Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 June 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

Tliifi NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPEUATIVE DISTRIB UTIN G COMPANY, LTD. W'EUKLY "REPORT. Wellington AJ ay 27. i'liere i.-. a Jair demand Joi' prime SoiUhcru jjrowu potaoes, and prices lor tlie.se is expected to improve during the Best month. Quite a number of consignments 1 roui the North are being iulectcd, and lor these, lower prices have lo he accepted to effect .sales puickJy. Enquiries are reaching ins mir early varieties ol seed potatoes. As uc have .several gool fines available, ue advi.se prospective biiyej'.s to let ii'S know their re<iuiruiont« as early as possible. Onions are slo uol Kale. 'The price 'ior oals continues to advance. Maize i.s in short supply, and increased valucfl are probable. Jn sympathy with oats. Chaff has further improved in price, and m our opinion, higher rales will be ruling in the nea rfutiire. Linseed oil cake i.s now being recognised as the best feeding value of all stock foods, and gooii demand exists. Honey and walnuts are inquired lor, and we recommend consignments. Eggs remain steady. Owing to the expected shortage in rape, we are now receiving and booking orders lor Hursl'is Kugifsh grown seed. Our clients are warned against buying I'reach or Japanese lines, owing to Hie. danger of getting all oil rape rather than a forage" variety. Porkers Owing to needing space being unavailable, buyers have only been able to buy sullicient lor immcdi-

ale consumption. Consequently the I'eiiiand at present is limited.

Vegetables. -The supply of cauliflowers is heavy aI. the moment and prices are easier, inferior lines being milieu It to quit. There is a fair demand for choice savoy cabbage, hut other lines are dull of sale. There is a gooff demand for ironbark pumpkins, and we recommend consignments. The supply o fmarrows i< short, and higher rates are ruling. Lettuce is enquired lor at 'higher rate.-. Swedes are dull ol sale, but lair demand exists for all other root vegetables. Spring onion-. Iccks and parsley arc selling readily.

Kruit. There is a good demand lor choice lines of cooking and dessert apples, and we could do with larger Choice lines of de-serl pears are iu >hort supply, and keen competition prevails lor choice lines offering nice! ready sale. VEGETABLES. I.'ota toe.-. £•" to CO. t.'abbage. t..!;oice savoy, -is l-o— Is; others'2s to 2s (id per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, "is to Bcs fid : others 3s to -Is sack. Carrots. - Best. Is fo : ol hers, .'is per sack. Celery, fs to is 3d per dozen. "'arrows.- Is io .js per f-ack. Parsnips. Choice, Is to -In (id per sack. Swedes.-—2s 6d per cwt. Turnips.- — White, 3s to Js per Hack. Leeks.- Gd per bundle. fcetfcuce. - --Choice, 3s Gel to Is Oil : others, 2s to 2s (id per case. Spinach.-—2s to 3s per case Spring Onions.—9d per bundle. Parsley.—is per dozen bundles. Pumpkins.-- I ronbark, Ss to 10s, others 3s to Is per sack. Beetroot.—3s to -fs per sack. l'ed Cabbage.- 3s to Js per sack. FRUIT. I*l-ar«.- Dessert, Choice is Od to 5s lid pel' i-case. Pears. —-Cooking, 3s Gd to 'Is (3d per case. Apples. Cooking, Choice -fs Gd to os; others 3s Gd. Apples.-- Dessert, Choicw (is to 7s Gd ; others 'Is to us per ease. .Tomatoes.—os Gd to 6s (3d per J-ea.se POULTRY. Light table liens 2s Gd to 3s; heavy liens, 4s to -fa Gd ; coclerels, Is lo os, Goog heavy ducks, 7s; Indian runners, oer pair; Turkey gobblers, Is per lb; liens, tkl to lUd per lb live weight.

GENERAL. Dressed Pork. --70',=; to UU't;, old lo ojd ; DO's to ldO's, .j-Jd: Uacoucrs ojd; uid lu- Oil : Suckers 6(1 to oi<l ; Choppers (heavy,) 3Jd to 3:] d pur lb. JLionoy. -In OO's -(i<.l to ud per lb. Honey.—Sections Gs to CSs Od per dozen. (jlie'eso.- • Factory nii'tituuis, Od per Hi Ej|gs.—Fresh 2s per dozen Ejigs.—Preserved. U Gil per dozen. Bees'.in<;. —lm 6d por lb. Fungus.- OJr per lb. Walnuts 7d t.-o 7:Jd per Hi. Wheat.-~-8s per bushel. Maine—os Od per bushel. ("•its. — ss; Duns, .V 2d per bii = hel. Oats.- ('riitibed "is .'id per bushel. Feed Barley -0s o<l per bushel. Feed Peas.—6s Od per bushel Seed Cape barley.- Os Od per bii.shel. Seed Oat*.--Storm Kin;; •>/? fid : Gallons, Duns, 'is (id : Ai'.rerian.s, Os 'id per bushel. Flour. - Sacks OTs 0<1; IDO'.s 20s :!d. I Pollard.—-CJO JO- per ton. iT" all.— I'O I'.l-i per 1011. Pure Barley Meal. tin per lon. Pure Pea .Meal. — ,L'i2 per ton. Pice Flour.- £0 per ion. iSuc: osiue. — Now available L'-< per ton. l/inseed Oil Cn Ire.--Nuts or Mpnl. 10r Od cn't. (*iaff. --Oaten Sheaf. .C'.l •""is |i<>r ton. ChafY. AYheaten Strniv. I's Oaten iStruu'. L's 15s per (on. I'ig Meal. JL'B 10s per ton .Molasses. 28s per scwt cas't Quicklime. — In 281b tins pwi; tin. Meat and Bono Meal.—l7s pei" 100; 9s per 50 and 5s per 201b bnpe. Straiv. X"! ."is per lon ox store : !' I ; per ton delivered country stations m | truck lots.

DANGER OF CROUP. The great danger in croup is the tormation of a thick mucus in the voice box and until thi.s is expelled, the spasmodic choking continues. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy given in frequent doses will loosen this membrane and cause the child to expcll it by vomiting. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy i.s absolutely sale and certain lor croup and if given as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even alter the eroupy cough appears, it will prevent the attack. Sold everywhere.