Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 April 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

N.Z. EARiMERS' CO-OPERATIVE iJISTiURUTING COMPANY, LTD. WEEKLY I'RODUOE REPORT. Potato values are keeping up well, and quantities reaching the market arc roadily disposed of. Onions have now reached bedrock, and the demand .■should prove good during the next two mouths. Wheat is steady, also oats, in which a fair amount of forward hooking is taking place. Chafi is friu. Wheatou straw is offering freely, but oaten is scarce. Linseed oil cake continues to be iu brisk demand. Porkers have taken a rise of id at to-day's sale, and a steady increase may now be looked for.. Suckers are still dull of sale. i\ew season's honey is going off well. Eggs are firm for both fresh and preserved, notwithstanding the recent sale of a large shipment from America. I'ruit.— There is a good supply of both cooking and dessert lines offering and where quality is good satisfactory prices are obtained. There is an abundant supply of quinces, and sales are somewhat slow. Winter cole pears meet good demand, but cooking varieties are slow of sale. The heavy frosts last week played havoc with tomatoes in the Hutt, and in consequence the supply is .smaller and higher prices are ruling. Grapes meet steady demand. Vegetables. —Savoy cabbages meet good demand, but others are slow of sale. Cauliflowers are more plentiful, and prices are lower. Choice peas and beans are selling at high rates. Beetroot and red cabbage sell readily. Swedes are in fair supply. All root vegetables are easier in price. Lettuces are scarce. Pumpkins meet fair demand. Celery, mint, and spring onions meet ready sale. Chaff and Hay.-Sellers should communicate with u's, sending samples, quantity, and price. r'roinpt reply and highest values will be given. Horse Covers. —We strongly recommend our clients to book their orders early this season, o.s awing 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 .stocks run out. VEGETABLES. Potatoes.—Prime. £7; others £0. Cabbage.—Choice Savoy -Is to 5s : others L'.s (Jd to 3s tid per sack." Cauliflowers.—Choice 7s to 8s Gd ; others -is,to -Is sack. Carrots. —Best -Is to Is (id: others •'is per sack. Celery.—ls Gd to 2s per dozen. Cucumbers—2s to '2s (id per hall case Marrows—2s 6'd to 3s per sack. Parsnips—Choice <fs to 5s per sack. Peas.-Choice, Ls3d to Is 6d por sack. Swedes.—2s 6d per cwt. Turnips.—White 3s to 3s 6d per sack Onions—£s os per ton. Lettuce—Choice 6s to 7s (id ; others •is per case. Spring onions.—(id per bundle. Mint.—ls to Is 6d per dozen bundles. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles. Pumpkins.—4s to 5s per sack. Beans.—French, <5s to 7s per part sack. Beetroot.—-Is to 5s per sack. Red Cabbage. —4s to 5s per sack. ■Mushrooms.—Choice, 3d to 4d per lb. FRUIT. Cape Gooseberries.—is to 4s 6d per half case. Passions. —Auckland 3s (3d to 4s per half case. Pears. — Dessert, Choice 3s fid to 4s (id per half case. Pears—Cooking, 3s Od to 4s (id per case. Apples.—Cooking. Choice Is to ss: others 2s (id. Aples.—Dbssert, choice 6b to 7s; others 4s 6d to 5s 6d per case. „ Ouincos- 3s to 3s (id per case. Tomatoes.—Kound -Is (id to ss: others 3s to Is per half case. Grapes--I'd to l()d per lb. POULTRY. Light table hens 2s Gd to 3s; heavy hens 4s to 4s 6d; cockerels Is Gd to 3s ; heavy ducks 7s; Indian Runners 4s d to 5s Gd per pair; turkey gobblers lid per Ib; hens 9d per live weight. GENERAL. Butter. Separator Is pel lb. Cheese. — Factory mediums BJd Ib. Honey. —New -ljd ; old 3}d to hi per Ib. Honey.—Sections Gs to Gs Gd per dozen. Eggs.'—Fresh 2s per dozen Beeswax—ls 6d per lb. Fungus—fid per lb. Wanted. Walnuts.—Wanted. Oats. —4s lOd; Duns 5s per bushel. Wheat.—Bs per bushel. Oats. -Crushed os 3d per bushel. Maize—Gs Gd per bushel. Feed Barley—Gs Gd per bushel. Feed Peas.—6s 6d per bushel Seed Cape barley.—Gs 6d per bushel. Seed Oats.—Storm King, Garto is Sparrowbills, Duns 5s 6d; Algerians Gs 9d per bushel. Flour.—Sacks 38s; 100's 19s Gd. Pollard.—£9 15s per ton. Bran.'—£B 10s per ton. Pure Barley Meal.—£lo por ton. .Suerosiue. — Now available £9 per ton. Linseed Oil Cake.—Nuts or Meal, genuine, 16s Gd cwt. Chaff—Oaten Sheaf £8 10s per ton. Special quotations for large lots. Molasses.—2Bs per scwt cask. Quicklime.- -In 281h tins ?s ner tin. J Meat and Bone Monl.---17s per 100; | 0< per 50 and 5s per 251b bag. j j Straw—£t per ton ex store. 1 Western Wolths ivegrnss Ten Have's) —t)d per lb. Sutton's Seeds.—As per their list. j Sulphate Ammonia.— £18 per ton. Sulphate Potash.— £30 per ton. I Gear Co. blood manure, No. 2.—£6. I Gear Co: Bonedust.— £6 ss. W.M.E! Ob'." No. 3 Manure, £5 •is fid per ton.