Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 December 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

THE iNEW ZEALAND FARMERS' (JO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY. LIMITED.

WELLINGTON PRODUCE MARKEi

Old potatoes are now practically oil tJie market. Now potatoes are arming in largo ijuauuic.s iroui Auckh.iui Uistrict. foilard us rather scarce, ami about same price as last week. liiaii is a little easier in price, aiid appeam t.) be in good supply. Oats have again weakened slightly. Wheat is considerably firmer in price than last week on account oi the embargo on export having been removed. . Eggs arc in good demand at last- week's :-;ue The selling price ot porters still keep good. Spring caboage is in snort supply, aild prices are higher. Choice cauliflowers are arriving in larger quantities, and prices aro lower. Lettuce is in short supply, ■and higuei rates are ruling. Parsnips are «ii short supply, and meet keen competition. Carrots and white Turnips aro id short supply, and letch high prices. Spring onions and Leeks, also root, meet with ready sale. Rhu.iarb •is coming in in small lots, and prices are higher. Strawberries are coming to hand more freely, and prices ar"> easier. Cherries and gooseberries aio arriving in large consignments, and meet with ready sale, liutt tomatoes, also iNelson tomatoes, are arriving more freely, and high rates are ruling. VEGETABLES. New Potatoes.—Choice liutt, Xiu tu £10 per ton; others, £8 per t on - Potatoes. —North 'Island lines, *19 Southern, £10 per ton. Cabbage.—Choice Spring, 5s to others, 2s &s to 3s 6d per sack. • Cauliflowers.—Choice, 6s 7d; men ium, 4s to 6s per sack.

Carrots.—Best, 6a 6d' to 7s Ud; others, 3s to 3s 6d per sack. Peas.—Nelson, choice Is Od to Is per peck. Onions.—£7 per ton. Parsnips.—Choice, os to 6a per sack. Turnips.—White, 6a U 10s per sack Leeks.—6d to 8d per bundlo. Spinach.—4s to os per case. Beetroot.—Cs to 7s per sack. Rhubarb.—lo» to 14s per dozen. Spring Onions.—6d to yd bunch FRO IT. Gooseberries.—24d to '2*d per lu. Strawberries.—ls to Is 6d per lb. Cherries, N.Z.—9d to Is per lb. White Passion.—6s 6d to 7s (3d. Apples.—Dessert, Choice 14s to ru? • others, 7s 6d to 10s per case. Tomatoes. —Hutt, yd to Is Id; Nelson, 9d to lid per lb.

. POULTRY. Poultry.—Light lable ileus, 4s; Heavy Heas, i3s (id to os; Cockers, 4s to ss; heavy Cockerels, (3s to 7s r Goodlieavy Ducks, is (3d to &>> Runners, us (3d to Os per pair; Turkey Uobbleiw, yd to iOdi per lb; Hens, 8d to Dd per lb live weight. GENERAL. Dressed Pork.—7o's to I Jo s, (iid; yU's t j lUO's, ud; Batoneia, Didij (heavy) to 4d per lb. Our weekly pork sales each Thursday dunug spring.

LioiJuy.—ln CD's, od per lb tiouuy iicctions.— (jci uu per dozen. Eggs.—Fresh, Is 4d per dozen. Dec6vvas.—ls t3d per lb. Fungus.—<3|d to 7d per lb Walnuts.—Bd to 9d per lb> Wheat.—Splendid quality. 5s id per bushel; us (3d lor o sack lots. Maize.—4s lid per bushel; -is lUd i.; 10 sack lots.

Maize.—liickory King 6a 6(1 or 6s for sock lots. Pure Barley Meal.—£7 per ton Pure Pea Meal.—£lo lUs per ton. Oats.—Prime Gartens '6s Sd per bushel. Special quotations to* laiy lots. Oate.—Crushed iJs lid per bush. Feed barley.—4s yd per bushel; I, (3d for ten sack lots. Feed peas.—ss (3d per bushel. Seed Oats.—Storm King, Duns, 4# 6d; Algerians, 6s to 5s 6d; Gortons, 4* (id per bushel.

Pollard.—£B 15s per ton; 6s too less tor ion lots. Bran.—£6 15s per ton 5s ton less tor ton lots. iiiceFlour.—£B per ton. Linseed Oil Cake.— Meal and nuta (genuine) 14s cwt. Ton lots £13 10s. Ohalf—Oaten sheaf £7 15s per ton; 5s ton less for ton lots.

Straw ohatf.— £3 15s; wheaten £3 5a

tiucrofline.—£7 10s par ton. Straw.—£4 5s per ton. Quicklime.—ln 281b air-tight tins, as per tin.

Meat and Bone Meal.—l7b per 100; & per 50, and 5s per 251b bag. "Blue Bell" Arsenate ot Lead at list rates.

'•'Blue Bell" Lime Sulphur at list rates.