Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 March 1915, Page 4

Commercial.

Wellington, March lb

The market tor potatoes remains steady, and the supply good, and keen | competition prevails for choice lines. Onions are now available irom South at lower rates, and fair business is passing. We still continue to quote fowl wheat at 7s 6d bushel, which is below landed cost from the south at the moment. We do not intend to increase the price as long a 6 ouir present stock lasts. Very little business is doing in oats, on account of the Government placing embargo on shipments to Australia. Barley has advanced 6d per bushel since las report. Moderate business is passin gin maize, and local stocks are small. Seed Algerian oats are in exceptionally good tTemand. We have now a fair quantity for immediate delivery. Good business continues to be done in grass seed. The demand for chaff is well maintained. Wheat stra -wis plentiful but oaten is very scarce, the dry weather being responsible for the fact that farmers require their own stock teed. Porkers are in good demand, but suckers are rather dul lof sale. Eggs have advanced. New season's honey is enquired for. and we recommend consignments of choice lines. Cabbages are dull of sale. Choice lines of cauliflowers are in short supply, and small lines ' offering realise satisfactory prices. Green peas and beans are ab*out done, and choice lines meet good competition. Swedes are more plentiful and dull of sale. All root vegetables are in good demand. Choice lettuces are scarce, and satisfactory prices are ruling. Celery meets fair demand. Mushrooms are eagerly bought up. Demand for choice dessert and cooking apples remains firm and present values are satisfactory. Cooking and dessert pears meet fair 6ale. Auckland passion fruit are arriving regularly and values are weaker. The supply of tomatoes from the Hult has increased considerably and values are much lower. We think present prices will remain unchanged for some little time. The demand for blackberrtc*s is very good. Grapes are meeting ready sale. VEGETABLES. Potatoes.—Prime £6 15s to £7 10s, others £0. Cabbage. —Choice 3s to 3s 6d; others 2s per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice 656 6d to 8s Ud; others 4s to 5s sack. Carrots.—Best 4s to 4s tkl; others 3s 6d per -sack. Celery.— Is Gd to 2s per doz Cucumbers.—3s to 3s 6d per J-case AiaiToks. :2s lid to 3s per sack. Onions.—£6 10s per ton. Parsnips.—Choice 4s to 5s per sack Peas.— Choice Is 3d to Is Ud per peck. * Suedes—2s Gd per ewt. Turnips.—White 3s to 3s ud per sack Lettuce—Choice 5s to (is; others 3s per case. Spring Onions.—9d per bundle. Mint.—ls to Is (3d per dozen bunr dies. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles. Beans.—French, 8s to 7s per part stck. i\lushrooni6.—sd per lb. FRUIT. Blackberries—3d per lb. Passions. —Auckland 4s to 4s lid per halt case. Peaches Choice dessert, 4s to ss; medium 3s 6d; others 2s 6d to ba. Pears.—W.B.C. 3s to 4s per half case. Pears. —Cooking, 4s to os per case. Apples Cooking, Choice 5s to 5s 6d; others 4s. Apples.—Dessert, choice, 6s to 7s others 4s (3d to os 6d per case. Quinces.—4s to 5s per case. Tomatoes.—Round 4s to' 4s 6d; others 2s 9d to 3s 6d per half case. Grapes.—9d per lb. POULTRY. , Light table Hens 2s 6d to 3s; heavy hens 4s; cockerels Is (3d to 3s; good heavy ducks 7s; Indian Runnere 4s 6d to 5s 6d pair; turkey gobblers lid per lb; hens' 9d per lb live weight. GENERAL. Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90's, sd; 90's to 100's, 42d; Baconers, 4id; choppers heavy) 3Jd per lb; suckers 6d to 13id per lb. Butter.—Separator, 10id to lid per lb. Honey.—4d per lb. Honey Sections—6s 6d per dozen. Cheese.—Factory medium, 7Jd per lb Eggs.— Fresh Is 9d per dozen. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus—4sd per lb. Wanted. Walnuts.—Wanted. grain, Produce, etc. Wheat.—7s 6d per bus. Maze.—6s 6d per bus. Oats.—ss; Duns 4s Id per bushel. Oats.—Crushed 5s 3d per "bushel. Feed Barley—(ss b'd per bushel. Feed Peas.—6s 6d per bushel. Seed Cape Barley.—6s 6d per bus. Seed oate.—Storm King, Garkms, Cartons, Sparrowbills, Duns 5s 6d; Algerians 6s 9d per bushel. Flour.—Sack, 38s; 100' a, 19s 6d. Pollard.—£9 15b per ton. Bran.—£B 10s per ton. Sucrosine.—Not available just now. Linsed Oil Cake.—Meal, genuine, i6s 6d per owt. Chaff.—Oaten sheaf £8 5s per ton. Molasses.—2Bs per scwt casks free Quicklime. —In 281b air-tight tins, 3s per tin. Meat and Bone Meal.—l7b per 100; ds per 50, and 5s per 261b Dag. Straw.—£4 per ton ex store. Western Wolths Ryegrass (Ten Have's) —9d ped lb. Sutton's Swede and Turnip Seeds «is per their list. Bilston's Basic Slag.—£s 5s per ton. Mount Lyell Super.— £s per ton. Sulphate Ammonia.—£lß 10s per ton. Sulphate Potash.—£3o per ton. Gear Company Blood Manure.— No. 2 £6. Gear Company Bonednist.—£6 ss, W.M.E. Coy. No. 3 Manure, £5 12s 6d per ton.