Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 October 1915, Page 2

Commercial

HIE .NEW ZEALAIsI) EARMER.b CD-OPERATI\'E DISTIUIiL'TLNG COMPANY. LIMITED.

WELLINGTON PRO'I/CCE MARivEI

Woliiiiittoii, October 22.

Potatoes are still being exported to Australia, and wilucs remain linu. Local Lines meet with ready sale. Now ■potatoes are arriving from Auckland district, and are bringing satisfactory prices. Good seed lines are very scarce, l'ollard and bran are linn 'at last week's rates. Good business is being done in prime chad', and valuer, have advanced. Lower prices are being obtained for inferior quality. Oats arc station-

ary. Wheat has weakened slightly since last, report. Eggs are-plentiful, and meeting ready sale, but there is a slightly weaker tendency. The trade i;. rape, turnip seed, etc., is very brisk. We have .still ;>■ quantity of Sutton's pedigree rape in stock, but orders should reach us early. The .selling prices for porkers keeps up well, ami the demand is decidedly good. We could do with large consignments of both honey and bees'wax. Orders for .superphosphates can now be executed without delay. v

Vegetables.—There is an abundant supply of spring cabbage arriving from Hutt and country districts, and values are low. Choice cauliflowers are in short supply, and selling at high r;*tes. Large supplies of lettuce are arriving, and prims are weaker. There is a good good demand /for swedes. Parsnips aVe selling at last weed's rates. Choice table carrots and w'iite turnips meet good demand. Celery, spring onions, and leeks are meeting mady sale. The demand remains good lor rhubarb, which is arriving in fairly large quantities. Good quality Nelson given peas are now arriving da.il.v, and meet good demand at improved rates.

Strawberries.—First consignments have arrived from Auckland, aiiTl realised satisfactory 'prices. Consignments should come to hand regularly from now on.

Potatoes.—North Island lines. £9 Southern. £9 10s to ClO per ton.

Potatoea, Seed.—Specially selected southern grown Up-to-dates, Northern Star, Gamekeepers, £6 per ton. 10s less for ton lots.

Cabbage.—Choice Spring. 2s fid to 3s 6d : others, Is 6d to 5s "Gd per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, 10s to 13s; medium, 6s to 88 sack. Carrots.—Bret. Is to 4s <>d: others, Ms to .'3s Gd per sack.

Celer.v. —7s fid to 10s per dozen. Onions.—Local, £10 per ton. Parsnips.—Choice. 3s to 4s per sack. Swedes. —3s to 3s (id per cwt. Leeks.—3d to I'd per bundle. Spinach.—4« to 5s case Lettuce.—Choice 2s to 3s: others. Is to Is fid per case. Peas. - Nelson , choice, Is 'Id to Is Oil per peck. Poetroot.- 3s to -is per sack. Rhubarb.- 7s fid to 10is per cTozen. Spring Onions.- fid to Ud bunch. FRT7IT Strawberries.—ls f)d to 2s per lb. Apples.—Cooking, Clio ice 7s fid to Us fid : Medium 5s to fis. others 4s. Aples.—Dessert. Choice 126 to 14b; others, 7s 6d to IDs per case. POULTRY. Light Table Hens. 3s Gd to -Is Gd : heavy hens os fid 1o (is: cockerels Is Id os : heavy cockerels fi* t■ > 7s: good heavy ducks, 7s (id to 8s; Indian Ruuners, 5s 6d to Gs per pair; turkey gobblers Ud to lOd per I): hens to 9d per Ih live weight-. GENERAL. Dressed Turk.- -70's io L>U's, Giu; 90 is to 100'h Gd; Bueuiieis, oiil; Cnoppers (heavy) iiid lo id per lb. Our weekly -pork sulo> held eucii Thursday during Spring. iioßoy.— In (JO's, jd pel >b Honey.—Sections Gs Gd per dozen. Eggs.-- l'"iv.blij 1s 2d per dozen. i 1 ungiis.—GJd to 7a per lb. Walnuts.—7d to 8d per llj. Wheat.--Splendid quality, Oo Lid per bushel, da (3d, u rsuuk lotts. Pure Barley Meal.—iw per ton. Pure Pea Meal.— £11) 10s per ton. Oats.—Prime Uartous, 4a 4d; Duns, o< per bushel. Feed Peas.—tis per bushel.. Oats.—Crushed, 4s Gd per bi!6hol Feed Parley. — ss~su "per bushel; js lor 10-sack lota Seed Oats.—Storm K-iug, Duns, 5s Gd Algerians, 7s to 7s Gd; Gartens, 5s per bushel. Pollard.—£7 10.s per ton; os per ton less for ton lots. Bran.—£6 5s per ton; 5s ton less :or ton lota. iiice Flour.—£B per ton. Linsaed Oil Cake.—Moal and Nuts, Genuine, 14s cwt. Ton lots £13 '>03. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, i'B 10s per ton. Straw Chaff.'—Oaten, £4; Wheaten, £3 10b. 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 ex store. Blue Bell Arsenate of Lead at list rates. "Blue Bell" Lime Sulphur at list rates. Vapourite. —(Strawson's)— Kills • all soil insects, 25s per cwt; Ida per i-ewt Sutton's Seeds.—As per their list. Sutton's B.L.E. Rape—ls per IB n 281b sealed bags. Gartons Superlative swode.—2s Gd per lb. "Jersey Queen" Mangel.—2s per lb. Sulpnate Ammonia.—£lß per ton. Sulphate Potash.—£3s per ton. Basic Slag.—£s 10s. Delivery JulyAugust. Superphosphate.—£s 10s per ton. Gear Co. blood manure, No. 2.—£s. Gear Co. Bonedust.—£6 sa. W.M.iS. Ooy, Manures, now available. No la and No 3a £6 17s W. I - t