Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 March 1914, Page 4

Commercial.

WEEKLY IIEPOItT

POULTRY. Hens, 2s 6d to 3s; good table hens, 3s to 3s 6d; heavy cockerels "igood heavy young ducks, 4s bd to sa; Indian Runners, 4s per pair; Turkey gobblers, Is per lb; hens, lid per lb. live weight. GENERAL. Dressed pork.—TO's to 90's sid; 90s to 100's 4£d; suckers baconers 4£d; choppers (heavy) 3d to 3|d per lb. Honey.—New, 4d per lb. Cheese.—Best factory med-Eggs-—iVesk Is 8d per doz. fungus.—6d per lb. Wanted. 1 Walnuts.—6£d per lb. PRODUCE, ETC. * Wheat.—4s 8d per bushel. Ten sack lots 4s sd. Maize.—4s lOd per bushel. Oats. Crushed 3s per bushel. Oats.—l ( 'ec-d, 2s Td; Dims, 2.s 10s per bushed. Id per bushel less lor 10' sack lots. Feed Barley 3s to 3s 3d per. Seed oats.—Specially dressed Algerians- 3s 6d per bushel; Gartona, Sparrowbills, Duns, 3s; Storm Rings, 3s 6d per bushel. Seed Capo Barley 3s 6d per bus.

Flour.—-Sacks ,235; lOU's, 12s; 50 8, 6s 3d. Oaten Pollard.—£6 per ton. Pollard.—Australian £7 5s per ton j 5s less for ton lots. Bran.—£4 10s per ton. 5s less for ton lots. Barley meal.—£6 10s per ton; 10s less for ton lots. Pure pea meal."—£7 per ton. Sucrosine.—£7 per ton in 200's Linseed oil cake.—Nuts, genuine, 13s 6d cwt. Quicklime. —In 281b air-tiglit tins, 3s pe>r tin.

Molasses in casks.—,£ 4 10s per lon, or 26s 5-cwt cask; 6s 6d per cwt. cas°. Mea f and bone meal.--17s per 100; 9s per 50 and 5s per 251b bag Chaff.—Oaten sheaf £4 15s per ton ex store; Special quotations for largo lots. Straw.— £2 Jss per (on ex sVre; £2 10s ox truck Choice New .Season's 13. L.E. Ifape-—iJOs cwt. Swiss cliard (silver beet). —Varj iety recommended by AgriculturI ai Department, Is 4<l per lb. Western Wolth's ryegrass.— New season's 8d per lb. • • I Dressed Cocksfoot. — IG/171L Farmers' Dressed.—s|d per lb. seed 7|d per lb. Perennial ryegrass.—4s Gd to 5s bushel. Italian ryegrass.—.—4s 6d to 5s bushel. Cowgrass and red clover.—lid per lb. White clover, Colonial.—ls 4d Alsyke.—ls 2d per lb.

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Wellington, March 27. Potatoes.—The market has been steady for prime lines, but inferior quality, of which there is a lot offering, are very hard to sell. Onions ar coming to hand from the South, but there is only a moderate demand. Eggs—Supplies arc short, and prices are verj firm. Dressed pork is in good demand ™ a^e . ra^es - Wheat and oats- - Iliere is no change to report, but southern markets are very firm. Western Wolths ryegrass and other seed lines are still selling freely* The cocksfoot market still shows an upward tendency, and Holders are anticipating higher values. Slag and super, orders continue to come forward. Several large parcels of oat sheaf chaff and wheaten straw have been offering, but business ha sfceen somewhat restricted. Local grapes meet with keen competition, and are in short supply. Blackberries are about finished. Pea elves are selling at slightly lower rates since our last report. Quinces i meet with fair demand, also choice cooking and dessert apples. Dessert pears are eagerly bought up at ruling prices. Tomatoes are meeting wifli fair enquiry, but prices are in buyers' favour. Lettuces and French beans are realis. in ? bedrock rates. All root vegetables meet with fair sale. Cabbages are higher, but cauliflowers are easier.

VEGETABLES. Potatoes. —Choice;. Hutt £5; others £4 to £4 10s per ton. . Onions.—Local <£6 per ton. Cabbage.—Choice 4s to ss; others 2s per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice 5s to 6s; others, 3s to 4s sack. Green Peas.—Choice Is Gel; others ls-.per peck. Beetroot.—4s to 5s sack. Carrots.—Choice 4s 6d; others 2s 6d to 3s 6d per sack. Parsnips.— 4s 6d per sack. Swedes.—2s 6d per cwt. Marrows.—ls 6d to 2s per case. Turnips.—White 2s per sack. French Beans.—Choice lid per lb. 1 Tomatoes.—2s to 3s; round 3s to 4s per half case. Lettuce.— Choice 2a 6d; others lsc to Is 6d per case. FRUIT. Blackberries.—2id per lb. Grapes.— 9d to lOd per lb. Peaches.— Choice 2s 6d to 3s; others, 2s per £-case. Quinces.—3s 6d to 4s per case, iums, 6£d per lb, ex factoiy. Pears.—Dessert, choice 3s 6d to 4s; others 2s 6d to 3s per half case. Apples.—Large cookers 4s 6d to ss; others 3s 6d per case. Apples.—Dessert, 6s 6d to 8s 6d per case.