Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 April 1914, Page 1

Commercial.

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UEJi;ji.L.r KEPOET. Wellington, April D. l'uUiLuej, -Hie market is steady iiiid prinio lines still uring cH|iuu in late ink's, but Uie average consignment coming forward is only ninhuni (jiiaiity. Unions arc slow oi salt , , evL'ji at a reduced l-Hii-i;. Clii'JitiS having keeping Ijiil's oi onions are advised to hold nuauwliilc. Eggs (fresh) continue to be in short supply at better than Jate rates, and are well ruaintained. Dressed pork is very iirm, and with ready sale. Uals and wheat---lioth lines have a rising tendency, and southern markets are distinctly higher. Chaii is arriving in fair quantities in completion of past orders, but in view of the Easter holidays there is not a great enquiry. Poultry- We had a very large entry for both sales before Easter, but prices realised were only fair, especially for medium quality, of which the entry was largely composed. Fairly large shipments of dessert and cooking , apples have arrived during the week, and as the market has been fully supplied prices have been lower. Quinces are offering , freely, and values are at bedrock. Winter cole and other choice dessert pears are selling at satisfactory prices. To-day sales show a slight increase in price of choice tomatoes. Lettuce and beans realise bedrock prices. All root vegetables meet with ready sale. Cabbages and cauliflowers meet with keen competition at fair rates.

Potatoes. —Choice; Hutt £5; others £4 to £4 10s per ton. Onions. —Local £6 per ton. Cabbage.—Choice 4s to ss; ethers 2s per sack. Cauliflower.-Choice 5s (id to Us (id ; others, 2s to 3s sack. Green Peas. —Choice Is Gd; others Is 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.--Is Gd to 2s per case. Turnips. —White 2s per sack. French Beans.—Choice 1 1 per 1b..; Tomatoes.- -'5s in -'is 6d ; round, -Is to 4s 9d per J-case. Lettuce. -Choice. 2.5: others, Is io Is Gd per case. FEUIT. Quinces. 3s to us (id per case. Pears. —Dessert, choice 3s (id to 4s; others 2s Gd to 3s per half Apples.—Dessert, 5s to Gs per case. Apples.—Large cookers 4s 6d to ss; others 3s 6d per case. POULTEY. Hens, 2s 6<l to 3s; good table hens, os to 3s Gd; heavy cockerels us; good heavy young ducks, 4s Gd to ss; Indian Eunners, 4s per pair; Turkey' gobblers, Is per lb; hens, lid per lb. live weight. GENEEAL. Dressed pork.—7o's to yO's sid; ( Jo's to 100's 4£d; suckers 7£d; baconers 4|d; choppers (heavy) 3d to 3|d per lb. Honey. —New, 4d per lb. Cheese.--Best factory mediuins, Gjd per lb. Eggs. —Fresh, Is 10d to Is lid; preserved eggs, Is 4d perdoz. Fungus.—6d per lb. Wanted. Walnuts. —G£d per lb. GEAIA", PEODUCE, ETC. Wheat. —4s tid per bushel. Ten sack lots 4s sd. Maize.—4s 10d per bushel. Oats.—Feed, 2s 7d; Duns, 2a lUt per bus Led. Id per bushel less ior l 0 sack lets. Oats. —Crushed 3s per bushel. Feed Barley 3s to 3s 3d per. Seed oats.—Specially dressed Algerians 3s Gd per bushel; Gartons, Spurrowbills, Duns, 3s; Storm Kings, 3s Gd per bushel. Seed Cape Barley 3s Gd per bus. Flour.—Sacks ,235; lOO's, 12s. oU s, Gs t'Ci. Oaten Pollard.— £H per ton. Pollard.—Australian .£.7 5s per ton; 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.^— £l per ton. Suerosino.— £7 per ton in 200's Linseed oil cake.—Nuts, genuine, 13s Gd cwt. Quicklime. —In 281b air-tight (ins, 3s p«r tin. Molasses in casks. - £4 10s per

ton, or 26s 5-cwt caskj 6a 6d per cui. cas°. Mea' uuci boue meal. —17s per IUU; ys per 5U and 5s per 261b bag Giiuir. -Oaten sheai i>4 15s per ton ex store; Special quotations ior large lota. IStraw.— £Z loa per ton ex sVre; i>2 10s ex truck Oiioice New Season'a B.L.E. cvvt. ftwiss ckard (silver beet). —Variety recommended by Agricultural Lk'Piirtinent, Is 4d per lb. U'estern Woltli's ryegrass. — seud, 7id lb. i'armers' dressed.—Ud per lb. Perennial ryegrass.— 4s Os bushel. Italian ryegrass. —4s 6d to 5s bushel. Cowgrass and red clover.—lid per lb. White Clover "(Colonial).—ls 4d per lb. Alsyke.—ls 2d per lb. New season's seed, 8d per lb. Dressed cooksfoot.—l6-17 lb