COMMERCIAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 October 1916, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

THE NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LIMITED. WEEKTI REPORT Wellington, October 6. Southern potatoes are firmer in price since last report, and importations from Australia are now on the market. Wheat remains stationary. Oat 6 are fiz-m at recent rates and not much business doing. There is a good enquiry for maize and the price is unchanged. Pollard and.' bran are selling well arid recent prices have been maintained. The market is practically bare of dressed pork and a keen demand exists. Supplies of honey are now available and there is a fair demand. Eggs continue to be in excellent demand and prices remain the same as last week. Linseed) oil cake meal for stock feeding is being extensively used with satisfactory results. Vegetables.—Spring cabbage is coming in in large quantities and good lines are realizing fair prices. Cauliflower are in very short supply and high prices are ruling. Choice letuuee meet ready sale at satisfactory rates. Swedes now show an improved demand. Parsnips, white turnips and table carrots are in short supply and realizing high prices. Celery, spring onions and leeks are selling well. The demand for rhubarb is good; supplies are increasing and satisfactory prices are being realized. Nelson grown peas have been sold in small quantities during the week. Fruit.—Choice dessert and cooking apples are in good demand and high prices are ruling. Choice pears are very scarce and eagerly bought up at high prices. The alterations in prices from last week are as follow:— Wheat.—Gocd whole fowl, -5s Sd to os 6d per bushel. Asparagus.—ls to Is 6d per bundle. Wheat.—Good whole fowl 5s 5d bus. ten sack lots 5s 4d. Maize—Local grown. 5s per bushel. Oaits.—3s 9d per bushel. Special quotations for large lots. Partridge Pea Seed—7s per bushel. Oats—Crushed., 4b 2d per bushel. Seed Oats, Australian.—Algerian, dressed and clipped, 5», others 4s 3d; Gartons and Sparrowbilis, 4s; Duna } 4s Gd per bushel. Partridge Peaa Seed.—Bs 6d pei bushel. Russian Barley, Capo Seed—4s 6d per bushel. Barley Feed.—3e 8d per bushel. Barley meal.—£B 10s per ton. Pollard.—£7 15e per ton; small lots £8. Rice Pollard £7 per ton; email lots £7 ss. Riee Pollard.—£7. Bran.—£4 15s to £5. Linseed Oil Cake.—Slabs, Meal and Nuts, £11 10a per ton. TOO's, 12b; 50's, 6s 6d. This is the best and cheapest Stock Food procurable. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £5 10 to £6 per ton. Mollasßes.—ln casks. Splendid stock food, 28s per scwt. Casks extra. Straw.—£3 10s per ton. Quicklime. —In 23Lb air-tight tins, 3s per tin. Meat and Bone Meal, 17s per hundred; 9s per 50, and 5s per 251b bag. Superphosphates, JOB 10s per ton. Candles, 25's 16a 6d per box. Tea, 6- and Impound tins, Is 8d: chesta, la 6d to Is lOd lb. Potatoes.—£9 10s per ton. Cabbage.—Choice 7e to 10s; medium 4b to 4s 6d.

Cauliflower.—Choice 14s to 18s; medium 6s to 10s per sack. Onions.—£9 10s per ton. Carrots—Best 9s to 12s; others 4e 6d to 5s 6d sack. Rhubarb.—lßs per dozen bunches. Turnips. White 2s 6d to 3s 6d per sack. Lettuce.—4s to 6s case. Onions, £7 10b per ton. Leeks.—sd to 8J per bundle. Spimaoh.—Bs to 4s. Beetroot.—ss to 7s 6d per 6aok. Spring onions.— 9d to Is 2d bunch. Marrows.—ss 6d to 7s 6d sack. Asparagas.—ls to Is 6d bundle. Swedies—3e to 4s cwt. Parsnips.—los to 15s per sack. j Apples—Deeeert, choice, 10b to 12s per csase. Apples.—Deesert, choice 10s to 13s. Apples.—Choice dessert 12s to 14s per case. Lemons—l6e per case. Rhubarb.—'los to 13s dozen bundles. ' Pears.—Choice Vicars 4e 6d to 5s 6d hilf C£l66* Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90's 6|d to 7d: 90's to 100*8 6}d to 6|di: baooners 6d; choppers heavy 4d per lb. Honey.— In GO's 6Jd to 7d. Eggs.— Fresh Is 3d to Is 4d p

dozen. .Occsvras. —la 3d per lb. Fungus od to 6d per lb. WuLrmts.— 9.1 per #b. Ttinseed Oil Cake— Slabs, Meal ami cuts, £11 10s per ton of 20001bs. 100's, 12s; 50's, 6s 6d. This is the best and choapcst itock food procurable. Poultry.—Light table hens 3s to Is; IJcary hens i.s 6d to 03 6d , Cockerels Is G>! to 5s 'j | ; }iv v Cockcre's, Cs to 7s; G;.o<! Ih'avj- ducks 7s 6d to 8s fid; Indian runners 4s to 5s per pair; Turkey gobblers, ]« to Is Id per lb; hem lid to Is per lb jir* weight. I