Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 March 1914, Page 1

Commercial

| I'LIL N.Z. FAftMERS' CO-OP-I LitATIV'E DISTEJBUTNG | CO., LTD. J WEEKLY liEPOItT. | Wellington, March G. | As predicted in our last report ! tmver* values are prevailing for potatoes, large consignments baring come forward from Blenheim, llutt and the North. We do not anticipate any advance in price as the reports from the South indii ate that the main, crop will be a heavy one. Onions only of in ftrior quality have so far come to hand, and consequently prices have been low. Eggs arc firm, and higher rates may be expected in view of Easter requirements. Dressed pork is in good demand. We have inquiries for new season's honey, and consignments of choice lines are requested. Wheat is steady, and fair sales are reported. Threshing of oats is in full swing in (he south, but it is not anticipated that there will be any great alteration in values. We recommend consignments o? fungus. Large ouantifies of chaff are offering from the and fairly iar<>e parcels hnvo been ' disposed of. Grapes and black-' beiries meet witTi ready sale. Peaches arriving from Motueka :im' Hawke's Bay are realising good prices where fhe quality is right. Choice lines of plums are selling well. Large consignments of tomatoes are arriving from the llutt, and prices ore. at bedrock. Apples, are arriving freely, and realise fair prices. Green peas are eagerly bought up at full rates. All root vegetables are selling at usual summer rates. Cabbages and cauliflowers meet will. ready sale. . VEGETABLES. Potatoes. • Choice Hutt £5 to I fls: others £4 to £4 10s per (on. Onions. Australian £8; local l'(: 10s per ton. Cabbage.—Choice -is to 4s; inhere '2s per snck. C null thru er. Choice (Is: others ■is to Is per sack. Oreon Peas.—Choice Is 3d; of hers Is per peck. Beef rot i( 4« fn 5s per sack. Carrots. Choice ss; others 3s 'id io Is per sack. Swedes. :ls per cwt. Marrows,- -U Gd to 2s per case Oirnips. White 3s per sack I- reach Beans. Choice Id pel lb. 1 Tomatoes. 2s to 3s: round-3s to 4s per half ease. Lettuce.— Choice 4s; others Is bd to to 2s per case ftutit. Blackberries. 2fd per lb. 0 rapes. Od to 10d per lb. 1 caches. Choice 3s Od to ss. others 2s (o 3s per half case. Quinces.--4s to 5s per case. Pears. —Dessert.—Choice 3s Go to -Is:-others 2s to 2s fid per half case. Apples. Large cookers 4s fid to ->s: others 3s fid per case. Apples. -Dessert 5s to Ts per case. POULTRY. liens.—2s (Jd to 3s; good table liens 3s to 3s (id; heavy cockerels •j.s; good heavy young ducks 4s 'id to ss; Indian Runners 4s per pair; turkey gobblers Is*per lb live weight; hens lid per lb. LLjN lral. Dressed l'ork.—7o sto DO's sdj LH) s to lUU's, suckers 7-^d; baconers 4|d; choppers (heavy/ 3d to 3£d per lb. Honey. New 4d per lb. Cheese. Best factory mediums lijd per lb ex factory. Eggs.- i'Tesh Is -Id to Is 5u pei dozen. Eungus. —Ud per lb. Wanted. \\ aluuts. per lb. Wheat. -4s Ud per bushel. Ten sack lots 4s 7d. Maize.—4s lUd per bushel. Oats. —Feed 2s 7d; Duns 2s lOd per bushel. Id per bushel less for iO sack lots. Oats.—Crushed 2s lid pel bushel. —, Feed Barley. 3s 3d per bus. Seed Oats. Specially dressed Algerians 3s (id per bushel; Garions, Sparrowbilis, Duus, Storm Kings -lis (id per bushel. Seed Cape Barley.—3s fid per bushel. Russian Cape Seed Barley.— •is (id per bushel. Oaten Pollard. <£(i per (on. Pollard. Australian, ,£7 0t» per lon ; ->s less for ton lots. Bran. £1 l()s per ton; 5s less lor (on lots. Barley Meal. <£(> 10s per ton; 10s■ less lor ton lots. Pule Pea Meal.—,£ 7 per ton. 5s less for ton lots. Sucr()siiie.- -£7 per ton in 200's. Linseed Oil Cake.—Nuts genuine I -is fid pe t - cw t. Quicklime. In 281b <tn-tight '"ins 3s per tin. Molasses in Casks.- £4 10s per (on ; or 2(is per scwt. cask; 6s 6d per cwt. case. Meat and Bone Meal.—l7s per 100; \)h per 50, and o per 25 lb bug. ( had. --Oaten ahoaf^S*pS?'ton..

Straw.—per ton ex store. Ouoice New Season s U.L.E. liupe.—-jUs per ewt. iMviss (Jliard (Silver Beet).—Variety recommended by the agricultural Department, Is 4d per lb. Western Woltli's .Ryegrass.— New Season's seed just landeu from Holland 8d per lb. Dressed Cooksfoot*—lo/1-7- seed—,-~ Gid per lb. . . - farmers' Dressed.—s|d per lb. Perennial Ryegrass.—-4s (id to us per bushel. Italian Eyegrass.—4s 6d to 5s per bushel. -Cowgrass and Eed Clover.— v lid per lb. White Clover (Colonial).—ls 4d per lb. - Alsyke.—ls 4d per lb. j