Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 January 1914, Page 1

Commercial

I'HE N.Z. FAJtMEHS' CO-OP-EltATlVii; DISTRIBUTNG CO., LTD.

WEEKLY REPOItT

Wellington. -January 8. Potatoes are in Ul supply, and low values are ruling. The Yv'aikato district has this year Leon responsible for the increased q-nn- ] tity. Onions are coining J from Australia and also from Auckland, and present values are bound to decline rapidly. Eggs are in good supply, and price is steady. Pork is in steady demaud, with special enquiries for slips, suckers, and light porkers. Poultry is easier in demand since the holidays. New chaff is now on the market, but old lines are' still enquired for. Crops promise well, in most districts, and value this year for chaff 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. Ihe strawberry' season is now drawing to a close. During the pas! six weeks we have handled no less ilint uoOO crates, total net weight 40 tons. Large shipments o!' sioiie fruit arc arriving with low values ruling. Black currants and raspberries are in excellent sale. Tomatoes will rapidly decline, in price, as supply increases. Ithubarb is iu poor demand. Peas, beans and cabbages are plentiful with poor prices; carrots and parsnips are in fair demand. .Potatoes.- -.£:.? 10s to £4 per ton. Cabbage.— Choice Is (id to 2s per sack. Carrots.- Choice 4s lo 5s per sack. Parsnips.•■■■ Choice Us to 7s per sack. "Rhubarb! ; >s per dozen. Turnips.-—While -"is to. 4s per sack. Lettuce. —Choice Ms to 5s per case: others 2s to 2s (id. Green peas.—Nelson Ms to 5s per bag. Tomatoes. Hutt s"d per lb; Nelson 4s to 7s per half case. Beans. - French 2s to Ms part sack. .Marrows. 2s Md to -5s per case. Swedes.- ; !s <id to is per cwt. Strawberries Is to Is -'id per lb. Burbaiik plums. -_2s (id to Us lid per halt case. Choice 5s to 5s lid per half case. Blue plums.---'is to Ms (id per half case. Apricots.- Prime 4s to 5s others 2s (id to Ms U\ per half case. Peaches, "is 9d to Ms fid per half case. Black Currants, -(is per half case. Raspberrrics.- 5s ?.d to (is (id per bucket. Xectarines. 2s (ill to 4s per half case. Pears. Desseil •>: to 5s per half case. I , onllit. liens -'is (id; good (able hens 4s; heavy cockerels (is: "'ood heavy young ducks (is (id; Indian Runners 4s FfiT to 5s per pair: turkey gobblers Is per lb;hens I Id per lb live weight. Dressed pork.— 70's to OO's s]d lo s : 'd; !)o's to 100's sd; baconers 4'd to choppers (heavy) iUd per lb. Honey. ;, >. : ,M to 4d per lb. Cheese. Best factory mediums (id prr lb. Eggs. Fresh Is Vd per do/en. Fungus.— per .lb. Walnuts. —7d per lb. Suorosciiip.—£7 per ton.^ Mont and Bone meal. 17s per J00: Ds ppr 50, and 5s per 251b has:. Tallow. Ti nß 20s to 2oa per -wt.