Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 May 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

» n.z. farmers' co-operative distributing company, ltd. weekly Produce report. The market for potatoes is weaker with larger offerings. We anticipate values will firm towards the end of the month, and consider the present a good time for buyers to obtain forward supplies. We recommend farmers to acquaint us with their requirmente in seed potatoes for the coming season, as we can purchose more advantageously than later. The recent rise in onions has been maintained, and a steady demand prevails. . The weakening of oat market has been continuing during the week, and the general opinion is that bed rock has now been reached. An advance is almost certain before long, and a rapid increase certain should the prohibition on export be removed. A good demand. exists for both oaten and wheaten straw chaff for dairy cows as hay is practically unprocurable, at reasonable rates. Pollard and bran have advanced 10s per ton. Porkers have to-day made Jd more than last week, with strong demand. Slips are dull of 6ale. We have good enquiries for clover honey in bulk, and invite much larger supplies. Walnuts are in good demand. Cheese remains very firm. Vegetables.—Savoy cabbage are in larger supply since last 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 portion of consignbents are inferior, and prices for these are only medium. Beetroot and red cabbage are eosier. All root vegetables are selling greely. Ripe marrows meet good demand. Swedes are selling freely. Fruit.—There is still fairly large shipment® of cooking and dessert apples arriving, and choice lines are in ready sale, but inferior samples meet a poor market. The demand tor quinces remains good, and the market could do with large consignments. Cooking pears are selling freely; while dessert lines are ruling about the same as last week. The demand for tomatoes is good for well-graded lines, and to-day's prices show an increase in values. Higher values are ruling for sound varities. Potatoes. —Prime. £6; others, £5 to £5 10s. Cabbage.—Choice savoy, 4s to ss; others, 2s to 2s 6d per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice 9s 6d to 12s 6d; others 4s to 6s per sack. Carrots.—Best 4s to ss; others 3s per sack. Cucmbere.—4s 6d to 5s 6d per 1-case. Marrows.—2s 6d to 3s per sack. Onions.—£s 10s per ton. Parsnips.—Choice, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per sack. Celery.—ls 6d to 2s per doz Swedes—2s 6d per cwt. Turnips—White 3s to 3s 6d per sack Leeks—sd to 6d per bundle. Lettuce.—Choice, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; others Is 6d to 2s per case. Spinach.—ss to 5s 6d per case. Spring Onions.—9d per bundle. Mint.—ls to Is 6d per dozen bundles. Parsley.^—ls per dozen bundles. Pumukins.—lronbark, 6s to 7s; others 3a to 4s per sack. Beans.—French, 9s to lis per part sack. Beetroot.—3s to 4e per sack. Red Cabbage 4s to 5s per sack. FRUIT. Passions.—Auckland, 5s to 6s per 4-case. Pears.—Dessert, Choice, 3s to 3s 6d per J-case. Pears.—Cooking, 3s fid to 4s 6d per case. Apples.—Cooking, choice 4s to 4s 6d Apples.—Dessert, choice, 6s to 7s thers 4s 6d to 5s 6d per case. Quinces.—4s 6d to 5s per case. Tomatoes.—Round, 4s 6d to ss; others 2s 9d to 4s per J-case. POULTRY. Light Table Hens, 2s 6d to 3s; heavy hens 4s to 4s 6d; 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.—7o's to 90's 6d; 90's to 100's s|d; baconers, 5Jd; slips, 5d to 6d ; suckers 6d to 6Jd; choppers (heavy) 3Jd to 3J,d per lb. Honey Sections—6s 6d per dozen. Cheese.—Factory mediums. 9d per lb Butter—Separator, Is 2d per lb. Honey.—ln 60's, 4Jd per lb. Eggs.-—Fresh, 2s per dozen; preserBeeswax.—ls 6d per lb. ved, Is 6d per dozen. Fungus.—6Jd per lb. Wolnute.—7d to 7|d per lb GRAIN, PRODUCE, ETC. Wheat.—Bs per > bus. Maize.— 6s 6d per bushel. Oats.—4s 8d; Duns 4s lOd to 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 hue. Seed Oot«.—Storm King, 4s 9d ; Gortons, Duns, 5s 6d ; Algerians, 6s 6d per' bushel. Fl()ir..-S::cks, 80s 6d; 100's 20s 3d. Pollard.—£lo 5s per ton. Bran.—£9 per ton. Pure Ba-lcy Meal. £10 per ton. I'm,-,. Von Mpal. £12 per ton. Pig Meal. G8 10s per ton. ton.