Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 31 December 1913, Page 1

Commercial

THE ]\ T .Z. EAKMEItS' CO-UP-EItATI VE DISTIUB U TNG CO., LTD. Wellington, Dec. 18. Potatoes are coining iii very freely and low prices ruling', although the prospects are that the effects of the recent arrival of blight amongst local crops will shortly harden up prices. Unions are extremely scarce. Auckland supplies may be expected in the jNew Year. Eggs are in brisk demand and a further advance is expected during the holidays. Pork is in line demand at recent rates. Poultry is in good demand. Turkeys are scarce and enquired for. Chaff is lirmer and not over-plentiful. Good business has been passing in oats. Wheal lias taken a decided rise, and reports of short area under cultivation will doubtless force up prices to a higher level yet. Pollard has advanced and a similar rise is expected in bran. Good maize is now available at reasonable rates. .Strawberries are reaching us in large consignments. On one day we received 270 crates. The improvement in the weather to-day lias had a marked inlluence in values, and we expect higher prices from now on. - Eruits are in good demand, but apricots hold the week's record at i4s per half case. Tomatoes are also fetchingfancy figures and consignments are strongly recommended. Both cabUage and cauliiiower are low. Al! root vegetables m good demand, also choice lettuce. Local peas are selling well. Potatoes, old.—Derwents, £2 10s per ton. Potatoes, new.—i! ; j 10s to £4 10s per ton. Cabbage.—Choice spring cabbage Is lid to 2s per sack. Carrots. —Choice 7s lid to Us per sack. Cauliflower.- -Choice Lis to -Is per sack. Parsnips.—Choice Us to 7s per sack. lihubarb. —Lis to 4s per dozen. Turnips. — White us to Gs per sack. Lettuce.—-Choice Lis Gd to 5s per ease; others 2s to 2s Ud. Strawberries.—7d to Ud per lb. Gooseberries. —lJ.d per lb. 13urbank Plums.--us to us Gd per half case. Blue Plums. —4s to us Gd per half case. Cherry Plums. —2s Ud to us per half case. Apricots.—Prime 12s to 14s per half case. . Peaches.—tis Gd to Gs per half case. Black Currants. —8s to Us per half case. lied Currants—ss to Gs per half case. Cherries. —10s to 12s Gd per half case. Green Peas. —Kelson 5s to Gs per bag. Otaki 7s to lis part sack. Tomatoes. —Hutt 6d per lb; Nelson, partly green, 17s Gd to 20s; ripe 15s to 18s per half case. Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90's 90's to 100's sd, baconers 4|-d, choppers (heavy) iUd per lb. Honey.—3|d to 4d per lb. Cheese. —Best factory mediums Gd per lb. Eggs.—Fresh Is 5d per dozen. Fungus— per lb. Wanted. Walnuts.—7d per lib. Tallows.—Tins 20s to 25s per cwt. Poultry.—Chickens .Ud; liens us Gd; good table hens 4s to ss;' heavy cockerels Gs to 7s; good heavy young ducks, 8s; Indian llunners 4s to 6s 6d per pair; turkey gobblers Is per lb, hens lid per. lb live weight. Maize.—4s 10c! per bushel.