COMMERCAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 March 1915, Page 1

COMMERCAL

THE NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LTD. WEEKLY PRODUCE REPORT. Wellington, Feb. 25. Largo supplies of potatoes are now coming regularly into the market and prices are easier. We are glad to report ttiat 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 of the high values. It :s difficult to forecast the luture of the market for oats and we prefer to make no comments thereon just now. Pollard is rising still higher, and is riW a record price. Bran is, however, stationary. A fair quantity of new season's chaff is now coining 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.

Vegetables.—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. Swedos meet fair demand. All other root vegetables ere easier sine© last report.

Fruit.—Peaches and plums ai'e 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 aro selling freely. Jfotatoes.—Prime £7 to £7 10s; utirers £5 to £6. Cabbage.—Choice 2s 6d to 3s; others Is Od per- sack. Cauliflower.—Choice 8s vcr to IGs 6d; others 4s to 5s sack. Carrots^—Best 4s to ss; others 3s (3d per sack. Cucumbers—3s to 3s 6d per half case. Marrows—2s 6d per sack. Onions.—£B per ton. t'aa-snips.—Choice 4s od to 5s 6d per sack. Peas.—Choice Is per peck. Swedes.— '2n 6d per cwt. Turnips.—White, 2s to 2s 6d per Letttuce.—Choice 4s tid to os Gd; others 2s 6d per case. Spring onions.—lM per bundle. Mint.—ls to Is tid per dozen bundles. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles. FLWIT. Beans.' —French 4s to 5s part sack. Peaches.—Choice dessert 4s to ss; medium 3s 6d; others 3s. Pears—W.B.C 3s to 4s half case. Pears.— Cooking 4s to os per case. Apples.—Cooking, choice 4s to 4s Gd; others 3s to 3s 6d. Apples.—Dessert, choice, 5s to 7s per case. Urapes.—9d per lb. POULTRY. Light table hens, 2s 6d to 36; heavy hens 4s; cockerels Is tid to 3s; good heavy ducks 7s; Indian Huiiuers 4s d to 5s 6d per pair; tuz - key gobblers lid per lb; hens Od per live weight. i QENEItAL. Dressed pork—7o's to 90's sd; 90"s to 100's, Baconors, 4j"d; Choppers (heavy) 3Jd per lb. Butter.—Separator, lOd to lid :«i lb. ' Honey.—4d per lb. Honey.—Sections os to os 6d per dozen. Chee^b. —Factory mediums 7d' per lbEggs.—Fresh Is 9d to Is lOd per dozen. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus.—6d per lb." Wanted. Walnuts.—Wanted. Wheat.—7s 6d per bushel. Maize.—6s per bushel. Oats..—4s Sd; Duns 4s tid per bushel. Oats.—Crushed 5s per bushel Feed barley.—6s per Dushel. Feed Peas—6s per bushel. Seed Cape barley.—66 6d per bushel. Seed Oats.—Algerians 6s; Storm King 5s 3d; Gartons, Sparrowbills, Duns 4s 10d per bushel. Flour.—Sacks 38s; 100's I9s 6d. Pollard—£9 15s per ton. Bran.—£B 10s per ton. Sucrosine.—Not available just now. Linseed Oil Cake.—Nuts or Meal, genuine, lbs fid cwt. Chaff.—Oaten sheaf £8 per ton. Quicklime.—ln 281b tins 3s per tin. Meat and Bone Meal.—l7s per 100; 9s pea- 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.—£5. Gear Co. Bonedust.—£6 ss. Co. No. 3 Manure, £5 12s 6d per ton.