Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 September 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

im NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' 10-OPERATIVE distributing COMPANY, LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington Sept. 9 Fair business is being transacted in the potato market, and the quality 's good. Excellent lines of seed potatoes are offering, and at lower rates. Wheat is lower. Oata have weakened conjly, as the recent embargo on export lias been removed too late for a profitable market to be available in Australia. It is difficult to forecast what values are going to be in the next few months. i'ollard and bran luive dropped still further in ,and present rates are quite normal ones. Very little business is doing in ohalf. Earm seeds and rape are selling freely also basic slag and superphosphate, for which there is a steady demand, farmers are now largely using linseed oil cake lor call leeding, and with ixcellent results. Since last report large consignments ol spring cabbage have arrived, and prices are a little lower than last week's. The supply of choice cauliflowers is limited, and high rates are ruling. Iron bark pumpkins aa-e in short supply. Choice lettuce is eager-. ly bought up at ruling rates, but in--ferior lines are dull of sale. Swedes meet fair sale. Parsnips selling at iast week's rates. Choice Table carrots and -white turnips meet fair sale, celery, spring onions, and leeks tare selling freely. Tho suply of rhubarb from the ilutt is increasing, and satisfactory prices are (ruling at the moment. Nelson green peas are ar.iving in limited quantities, and eell ; lively. GRAIN, PRODUCE, ETC. Potatoes. North Island Lines, £0 10s to £7; Southern, £7 Hfe per ton. Potatoes, Seed.—Specially soleo'eu southern grown Up-to-date, Nortb-jrn Star, Gamekeeper. or Room Ada.- J. 1 ; 10s per ton. Cabbage.—Choice spring and savoy, us to (is j others, 2s to 3s per saok. Cauliflower.—Choice, IDs to 13s; nied- j iiun, tis to 7s sack. Carrots.—-Rest, 'is to 5s j others, 3s to 3s (id per sack. Celery.—os to is (jd per dozen. Onions. Local, £7 10s to £8 per ton. Parsnips.—Choice, cto to -Is per sack. Swedes.—3s per cwt. Turnips.—W'hito, 2s Od to 3s pea' sack. Leeks.—4d to Od per <t>undlo. Lettuce.—Choice, 5s to Gs; others 2s Od to 3s Gd pea 1 case. Spinach, -hi to -is Od per case. Peas.—-Nelson 2s to 2s Od per peck. Pumpkins.—lraubark, 10s to 12s. Rhubarb.—os to 8s per dozen. Spring Onions.—4d to Ikl per bunch. Beetroot.—ss to 0s per sack. FRUIT. Pears.—Dessert, extra choice, 8s to 9s j medium, os Od to 0s 6d per J-case. Apples.—Cooking, Choice, 7s to 8s; medium 4s Od to os Od; others 3s to 3s Od per case. Apples.—Dessert, choice 8s Od to 10s Od; others, Os to 7s per case. POULTRY. Light Table Hen 6, 3s Od to 4s Od; Heavy Hens, 5s Od to Os; Cockrels, 4s t j os ;heavy Cockrels, 0s to 76 j Good heavy Ducks, 7s Od to 8e; Indian Runners, os Od to 0s per pair; Turkey Gobblers yd to ]0d per lb; Hens, 8d to 9d per ib live weight. GENERAL. Dressed Pork.—7o'6 to 90's, Oidj HO't to lUO's Od; Baconens, oid; Suckers, OJd to 7d; Choppers (heavy) 3Jd to 3id per lb. Our weekly pork sales held each Thursday during' Spring. Honey.—ln 60's, 5d per lb. Honey Sections.—oe Od per dosen. Eggs.— Fresh, Is Id to 16 2d per dozen. Beeswax.—ls'od per lb. Walnuts.—6id to 7d per lb. Pea Nuts.—2ls per 1001b saok. Wheat.—7s Od per bushel. 7s for 10sack lots. Maize.—ss (3d per bushel, os 3d lor 10-saok lots. s .Maize.—Hiokrey King 0s Od or 6a lor sack lots. Pure Barley Meal.—£B 15s pea - ton. Pure Pea Meal.—£ll per ton. Oats.—Prime' Garbons, 4s 4d; Duns os per bushel. Oats.—Crushed, 4s 8d per bushel. Eeed Barley.—os 6d per bushel, 5s for 10-sack lote. Eeed Peas.—os 6d per bushel. Seed Cape Barley—6s 6d per bus. Seed Oata.— Storm £ing. Gartons, Duns, 5s yd; Algerians 7b 6d per bushel. Pollard.—£7 10s per ton j .sfl ton less for ton lots. Bran.—£6 -10s, per ton; 5a ton less for ton lota. Rice flour—£B 10b par ton. Linseed Oil Cake.— Meal and nuts (genuine) . 14s cwt. .Ton lota £13 10s. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf."£4; wheaten £-1. Special quotations for , large lote. Chaff.--Oatenshoap £9 10s ton. Straw.—£s 10s per ton ex store. Garton'6 superlative., swedes.—2s 6d per lb. Linseed Oil Cake.—Meal and Nute Molasses.—2Bs per sowt casks free. Suoroeine.—£B per ton. Quicklime.—ln" 281b air-tight tins, 3s per tin.