Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 March 1916, Page 1

Commercial.

v THE .NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPERATi VE DISTRIBVTING O.OMPAN Y. LIMITED. V\ ELLINGTON PRODUCE MARKET. WEEKLY REi'ORT Consequent uu tke collapse oi the potato market m -Tustrlaia and Heavy locai suppjes, piiees are considerably weaker. Enquiry ior maize is at present limited, auci values are (stationary, i'ouard is still arriving iioui Australia aud prices have again declined. Uood business is oeiug done in chair ana values are steady. Straw is ai good supply aud domain! iuir. Owing lo coutmued hot weather, tUe demand lor porkers is stili somewhat restricted*. i\ en-laid eggti are in good demtuiu at sausiactory rates. Honey is wantod iu larger supplies. Cabbage is coming into the market iu srnaiil parcels aud high rates are ruling, ve; y lew cauliflowers are coining to 'laud out lor well-packed hues prices are liigii. W eli-packed hues ol lettuce are realising satisiactorj- prices. rots, white tuimps aud partmps arc in short supply and. cause heeu oo upeutiou. (spring ouious, ieeJis and marrows are ill good demand uud iau l prices are being realized. lhe murliet. loi swedes id under-jsupplied, and „ood prices arts suni beiuy maintained, ilutc tomatoes are coming to hand iu large consignments. The .market is still over-isupphed, ana botter-class lines meet with ready sale. Tiuina aud peaUies are iu short supply, aud aatjsiacwjiy prices are be.ug realised. I'ears horn H&wKo'a ±iay and Nelson districts *ue aixiving 111 smuii parcels and meet witli Keen compeuuou. l<ocal ai)les, both cooliiug and dessert, are iu lair ucrnaud, aud satuslaotory prices are realised. Wheat. —Uuod whole iowl, Os 2d per ousiiel. 0s lor id-sack lots. iUaiae.—6s. Ud per bushel. Oats.—h'eed, 4s per bushel. Special quotations ior large tote. Oats.—Crushed, 4s -id per buanel toeed Oats.—Algeriaus, uiacuuie diessedj, 6s; Uartoiis, 4s yd. .barley Uape toeed.—6s per bushel. Uaiiey i'ecxl. —o.s per uusUei. iiariey Aieal.—£a ids per tou. 1' iue pig leed. Pure Pea ileal.—£iU 11/s per ton. I'oMura.—£6 ios per ton. itiee Pollard.—X/ i.Us per ton. UliaU.—Oaten iiiieai, lo per ibuci usiue. -i.ci ius per tou. awaw.—os per tou. -basic oiag.—l.o per tou. Superphosphate. —j_o per tou. Oandies. ids> per box. Patatoes.—UUoico iiutt, i)& od to Ids tid per cwtj, otliers, 7s to os per cwt. Cabbage.—Oiioice Jspruig, (is Od to i\. Od ■, otlieis, 2s od to 3s Od per sao^. Carrots.—Best, 6s to os; othera, to Sb Gd per sacic. Peas.—Choice, is to is ad per peck. "Uni'via.—JJo per ton. Lettuce.—«& Od to 4s Od per case. i'Ttucli iieans.—id to -id ■■ c u Jkiarrows.—'2s tid to 3s Od per case, •swedes.—3s to 6s per sack. Appits.—liessert, Choice . <;caJ/ 6s od u> bs (id per case. Apples. —iJoolang Uooai; t" i«» petcase. Plums.—3s Lid to 4s dd per i-oa.se. i'eacnes.—Choice, V's Odj otueis 4s to 6s per i-case Pears.—Local, W.H.C., 4s to 6s per i-caae, Tomatoete.—Mutt, is od to 'Jt> Od per i-cuse; Nelson, 16 to is Od per £-case. Ui'pssed Pork.—7o's to yu's, 6id to <idj ad's to lOU's, ojd; liacouers, od i Choppers (heavy) 3|d per lb. Our weekly pork sale held each Friday during Summer. Pouitry.—Light liable hern, 3a; heavy Hens, 4s to 6s i Cockerels, 3s to 4s; Heavy Cockeieis, 5s to ; Good Heavy | Ducks, 7s 6d to 8s; Indian ilurmers, 4s dd to (id p®r pair; Turkey Gobblers, Is to is Id per ito; Heua, lid to Is per lb live weight. Figgrn-—Kresh, la 7d> per doaen. Wainute.—6d to 7d per lb. Bran £5 los per ton. Jbinssed Oil Cake.—Meal and Nuts, Genuine, 14s cwt. Ton lots £13 iGs. Quickliuie —In 281b tins ?s per tin. Meat and Bone Meal..—l7s per 100, 9s per 50 and 6s per 261b bag. Blue Bell Arsenate of Lead list rates. "Blue Bell" Lime Sulphur at im rates. Vapour ite.—(Strawaon's) —Kills all soil insects,32ss per cwt; loe per J-erat Waingawa M&uures, as per price liat. Tea.—6 and 101b tins 1» Bd. ©hasts li €d to la XOd. Cauliflowers. —Choice oa to 8e; medium 4s to 6s sack. Turnips.— White 4s to 6a per sac*. Leeks—Gd to 8d per bundle. Spinach.—4a to oa per oaae Beetroot.—6b to 7a per sack. Spring onions.—(id to tfd bunch. Honey-—ln 60's, 6d per to Honey.—Sections 6» 6d per doaen. Beeswax.—la 6d per la. Pungua.—6id to 7d per lb. - 1