Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 May 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

xN.Z. I<AI{SLmS , <X>-01 J EiiATIVE jJJSTIUUUTiXG COMPANY, LTl>.

WEEKLY PRODUCE REPORT

Tlio market for potatoes is weaker with larger offerings. We anticipate values will lirm towards tile end of tlie

month, and consider tlio present a good

time for buyera to obtain forward supplies. Wβ recommend farmers to acquaint us with their requirments in soeu potatoes for the coming season, as uo can purcbose more advantageously than later. The recent rise in onions hat; boon maintained, and a steady demand prevails. The weakening of oat market lias been continuing during the week, and the general opinion is that bed lock has now been reached. An advance is almost certain betore 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 J.avo to-day made id more than last week, with strong demand. Slips are dull of sale. We have good enquiries for clover honey in bulk, and invite iniicli larger supplies. \Valnute are in good demand. Cheese remains very linn. Vegetables.—Savoy cabbage are in linger supply since last report, and deliiand is equal to that of last week. Oilier verities are selling at lower rates and enquiry is slow. Choice cauliflowers arc to-day realising fancy prices, but tlio greater portion of consignbents are inferior, and prices for these are only medium. .Beetroot and red cabbage are eosier. AH root vegetables are .selling greely. Ripe marrows meet good demand. Swedes are selling freely. Fruit■.— There is still fairly largo shipments 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 largo consignments. Cooking pears are soiling freely; while dessert lines are ruling about the .same as last week. The demand for tomatoes is good for well-graded linos, and to-day's prices show an increase in values. Higher values are ruling for Round varities. Potatoes.--Prime. Cfi ; others. £5 to to 10s. Cabbage.--Choice savoy, *]« to ss; others. 2.s to 2s Cd per sack. Cauliflower.--Choice 9s Ixl to 12s 6d ; others -Is to 5s per sack. Carrots.—Best 4s to ss; others 3s per .«ack. Cucmbors.- -Is 6d to os (id per J-caso. Marrows.—2s Gd to 3s per sack. Onions. ~£s 10s per ton. Parsnips.- Choice, 3s Gd to 4s Gd per sack. Celery. —Is Gd to 2s per doz Suedes—2s Gd per cwt. Turnips.—White 3s to 3s 6d per sack Kecks.—sd to Gd per bundle. Lettuce.-Choice, 2s Gd to 3s 6d; others Ls (id to 2s per case. Spinach.- -5s to 5s Gd per case. Spring Onions.—9d per bundle. ■ Mint.—ls to ls Gd per dozen bundles. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles. Puinukins.— Ironbark, 6s to 7s; others 3s to 4s per sack. Beans.—French, 9s to 11s per part sacK. Beetroot.—3s to 4s per sack. Red Cabbage.—4s to 5s per eack. FRUIT. Passions.—Auckland, 5s to 6s per ■J -case. Pears.—Dessert, Choic-e, 3s to 3s 6d per i-case. Pears—Cooking, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per ense. Apples.—Cooking, choice 4s to 4s 6d Apples. — Dessert, choice, 6s to ?s ihers 4s Gd to 5s Gd per case. Quinces.;—4s Gd to 5s per case. Tomatoes.—Round, 4s 6d to Sβ; others 2s 9d to 4s per i-case. ■ POULTRY. Light Table Hens, 2s Gd to 3s; heavy. lions -Jβ to 4s Gd; cockerels, ss; good heavy ducks, 7s; Indian run-' ners 5s per pair; turkey gobblers',-' Iβ per Ib; hens 9d to 10d per lb GENERAL. Dressed Pork.--70's to 90's- 6d; 90's to lOO'.s SJd ; baconens, ssd; : slips, ■kI to <5d ; suckers Gd to Gid; choppers ! (heavy) 3Jd to per lb. ' ' Honey Sections—Gs Gd per dozen. Cheese.—Factory mediums. 9d per lb liutter. - Separator, ls 2d per lb. Honey.--In GO's, 4Jd per lb. Eggs.—Fresh, 2s per dozen; preserUeeswax. —Is Gd per lb. •ofi. Is 6d per dozen. Fungus.—OJd per lb. "\Yolnuts.-.-'7d to 7;Jd per lb ORAIN, PRODUCE. ETC. 'Wheat. 8s per bue. .Maize. Gs (id per bushel. ■ •■• Oats.--1s 8d: Duns 4s 10d to 5s per 'iishel. Oats. Crushed 5s 3d per bushel. Feed Barley—Gs Gd per bushel. Feed Peas.—Gs Gd per bushel. Seed Cfipe Barley.—Cs 6d per bus. Seod Oots.- -Storm King, 4s 9d ; Goi:ms. Duns, os (id ; Algerians, Gs Gd per iipVo!. F! ;•. S c!;s. 30s Gd ; 100's 20s 3d. T-il-p]. CIO os por ton. I!;;!;!. (.'!) per ton. I'llr-■ 1 , .-.'l ■ M.'al. CIO per ton. ■" :: !V:. M-<:,!. •CI 2 per toll. ' j !'•- .Me-:!. CS 70s per ton. . . j |

Suorosine.—Now available. £9 per Linsed Oil Cake.—Meal, genuiuo, iGs 6d per cwt. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £8 10s per ton. Specitl quotations for large lots. Molasses.—2Bs per scwt casks free. Quicklime. —In 281b air-tight tins, 3s per tin. Meat and Bone .'Meal .—l7b per 100; per 50, and 5s per 251b bag. Straw—£4 per ton ex store. Western Wolths Ryegrass (Ten Have's) —9d ped lb. Sutton's Swede and Turnip Seeds rfs per their list. Sulphate Ammonia."—£lß per ton., Sulphate Potash.—£3o per ton. Supedphosphate.—Limited quantity £5 10s per ton. Gear Company Blood -Manure.— Mo. 2 £6. Gear Company Bone-dust.—£6 ss. W. M. E. Coy. Manures not available till July. 1 '