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Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 February 1915, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

N.Z. I'AItMEKS' 00-OJeEKATIVii DiyTIUBUT-IJNG OOMI'ANY, LTD.

WEEKLY HEi'OllT.

Wellington, l«'eb 18. The market is being steadily supplied with potatoes, and sales are satistactry- Wo again impress on Moith Island growers tiie importance oi' sending 'n tlieir supplies without delay while good prices prevail. Small shipments ijom South havo already arrived, and these will increase from now on. There has been a blight hardening in values oi' unions, but the supply should increase alter this month, with lower prices. All grains are offering very sparingly, and with a further slight rise during the week in wheat, oats and barley. Weed lines of oats are in good bemand, also cape barley. There has been a, sharp advance in values of ryegrass during the week, lines ottering have been readily bought up at the higher figures. Very little business is passing in chaff or oats. Eggs have further advanced. Porkers are in good demand. Cheese is eagerly enquired for, and we invite consignments with every confidece. Vegetables.—Choice lies of greeu peas sell at good prices. Beans a*re selling at fair rates only. Cabbages are plentiful, and difficult to quit at payable rates. Choice cauliflowers meet good demand at satisfactory rates All root vegetables are realising satisfactory prices. Lettuce is selling well Swedes are in good demand. l (, ruit.—Large shipments at peaches and plums are arriving, and prices are low. We expect higher prices for peaches to be ruling very shortly, as this line will be getting in short supply. Choice Hues of nectarines meet good demand. Dessert and cooking pears are plentiful, and at the moment are selling at very low rates. There ,s good enquiry for greengages, which are in short supply. Choice lines of dessert and cooking apples meet good demaud. The demand for tomatoes .e----mains good, and there is keen competition for choice lines. Grapes meet fair demand at market values. Potatoes.—Prime, £8 to £8 10s; others, £'0 to £7. Cabbage.—Choice, 2s6d to 3s; others Is (Jd per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice 6s to 8s; others 3s to 4s sack. Carrots.—Best, 5s ti> os tkl; others, 4s per sack. Marrows.—3s per sack. Onions.—£9 per ton. Parsnips.—Choice, 6s to 7s per sack. Peas.—Choice. 9d to Is per peck. .Suedes.— '2s (id to Sα per cwt. Lettuce.—Choice, 3s (jd to ss. others, 2s per case. Spring Onions.— ( Jd per bundle. Beans—French, is to os per part sack. FRUIT. Peaulies.—Choice dessert, 3s to 3s Ud ; medium, 2s Ckl; others, Is (id to 2s. Pears.—W.li.C, 2s to 3s per J-case. Pears.—Cooking, 4s to 6s per case. Nectarines.—-Choice, 3s (3d to 4s; others, 3s J-oase. Apples.—Cooking, choice, 'Is to 'Is od ; others; 3s to 3s 6d. Apples.—Dessert, choice, Gs to 7» pur case. Plums.—Burbanks, choice 3s to 3s Ckl; others 2s to 2s od. Tomatoes. —Ripe, 7s to Us; others, us 0d to Gs 0d per Grapes.—9d per lb. POULTRY. table liens 2s 6d to 3s; heavy hensSts; cockerels Is 6d to 3s; good heavy ducks 7s; Indian Eunnere 4s 6d to 5s 6d pair; turkey gobblers lid per lb; hens' 9d per lb live weight. GENERAL. Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90's, od; Ws'i to H)o's, 4fd; Baconers, 4Jd; choppers (heavy) 3Jd pel - lb. Our weekly pork sales held each Friday j during the summer. Butter.—Separator, 10id to lid per lb. Honey.—4d per lb. Honey Sections—6s 6d per dozen. Cheese—Factory mediums 7d per lb. Eggs.—Fresh, Is Wd to Is 10d per doz. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus—6d per lb. Wanted. Walnuts.—Wanted. GIIAIN, PIIODUCE, ETC. Wheat.—7s 0d per bus. Maize—os per bus. Oats.—4s 8d; Duns, 4s 8d per bus. Oats.—Crushed, 5s per bushel. Feed Barley.—Oβ per bus. Feed peas.— (js per bushel Seed Cape Barley.—os 0d per bus. Seed Oats.—Storm King, ss; Gartons, tiparrowbills, Duns, 4s 10d per bus. Flour—Sacks 365, 100's 18s 6d. Pollard.—£9 IDs per ton. Bran.—£B 10s per ton. Sucrosine.—Not available just now-. Linsed Oil Cake.—Meal, genuine, xOs 6d per cwt. Chaff—Oaten sheaf, £6 per ton.. Special quotations for large lots. Quicklime. —In 281b air-tight tins, 3s per tin. Meat and Bone Meal 17s per 100; Js per 50, and 5s per 251b Dag. Straw.—£4 per ton ex store. Western Wolfchs Ryegrass (Ten Have's).—Bd per lb. Westorn -Worths Ryegrass. —Grown from imported seed 6d per lb. Button's Swcdo and Turnip Seeds **s per their list. Bilstou's Basic Slag. —£5 5s per ton. Mount Lyell Super.—£s per ton. Sulphate Ammonia. —-£18 10s prr ton. Turnips. — White 2s to 2s 6i! sat.'k. Mint Is to Is (id per dozen bundles. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles . Sulphate Potash.—£3o per ton. Gear Company's Blood Manure. No. 2ti -£6. Gear Company Bon&d;ist.-£6 ss. W.M.E. Coy. No. 3 Manure, £5 12s 6d per ton. All grass seeds at lowest rates.