Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 August 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

liLt .N'iiW ZEALAND l-'AiUUiiti WA-OPJSRATIVi£ JWSTRIii UTiN U COMPANY, LTD. WEEKLi RiIiPORT. AYellinylou July 'J'Jnd. '1 Ixo putatuo market liaa been quid during the week, and although lines have been offering 011 the market ut iigures asked, i'.o.b. Southern still buyers are operating within small compass. Southern-grown uy-to-dates, Gamekeeper and Northern Star seet'fc are, however, in brisk demand, and good butjiucvis has been transacted. Supplies are not plentiful, and growers are rcconimendel to obtain their veyuinneiits witliout delay. Onions are yuiet. Wheat it> stationai-y. Oats slightly weaker. 15arley ottering freely. Maize in i'air demand. All meals are celling steadily. Chaff is in fair sale. Oaten straw chaff' is offering more freely now owing to a decline 111 export value. Thei eis also a much larger quality of hay ottering than lor soino time past, sellers evidently anticipating an early spring. Wheateu straw is wanted, and we ask holders to write us early. Porkers aro in good demand, and the supply of fresh lines | are now falling off rapidly. Bulk lines ol honey are wanted. Molasses s now available. Potatoes.—North Island lines, £0 10s to £7; Southern £8 per ton. Cabbage.—Choice Savoy, 2s 6d to 3s ; others Us Cauliflower—Choice, Us Gd to 8s; others, 3s to -1s per sacli. Carrots.—Best, -Is (id to 5s lid; others, 3s to -Is per sack. French Ueans.— ( Jd to ll)d per .b. Marrows.—Bs to lUs per *ack. Onions.—£s 10s to £6 per ton. Parsnips.—Choice, 3s (id to -Ls ')<-! per sack. Turnips;— White, Is lid to 2s per back. Leeks.—Gd per bundle. Lettuce.—Choice, 3s to ds; others, Is Gd to 2s Gd per case. Spinach.—2s Gd to 3s per case. Beetroot.—ots to Gs per sack. Egge.—l'Vesh, Is 71 per dozen. Celery.—3s Gd to Gs Gd per dozen. Swedes.—2s 6d per ewt. Leeks.—Gd per bundle. Pumpkins.—lronbark, 8s to IDs; others 5a to Gs per sack. FRO IT. Pears.—Cooking, us to 5s Gd yj" case. Applus.—Cooking, Choice 7s to 8s; others -Is to 5s Gd. Apples.—Desert, Choice Gs to 8s; others, -hs to 5s peil ca*se. Apples.—Cooking, Choice, -Is Gd toos Gd; others, 3s to 3s Gd. POULTRY. Light Table Hens 3s Gd to -Is Gil, Heavy Hens 5s to 5s Gd; Cockrelk, Is to ss; heavy Ducks 7s to /s Gd; Indian Runners 5s Gd to Gs per pair ;Turkoy Gobblers lUd to lid per lb; Heus !Jd to lOd per lb Jive weight. GENERAL. Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90's. Gd; UO's lo 100's ojd, JJaconcrs, 5d to sid; Slips sjd to Gd; Suckers, GJ'd; Choppers (heavy) 3id to 3|Jd per lb. Our week'y pork sales held each Thursday during Winter. Honey.—ln GO's, 5d per lb. Honey.—Sections Gs to Gs (3d per dozen. Cheose.—Factory mediums, 9d por lb lieeswaz.—ls 5d per lb. Fungus.—6Jd to 7d pea' lb. Walnuts 7d to 7Jd per ID. Pea Nuts.—2ls per l'OOlb sack. Wheat.—Bs per bushel. Maize.—Gs 3d per bushel, Gs lor 10 sack lots. Seed Oats.—Storm King, Cartons, Duns, 5s 9d; Algerians, 7s Gd per busPure Rarley Meal.—£lo per ton. Oats.—Prime Gartons, os 3d; Duns 5s 3d per bushel. Oats.—Crushed, 5s Gd per bushel. Feed Barley—Gs Gd per bushel. .Feed Peas.—6s 6d per bushel Seed Cape barley.—Gs Gd per bushol. Pollard.—£lo 15s to £11 per ton brau—£9 10s per ton. Rice Flour.-—£9 per ton. Suciosine.— Now available £'J per ton. Linseed Oil Cake.—Meal and Nuts, Genuine, lGs cut. Ton lot«, £15. This is the best and cheapest stock food procurable. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £10 10 per ton Straw Chaff.—'Wheaten straw, £") 10, per ton. Oaten—£(3 Special quotations for large lots. Molasses—2Bs per scwt cask. Quicklime.—ln 281b tins "s per tin. Meat and Bone Meal.—l7s per 100, 9s per 50 and os per 251b bag. Straw.—£s per ton ex store; £4 15s per ton delivered country stations 11 truck lots. "Blue Bell" Arsentate of Lead at list rates."Blue Bell" Lime Sulphur at list rate 6. Vapourite.—(Strawson'sj—Kills all soil insects, 25s per cwt; los par J-cwt Sutton's Seeds As per their list. Sutton's B.L.E. Rape.—ls per lb n 281b sealed bags. Sulphate Ammonia.—£lß per ton. Sulphate Potash.—£3o per toD. Basic Slag.—£s 10s. Delivery JulyAugust. , Superphosphate.—Limited quantity £5 10s per ton. Salt Waste.—for Agricultural purposes. £2 per t^n. Gear Co. blood'manure, No 2.—£9. Gear Co. Ponedust —£6 ss. W.M.E. Coy, Manures, pow available. No la and No 3a £5 17s Gd.