Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 April 1914, Page 1

Commercial.

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Wellington, April d. i'otuLoea—liie market is steady and prime lines still uring equal tu lute ratesj but ihe average cunsiynwent coming forward is only inuliuni quality. Unions are slow oi sale, even aC a reduced price. Uliunttj iiuving keepinglines of onions are advised to hold meanwhile. Eggs (fresh) continue to be in short supply at better than late ratee, and are well maintained. Dressed pork is very iirni, and meets with ready sale. Oat 3 and wheat—Both lines have a rising tendency, and southern markets are distinctly higher. Chuft is arriving in fair quantities m completion of past orders, but in view of the Easter holidays tliere 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, o± 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 £o; others £4 to £4 10s per ton. Onions. —Local £6 per ton. Cabbage.—Choice 4s to ss; others 2s per sack. Cauliflower. —Choice 5s b'd to Gs Gd; others, 2s to 3s sack. Green Peas. —Choice Is 6d; others Is per peck. Beetroot. —4s to 5s sack. Carrots.—Choice 4b 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 1; 1 per lb. Tomatoes. —3s to 3s 6d; round, 4s to 4s 9d per £-c'ase. Lettuce. —Choice, 2s; others, Is to Is 6d per case. FEUIT. Quinces. —3s to 3s Gd per case. Pears. —Dessert, choice 3s b'd to 4s; others 2s Gd to 3s per half Apples.—Dessert, 5s to Gs per case. Apples.—Large cookers 4s Gd to ss; others 3s 6d per case. POULTHY. Hens, 2s Gd to 3s; good table hens, 3s to 3s Gd; heavy cockerels sa; good heavy young ducks, 4s Gd to ss; Indian Hunners, 4s per pair; Turkey gobblers, Is per lb; hens, lid per lb. live weight. GENEBAL. Dressed pork.—7o ? s to yO's bid; iiO's to 100's suckers 7jd; bueoners 4£d; choppers (heavy) 3d to per lb. Honey.—New, 4d per lb. Cheese. —Beet factory mediums, G£d per lb. Eggs.—Fresh, Is 10d to Is lid; preserved eggs, Is 4d perdoz. Fungus.—6d per lb. Wanted. Walnuts.—6Jd per lb. GllAltf, PIiODUCE, ETC. Wheat. —4s 8d per bushel. Ten sack lots 4s sd. Maize.—4s 10d per bushel. Oats. —Feed, 2s 7d; Duns, 4a 10s per bus Led. Id per bushel less for 10 sack lets. Oats.—Crushed 3s per bushel. Feed Barley 3s to 3s 3d per. Seed oats. —Specially dressed Algerians 3s Gd per bushel; Gartons, Sparrowbills, Duns, 3s; Storm Kings, 3s Gd per bushel.

Seed Cape Barley 3s 6d per bus. Flour.—Sacks ,235; 100's, 12s. 50 s, 6s 3d. Oaten Pollard. —£6 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.—£7 per ton. Sucrosine.— £7 per ton in 200's Linseed oil cake.—Nuts, genuine, 13s 6d cwt. Quicklime. —In 281b air-tight tins, 3s per tin.

Molasses in casks. —£4 10a per

ton, or 2Gs 5-cwt cask; 6s 6d per owt. case. Mea' and bone meal.—l7s per 100; Us per 50 and 5s per 251b bag CliaiL —Oaten sheaf £4 15s per ton ex store; Special quotations for largo lots. Straw.— £2 15s per ton ex s'rre; £2 10s ex truck Choice New Season's B.L.E* Eape—3os cwt. Swiss chard (silver beet). —Variety recommended by Agricultural Department, Is 4d per ib. Western Wolth's ryegrass. — seed, 7£d per lb. farmers' dressed.—b'd per lb. Perennial ryegrass. —is 6d to 5s bushel. Italian ryegrass. —4s 6d to 5s bushel. Cowgrass and red clover.—lid per lb. White Clover (Colonial).-—ls 4J per lb. Alsyke.—ls 2d per lb. New season's seed, 8d per lb. Dressed cooksfoot.—l6-171b