Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 November 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

4 THE .NEW ZEALAND CO-OPEIiATIVE DISTIUB'UT--ING COMPANY. LLMITI'ID. Li TON PKOD'UCE MARKET. Wellington, Nov. -0. Potatooii uro iirui at iast week's rates. Local lines meet with rea-ly sale. i\'ew potatoes are arriving iroiu Auckland <listrict and are bringing satislaciory prices. i'ollard iniß iiicreiscd considerably on last week's rates. Bran, too, has lirmedi a lit'tle. Uoou business is being done in prime ciiali, and values remain irnn. ijower prices are bum obtained for inferior quality. Oats have weakened and there is "H - much business doing. Wheat iia.s lit mod in price sligliCly since" our lust report. Eggs are rather scarce, aiu are meeting with good demand. iiie selling price i'or porkers keeps up \ve!i, and tlie demandi is decidedly good, n u could do with larger consignments teggs, lionoy aaid beeswax. Orders lor manurue caa be executed without delay. Spring cabbage is in better uemaiid and supplies are limited. Gnoi'jo caulillowens are in short supply ana Italising higher prices ior well paclijc. lines. Large coiisigxunente of lettu jc have arrived in iiie market tliis weeK, and prices are easier. Very lew swedca are ottering and high prices are ruling. Parsnips are in short supply and prices are good. Choice tarn, carrots and white turnips are in bottoi demand. Spring onions, leeks anu celery are in good supply. The market is well supplied with rhubarb a lower rates. The quality of iNeli m green peas is good, audi they are realising better prices. Strawberries anu cherries and gooseberries are arriving it. small parcels, and causing keen competition. Potatoes.—.North. Island lines J- l J; (Southern £10 to £10 10s per ton. Cabbage.—Choice spring 4s (3d to us lid; others Is tid to 2s (jd per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice lils to los; medium 8s to 10s sack. Celery.—7s Od to 10s per dozen. Carrots.—liest 4s lid to 5s Gd; others 3s to «3s Gd sack. Parsnips— 4s tkii to 5s ud per sack. Swedes.—os to 5s Ud per cwt. Turnips.—White -1& to is Ud per sack Leeks.—ld to Od per bundle. Lettuce.—Choice kk> 10 Us; otheas io to lis per case. Spinach—ss per case. l'eas.—Nelson, choice Is 3d to is ',kl per peck. JJeotroot.—- (is to 7s per sack. llhubarb.--lis to 10s per dossen. Spring onions.—Ud to is buittl). Onions.—Local, £10 per ton. KTtUIX. Gooseberries.—3Jd per lb. Strawberries.—ls Od to 2s per lb. Apples.—Cooking, Choice 7s 6d to fs Ud j Medium 5s to Us- othere 4s. Cherries, N.Z.— Is 3d to Is 4d per lb White passion.—Gs to Bs. Apples.—Dessert, choice 14s to 15s; others 7s Gdi to 10s case. POULTRY". Light Table liens, 3s Ud to Is Ud; heavy liens 5s Ud to Us; cockerels Is U. ss; heavy cockerels (ia tu 7s; gooi. heavy ducks, 7s Ud to 8s; Indian iluuners, & Ud to Us per pair; turkey gobblers Ud to lOd per b; hens 8d to per lb livo" weight. GENERAL. Dressed Pork.-—7o's to DO's, Uid; UO't. to 100's Ud; Baconers, Sid; Choppers (hea.vy) 3id to 4d per lb. Our weekly pork sales hold each Thursday during Spring. Honey.—in UO's, od pea- tb Honey.—Sections Us Ud per dozen. Eggs.—Tresh, Is 2d per dozen. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. fungus.—osd to 7d pel' lb. Walnuts.—7d to 8d per IB". Wheat.—Splendid quality, 5s yd per bushel. 5s od, 5 sack lote. Maize.—ss 3d busliel; as for 10-sack lots. Maize, seed.—Hickory King Us UI bushel or 6a sack lota. Pure Barley Meal.—£7 per ton. Pure Pea Meal.— £10 10s per ton. Oats.—Prime Gar tons 4s per "bushel. Oats, crushed.—4a 3d per bushel. Eeed Barley.—6s per bushel; 4s 'Jd Toa* 10-sack lots. I'eed Peas.—6s per bushel. Seed oata.—Storm Kings, Duns 4s 6d; Algerians 5s to 5s 6d; Cartons 4s Ud pea bushel. Pollard.—£9 5s per ton; os less for ton lots. Bran—£6 10s per ton; 5s less for ton lots. Rice Flour.—£B per ton. Linsaed Oil Cake.—Meal and Nuts, Ucnuine, 14s cwt. Ton lots £13 'os. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £8 10s per ton. Straw Chaff.—Oaten, £4; Wheaten, £3 103. Sucrosine.—£7 10s per ton. Quicklime —In 281b tins ?a per tin. Meat and Bone Moal. —17s per 100; 9s per 50 and 5s per 251b bag.

Straw.—£s per ton ox store. Blue Bell .Arsenate of Load list rates. "Blue Bell" Lime Sulphur at list rates. Vapourite.—(Sfcrawson'a)—Kills , all soil insects, 25s per cwt; los per i-ewt Sutton's Seeds.—As por their list. Sutton's B.L.E. llape—ls per lb xi 281b sealed bags. s Gartons Superlative swede. —2s Ud t per lb. 1 "Jersey Queen" Mangel.---s por lb. Sulphate Aitnnoni-.i.- .L'lß per ton. Sulphate Potash.—£3s per ton. Basic Slag.—£s I'l-i. Delivery July- ! August. j Superphosphate.—£s I.os per ton. s Gear Co. blood manure, No. 2.—£6. Gear Co. Bonedust.. — £'U os. W.M.E. Coy, Manures, now avails able. No la and No 3a £5 17s i. ; d.