Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 February 1914, Page 1

Commercial

i\j;\V ZEALAND FARMERS' (JU-Oi'ERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., LTD.

WEEKLY ItEPUItT

Wellington, January 29

The market for potatoes shows an improvement, especially where

quality is good. Indications point to a rise in values obtaining between now and the time when (he main southern crop is available. Both Australian and local onions are on the market and realising good prices. We strongly recommend consignments of well-harvested shipments. Eggs have taken a sharp rise during the past few days : 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 wheal, transactions being restricted to immediate requirements, owing to the approach of the new crop. Chair is in fair demand, but lower values are expected. Pollard is now arriving I'niiii 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 and 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 1 coming season. lliUlT.—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 this season of the year, but the supply will now increase rapidly. VEGETABLES. Potatoes.—Choice Hutt £5 10s. porton; 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 peck. Carrots.—Choice 5s 6d ; others 4s per sack. Parsnips.■■- 5s per sack. Swedes.—3s per cwt. Marrows.—3s to 3s ud per sack. Turnips.—White 3s (3d , per sack Frencli beans.—Choice 1M per lb. Tomatoes.-—Hutl 7d ; Nedson 7s fid to i)s ?,-case. Lettuce. —Choice ss; others 2s (id per case. FRUIT. Apricots.-Choice 4s to bay others us per half case. Peaches.—Choice on Gd ; others Us to 4s per half case. Burbank Plums.. —Choice 3s Gd; o titers Is Gd to (id per half case. Blue plums.—2s to 2s Gd per half case. Ogan Plums. —Is Gd to 2s per half case. Greengages.—Choice ostid to 4s per half case. -Nectarines.-—Choice dessert us Gd per half case. Pears.—Dessert, choice os Gd;; others 2s to 2s Gd. ! Aples.—Large cookers ss; others : is b'd to 4s per case. Raspberries—los per bucket. Rhubarb.—3s per dozen bundles. POULTRY. Hens, 3s Gd; good table hens, 4s; heavy cockerels tis ; good heavy young ducks os; Indian runners 4s per pair; turkey gobblers Is per lb; hens lid per lb live weight. GENERAL. Dressed Pork.—7o's to DU'b bUI: UO's to 100's sd;. Baconers 4-] d; chopers (heavy) 3d to 3£d per lb. Honey.—3kl to 4d per lb. Cheese.—Best factory mediums G:[d per lb ex factory. Eggs. —Fresh Is 3d per dozen. Fungus.—s|d per lb. Walnuts.—7d per lb. Wheat.—ls 10d per bushel. Ten sack lots 4s M. Wheats. -Seconds 4s per bus. Maize, is iOd per bushel. Oats. -Feed 2s 7d to 2s 9d; Duns 3s pel , bushel. Oats. Crushed 3s per bushel. Feed Barley: 3s 3d per bushel. Seed Oats. -Specially dressed Algerians 3s 9d per bushel; Gartons, Sparrowbills, Duns, Storm Kings 3s per bushel. Seed Cape Barley. 3s per bus. Russian Cape Seed Barley.—3s (id per bushel. Pollard. £7 per ton ; 5s less for ton lots. Bran. £4 10s per ton. Barley Meal.- £G 10s per ton; 10s less for ton lots. Pure Pea Meal.—£7 per ton. Sucrosine. —£7 per ton in 200s. Linseed Oil Cake.—Nuts, genuine 13s Gd per cw£ Molasses in Caßlcß.-~£4 10k per ton, or 2Gs per sowt caek; 6s 6d per swt case