COMMERCAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 March 1915, Page 1

COMMERCAL.

N.Z. FAKMEHS' CX>-OPEHATIVE jJISTHIBUTING OOMPANY, LTD.

WEEKLY PttODUOE REPORT,

Wellington March. 11

The market for potatoes jreniains steady, and the supply gwd, iu both quantity aud quility. The present rainfall many have the effect of temporarily shortening supplies and iicrease prices, meanwhile. Onions are now available from (South at low rates and fair business is passing. We still continu-e to quote fowl wheat at 7s lid bushel, which'is below the price it can be landed at to-day. AVe do not intend to increase the price so long as our present stocks last. Oate havo taken a further rise consequent on • e removal of the duty in Australia. The further is, however, not certain. Barley is quoting at high rates. Isla id maize of excellent quality is now available. Seed Algerian oats are in exceptionally good demand. We have now fair quantity to offer for immediate delivery. Good business is '. eingdone in grass seed. Chaff is offer-

ing more freely, but there is a hardening tendency in values. AVhait straw is plentiful, but oaten very hard to procure. The dry weather is responsible for the fact that farmers are retaining their oaten straw for stock feed. This same cause has also brought a big demand for Molasses ior cattle feeding. Porkers are in good demand, but suckers aro rather dull of sale at lower prices. Eggs are slightly higher. New honey 7s enquired for, and would meet ready sale.

Vegetables.—Cabbages sell readily. Ohoice Tines of cauliflowers are scarce, and small lines offering realise satisfactory preies. Green peas are offering in small quantities. Beans are Higher and choice lines are scarce lettuces, are in good demand at satisfactory rates. Swedes are in fair sale. All root vegetables meet ready sale. Celerv meet fair demand.

Fruit.—Choice dessert and cooking apples are in good demand and prices have advanced for good green cookers. Cooking and dessert pears meet ready Bals. Auckland passion fruit are arriving regularly, and are in good demand There is good demand for ripe tomatoes, and from enquiries made growers In Hutt districts are experiencing difficulty in getting their crops ripe. Blackberries are now coming in. Grapes meet good demand. VEGETABLES. Potatoes.—Prime £5 10s to JWi; others £5. Cabbage.—Choice 3s to 3s Ud ; others -s per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice 0s (3d to 8s 'Jd ; others 4s to 5s sack. Carrots.—Best 4s to 4s (id; others 3s Ud per sack. Celery.—ls Gd to 2s per dozen. Cucumbers 3s to 3s (id per half Marrows—2« Gd to 3s per sack. Onions £(i 10s per ton. Parsnips.—Choico 4s to 5s per sack. Peas.—Choico Is per peck. Swedes.—2e 6d per owt. Turnips.—White 3s to 3s 6d per sack Lettuce.—Choico 5s to Us; others 3s per case. Spring onions,—yd per bundle. Mint.—ls to Is Gd per dozen bundles. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles. Beans.—l ,, reach. 7k to 8s Gd per part sack. FRUIT. Blackberries.—3d per lb. Passiaus.—Auckland 4s Gd to 5s per i ir **' halt case. Peaches.—Choice- dessert 4s to ss; medium 3s Gd; others 3s. Pears W.B.C. 3s to 4s half case. Pears.— Cooking 4s to 5s per case. Apples.—Cooking, choice 5s to 5s od; others 4s. Aplesv—Dessert, choice Gb to 7s; others 4s Gd to 5s (3d per case. Tomatoes—Ripe (is Gd to 8s 6d; others 5s to 5s 6d per half case. Grapes.—9d per lb. POULTRY. Light table hens 2s to 3s 6d; heavy hens 4s to 4s Gd; cockerels Is Gd to 3s; heavy ducks 7s; Indian J&uaueiß 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 sd; 90's to 100's, 4j£d; Baconors, 4fd; Choppers (heavy) 3id per lb; suckers Gd to GJd. Butter.—Separator lOid to lid per lb. Honey.—4d per lb. Honey.—Sections Gs to Gs Gd per dozen. Cheese Factory mediums 7id per ib Eggs.— Fresh Is Gd to Is 7d per dozen. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus.—6d per lb. Wanted. Walnuts.—Wanted. Wheat 7s Gd per bushel. Maize. —Gs Gd per bushel. Oats.—ss; Duns 4s 10d per bushel. Oats.—Crushed 5s 3d Feed barley Gs per bushel. Feed Peas.—Gs 6d per bushel Seed Cape barley.—Gs Gd per bueliel. Seed Oats.—Storm King, Gartous Sparrowbills, Duns 5s Gd; Algerians Us Od per bushel. Flour.—Sacks 38s; 100's 19s Gd. Pollard £9 15s per ton. Bran.—£B 10s per ton. Linseed Oil Cake.—Nuts or Meal, fe enuiue, 16b Gd cwt. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £8 5s per to i Molasses.—2Bs per scwt cask. Quicklime. —In 281b tins 3s per tin. Meat ami Uono Moal.—l7e per 100; 9s per 50 .iiid os per 2oll> bag. Straw—£l per ton ex store. Western Wolths iyegrass r Ten Have's) ■ —t)d per lb. Sr.ttnnV. Soi-ils. ■ ■ As per their list. Bilston Basic Sliig.—£s i>s per ton. Mount Lyeil Super.—£s per ton. Sulphate Ammonia.—£lß 10s per ton. Sulphate Potash—£3o per ton. Gear Co. blood manure, No. 2.—£6Gear Co. Bonedust.—£G ss. W.M.E. Co. No. 3 Manure, £5 I2e 6d per ton.