COMMERCIAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 October 1916, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

THE NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LIMITED. WEEK7I REPORT Wellington, Sept. 22. In anticipation of possible importation from Australia- the market for Southern patotoes lias weakened and a fair amount of business lias been passing. Wheat and oats are very firm and business quiet. Tlio maize market continues dull and prices being maintained. The supply oF dressed pork is still considerably (short of the demand which continues keen. Honey is scarce. Eggs ire in -good demand at last week's rates. Linseed old cake meal i« being used in increasing quantities with satisfactory results. Vegetables.—Owing to the largely in- ] creased demand for military purposes all lines of vegetables are realizing high prices. Cauliflower and cabbage especially have shown a marked advance. Choice lines of lettuce cause keen competition. Parsnips, table carrots and white turnips are in very good demand and meet ready sale. Celery, spring onions and leeks are also selling freely. Swedes are slow. Rhubarb is arriving in increasing quantities and meets excellent demand at satisfactory prices. Fruit:—Choice detcert and cooking apples continue scarce and excellent prices arc realising -for well packed lines. Dessert pears are eagerly bought up at high rates. Wheat.—Good whole fowl 5s 5d bus. ten sack lots 5s 4d. Maize— Local grown. 5s per bushel. Oate—Feed, 3s 8d per bushel. Partridge Pea Seed—7s per bushel. Oats—Crushed, 4s 2d per bushel. Seed Oats, Australian.—Algerian, dressed and clipped, ss, others 4s 3d; Gartons and Sparrowbilis, 4s; Duns, 4s 6d per bushel. Partridge Peaa Seed.—-6s 6d pei bushel. Russian Barley, Capo Seed—4s 5d por bushel. Barley Feed.—3s 6d per bushel. Barley ineal.—£B 10s per toD. Pollard.—£7 15s por ton ; small lots £8. Rice Pollard £7 per ton; email lpts £7 sa. Rice Pollard.—£7. Bran.—£s. Linseed Oil Cake.—Slabs, Meal and Nuta, £11 10s per ton. TOO'o, 12b; 50's, 6s 6d. This is the best and cheapest Stock Food procurable. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £5 10 to £6 per ton. Mollasses. —In casks. Splendid stock food, 28s per oewt. Casks extra. Straw.—£3 10s per ton. Quicklime.—ln 281b air-tight tins, 3s per tin. Meat and Bone Meal, 17s per hundred; 9s per 50, and 5s per 251b bag. Superphosphates, £6 10s per ton. Dandles, 25'b 16s 6d per box. Tea, G- and 10-pound tins, Is 8d; chests, Is 6d to Is lOd lb. Potatoes.—£9 10s per ton. Cabbage.—Choice, 8s to 10s; medium -Is to (is per sack. Cauliflowers.—! Choice 18s to 21s; mod ium 10ts to 15s per sack. Onions.—£9 10s per ton. Carrots.—4s to os ; others 3s to 3s (id. Rhubarb.—lßs per dozen bunches. Turnips. White 2s (k! to 3s (id por eack. Lettuce.—2s to 4s case. Onions, £7 10g per ton. Leek*, 6d to 8d per bundle. Spinach.—3s to 4s. Beetroot, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per sack. Spring onions, Is to Is 3d. per bunch. Marrows—3s 6di to 4s 6d per case Swedes—2s to 3s per cwt. Parsnips.—l2s to '15s per stick. Apples—Dessert, choice, 10s to 12a per dase. Apples.—Dessert, choice 10s to 13s. Apples.—Choice dessert 12s to lis per case. Lemons.—l6s per case. . Rhubarb.—los to 18s doz bundles. Pears.— Choice dessert, Winter Nelis 8s to Os per half case. Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90' a 6|d to 7d; 90's to 100's 6)d to 6}di; baconers 6d; choppers heavy 4d per lb. Honey.— In 00's (Hd to 7d. Eggs.— Fresh Is 3d to Is -Id per dozen. Beeswax.—ls 6d p«r lb. Fungus.—sd to Cd per lb. Walnuts—Cd per lb. Linseed Oil Cake—Slabs, Meal and nuts, £11 10s per ton of 200Dlbs. 100's, 12s; 50's, 6s 6d. This is the best and cheapest stock food procurable. Poultry.—Light table hens 3a to 4s: 5 Heary hem 4s 6d to fls 0d; Cockerel*