COMMERCIAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 June 1916, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

THE NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LIMITED. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, drtk Jun«. Potatoes are firm in the south tnd lair business is beinji done on the local market. Oats are steady at recent rates. Wheat is offering freely, and prices are stationary. Pollard and brain have again risen in price, and supplies are abort at the moment. Pork is in (good dem*ndi. Honey is wanted. Molasses four stock feeding is in very good demand. Linseed oil cake is being ueeci by. farmers in increasing quantities throughout the pro. vince for all classes of stock. Owing to the prohibitive pride of copper sulphate (shout 80s per art), lime suL phur : solution is being largely used as a i flight specific with satisfactory results. Cabbage and cauliflower are in good . demand and high .prices are being, obtained. Lettuce- is in snort and satisfactory prices are ruling. Carrots, white turnips audi parsnips are readily bought up and the supply is not equal to the demand. Marrows and pumpkins are plentiful. French beans are scarce, and fetching high prices. tiwedes still are plentiful and sales are restricted. Tomatoes are practically finished. Choice dessert apple; are in good demand and values Have improved. Cooking apples axe in better supply and are realizing fair prices. Choice dessert pears are in good demand at high values. Walnuts are enquired for. Wheat.—Good whole fowl, 5s 3d per bushel. 10-sk lots 5s la Maue.—Local, 5s 3d per bushel, imported, 5s bushel. Oats.— Feed* 3s 3d per bushel. Special quotes for large lots. Oats.—Crushed 3s 7d per bushel, tieed Oats, Australian.—Algerians, Algerians, dressed and clipped, os; Gortons and Sporrowbiils, 4s; l)aii£, 4> 'jd iV iridge Peas seed.— J >s jti c iCu» an Barley Cape uo-m < • &•! per bushel. Uariey Feed.—is 3d per bushel, ifariey Meal.—per ton. Fine 1 pig feed. Paliard.—£B 5a per ton. Smaiier lots, £8 10.

ltice Pollard.—£7 10s per ton. Bran.—£s 10s per ton. Linseed Oil Cake.—Meal and JMuis £11 10s per ton of 2000 lbs. This is the best and cheapest stock i'oodi procurable. Chafi.—Oaten Sheaf, £5 10m to £0 per ton. Molasses.—la casks. Splendid stock iood, 28s per 5 owt. uasks extra, tiuorosine—£B 10s per ton. titraw.—£3 10s per ton. Quicklime. —iia 2tilb air-tight tius, 3s per tin. Meat aud bona meal.—l7e per 100; per oO and 5s per 251b bag. i'ot-aaoeii.—£li to £7 per ton. UaDoage.—Choice Us to l0»j medium 4s (id to os Od per sack. Caulitlowei'.—Choice, 18s to £1; weuiuui, Us to 10s per aacii. Canow.—Beet, t>s to Us; otheib, 4s to os sack. Omous.—£s per ton. 1 u mips.—White, 4s to Us per ack. Leeks.—tid to 9d per bundle, bpiuach.—3s to 4s per case Beetroot.—3s 6d to 4s (id per sack. Spring onions.—3d to tid bunch. French Beans.—4d to 5d per lb. Marrows.—2s to 3s per case. Swedes.—4s. to 5» per case. Puippkina.—4s 6d to o». tki, per sack. * Apples.—JDeesert, choice. 6s 6d, to 7s (id per oase. Apples.—Cooking; 4s to fe pec case. Pears. —Choice tfato 10b per oaae. Tomatoes.—Hutt, 7» to, 8s ; i T caee. Lemons.—£B 2s (xi per case. l'asaions.r-6s per |-oa*e. Dressed Pork. —70's to 80's 6Jd to t>i<±; 90's to 100's 3d to, 6sd; haconors 6d; choppers (heavy) 4d per Ji>. Honey.—ln 60's 6Jd per lb. Honey sections Us per doaen. Eggs.—Fresh 3s 6di per dosen. F.u-cra. Preserved Is 7d to I t Sd. Beeswax.—ls fid per to. Fungus.—to 7d par lb. Waiaats.—Bd per lb, Poqltry. —Light ityririt laaos 3s to 3s 6d;. heavy hens 4s to 6s; cockareiis 3s to 4s; heavy cockerels 6s to 6s; flood heavy dusks 6s 6d to 7s 6d; <ncbaii runners 3s fid to 4s fid par pair; turkey gobblers la to Is Id per lb; bens Hd to Is par lb thr* weight.