Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 May 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

N.Z. FARMERS ; CO-Oi'EßAl'lVli iJIMTRIBUTLNG COMPANY, LTi>. WEEKLY PRODUCE REPORT. ATellingtou, April 2U The market ior potatoes lias eased somewhat during the past week and ample supplies are available. There is lair trade passing in onions. Oat values in the South have dropped 2d per bushel, doubtless consequent on tanners 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 wo anticipate that prices will rise. Chaff of good quality is now obtainable from South, and the market is steadier. There is a fair business being done in wheaten straw chaff for dairy cows. Porkers are in excellent demand also other weight pigs. Honey is wanted in largo 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, hut others are dull of sale. Beetroot and red cabhago are selling readily. All root vegetables meet good demand. Ironbark pumpkins meet fair competition, but others meet poor 6ale. Lettuces remain short in supply, and high prices are ruling for choice lines. Spring onions, leeks, and celery are selling freely. Marrows meet fair sale only. Swedes are jlull 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 10s. Cabbage.—Choice Savoy -Is to ss; others 2s (3d to 3s 6d per sack. Carrots.— Best 4« to 4s 6d; others 3s per sack. * Celery.—ls 6d to 2s per dozen. Cauliflower.—Choice. 8s to lis; others 4s to 5s per sack. Cucumbers.—Best 3s to 3s 6d per lcase. Onions—£s 5s per ton. Parsnips.—Choice 5s to (is per cwt. Swedes.—2s 6d per cwt. Turnips—White, 4s Bd to 5s 6d per sack. Leeks.—6d per bundle. Lettuce.—Choice 6s to 7s 6d ; others 3.s per case. Spring Onions.—9d por bundle. Pumpkins—rlronb'arlc, 6s to 7s; others 3s to 4s per sack. Beans.—French, 8s to 10s per part sack. Mint.—ls to Is 6d per dozen bundles. Parsley.—ls per dozen Dundlee. Beetroot.— 4s to 5s per sack. Rod Cabbage.—4s to 5s per sack. FRUIT. Passions.—Auckland, 5s to 6s j-ease Pears.—Dessert, Choice 3s 6<l to 4s 6d per half case. Pears.—Cooking, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per case. Apples.—Cooking, 3s 6d to 4s per case. Aples.—Dessert, choice 6b to 7s; others 4s 6d to 5s 6d per case. Quinces. —4s 6d to 5s per case. Tomatoes.—Round. 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; others 2s 2s 6d per J-case. POULTRY. Light table hens 2s 6d to 3s; heavy heus 4s to 4s 6d; cockerels Is 6d to 3s ; heavy ducks 7s; Indian Kuniiers 4s d to 5g 6d pei 1 pair; turkey gobblers lid per lb; hens 9d per live weight. GENERAL. . Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90's, 5Jd; 901s to 100's, od to sid; Jiaconers, i'id to sd; Choppers (heavy) 3£d to 31d pea- lb. Buittcr.— Separator,- Is 2d per lb. Honey—New 4Jd; old 3J-d to 4d per ib. • • Honey.—Sections 6s to 0s Ud per dozen. Eggs.—Fresh, 2s per doz. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus.—6d per lb. Wanted. Walnuts.—Wanted. Wheat.—Bs per bushel. Maize—6s 6d per bushel. Oats.—4s lOd; Duns 5s per bushel. Oats.—Crushed 5s 3d per bushel. Feed Barley—6s 6d per bushel. Feed Peas.—6s 6d per bushel Seed Cape barley.—6s 6d per bushel. Seed Oats.—Storm King, Gartoas Sparrowbills, Duns 5s 6d; Algerians 6s 9d per bushel. Flour.—Sacks 39s 6d; 100's 20s 3d. Pollard—£9 15s per ton. Bran.^—£B 10s per ton. Pure Bailey Meal.—£lo per ton. Pure Pea Meal.—£l2 per ton. iSucrosine.—Now available £9 per ton. Linseed Oil Cake.—Nuts or Meal, genuine, 16b 6d cwt. Chaff—Oaten Sheaf £8 10s per ton. Special quotations for large lots. Molasses.—2Bs per scwt cask. Quicklime.—ln 281b tins ?s per tin. Meat and Bone Meal.—l7s per 100; 9s per 50 and 5s per 251b bag. Straw—£4 per ton ex store. Western' Wolths ryegrass Ten Have's) —9d per lb. Sutton's Seeds. —As per their list. Sulphate Ammonia'. - (.'IS per ton. Sulphat;' Potash. £30 per ton. Gear Co. blood man':re, No 2.—£9. Gear Co - £6 ss. W. M. E. Coy. Manures, not available till July.