COMMERCIAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 March 1915, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

N.Z. FARMERS' 00-OPERATIVE jJISTRIB UTINQ COMPANY, LTD. WEEKLY "PRODUCE REPORT. Wellington March. 11. The market for potatoes remains steady, and tlie supply good, in both quantity and quility. The present rainfall many have tiio effect of temporarily shortening supplies and ricreaso prices meanwhile. Onions ate now available from Koutli at lotv ratea and fair business is passing. We still continue to quote fowl wheat at 7s ijd bushel, which is below tile price it can bo landed at to-day. We do not intend to increase the price so long a-s ou: present stocks last. Oats have 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. lsla 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 .e----ingdone in grass seed. Chaff is offering more freely, but there is a hardening tendency in values. Wluat 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 lhas 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. • Eggs are slightly higher. Now honey Is enquired lor, and would meet ready sale. Vegetables.—Cabbages sell readily. Choice 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 lair 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 fruit are arriving, regularly, and are in good deniaad " here is good demand for ripe tomatoes, and from enquiries made growers ill Hutt districts are experiencing difficulty in getting tlieir crops ripe. Blackberries are now coming in. Grapes meet good demand. VEGETABLES. Potatoes.—Prime £5 10s to £6; others £5. Cabbage. —Choice 3s to 3s tkl; others 2s per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice 6s 6d to 8s 3d; others 4s to 5s sack. Carrots.—Best 4s to 4s tid; others 3s tid per sack. Celery.—ls 6d to 2s per dozen. Cucumbers.—3s to 3s tid per half Marrows—2s (id to 3s per sack. Onions.—£6 10s per ton. Parsnips—Choice 4s to 5s per sack. Peas—Choice Is per peck. Swedes.—2s 6d per owt. Turnips.—White 3s to 3s (id per sack Lettuce.—Choice 5s to fcis j others per case. Spring onions.—9d per bundle. Mint.—ls to Is Bd per dozen bundles. . Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles. Beans.—French 7s to 8s 6d per part sack. FRUIT. Blackberries.—3d per lb. Passians.—Auckland 4s 6d to os 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 os per case. Apples.—Cooking, choice 5s to 5s 6d; others 4s. Aples.—Dessert, choice 6b to 7s; others 4s 6d to 5s 6d per case. Tomatoes—Ripe 6s 6d 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 tid to 3s; heavy ducks 7s; Indian Runners 4s d to 5s 6d per pair; turkey gobblers ) lid per lb; hens 9d per live weight. j GENERAL. Dressed pork.—7o's to 90's sd; SO's to 100's, 4id ; Baconers, 4fd; Choppers (heavy) 3id per lb; suckers 6d to 6sd. Butter.—Separator IOJd to lid per lb. Honey.—4d per lb. Honey.—Sections 6s to 6s 6d per dozen. Cheese.—Factory mediums 7id per lb Eggs— Fresh le 6d to is 7d per dozen. Beeswax.—is 6d per lb. Fungus.—6d per lb. Wanted. Walnuts—Wanted. Wheat. —7s 6d per bushel. Maize.—6s 6d per bushel. Oats.—ss; Dims 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 os 6d; Algerians 6s 9d per bushel. Flour.—Sacks 38s; 100's 19s 6d. Kollard—£9 15s per ton. Bran.—£B 10s per ton. Linseed Oil Cake.—Nuts or Meal, genuine, 16b 6d cwt. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £8 5s per to i Molasses.—2Bs per scwt cask. Quicklime. —In 281b tins ?s per tin. Meat and Bone Meal 17s per 100; 9s per 50 and 5s per 251b bag. Straw—£4 per ton ex store. Western Wolths l vegrass Ten Have's) —9d per lb. Sutton's Seeds. -As per their list. Bilston Basic Slag.—£-5 os per ton. Mount Lyell Super—£s per too. Sulphate Ammonia.—£lß 10s per ton. Sulphate Potash.—£3o per ton. Gear Co. blood manure, No. 2.—£s. Gear Co. Bonedust.—£6 6s. W.M.E. Co. No. 3 Manure, £5 *fe 8d p«r ton.