Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 October 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

THE NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' COOPERATIVE DISTRIFUT--ING COMPANY. LIMITED. WELLINGTON PRODUCE MARKET. Wellington, October 22. Potatoes are still being exported to Australia, and values remain firm. Local lines meet with, ready sale. Now are \ arriving from Auckland district, and are bringing satisfactory prices. Good seed lines are very ecarce. Pollard and bran are firm at last week's rates. Good business is being done in prime chaff, and values have advanced. Lower prices are being obtained for inferior quality. Oats are stationary. Wheat has weakened slightly since last report. Eggs anrplentiful, and meeting ready sale, but there is a slightly weaker tendency. The trade i , rape, turnip seed, etc., is very brisk. We have still a quantity of Sutton'e pedigree rape in stock, but orders should reach us early. The selling prices for porkers keeps up well, and the demand ie decidedly good. Wo could do with large consignments of both honey and beeswax. Orders for superphosphates can now be executed without delay. Vegetables.—There is an abundant; supply of spring oabbage arriving from Hutt and country districts, and values arc low. Choice cauliflowers are in short supply, and selling at high rates. Largo supplies of lettuce are arriving, and prices are weaJEer. There is a good good demand for swedes. Parsnips :i v .selling at last week's rates. Choice table carrots and white turnips meet good demand. Celery, spring onions, and leeks are meeting ready sale. The demand . remains good for rhubarb, which is arriving in fairly largo quantities. Good quality Nelson green peas are now arriving daily, and meet good demand at improved rates. Strawberries.—First consignments have arrived from Auckland, "ancl roali.sed satisfactory (prices. Consignments should come to hand regularly from now on. Potatoes.—North Island lines, £9; Southern, £9 10s to £10 per ton. Potatoes, Seed.—Specially selected southern grown Up-to-dates, Northern Star, Gamekeepers, £6 per ton. 10s less for ton lots. Cabbage.—Choice Spring, 2s Gel to 3s <id ; others, Is 6d to 2s Bd per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, 10s to 13e; medium, 6s to 8s sack. Carrots.—Best, 4s to 4s 6d; ofliers, 3s to 3s 6d per sack. Celery.—7s 6d to 103 per dozen. Onions.—Local, £10 per ton. Parsnips.— Choice, 3s to 4s per sack. Swedes.—3s to 3s 6d per cw£. Leeks.—3d to 4"d per bundle. Spinach—4e to 6e per case Lettuce.—Choice 2s to 3s; others. Is to Is 6d per case. Peas.—Nelson, choice, Is 6d to 1p 93 per peck. BecTroot.—3.s to 4s per sack. Rhubarb.—7s 6d to 10s por-<?ozcn. Spring Onions.—6d to 9d hunch. FRUIT. Strawberries.—ls 9d to 2s per lb. Apples—Cooking, Choice 7s 6d to 9s (j<l; Medium 5s to 6s. others 4s. Aples.—Dessert, Choice 12e to Us; others, 7s 6d to IDs per case. [ POULTRY. Light Table Hens, 3s Gd to 4s (id; heavy hens 5s 6d to (is; cockerels 4s to ss; heavy cockerels (x> to 7s; good heavy ducks, 7s 6d to 8e; Indian Runners, 5s 6d to 6s per pair; turkey gobblers yd to 10d per b; hens 8d to 9d per lb live weight. GJCNERAL. N Dressed Pork 70's to 90'b, o'idj 90V to 100's tid; Jiaoonera, sid; Choppers (heavy) 3id to id per lb. Our weekly pork sales held eadi Thursday during F Spring. Honey.—ln 6'o's, od pea , ib. liouoy.—Sections Us (id per dozen. Egga.—Fresh, Iβ 2d per dozen. Fungus.— Hid to 7d per lb. Walnuts.—7d to 8d per lb". Wheat.—Splendid "quality, 5s tfd per bushel. 5s tkl, o sack lots. Pure Jiarley "Aieal.—£7 per ton. Pure Pea Meal £10 10s-per ton. 3 Oats.—Prime Gartons, 4s 4d; Duns, 5« per bushel. , Feed Peas.—be pel' buehol. Oats.—Crushed, 4s tid per bushel * Feed liarley.— ss~6d per bushel; bs b for 10-eaok lots Weed Oats.—Storm King, Dune, 5s 6d e Algerians, 7e to 7e 6d; Gartane, 5a per buahel. Pollard.— £7 10s per ton; 5s per ton less for ton.lots. Bran.—£6 5a per ton; 5s ton less for ton lota. Rice Flour.—£B per ton. Linssed Oil Gate.-—Meal and Nuts, Uenuine, 14s cwt. Ton lote £13 !oa. b Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £8 10s per ton. 3 Straw Chaff.—Oaten, £4; Wheaten, £3 l(k , Sucrosine.—£7 lOe per ton. j Quicklime —In 281b tins ?e per tinMeat and Bone Meal.—l7s per 100; 1. 9s per 50 and 5e per 251b bag. Straw.— £5 per ton ex store. ) _^_