Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 June 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

THE NEW ZEALAND EARMERS' GO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington May 27. There is a fair demand for prime Southern grown potuoos, and prices ior these is expected to improve during the nost month. Quite a number of consignments horn tlie 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 soveral gool fines available, we advise prospective buyers to let us know their requirrnents as early as possible. Onions are slo wof eale. The price for 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 rfuture. Linseed oil cake is now being recognised as the best feeding value of all stock foods, and good demand oxi6te. Honey and walnuts are inquired for, and we recommend consignments. Eggs remain steady. Owing to the expected shortage in rape, we are now receiving and booking orders for Hurst's English grown seed. Our clients are warned against buying Eronch or Japanese lines, owing to tne danger of getting an oil rape rather than a forage variety. Porkers.—Owing to ireezing space being unavailable, buyers have only been able to buy sutiioient for immediate consumption. Consequently the ueiiiand at present is limited. Vegetables.—Tlie 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 wo recommend consignments. The supply o fmarrows 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. I'luit.—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 are in short supply, and keen competition prevails for choice lines offering meet ready sale. VEGETABLES. Potatoes.—£s to£6. Cabbage.—Choice savoy, its to 4s; others2s to 2s 6d per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, 6s to 8s b'd; others 3s to 4s sack. Carrots.— Best, 4s to os; others, 3s per sack. Celery.—ls to Is 3d per dozen. Marrows.'—4s to 5s per sack. Parsnips.—Choice, 4s to 4s 6d per sack. Swedes.—2s 6d per owt. Turnips.—White, 3s to 4s per sack. Leeks.—6d per bundle. Lettuce.—Choice, 3s Gd to 4s 6d; others, 26 to 2s 6d per ease. Spinach.—2s to 3s per case Spring Onions 9d per bundle. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles. Pumpkins.—lronbark, bs to 10s, others 3s to 4s per sack. Beetroot.—3s to 4s per sack. Red Cabbage.—3e to 4s per sack. FRUIT. i*uars.—Dessert, Choice 4s 6d to 5s 6d per' J-case. Pears.—Cooking, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per case. Apples.—Cooking, Choice 4s 6d to ss; others 3s 6d. Apples.— Dessert, Choice 6s to 7s <3d; others 4s to 5s per case. Tomatoes.—ss Gd to 6s Od per i-case POULTRY. Light table hens 2s 6d to 3s; heavyHens, 4s to 4s 6d; coclerels, 4s to ss, Goog heavy ducks, 7s; Indian runners, per pair; Turkey gobblers, Is per lb; Hens, SM to lOd per lb live weight. GENERAL. Dressed Pork.—7o's to UO's, sid to 52d; 90's to 100's s£d; Baconers 5Jd; Slips s£d to 6d; Suckers 6d to 6£d; Choppers (heavy) 3£d to 32d per lb. Honey.—ln 60's 4£<l 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 b'd per dozen. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus.—6Jr per lb. Walnuts 7d to 73d per lb. Wheat.—-8s per bushel. Maize —6s 6d per bushel. Oats.—ss; Dune, 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 Oate.—-Storm King 5s 6d; Gartons, Duns, 5s 6d ; Algerians, 6s 6d per bushel. Flour Sacks 39s 6d; 100's 20a 3d. Pollard.—£lo 10s per ton. jßran.—£9 10s per ton. Puro Barley Meal.—£lo per ton. Pure Pea Meal.—£l2 per ton. Rice Flour.'—£9 per ton. Suerosine.—Now available £9 per ton. Linseed Oil Cake.—Nuts or Meal, genuine, 16b 6d cwt. CSiaff.— Oaten Sheaf, £9 5s per ton. Straw Chaff.—Wheaten Straw, £5 Oaten Straw.—£s 15s per ton. Pig Meal.—£B 10s per ton Molasses.—2Bs per scwt cask. Quicklime. —In 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 sfore; £4 per ton delivered country stations in truck lots.