COMMERCAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 March 1915, Page 1

COMMERCAL.

THE NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' 00-OPERATI VE .DIiSTIIIB UTIN G COMPANY, LTD. WEEKLY PRODUCE REPORT. Wellington, I:VL>. 'Zo. Large supplies of" potatoes are now tommy, regularly into the market am! prices are easier. We are glad to report that the quality is exceptionally good this year. Onions are now arriving in regular supplies from the south, and are meeting ready sale. A very little biisiuesjPis parsing 111 fowl wheat on account of the high values. It is difficult to forecast the tuture of the market for oats and wo prefer to mako no comments thereon just now. Poilard is rising still higher, and is now a record price. Bran is, however, stationary. A fair quantity of new season's chaff is now coming into the market, and fair sales arc being made There is an exceptionally good demand for oaten straw for stock feeding in the dry districts. Eggs are in good demand, aiso new honey and larger supplies of both could be satisfactorily dealt with. Vegetables.—Choice lines of green pens are iu short supply, and are selling at good prices. Beans are selling at fair rate only. Cabbages are plentiful, and selling at low rates. Choice cauliflower are in good demand and selling at satisfactory prices. Lettuces are selling well. Swedes meet fair demand. All other root vegetables ire easier since last report.

Fruit.—Peaches and plums are about finished. Dessert pears are arriving in large quantities and prices are fair where quality is good. Dessert and cooking apples meet good demand at prices mentioned. The demand for tomatoes is exceptionally good for this time of the year and keen competition for choice line prevails. Grapes .ire selling freely. Potatoes.- Prime £7 to £7 10s: others i'o to £6. Cabbage.—Choice 2s (id to 3s: others Is Cd per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice 8s *kr to 10s C<l: others'-Is to 5s sack. Carrots.---Best -Is to 5s ; others 3.s Oil per sack. Cucumbers.—3s to 3s <xl per half case. Marrows—2s (id per sack. Onions.—£B per ton. Parsnips.—Choice 4s Gd to 5s fid per sack. Pens.--Choice Is per peck. Swedes.--2s 6d per cwt. Turnips.—White, 2s to 2s 6d "per J.etltuce- - Choice -Is Gd to 5s ijd; others is Od per case. Spring onions.—-Ud per bundle. Mint. —Is to Is 6d per dozen bundles. Parsley. —Is per dozen bundles. FRCJIT. Beans.'—French -Is to 5s part sack. Peaches.—Choice dessert -Is to ss; medium 3s (jd ; others 3s. Pears—W.B.C. 3s to 4s half case. Pears.— Cooking 4s to 5s per case. Apples.—Cooking, choice -is to 4s od ; others 3s to 3s Gd. Apples.--Dessert, choice, 5s to 7.s per case. Grapes.— 9d per lb. POULTRY. Light table hens, 2s tkl to 3s; heavy hens -is; cockerels Is 6d to 3s; good heavy ducks 7s; Indian Runners 4s d to os Gd pel' pair; turkey gobblers lid per lb; liens I'd per live weight. GENERAL. Dressed pork. — 10's to 90's sd; 90s to 100's, 4jjtl; Baconers, 4-Jd; Choppers (.heavy) 3Jd per lb. Butter.—Separator, lOd to lid ei Ih.

Honey.—ld per lb. Honey.—Sections (is to Us 6d per dozeu. Cheese.—Factory mediums 7d per lbEggs.—Fresh Is 9d to Is lOd per dozen. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. F'ungus.—6d per lb. Wanted. Wal nuts. — Wa ii ted. Wheat. —7s (id per bushel. Maize.—(is per bushel. Oats..— Is 8d; Duns 4s 8d per bushei. Oats.—-Crushed 5s per bushel Feed barley.—Os per bushel. Feed Peas.—6s per bushel. Seed Cape barley.—(is (Jd per bushel. Seed Oats.—Algerians (is; Storm King 5s 3d; Gartons, Sparrowbills. Duns 4s lOd per bushel. Flour.— -Sacks 38s; 100's 19s Gd. Pollard—£9 15s per ton. Bran.—£B 10s per ton. Sucrosine.—Not available just now. Linseed Oil Cake Nuts or Meal, genuine, 1.6s Gd cwt. Chaff.--Oaten sheaf £8 pfcr ton. Quicklime. —In 281b tins 3s per tin. Meat and Bono Meal.—l7s per 100; 9s per 50 and 5s per 251b bag. ■Straw—£ I per ton ex store. Western Wolths ryegrass Ten Have'si —9d per lb. Sutton's Seeds.—As per their list. Bilston Basic Slag.—£s 5s per ton. Sulphate Ammonia.—£lß 10s per ton. .Mount Lyell Super.—£s per ton. Sulphate Potash.—£3o per ton. Gear Co. blood manure, No 2.—£'JGear Co. Bonedust.—£G ss. W.M.E. Co. No. 3 Manure, £5 12t> 6d per ton.