Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 December 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

THE iSEW ZEALAND Jj'AUAIMW UO-Di'EiiATlVlii DISTIUITUTLNG OOALI'ANL UAUTJfiD.

nhLLLWIOiN I'UODUCiS MAKKEi

Old potatoes are now practically oil tUo markot. iSuw potntuos arc airniu largo iioni Auciilaua aibU'ict. FoiliirU us ratliur scarco, and about same price aa last week. liraii is a little oasior.in price, ami appear t.> Do in good supply. Oats havu again weakened sliglitiy. Wlioat is considerably iirnier in piice-tb.au hut week on account ot the embargo on export having been removed.. Egys an , iu good demand at last week's rftie Xliu selling price oi porKers still keep good. Spring caboage it> iu short supply, and prices are higlier. (Jhoiuo cauiitiowers are awiving in larger quantities, and prices are lower. Lettuce is in short supply, and lngiioi rates are ruling. Parsnips arc ..n short supply, and meet Keen competition. Carrots and wiite Turnips are id short supply, and letch high price>. Spring onions and .Leeks, also root, meet with ready sale. lliuiua:u is coming in in small lots, and prices are higher. Strawberries are coming to hand more freely, unci prices a;» easier. Gherries aad gooaebemes aio arriving in largo consignments, ar.i meat with ready sale. Hutt toniatpj.-., also iNelson tomatoes, are arriving mo.e freely, and high rates are ruling.

VEGETABLESIS;e\v Potatoes. —(Jiioico iiuLt, XiU i> I'ilj per tou; others, £8 per to"l'otatoes.—iNai'th 'island Hues, £J Southern, £10 per ton. Cabbage.—Choice Spring, 5s to *.;..., otheiSj 2s fc to 3s t)d per sack. Caulitlowers.—Choice, Us 7d; imw iuni, 4b t° Cs per sock. Gai-rots.—Best, t>s <3d io 7s (xl; others, 3s to 3a 6d per sack. i'eafl.—Nelson, choice Is 6'd to la H-l per peek. Onions.—£7 per "ton. Parsnips.—Choice, us to (3a per sac!.. Turnips.—White, 6s U lUb per sac!; Leeks.—(id to 8d por bundle. ypinach.—4s to os per case. Ueetroot.—6s to -7s per sack. Hhubarb.—los to Ms per dozen. Spring Onions.—od to yd bunc' , FItUIT. Gooseberries.— 2id to '2i<l per iu. strawberries.—ls to Is Ud per Hi. Cherries, N.Z.—yd to la per lb. White Passion.—tis b'd to 7s (id. Apples.—Dessert, Choice 14s to 15? • others, 7s 6d to lOs per case. Tomatoes.—Hutt, l Jd to Is Id; Nelson, yd to lid per lb. PUULTKY. Poultry.—Light Table ileus, 4b, Heavy rieas, (x> (id to osj 4s Lo os 3 heavy Cockerels, <it> to 7« Uoodheavy Ducks, is Ud to bo>; iudi-i.i llunners, 5s b'd to (is per pair; Turkey Gobblei-s, yd to 10d per lb; Hens, 8.1 to lid per lb live weight.

Dressed Pork.—7o'a to Ju a, tiid; UU s t. lOO's, (id; liiiconors, oid; Uhoppi) , (heavy) to 4d por lb. Our weekly pork sales Thursday duiiut; bpriug.

uuiwy. —Ia o'o'e, 5d per lb tiouey icctioiia.—o's o'u per dozen. ligys.— l'Yesli, Is -Id -por dozeu. iiuesiwas.—ls (id per lb. i'uugus.—(jjd to 7d per lb WaiuuLs.—Bd to tid per ib. Whoa-t.— Splendid quality, on id per bushel; Os b'd lor t> siu;k lote. Maizo.—4s lid per uusliol; -i.s lud i-. ; iU sack lots. Maize.—Hickory liing be tid or (3s tot sock lots. I'ure Barley Meal.—£7 per ton* Pure Pea Meal.—£lo iOs por ton. Oats.—Prime Gartons its tkl per biiokel. Special quotations loo." laiy lota. Oate.—Crushed 3s lid per bush; l''eed barley.— 4s yd per bushel; 1 (id for tea sack lots. Feed peae.— 5s (id per bushel. Seed Oats.—Storm King, Dims, U 6d; Algerians, 6e to 6e 6d; Qartons, 4» 6d per bushel. Pollard.—£B 16s per ton; 5s ton less tor |on lota. Bran.—£6 15s per ton 5e ton less for ton lots, Kico Jflour.—£B per ton. Linseed Oil Cake.— Meal and uuts (genuine) 14e cwt. Ton lote £13 10s. Ohaff—Oaten aheat' £7 15s per ton; 5s ton less for ton lote. Straw ohatf.—Uaten £3 15e; wheats £3 5e Sucroeino.—£7 10a per ton. Straw.—£4 63 per ton. Quicklime.—ln 281b air-tight, tius, as per tin. Meat and Bone Meal—l7b per 100; >fc per 50, and 6s per 251b bag. "Blue Bell" Arsenate ot Lead at lis* ratee. ''Blue Bell" Lime Sulphur at fiat xatee.