Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 March 1914, Page 1

Commercial

AEW ZEALAND FAHMEKS'

CU-OPEKATIVE BISTIUUUTLN'tt CO., LTD.

WEEJiLY KEPOUT.

Wellington, March lo".

-Potaloess have been arriving so freely from Blenheim and: the South that prices for Hutt lines have not been so firm as during the past week. There is no change to report in onions and as yet the supply is limited. Eggs are firm, and shipments arriving are not equal to the demand. J Dressed pork meets with ready sale at last" week's rate. New season's consignments of honey have not as yet reached the market. Prime feed oats are a shade firmer, but a good many lines of inferior lots are on offer at lower prices. There is still a good enquiry for seed Algerians and Duns, and not many lines of prime quality are offering. Good orders are still coming to hand for Western Wolths ryegrass and other seeds. The market for cocksfoot has firmed considerably, and indications point to a firm market. The enquiry for a forward delivery for both slag and super still continues. The demand for chaff during the week has been slacker, but values are about, the same. Grapes and blackberries are selling freely. Choice lines of peaches meet with ready sale'at satisfactory prices. The market for tomatoes is firmer since our last report, and choice linos are eagerly bought up. Green peas are scarce and high values are ruling. All root vegetables are weaker. CabUagre and cauliflowers are selling at higher rates. VEGETABLES. Potatoes. —Choice; Hutt £b; others £-i to £4 10s per ton. Unions.—Australian ' £$ j local £"i per ton. Cabbage.—Choice 4s to oa; others 2s per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice Gs. to 8s; others lis to 4s sack. Green Peas.—Choice Is lid; others Is per peck. Beetroot.— : 4s to 5s sack. Carrots.—Choice 3s 6d; others 2s to -h per sack. Parsnips.—ss (id per sack. Swedes. ~s Od per cwt. Marrows.—ls 6d to 2s per case. Turnips.-—"White 2s per sack. French Beans.—Choice lid per lb. Tomatoes.—-is to 4s; round 4s fo 4s fid per half case. Lettuce.—Choice 3s; others Is fid to 2s per case. FRUIT. Blackberries.- 2 J d per lb. Peaches.—Choice 3s fid to ss; others 2s to 3s per half case. Quinces 4s to 5s per case. Grapes.—9d to lOd per lb. Pears. Dessert, choice 3s 6d to 4s; others 2s fid to 3s per half case. Apples. - Large cookers 5s to 5s fid : others 4s fid per case. Apples.—Dessert, fis fid to 8s fid per case. POULTRY. Hens, 2s Gd to 3s; good table hens, 3s to 3s fid; heavy cockerels ss; good heavy young ducks, 4s (id to os; Indian Ruilners, 4s per pair; Turkey gobblers, Is per lb; hens, lid per lb. live weight. GENERAL. Dressed Pork.— 70's to 90's sd; UU's to 100' a suckers 7sd; bacouers 4£d; choppers (heavy) 3d to old per lb. Honey.—New, 4d per lb. : Cheese.—Best factory mediums, U|d per lb. Eggs. -Fresh Is 5d to 1» lid per dozen. Fungus.—Gd per lb. "Wanted. Walnuts.—G£d per lb. GRAIfT, PRODUCE, ETC. Wheat. —4s 8d per bushel. Ten sack lots 4s sd. Maize.—4s lOd per bushel. Oats.- -Crushed 3s per bushel. Seed Cape Barley 3s Gd per bus. Oaten Pollard. — £ti per ton. Pollard. Australian £7 5s per (nil : 5s less for ton lots. Feed Bailey 3s to 3s 3d per. Seed oats.—Specially dressed Algerians 3s Gd per bushel; Gartons, Sparrowbills, Duns, 3s; Storm Kings, 3s Gd per bushel. Choice New Season's B.L.E. l-'ape 30s cwt. Russian Cape seed barley.—3s Gil per bushel. Bran.—£4 10s per ton. 5s less for ton lots. Barley meal.- £G 10s per ton; 10s less for ton lots. Pure pea meal.-— £l per ton. Sucrosine.—£7 per ton in 200's Linseed oil cake.—Nuts, genuine, 13s Gd cwt. Quicklime.—ln 281b air-tight tins, 3s tin. Molasses in casks.—£4 10s per ton, or 26s 5-cwt cask; 6s 6d per cwt. cas°. Mea + and bone meal.—l7a per 100; 9s per 50 and 5a per 251b bag (.Miaft'.- -Oaten sheaf £4 15s per ton ex store; Special quotations lor large lots. Straw.—£3 per ton ex store. Swiss chard (silver beet). —Variety recommended by Agricultural Department, Is 4d per lb.

Western Wolth'a ryegrass. — New season's 8d per lb. Dressed Cocksfoot. — 16/171b seed 7Jd per lb. Perennial ryegrass. —4s 6d to 5s bushel. Italian ryegrass.—. —4s 6d to 5s bushel. White Clover, Colonial.—ls 4d per lb. Cowgrass and red clover. —lid per lb. White clover, Colonial. —Is 4d 2d per lb.