Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 September 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

THii NEW ZEALAND l-'AltJllilkT UO-OPEitATIVE DiSTiUB U TiiN G COMPANY, LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington Sept. ii. 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 ol the season, aud an early spring is in sight. Seed potatoes are in lair demand, and good lines are ollering. These aro still being shipped to Australia in largo quantities. Very little business is passing in any grains excepting African maize and seed oats, for which there is a lair demand. The fact that oaits can nw Lie exported will doubtleKK have a tendency to iirni the market. In any case, no further decline in values is expected until tho next harvest. Pollard and bran have fallen again in value and much larger trade is now anticipated. Ohaif is yuiut, and hay is hard to sell. An excellent demand continues ior iarm aud grass eoods, and largo quantities ol fertilisers are being booked up lor spring delivery. Porkers are in good demand. Eggs are stationary. Linseed oil cake is in good demand, for call feeding, and each soaaon aces a much larger consumption of tins pureand valuable food. Tiio market ij uiider-bupplied 'with choice caulillow n's and savoy cabbage. Several .small consignments of spring cabbage are arriving, and ior well-packeU lines are Belling at high, prices. Iron bark pumpkins are meeting good enquiry. (Jhoicy lettuce is scarce, and high rati« are ruling for well graded lines. SwuUes are meeting bettor bale. Tho enquiry for parsnips remains quiet. Choice table carrots and while turnipn ado ill good demand. Ohoico celery, spring onions, and leekb meel lair sale, lt-hu-barb Iruin tho Hutl meets an excellent bale at satisfactory prices. liecent consignments ol early po;tb have been selling at 2s Gd to 2s [)il per peck. A good demand continues lor choice cooking and dessert apples, and we could handle larger consignments. Choice lines oi dessert pears are eagerly bought up at high rates. Potatoes.—North Island lines, .17; ►Southern, jLS per ton. Cabbage.—Choice Spring ami Savoy, bs 0d to lUs (3d; others Os to 0s per sack. Cauliflower.—-Choice, 1-hs u> llis; med ium, IDs to 12& sack. Carrots.—Best, Us to /s; othem, -Js to 4s (3d per t>ack. Celery.—ss to 7s Gd per dozen. Onions.—Local, JL7 IDs per ton. Parsnips.—Choice, t)s to 'is per bai;k. Swedes.—&s per cwt. Turnips.—White 3s to -is per sack. Looks.—ld lo (3d per bundle. Lettuce. — Choice, 4s to ss; others 2s (id to 3s o'd per case. Spinach.—ds to 4s o'd per case. Peas.—Nelson 2s (id pock. Punpkiua.—lronbark, 10s to 12s. Beetroot.—os to (3s per sack. itadieh.—ss per caso. Rhubarb.—7s (i<l to 10s per dozen. Spring Onion.—4d to o'd bunch. FRUIT. Pears.—Dessert ,extra choice, : r's to ( J,->; Medium, us (3d to Us Oα per i-caso. Apples.'—Cooking, Choice 7s to ess: ■Medium 4s to 5s (3d; others 3s to 'da <3d. Apples.—Dessert. Choice 8s (3d to ilfe (3d others, Us to 7s per case. POULTRY. Light Table lions, '<ln (3d to -Is Ud; heavy hens, us (3d to (Js; cockrels, 4s to ss; heavy cockrels, Os to 7s; good heavy ducks, 7s o'd to 8s; Indian Runners, 5s (3d to Gs per pair; turkey gobblers Ud to 10d per b; hens 8d to !M per lb live weight. GENERAL.

[Dressed- I'oiJi.—rO's to UU'j,, bid; IXJ'b to LOO'a (id; bacunurs, uid ; buckets Gid to Yd; choppers (lieiivyj Hid Lu 3sd yor lb. Ou.r weekly pork sale held each Ihuiaday dining "Waiter. Honey.—lu GO's, 5d per '0. iloiiey.—Sections Us Gd per dozen. Eggs.—Jb'resli Is Id to is 2d. Ueesivax.—ls> od per lu. .Kuugue.—(3£d to 7d per lb. Walnuts.—(ij-d to iu per lb. Poa Nuts.—2ls per 1001b sack. Wheat.—7ts Gd por bushel. <s 3d for 10-sack lots. Maize.—ss Gd per bushel; on lOd ior 10-suck lots. Maize—tieed, Hickory King Od Gd bushel, or (is per sack lots. Pure Pea Meal.—£ll per ton. Oats.—prime Gartons, -Is Ud; SJuua 5s per bushel. Oats.—Crushed, on per bushel. .Feed Barley.—ss Gd per bushel; r )s for 10-sack lots. Feed I'eas.—6's Gd por bushel Heed Capo barley.—Gs Gd por bushel. Seed Oate.—■Storm King, Gartons, Duns, 5s 9d; Algerians, 7s to 7s (id per bushel. Pollard.—£B per ton; 5s ton Jess for ton lota. Bran.—£7 per ton; 5s ton less ior ton lots. Itice Flour.—£B 10s per ton. Linseed Oil Cake.—Meal and Nute, Uenuino, 15s cwb. Ton lots, £14. This is tlie best and cheapest calf food pro-