Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 31 March 1914, Page 4

Commercial.

Tomatoes.—2s to 3s; round 3s to 4s per half case. Lettuce.—Choice 2s 6(1; others .lsc to Is Gel per case. FRUIT. * Blackberries.- 2id per lb. Grapes. - 9d to 10d per lb. Peaches. -Choice 2s Gd to 3s; others, 2s per Quinces. —3s 6d to 4s per case, iunis, G.fd per lb, ex factory. Pears.- -Dessert, choice 3s Gd to 4s; others 2s Gd to 3s per half case.

Apples. Large cookers 4s Gd to ss; others 3s Gd per case. Apples.—Dessert, Gs Gd to Ss Gd per case. POULTRY. Hens, 2s Gd to 3s; good table hens, 3s to 3s Gd; heavy cockerels os; good heavy young ducks, 4s Gd to ss; Indian Runners, 4s per pair; Turkey gobblers, Is per Jb; hens, lid per lb. live woight. GENERAL. Dressed pork.—7os to UO's s|d • DO s to . 100 s 4| ! d; suckers baconers 4£d; choppers (heavy) 3d to 3jd per lb. Honey.—New, 4d per lb. ! Cheese. Best factory incd- ' 4 1 l'osh Is bd per doz Eungus.—6d per lb. Wanted. Walnuts.—G£d per lb. GRAM, PRODUCE, ETC. Wheat. 4s 8d per bushel. Ten sack lots 4s sd. Maize.—4s lOd per bushel. Gats. Crushed 3s per bushel Gals.--l<e( d, 2s 7d; Duns, I lUs per bushed. Id per bushel 1,. 5 « ! lor 10 sack lets. I

I'eed Barley 3s to 3s 3d per. Seed oats.---Specially dresse( Algerians 3s lid per bushel; Gar tons, Sparrow bills, Duns, 3 S Storm Kings, 3s 6d per bushel. Seed Cape Barley 3s Od per bus, _ Mour .--Sucks ,235; lOU's 12s fO a, 0s 3d. ' Oaten Pollard. £0 per ton. Pollard.- Australian £7 5s per ton; 5s less for ton lots. Bran.—£4 10s per ton. 5 a less for ton lots. Barley meal.—los per ton • 10s less for ton lots. ' Pure pea meal.—£7 per ton. Sucrosine.—£7 per ton in 200's Linseed oil cake.—Nuts,- irenuine, 13s Gd cwt. Quicklime.--In 281b air-tight tins, 3s pp-r tin. Molasses in casks.—£4 10 3 p er ton, or 26s 5-cwt cask; 6s 6d per cwt. cas°. Mea f and bone meal.—l7 s per 100; 9s per 50 and 5s per 251b bair ClialV. -Oaten sheaf £4 15s per lon ex store; Special quotations lor large lots. straw, -a l l)0l . , (ill t , x • s r, ' ( e ' £2 lOs ex I nick Choice Now Season's 15 I, K I'a pe ; !0s cwt. Swiss chard (silver beet).--Var-iety recommended by AgriculturDepartinent, la 4d per lb Western Wolth's ryegrass. ■ Aew season s 8d per lb. Dressed Cocksfoot. J 0/171b IWrf Dressed.-- I per 11,. seed 7]d per lb. Perennial ryegrass. -4s'Gd to 0 S liiishel. a ry " Krass - - ■'» <*■ * Cowgrass and red clover— 11,1 per lb. ' 11(1 White clover, Colonial. -Is Alsyke. Is 2d per lb. " "

JiM'iW ZEALAND FARMERS' ! CO-OPERATIVE DISTIU- ! Jib'TING CO., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, March 27. Potatoes.--The market has been steady for prime lines, but inferior quality, of Avhich there is a lot ofI icring, are very hard to sell. Onj ions ar coming to hand from the j South, but there is only a moderate demand. Eggs—Supplies arc short, and prices are ver\ firm. Dressed pork is in good demand at late,rates. Wheat and oats There is no change to report, but. southern markets are vcrv firm. Western Wolth s ryegrass and oilier 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 eh a ft" and wheaten straw have been offering', but business ha slcen somewhat restricted. Local grapes j moot with keen competition, and , are in short supply. BlackberI lies arc about finished. Peaches I are selling at slightly lower rates I since our last report. Quinces j niect with fair demand, also choice j cooking and dessert apples. Dessert pears are eagerly bought up at ruling prices. Tomatoes a? -f1 meeting with fair enquiry, but . prices are in buyers' favour. Lettuces and French beans arc real is. j ing bedrock rates. All root vc- | getables meet with -fair sale. Cabj bages are higher, but cauliffowcrs i are easier. VEGETABLES. Potatoes. —Choice; Hutt £0; others <£4 to £4 10s per ton. J Oiiions.—Local £(> per ton. Cabbage.—Choice 4s to ss; others 2s per sack. Cauliflower.- Choice 5,s to Gs; others, as to 4s sack. Green Peas.—Choice Js lid; others Is per peck. Beetroot.—4s to 5s sack. Carrots.—Choice 4s Gd ; others 2s 6d to 3s Gd per sack. Parsnips.—4s Gd per sack. Swedes. —2s Gd per cwt. Marrows.—ls 6d to 2s per case. Turnips.—White 2s per sack. French Beans.—Choice Hd per lb.