COMMECIAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 November 1916, Page 1

COMMECIAL.

w TUTC NEW ZEAL.VST) FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LLMITED. ■WEEK) \ air-ORT Wellington No. 10. Potatoes have again shown a very sharp advance since last report. Supplies in the south are scarce and shipments continue to arrive from Australia and meet a ready sale at increased prices. The wheat market is excited and a sharp advance has taken place. Maize also has increased in price. Oats are firm at recent rates and business rather dull. Fir business is passing in pollard and brail and prices are stationary. There is a keen demand foi prime dressed pork which is in verv short supply. Eggs continue to be in excellent demand at the same rates as last wee'k. Vegetables.— There is an dmprovec demand for spring cabbage and onl3 limited supplies am now available. Well packed lines of choice cauliflowei are in short supply and realizing higl rates. Swedes are scarce and price: high. Parsnips, table carrots anc white turnips are in very short supply Spring onions, leeks and celery are ii excellent demand. The market "is well supplied with rhubarb and price are lower. Only small quantities o Nelson grown poa-s are coming to ham and prices have advanced. Bruit.-—Strawberries and gooseberrie are arriving in small quantities am are keenly enquired for. 3)esse it an* cooking apples are scarce and higl prices are ruling. Fruit.—Choice dessert and cookin; apples are in good- demand and hig] prices are ruling. Choice pears ar very scarce and eagerly bought up a high prices. The alterations in prices from las week are as follow:— Wheat.—Good whole fowl 5s 8d bus Asparagus.—ls to Is 6d per bundle Wheat.—Good whole fowl 5s 5d bus ten sack lots 5s Id. Maize—Local grown. 5s per bushel. Oats.—Feed 4s. Special quotes fo large lots. Partridge Peas.—Seed 7s 6d per bus Oats.—Crushed 4s 4d per bushel. Seed Oats, Australian.—Algerian dressedt. and clipped, ss, others 4s 3d; Gartens and Pparrowbilfe, 4s; Duns, 4s 6d per bushel. Partridge Peas Seed.—6s 6d pei bushel. Russian Barley, Capo Seed—4s 6d pei bushel. Barley Feed.—3s 6d per bußhel. Barley meal.—£B 10s per toD. Pollard. —£7 15s per ton; small lot<= £8. Rice Pollard £7 per ton; small lots £7 sa. Rice Pollard.—£7.Bran.—£4 15 per ton. Linseed Oil Cake.—Slabs, Meal and Nuts, £11 10s per ton. TOO'a. 12s; 50's,, 6s 6d. Thia is the best and cheapest Stock Food procurable. Chaff. —Oaten Sheaf, £5 10 to £6 per ton. Mollaeßes.—ln casks. Splendid stock food. 28s per scwt. Casks extra. Straw.—£3 10a per ton. Quicklime.—ln 281b air-tight tana, 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's 16g 6d per box. Tea, 6- and ID-pound tins, la 8d: chests, Is 6d to la lOd lb. Potatoes.—£l2 per ton. New potatoes. 2Jd to 3d per lb. Cabbage.—ss to 6s; medium 3s to 4s per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice 14b to 18s; medium 6s to 10s per sack. Onions.—£9 10s per ton. Carrots. —Best 10s to 12s; others 5s to 8s sack. Rhubarb.—lßs per dozen bunches. Turnips. White 2s 6d to 3s 6d per sack. Lettuce.—4s to 6s per case. •Nelson Green Peas.— 9d to Is 6d peck. Hutt tomatoes.—9d to Is per lb. Onions, £7 10» pwr ton. Leeks.—9d to Is bundle. Spinach.—3s to 4s. Lettuce—ss to 6s. Spring onions.—9d to Is 2d bunch. Marrows. —5s 6d to 7s 6d sack. Asparagas.—ls to Is 6d bundle. Swedies—3s to 4s cwt. Parsnips.—lob to 15s per sack. Apples—Dessert, choice, 10s to 12s per ctase. Apples.—Deesert, 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. Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90's 6|d to 7d: 90'b to 100's ejd to 6|d; baconets fid: choppers heavy 4d per lb. Honey.— In 60's 6Jd to 7d. ■Eggs.— Fresh Is 3d to Is 4d pe T dozen. ' Beeswax.—l# 8d por lb. Fungus 5d to 6d per lb. Walnuts.—9d per lb. Linseed Oil Cake—Slabs, Mea and nuts, £11 10s per ton of 20001bs 100's, 12s; 50'e, 6s 6d. This is th< g best and cheapest stock food prooa

I able. Poultry.—Light table bona 3s to 4s; Heavy hi:no 4s 6d to 5s £ki, Cockerels I Is 6(1 to 5s 6J; hoovy Cockerels, 6s to 7«; Good heavy (lucks ~s 6d to 8s 6d; Indian runners 4a to 5s per pair; Turkey gobblers, la to la Id per lb; henr lid to li per lb Ji't« woijcbt.