Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 May 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

N.Z. FAKiVIERS' CO-Oi»ERATIVE IiISTRIBUTINQ COMPANY, LTJ>.

WEEKLY PRODUCE" REPORT,

Wellington, April 24

Potatoes are siightl easier, but there is a fair demand, and tse market is steadily supplied with good quality lines. Onions are steady, and in fair sale, the quality of 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 havo tuken place during the past week. A pronounced increase is almost certain before the season is ouit. The demand for seed algerians lias now Blackened. Linseed oil cake continue* to be in brisk demand. Chaff is in fair sale, and supplies are more readily obtainable from the SouEu. 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 eaid of baconers and choppers. Honey is in good demand, while a readymarket is available for both preserved and fresh eggs. Cheese is very firm, and butter has advanced Td per lb. Vegetables.—Sa-voy cabbage aro in short supply and fair values are realised for well packed lines. Other varieties of cabbage are slow of sale. Choice cauliflowers meet ready sale, but others are selling at low prices. Beans are soiling at high rates. Beetroot and red cabbage meet ready sale. All root vegetables are in good supply. Iron 7 bark pumkins are selling freely, but others are difficult to quit. Lettuces are scarce. Spring onions, leeks, and parsley meet fair demand. Fruit.—There is a good supply of both cooking and desert apples, and choice lines are in good demand, but inferior quality apples are slow of sale There is a better demand for quinces since last report. "Winter colo pears and dther choice dessert linoe meet ready sale at slightly lower values since last week. Cooking varieties are. selling at moderate rates only. The demand for tomatoes Wslack, and lines that are badly graded meet poor sale. Round varieties are in better sale than others. Grapes are enquired for. VEGETABLES. Potatoes.—Prime £ti 10s ; others £6 Cabbage.—Choice savoy, 4e to on ; others, 2s to 2s <5d per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice 7s 6d to 9s 6d ; others 3s to 4s sack. Carrots.—Beet 4s to 4s (3d; others 3s 6d per sack. Celery.—ls 6d to 2s per doz Cucumbers.—Best 3s to 3.s Gd per i-sack. Marrows.—2s to 2s 6d per sack. Onions.—£s 5s per ton. ,I'a''snips.—Choice 5s to 5s (d per sack Peas.— Choice Iβ 3d to Is 6d per peck. Swedes—2e 6d per cwt. Turnips.—White 3s to 3s 6d per sack Leeks.—sd to 6d per bundle. Lettuce.—Choice, 6s to 7s 6d; others 3s per case: Spring Onions.—6d per bundle. Mint.—ls to Is 6d per dozen bundles. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles. .Beetroot.—4e to 5s per sack. Red Cabbage.—4s to 5s per eack. Pumpkins.— Ironbark, 5s Gd to 6s 6d others 2e 6d to 4s per sack Beans.—French 8s to 10s per part sack, others Iβ 9d to 3s per i-easo. FRUIT. Passions. —Auckland 4e to 4e 6d per half case. Pears.—Dessert, choice 3s to 4s per i-caee. Peare.—Cooking, 3s 6d to 4s Gd per case. Apples.—Cooking, choice 4s to 4s 6d others 3s 6d. Apples.—Dessert, choioe, 6s to 7s thers 4s tkl to 5s 6d per case. Quinces.- —4s to 4s 3d per caso. Tomatoes.—Hound, 3s Gd to 4s 6d ; Grapes.—9d per lb. POULTRY. Light table hens 2s 6d to 3s; heavy hens 4s; cockerels Iβ 6d to 3s; good heavy ducks 7s; Indian Runners 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, SJ; 00's to 100's 5d to sj ; baconere 4id to sd; choppers (heavy) 3Jd to 3id per lb. Our weekly pork sales held each Thursday during Winter. Butter.^—Separator, :1b per lb. Honey.— New 4id; old 3Jd to 4dper lb. . Honey Sections—6s 6d per dozen. Cheese.—Factory mediums. 9d per lb Eggs—Fresh 2s 2d per doz. .. Beeswax.—lβ 6d per lb. Fungus—6d per lb. Wanted. Walnuts.—Wanted. , . GRAIN, PRODUCE, ETC. Wheat.—Bs per 'bus. . ■ Maize. Gβ 6d per bushel. ' ' - Oate.—4s lOd; Duns, 5s per.busheL ■ Oate.—Crushed Ss , 3d per "bushel.Feed Barley-pi6s 6d per buebef.'. Feed Peas.— (is 6d per bushel.. Seed Cape Barley.—(is (3d per bus. Seed .oate.—rStorm Iving. Gartonsj • (ijiitons, Sparrowbills, Duns Gs Gd'; AL-' Cs <kl per bushel. Finnr.-Sacks, 39s Gd : I'oo's 20b 3d. I'ollard. —£9 15s per ton. Bran.—£B 10s per ton. ' Pure Barley Meal.—£lo per ton. Suorosine.—New available. £9 per ton. , Linsed Oil Oalte.—Meal, genuine, 16s 6d per owt. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf,.£B 10s per ton Bp'ecitl quotations for large lots.