Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 October 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

TJlt \Ji\V ZEALAND I' , AiiJitllti a* UI'JiitATIVE DJaIUIUUTiNG UOMi'ANY, LTD. WEKKLV Ulil'OKT. Wellington, tSoptoiuhcr 3D. Tiio liiarJiot is poorly Kuplied -\vitli table potatoes, and iiio deuiuad is good ."Seed lots arc ploubiful aud dull oi sa,lo. Good iiutility soeds are still iivailablu. Thcri! is very little movement iu tlio yiam market. "Wheat aud oate axe .somewhat weaker. liraii aud polltu-d having reached uoiuinu values again, ti.'ik's have beeu brisk. There is a largo demand for liuseed oil cake, which is boiug freely used lor calf feeding, with good results. Suorosiuo is lower in sympathy with pollard. Demand for root and rape seeds is decidedly good, and wo ai'o soiling largo quantities. vVe would like a much larger supply of porkers, aud confidently invite consignments. Eggs are steady. Cheese :s still maintaining high' values, and the prospects aro excellent from a seller's point of view. Honey is wanted. Vegetables.—Fairly large supplies of spring cabbago are arriving from Butt and country districts, and fair prices are ruling for well-packed lines. Choice cauliflowers, which' care iu short supply, are ruling at high rates. Choice .lettuce meet ready sale at satis*aciory prices but inferior lines are slow of sale. Swedes are ruling at last week's rates. Parsnips remain dull of sale. Choice table carrots are selling at high rales, and there is good demand for white turnips. Celery, spring onions aud leeks arc selling freely. There is good demand for rhubarb, ■which is arriving in large quantities. A few Nelson green peas have been sold during I-he week at undermentioned prices. Potatoes.—North. Island lines. £G to Sj7 ; Southern £7 to £7 10s per ton. Potatoes, Seed.—Specially selected southern grown Up-to-dates, Northern Star. Gamekeepers, £0 per ton. 10s loss for ton lots.

Cauliflower.—Choice, 10s to 13s; medium, 6s to 8s sack. Carrots.—Best, 7s 6d to 10s; others, -Is to 5s per sack. Celery.—ss to 7s 6d per dosen. Onions.-Local, £10 per ton. Parsnips.—Choice, 3s to 4s per tack. Swedes.—3s to 4s per cwt. Lettuce.—Choice, 5s to Cs; other:-. 2s i'j 2s 6d per case. Spinach.- 4s to 5s per oaso Peas.—Nelson 2s Gd peck Beetroot,—ss to 6s por sack. Rhubarb.—6s to 8s per doxevn Spring Onions.—ls bunch. FRUiI. Pears. —Duusurt ; e.\Ua viioieu, '■ >•> to [).■> ; Alediuui, is lid to Us od per i-.a^o Apples.—Cooking, Choice, n> 0d to 6a od ; mediuni, us to tin; otitis 4s.

Apto.—-Deesurt, Clioico 1&> to !'ls; others, 7s <jd to JLlte pea , caae. i'OULIKi. Light Table iicub, 3s 0d lu -la 0d j heavy ileus, O6 Ud U) O^; cucki ela, -Id i-o iiouvy couki'ulh, Uo tu it>; heavy ducks, 16 lid to &J .Indian Ruuuui's, us lid lo u> pur pair; turkey gobblers ud to lOd per Ij; hen*. M to Ud por ib livo weigut. Vit-NMUL. Diussud PorK.—7U's to ilU's, Uid; b/'U to lOU's <JU; liacuuwis, oid ; Choppers 6id to 4d per 10. Our weekly pork sales held each Thursday during oprnjj£» JUoiiuy.— lu bO's, id ptu , Hj Houey.—Sections Us UU per dozen. Jtiggs —.Fresh, is 3d per dozen, i' uxigub'. — Oid to 7d pei" ib. Waiuuts.—(iid to <u per lb. \\ iieai.—Splendid quality, (is (id per

bushel. Maize.— tioeii, Hickory King Us OU biisijel, or lii per txiuk lota. I'uro iiiiiluy Aleul.—Jt/ per ton. l'uro Toa Meal.—JUIU lUs pur tou. Oats.—Prime Gartous, •Iβ 4d; o> por busliel. Oats.—Crushed, 4s (id per bushel .b'oed Barley.—us b'd per hushol; :» tor 10-sack lots. i'eud i J eas.—(ss per bushel. Scud Capo bailey.—Us Ud por biiishoi. iSuod t>ats.~-titorui King, JJuiui, ba Gd Algoriuns, 7s to 7e (kl ; Garbous, 5s per bushel. Tollaid £7 5s por ton; 5e ton iess lor ton lots. Jirau.—£6 5s per ton; 5s ton lees i'or ton lote. Kice l'lour.—£B per ton. Liusaed Oil Cake.—Meal and Nuts, Uenuine, 14a cwt. Ton lots £13 iOs. Clialf.—Oateu Slieaf, ton. tftraw Oliafif.—Oaten, £4; Wheateu, £3 108. ijucrosine.—£7 10s per ton. Quicklime.—ln 281b tins Vβ, per t.iuMeat aud Bone Meal.—l7a per 100; 9s per 50 and 5e per 251b bag. Straw.—£s per ton ox store. Blue Bell Arsenate of Lead »t list ratee. "Blue Bell" Lime Sulphur at list rates. Vapourite.—(Skawson's)— Kills all soil insects, 25s per cwt; loe per J-ewt Sutton's Seeds.—As per their list. Button's B.h.E. Rape—ls per ib a 281b sealed bags. Gartons Superlative ewede.—2s od

por lh. "Jeisoy Queen" Mangel.—2s por !b. Sulphate Aniinonia.-• I'lS [<ev Lom. Sulphate Potash.—£3s por ton. Basic Slag.-£5 10s. Delivery JulyAugust. Superphosphate.—£s 10s per ton. Gear Co. blood manure, i\o. 2.—*3. Gear Co. Boneduat.—£b" ss. W.M.E. Coy, Manures, now aviiilable. No la and No 3a £5 17s (id.