Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 March 1914, Page 1

Commercial

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, March 20. Potatoes —The market has been wiill a applied with inferior quality, and sales for these lines ar* exceedingly slow. Tubers of prime quality are in good demand, and are eagerly bought up at satisfactory rates. Onions —There is no change 011 the local market, but the southern reports indicate lower values. Eggs—The supply does not meet the demand, and the tendency is towards higher rates. The market for dressed pork remains very firm. The wheat market is unaltered, and there is not a great deal of business passing. Oafo are in much the same position, and holders in the south are not inclined to accept lower prices. Seed algerians are, if anything, a little firmer. Local grapes are in short supply, and higher prices are ruling for good quality. Blackberries, quinces and poaches meet with a fair demand. Consignments of choice-cooking and dessert apples are recommended. Tomatoes are selling well, and best lines are eagerly bought up. The market is good for choice cooking and dessert pears. Higher rates are ruling for green peas, the supply of which is short. All root vegetables meet with ready sale Lettuces are bringing bedrock , prices Cabbages and cauliflowers are realising higher rates VEGETABLES. Potatoes—Choice Hutt, £5; others, £4 to £4 10s per ton Onions—Local £6 to £6 10s per ton. Cabbage.—Choice 4s to ss; others 2s per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, 6s to 8s; others, 3s to 4s. Green Peas.—Choice Is 6d; others, Is per peck. Beetroot—4s to 5s per sack. Carrots.—Choice 4s 6d; others, 2s Od to 3s 6d per sack. Parsnips.—ss 6d per sack. Swedes. 2s to 2s Gd.per cwt. Marrows.—ls 6d to 2s per case Turnips.—White 2s per sack. French Beans.—Choice lid per lb.

Tomatoes.—3s to 4s; round, 4s 5s per lialf-case. Lettuce.—Choice, 2s 6d; others, is to Is 6d per case. FRUIT. Blackberries.—2sd per lb. Grapes.—9d to lOd per lb. Peaclies.—3s to 4s; others 2s to 'is 6d per half case. Quinces.—3s fid to 4s per case. Pears.—Dessert.—Choice 3s 6d (o 4s; others, 2s 6d to 3s per halfcase. Apples.—Large cookers, 5s to *-)s fid: others, 4s 6d per case. Apples, dessert.—6s 6d to 8s 6d per case. POULTRY. Heiis.—2a 6d to 3s; good table hens 3s to 3s 6d; heavy cockerels ss; good heavy young ducks 4s (id to ss; Indian Runners 4s per pair; turkey gobblers Is per lb live weight; hens lid per lb. (jENERAjI. Dressed Pork.—TO'a to 90's sd; 9U's to 100's, suckers 7id; baconers 4£d; choppers (heavy) lid to 3|d per lb. Honey.—New 4d per lb. Cheese.—Best factory mediums per lb ex factory. Eggs.—iresli, Is 6d per dozen. Eungus*—6d per lb. .Wanted.

Walnuts.—6£d per lb. Wheat. —4s 8d per bus. Ten sack lots, 4s sd. Maize.—4s lOd per bushel. Oats. —Feed 2s 7d; Duns 2a lOd per bushel. Id per bushel less for 10 sack lots. Oats.—Crushed 3s per bushel. Barley.—l3s 3d per bus. Seed Oats. —Specially dressed Algerians 3s Gd per bushel; Gartons, Sparrowbilis, Duns, Storm Kings as (id pei b»slu?i. Seed Cape IWiej.- ~'Js V. pot bushel. j Flour.—Sucks, ; J0' r *. U'-s; j 50 s, Gs 3d. Oaten Pollard. -Ui per ton. Pollard.—AustwuKVii, £7 6s per ton; 5s less for ton lots. Bran. —£4 10s per ton; 5s less lor ton lots. Barley Meal.—£6 10s per ton; 10s less for ton lots. Pure Pea Meal.—£7 per ton. 0s less for ton lots. Sucrosine.—£7 per ton in 200's. Linseed Oil Cake.—Nuts genuine Lis Gd per cwt. Quicklime. —In 281b air-tight iins .">s per tin. Molasses in Casks.—£4 10s per ton; or 2Gs per se\vt. cask; 6s 6d per cwt. case. Meat and Bone Meal.—l7s per 100; 9s per 50, and D per 25 lb bag. Chaff.—Oaten shsftf 16s per ton. ax store.