COMMERCIAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 May 1916, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

THE NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LIMITED. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, May ••>. Potatoes are steady at recent raises. Wheat audi oats are stationary, and a fair demand exists. Poliard is scarce and prices are firmer. Chaff is still selling well a.t recent rates. Pork in in very good demand, and larger supplies can be dealt with. Sucking pigs have been arriving in large numbers, and> as the demand is limited, prices ■will, suffer a big drop if the supply continues or increases. Honey in wanted. Molasses for stock feeding is in good demand owing to the shortage. Cabbage is fetching high prices and supplies are limited. Choice caaliflowers aire in short supply and realizing high prices for well packed lines. A good demand exists for choice ettuce. but inferior lines are haa-d to quit. Very few swedes are offering, and high rates are ruling. Parsnips are in good demand andir fai prices are realized. Carrots and white turnips are in good demand. Marrow and pumpkins are arriving in large quantities and prices are lower. Spring onions, leeka and celery are in good supply. French beans are keenly bid for and bring high prices. Hutt tomatoes are realizing nigh prices and only small parcels are arriving. Choice dessert apples and pears are keenly sought tor, and 1 isch prices are ruling. WaJnuts and chestnuts are enquired for. Wheat. —Good whole towl 5s 6d bus. IU-sack lots 5s 4d. Maize.—ss 6di per bushel; best imported on yd. Oats. —i'eed 3s tkl per uuehel. Oats.—Crushed 3s lUd per bushel. Seed oats.—(Australian;, Algerians dresaed and clipped! sa; Gartons ana Spar row bills 4s; Duns 4s tid per bushel. liussiaa Cape seed 'barley.— 4s bd per bushel. Barley, Cape feed,. —is 3d. Barley meal.— £9 10s per ton. Pollard.—£7 15a Kice pollard.—£7 IDs. Bran—£4 15s. Linseed oil cake. —ileal and nuts, genuine, 14s cwt; ton lots £13 10a. Chaff.—Oaten sheaf £5 IDs to £<i per ion. Molasses.—ln casks, 28s per scwt. tiucrosine.— £8 10s per ton. Straw.—£3 10s per ton. Quicklime.—in 281b tins 3s per fein, Potatoes.—£6 10s to £8 per ton. Cabbage.—Choice spring 12s to 14s, medium 4s od to 5s 6d per sack.

Cauliflower.—Choice 14s to 15s; medium 8s to 10s per sack. Carrots.—6s to 8s for beat; ethers 4s to 5s eaok. Onions— £5 per ton. Turnips—White 4s to (is per sac*. Leeks.—4d to (id per Dundle. Lettuce.—os 6d to 6s ud per case. ■Spinach.—3s to 4s per case. Beetroot.—3s to 4s per sack. Spring oniom.— 3d to 6d bunch. French beans.—3d to 4d per lb. Marrows—2s to 3s per case. Swedes 4s 6d to 5e 6d per cwt. Pumpkins.—7s to 8e per sack. Apples.—Choke dessert 7s to 8s 6d. Apples.—Cooking 3a to 4s case. Pears.—Choice dessert 9s to 10s per case. Tomatoes.— Hutt 9s to 10s per ease. Lemons.—3ss case. Passions.—6s per half case. Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90's 6ld to 6Jdi; 90's to 100's 6d; baconera sJd> choppers (heavy) 31d to 4d per lb. Honey.—ln 60's 5Jd per lb. Honey sections.—Bs per dosen. Eggs.—2s 6d per dosen. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus.—6Jd to 7d per 18. Walnuts.—Bd to 9d per. lb. roultry.—Light table hens 3s to 3a 6d; heavy hens 4s- to ss; cockerels Ss to ,4a; heavy cockerels 5s to 6s; heavy ducks 6a fid to 7s 6d; Indian Runners 3v 6d to 4s 6d per pair; turkey gobblers Is to Is Id per lb. hens lid to lr. per lb live weight.