COMMERCIAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 March 1915, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LTD.

WEEKLY PRODUCE REPORT.

Wellington March. 11

The market for potatoes remains steady, and the supply good, iu both quantity and quiiity. The present rainfall many have the effect of temporarily shortening supplies and i'icrease prices meanwhile. Onions ;v.'e now available from South at low rates and fair business is passing. We still continue to quote fowl wheat at 7s od bushel, which is below the price it can be landed at to-day. We do not intend 'to increase the price so long as ou;- present stocks last. Oate havetaken a further rise consequent on •. e removal of the duty in Australia. The further is, however, not certain. Barley is quoting at high rates. lsla id maize of excellent quality as now available. Seed Algerian oats are in exceptionally good demand. We have now fair quantity to offer for immediate delivery. Good business is .e----ingdone in grass seed. Chaff is offering more freely, but there is a hardening tendency in values. Wlnit straw is plentiful, but oaten very hard to procure. The dry weather is - esponsible for the fact that farmers are retaining their oaten straw for stock feed. This same • cause has also brought a big demand for Molasses Lor cattle feeding. Porkers are in good demand, but suckers are rather dull of sale at lower prices. liggs are slightly higher. New honey Js enquired for, and would meet ready sale. Vegetables.—Cabbages sell readily. Clioice lines of cauliflowers are scarce, and small lines offering realise satisfactory prcies. 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. Celery 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 sals. Auckland passion iruit 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 £0 10s to £0 ; others £5. Cabbage. —Choice 3s to 3s Od; others 2s per sack. Cauliflower.'—'Choice 6s tkl to 8s 13d : others 4s to 5s sack. Carrots.—Best 4s to 4s (jd; others 3s (jd per sack. Celery.—ls 6d to 2s per dozen. Cucumbers.—3s to 3s (3d per half Marrows—-2s Gd to 3s per sack. Onions.—£6 10s per ton. Parsnips.—Choice 4s to 5s per sack. Pens.—Choice Is per peck. Swedes.—2s 6d per cwt. Turnips.—White 3s to 3s (3d per sack Lettuce.—Choice 5s to Us; others 3s per case. Spring onions.—9d per bundle. Mint.—ls to Is 6d per dozen bundles. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles.' Beans.—French 7s to 8s (jd per part sack. FRUIT. Blackberries.—3d per lb. Passians.—Auckland 4s lid to 5s per halt case. Peaches Choice dessert 4s to ss; medium 3s 6d; 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. Aples.—Dessert, choice Gts to 7s; others 4s Gd to 5s 6d per case. Tomatoes—Ripe 6s (jd 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 6d; cockerels Is (3d to 3s; heavy ducks 7s; Indian Runuera 4s d to 5s 6d per pair; turkey gobblers lid per lb; hens 9d per live weight. GENERAL. Dressed pork 70's to 90's sd; 90*3 to 100's, 4iid; Baconers, 4id; Choppers (heavy) 3id per lb; suckers (3d to 6id. Butter.—Separator 10id to lid per lb. Honey.—4d per lb. Honey.—Sections (3s to Us 6d per dozen. Cheese—Factory mediums 74d per ib Eggs.— Fresh Is (3d to Is 7d per dozen. Beeswax—ls 6d per lb. Fungus.—6d per lb. Wanted. Walnuts.—Wanted. Wheat.—7s 6d per bushel. Maize.—6s Od per bushel. Oats—ss; Duns 4s lOd per bushel. Oats.—Crushed 5s 3d Feed barley.—6s per bushel. Feed Peas.—6s 6d per bushel Seed Cape barley.—6s 6d per bushel. Seed Oats.—Storm King, Gartous Sparrowbills, Duns 5s 6d; Algerians lj.s 9d per bushel. Flour—Sacks 38s; 100's 19s 6d. Pollard—£9 15s per ton. Bran.—£B 10s per ton. Linseed Oil Cake.—Nuts or Meal, 6 enuiue, 16s 6d cwt. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £8 os per to i Molasses.—2Bs per scwt cask. Quicklime. —In 281b tins 3s per tin. Meat and Rone Meal. —17s per 100; 9« per 50 and 5s per 251b bag. Straw—£4 per ton ex storo. Western Wolths i yegrass Ten Have's) —9d per lb. Sutton's Seed*. As p-r their list, iiilston Basic Slag.—£s os 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.—£SGear Co. Bonedust.—£6 ss. W.M.E. Co. No. 3 Manure, £5 iSe 6d per ton.