Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 February 1914, Page 1

Commercial

0 NEW Z E ALAND FARMERS' t O-OPE li ATI V E DISTRIBUTING CO., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, January 29. The market for potatoes shows an improvement, especially where quality is good. Indication!. 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 ou 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 oate and wheat, transactions being restricted to immediate requirements, owing to the approach of the new crop. Chaii' 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 end 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. VEGETABL . — 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 £b 10s perton; others £3 IDs per "tun. 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; othere 9d per'peck. Carrots.—Choice 5s 6d; others 4s per sack. Parsnips. 5s per sack. Swedes.—3s per cwt. Marrows.—3s to 3s od per sack. Turnips.—White 3s 6d per sack French beans.—Choice Hd per lb. Tomatoes.—Hutt 7d ; Nedson 7s x 0d to 9s i-case. Lettuce.--Choice ss; others 2s (jd per case. FRUIT. Apricots.—XJhoice 4s to Oβ; others lis per half case. Peaches.—Choice os b'd; others us to 4s per half case. Burbank Plums.—Choice 3e lid; others Is 6d to 2s Gd per half case. Blue plums.—2s to 2s 6d per half case. Ogan Plums.—ls o'd to 2s per half case. Greengages.—Choice 3s (id to,4s per half case. Nectarines.—Choice dessert 3e Gd per half case. Pears.—Dessert, choice 3s 6d; others 2s to 2s 6d. Aples.—Large cookers ss; oth-. ers Us Gd to 4s per case. Raspberries—los per bucket. Rhubarb.—3a per dozen bundles. POULTRY. Hens, 3s 6d; good table hens, 4s; heavy cockerels 6s; good heavy young ducks ss; Indian runners 4s per pair; turkey gobblers Is per lb; hens lid per lb live weight. GENERAL. Dressed Pork.— 70'b to 90's s£d; 90's to lOO's sd; baconers 4£d; chopers (heavy) 3d to per lb. Honey.— to 4d per lb. Cheese.—Best factory mediums o£d per lb ex factory. Eggs.—-Fresh Is 3d per dozen. Fungus.—s£d per lb. Walnuts.—7d per.lb. Wheat.—4s 10d per bushel. Ten sack lots 4s 9d. Wheats.—Seconds-4s per bus. Alaizc.---48 10d per bushel. Oats. -Feed 2s 7d to 2i 9d; Duns os per bushel. Oats.—Crushed 3s per bushel. Feed Barley: 3s 3d per bushel. Seed Oats'.—Specially dressed Algerians 3s 9d per bushel; Gartons, SpaiTOwbills, Duns, Storm Kings 3s per bushel. ;