Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 April 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

9 ... N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE jJISTIIIB UTI.NG COMPAN Y, LTD. WEEKLY PRODUCE REPORT. Wellington, April 24. Potatoes are aliglitl easier, but there is a fair demand, and tlio market is bteadily supplied with giood quality lines. Onions are steaty, and in fair sale, the quality ol' shipments coming forward being quite satisfactory. There is on change to report in connection with wheat or maize. Oats have now reached a price at which meraohnts think they are good buying for forward delivery, and large transactions' have taken place during the past week. A pronounced increase is almost certain before the season is out. The demand for seed algerians has now slackened. Linseed oil cake continues to be in brisk demand. Chaff is in fair sale, and supplies are more readily obtainable from the South. Wheat straw is still available, but it is anticipated that supplies will be difficult to obtain during the winter. Good lines of hay are scarce. Porkers are in excellent demand, and the prices are Firm, and the same can be said of baconers and choppers. Honey ie in !_;ood demand, while a readymarket is available For both preserved and fresh eggs. Cheese is very firm, and butter has advanced 111 per lb. Vegetables. —Savoy ca'bbagc are in short supply and fair values are realised for well packed lines. Other varieties of cabbage are slow oi sale. Choice cauliflowers meet ready sale, but others are selling at low prices. Beans are selling at high rates. Beetroot and red cabbage meet ready sale. vegetables are in good supply. Ironbark pumkins are selling freely, but others are difficult to quit. Lcttuces are scarce. Spring onions, leeks, and parsley meet fair demand. Fruit.—There is a good supply of both cooking and desert apples, and choice linos aro in good demand, but inferior quality apples are slow of sale There is a better demand for quinces •since last report. AVinter cole pears and dther choice. dessert lines meet ready sale at slightly lower values since last week. Cooking varieties are selling at moderate rates only. The demand for tomatoes i« slack, and lines that ale badly graded meet poor sale. Round varieties are in better aale than others. Grapes are enquired for. VEGETABLES. Potatoes. Prime £'G 10s; others l'G Cabbage. Choice savoy, -its to ss: others, 2s to 2s Gd per sack. Cauliflower. -Choico 7s Gd to Ds (3d ; others 3s to 4s sack. Carrots.—Best 4s to 4s Gd; others 3s Gd per sack. Celery—ls 6d to 2s per doz Cucumbers—Best 3s to 3s Gd per i-sack. Marrows. -2s to 2s (id per sack. Onions.—£s 5s per ton. ,Pa-snips.—Choice 5s to 5s (d per sack Peas.— Choice Is 3d to Is Gd per peck. Swedes—2s Gd per cwt. Turnips.—White 3s to 3s 6d per sack Leeks.—-od to Gd per bundle. Lettuce.—Choice, 6s to 7s 6d ; others 3s per case: Spring Onions.—Gd per bundle. Mint.—ls to Is Gd per dozen bundles. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles. Beetroot.—4s to us per sack. Red Cabbage. —Is to 5s per sack. Pumpkins. - Ironbark. Os Gd to 6s Gd others 2s Gd to 4s per sack Beans.—French 8s to 10s per part sack 1 . others Is 9d to 3s per J-case. FRUIT. Passions.—Auckland 4s to 4s 6d per half case. Pears.—Dessert, choice 3s to 4s per i-case. Pears.—Cooking, 3s Gd to 4s Gd per case. Apples.—Cooking, choice 4s to 4s Gd others 3s Gd. Apples.—Dessert, choice, Gs to "e thers 4s Gd to 5s Gd per case. Quinces. —Is to 4s 3d per case. Tomatoes.—Round, 3s (3d to 4s Gd ; Grapes.— ( Jd per lb. POULTRY. Light table hens 2s 6d to 3s; heavy hens 4s; cockerels Is Gd to 3s; good heavy ducks 7s; Indian Runners 4s 6d to 5s 6d pair; turkey gobblers lid per lb; heny 9d per lb live weight. GENERAL. Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90's, 5J ; DO's to 100's 5d to sj; baconers 4jd to sd; choppers (heavy) 3Jd to 3|d per lb. Our weekly pork sales •held each Thursday during AVinter. Butter.—Separator, Is per lb. Honey.— New 4Jd; old 3Jd to 4d per lb. Honey Sections—6s Gd per dozen. Cheese.—Factory mediums. 'Jd per lb Eggs—Fresh 2s 2d per doz. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus—6d per lb. Wanted. Walnuts.—AVanted. GRAIN, PRODUCE, ETC. Wheat. —8s per bus. Maize.— Gs 6d per bushel. Oats.—4s lOd; Duns, 5s per bushel. Oats.—Crushed 5s 3d per bushel. Feed Barley—6s Gd per bushel. Feed Peas. Gs Gd per bushel. Seed Cape Barley. —Us Gd per bus. Seed oats.—Storm Iving. Gartons, bartons, Sparrowbills, Duns 5s 6d; Algerians, Gs Gd per bushel. Flour. —Sucks, 39s Gd ; 100's 20s 3d. Pollard.—£9 15s per ton. Urnn.— L'B 10s per ton. Pure Barley Meal.—£lo per ton. Suerosine.—New available. £9 per ton. Linsed Oil Cake.—Meal, genuine, 16s , 6d per o»t. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £8 10s per ton, Specitl quotations for large lots.