Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 May 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

N.Z. Jj'AHMJfiKS' CO-OPERA Xi V E •tIISTRUJUTING COMPANY, LTD.

WEEKLY PiiODUCji" REPORT,

"Wellington, April 29 The market tor potatoes lias eased somewhat during the pa6t week and ample supplies are available. There is lair trade parsing in onions. Oat values in the South have dropped 2d per bushel, doubtless consequent on

fanners 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 Ave anticipate that prices wall 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 lota. 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 prioes are ruling, but others are dull of sale. -Beetroot and red cahhage 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 lines. 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 ss; others 2s 6d to 3s 6d per sack. Carrots—Best 4s to 4s 6d; oth«-s 3s per sack. Celery —Is 6d to 2s per dozen. Cauliflower—Choice, 8s to lis; others 4s to 5s per sack. Cucumbers—Best 3s to 3» 6d per icase. Onions—£s 5s per ton. Parsnips.—Choice 6s to 6s per cwt. Swedes.—2s 6d per owt. Turnips—White, 4s Bd to 5s 6d per sack. Leeks.—6d per bundle. Lettuce—Choice 6e to 7s 6d; others 3s per case. Spring Onions—9d per bundle. Pumpkins—lronb'arlt, 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 bundles. Beetroot—4e to 5s per sack. Red Cabbage.—4s to 5s per sack. FRUIT. Passions—Auckland, 5s to 6s 1-case Pears.—Dessert, Choice 3s 6d to 4s 6d per half case. Pears—Cooking, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per :ase. Apples.—Cooking, 3s 6d to 4e per :ase. Aplesi—TJessert, choice 6b to 7s; )there 4s 6d to 5s 6d per case. Quinces—4s 6d to 5s per case. Tomatoes—Round. 3s 6d to 4s 6d ithers 2s 2s 6d per J-case. POULTRY. Light table hens 2s 6d to 3s; heavy lens 4s to 4s 6d; cockerels Is 6d to 33; eavy ducks 7s; Indian Runuers 4s ti o 5s 6d per pair; turkey gobblers Id per lb; hens 9d per live weight. GENERAL. Dressed Pork—7o's to 90'e, 5Jd; )'s to 100's, 5d to sjd; Baconers, 4Jd ) sd; Choppers (heavy) 3id to 3id ar lb. Butter.—Separator, Is 2d per lb. Honey—New 4|d; old 3Jd to 4d per Honey —Sections (is to 6s 6d per >zen. 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; Dune 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, Gartons. Sparrowbills, Duns 5s 6d; Algerians Os 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.—£l2 per ton. Sucrosine—Now available £9 per ] ton. I Linseed Oil Cake.—Nuts or Meal, genuine, 16» 6d cwt. Chaff—Oaten Sheaf £8 10s per ton. Special quotations for large lots. Molasses—2Bs per scwt casx. Quicklime.—ln 281b tins 8s 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) -»d per lb. Sutton's Seeds.—As per their list. Sulphate Ammonia—£lß per ton. Sulphate Potash—£3o per ton. Gear Co. blood manure, No. 2.— £&. Gear Co. Poixvl'iet _jjC<j sj. W. M. E. Coy. Manures, not" available till July.