Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 June 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

THE NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington May 27.. There is a fair demand for prime Southern grown potaoes, and prices for these is expected to improve during the next month. Quite a number of consignments-from the North are being infected, and for ..these, lower prices have to be accepted to effect sales puickly. Enquiries are reaching us ior early varieties of seed potatoes. As we have several gool fines available, wo advise prospective buyers to let us know their requirments as early as possible. Onions are slo wof sale. The price [or oats continues to advance. Maize is in short supply, and increased values are probable. In sympathy with oats. Chaff has further improved in price, and in our opinion, higher rates will be ruling in the nea Tfuture. Linseed oil cake is now being recognised as the best foeding value of all stock foods, and good demand exists. Honey and walnuts are inquired for, and we recommend consignments. Eggs remain steady. Owing to the expected shortage in rape, wo aro now receiving and booking orders for Hurst's English grown seed. Our clients are warned against buying French or Japanese lines, owing to tne danger of getting an oil rape rather than a forage variety.

Porkers.—Owing to rreezing space being unavailable, buyers have only been able to buy suffioient for immediate consumption. Consequently the uoihand at present is limited.

Vegetables.—The supply of cauliflowers is heavy at the moment and prices are easier, inferior lines being difficult to quit. There is a fair demand for choice savoy cabbage, but other lines are dull of sale. There is a good demand for ironbark pumpkins, and we recommend consignments. The supply of marrows is short, and higher rates are ruling. Lettuce is enquired for at 'higher rates. Swedes are dull of sale, but fair demand exists for all other root vegetables, (spring onions, leeks and parsley are selling readily.

Fruit.—There is a good demand for choice lines of cooking and dessert apples, and we could do with larger consignments. Choice lines of dessert pears arc in .short supply, and keen competition prevails for choice lines offering meet ready sale. VEGETABLES. Potatoes.— £5 to£(i. Cabbage.—Choice savoy, 3s to Is; others2s to 2s Od per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, (is to 8s 6d; others 3s to 4s sack. Carrots. —Best, -Is to os; others, 3s per sack. Celery.—ls to is 3d per dozen. jJarrows.—4s to os per 6ack. Parsnips.—Choice, 4s to 4s 6d per sack. Swedes.—2s 6d per cwt. Turnips.—White, 3s to 4s per sack. Leeks.—6d per bundle. Lettuce. —Choice, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; others, 2s to 2s (3d per case. Spinach.—2s to 3s per case Spring Onions—9d per bundle. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles. Pumpkins.—lronbark, 8s to 10s, others 3s to 4s per sack. Beetroot.—3s to 4s per sack. Ited Cabbage.—3s to 4s per sack, FRUIT. boat's.—Dessert, Choice 4s tid to 5s Gd pei" J-case. Pears.—Cooking, 3s Gd to 4s 6d per case. Apples.—Cooking, Choice 4s 6d to os; others 3s 6d. Apples.—Dessert, Choice 6s to 7s Cd ; others 4s to 5s per case. Tomatoes.—ss 6d to 6s Od per |-case POULTRY. Light table hens 2s 6d to 3s; heavy Hens, 4s to 4s 6d; coclerels, 4s to ss, Goog heavy ducks, 7s; Indian runners, .)cr pair} Turkey gobblers, Is per lb; Hens, 9d to lOd per lb live weight. GENERAL. Dressed Pork.—7o's to ( Jo's, sid to 5:2 d; 90's to 100's 5J : d; liaconers blips ojd to 6d; Suckers 6d to 6Jd; CEoppers (heavy) 3id to 3j£d per lb. Honey.—ln 60's -l|d to od per lb. Honey.—Sections 6s to 6s 6d per dozen. Cheese.—Factory mediums, 9d per lb Eggs.—Fresh 2s per dozen Eggs.—Preserved, Is Gd per dozen. Ueeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus.— 6jr per lb. Walnuts 7d to 7£d per lb. Wheat.—Bs per bushel. Maize—6s 6d per bushel. Oats.—ss; Duns, 5s 2d per bushel. Oats.—Crushed os 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 5s 6d; Gartons, Duns, 5s 6d ; Algerians, 6s 6d per bushel. Flour.—Sacks 39s Gd; 100's 20s 3d. Pollard.—£lo 10s per ton. jStan.—£9 10s per ton. Pure Barley Meal.—£lo per ton. Pure Pea Meal.—£l2 per ton. Rice Flour.-—£9 per ton. Sttcrosine.—Now available £9 per ton. Linseed Oil Cake.—Nuts or Meal, genuine, 16s 6d cwt. C?iaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £9 os per ton. Straw Chaff.—Wlieatcn Straw, £5 Oaten Straw.—£s 15s per ton. Pig Meal.—£B 10s per ton Molasses.—2Bs per scwt cast. Quicklime.—ln 281b tins ?s per tin. Meat and Bone Meal.—l7s per 100; 9s per 50 and 5s per 251b bag. Straw.—£4 5s per ton ex store; £4 per ton delivered country stations in truck lots.