Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 September 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

TILh NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' U; OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. ( Wellington Sept. 3. Potatoes are in good demand, and large yupplios could bo taken. Wo strongly recommend our .North island clients not to hold baok supplies, as; a .slump may occur towards the end of fclie season, and an early spring is in sight. Seed potatoes are in lair demand, and good lines are offering. These are still being shipped to Australia in largo quantities. Very little business is passing in any grains excepting African maize and seed oats, lor which there is a lair demand, l'lio fact thut oats can now be exported will doubtlefcts have a tendency to linu the uiariiet. in any case, no further decline in values is expected until the next harvest. Pollard ami brau have fallen again in value and much larger trade is now anticipated. Chaff is quiet, and hay is hard to Bell. An excellent demand continues l for farm and grass Beeds, and largo quantities of fertilisers are being booked up for (spring delivery. Porkers are in good demand. Eggs are stationary. Linseed oil cake is in good demand for oall feeding, and eaeh season sees a much larger consumption of this pure and valuable food. Tnc market ij under-supplied with choice cauliflowers and savoy cabbage. Several small consignments of 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 lines. Swedes are meeting better sale. The enquiry for parsnips remains quiet. Choice table carrots ami white turnips are hi good demand. Choice celery, spring onions, and leeks meet fair sale. Rhubarb from the liutt meets an excellent sale at satisfactory prices. Recent consignments ol early peas have ueen selling at 2s Ud to 2s Ud per peek. A good demand continues lor choice cooking and dessert apples, and we could handle larger consignments. Choice lines of dessert pears are eagerly bought up at high rates. Potatoes. —North island lines, 17; Southern, £8 per ton. Cabbage.—Choice Spring and Savoy, Ss Gd to Ufa Gd; others 5s lo Gs per sack. Cauliflower.— Choice, 14s lv 10s; toed iu in, iOs to 12s sack. Carrots.—Rest, Gs to ib; o".licit;, -is to -Is Gd per sack. Celery.—ss to 73 (id.per dozen. Onions.—Local, £7 fUs per ton. Parsnips.—Choice, 3s to 4s per tack. Swedes.—3s per ewt. Turnips.—White 3s to is per sack. Leeks.—4d to Gd per bundle. Lettuce. — Choice, 4s to others 2s Gd to 3s Gd per case. Spinach.—4s to 4s Ud per case. Peas.—Nelson 2s Gd peck. Punpkius.—ironbark, IDs to 12s. Beetroot.—ss to Gs per sack. Radish.—ss per case. Rhubarb.—7s Gd to 10s per dozen. Spring Onion.—4d to Gd bunch. FRUIT. Pears.— Dessert ,extra choice, '""'s to Us; Medium, 5s Gd to Gs Gd per i-eaao. Apples.'—Cooking, Choice 7s to ds • Modium 4s to 5s Gd; others 3s to 3s Gd. Apples.—Dessert. Choico 8s Gd to JUs Gd others, Gs to 7s per case. POULTRY. Light Tabic lieiir>, 3s Ud to 4s Gd; heavy hens, us Gd to Us; cockrels, 4s t-o ss; heavy cockrels, Us to 7s; good heavy ducks, 7s Gd to bs; Indian Runners, 5s Gd to Gs per pair; turkey gobblers Ud to lOd per b; hems 8d to Dd per lb live weight. GENERAL. Dressed Pork.—7o"s to UU's, Gid; yu's to iGU'sUd; baxjoiiers, old; (suckers GJd to 7d; choppers (heavy; 3id to 3id per lb. Our weekly pork sale held each Thursday during Winter. Honey.—in 60's, 5d per ib. iioney.—Sections Gs Gd per dozen. Eggs.— Fresh is Id to Is 2d. Beeswax.—ls 5d per lb. Fungus.—Gid to 7d per lb. Walnuts.—Gid to /u per lb. Pea Nuts.—2ls pei iUUIb sack. Wheat.—7s Ud per bushel. /s 3d for 10-sack lots. Maize.—ss Gd per bushel; 5s 10d ior 10-sack lots. Maize.—Seed, Hickory King Gs Gd bushel, or Gs per sack lots. Pure Pea Meal.—£ll per ton. Oats.—prime Gartens, Is lid; Duns 5s per bushol. Oats.—Crushed, 5s per bushel. Feed Barley.—ss Gd per bushel; Os for 10-eack lots. Feed Peas.—6s Gd por bushol Seed Cape barley.—Gs Gd per bushel. Seed Oats.—Storm King, Gartons, Duns, 5s '3d; Algerians, 7s to 7s Gd per bushel. Pollard.—£B per ton; Ds ton Jess for ton lote. Bran.—£7 per ton; 5s ton less tor ton lota. Rice Flour.—£B 10s per ton. .Linseed Oil Oa<ko.-,Meal and Nuts, Genuine, 15s ewt. To,i lots, £14. This is* the best and cheapest calf food pro-