Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 June 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

THE NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OP Jilt ATI V E DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. As anticipated in iast week's report, the value of potatoes lias advanced, and seem likely to rise further; Seed potatoes are being freely enuired for, and good lines are offering, and we 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 busliel within the last ten days. Wheat is stationary. Maize is in short supply, but a shipment from overseas is expected shortly. Meals are becomming increasingly difficult to procure. Chaff is lirmer. Supplies of straw are short. Linseed oil cake is in good demand. Eggs are unchanged. Muchlarger supplies of bulk honey could be .taken by this market. Porkers have been coming steadily into the market,, and 110 difficulty has been experienced in disposing of the quantity that has arrived lately, although the fact that freezing space is not procurable is undoubtedly affecting the price. Orders for molasses should reach us 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, liigli 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 6ale 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 interior lines nieet poor sale. Choice lines oi dessert pears ate bought up at satisfactory rates, but cooking variesies are 6low of sale. There are a few tomatoes coming from the Hutt, and choice lines are eagerly": Sought u>p. Potatoes.—£s 10s to £6 10s Cabbage.—Choice Savoy, 8s to Is; others, 2s to 2s (jd per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, 5s to 6s; others 2-; (Jd to 3s Gd sack. Carrots. Best 4s to ss; others '3s per sack. Celery.—ls to Is 3d per dozen. Marrows.—Bs to 10s per sack. Onions.— £5 10s per ton. Parsnips.—Choice, 4s (5d to 5s 6d per sack. , Swedes—2s lid per cwt. Tiiriiips.—White, 3s to Is per sack. Leeiks.--6d to 9d per bundle. Lettuce;— Choice, 3s Gd to 4s Gd ; others 2s to ,2s Gd-per case. Spinach.:—2s Gd to 3s Gd per case. Spring Onions.—9d per bundle. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles. Pumpkins.—lronbark, 8s to 10s; othBeetroot.—3s to 4s- per sack. era 3s to 4s per sack. FRUIT. Pears.—Dessert, Choice, -Is Gd to 5s lid per i-case. Pears.—Cooking, 3s (Jd to 4s 6d per case. Apples.—Cooking, Choice, 4s Gd to' ss; others 3s Gd. Apples.—Dessert, Choice Gs to 7s.Gd; others 4s fcb 5s per case. Tomatoes.—Hound, Gs to 7s; others 16 to os per case. POULTRY. Light Table Hens, 2s 6d to 3s; heavy hens 4s to 4s Gd; cockerels, ss; good heavy ducks, 7s; Indian run-, ners 5s per pair; turkey gobblers, Is per lb; hens 9d to lOd per lb GENERAL. Honey.—ln GO's, 5d per lb. Honey Sections.—Gs Gd per dozen. Cheese.—Factory mediums. 9d per lb. Eggs.—'Fresh, 2s per a JgfieserBeeswax.—ls 6d per Id. {* 1 Fungus.—6Jd per lb. ■ Walnuits.—7d to per lb. ■

I GRAIN, PRODUCE, ETC. Wheat.—Bs per bus. • Maize.— .(5s 6d per bushel. Oats.—A Grade, 5s Sd; Duus, -55,3 d per bushel. . . . ,■ • Oats.—Crushel, Ski 4d per busfiel. Feed Barley—6s 6d per busiiel. L''eod Peas.—6s (3d per bushel. Seed Cape Barley.—6s (id pel 1, -"bus. Seed Oats. — Storm King 5s Od ;' Gartons, Duns, 5s 6d; Algerians, 66 6d per bushel. Pollard.—£lo us per toil. •' ; ~-t liran.—£9 10s per ton. / Rice Pollard.—£9 per ton. Suorosiue.—New available. £9 per' ton. Linsed Oil Oake.—Meal; genuine, i.6s 6d per owt. Chaff.--Oatuii She.if, us per ton. Straw Chaff.—Wheaten straw, £5. Molasses.—2Bs per sowt casks free Quicklime.— In 281b air-tiglifc tins, Us per tin. Moat and Bone Meal.—l7b per 100; Js per 50, and 5s per 251b bag. Straw.—£4 per ton ex store. Western Wolths - Ryegrass (Ten*' Have's) —9d per lb. ' Sulphate Ammonia.'—£lß per ton. liasie Slag.—.Co 10s. delivery juJy--August. • . • ■ Sulphate Potash.—£3o per ton. Superphosphate.—Limited quantity-.' £5 10s per ton. - 7 Salt Waste for Agricultural purposes. 40s per ton. Gear Company 'Blood .Manure. — No. 2 £6. ~ Goar Company Bonedust.—£6 ss. W. M. E. Coy.' Manures not available till July.