Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 March 1914, Page 1

Commercial

i'llJi X.Z. FAHMEItS , CO-OP-EHATIVE DISTIUBDTNG CO., LTD. WEKKLI' liEl'OltT. Wellington, March U. As ijrudiclod in our last report lower values are prevailing i'oi I'Llatoos, large eonsigimients having coiue forward from Blenheim, Hull and the Xorth. We do not anticipate any advance in price as the reports from the South in<]i<ate that the main crop will be a heavy one. Onions only of in ferior quality have so far come to hand, and consequently prices have been low. Eggs are 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 lii«es arc requested. Wheat is steady, and fair sales arc reported. Threshing of oats is in full swing in the south, but ft is not anticipated that there Avill be any great alteiation in values. We recommend consignments o? fungus. Lai-ge ([uantilies of chaff are offerin.y from Ihe Wairarnpa, and fairly large parcels have been disposed of. Gr rapes and blaekbeiries meet witTi ready sale. Peaches arriving from Motuelca and TTawke's Bay are realising good prices where the quality is right. Choice lines of plums are selling well. Large consignments of tomatoes are arrivinq from the 11 (tit, nnd prices are at bedrock. Apples are arriving freely, and realise fair prices. Green peas avc eagerly bought up at full rates. All root vegetables are selling at usual summer rates. Cabbages and cauliflowers meet with ready sale. VEGETABLES. Potatoes. Choice Hutt £5 to £'•") 10s: others £4 to £4 10s per ton. Onions. Australian £8; local IT, 10s per ton. Cabbage. -Choice -'is to 4s; others 2s per sack. Cauliflower. Choice Os; others •'>* to -Is per sack. (ireen Peas.—Choice Is 3d ; others Is per peck. Hcefi-nof 4s to 5s per sack. Carrots;- Choice ss: others -°>s 'id to is pei , sack. Swedes. '}s per cwt. Narrows.--Is fid to 2s ■ ". case Turnips. -White 3s per sack French Beans. Choice Id per lb. Tomatoes. 2s to 3s: round 3s (<> Is per half case. Lettuce.- Choice 4s: others Is Od to to 2s per case FRUIT. Blackb; rries.- 2£d per lb. Grapes. !)d lo 10d per lb. Peaches. -Choice -is Gd' to ss; others 2s to 3s per half case. Quinces. —4s to 5s per case. Tears.—Dessert.—Choice 3s 6d to -Is: others 2s to 2s 6d per half ease. Apples. Large cookers 4s 0d >o -is: others 3s 0d per case. Apples. Dessert 5s to 7s per ease. POULTRY. Hens.—2s lid to 3s; good table hens -Jri to 3s (Jd; heavy cockerels ■>*; good heavy young ducks 4s iid to os; Indian ltunners 4s per pair; turkey gobblers Is per lb live weight; liens lid per lb. GExNERAL. Di-usftutl l'urk.---70s to UU's od; 'JO'6 lo lUU's, Old; suckers 7£d; uat/onurs choppers (heavy,) 3d lu per lb. Honey. .New 4d per lb. Cheese. -Best factory mediums (i.{d per ib ex factory. l'jgys. Fresh is 4d to Is od per dozen. Fungus.— Ud per ib. Wanted. Walnuts.—u'id per lb. Wheat. —4s 9d per bushel. Ten ••sack lots 4s 7d. .Maize.—4s lUd per bushel. Uals.- Feed 2s Td; Duns 2s lUd per bushel. Id per bushel less for 10 sack lots. Oats. Crushed 2s lid pei bushel. J/eed Barley. 3s 3d per bus. Sued (Juts. Specially da'essed Algerians 3s (Jd per bushel; Garlon.s, .Sparrowbihs, Duns, Storm Kings 3s (k\ per bushel. Seed (Jape- Barley.—3s Gd pei bushel. .llussian Gape Seed Barley.— •Is I ill per bushel. Oaten Pollard.-- i'G per ton. I'ollard. Australian, £1 5< per Ion; 5s less for ton lots. J {rau. ■■£'[ 10s per ton; 5s lest for ton lots. Barley Ileal. £G 10s per ton 10s less for ton lots. Pure Pea Meal.—£7 per ton 5s less for ton lots. Sucrosine. -£7 per ton in 200's Linseed Oil Cake.—Nuts gen nine 13s (!<) per cwt. Quicklime.- Jn 281b arr-tigh iins 3s per tin. .Molasses in Casks.- £4 10s pe ton ; or 2Gs per sewt. cask; 6s 6i per cwt. case. Meat and Bone Meal.—l7s pe 100; 9s per 50, and D per 25 1 l>nj?. „___ Chaff.—Oaton slioaf £b per ton.

Straw.—£3 per ton ex store. Choice New Season's B.L.E. Rape.—*JOs per cwt. Swiss Chard (Silver Beet). —Variety recommended by the agricultural Department, 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. Farmers' Dressed.— s£d per lb. Perennial Ryegrass.—4s 6d to us per bushel. Italian Ryegrass.—4s 6d to 5s per bushel. Cowgrassand Red Clover.— lid per lb. White Clover (Colonial). —Is 4d per lb. Alsyke.—ls 4d per lb.