COMMERCIAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 February 1915, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

N.Z. tfAllAiEitS' CO-Oi-'URAIIVL UiSTiiIUUTIiNG COIVIPAJ\% LTI>. WEEKLY J&EIHHIT. \volUiigoon, i'eb 11.

The supply of potatoes has fallen off and values have advanced in coruequoi.ee. Wo recommend our .North Island clients to market their lines without delay while the price are favourable, as a decline is almost certain when the South Island crop comes •to hand, and this will be curly this year. Excellent lines or Canterbury onions have reached us during the weeii . and sold readily.' Grain—Oats, Maiae aud barley have advanced, while wheat is practically unprocurable, although we hope this position will be relieved by the time our present small stock ,s exhausted. Seed oats are in good demand, praticularly storm king, tor greein feed sowing. Good 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 I South. Eggs have advanced. Porkers are coining in freely, with a further slight decrease in value. We are now receiving enquiry for good lines of Is e\v season's honey. Cheese is in excellent demand, and we invite consignments with every confidence. Fruit.—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 is keen competition for the few choice lines Greengages are :ii short supply and prices ruling are satisfactory. The demand for Tomatoes since last report has improved considjrably, and satisfactory prices are ruling. Vegetables.—Good lines of green peas moot good demand, but tti 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 trench beans offering freely, and these are soiling 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 sack. Cauliflowers.—Choice 6s to 8s ; others 3s to 4s per sack. Carrots.—Choice 4s 6d to 5s 6d; others 3s 6d to 4s sack. Marrows.—2s 6d to 3s 6<3 per sack. Onions.—£9 per ton. Parsnips.—Choice, 5s to 6s per sack. , Peas.— Choice, 9d per peck. Swedes.—2s 6d per cwt. Turnips.—White, 2e to 2s 6d per sack. Lettuce.—Choice, 2s to 3s; others, Is 6d per case. Spring Onions.—6d' per bundle. Mint.—ls to Is 6d per dijzen bundles. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles. Beans.—French, 3s to 4s per part sack. FRUIT. Peaches.--Choice Doasort, 3s to is; medium, 2s (id; others, 2s. Apricots Choice, (is tid to 7s. .Nectarines.—Choice, i)s (id to Is; others 3s J-case. Apples.—Dessert, Choice-, (in to is per case. Apples.—Choice cooking 4s (id to ss; others 3s to 3s 6d. Greengages—os (id to (is 6d per nail case llaspberries.—(is to 7s per bucket. Plums.— Burbanks, choice, 3s to 3s--6d ;'others 2s to 2s od. Tomatoes.—7s to 8s 6d per i-case. Grapes.—lOJd to Is per lb. POULTRY. Light table hens, 2s tki to 3s; heavy hens 4s; cockerels Is 6'd to 3s; good heavy ducks 7s; Indian ituuuera 4e d to 5s 6d per pair; turlsey gobblers lUd per Jo; hen* yd per lu live weight. GENERAL. Dressed pork.— -70's to 9O's od; yO's to lUO's, 4£d; Bacouers, 4jjd; Choppers (heavy) 3£d per lb. Butter.—Separator, lOd to lid >ei lb. Honey—4d to 4id per ib. Honey.—Sections 6s to (is (id per dozen. Cheese. —Factory mediums 7d per IbEggs.—Fresh, Is 9d per doz. Beeswax.—-Is 6d per lb. Fungus—6d per ib. Wanted. Walnuts.—Wanted. Wheat.—7s 3d per bushel. Maize.—Os per bushel. Oats.—4s 7d; Duns 4s 7d per buslwl. Oats.—Crushed 4s lOd per bushel Feed Barley.—os lOd per bushel Feed Peas.—6s per bushel. Seed Cape Barley.—(is. per bushel. Seed Oats.—Storm Kings ss; Gartons, Sparrowbills, Duns 4s lOd per bushel. Flour.—Sacks 365; 100's 18s 6d. Pollard.—£9 10s per ton. Bran.—£B 10s per ton. Sucrosine.—Not available just now. Quicklime.—ln 281b tins 3s per tin. Linseed Oil Cake.—Nuts or Meal, genuine, 16b 6d cwt. Meat and Bone Meal.—l7s per 100; 9s per 50 and 5s per 251b bag. Store.—£3 5s per ton ex store. Rape.- 15. L.E. 50s per cwt. Western WolUi's Rye (Ten Have's). -8d per lb. Western Wolfchs Ryegrass. — Gro.vn from imported seed.(id per lb. Suttou'k Seeds. —As per their list. Bilston Basic Slag.—£s 5s per ton. Mount Lyell Super.—£s per ton. Sulphate Ammonia.—£l7 10s per :ou Sulphate Potash.—£3o per ton. Gear Co. blood manure, No. 2.—£5Gear Co. Boneduet.—£6 ss. W.M.E. Co. No. 3 Manure., £5 t2& 6d per ton.