Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 January 1914, Page 1

Commercial

HIE N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OP EIIATITE DISTRIBUTNG CO., LTD.

WEEKLY REPORT

Wellington, January 8. Potatoes are in full supply, and low values are ruling. The Waikato district has this year been responsible for the increased quantity. Unions are coming in from Australia and also from Auckland,, and present values are bound to decline rapidly. Eggs arc in good supply, and price is steady. Pork is in steady demand, with special enquiries for •■•lips, suckers, and light porkers, i'.vultry is easier in demand since (lie holidays. .Xew chaif is now on the market, but old lines are stiii enquired for. Crops promise well in most districts, and value tin's year for cliaili is likely to be somewhat lower. Oats are unchanged. Wheat is firm, and no appreciable lowering of values is anticipated with the advent of the new crop. Maize is selling at a reasonable rate.

The strawberry season is now drawing to a elose. ' During the past six weeks we have handled no less that 5500 crates, total net weight 40 tons. Large shipments of stone fruit are arriving with low values ruling. Black currants and raspberries' are in excellent sale. Tomatoes will rapidly decline in price as supply increases, llhubarb is in poor demand. Peas, beans and cabbages are plentiful with poor prices: carrots and parsnips are in fair demand. Potatoes. -£o 10s to £4 per ton. Cabbage.—Choice Is Od to 2s per sack. ; Carrots. -Choice 4s to 5s per sack. | Parsnips.—Choice (is lo Ts per sack. Rhubarb. -3s per dozen. Turnips.—White -'is to 4s per .sack. Lettuce.—Choice 3s to 5s per case: others 2s to 2s (id. Green peas. —Nelson 3s to 5s per bag. Tomatoes.-Hutt s~d per lb; Nelson 4s lo 7s per half case. Beans.--French 2s to 3s part sack. Marrows. 2s 3d to -Is per case, j Swedes.—3s fid to 4s per cwt. I Strawberries Is to Is 3d per lb. j Burbauk plums.— -2s (id to 3s (id per half case. Uhoicc 5s to 5s (id per half case. Blue plums. 3s to 3s (id per half case. Apricots. Prime 4s to 5s others 2s lid to 3s .'»d per half case. Peaches. Ts 9d to 3s fid per hall case. Black (Currants, (is per half case. l'aspberrries. 5s Ad to (is (id per bucket. Nectarines. 2s (id to -is per hall' ease. Pears. Dessert -k U> 5s per half case. Poultry. Hens 3s (id : good table hens -Is: heavy cockerels (is; good heavy young ducks (is fid : Indian Banners -Is TlfT to 5s per pair: turkey gobblers Is per lb; hrns lid per lb live weight. Dressed pork.- 70's to 90s o.'d lo DO's to lOD's 5d : baconers 4jd to 4 yd: (hoppers (heavy) 3^l pel- lb. Ilonev. 3yd to 4d per lb. Cheese. Best factory mediums (id ppr lb. Eggs. -Fresh Is Id per dozen. Fungus.—slcl per lb. Walnuts.—7d per lb. Sucroscine. —£7 per ton. Meat and Bono meal. -17s per 100; !)s per 50, and 5s per 251b 1 >n g. Talbiw. ' r ms ?0s to 255. per ■Wl. .