Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 February 1914, Page 1

Commercial

« . _ NEW ZEALAND FARMERS" co-operative DISTRIBUTING CO., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, February 19. I'ho potato market 13 unaltered yood quality of liue lots finding ready sale, but at present low prices interior lines are hard to quit. Unions are weaker as might be expected now that local consignments are coming to hand lreely. Eggs are inclined to be dull of sale. Dead pigs are in lair demand. Suckers realise high values. Wheat is lower but further decline is not anticipated. (Jats may drop lower when the lull crop is in the market. This however depends largely on export values. Glial! has been selling freely during the and large orders have been placed. Xhe quality from Wairarpa is uniformly good. Pig meals are in brisk sale. Fungus is selling at record prices. Emit.—lsiue Diamond plums and nectarines, also grapes, are realising fair summer rates. Pears are specially plentiful with low values. Apples are coming to hand lreely and prices are good. A'ego tables. —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 Hutt £& 10s; others £4 per ton. Unions.—Australian i) 9; local £8 per ton. Cabbage.—Choice 2s to osj others Is per sack. Beetroot —4s to 5s per sack. Green Peas.—Choice Is tid; others Is per peck. Cauliflower.—Choice 8s; others o& to 5s sack. Carrots.—Choice 4s (Jd; others os Od per sack. Parsnips.—ss per sack. Swedes. —3s per cwt. Marrows.—ls (id to 2s per ease Turnips.—White 3s 6d per Back Xrench Beans.—l£d per lb. Tomatoes.—Nelson Gs Gd to 10s li. J d! (rasu; Dutt lOd to 13s 6d. Lettuce.—Choice 3s; others Is (id per case. FRUIT. Blackberries.— per lb. Grapes.—9d to lOd per lb. Beaches.—Choice 4s; others 2s to 3s per half case. Blue Plums.—3s Gd to 4s half case. (Jgaii Plums.--Is Gd to 2s per halt case. Pears. —Dessert,choice lis; others 2s to 2s Gd. Apples.—Large cookers 4s 6d; others 3s Gd to 4s per case. AppJes.—Dessert 4s to 6s per case. POULTRY. Hens.—2s Gd to 3s; good table hens 3s to 3s Gd; heavy cockerels Os; good heavy young ducks 4s (id to ss; Indian Runners 4s per pair; turkey gobblers Is per lb live weight; hens lid per lb. GENERAL. Dressed Pork.—TO's to 90's ud; UUs to 100's 4£d; suckers 8d to baconers 4£d; choppers (heavy) 3d to 3£d per lb. Honey.— 3£d 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 9d per bushel. Ten sack lots 4s Td. Maize.—4s lOd per bushel. Oats. —Peed 2s 7d to 2s 8d; Duns 2s lid per bushel. Oats.—Crushed 2s lid pel bushel. Feed Barley.—3s 3d per bus. Seed Guts.—Specially dressed Algerians 3s 9d per bushel; Gartons, Sparrowbilis, Duns, Storm lungs 3s Gd per bushel. Seed Capo Barley.—3s per bushel. Russian Cape Seed Barley.— •_)s Gd per bushel. Pollard.— £l per ton; 5s less for ton lots. Bran.—£4 10s per ton; 5s less lor ton lots. Bailey Meal.— £(i 10s per ton; 10s less for ton lots. Pure Pea Meal.—£7 per ton. Sucrosine.--£7 per ton in 200's. Linseed Gil Cake. —Nuts genuine 13s Gd per cwt. Quicklime.---In 28lb rfir-tignt tins 3s per tin. Molasses in Casks. £4 10s period . or 2Gs per Ocwt. cask; Gs Gd pel t:\vl. case. .Meat and Bone Meal.—l7s per 100; 0s per 50, and 5 per 25 lb bag. Chart.-- Oaten sheaf £5 per ton. lon ex store. New £5 ex wharf. Straw.-- £3 per ton ex store. Choice New Season's B.L.E. | Kane. o\s per cwt. I Swiss Chard (Silver Beet).—Va- , riety recommended by Agricultural Departemnt, Is 4d per lb. Western Wolth's Ryegrass.— New Season's seed just landed from Holland 8d per lb. Dressed Cocksfoot. —16/17 seed Uid per lb. Perennial Ryegrass.—4s 6d to 5s per bushel. Italian Ryegrass.—4s 6d to 5s per bushel. Cowgrass and lied Clover.— lid per lb. White Clover, Colonial.—lb 4d per lb. Alsyko.—is 4d per lb.