Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 February 1914, Page 3

Commercial.

WELLINGTON PRODUCE MARKET. Apples, choice dessert, 7s to 8s per case; prime, 5s lid to (is Gd; cookers, choice, 4s lid to 5s case; prime, to 4b; plums, choice, 4s to 5s half-case; prime, 2s (id to -Us (id; greengages, Jis (id to 4s Gd half-case; nectarines, >3s to 4s halfcase ; grapes, choice large, Is to Is lid; prime, 8d to lUd: Cape gooseberries, 5d per lb: pears, choice dessert, (is to 7s case : prime 4s (id to 5s (id; peaches, choice dessert, 5s to (js half-case: prime 4s to 4s (id; tomatoes, choice, 7s to 8s half ease; prime 5s (id to Gs (id; apricots, choice, os to (is halfcases; prime, 4s to 4k Gd. Potatoes, £i to £4 10s per ton ; onions, £'10 to £11 per ton; pickling onions, £12 to £1.3 per ton. Cauliflowers, -is Gd to 7s sack; cabbages, choice, 3s Gd to 4s sack; prime, 2s to : is; lettuce, prime, 4s to 4s (id case; others, Is (id to 8s (id; parsnips, 5s to 7s sack; turnips, 4s (id to 5s Gd sack; beetroot, •'ss to 4s sack; asparagus, Gd to Is bunch, according to size; carrots, 5s to 6s.sack; marrows, 2s Gd to •3s Gd; pumpkins, 7s Gd to 9s sack; green peas, lis to 14s part sack ; French beans, 4s to os part sack. Eggs, Is 5d to Is Gd per dozen, j)reserved Is 3d to Is 4d. Poultry.—Hens, good 2s (id to -3s 6d pair; roosters, good young, 5s to 6s pair; others, 3s to 4s: ducks, 3s to 6s pair, according to condition; Turkeys, gobblers, LSs to 22s pair; hens, 8s to 10s. MARKET REPORT. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Wellington, have just received cabled advice from their London office as under: — Tallow. Low and inferior descriptions are 3d per cwt lower. Prime I mutton 3d higher, but other de- | scriptions are unchangedFrozen Meat. 13eef.- -The market is steady, but demand poor. New Zealand prime ox beef, fores 4d, hinds 4[;d. Lamb.—Demand is poor and the market weak, and looks as if it is going lower. New Zealand cross-bred lamb, North Island heavy, Gd, light o]d to 6?, d. Mutton.- -Demand is limited, and the market weak and looks like going lower. New Zealand prime cross-bred mutton, Nortn Island heavy, 4kl, light 4fd. Sheepskins. As compared with last sales, prices for merino sheepskins are jd higher, cross-breds jd to higher. The advance m pr« ,'es is more pronounced for crossbr vs of coarse and medium quality.