Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 December 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

IRE m\\ ZJiiMNI) laKMERfi' CO-OPERATIVE DISTItIBTJTLNU COMPANY. LIMITED,

>y PKODUCE MARKEi

Old potatoes are iiow practically on iho market. New potatoes-are arming in large quanities irorn Auckland district, i'ollard is rather scarce, and about same price as last week. lirau i> u little easier ui price, aad appeals u be in good supply. Oats have again weakened slightly. Wheat is considerably lirmer in price than last week on account ot the embargo on expo, t having been le moved. Eggs are' i:t good demand at last week's -ue The selling price of porters still kuep good. Spring caboage is in short supply, and prices are higher. Choice cauliflowers are arriving iu larger quantities, and prices are lower. Lettuce is in short supply, and hig;wj rates are ruling. Parsnip's are .11 short supply, and meet Keen competition. Carrots and white Turnips are ia short supply, and letch high "prices. Spring onions and Leeiis, aiso o• root, meet with ready sale. Rhubarb is coming in in small lots, and prices are higher. Strawberries are coming to hand more freely, and prices in* easier. Cherries aad gooseberiies aio arriving in large consignments, ana meat with ready sale. Hutt also Nelson tomatoes, are arriving 11:010 freely, and high rates are ruling. VEGETABLES. New Potatoes.—Choice ilull, JUIU U» £16 per ton; others, £8 per t oa - Potatoes.— Noa-th 'Island lines, Southern, £10 par ton. Cabbage.—Choice Spring, 5s to %, others, 2s 6s to 3s 6d per sack. Cauliflowers. —Choice, tis 7d; niea mm, 4s to (is per sack. Carrots.—Best, (is tid to 7s tid; others, 3s to 3s (3d per sack. Peas.—-Nelson, choice Is tid to Is Hkl per peek. Onions.—£7 per "ton. Parsnips.—Choice, us to Us per t,ack. Turnips.—WhitOj 6s t& 10b per sack Leeks.—6d to 8d par bundle. Spinach.—4s to os per case. beetroot.—tis to 7s per sack. Rhubarb.—lo& to 14s per dozen. Spring Onions.—tid to ud bund' FROIT. Gooseberries.—2id to 2£d per lb. Strawberries.—ls to Is tid per 11). Cherries, N.Z. —Ud to Is per lb. White Passion.—6s tid to 7s tid. Apples.'—Dessert, Choice 14s to io? • others, 7s Gd to 10s per case. Tomatoes. —Hutt, yd to is Id; Nelson, 9d to lid per lb. FOIiLTRI'.

Poultry.—Light iable Hens, 4s; Heavy Hens, oss Ud to os; Cockerais, 4s to os; heavy Cockerels, Us to 7s Goodiieavy Ducks, *s lid l° &>j Indian llunners, 5s tid to Us per pair; Turkey Gobblers, i)d to lQdi per lb j Hens, 8d to 9d per lb live weight. GENERAL. Dressed Pork.—7o's to Uo b, t»4d; SJU's ij 100's, (id; Baconeia, uid; Choppers (heavy) to 4d per lb. Our weekly pork sales each Thursday during spring. Llouey.—in tiO'a, 5d per lb tioney Sections. —Ota Ou per dozen.. Eggs Frosii, is id. per dozen. lieeswax.—ls (id per ,Ib. Fungus.—bid to 7d per Jb Walnuts.r-8d to ikl per lb. Wlieat.— Splendid quality, 5s <d per bushel; 5s (id lor 0 sack lots. Maize.—4s lid per busiiel; 4s IUU i.i 1U sack lofcs. Maizu.—Hickory liing tw 6d or 6s to i' sack lots. Pure Uarley Meal.—£7 par ton, Pore Pea Meal. —£10 iUs per ton. Oats.—l'viuie Gartons os ikl per bushel. Special quotations f t\i" laiy lots. Oats.—Oruahed ils lid per bush; Feed barley.—4s Dd per bushel; I. (id for ten sack lots. Feed peas.—ss (id per bustel. Seed Oats.—Storm" King,. Duna, 4« 6d; Algerians, 6a to 5e 6d; Gartons, 4> 6d per bushel.Pollard.—£B 16s per ton; 6s ton less for ton lots. ' .Bran.—£s 15s per ton 5b ton less for ton lots. Rice Flour.—£B per ton. .; ■ " Linseed Oil i Gake.— Meal and uuta (genuine)' 14s cwt. Ton lots £13 10s. Chaff—Oaten sheaf £7 15a per ton; 5s ton less for ton lota. Straw chaff. —Oa{,en • 15s; £3 5a Sucroeine. —£7 10s per ton. Straw.—£4 5s per ton, Quicklime. —In» 281b aii-tight tins, per tin. Aleat and Bone Meal.—l7b per 100; iJs per 50, and 5s per 251b Dag. "Blue Bell" Arsenate ot Lead at list rates. ,; Blue Bell" Lime' Sulphur at fiat rates.