Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 March 1916, Page 1

Commercial.

THE NEW ZEALAND 1< AKMER<3' CO-OPEItAT I'VE DISTItiKUTING COMPANY. LIMITED. WELLINGTON PRODUCE MARKET. WEEKLY iIEPOKi. Ouiiboijiicut ou biie coiiu-pau ui Una potato market in Austrhua and iioavy local supplies, prices me considerably weaker. JSuquiry ior maize is at present limited, auci. values are tstu.tioiiary. i.'Oiidid is still arriving ironi Australia uiid prices iiave again declined. Wood UUfiuioi* is ueing. done in chatf tiiid values aie steady. Straw : t> in good supply and demandi iaii". Owing to continued hot weather, the demand lor porkers is still somewhat, restricted!. Now-laid eggo are in good demanu at satisiactory rates. Honey is wan i>ed in larger supplies. . (Jabbage is coming into the market in siua.il parcels and high rates aie ruling. very leir cauliflowers are coming to hand out lor well-packed hues .prices are high. Well-packed line® oi iettuco aro realising satisfactory priced. Oj arots, white turmpa and parsni.,* are in short supply andi cause Keen eo'npusition. bpring onions, ieoiis ana marrows ar# in good demand und i'an- prices ' ar» being realized. ihe market lor swedes i* undei'-euppiied, and „ood price# are stni -being maintained. liutt tomatoes are eowiug to nand m large consignments. The market .is r>uii overssuppiied, and «ni(y better-class line* mee-b with ready sale. Pluiiu and peaches are in sliort supply, ana sat-istaotory puces are Deing realised. Pears irom Haw lie's Bay and Nelson clifitrieta are arriving in sinai* parcels and meet witti keen competition, liooai aples, both cooking andt dessert, are in lair demand, and satmlaotuiy prices arc realised. Wheat. —Orood whole lowi, os '2d per bushel. tie ior id-eack lota. Mane. —da i)d per busnel. Oats. —Peed, 4a per Ousnel. Spejial quotations ior iarge iote. Oats.—Crushed, 'is 4d per bushel 6eea Oats.—Algerians, niacmue . tiiesMM, oi>; Oar tone, 'hi Uu. Barley Cape iseed. —os per bushel, ■barley i'oou. —6s per uushel. Barley ileal.—iOs per ton. 1 ins pig teed. ■» Pure Pea Meal. —&LQ ids par ton. Pojlurd.—is los per ton. itice Pollard.—tji let per ion. OiiaiL—-Oaten siUeai, i.o per ton ttuorosme.—*.6 iua per ton. btraw.—£3 us per ton. iiaaic cjiag. -to per tun. buperphospnate.—j~o per ton. Candles.—io's, 16s per box. Patatoes.—Ciioice iiutt, fs od to 10s ttdrper owl; others, is to os per cwl. Cabbage.—Choice (spring, lis od to /„ od j otneis, Od to Ha od per sat:;;. Carrots.—Beat, on to os; others, -m to 3« (id. per saci. Peas.—Choice, Is to is ikl per peek. 4Jiti'vxa.—i-o per ton. Lettuce.—ito tid to 4s tkl per case. Clinch iieanti.—id to j-r . u Marrows.—od to iis od per case. isw»*deß—<io to os per ba :K. Appjtt. —X»es«ert, Uiioioe . '.eaL us od io os (>u per case. Appicjg.—CooJsina Uocai; is t..'o,s j'cr eaitse. Pluuis.—Gd to 4* bd per Peaches.—Oii'oice, '/* odi otiieis 4s to 6o per 4-uas« Pears.—lioeal, W.ii.CJ,, 4? to 6i pei i-o»be, louiaiow.—iiutt, ib ou to is Oil per 3-c-tu«e; Nelson, Is to Is Od per 4-ca»«. iiresued Pork.—7o's to WO's, oid to 6d; yU'a to iUO'b, ojd; iiaeouer«, iid; Choppers (heavy) iiid, per lb. Oui weeaiy pork sale held eaoh Friday during bummer. Pouitry.—Ligiit table hens, 3s i heavy Hens, 4s to 6s i Oockerels, 3s to 4a; iltory UookereJn, 6s to tie; Good Heavy Ducks, 7s Od to Bsj Indian ituimers, is 0d to os tid per pan'; Turkey Gobblers, 1b to Is Id per ib; Hens, lid to Is per lb live weight. EggS'—iiresh, is 7d per doeen. Walnuts tkl to 7d per lb. Bran £6 15s per tenLinssed Oil OaJte. —Meal and Nut», Uenuine, 14s cwt. Ton lota ' Os(juicfiiitiie—ln mb tins cs> pel" tinMeat and Bone Meal.—lis per iOO, 9s per 60 aud 6s per 2Slb Bag. Blue Bell Arsenate ot Lead list ratoe"Blue fiell" Lime &ulyhur at raiea. Vapour ite.—(Straweon'e) —K-ilte all soil insects, 26s per cwt; 16s per i-ewt Weiuj£&wa Maaures, ae per price lkl. . Tea.—6 and 101b tins Is Bd. Oisst,* 1. 6d to la lOd. Cauliflowers.—Choic® 6s to Be; medium 4s to fie wck> Turnips.— White 4a to 6s per sacs.. Leeks—6d to 8d per bundle. Spinach.—4s to £ie per ease Beetroot.—fie to ?a per sack. Spring onions.—&l to Ud boasb. Honey.—ln AO's, 5d per Id BLoney.—Sections 6s 6d per do*en. Beeewax.—l» 6d per lb. Jungue.—€Jd to 7d per lb.