Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 May 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

N./,. FAItMJiUS' CO-Oi J EItAIIVE tJlS'l t!II!UTL\G COMI'AiW, LTI>.

WEEKivY PItODUCE EEPOItT,

I In-' market fur putatoes is weaker iwtii larger offerings. Wo anticipate values will linn towards the end of the month, and consider the present a good time for buyers to obtain forward supplies. Wo recommend farmers to acquaint us with their requirments in seed potatoes for the coming season, as uo can purchose more advantageously I bail later. The recent rise in onions has been maintained, and a steady demand prevails. The weakening ol' oat market lias been continuing during the week, and the general opinion is that bed rock luus now been reached. An ad\ance is almost certain before long, and a rapid increase certain should the prohibition 011 export be removed. A good demand exists for both oaten and nlieaten straw chaff lor dairy cows as hay is practically unprocurable, at reasonable rates. Pollard and bran have advanced 10s per toil. Porkers have 10-day made £d more than last week, with strong demand. Slips are dull of sale. We have goad enquiries lor clover honey in hulk, and invito much larger supplies. Walnuts aro in good demand. Cheese remains very !i rin. \ egotables. —tSavoy cabbage are in larger supply .since Inst report, and demand is equal to that of last week. Other varities are selling at lower rates and enquiry is slow. Choice cauliflowers are to-day realising fancy prices, but- the greater ]>ortion of eonsignbents are interior, and prices for these are only medium. Beetroot and red cabbage aro cosier. All root vegetables are selling grecly. Ripe marrows meet good demand. .Swedes are selling freeh. I'Yuit. - -There is still fairly large shipmeuts of cooking and dessert apples arriving, and choice lines are in ready sale, but inferior samples meet a poor market. The demand lor quinces remain-. good, and the market could do with large consignments. Cooking pears are selling Freely; while dessert line.-, are ruling about the same as last week. The demand for toinaloes is good for well-graded li-nes, and to-day's priees kliow an increase in values. Higher value-, are ruling for sound variiifs. I'olafoes. Prime. £.'<> ; others. Co to fjr, 10s. Cabbage. Choice savoy, -Is to 5s : others, 2s to 2s fid per sack. Cauliflower.--Choice 9 s lid to 12s fid: others 1s to 5s per sack. Carrots,—Best -Is to ss: others 3s per sack. Cucmbers. . |,s fid to 5s (id per {-case. Marrows.—2s fid to 3s per sack. Onions. £5 10s per ton. Parsnips. Choice, 3s fid to -fs fid per sack. Celery. - Is fid to 2s per doz Swedes - 2s lid per cwt. Turnips.- AVhito 3s to 3s (id per sack l.eeks,—sd to fid per bundle. 1 .el tucc. — Choice, 2s fid to 3s fid; others Is (id to 2s per ca-so. Spinach.--os to 5s fid per case. Spring Onions.—9d per bundle. Mint.—ls to Is 6d per dozen bundles. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles. Pumtikins. — Irotibai'k. lis to 7s; others 3s to Is per sack. Beans. — French, Os lo Ids per part snck. Heel root.- 3s to Is per pack. Tied Cabbage. - Is lo 5s per sack. FRUIT. Passions. Auckland, 5s lo 6s per 4-case. Pears.—Dessert, Choif-e, 3s to 3s fid per £-cnse. Pears. Cooking, 3s fid lo 4s Gd per ense. Apples.--Cooking, choice 4s to Is fid Apples.—Dessert, choice, Os to "s titers is lid to os fid per case. Quinces. — 4s fid to 5,s per ca.se. Tomal-oes. - H-riund, Is fid to ss; others 2s !li| to Is per J-case. POULTRY. I'iglil Table fl, 'lis, 2s (id lo 3s; heavy bens Is to Is (id ; cockerels, ss; good heavy ducks, 7s; Indian runners 5s per pair; turkey gobblers, Is per lb; hens 9d to lOd per lb GENERAL. Dressed Pork.—-70's to tlO's Gd; 90's lo 100's sj|d; hacoiiers, 5Jd ; slips, ■>d to (id; suckers fid to fijd ; choppers (heavy) 3.1(1 to 3Jrl ])er lb. Roney Sections Gs lid per dozen. Cheese.- Factory mediums. 9d per lb I Mutter. Separator. Is 2d per lb. Money.- In fiO'.s. l}d per lb. Kggs.- Fresh, 2s per dozen: pre«erMeeswax.—ls fid per lb. ved. Is fid per dozen. Fll ugns. _fild per lb. Wolnuts. —7d to 7lld per lb i, CHAIN, PItODPCK, FTC. o Wheal. 8s per bus. ■Mai/.e. (is fid per bushel. Oats.. -IsKd ; Duns Is IfVI lo 5s per . bushel. Oats. Crushed 5s 3d per bushel. Feed Barley (is fid per bushel. Feed Peas, (is fid per bushel. Seed Cape Barley, (is fid per bus. Seed Oots. Storm King, 4s 9d ; Got'tons. Dims, 5s fid : Algerians, fis Gd per bushel. Fl 11. S ei s. :v.'s 4id : 100's '-'Or 3d. I*i '11.: id. C'lll 5 s per 1011. !' -a 1. per ton. T' " '"a 1- '. \'e:i|, LIU per toll. T ' ': i'i "i M ea!. 'Jit? per (oil. j| i Pig Med. 10s per toll, J v lon. | „