Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 May 1915, Page 4

Commercial.

THE NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LID. WEEKLY RiEPORT. Wellington, April 29 The market for potatoes has eased somewhat during the past week and ample supplies are available. There is fair trade passing in onions. Oat values in the South have dropped 2d ! per bushel, doubtless consequent on farmers who cannot hold placing their lines on a somewhat dull market. Should the prohibition of export to Australia be raised, a sharp advance would undoubtedly result. In any case we anticipate that prices wlilh rise. Chaff of good quality is now obtainable from South, and the market is stead- ' ier. There ia a fair business being done in wheaten straw chaff for dairy cowe. Porkers are 7n excellent demand also other weight pigs. 'Honey is -wanted in large supply. 'Cheese is firm, and butter has further advanced for separator lots. Savoy cabbage are in short supply, and choice lines are readily "bought up. Other varieties meet only fair sale. Choice cauliflowers are in short supply, and satisfactory prices are ruling, but others are dull of sale. Beetroot and red caTJbage are selling readily. All root vegetables meet good demand. Ironbark pumpkins meet fair competition, hut others meet poor sale. Lettuces remain short in supply, and high prices are ruling for choice linee. Spring onions, leeks, and celery are selling freely. Marrows meet fair sale only. Swedes are dull of sale. There is no change to report in cooking and dessert apples since last week. There is a brisk demand for quinces and prices have advanced. Cooking pears are selling freely, while dessert lines are ruling at last week's rates. The demand for tomatoes is a little better, but badly graded lines are hard to quit. Good competition is ruling for round varieties. VEGETABLES. Potatoes.—Prime, £6; others, £5 to £5 10b. Cabbage.—Choice Savoy 4s to Sβ; others 2e 6d to 3s 6d per sack. Carrots.—Beet 4e to 4e 6d; others 3s per sack. Celery.—ls 6d to 2s per dozen. Cauliflower—Choice, 8s to lie; others 4s to 5s per sack. Oucumbers.— Best 3s to 3e 6d per Jcase. Onions—£s 5s per ton. Parsnips.—Choice 5e to tie per cwt. Swedes.—2s 6d per cwt. Turnips—White, 4e Bd to 5s 6d per sack. Leeks.—6d per bundle. Lettuce.—Choice 6s to 7s 6d; others 3s per case. Spring Onions 9d per bundle. Pumpkins—lronb'arlT, 6e to. 7s ; others 3s to 4s per sack. Beans.—French, 8e to 10s per part eack. Mint.—ls to la 6d per dozen bundles. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles. Beetroot.—4e to 5s per sack. Red Cabbage.—4s to 5s per sack. FRUIT. Passions—Auckland, 5s to 6s i-caso Pears.—Dessert, Choice 3s 6d to 4s 6d per half case. Pears.—Cooking, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per case. Apples.—Cooking, 3s (3d to 4b per case. Aplea—Dessert, choice 6b to 7e; others 4s 6d to 5s 6d per case. Quinces.—4s 6d to 5s per case. Tomatoes.—Round. 3s 6d to 4s 6d; others 2e 2s 6d per i-case. , POULTRY. Light table hens 2e 6d to 3s; heavy hens 4s to 4s 6d; cockerels Is 6d to fo; heavy ducks 7e; Indian iiuuuere 4s d to 5g tid per pair; turkey gobblers lid per lb; hens 9d per live weight. GENERAL. Drefceed Pork.—7o's to 90'e, 5Jd; yO's to 100's, 5d to 5Jd; Uaconers, Ud to 3d; Choppers (heavy) 3Jd to 3Jd j per lb. Butter—Separator, Iβ 2d per lb. Honey—New 4*d; old 3§d to 4d per lb. Honey —Sections 6s to b's 6d per dozen. Eggs.—Fresh, 2s per doz. Beeswax.—lβ 6d per lb. Fungus—6d per lb. Wanted. Walnuts Wanted. Wheat.—Bs per bushel. Maize—6s 6d per bushel. Oate.—4s 10d; Dune ss-per bushel. Oats.—Crushed 5s 3d per bushel. Feed Barley—6s 6d per bushel. Feed Peas—6s 6d per bushel Seed Cape barley 6b 6d per bushel. Seed Oats Storm King, Gartous. Sparrowbills, Dune 5s 6d; Algerians b's 9d per bushel. Flour.—Sacks 39s 6d; 100's 20s 3d. Pollard—£9 15s per ton. Bran.—£B 10s per ton. Pure Barley Meal—£lo per ton. Pure Pea Meal £12 per ton. Sucrosine.—Now available £9 per ton. Linseed Oil Cake Nwte or Meal, genuine, 16i 6d cwt. Chaff—Oaten Sheaf £8 10s per ton. Special quotations for large lofe. Molasses—2Bs per sc»rt cask. Quicklime.—ln 281b tins ?s per tin. Meat and Bone Meal 17s per 100; 9s per 50 and 5s per 251b bag. Straw—£4 per ton ex store. Western Woltb.3 ryegrass Ten Have'e) —9d per lb. Button's Seeds As per their list. Sulphate Ammonia s£lß per ton. Sulphate Potash £30 per ton. Sear Co. blood manure, No. 2.— £,%. Gear Co. Bonedust £6 ss. W. M. E. Coy. Manures* not available till July.