Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 February 1914, Page 1

Commercial

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«> AliW ZL ALAND FAltAlEltS' CO-UPEItATIVE DISTIUBUTING- CO., hTD. weeklYiiepuut. Wellington, February 5. The potato market shows an iinpidveinent, especially where qualis good, and the indications are for a rise in price shortly. Unions, both local and Australian, are meeting fair demand at satisfactory prices. The rise in fgga is well maintained, the price i o-day showing an advance of Is (id per dozen, with short supplies. Porkers are in plentiful sugply, and prices are low, the demand being fairly good. There is not much demand for poultry, grices for which are easy. Oats 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 and 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. Uooking 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. Onions.—Australian £11 10s; Local £10 per ton. Cabbage.—Choice 4s 9d; others 3s per sack. Green Peas,—Choice ls 6d; others ls per peck. Cauliflower.—Choice 8s; others '6s to 5s sack. Carrots.—Choice Gs; others 4s per sack. Parsnips.—ss per sack. Swedes.—3s per cwt. Marrows.—2s to 2s ud per case. Turnips.—White 3s 6d per sack French Beans.— per lb. Tomatoes.—Nelson 5s to Us per half case. Lettuce.--Choice ss; others 2s (id per case. FRUIT. Grapes.—9d to 10d per lb. Apricots.- -Choice Gs to 7s Gd; .others 5s per half case. Peaches.- Choice 5s Gd; others 2s Gd to os Gd 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. Greengages.—Choice 4s per half case. Nectarines.—Choice dessert 3s Gd to 4s; others 3s per half case. Pears. -Dessert, choice 3s 6d; others 2s to 2s 6d. Apples. Large cookers 4s 6d; others 3s Gd to 4s per case. Raspberries.—Gs 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 ls per lb; hens, lid per lb live weight. GENERAL. DiL-ased Pork. -~7o's to 90's sjUl; JJO's to 100's sd; baconers, 4£d; choppers (heavy) 3d to 3£d per lb. lioney.—- 3Ad to 4d per lb. Cheese. - Best factory mediums G.|d per lb ox factory. Eggs.- Fresh ls Gd per doz. .l/'iiugus.-- s|d per lb. Wanted. Walnuts.- Td per lb. Wheat. 4s 10d per bushel; ten sack lots 4s 9d. Wheat. -Seconds 4s per bushel. .Maize. 4s l.Od per bushol. Oats. Feed 2s Td to 2s 9d per bushel; Duns 3s per bushel. Oats.- Crushed 3 # s per bushel. Feed Barley. —3s 3d per bus. Seed Oats. Specially dressed Algerians 3s L)d per bushel; Garlons, Sparrowbilis, Duns, Storm Kings 3s per bushel. Seed Cape Barley.—3s per bustiel. Russian Cape Seed Barley.--is (id per bushel. Pollard. t'T per ton; 5s less 'or ton lots. IJiaii.- Mi I.os per (on; 5r less Or lon lots. Uiirley .Meal. .£<> Ids per ton; Os less for lon lots. Pure IN , ;) Meal.—£7 per ton. Suerosiue.-- XI per ton in 200's. n Linseed 00l Cake.-Nuts genliuc,, 13s Gil per cwt. Quicklime.— lu 281b arr-tight ins 3s per tin. .Molasses in Casks.- £4 .1 Os per ' on; or 2Gs pur scwt. cask; Gs Gd km , cwt. case. ±

Meat and Bone Meal.—l7s per 100; 9s per 50, and 5 per 25 lb bag. Cliaif.—Oaten Sheaf, £6 per ton ex store. New £b ex wharf. Straw.—£l3 per ton ex store. Choice New Season's B.L.E. '«* Rape.—tj-Js per cwt. Swiss Chard (Silver .Beet). —Variety recommended by Agricultural Departemnt, Is 4d per lb. Western Wolth's Ryegrass.— New Season's seed just landed from Holland 8d per lb. Dressed Cooksfoot.—l6/17 seed Gid per lb. Perennial Ryegrass.—4s 6d to 5s per bushel. r* Italian Ryegrass.—4s 6d to 5a per bushel. Cowgrass and Red Clover.— lid per lb. White Clover, Colonial.—ls 4d per lb. Alsyke.—is 4d per lb.