiicly i>. however, keeping up A\"(-il. New lines jire iiiincr, ;iiki a furlhei' lise is expected. lot.- arc still available, and occasional sales are taking place. Pork is wanted iji much larger quan(ilics. l\g<js are Ingher, and a brisk demand prevails. Poultry is in particularly good enquiry, and good quality lots are assured ol high values. A good demand has set in for seed maize for green I'i'dmg, and supplies are diliiciilt lo obtain. The principal line is Hickory lung, of which we are sending out large quantities. New Season s rape is due here on Ihe 2(Sih insl.: advance samples have go minaU'd US-1 00 per cent., and we are now booking forward orders. Farmers are advised to al once book their requiieniculs in silver beet seed (Swiss chard) for A ill uinn sowing, as the supply is short. Fruit. The firs! shipment of Auckland slrowberries reached us yesterday. Had liic quality been belter values would have been in advance. .In a. .short while now we are advised we shall be receiving regular .daily supplies, as I lie crop prospects in I lie Noi tii are excellent. i'lutt rhubaib continues lo sell at excellent prices. Vegetables. For some weeks pasl small shipments of Nelson gieeii. peas have been coming lo hand. Yesterday several hundred sacks came rather unexpectedly on to the market, and price.--declined accordingly. A. shipment per "Aruliuru" was delayed in unloading for .suinc hours, owing," to the wharf strike, and shippers by the boa! suffered considerably in prices realised for their late arrivals. The drop as against earlier sales (hat (Jay was from ltd lo 7d per peck. Cabbage is a! bedrock. Caulillower is easiei. Let luce is low and plentiful. There is a fair demand for other vegetables. Potatoes, seed. ' -Up-to-datos, Xl> per ton. Potatoes. Prime, £'■> to £i per ton Potatoes, new. I'd to 2d per lb. Cabbage.--Choice spring, Is Gd lo 2s (id pur sack. Carrots. — Choice, -js (id ;to is per sack. Cauliflower. —Choice, 7s to 8s: olliers,., 4s to 5s per-sack. Parsnips. 7s to Os per sack. Rhubarb, (is to 7s (id per doz. | Swedes. 2s (id per ewt. Turnips. White, : Js 0"d to is per sack. Lettuce. Choice, 2s to : >s (id per case. Nelson green peas. Is 7d per peck. Strawberries. -Is -kl to Js iSd per lb. Cheese. —Best factory mediums (id per lb. Eggs.----Fresh, Is 2d per doz. Dressed Pork. 70's to UU's (i^l; iJOri to 100's, (id; baconcrs,,sJ,d: choppers (heavv), o-'d to -Jd per lb. Honey. --Id per lb. Fungus. -! Ad per lb. Beeswax. -Is 5d per lb. Walnuts. -7d per lb. Tallow. —Casks, 28s; tins, LSs to 2Gs cwt. Poultry.- Cockerels 5s to 7s for good birds: hens, -k Gd to 4s fid; gool table hens, Os; good heavy cliutks, 7r Od: Indian TJunners, :*s io (is ';d ]>< ;'-iir: i.urloy go---i I.lors, Is pc-r lb: hens, 9.1 (<.> JD(I