Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 June 1915, Page 4

Commercial.

N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LTD.

WEEKLY PRODUCE REPORT,

As anticipated in last week's report, | the value of potatoes has advanced, and seem likely to rise further. Seed potatoes axe being freely enuired for, and good lines are offering, and wo advise early booking. The market for onions continues dull, although good quality lines are freely offering. Oats have further advanced, the increased price being about lOd per bushel within the laet ten days. Wheat is stationary. Maize is in short supply, hut a shipment from overseas is expected shortly. Meals are becomming increasingly difficult to procure. Chaff is firmer. Supplies of straw aro short. Linseed oil cake is in good demand, Eggs are unchanged. Muchlarger supplies of hulk ihoney could be taken by this market. Porkers have been coming steadily into the market, and no difficulty has been experienced in disposing of the quantity that has arrived lately, although the fact that freezing space is not proourable is undoubtedly affecting the price. Orders for molasses should reach ua some time before being wanted ,as supplies are slow of delivery owing to great demand. The supply of cauliflowers has been exceptionally heavy lately, and in consequence low prices have been ruling inferior lines being difficult to quit There is a fair demand for choice savoy cabbage. Owing to the shortage of ripe marrows, high prices are ruling for lines offering. Ironbark pumpkins are enquired for, anr keen competition prevails. Lettuce are enquired for at higher rates. Swedes are dull of sale All root vegetables meet fair demand at last week's rates. Spring onions, leeks and celery meet ready sale. Fruit.—There is a good demand for choice cooking and dessert apples, but inferior lines meet poor sale. Choice lines of dessert pears are bought up at satisfactory rates, but cooking variesies are slow of sale. There are a few tomatoes coming from the Hutt, and choice lines are eagerly bought up. Potatoes.—£s 10s to £6 10s Cabbage.—Choice Savoy, 3s to 4s; others, 2s to 2s 6d per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, 5s to 6e; others 2s 6d to 3s 6d sack. Carrots. Best 4s to ss; others 3s per sack. Celery.—ls to Is 3d per dozen. • Marrows.—Bs to 10s per sack. Onions.—£s 10s per ton. Parsnips.—Choice, 4s 6d to 5s 6'd per sack. Swedes—2s 6d per cwt. Turnips.—White, 3s to 4s per sack. Leeks.—6d to 9d per bundle. Lettuce.—Choice, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; others 2s to 2s 6d per case. Spinach.—2s 6d to 3s 6d per case. Spring Onions.—9d per bundle. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles. Pumpkins.—lronbark, 8s to 10s; othBeetroot—3s to 4s per sack, ers 3s to 4s per sack.

FRUIT. Pears.—Dessert, Choice, 4s 6d to 5s 6d per £-case. Pears—Cooking, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per case. Apples.—Cooking, Choice,. 4s 6d to ss; others 3s 6d. Apples. —Dessert, Choice fee to 7s 6d; others 4s to 5s per case. Tomatoes.—Round, 6s to 7s; others 4s to 5s per case. POULTRY. Light Table Hens, 2s 6d to 3s; heavy hens 4s to 4s 6d; cockerels, ss; good heavy ducks, 7s; iDdian runners 5s per pair; turkey gobblers, Is per lb; hens ,9d to lOd per lb GENERAL. Honey.—ln 60's, 5d per ib. fcioney Sections.—6s 6a per dozen. Cheese.—Factory mediums. 9d per lb Eggs.—Fresh, 2s per dozen.; preserUeeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus.—6Jd per lb. Walnuts.—7d to 7Jd per lb. GRAIN, PRODUCE, ETC Wheat.—Bs per bus. Maize.— 6s 6d per busheL Oats.—A Grade, 5s 3d; Duns, ss; -3d per bushel. Oats.—Crushel, 5s 4d per busfiel. Feed Barley—6s 6d per bushel. Feed Peas—6s 6d per bushel. Seed Cape Barley.—6s 6d per busSeed Oats.—Storm King 5s 6d; Oartons, Duns, 5s 6d; Algerians, 6s od per bushel. Pollard.—£lo 5s per ton. Bran.—£9 10s per ton. Rice Pollard—£9 per ton. Suorosine.—New available. £9 per ton. Linsed Oil Cake.—Meal, genuine,, i6s 6d per owt. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £9 o's per ton. Straw Chaff.—Wheaten straw, £5. Molasses.—2Bs per Scwfc casks free Quicklime In 281b air-tight tins, 3s per tin. Meat and Bone Meal 17s per 100; *s per 50, and 5s per 251b bag. Straw—£4 per ton ex store. Western Worths Ryegrass- (Ten Have'6)—9d per lb. Sulphate Ammonia.-—£lß per ton. Basic Slag.—£s 10s. delivery JulyAugust. Sulphate Potash.—£3o per ton. Superphosphate—Limited quantity. £5 10a per ton. Salt Waste for Agricultural purposes 40s per ton. Gear Company Blood Manure.*— No. 2 £6. Gear Company Bonediuat. —£6 ss. W. M. E. Coy. Manures not available till July.