COMMERCIAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 November 1916, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

THE \EW ZEAL,WD FARMERS' GO-OP KR ATI VE 1) IST R[ B UTING COMPANY, LIMITED. WEEKTI «?VT'ORT Wellington, October 30. Southern potatoes are still very high in price and (supplies appear to be short. Shipments are still arriving from Australia. Wheat and oats are firm at recent rates. Maize, shows no change. Good business is doing in pollard and bran at recent rates. Drerssed pork is stiH in short supply and the demand keen). Supplies of honey are now available and there is a fair demand. Eggs continue to be in excellent demand at the same rates as last week. Linseed oil cake meal for stock feeding is being uscdi .in increasing quantities w'th satsfactory results. 'Large consignments of spring cabbage are arriving and values have declined. Choice cauliflowers are in short supply and realizing high prices. Choice lettuce are in fair demand. Swedes are scarce and high rates ruling Parsnips, table, cairots and white turnips meet with good domml at satisfactory rates. Celery, spring oirons, and leeks a'so are selling well. The market is well supplied with rhubarb and satisfactory prices are being obtained. Nelson green peas are arriving daily and meet with ready sale.

Choice dessert and cooking apples are in excellent demand and high prices are being maintained. Choice dessert and cooking apples are in excellent- demand and high prices are being maintained. 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 pricee. The alterations in pricee from last week are as follow:— Wheat.—Good whole fowl, os sdi to 5s 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. Oats.—Feed 4s per bushel; .speciifl quotatons for large lots. Partridge Pea Seed—7s per bushel. Oats—Crushed., 4b 2d per bushel. Seed Oats. Australian.—Algerian, drensi'di and clipped. 5«, others 4s 3d ; Gartons and Sparrowbife, 4s; Duns, 4s 6d per bushel. Partridge Peas Seed.—6a 6d pei bushel. Russian Barley, Capo Seed—4s Sd per bushel. BarTey "L'Ved.—3a 6d per bushel. Barley meal.—£B 10s per ton. Pollard.—£7 los per ton; small lobs £8. Rice Pollard £7 per ton; small lots £7 ss. Rice Pollard. —£7. Bran.—£4 15s to £5. Linseed Oil Cake.—Slabs, Meal and Nuts, £11 10s per ton. TOO's, 12e; 50's, 6a 6d. This is tho beat and cheapest Stock Food procurable. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £5 10 to £6 per ton.

MolLatßes.—ln casks. Splendid stock food, 28s per scwfc. Casks extra. Straw.—£3 10a per ton. Quicklime.—ln 281b air-ti®ht tana, 3s per tin.

Meat and Bone Meal, 17s per hundred; 9b per 50, and 5b per 251b bag. Superphosphates, jRS 10s per ton. Candles, 25's 16s 6d per box. Tea, 6- and 10-pound tins, la 8d: chests, Is 6d to Is lOd lb. Potatoes.—£ll per ton. New potatoes. 2\d to 3d per lb. Cabbage.—6s to 7s; medium 3s to 4s sack. Cauliflower.—Choice 14s to 18s; medium 6s to 10s per sack. Onions.—£9 10s per ton. Carrots.—Best 12s 6d to 14s; others 6.3 6d. to 8s 6d. Rhubarb.—lßs . per dozen bunches. Turnips. White 2s 6d to 3s 6d per sack. Lettuce.—4s to 6s per cr.se. Nelson green peas.— Is to Is Gd per peck. Hutt tomatoes. —9d to Is pe* lb. Onions, £7 10» per ton. Leeks.—sd to 8d per bundle. Spinach.—3e to 4a. Beetroot. —5s to 7s 6d per saok. | Spring onions.—9d to Is 2d bunch. Marrows.—ss 6d to 7s 6d sack. Asparagus.—ls to Is 6d bundle. Swedes—3s to 4s cwt. j Parsnips.— 10s to 15s per sack. .Apples—Dessert, choice, 10s to 12s per ctase. Apples Dessert, choice 10s to 13s. Apples.—Choice dessert 12s to 14s per case. Lemons—l6s per case. Rhubarb.—'los to 13s dozen bundles. Pears.—Choice Vicars 4s 6d to 5s 6cl haf ease. Dreseed Pork.—7o's to 80's 6|d to 7d; 90's to 100*8 6Jd to 6Jdi; baconers fid: choppers heavy 4d per lb. •r Honey.— In GO's 6Jd to 7d. ag Eggs.— Fresh Is 3d to Is 4d pe'

dozen. Beeswax. —Is 6d per lb. .Kungiis 5d to Od per lb. Walnuts—9d per lb. Linseed Oil Cake—Slabs, Meal and nuts, £11 10s per ton of 20001bs. 100's, 12s; 50's, Cs Gd. This is the best and cheapest stock food procurable. Poultry.—Light table hen 3 3s to 4s; Uejv.y hints 4s 6d to 03 6d, Cockerels Is (3d to 5s 6d ; hmvy Cockerels, 63 to 7k ; Good heavy ducks 7s 6d to 8s 6d; Indian runners 4s to os per-pair; Turkey gobblers, Is to Is Id per lb; hen? lid to Is per lb lire weight.