Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 February 1914, Page 1

Commercial

i\E\Y ZEALAND FARMERS (JO-OPERATIVE DISTRI- " 13UTING CO., LTD.

WEEKLY REPORT

VVellington, January 29. Tlie raarket lor potatoes shows an improvement, especially where quality is good. Indications point to a 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 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 tlie 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 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 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 this season of the year, but the supply will now increase rapidly. VEGETABLES, v 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 peck. Carrots.—Choice 5s Bd; others 4s per sack. * Parsnips.—ss per sack. Swedes. —3s per cwt. Marrows.—3s to 3s od per sack. Turnips.—White 3s -6d per sack French beans.—Choice lid per lb - Tomatoes. —Hutt 7d; Nedson 7s Od to 9s Lettuce.—Choice os; others 2s Od per case. FRUIT. Apricots.---Choice 4s to ss; others 3s per half case. Peaches.—Choice 5s Gd; others 3s to 4s ppr half case. Burbank Plums. —Choice 3s Gd; others Is 6d to 2s Od per half caße. Blue plums.—2s to 2s Gd per half case. Ugan Plums. —Is Gd to 2s per half case. Greengages.—Choice 3st)d to 4s per half case. Nectarines. —Choice dessert 3s Gd per half case. Pears'.—Dessert, choice 3s Gd; others 2s to 2s 6d. Aples.—Large cookers ss; others 3s Gd to 4s per case. Raspberries—los per bucket. Rhubarb.—3s per dozen bundles. POULTRY. liens, 3s Gd; good table hens, 4s; heavy cockerels Gs; good heavy young ducks ss; Indian runners -Is per pair; turkey gobblers Is per lb; hens lid per lb live weight. GENERAL. Dressed Pork. —70's to 90s Clid; 9U's to 100's 5d j. Eaconers 4;} d; chopers (heavy) 3d to per lb. Honey.- -3£d to 4d per lb. Cheese.—Best factory mediums o;{d per lb ex factory. Eggs.—-Fresh is 3d per dozen. Fungus.—sJd per lb. Walnuts.--7d per lb. Wheat. —Is lUd per bushel. Ten sack lots 4s 9d. Wheats. -Seconds 4s per bus. Maize.- -Is Hid per bushel. Oats.- Feed 2s 7d to 2s 9d; Duns 3s per bushel. Oats.—Crushed 3s per bushel. Feed Barley: 3s 3d per bushel. Seed Oats. —Specially dressed Algerians 3s 9d per bushel; Gartuns, Sparrowbills, Duns, Storm Kings 3s per bushel. Seed Cape Barley. -3s per bus. Russian Cape Seed Barley.—3s Gd per bushel. Pollard. £7 per toil : 5s less for ton lots. Bran. —£4 10s per ton. Barley Meal.—£6 10s per ton; 10,s less for ton lota. Pure Pea Meal.—£l per ton. Sucrosine.—£7. per ton in 200s. | Linseed Oil Cake. —Nuts, genuine 13s Od per cwi I Molasses in Casks.—£4 10s per ton, or 20b per scwt cask; 6s 6d per swt case

Meat and Bone Meal.—l7s per 100; 9s per 50 and 5s per 251b bag. Chaif.—Oaten sheaf £6 per ton ex store. New £5, ex wharf. Straw.—£3 per ton ex store; £3 per ton ex wharf. ; Choice New Season's B.L.E. rape.—33s per cwt. Swiss Chard (Silver Beet).—la 4d per lb. Western Wolth's Ryegrass.— New season's seed just landed from Holland 8d per lb. Dressed Cocksfoot. — 16/lTlb seed 6£d per lb. Perennial Ryegrass.— 4s 6d to 5s bushel. Italian Ryegrass.—4s 6d to 5s per bushel. Cowgrass and Red Clover.—lid• per lb. •White Clover, Colonial—ls 4d per lb. Alsyke.—ls 4d per lb.