Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 October 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

TU± NEW ZEALAND FARMERS CO OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, September <30. The market is poorly suplied with table potatoes, and tho demand is good Seed lots are plentiful and doll of sale. Good quality seeds* are still available. There is very little movement in the grain market. "Wheat and oats iure .somewhat ■weaker. JUran and poll aril Laving readied normal values again, sales have been brisk. There is a large demand for linseed oil cake, which is being freely used lor calf feeding, with good results. Sucrosino is lower in sympathy with pollard. Demand for root and rape seeds is decidedly good, and we are selling large quantities. \Vc would like a much larger supply of porkers. and confidently invito consignments. Eggs are steady. Ghecso is still maintaining higli values, and the prospects are excellent from a seller's point of view. Honey is wanted. Vegetables.—Fairly large supplier of spring cabbage are arriving from Hutt and country districts, and fair prices are ruling for well-packed linos. Choice cauliflowers, -which are in short, eupplv, are ruling at high rates. Clioicc lettuce meet ready sale at satisfactory prices but inferior lines are slow of sale. Swede,s are ruling at last week's rates. Parsnips remain dull of sale. Choice table carrots arc selling at high rates, and there is good demand for white turnips. Celery, spring onions and leeks arc selling freely. Tliere is good demand for rhubarb, which is "arriving in large quantities. A few Nelson aiocn peas have been sold during the v.cck at undenncntioned prices. Potatoes.—North Island lines. £0 to ,C 7; Sou thorn £7 to £7 10s per ton. Potatoes, Seed.—Specially selected southern grown Up-to-dates, Northern Star. Gamekeepers. £0 per ton. 10s less for ton lots. Cauliflower.— Choico, 10s to 13s; medium. 6s to 8s sack. Carrots. --Best, 7s 6d to 10s; others, Ik lx> ;vs per sack. Celery.— 5s to 7a 6d per doscn, Onione.--Loc.il, £10 per ton. Parsnips.-Choico, 3s to 4s per tack. Swodois.--3s to 4s per cwt. Let tuco.--Choice, os to Gs: others. 2s to 2s 6d per case. Spinach.-- 4s to 5s per caso Peas.—Nelson 2s 6d peck Beetroot.--5s to 6s per sack. Rhubarb.—6s to 3s per doxm Spring Onions.—ls bunch. FRUIT. Pears. -Desert , extra ciiuico, 'n to Medio in, os Ud to us OU per .}-:;u>o Appier. -Cooking, CJioice, <t> (3d to 6ri <jd; medium, 6s to (3s; others 'Is. Aples. - Dessert, Choico 12s to I'ls; others, 7s (3d to 10s pel' case. POULTRY. Light table Hens, 3s (3d lo 4s (3d; heavy liens, os (3d to Us; cockrols, -is to os; heavy cuokrels, Os to 7t>; good heavy ducks, 7s (3d Lo tis; Indian Runners, os (id to Os por pair, Lurkey gobblers Kd to lOd per b; heiia bki to 9d per lb live weight. (GENERAL. Dressed Pork.—ZD's to UO's, !J0 U> lUU's t>d; Bacuners, Did; Choppers (heavy) 3jd to 4d per lb. Our weekly pork sales held each Thursday during Spring. Honey.—lu (30's, 5d pea - it> Honey.—Sections Us Gd per dozen. Eggs —Eresh, Is 3d per dozen. I'unguis.—(3id to 7d per lb. Wainuts.— (3£d to <u per lb. Wheat.—Splendid quality, (3s (3d per bushel. Maize.—Seed, Hickory King Os (jd but>liol, or (3s per sack lots. Pure Barley Meal. —£7 per ton. Pure Pea, Meal.— £10 10s per ton. Oats.—Prime Gartens, 4s 4d; Duns, os ptu- bushel. - Oats.— Crushed, 4s (3d per bushel Feed Barley.—os (3d per bushel; >s for 10-saok lots. i'eed Peas.—(3s per bushel. Seed Cape barley.- (3s (3d per bushe;. Seed Oats.—Storm King, Duns, 6s (3d Algerians, 7s to 7s (3d; Gartens, 5b per bushel. Pollard—£7 6s per ton; 5s ton Jess tor ton lots. Bran.—£6 5s por ton; 5s ton less for ton lots. llice Eluur.—£B per ton. Liussed Oil Cake.—Meal and Nuts, Uenuine, 14s cwt. Ton lots £13 iOs. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, ton. Straw Chaff.—Oaten, £4; Wheateu, £3 10s. Sucrosine,—£7 10s per ton. Quicklime.* —In 281b tins ?s per tinMeat and Bone Meal.—l7s per 100; 9s per 50 and 5s per 251b bag. Straw.—£s per ton ox store. Blue Bell Arsenate of Load at list rattifi. "Blue Bell" Lime Sulphwr at list) rates. V apomite.—(Strawson's)—Kills all soil insects, 25s per cwt; 16s per i-owt Sutton's Seeds.—As per their list. Sutton's B.L.E. Rape.—ls por lb n 281b sealed bags. Gartons Superlative swede.—2s (3d

por lb. "Jersey Queen" Mangel, -t, per !|j. Sulphati; Aiainuii ;u- L'lS ]■ •■ 1 1' tea. Sulphate Potash.- i'3o per ton. Basic Slag.—£s 10s. Delivery JulyAugust. Superphosphate.-■ £5 10s per lon. Gear Co. blood manure, No. 2. x/JGear Co. Bouoduat.— £(3 Ss. W.M.E. Coy, Manures, now available. No fa ami No 3a £5 17r> (3d, ( PJ'3NNV per pound Waste paper for salo at THE CHRONICLE OPE ICE.