Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 February 1914, Page 4

Commercial

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPERATI VE DISTRI- - CO., .LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, January 29. The market for potatoes shows an improvement, especially where quality is good. Indications point to n rise in values obtaining between now and the time when the main southern crop is available. Both Australian and local onions are on the market and realising good prices. We strong■ly recommend consignments of well-harvested shipments. Eggs have taken a sharp rise during the past few daysj, and at present supplies are short with good demand. The demand for dead porkers is somewhat weaker, probably due to the excessive hot weather prevailing. Poultry is in fair demand where quality is good. There is very little change to report in connection with oats and wheat, transactions being restricted to immediate requirements, owing to the approach of the new crop. Chaff is in fair demand, but lower values are expected. Pollard is now arriving from Australia, and is of better quality than the local article. Bran is exceptionally low just now, and good sales are being made. Pea and barley meal are offering at fair rates. Straw «nd hay are selling in small compass only, awaiting new season's supply and reduced prices. Numerous enquiries are coming in for all grass seeds. Forward sales of basic slag are now being freely made for the coming season. FRUIT.—Stone fruits are arriving in large quantities, and values are low. The few raspberries that are now arriving are selling up as high as 10s a bucket. Cooking apples are in fair demand.

VEGETABLES. - Cabbage, Cauliflowers, swedes and marrows are selling at fair summer rates. Peas and French beans are realising high prices. Tomatoes are still maintaining especially high rates for tins season of the year, but the supply will now increase rapidly.

VEGETABLES. Potatoes.-- Choice Hutt £5 10s perton; others £3 IDs person. Onions.-Australian £11 10s: local £10 per ton. Cabbage. -Choice 4s 9d: others 3s per sack. Cauliflowers.—Choice 7s: others 2s to 5s per sack. Green Peas.- Choice Is: others 9d per peek. Carrots.- -Choice 5s 'fid; others 4s per sack. Parsnips.—ss per sack. Swedes.—-3s por cwt. Marrows.—'ss to lis ud per sack. Turnips.-- White 3s (id per sack French beans.---Choice .Ud per lb. Tomatoes. - Huti Td : Nedson 7s (id to 9s -l-case. Lettuce. -Choice ss; others 2s (Jd per case. FRUIT. Apricots. Choice 4s to ->s; others -5s per half case. > Peaches. Choice 5s (id: others 1.-is to 4s per half case. Burbank Plums. Choice 3s (id : others Is 6d to 2s (id per half case. 'Blue plums.—2s to 2s (Jd per half case. Ogan Plums.—ls ud to 2s per half ease. Greengages.—Choice os'Od to 4s per half ease. Nectarines. -Choice dessert 3s Ud per half ease. Pears. —Dessert, choice 3s Ud ; others 2s to 2s Ud. Aples.— Large cookers ss; others 3s Ud. to 4s per ease. Raspberries- lUs per bucket. Rhubarb. —3s per dozen bundles. POULTRY. Ecus, 3s Ud; good table- liens, 4s; keavj cockerels 1 Us; good heavy young ducks ss; Indian runners 4s per pair; turkey gobblers Is per lb; 'hens lid per lb live weight. GENERAL. Dressed Pork.—7'o's 'to ( J() * 5Ad; 9U'a to 100's sdj_ Baconers 4|d; choppers (heavy) 3d to o\d per lb. Honey.—3Ad to 4d per Tb. Chijose.—Best factory mediums (i£d per lb ex factory. Eggs.—Fresh Is 3d per dozen. Fungus.—s£d per lb. Walnuts.—7d per lb. Wheat.--4s lOd per bushel. Ten sack lots 4s 9d.

Wheats.—Seconds 4s per bus. Maize. -4s lOd per bushel. Outs.-Feed 2s 7cl to 2s «Jd: D uns os per busliel. Oats.—Crashed :>s per busliel. Feed Barley: -'5s :!tl per bushel Seed Oats.- Specially dressed 'Algerians -is 9d per bushel: (inrtons, Sparrowbills, Duns, Storm Kings -'is per bushel. Seed Cape B;uley.- -'Is per bus. .Russian Capo Seed Barley. - : '»s lid per bushel. Pollard. £7 per ion : os less for ton lots.

Bran. £4 IDs per ton. Barley Meal.-- fli ]ll s per ton; 10s less for ton lots. Pure Pea Meal. - i'<" per ton. Sticrosine. i' 7 per ton in 200s. Linseed Oil Cake. Xnts. genuine 13s lid per cwt. Molasses in Casks, i'-l IDs per lon, or litis per Ocw! cask: lis (id per swf ease Meat and Bone Meal. 17s pel' 100: !)s pel- 00 and os per 201b C'luilT. Oaten sheaf i'O per ion ex store. New i'O, ex wharf. Straw. t'-'i per ton ex store 1 ; £o pel- ton ex wharf. (Mioiee New Season's B.L.E. rape. 33s ]>er cwt. Swiss Chard (Silver iieei). Is 4d ]>er lb. Western Wolth's Ryegrass. New season's seed just landed from Holland tid per 11). Dressed Cocksfoot. 101711, seed 0M per Hi. Perennial Ryegrass. -Is lid to os bushel. Italian Ryegrass. -Is (id to ->s per bushel. Cowgrass and lied (Mover, lid per 11). White Clover, Colonial 1s 4d per 11). Alsyke. -Is -Id per lb.