COMMERCAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 March 1915, Page 1

COMMERCAL.

THE NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' 00-OPERATIVJK DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LTD. WEEKLY PRODUCE REPORT. Wellington, Feb. 20. Lajgo supplies oi potatoes are now toißiug regularly into the market and prices are easier. Wβ are gLad to report tnat 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 business is passing in fowl wheat on account ot the high values. It is difficult to forecast the ruture oi the market for oats and we prefer to make no comments thereon just now. l'ollard 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 are being made There is an exceptionally good demand for oaten straw for stock feeding n the dry districts. Eggs are in good demand, aiso new honey and larger supplies of both could be satisfactorily dealt with. Vegetableß.—Choice lines of green peas are in 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 are easier since last report. Fruit.—Peaches and plums are about finished. Dessert pears are arriving in large quantities and prices are fair where quality 16 good. Dessert and cooking apples meet gooci 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 are selling freely.

Potatoes.—Prune £7 to £7 10s; utliors £5 to £C. ." Cabbage.—Choice 2s tid to 3s; others Is (id per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice 8s yer to ife Cd; others 4s to 5s sack. Carrots.—Best 4s to ss; others 3s 6d per sack. Cucumbers.—3s to 3s 6d per half case. Marrows—2s 6d per sack. Onions.—£B per ton. t'arsnips—Choice 4s od to 5s 6d per sacit. Peas.—Choice Is per peck. Swedes.—2s 6d per cwt. Turnips.—White, 2s to 2s 6d per Letttuce.—Choice 4s lid to 5s Ud; others 2s tid per case. Spring onions.—9d per bundle. Mint. —Is to Is b'd per dozen bundles. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles. FRUIT. Beans. l —French 4s to 5s part sack. Peaches.—Choico dessert 4s to ss; medium 3s 6d; others 3s. Pears W.B.C. 3s to 4s half case. Pears Cooking 4s to 6s per case. Apples.—Cooking, choice 4s to 4s Gd; others 3s to 3s 6d. Apples.—Dessert, choice, 5s to 7s per case. Grapes.—9d per lb. POULTRY. Light table hens, 2s tid to 3s; heavy hens 4s; cockerels Is 6d to 3s; good heavy ducks 7s; Indian Ruuuers 4s d to 5s 6d per pair; turkey gobblers lid per lb; hens 9d per live weight. GENERAL. Dressed pork.—7o's to 90's od; 90*8 to 100's, 4jd; Baconers, 4id; Choppers (heavy) 3£d per lb. Butter.—Separator, 10d to lid :«i lb. Honey.—4d per lb. Honey.—Sections (is to b's 6d per dozen. Cheese—Factory mediums 7d per )b. Eggs—Fresh Is 9d to Is 10d per dozen. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus—6d per lb. Wanted. Walnuts.—Wanted. Wheat—7s 6d per bushel. Maize.—:ss per bushel. Oats..—4s 8d; Duns 4s 8d per bushel. Oate—Crushed 5s per bushel Feed barley.—6s per oushel. Feed Peas.—6s per bushel. Seed Cape barley.—6s 6d per bushel.

Seed Oats.—Algerians 6s; Storm King 5s 3d; Gartons, Sparrowbills, Duns 4s 10d per bushel.

Flour—Sacks 38s; 100's 19s 6d. Pollard—£9 15s per ton. Bran.—£B 10s per ton. Sucrosine.—Not available just now. Linseed Oil Cake N'ute or Meal, genuine, 16b 6d cwt. Chaff—Oaten sheaf £8 per ton. Quicklime. —In 281b tins 3s per tin. Meat and Bone Meal.—l7s per 100; 9s per 50 and 5s per 251b bag. Straw—£4 per ton ex store. Western Wolths ryegrass Ten Have's) —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.—£6. Gear Co. Bonedust.—£6 ss. W.M.E. Co. No. 3 Manure, £5 12s 6d per ton.