Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 February 1914, Page 1

Commercial

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPERAT IV E DISTRIBUTING CO., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, February 5. Lhe potato market shows an improvement, especially where quality is good, and the indications are for a rise in price shortly. Onions, both local and Australian, are meeting fair demand at 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, griceß for which are easy. Oats' and wheat are unchanged from last week. Chaif 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. (Jooking 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 £l> 10s; others £4 per ton. Onions.—Australian £11 10s; Local £10 per ton. Cabbage.—Choice 4s 9d; others 13s per sack. Green Peas.—Choice Is 6d; others Is per peck. Cauliflower.—Choice 8s; others 3s to 5s sack. Carrots.—Choice 6s; 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 Gs per half case. Lettuce.—Choice ss; others 2s Gd per case. FRUIT. Grapes.—9d to lOd 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 6d; 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 Gil to 4s; others 3s per half case. Pears.- Dessert, choice 3s 6d; others 2s to 2s 6(1. Apples. Large cookers 4s 6il; others 3s Gd to 4s per case. Raspberries.—Gs per bucket. Rhubarb.—3s per dozen bundles. POULTRY. Hens, 3s Gd; good table hens 4s; heavy cockerels Gs; good heavy young ducks ss; Indian Runners 4s per pair; turkey gobblers la per lb; hens, lid per lb live weight. GENERAL. Dressed Pork.—7o's to 9l)'s Did; 90's to lOU's sd; baconers, 4|d; choppers (heavy) 3d to 3£d per lb. lloney.— to 4d per'lb. Cheese.--Best factory mediums G,id per lb ex factory. Eggs.- Fresh Is Gd per doz. Fungus. - s£d per lb. Wanted. Walnuts.—Td per lb. Wheat. 4s lOd per bushel; ten sack lots 4s 9d. 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. Eeed Barley.—3s 3(1 per bus. Seed Oats. —Specially dressed Algerians 3s 9d. per bushel; Gartons, Sparrowbilis, Duns, Storm Kings 3s per bushel. Seed Cape Barley.—3s per bushel. Russian Cape Seed Barley. 3s Gd per bushel. Pollard. £7 per ton; 5s less for ton lots. _ Bran. £4 10s per ton; os less Cor lon lots. Barley Meal.— £b 10s per ton; 10s less tor ton lots. I'ure Pea Meal.—£7 per ton. Sucrosine. - £7 per ton in 200 s. Linseed 00l Cake. Nuts genuine 13s Gd per cwt. Quicklime. —In 281b «ir-tight tins 3s per tin. Molasses in Casks. £4 10s per ton; or 2Gs per scwt. cask; Gs 6d per cwt. case.

Meat and Bone Meal.—l7s per 100; 9s per 50, and 5 per 25 lb bag. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £6 per ton ex store. New £5 ex wharf. Straw.—£u per ton ex store. Choice New Season's B.L.E. Rape.—33s per c.wt. 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. Italian Ryegrass.—4s 6d to 5s per bushel. Cowgrass and Red Clover.— lldper lb. White Clover, Colonial.—ls 4d per lb. Alsyke.—xs 4d per lb. , , ,