Commercia!

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 February 1914, Page 1

Commercia!

AJiW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, February Id. The potato market is unaltered yuod (quality of Hue lots finding ready sale, but at present low prices inferior lines are hard to quit. Onions are weaker as might be expected 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 has 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.—iilue 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 Jlutt i>s 10s j others i>4 per ton. Onions. —Australian £9j local £S 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 O'd per sack. Parsnips.—ss per sack. Swedes.— -3s per cwt. Marrows.—ls (id to 2s per case Turnips.—White 3s 6d per sack French Beans.— per lb. Tomatoes.—Nelson <5s 6d to 3.0s Jmll: case; Jlutt lOdlo 13s 6d. • Lettuce. —Choice 3s; others Is Gd per case. FEUIT. Blackberries.—2|d per lb. (jrapes.-—9d to 10d per lb. Peaches.—Choice 4s; others 2s to 3s per half case. Blue Plums.—3s (id to 4s half case. Ogan Plums.—ls 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 case. Apples.—Dessert 4s to 6a per case. POULTRY. Hens.—2s Gd to 3s; good table hens 3s to 3s Gd; heavy cockerels us; good heavy young ducks 4s Gd to ss; Indian Runners 4s per pair; turkey gobblers Is per lb live weight; hens lid per lb. GENERAL. Dressed Pork.—7os to 90 5 s sd; UU's to lUU's 4|d; suckers tfd to y^d; baconers 4|d; choppers (heavy) 3d to 3£d per lb. liouey.— to 4d per lb. Cheese. —Best factory mediums per lb ex factory. Eggs.—Fresh Is Gd per doz. Fungus.—Gd per lb. Wanted. Walnuts. —Td per lb. Wheat.—4s dd per bushel. Ten sack lots 4s 7d. Maize.—4s lUd per bushel. Oats.—Feed 2s Td to 2s Bdj Duns 2s lid per bushel. Oats. —Crushed 2s lid pel bushel. Feed Bailey.—3s 3d per bus. Seed Oats. —Specially dpressed Algerians 3s 9d per bushel; Gartons, Sparrowbilis, Duns, Storm lungs 3s Gd per bushel. Seed Capo Barley.—3s per bushel. Russian Cape Seed Barley. — ■is Gd per bushel. Pollard.—,£ 7 per ton; 5s less for ton lots. Bran. —i>4 10s per ton; 5s less for ton lots. Bailey Meul.—iJG 10s per ton; lUs less for ton lots. Pure Pea Meal. —£7 per ton. Sucrosine. — £1 per ton in 200's. Linseed Oil Uako.—Nuts genuine 13s Gd per cwt. Quicklime.—ln 2Slh c*rr-tight tins -k per tin. . Molasses in Casks. £4 10s per ion ; or 2Gs per sowt. cask; Gs Gd per c\\ t. case. Mc.it and Bone Meal. —17s per .1.00; Us per 50, and 5 per 25 lb bag. ChalT.— Oaten sheaf £b per ton. ton ex store. New £5 ex wharf. Straw. £'j per ton ex *tore. Choice New Season's B.L.E. Rape.- 3-is per cwt. Swiss Chard (Silver Beet). —Variety recommended by Agricultural Departemnt, Is 4d per lb. Western Worth's Ryegrass. — New Season's seed just landed from Holland Sd per lb. Dressed Cooksfoot.--16/17 seed (lid per lb. Perennial Ryegrass. —4s 6d to 5s per bushel. Italian Ryegrass. —4s 6d to 5s per bushel. Oowgrass and Red Clover.— lid per lb. White Clover, Colonial.—ls 4d per lb. Alsyko.—Jβ 4d per lb.