Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 January 1914, Page 1

Commercial

THE N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OP-Eli AT I'VE DISTRJBUTNG CO., LTD. WEEKLY IIEPOIiT. Wellington, January 15. The value of potatoes continues to 1)0 low.: crops in the North Island arc good, and local farmers are digging' to prevent tlie risk of blight Li ood lines of ripened onions .are wanted. ( Eggs arc slightly lower, but in good sale Light porkers are in best enquiry. .Poultry is in .fair 'demand where quality is good., .New chart' is selling freely, and a drop in values may oceurr any time. Oats are slightly weaker. Wheat has declined owing to shipments arriving from Australia. There has been a sharp rise in the price of pollard. Pea and barley meal are offering a I fair rates. Straw will doubtless come back in price. ( rood clover hay is in fair demand. Tomatoes are keeping up in values ihe season being somewhat late. A decline may be looked for shortly. Stone fruits are coming to hand in such quantities that choice lines are only especially sought after. Hasp berries are in good demand. iSew apples arc arriving. Phubarb is very dull of sale. Cabbages are higher to-day. Good cauliflower arc scarce. All root vegetables are in good sale, especially lettuce. Peas and beans are now in much better demand. Potatoes. —Hutt, IDs; others £■'! 10s per ton._ Onions. - Australian ;£l2 10s: local lOs per ton. Cabbage.—-('lioice Is fJd ; others i'is per sack. Cairlillower. - -Choice Ts; others 2s to ")s per sack. Green Peas.- Choice Is; others J !Jd per peck. Carrots.----Choice ;, s (id; others Is per sack. Parsnips. ; >s (id per sack. Swedes, -'is per cwt. -Marrows, '-.'s (id to -'is :!d per sack. Turnips. .White -'Js (id per sack. French ileaiis. ('hoiee 2d per lb . „ Tomatoes. Hull <i(l l"- 1 ' ll,; .Nelson "is (id to Ns per half case. Celtuce. Choice •'!< (id: others 2s per case. Apricot---. Choi.-e ~»s: others ?.!s (!(! j>er hal 1' case. Peaches. Choice Is: others ,1s (id to : >s pel' half case. i Mui'baiik Plums. Choice -is (id others Is (id to Js (id ]ier half, case lllue Plums, -'is (id ])er half case. Wixon Plums. Is od to 2s per half case. Greengages Is to -is per hall ease. _ Nectarines. (,'lioic-e dessert 4s j (j,| |,i .",s lid : oi hevs -'is (id per half i case. . Pears. Dessert ->s: others ns. Apples. Large cookers, (is: ol hers Is per case. I I'aspbei'i'ies (is to 'S bucket. |i li uliarb. -is per dozen btiu(ll; s. , Poulir V .- ileus -'Js (id: goo. ~,1,1,. in.,,.-. Is: cockerels l.s: good hcavv voting ducks (is (id: Indian |{ m n liei'S Is (id I" •>* ! ,,M ' t,,r " kev u'obblel'S I s pel' lb. . '|),-esscd Perk. ■-70's to DO s ->!<! : DO's to 100's "id: baroners -1., d to ■I yd: choppers (heavy) <>od per lb. jlonev. -i : ;d to I<l . Cheese.- -l>est factory mediums (i.'.d |)er lb. "Fggs. Fresh Is to Is Id per dozen. Fungus.- -0:1(1 per lb. Walnuts. 7d per lb. Wheat. 5s per bushel. len sack lots Is lid. Wheat. Seconds 4s 3d per bushel. Oats. - Feed 2 s Sd lo 2s lOd; Duns lis 2d per bushel.