Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 September 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

THE NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPER ATIVE' DISTRIBUTiNU COMPANY, LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington Sept. V. Potatoes are in good demand, and large supplies could be taken. We strongly recommend our North Island clients not to hold back supplies, as a slump may occur towards the end of the season, and an early spring is in sight. Seed potatoes are in fair demand, and good lines ia.ro offering. These are still being shipped to Australia in large quantities. Very little business is passing in any grains excepting African maize and seed oats, for winch there is a-taTr demand, l'he fact that oats can now oe exported will doubtless have a tendency to firm the market. in any ease, no further decline in values is expected until the next harvest. Pollard and bran have fallen again in value and much larger trade is now anticipated. Chaff is quiet, and hay is hard to sell. An

excellent demand continues lor farm and grass seeds, and large quantities of fertilisers are being hooked up for spring delivery. Porkers are in good demand. Eggs are stationary. Linseed oil cako is in good demand for call feeding, and each season sees n much larger consumption of this pine and valuable iood. Tne market o under-supplied with choice caulillow jrs and savoy cabbage. Several smalt consignments oi spring cabbage are arriving, and for well-packed lines are selling at high prices. Ironbark pumpkins are meeting good enquiry. Choice lettuce is scarce, and high rates are ruling for well graded nnes. Swudes are meeting better sale. The enquiry lor parsnips remains quiet. Choice table carrots and white turnips are in good demand. Choice celery, spring onions, and leeks meet lair sale. Rhubarb from the liuti meets an excellent sale at satisfactory puces. Recent consignments of early peas have been selling at 2s Od to 2s Utl per peck. A good demand continues for choice cooking and dessert apples, and wo could handle larger consignments. Choice lines of dessert pears are eagerly bought up at high rates.

Potatoes.—North Island lilies, .17; Southern, X 8 per ton.

Cabbage. —Choice Spring and Savoy, 8s Ud to lUb Od; other* us to O.s per sack.

Cauliflower. —Choice, 1-ls to 10s; med iu in, IDs to 12s sack.

Carrots.—Best, Us tu is; oLheis, -is to 4s Lid per sack.

Celery.—ss to 7s (Jd per dozen. Onions.—Local, JU7 lUs per ton. Parsnips.—Choice, 3s to -is per sack Swedes.—3s per cwt.

Turnips.—Wliite to -Is per hack. Leeks.—4d to Ud per bundle. Lettuce.— Choice, -Is to on', others 2s lid to 3s Ud pur case. Spinach.—4s to 4s (id per case. Reas.—.Nelson 2s Ud peck, l'unpkins.—lron bark, lUs to 12s. .beetroot.--5s to Us per suck. Radish.—ss per case. Rhubarb.—7s Ud to 10s per dozen. Spring Onion.—4d to Ud bunch. FRUIT. Rears.—Dessert oxtra choice, •-'*> to ( J,i; Medium, 5s Ud to Us Uu per J-case. Apples.—Cooking, Choice 7s to & • ■Medium 4s to os Ud; others 3s to 3s Ud. Ajjples.—Dessert. Choice 8s Ud to iUs Ud others, Us to 7s per case. POULTRY. Light Table liens, 3s Ud to 4s Ud; heavy liens, os Ud to Us; cockrols, Is io ss; heavy cookrcls, us to 7s; good heavy ducks, 7s Ud to &; Indian Runners, os Ud to Us per pair; turkey gobblers Ud to lOd per b; hens 8d to Dd per lb live weight. (iBNISRAL. Dressed Rorli.—7o's to 'JU's, Uid; VU is to lUU'sUd; bacoiiers, sid; suckers U-id to 7d; choppers (heavy; 3Jd io 3id per lb. Our weekly polk sale held each Thursday during Winter. Honey.—ln UO's, od per 'b. Honey.—Sections Us Ud per dozen. Eggs.—Fresh. Is Id to Is 2d. .Beeswax.—ls 5d per lb. Fungus.—6£d to 7d per lb. Walnuts.—UJd to iu per lb. Reu Nuts.—Uls per lUOlb sack. 'Wheat.—7s Ud per bushel. is 3d for' 10-sack lots.

Maize.—ss (id per bushel; os lOd 'or 10-saek lota.

Maizo.--.Secd, Hickory King Us (id bushel, or lis per saek lots. Pure Pea Meal.—£ll pel' ton. Oats.—prime Uartons, Is Bd; JJmiy us per bushel.

Oats. —Crushed, 5s per bushel. Feed liarley.—ss (3d per bushel; r >s tor 10-Buek lots. Feed Peas.—6s (id per bushel Seed Capo barley.—fe lid per bushel. Seed Oats.—iStorni King, Gartens, Duus, 5s yd j Algerians, ?s to 7s Gd per bushel. Pollard.—£B per toil; os ton Jess for ton lots. Bran.—£7 per ton; 5s ton less ror ton lots. llice Flour.—£B 10s per tou. Linseed Oil Cake. - Meal and Nuts, Genuine, 15s cwt. Ton lots, i. This is the best and cheapest ealf food pro-