Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 January 1916, Page 1

Commercial

THE NJiW ZIiALAND i-'AUAiEBrf' CO-Oi'KUATi V E DISTiUIfU I'i.\(ji OOAirANY. LiMiXM). iiLLLLNUiOA l'iMJJjUCii iIAUkKI. W-hUKLA Uiii'Oit't. UJan. 14, i'uutous arc coining to iiuiid irtieJj'_ aud ai o up iu price. \V liuiu lias again uilvuiicoU iu value. During uic past w (.-ok Uiuru iniy uoeii a piuiiouiieed iucreaso iu Uio piico ol iirauand pyilard, lJjc iluUor uoiiig very sutieo. OaU iiiivo again aimed. oouSKlcnibly. ! lie imuzo uiuinuL is coustaiuly uuctuatmg, uud judt now, very liigU. l»riccs iki'o being realised. jNoiv ciiail ib coming to iiaud more ireely, but uuyertj are still ciiary ol ckmig buaiiicjst;. i'ori.eiii axe eagerly bougui aiter, aud we coulu do with larger cuiisigniueiiii. Eggs> are cuiuiug uo aaud ueeiy, and values nave receded sonieivliat. La.bbago io senree, and a.ui>' small parcels are •coming to iianu, lor which ingii prices arc oenig realised. Very lew oauliUon crs are coming to lianu; ajid good pnoes ;u'e ruling, i'oj well-packed lines ol 11110100 lettuce liign iiates iire ruling. Lairots, winto turnips, and parsnips are arriving in small parcels, and liigii prices ait> Deiug realiseu. iSpniig onions, leeJis, and marrows are in good demand, and ietuliing iiigii pricej. liutt cUuicts green peasj ure in good deuianu, and ietdiing nign prices. Hull tomatoes aie uu' couuug to liand in sucii large quanU ties, and lugli rates art) ruaug lor wellpaokea lines, also Nelson tomatoes, wliicli are arriving more licely, - and iebcli good pneea. iiurUuik plums, pe-aeiiug, apricots axe an tail' supply and saSislactory prices .'ire reaiisod. Aeotajines are scarce, and levelling a good price. J-.kek currants are arriving in larger quantities since last report, but good prices are still being maintained. Tears from iiawke's iia-y district are arriving in siuail parcels, and liigli prices are ruling. ViiUJIiTABLJiS. JL'uuitoos.—Cnoice jU.uU Us dd to ids Od per cwt; otliers is 10 6s per cwt. CaOUagc.—Cnoice spring iss to lUti; oiners os to 6s per sack. —Choice 63 10 6s; medium 4s to (is sack. Carrots.—Best 03 to us-; otliers 3s to <is dd sack. Peas.—Choice Is to is tki per pecn. Onions—per tonTurnips.— White &s to ids per sack. Lettuce— 4s to (is pel" case. liroad beans. —os to lis per halt stick. Spring Onions—(id to Ud bunch .blench beans.— 3d to 4d per lb. Marrows.—(is pel" case. Leeks.—6d jo fcsd psr bundle. Spinach.—4s to os per case. Beetroot.—lis to 7s per sack. tiprmg Onions.—(3d to uil bunel' ill U IT. Applies.—JJesert, choice (iocal) ids per case. Apples. — Louring (local; lis por case. ".Nectarines.—Choice 5s per hall case. Plums.—iiurband Os per hali case. l J lums.—Cooking 2s od to 3s (id per , 11 all case. l J eaohes.—Choice 7s od; others os half case. Apricots.-—Choice 7s Od; otiieTij -J.'i nali case. JJlack currants.—7s to os hali case, llaspberries. —<s to os uucket. i'ears.—Locai W.B.C. (js to 8s per half case. Tomatoes.—Hutt 7d to ttd per lb. .Nelson 8s to IDs per hali case. POULTRY. Poultry.—Light table ileus, 4s; Heavy Hens, 5s lid to Os; CockorjiS, 4s to ss; heavy Cockerels, lis to 7s Goodkeavy Ducks, 7s Od to Ss; Lndi ui .Runners, 5s Od to Os per pair; Turkey Gobblers, yd to lOd per lb; Hons, BcJ to 9d per lb live weight. GENERAL. Dressed Pork.—7o's to 'Jl> s, tiid; yu's i, 100's, Od; Laconera, iiidi; Choppwr& (heavy) did to 4d per ib. Oui" weekly pork sales each Thursday during spring. Honey.—ln 00'e, 5d per lb Money Sections.—tis 6<i per dozen. Beeswax.—ls t>d per lb. I' ungus.— to 7d per lbWalnuts. —8d to 9d per IW. Pure I J ea Meal.'—£lo 10a per ton. Linseed Oil Cake.— Meal and nuta (genuine) 14s cwt. Ton lots £13 iOs. Quicklime. —In 281b air-tight tine, per tin. Meat and Bone Meal.—l7b per 100; iJs per 50, and 5s per 251b bag. "Blue Bell" Arsenate ot Lead at list ratee. i'Blue Bell" Lime Sulphur at list rates. Vapourite (Strawson's) —Kills all soil insects, 25s per cwt; 15s per i-ewt. Sutton's Swede and Turnip Seed# "* pei their list. Sutton's B. L. E. Rape.—ls per b in 281b sealed bags.