Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 October 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

l'HJi NEW ZEALAND FAllilJiltS UO-UL'ERATIVE DISTRIBUTING UOMPAxNY, LTD. WEEKLY REPOItT. WoJlington, Soptembor 30. Tiio lnurkcl is poorly auplied iviU'i Uilvlo poUil-oca, and tiio dyinand in goud iSwd ioia arc plcutilul and dull oi sale. Uuoil quality urc still available. Ihoie i« very little movement iu tlie giiiin inaikot. "tvlioat and oats tire suinewlial ■weaker. iirau and pollard having reached normal values again, allies have been brisk. There is a large demand ior linseed oil cako, which is being freely used lor call; ieeding, with good results. Sucrosino is lower in sympathy with pollard. Demand for root and rape seeds is deckiedly good, and we aro selling large quantities. vVe would like a much larger supply of purkors, and couiidently invite consignments. Eggs are steady. Cheeso :s still iiiuinUuning high values, and the piospecte aro excellent trom a seller's point oi view. Honey is -wanted. Vegetables.—fairly large supplies ol spring cabbage aro arriving from Hutt and country districts, and fair prices are ruling lor well-packed lines. Choice cauliflowers, which are in short supply, are ruling at high, rates. Choice lett- ■ nee meet ready sale at satisfactory prices but interior lines are slow oi talc. kjwedos aro ruling at last week's rates. Parsnips remain dull oi sale. Choice table carrots are soiling at high rates, and tliwe is good demand ior white turnips. Celery, spring onions and leeks are selling ireely. 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. £0 to JL7; tioutlieru £7 to £7 10b par ton. i'otiitoes, Seed.—Specially selected southern grown Up-tu-dat©s, Northern fcjtar, Gamekeepers, £6 per ton. 10s less for ton lots. Cauliflower.—Choice, 10s to 13ej medium, o's to iis sack. Carrots.' —Best, 7s Cd to 10s; others.;, -is to os per sack. Celery.—ss to 7a 6d per dosen. Onions.—Local, £10 per ton. Parsnips.—Chuico, •Sα tu 4s per t.ick. Swedes.—3s to 4s per cwt. Lettuce. —Choice, os to (is; other*, 2s to '2s b'd per case, Spiiiach.-<ls to 5s per easy Poas.—Nelson 2s b'd peck lieetroot.—os to <is per sack. lthubarb.—Cs to 3s por dozen (Spring Onions.-—ls bunch. i'ltUl-J. Peara. —-Dessert jextra choiuy, :i> to y.->; Medium, us Ucl to Us 0d por J-'.v.aO Apples.--Cooking, Choice, 7s G'd lo 6a (id; medium, 5s to b'sj others 4s. Aples.--Dessert, Choice 12s to '4s; others, 7s b'd to iOs pea- case. POULTRY. Light Table liens, 3s Gd to -is Gd; heavy hens, us Gd to bsj cockrels, -Jo u> us; heavy cockrels, Us to 7s; heavy ducks, Vs Gd to bt>; linlian Runners, us lid to Gs per I'-iir; turkey gobblers Ud to 10d per Ij; ' hens W to yd por 10 live wt^^ut. WENEHAL. Dressed Pork.—7os to Ws, b'id; ,[}'* ' to 100's Odj 13acuners, sid; Ohoppcrs (heavy) 'did to 4d per lb. Our weekly pork sales hold oaoh, Thursday during; ijpruig. lioney.^—ln b'U's, od pw ib Honey.—Sections bs bd per doiien. Eggs —.Fresh, is 3d per doaeo, l'ungus.—bid to 7d pea , ib. Wainuts.—bid to tu per lb. Wheat'.—Splendid quality, ba bd p«r bushel. Maize.—irfeed, Hickory iiing bs Gd bubUel, or Go per sack lots. Pure liarloy Meal.— £7 per ton. : Pure Pea Meal.— £10 10s per ton. Oata.—Prime Gartons, 4s 4d; Duns, o< pea , buahel. Oats.—Crushed, 4s bd pel' bushel Feed Barley.—ss bd per bushel; ~r± for 10-eaok lots. l'eed Peas.—be per bushel. Heed Cape barley.—(is bd per bs.ohol. ijeed Oats.—Storm King, Duns, us bd Algeriaua, 7s to 7s tklj Gartons, l>a p 0 .,- bushel. Pollard— £7 Sβ pel , ton; Sβ ton i-iss ior ton lots. Bran.—£6 os per ton; 6s ton kss lui , ton lote. Kice .Flour.— £8 per ton. Linseed Oil Cake.—Meal <aud Nuts, Genuine, 14s cwt. Ton lote £13 Us. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, JbTTper ton. titraw Chaff.—Oaten, £4; Wboateu. £3 10s. Sucrosine.— £7 10s per ton. Quicklime—ln 281b tins ite pox tinMeat and Bone Meal 17e per luU, 9s per 60 and 5e per 251b bag. Straw.—£s per ton ©x store. Blue Bell Arsenate or' Lead >t list rates. "Blue Bell" Lime Sulphmr at Jib'. ratee. Vapourite.—(Straweon'e)—Kills all soil insects, 25a per owt; loe per i-ewt Sutton's Seeds As per their list.. Sutton'a B.L.E. Rape.—la per lb a 281b sealed bags. Gartons Superlative Bwede.— lα bd

per lb. "Jersey Queen" Mangel.—2s per :b. Sulphate Ammonia.--£lB per ton. Sulphate Potash.—£3s per lon. Basic Slag.—£s 10a. Delivery JulyAugust. £5 10s per ton. Gear Co. blood manure, ISo. 2.—*s• Gear Co. Bonedust.—£b 6fl. W.M.E. Coy, Manures, now available. No la and No 3a £5 17s bd.