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Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 February 1915, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

iN.Z. FAKALfciKS' 00-UfKEtATIVE JJiSTKiiJU iiiNU OU-VU'AjN i, IiTIX WEEKLY REPORT. \V uiuuguou, Feb '11. The supply of potatoes has fallen off and values have advanced in ccm.sequer.ee. Wo recommend our North island clients to market their Unea witnout delay while tlie price are favourable, as a decline is almost certain when the South Island crop comes to hand, and this will be early this year. Excellent lines ot Canterbury onions have reached us during the ween and sold readily. Grain—Oats, Maue and barley have advanced, while wheat is practically unprocurable, although we hope this position will be relieved by the time our present small stock is exhausted. Seed oats are in good demand, praticularly storm king, for green feed Bowing. Uood lines of algerians are scarce. Grass seed orders ' are coming in fast, and we advise booking early as .prices are on the rise. The chaff market is quite unsettled. Excellent crops are reported in the South. Eggp have advanced. Porkers are coming in freely, with a further slight decrease in value. We are now receiving enquiry for good lines of I'.ew season's honey. Cheese is in excellent demand, and we invite consignments with every confidence.

Fl'uit.—Large shipments of stone fruits are arriving from Auckland, Motueka, and Hawkes Bay, and prices for plums, nectarines and peaches are lower since last report. The apricot season is about closed, and there ±s keen competition for the few' qhoice' lines Greengages are in short supply and prices ruling are satisfactory. The demand for Tomatoes since last report has improved considerably, and satisfactory prices are ruling.

Vegatables—Good lines of green peas meet good demand, but th elarge portions of consignments arriving are of :n----ferior quality. Choice cauliflowers are in short supply, and satisfactory prices are ruling. Cabbages are easier in price, owing to french beans offering freely, and these are selling at fair rates only. Good lettuce meets keen competition. Turnips and parsnips are selling freely at satisfactory prices. Spring onions meet early sale.

Potatoes.—Prime, £8 to £9 ; others, £7.

Cabbage.—Choice, 3s to 4s; others, 2s per sock.

Cauliflowers—Choice 6s to 8s; others 3s to 4s per sack.

Carrots.'—Choice 4s 6d to 5s 6d; others 3s (xl to 4s sack. Marrows.—2s 6d to 3s 6d per saok. Onions.—£9 per ton.

Parsnips—Choice, 5s to fe per sack. Peas.— Choice, 9d per peck. Swedes.—2s 6d per cwt. Turnips.—White, 3s to §s 6d per saelc. Lettuce.—Choice, 2s to 3s; others. Is 6d per case. Spring Onions.—6d per bundle. Mint.—ls to Is 6d per dozen bundles. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles. Beans—French, 3s to 4s per part sack. FRUIT. Peaches.—Choice Dessert, 3s to 4s; medium, 6d; others, 2b. Apricots.—Choice, 6s 6d to 76. Is ectarines.—Choice, rfs tkl to 4s; others 3s i-case. Apples.—Dessert, Ohoice, 6s to is per caa». Apples.—Choice cooking 4s Gd to ss; others 3s to 3s 6d.

Greengages—os 6d to tie 6d per naif case

Raspberries.—6s to 7s per bucket. Plums.—Bur banks, clioioe, 3s to 3s6d; othere 2s to 2s od. Tomatoes. —7s to 8s 6d per J-case. Grapes.—lOJd to Is per lb. POULTRY. Light table hens, 2s 6d to 3s; heavy hens 4s; cockerels Is 6d to 3s; good heavy ducks 7s; Indian Runners 4s d to 5s 6d per pair; turHey gobblers 10d per lb; hens yd per It) live weight. GENERAL. Dressed pork—7o's to 90's sd; 90's to 100's, Baconers, 4jd; Choppers (heavy) 3Jd per lb. Butter.—Separator, lOd to lid >ei lb. Honey—4d to 4id per ib. Honey.—Sections 6s to 6s 6d per dozen. Cheese.—Factory mediums 7d per lb. Eggs.—Fresh, Is Od per doz. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus.—6d per lb. Wanted. Walnuts.—Wanted. Wheat—7s 3d per bushel. Maize 6s per bushel.

Oats.—4s 7d; Duns 4s 7d per bushel Oats.—Crushed 4s lOd per bushel Feed Barley.—os lOd per bushel Feed Peas.—6s per bushel.

Seed Cape Barley.—6s pw bushel

Seed Oats.—Storm Kings ss; Gartens, Sparrowbills, Duns 4s lOd per bushel.

Flour.—Sacks 36s j 100's 18s 6d. Pollard.—£9 10s per ton. Bran.—£B 10s per ton. Sucrosine.—Not available just now. Quicklime. —In 281b tins 3s per tin. Linseed Oil Cake—Nuts or Meal, 16s 6d cwt.

Meat and Bone Meal.—l7s pel" 100; 9s pei - 50 and 5s per 251b bag. Store £3 5s per ton ex 6tore. Rape.—B.L.E. 50s per cwt. Western Wolth's Rve (Ten Have's). -8d per lb. Western Wolths Ryegrass.—Groarn from imported seed 6d per lb. Sutton's Seeds. —As pei" their list. Bilston Basic Slag.—£o 5s per ton. Mount Lyell Super.—£s per ton. Sulphate Ammonia.—£l7 10s per :on Sulphate Potash.—£3o per ton. Gear Co. blood manure, No. 2.—£6Gear Co. Bonedust. —£6 ss. W.M.E. Co. No. 3 Manure, £5 l2s ftd per ton.