Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 February 1914, Page 1

Commercial

iN'EW ZExiLAA'D FAIIMEKS' CU-UFEPATIYE DISTIUBU Tli\G CO., LTD. WEEKLY BEPOIiT. Wellington, lebruary 19. Tiie putato market is unaltered good quality of Hue lots finding ready sale, but at present low prices inferior lines are hard to quit. Unions are weaker as might be expeeted now that local consignments are coming to hand freely. Eggs are inclined to be dull of sale. Dead pigs are in fair demand. Suckers realise high values. Wheat is lower but further decline is not anticipated. Oats may drop lower when the full crop is in the market. This however depends largely on export values. Chaff lias been selling freely during the and large orders have been placed. The quality from Wairarpa is uniformly good. Pig meals are in brisk sale. Fungus is selling at record prices. Fruit.—Blue Diamond plums and nectarines, also grapes, are realising fair summer rates. Pears are specially plentiful with low values. Apples are coming to hand freely and prices are good. Vegetables.—Cabbage is low, All roots are in fair sale. Tomatoes are exceptionally high in price, and owing to bad crops, are not likely to drop to values usually obtaining at this season. VEGETABLES. Potatoes.—Choice Jiutt ,£5 10s; others £4 per ton. Unions. —Australian £9; local £8 per ton. Cabbage.—Choice 2s to 3sj others Is per sack. Beetroot—4s to 5s per sack. ! Green Peas. —Choice Is 3d; others Is per peck. Cauliflower. —Choice 8s; others 3s to 5s sack. Carrots. —Choice 4s b'd; others os Gd per sack. Parsnips.—ss per sack. ~ Swedes. —3s per cwt. Marrows. —Is Gd to 2s per case Turnips. -White 3s Gd per sack French Beans.—l£d per lb. Tomatoes. —jNelson Gs 6d to 10s half cuscjllutt lOd to 13s 6d. Lettuce. —Choice 3s; others Is (id per case. FllUlT. Blackberries. —2fd per lb. Grapes.—iJd to lOd per lb. Peaches. —Choice 4s; others 2s to 3s per half case. Blue Plums.—3s Gd to 4s half case. Ugan Plums.--Is Gd to 2s per halt case. Pears. —Dessert,choice 3s; others 2s to 2s Gd. Apples.--Large cookers 4s 6d; others 3s Gd to 4s per caseApples.—Dessert 4s to 6s per case. POULTPY. Hens. —2s Gd to 3s; good table hens 3s to 3s Gd; heavy cockerels ss; good heavy young ducks 4s Gd to ss; Indian liunners 4s per pair; turkey gobblers Is per lb live weight; hens lid per lb. GENEPAL. Dressed Pork.—7os to 90's sd; DU's to 100's 4£d; suckers 8d to baconers 4|d; choppers (heavy) 3d to 3£d per lb. Honey.— 3sd to 4d per lb. Cheese.—Best factory mediums per lb ex factory. Eggs.- Fresh is Gd per doz. Fungus.—Gd per lb. Wanted. Walnuts.-—7d per lb. Wheat.- -4s 9d per bushel. Ten sack lots 4s 7d. Maize. 4s lOd per bushel. Uats.—Feed 2s 7d to 2s 8d; Duns 2s lid per bushel. Uats. —Crushed 2s lid pel bushel. Feed Barley.—3s 3d per bus. Seed Uats.—Specially dpressed Algerians 3s 9d per bushel; Gartons, Sparrowbilis, Duns, Storm lungs 3s Gd per bushel. Seed Cape Barley.—3s per bushel. Pussian Cape Seed Barley.— 3s Gd per bushel. Pollard.—£7 per ton; 5s less for ton lots. Bran.-—£4 10s per ton; 5s less for ton lots. Barley Meal. -£G 10s per ton; lUs less for ton lots. Pure Pea Meal.—£7 per ton. Sucrosine.---£7 per ton in 200's. Linseed Uil Cake. —JN T uts genuine 1.3s Gil per cwt. Quicklime. -In 2Slb «tir-tigkt tins 3s per tin. .Molasses in Casks. £4 10s per tun: ur 2Gs per scwt. cask; Gs Gd per cwt. case. Meat and Bone Meal.—-17b per 1.00; Us per 50, and 5 per 25 lb bag. Chaff. Ualen sheaf £5 per ton. (on ex store. IN'ew £5 ex wharf. Straw. £3 per ton ex *tore. Choice .New Season's B.L.E. .Rape.--33s per cwt. Swiss Chard (Silver Beet). —Variety recommended by Agricultural Departemnt, Is 4d per lb. Western Wolth's llyegrass.— iS'ew Season's seed just landed from Holland Sd per lb. Dressed Cocksfoot. -IG/17 seed Oid per lb. Perennial llyegrass.—4s 6d to 5s per bushel. Italian Ryegrass.—4s 6d to 5s per bushel. Cowgrass and lied Clover.— Ud per lb. Whit© Clover, Colonial.—U 4d per lb. , Alsyko.- is 4d per lb.