Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 September 1915, Page 4

Commercial

Potatoes are in lair demand, but values are inclined to, be very irregular in the south. Supplies are still beiug exported bo Australia, although the market there is not now so profitable Seed lines are lower in price, and demand not now so great. The market is now almost entirely dependent on imported onions, although an occasional line of good locals comes to hand and realises high values. All grain, excepting maize, shows a weakening tendency. Seed Hickory King maize is in good demand for green feed mowing. Pollard, and bran show a further decline and must now be nearly bedrook. Chaff is 'rather dull of sal« also hay and straw, bood enquiry is forthcoming for rape and farm seeds. 'Linseed oil cake is being freely used for calf, feeding, and"with good results 'Honey is wanted, lilggs are advancing sharply.

Vegetables.—Spring cabbage is reaching the market in larger quantities, and well packed lines are realising fair prices. The supply of choice cauliflowers is limited, and the small lines ottering are bought up at high rates, choice lettuce meets good demand at market rates. Swedes are Belling at higher values. Parsnips are Belling at last week's rates. Choice table carrots and white turnips are in good demand at highest rates. Celery, spring onions, and leeks are selling freely. The euply of rhubarb from the Hutt is increasing, and satisfactory prices uro ruling. Nelson green peas are arriving .in limited quantities, and selling freely.

Potatoes.—North Island lilies. £6 to £7; Southern £7 to £7 10e per ton, Potatoes, Seed.—Specially eelected southern grown Up-to-dates, Northern Star, Gamekeepers £G 10s per ton; 10s less tor ton lots. Cabbage—Choice Spring and Savoy. 6s to 7s ; others, 4s to 46 Cd per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, 14b to 16s; medium, 7b 6d to 10s sack. Carrots.—Best, os to 6s; others, 3s Celery.—ss to 7a 6d per dozen, to 3s 6d per sack, Onions.—Local, £9 to CIO per ton. Parsnips.—Choice, 3s to 4s per sack. Swedes.—3s to 3s 6d per cwt. Turnips.—White, 4s to ob per sack. Leeks.—4d to 6d per bundle. Lottuce.—Choice, 5s to 6s; others, 2s 6d to 3s 6d -per case. Spinach.—4b to 5s per case Pe'aa.—Nelson 2s 6d peck Beetroot.—sb to 6a per saok. (Rhubarb.—7s 6d to 10s por dozen. Spring Onions.—ls bunch. FRUIT. Poara.— Dessert ,extra choice, t's to 9.5; Medium, 5s Gd to Us 6d per J-case Apples.'—Cooking, Choice 7s to 8s: Medium 4s to us 6d; others 3s to 3s Gd. Apples.—Dessert. Choice 8s Gd to 10s 6d others, 6s to 7s per case. POULTRY. Light Table Hens, 3s 6d to 4s Gd; heavy hens, os Gd to Gs; oockrels, -Is to os; heavy cookrels, Os to 7s; good heavy ducks, 7s 6d to 86; Indian Runners, 5s 6d to Gs per pair; turkey gobblers Ud to lOd per b; hens 8d to 9d per lb live weight. GENERAL. Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90's, Gid; 90's to 100's Gd; Baconers, sjd; Choppers (heavy) 3Jd to -id per lb. Our weekly pork sales held each ThursjUiy during Spring. Honey.'—ln 60's, 5d per lb Honey.—Sections Gs Gd per dozen. ■Uggs —Fresh, 16 3d por dozen. Beeswax—ls Gd per lb Fungus.—GJd to 7d pea- lb. Walnuts.—GJd to <u per lb. Milling Wheat.—7s Gd per bushel. 7x ior 10-sack lots. Fowl Wheat.—Gs 8d per bushel, Maize.—ss Gd per bushel; 5s lOd lor 10-sack lots. Maize.—Seed, Hickory King Gs Gd bushel, or Gs per sack lots. Pure Barley Meal.—£7 10s per ton. [ Pure Pea Meal.—£lo per ton. I Oats.— Prime Gartous, 4s 4d; Duns, 5* per bushel. Oats.—Crushed, 4s Gd per bushel. Feed Barley.—ss 6d per bushel; 5e for 10-eack lota. Seed Cape barley.—Ge Gd per bushel. Feed Peas—6s per bushel. | Seed Oats.—-Storm King, Duns, us Gd Algerians, 7s to 7s Gd; Gartons, 5s por bushel. Pollard—£7 5s per ton; 5s ton less lor ton lots. ißran.—£6 5a per tou; 5a ton less for ton lot®. Rice Flour—£B per ton. Liussed Oil Cake.—Meal and Nuts, Genuine, lis cwt. Ton lots £13 ids. ( Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £9jjpr ton. Straw Chaff.—Oaten, £4; Wheaton, £3 10s. Sucrosine—£B pea* ton. Molasses.—2Bs per scwt caalc Quicklime.—ln 281b tins J-'« per tin. Meat and Bone Meal.—l7s per 100; '9s per 50 and 5s per 251b bag. Straw.—£s 10s per ton ox 6tore. Blue Bell Arsenate of Lead at list rates. "Blue Bell" Lime Sulphur at list rates. Vapourite.—(Strawson's)—Kilfe all soil insects, 25s per cwt; 15a per J-cwt Sutton's Seeds.—As per their list. Sutton's B.L.E. Rape—ls per lb n 281b sealed bags. . Gartons Superlative swede 2s Gd per lb. "Jersey Queen" Mangel.—2s per lb. Sulphate Ammonia.—£lß per ton. Sulphate Potash.—£37 10e per ton. Basic Slag.—£s 10s. Delivery JulyAll gust. Superphosphate.—£s 10s per ton. Gear Co. blood manure, No. 2.—£9. Gear Co. Bonedust.—£6 Br. W.M.E., Coy, Manures, now available. No la and No 3a £5 17s Gd.