Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 July 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

THIS NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington June 24.

Since las>t report potatoes have advanoed. Probably the market will come back shortly, owing to exportation being prohibited by the Government. Onions are slow of sale. There is u slightly easier tone in the oat market. Wheat is .unchanged. The recent shipment or Java Maize has eased the market, which was 'previously hare. Bran and pollard are in short supply. All meals 'are in good, remand also linseed oil cake. ' Large Bale* have been made during, the past few days of English rape, farmers 'realising the importance of not risJting the cheaper seed sent from France 'and Japan. Baled straiw is in short supply. Oaten straw chaff is naw available, and as brokers are endeavouring to obtain supplies for Australia, a ready sale is anticipated. Clients are advised to book •without delay. Pork pigs are in better demand. Both fresh and preserv ed eggs are dull of salo; this no doubt is owing to 'recent arrival of American eggs. White clover honey ia enquired for Poultry is in better demand than for some time past. Mount Lyall superphosphate is now available, a shipment being due in a tew days. Indications are that basic elag will b» iu medium supply from July onwards. Vegetables.—The demand for cabbages is slow, and are being sold at unpayable rates. There is a better demand for choice cauliflowers, but inferior lines meet alow sale. The den>as3 is unsatisfied for ripe marrows and iron-bark pumpkins, and larger consignm eats could be handled. Lettuces are selling at higher rates. Swedes are dull of sale. (All root vegetables are selling at last week's rates. Spring onions, leeks, and celery are meeting fair demand. Fruit.—The demand still -remains good for choice cooking and dessert apples, but there is very slow sale for inferior lines. The market could handle a larger quality of 'both cooking and dessert pears of first-class quality. Potatoes nNorth Island lines, £7 10s Southern £8 to £8 10s per ton. Cabbage.—Choioe isavoy, 2s to 26 (id; others,- Is 6d to 2s (id per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, 6a to lis; others, fls to 4s sack. Carrots. Best, 3s to 'Is; others, 2s 0d per 6ack. Celery.—ls 6d to 2a 6d per dozen. Marrows.—6s to /s (id per sack. Onions—£s 10s per ton. Parsnips—Choice, 3s t>d to 4s 6d per sack. Swedes—2s 6d per owt. Turnips.—White, 2s to 2s tid per sack. Leeks.—6d to 9d per bundle. Spinach.—3s to 3s 6d per case, ers, sa. to 6s per sack. FRUIT. Pears.—Dessert, extra choice, 6s to 7s; others, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per J-case. Pears.—Cooking, 4s to 5s per case. Apples.—Cooking, Choice, 5s to 5s fc>d othore, 3s 6d to 4s. Apples.—Dessert, Choice (m to 7s Od; others 4s to 5s per case. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles. Pumpkins.—lronbark, 80 to 10s; othBeetroot.—3s to 4s per sack. POULTRY. Light' Table Hens, 3s to 4s; Heavy hens 4s to ss; Cockrels 4s to ss; heavy Cockrels 5b 6d to 6s; Good heavy Ducks 7s to 7s 6d ;lndian Runners 5s 6d to 6s per pair; Turkey Gobblers, Is per lb; Hens 9s to lOd per lb live weight. GENERAL. Dresser Pork.—7o's to 90's, sj[dj 90's to 100's 5Jd; Baconers sd; Slips sid to 6d; Suckers, 6Jd; Choppers . (heavy) 3Jd to 3Jd per lb. Our weekly Pork Sales held each Thursday during Winter. Honey.—ln 60's, 5d per lb. Honey Sections.—6s 6d per dozen.' Cheese.—Factory mediums. 9d per lb Fungus.—6|d per lb. Walnuts.—7d to 7Jd per lb. GRAIN, PRODUCE, ETC. Wheat.—Bs per bus. Maize.— 6s 6d per bushel. Eggs.—Fresh, Is 7d per dozen. Eggs.—Preserved, Is 4d to Is od. per dozen. Beeswax Is 5d per lb. Pea Nuts.—2ls per 1001b sack. Pure Barley Meal.—£lo per ton. Pure Pea Meal.—£l2 per ton. Oats.—Prime Gartons, 5a 3d; Duns, os 3d per bushel. Feed Barley—6s 6d per bushel. Feed. Peas.—6s 6d per bushel. Seed Cape Barley.—6s 6d per bus. Bran.— £9 10s per ton. Rice Pollard.—£9 per ton. Oats.—Crushed, 5s 6d per bushel. Seed Oats.—Storm King, Dune, 5s 9d; Algerians, 6s 6d to 6s 9d. per bushel. J Pollard.—£lo 15b to £11 per ton. Suorosine.—New available. £9 per ton Linsed Oil Cake.—Meal, genuine, i6s 6d per owt. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £10 10s per ton. Straw Chaff.—Wheaten Straiw, £5 5s Oaten.—£s 15s to £6. Special quotations for large lots. ,Molaisses.-28s per sewt casks free Quicklime.—ln 281b air-tight tins, 3s per tin. Meat and Bone Meal.—l7b per 100; J* per 50, and 5s per 251b bag. Straw. —£5 per ton ex store; £4 15s per ton delivered country stations in truck lots. "Blue Bell" Arsenate ot Lead at list rates. .