COMMERCIAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 November 1916, Page 1

COMMERCIAL

THE NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LIMITED WEEK J 5 iWORT Wellington, October 30. Southern potatoes are still very high in price and supplies appear to be 1 short. Shipments are still arriving from Australia. Wheat and oats a're firm at recent rates. Maize shows no change. Good business is doing in pollard and bran at recent rates. Dressed pork is still in short supply and the demand keetn. 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 usedi in increasmg quantities with 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 carrots and white turnips meet with good demand at satisfactory rates. Celery, spring onions, and leeks also are selling well. The market is well supplied with rhubarb and satisfactory prices are being obtained. Nelson green peas are arriving daily a;nd 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 prices. The alterations in prices from last week axe as follow:— Wheat.—Good whole fowl, 5s 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; special quotatons for la'rge lots. 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 Peas Seed.—6s 6d pei bushel.

Russian Barley, Cape Seed—4s 6d per bushel. Barley Feed.—3s 6d per bushel. Barley meal.—£B lOs per ton. Pollard.—£7 15s per ton; small lots £8. Rice Pollard £7 per ton; email lots £7 ss. Rice Pollard.—£7. Bran.—£4 15a to £5. Linseed Oil Cake.—Slabs, Meal and Nuts, £11 10s per to*. 100's, 12s; 50's, 6s 6d. This is the best and cheapest Stock Food procurable. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £5 10 to £6 per ton. MolLasees.—ln casks. Sp.lendid stock food, 28e per scwt. Casks extra. Straw.—£3 10s per ton. Quicklime. —la 281b air-tight tins, 3s per tin. Meat and Bone Meal, 17s per hundred ; 9s per 50, and 5b per 251b Bag. Superphosphates, £6 10s per ton. Candles, 25' a 16s 6d per bos. Tea,- 6- and ID-pound tins, Is 8d: chests, Is 6d to Is lOd lb. Potatoes. —£11 per ton. New potatoes. 2Jd 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 caee. Nelson green peas.— Is to Is 6d per peck. . Hutt tomatoes. —9d to Is per lb. Onions, £7 10a per ton. Leeks.—sd to 8d per bundle. Spinach.—3s to 4s. Beetroot.—ss to 7s 6d per sack. Spring onions.—9d to Is 2d bunch. , Marrows.—ss 6d to 7s 6d sack. Asparagas.—ls to Is 6d bundle. Swedles—3e to 4s cwt. Parsnips.—los to 15s per sack. Apples—Dessert, choice, 10s to 12s per oaee. ' 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 6d haf case. Drewed Pork.—7o*B to 80's 6Jd to 7d: 90's to 100's 6)d to 6Jdi; baconers 6d; choppers heavy 4d per lb. Honey.— In 60's 6Jd to 7d. I Eggs.— Freeh Is 3d to Is 4d pi

dozen. iieeswaz.—la 6d per lb. Fungus od to 6d per lb. ' Walnuts—9d per lb. Linseed Oil Cake—Slabs, Meal and nuts, £11 10s per ton of 20001bs. 100's, 12s; 50' a, 6s 6d. This is the best and cheapest stock food procurable. Poultry.—Light table hens 3s to 4s; Heavy hcna 4s 6d to 5a Sd, Cockerels ■is 6d to 5s 6d; hdAry Cockereb, Cs to 7s; Good heavy ducks 7s 6d to 8s 6d; Indian runners 4s to 5b per pair; Turkey gobblers, la to Is Id per lb; henr lid to 1* per lb lave weight.