COMMERCIAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 March 1915, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, JLTJ>.

WEEKLY I&EPORT,

Wellington, Feb J.B

The market is being steadily supplied with potatoes, and sales are satisfactry. We again linpiess on North Island growers tne importance ol bending u tlieir supplies without delay while good prices prevail. Small shipments from South have already arrived, and these will increase from now on. There has been a slight hardening in values of onions, bub the supply should increase alter this month, with lower prices. All grains are ottering very sparingly, and with a. further slight rise during the week in wheat, oats and barley. Seed lines of oats are in good beinand, also cape bailoy. , There has been a sharp advance in values of ryegrass j during the week, and lines ottering have been readily bought up at the' higher figures. Very little business is passing in chatt or oats. Jiggs have further advanced. Porkers tire in good demand. Cheese is eagerly enquired for, and we invite consignments with every coniidece. Vegetables.—Choice lies of green peas sell at good prices. Beans are selling at iair rates only. Cabbages are plentiful, and difhcult to quit at payable rates. Choice cauliflowers meet good demand at satisfactory rates All root vegetables aro realising satisfactory prices. Lettuce is selling well Swedes are in good demand. Fruit. —Large shipments ot peaches and plums are arriving, and prices are low. Wβ expect higiier prices for peaches to be ruling very shortly, as this line will be getting in short supply. Choice lines of nectarines meet good demand. Dessert and cooking pears are plentiful, and at the moment are selling at very low rates. There .«- good enquiry for greengages, which are in short supply. Choice lines ol dessert and cooking apples meet good deniaud. Tho demand for tomatoes .«- mains good, and there is keen competition for choice lines. Grapes meet fair demand at market values.

Potatoes.—Prime, £8 to £8 10s; others, £6 to £7. Cabbage.—Choice, 2niid to 3s; others Is (id per sack. 9 Cauliflower.—Choice 6s to 8s; others 3s to 4s sack. Carrots.—Best, 5s to os lid; others, -is per sack. . Marrows. —3s per sack. Onions.—£9 per ton. Parsnips.-Choice, (is to 7s per sack. p cas ._Choieo, t)d to Is per peck. Swedes.—2s (id to 3s per cwt. Lettuce.—Choice, 3s 6d to ss. others, 2s per case. Spring Onions.— ( Jd per bundle. Beans.—French, is to 5s per part sack. FRUIT. Peackes.—Choice dessert, 3s to 3s lid; medium, 2s (id; others, Is Gd to 2s. Pears.—W.B.C., 2s to 3s per i-case. Pears.—Cooking, 4s to os per case. Nectarines.—Choice, 3s (id to 4s; others, 3s J-case. Apples.—Cooking, choice, 4s to 4s (id ; others, 3s to 3s (id. % Apples.—Dessert, choice, (is to 7& per case. Plums. —Burbanks, choice 3s to ( 3s (id ; others 2s to 2s b'd. Tomatoes. —Uipe, 7a to Us; others, 5s (id to (is (id per i-case. Grapes.—9d per ib. POULTRY. Light table hens 2s 6d to 3e; heavy hens 4s; cockerels Is (id to 3s; good heavy ducks 7s; Indian ltunnere 4s 6d to 5s 6d pair; turkey gobblers lid per lbj hens' 9d per lb live weight. GENERAL. Dressed Fork.—7o's to 90's, sd; 90's to 100's, 4^d; Baconers, 4Jd; choppers (heavy) 3£d per lb. Our weekly pork sales held each Friday during the summer. Butter.—Separator, IOJd to lid per lb. Honey.—4d per lb. Honey Sections—6s 6d per dozen. Cheese.—Factory mediums 7d per lb. ■lfiggs.—Fresh, Is 9d to Is 10d per doz. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. "• Fungus^—6d per lb. Wanted. Walnuts.—Wanted. GHAIN, PItODUCU;, IiTC. Wheat.—7s (id per bus. Maize.—(is per bus. O a ts._is 8d; Duns, Its 8d per bus. Oats.—Crushed, 5s per bushel. Feed Barley.—(is per bus. Feed peas.— 6s per bushel Seed Capo Barley.—lis (id per bus. Seed Oats.—Storm liing, ss; Gartons, Sparrowbills, Duns, 4s 10d per bus. Flour.—Sacks 3(is, 100's 18s 6d. Pollard—£9 10s per ton. Bran.—£B 10s per ton. Sucrosiue.—.Not available just now. Linsed Oil Oako.—Meal, genuine, itis 6d per owt. Chaff.—Oaten sheaf, £8 per ton.' Special quotations for large lots. Quicklime.—ln 281b air-tight tins, 3s per tin. Meat and Bone Meal.—l7s per IOOj.Js. per.so, and 5s per 251b Dag. Straw.—£4 per ton ex store. Western Wolths Ryegrass (Ten Have's). —8d per lb. Western Wolths Ryegrass.— Grown . from imported seed 6d per lb. Button's Swede and Turnip Seeds .is per their list. Bilston's Hasic: Slay;- to fis pi-r ton. Mount Lvell Super.—£s per ton. Sulphate Ammonia.-- CIS lite.' pi't- lon. Turnips. White 2s t<< 2s (id s:n-k. Mint.—l.- to 1- Cvl iK'i-<!oz.'ti bundles. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles . Sulphate Potash.—£3o per ton. Gear Company's Blood Manure, No. 26 -JE6. Gear Company Boiiedust.— £6 ss. W.MiE. Coy. No. 3 Manure, £5 12s 6d per ton. All grass seeds at lowest rates. /'