Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 February 1914, Page 1

Commercial

AEW ZEaLA.ND FARMERS" co-operative DISTRIBUTING CO.,' LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, February 5. The potato market shows ail iui- : provement, especially where quali is good, and tke indications j are for a rise in price shortly. j Unions, both local and AustraI lian, are meeting fair demand at I satisfactory prices. The rise in eggs is well maintained, the price to-day showing an advance of Is (id per dozen, with short supplies. Porkers are in plentiful supply, and prices are low, the demand being fairly good. There is not much demand for poultry, giices for which are easy. Oats and wheat are unchanged from last week. Chaff; at present is scarce and in good demand, but the supply in a few weeks should be plentiful with prices lower than at present. Bran and pollard is also unchanged, and last week's prices are still ruling. Straw ana hay are hard to quit. Grass seed and manures are being freely sold, mostly on advance orders. All stone fruits are in much better demand, and higher prices than last week are ruling. Raspberries are about finished. Tomatoes are lower, owing to larger quantities arriving, cooking apples are in fair demand. All root vegetables are meeting good sales and fair prices. Choice cabbage and cauliflower are in demand and fetch good prices. VEGETABLES. Potatoes. —Choice Hutt £5 10s; others £4 per ton. Unions.—Australian i>li 10s; Local £10 per ton. Cabbage.—Choice 4s 9d; others 3s per sack. Green Peas.—Choice Is 6d; others Is per peck. Cauliflower.—Choice 8s; others 3s to 5s sack. Carrots.—Choice 6's; others 4s per sack. Parsnips.—ss per sack. Swedes.—3s per cwt. Marrows. 2s to 2s l/d per case. Turnips.- -White 3s 6d per sack French Beans.-—lid perTb. Tomatoes. —kelson 5s to Gs per half case. Lettuce. -Choice ss; others 2s Gd per case. FRUIT. Grapes.—9d to lOd per lb. Apricots. -Choice Gs to 7s 6d; others 5s per half case. Peaches. —Choice 5s Gd; others 2s Gd to 3s (id per half case. Burbank Plums. —Choice 5s Gd; others 2s Gd to 4s per half case. Blue Plums.—2s 3d to 3s 3d per half case. Ogan Plums. Is Gd to 2s per half case. Greeugages.—Choice 4s per half case. Nectarines.- -Choice dessert 3s Gd to 4s: others 3s per half case. ■Pears. Dessert, choice 3s 6d; I others 2s to 2s 6d. Apples. -Large cookers 4s 6d;- [ others 3s Gd to 4s per case. , Raspberries.—Gs per bucket. s Rhubarb.—3s per dozen bun- , dies. POULTRY. Mens, 3s Gd; good table hens ! -Is; heavy cockerels (is: good heavy - young ducks ss; Indian Runners • 'is per pair; turkey gobblers Is 1 per lb; hens, lid." per lb live . ': weight. " j GEAERAI. • I Dressed Pork. TO's to i/o's 5Ad ; - j !)(» s to I.oo's sd; baconers, 4fd; " | choppers (heavy) 3d to 3|d per lb. ' ' llouey. - 3Ad to 4d per lb. i Cheese. -Best factory niedi- ' unis o.{d per lb ex factory. ' j Eggs.-- -Fresh Is Gd per doz. Fungus.-- old per lb. WanI j ted. ' I Walnuts.—-7d per lb. Wheat.- 4s lOd per bushel; ' ten sack lots 4s Del. ' Wheat. Seconds 4s per bushel. Maize. 4s lOd per bushel. Oats.--Feed 2s 7d to 2s 9d per bushel: Duns 3s per bushel. Oats.- Crushed 3s per bushel. Feed Barley. -3s 3d per bus. Seed Oa,ts. Specially dressed Algerians 3s ( Jd per bushel; Gartuns, ■ Sparrowbilis, Duns, Storm Rings 3s per bushel. Seed Cape Barley.—3s per bushel. Russian Cape Seed Barley.— 3s (id per bushel. Pollard. .1)7 per ton; 5s less lor ton lots. Bran.- £4 10s per ion; 5s less for lon lots. Barley Meal. £(> lO.s per ton; 10s tc j !-s for ion lots. Pure Pea Meal.--.±'7 per ton. Suerorine.- t'T per ton in 200\s. Linseed 00l Cake.—.Nuts genuine 13s Gd per cWt. Quicklime.-In 281b air-tight tins 3s per tin. Molasses in Casks. <£4 10s per ton; or 2Gs per scwt. cask; Gs Gd per cwt. case. ~1IN¥" dosFTielXeve^ "I am a subject to very severe pa'i.s in the stomach," writes Mr G. Ohlemanu, storekeeper, Goombung'v, Q., "and atwuv.s take Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for fie same. , After one dose the paid leases iru- and I have never any ill-effects from the use of it. It inves me pleasure to rciMriuiHon;! Chamberlain's Colic ih'l Diarrhea Remedy." , For everywhere.—Adrt.

Meat and Bone Meal.—l7s per 100; 9s per 50, and 5 per 25 lb bag. , L'haif.—Oaten Sheaf, £6 per ton ex store. New £5 ex -wharf. Straw.--£3 per ton ex store. Choice New Season's B.L.E. llape.—(j:Js per cwt. Swiss Chard (Silver Beet).—Va-. riety recommended by Agricultural Departenint, Is 4d per lb. Western Worth's .Ryegrass.— New Season's seed just landed from Holland 8d per lb. Dressed Cooksfoot.—l6/17 seed 6id per lb. Perennial Ryegrass.—4s 6d to 5s pei* bushel. Italian Ryegrass.—4s 6d to 5s per bu,shal. Cowgrass and Red Clovor.— lldper lb. white Clover, Colonial.—ls 4d psr lb. Alsyke.—is 4d per lb.