Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 October 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

lm NEW ZEALAND FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTiNG COMPANY, LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, (September 30. TJie market is poorly supliod with tabic potatoes, and the demand is good Seed lots are plentiful aud dull at sale. Good quality seeds are still available. Iliere is very little movement in tlie grain market. "wheat and oats we somewhat weaker. Bran and pollard inning readied nornuu values again, sales have been brisk. There is a large demand lor linseed oil cake, which is being freely used tor calf feeding, with good results. Sucrosine is lower in sympathy with pollard. Demand for root aud rape seeds is decidedly good, and we are selling large quantities. *Ye would like a much larger supply of porkors, and confidently invite consignments. Eggs arc steady. Cheese :s still maintaining high values, and the prospects are excellent irorn a seller's point of view. Honey is wanted. Vegetables.— Fairly large supplies oi spring cabbage are arriving from Hutt and country districts, and fair prices are ruling for well-packed lines. Choice cauliflowers, which are in short supply, are ruling at high rates. Choice lettuce nieec ready sale at satisfactory prices but interior lines are slow of sale. Swedes are ruling at last week's rates. Parsnips remain dull ot sale. Choice table carrots are selling at high rates, and there is good demand for white turnips. Celery, spring onions and leeks are selling freely. There is good demand for rhubarb, which is arriving in large quantities. A few Nelson green peas have been sold during the week at undermentioned prices. Potatoes.—North Island lines. £o' to JJ7; (Southern £7 to £7 10s per ton. Potatoes, Seed.—Specially selected southern grown Up-to-dates, Northern Star, Gamekeepers, £G per ton. 10s less for ton lots. Cauliflower.—Choice, 10s to 13s; medium, 6s to 8s sack. Carrots.'—Best, 7s &i to 10s; others, 4s to 5s per sack. Celery.— 5s to 7g 6d par doaen. Onions.—Local, £10 per ton. Parsnips.— Choice, bs to 4s per s;wk. Swedes.—3s to 4s per cwt. Lettuce.—Choice, 5s to 6s; others, 2s to 2s 6d per case. Spinach.—4s to os per case Peas.—.Nelson 2s 6d peck Beetroot.—ss to 6a per sack. lih u barb—6s to 8s per dozen Spring Onions.—ls bunch. FRUIT. Pears.—Dessert , extra choice, fs to ii.-.; Medium, 5s lid to 6s Od per i-'jase Apples.—Cooking, Choice, 7s 6d to 8s 6d; medium, 5s to 6s; others 4s. Aples.— Dessert, Choice 12s to Ms; others, 7s 6d to 10s per case. POULTRY. Light Table liens, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; heavy hens, os 6d to 6s; cockrels, 4» to ss; heavy cookrels, Os to 7s; good heavy ducks, 7s Od to 8s; In lian Runners, 5s 6d to 6s per p.nr; turkey gobblers Ud to lOd per n; hens Bd to 9d per lb live weLdic. GENERAL.

Dressed l'orJ£.—7o's to yo's, Uid; .I)'* to 100's Od; iiaouners, oidj Choppers (heavy) to -id per lb. Our weekly pork sales held each Thursday during Spring. Honey.—in 60's, 5d pea- lb Honey.—Sections lis Ud per dozou. Eggs —Fresh, is 3d per dozen. Fungus.—(3id to 7d pea' lb. Walnuts.—Oid to <u per lb. Wheat.—Splendid quality, 6s 6d per bushel. Maize deed, Hickory King &> Ud busiiel, or (is per sack lots. Puie Barley Meal.— £7 per ton. . Pure Pea Meal.—£lo 10s per ton. Oats.—Prime Gartons, 4s 4d; Duns, oi pea* bushel. Oats.—Crushed, 4s 6d per bushul Feed Barley.—sa tid per bushel; ">s for 10-cack lots. Feed Peas.—bs per bushel. Seed Cape barley.—os (xl per bu.!iel. Seed Oats.—Storm King, Duns, 6o Algerians, 7s to 7s 6d; Gartons, 5s per bushel. Pollard— £7 6s per ton; 5s ton for ton lots. lirau.—£6 6s per ton; 6s ton le&> :'ur ton lota. Rice Flour.—£B per ton. Liussed Oil Cake.—«Meai and JN'its, Genuine, 14s cwt. Ton lote £13 Us. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, ton. (Straw Chaff.—Oaten, £4; Wheaten, £3 10s. Bucrosine.—£7 10s per ton. Quicklime—ln 281b tins &a per Un. Meat and Bone Meal.—l7s per 100; 9s per 50 aud 5s per 251b bag. Straw.—£s per ton ex store. Blue Bell Arsenate of Lead »c list rates. "Blue Bell" Lime Sulphur at lib 4 rates. Vapourite.—(Strawson's)—Kills ail soil insects, 25s per owt; 16s per i-ewt Sutton's .Seeds.—As per their h-.i. Sutton's B.L.E. Rape.—ls per lb n 281b sealed bags. Gartons Superlative swede.—2s od