COMMERCIAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 June 1916, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

r I'M NEW ZEALAND FAiIMJiRS 00-OPifiRATIVE DISTRIBUTING OOMI'AN i", i,iMITED. WEEKLY REPOIIT. |< Wellington, 6th June. | Potatoes are iirm in the south tnd | fair business is being done on the local market. Oats are steady at recent rates. Wheat is offering freely, v and prices are stationary. Pollard and brain hare again risen in price, and supplies are short at the moment. Pork kin good demand). Honey is wanted. Molasses for Btock feeding is iu very good demand. Linseed oil oake is being uaefli by farmers in in- : creasing quantities throughout the pro. vinco for all cLassos of stock. Owing to the prohibitive pri6e of copper < sulphate .(about 80s. per cwt), lime sulphur solution is being largeiy used as , a /olignt speciiic with satisfactory re- . suits. Cabbage and oauliflower are in good demand and high prwxo are being obtained. Lettuce is in suort - supply, and satisfactory prices. are ruling. Carrots, white turnips andi parsnips .are readily bought .up and the supply is not equal to the demand. Marrows ana pumpkins are plenutul. French beans are scarce, and ietching high prices. ' bwedesstill are plentiful and sales are restricted. Tomatoes are pnacucally hni&hed. Choice dessert apple? are - m good demand and values nave im- * proved. Cookiug apples are in better supply and are realizing tair prices. Choice dessert pears are in good demand at high values./ nainuts are euquiredi for. Wheat.—Good whole l r owl, 5s 3d per bubhei. 10-ek lots o» la Maiae.—Local, 5s 3d per bushel, imported, 5s bushel. Cats. —Ji'eedj 3s 3d per bushel. Special quotes for large lota. Cats. —Crushed 3s 7d per bushei. •Seed Oats, Australian.—Algerians, Algerians, dressed and clipped, tot; Cartons and tiparrowbiils, 4s; Daix, Od r'a .ridge Peas seed.—•'is tbt t.s Huo . au Barley oape se M c i [;ei bushel. Bailey Feed.—4s 3d per bushel. Barley Meal.—£B per ton. fi'iue pig teed. Pollard.—£B 5s per ton. Smuuer lottj, £b 10. it ice Pollard.—£7 10s per ton. Bran.—£s IDs per ton. Linseed Oil Cake.—-Heal and .Nuts £11 10s per ton of 2000 lbs. This l* the best and cheapest stock l'oodi procurable. Chalf.—Oaten Sheaf j £6 10b to &> per ton.

Molaatiea—lu casks. Splendid stock iood, it&s per o cwt. casks extra. isuoioauiti.—£6 iUu per ion. ibtiavv. —£3 10s per ton. Quicklime. —la 2Slb a.u-ti(4ht tius, 3s> per tin. ■Aleut and bout) meal.—l7b per i(JU; per oO and 03 per 251b bag. 1 utaiot*>. —it) to £7 pei' ton. (Jut/uage.—Choice 8s 10 ll>oj medium 4s Od to 06 tid per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, 18s to £i ; medium, Ud to lUs per sacii. Carrot*.—Beet, Ui to othert>, 4i> «1 os sack. Oaioufi.—£u per ton. lui-uips.—White, 4s to tie per auk. Leeks.—(id to yd per bundle. spinach.—3s to is per case Beetroot.—iis tkl to 4s Od. per sauJi. Spiiny oniuua.—3d to tid bumjli. 1' iench Beans.—4d to 5d per Uj. Marrows.— 2s, to 3s per case. Swedes.—4s 10 ds per oase. I'uujpkius.—4s (id to os tid per »a ;k. Apples.—Dessert, choice &> bd lu 7 e (id per oaee. Apples.—Cooking 4s to to par case. Peara.—Choice us to 10s. per oase. Tomatoes.—Hutt, 7s to 8e J-uafaL*. Lemon#.—£3 2a tid per case. Passions.—6s per t-eaee. Dressed Pork.—7o's to 80' a 6Ja to UO's to 100's txi to 6|d ; baconors 6d ; choppers (heavy; 4d per i>. Homey.—ln 00' a 6Jd per lb. Honey ssations.—tie per doeau. JQggtt.—Freeh 2s 6d par., doseu. Eggs, Praeerved la 7d to J> td. Beeswax.—ls 6d per Ho. Fungus.—6fcd to 7d par U». Waiaate.—Bd per lb. Poultry.—Light itjpbde bens 3s to 3s 6d; beery bene 4s to ss; oock»:«fo 3s to 4s; heavy ooofcerela 6s to good heavy duck* 6a 6d to 7e 6d; ndLaa runners 8s 6d to 4s 6d per pair; turkey gobblers la to la Id par !b; bens lid to Is per lb kre VMgjit.