COMMERCIAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 April 1915, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

The market is steadily supplied with potatoes, and values remain firm. There is fair business passing with Southern onions. Wheat is stationary. Oats are unchanged. AH other grains are steady. Chaff is firm, and holders ire expecting higher prices later. Strawis in fair supply. Hay is scarce. Algerian Oats continue in strong demand. Linseed oil cake is in ready sale, and the supply is not strong. Porkers are selling readily, and as the supply has already commenced to fall off considerably, we expect a rise in values to occur from time to time from now on. Suckers are dull of ale. Eggs are firm for both fresh and preserved, and advanced rates are expected shortly. New season's honey is in good demand. . Fruit.—There ic> a good supply of both cooking and dessert apples and values are about the same as last week. Choice dessert pears meet ready sale, but cooking varieties are dull of sale. Quinces are coming £o hand freely, -uid demand is fair at prices indicated. The supply of tomatoes from the Hutt has been "very heavy during the week, .lid prices are at bedrock. Grapes are enquired for. [ Vegeatbles.—Cabbages are meeting I better sale. Cauliflowers are more plentiful since last report, and val'ies are a little lower. Gtreen peas and beans sell readily. Beetroot is oil - ing well, and red cabbage is enquired for. Swedes are selling readily. All root vegetables are easier in price. Lottuces are scarce, and excellent prices are realised, for the few offering. Celery, mint and spring onions are idling freely. Horse Covers.—"Wo strongly recommend our clients to book their orders early this season, as oiring to the British Government prohibiting the export of jute, and the exceptional demand for canvas of all kinds for war purposes, prices are almost certain to advance considerably as present local stock run out. VEGETABLES. Potatoes.—Prime, £7 to Jtß; others £6. Cabbage.—Choice 3s to 3s txl; others 2s per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, is to 8s - 'id; others 3s to 4s sack. Carrots.—Best 4s to 4s Ud; others 3s Cd per sack. Celery.- Is lid to 2s per doz Cucumber.-).- 2s tkl to 3s per J-ea.-»e. Marrows.- 3s to 4s per sack. Onions.—£ls per ton. Parsnips.—Choice -Js to 5s per back Peas.— Choice Is 3d to Is Oil per peek. Swedes —2s tid per cwi. Turnips. — White 3s to 3s (id per ,ack .Lettuce.— Choice, (Js to 7s Gd ; others 3s per case : Spring Onions.—Gd per bundle. Mint. —Is to Is Cd per dozen bun dies. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles. Beans.—French, 6s to 7s per part stck. Beetroot.—4s to 3s per sack. Red Cabbage.—-Is to on per sack. FRUIT. Cape Goosberries.—4s to -Is Gd per J-case.' Passions.—Auckland 4s to 4s Gd per halt case. Peaches. Choice dessert, 4s to ss; medium 3s ou; others 2s Gd to Pears.—Dessert, choice 3« to Is per i-case. Pears.—Cooking, 3s Gd to 4t> Gd per case. Apples.—Cooking, choice -Is to 4s Gd others 3s 6d. Apples.—Dessert, choice, Gs to 7s thers 4s Gd to 5s Gd per case. Quinces—3s to 3s Gd per ease. Tomatoes.—Round, 2s Gd to 3s others Is 3d to 2s per i-oase. Grapes—9d per lb. POULTRY. Light table hens 2s 6d to 3s; heavy hens 4s; cockerels Is Gd to 3s; good j heavy ducks 7s; Indian Runners 4s od to 6s Gd pair; turkey gobblers lid per lb; hens' yd per lb live weight. GENERAL. Dressed Pork.—7o's to DO's, ad; S)o's to 100's, 4id; Baconers, 4£d; choppers heavy) 3id per lb; suckers (3d to tijd per lb. Butter.—Separator, IOJd to lid per lb. Honey.— New 4Jd; old 3Jd to Id per lb. Honey Sections—6s 6d per dozen. Cheese.—Factory mediums, Bj{d per lb. Eggs.—Fresh, 2s per dozon. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus—6d per lb. Wanted. Walnuts.—Wanted. GRAIN, PHODUCE, ETCWheat.—7s Gd per bus. Maize.— Gs 6d per bushel. Oats.—4s lOd; I>uus, 5s per bushel. Oats.—Crushed os 3d per bushel. Feed Barley—6s 6d per bushel. Feed Peas.—6s 6d per bushel. Seed Cape Barley.—6s 6d per bus. Seed oats.—Storm King, Gartons, Gartons, Sparrowbills, Duns 5s (id; Algerians 6s 9d per bushel. Flour.—Sack, 38s; 100's, 19s 6d. Pollard.—£9 15s per ton. Bran.—£B 10s per ton. Sucrosine.—Book forward orders only Linsed Oil Cake.—Meal, genuine, i6s 6d per owt. I Molasses.-28s per scwt casks free , Quicklime. —In 281b air-tight tius, ■ 3s per tin. 1 Meat and Bone Meal—l7s per 100; iJs • per 50, and 5s per 251b Dag. Straw—£4 per ton store. Western Wolths Ryegrass. (Ten Have's) —9d ped lb. ~ j Sutton's Swede and Turnip Seeds .•» j per their list. 1 Mount Lyell Super. —£5 ss. per ton. j Sulphate Ammonia.-—£lß per ton. Sulphate Potash.—£3o pc»r ton. i Gear Company Blood! Manure.^—- | No. 2 £(3. ! Gear Company Bonediu?/t.— £6 ss. | W.M.E. Coy. No. 3 Mlanure, £5 12s j 6d per ton. |