COMMERCIAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 January 1917, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

THE NEW ZEALAND KRS CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LIMITV.D

WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, This Day. Supplies of potatoes are limited; there is an excellent demand and prices have"hardened. Wheat is firm at recent rates. There s very little business doing in maize, prices remaining tlio ame. Oats show a slightly firmer

tcnclency but there i no business passing. Pollard' and bran show no eliage. There is a good demand for dressed pork and supplies are short. Eggs are soarce and firmer m pli.ee. Pou Itry is in good demand and fair prices are being realized.

Gireen peas are now in better demand and prices have risen. Regular supplies of French beans are coming; to hand and meet with keen competition. Cabbage i. coming in more plentifully and prices are lower. Choice cauliflower is still scarce and prime lines are 'realizing high prices. On account of the long spelil of dry weather root vegetables are backward and choice lines arriving meet with good sales at fair prices. Lettuce is plentiful and price lower. There is a fair demand for spring onions, parsley and mint.

Wheat. Good whole Fowl, 7s bus hel.

Pollard.—£7 10s per ton. Oats.— Feed 4s per bushel; spec-Maize.--5s 9d per bushel Spec ial quotations for large lots. Partridge peas.—Seed 7s Cd per bushel.

Potatoes.—£l4 per ton. Prime New Potatoes.—2Jd per lb; 'Medium ljd. Turnips.—White, 2s 6d per sack. Cabbage.—Choice, 6s to 8s ■ medium os per sack.

Maize 6s '10d per bushel Onions.—£ls per ton. Beetroot—Bs per sack Pumpkins. 14s per sack French Beans.—2-J-d per lb Broad beans.— 5s to 7s part sack, Carrots.—Best lis.

Leeks.—ls 3d per bundle. Lettuce.—2s to 3s per case. Pumpkins.—l4s per sack. Spring onions.—Bd per bunch. Asparagas.—6d to lOd bundle. Nelson Green Peas.—9d per peck. Hutt Green Peas.—ls 2d per peck. Hutt Hot House Tomatoees.—ls Cd per lb. Nelson Tomatoes.—2os per |-case. French Beans.—ljd per lb. Nelson tomatoes.—24s to 25s per case. Parsnips.—los per sack. Asparagus.— 6d to 9d bundle. Oats.—Crushed 4s 6d per bushel. Seed Oats, Australian.—Algerian, dressed and clipped, ss, others 4s 3d; Gartons and Sparrowbilks, 4s; Dunn, 4s 6d per bushel. Partridge Peas Seed.—Bs 6d pei bushel. • Russian Barley Cape Seed.—ss per bushel. Barley Feed.—4s 6d per bushel. Barley meal.—£B 10s per toD. Bran.—£4 15 per ton. Linseed Oil Cake.—Slabs, Meal and Nuts, £11 10s per ton. lOO's, 12e; 53's, 6s 6d. This is the best acd cheapest Stock Food procurable. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £5 15s to £6 per ton. Mollasses.—ln casks. Splendid stock food, 28s per scwt. Casks extra. Straw.—£3 10s per ton. Quicklime.—ln 281b air-tight tins, 3s per tin. Meat and Bone Meal, 17s per bun- - d.red; 9s per 50, and 5a per 251b bag. Eggs.—Fresh, Is 6d per dozen. Poultry.— Light Table Hens, ss; Heavy Hens, 6s; Cockerels, 6s; heavy Cockerels, 7s to 8s; Good heavy Ducks 9s; Indian Runners, 7s per pair; Turkey Gobblers, Is to Is Id per lb. Superphosphates, £6 10s per ton. Candlee, 25's 16s 6d per box. Tea, 6- and ID-pound tins, Is 8d: chests, Is 6d to Is lOd lb. Cauliflower.— 8s to 10s; medium 6s sack. Onions.—£lß per ton. Rhubarb.— 4s to 7s dozen bundles. . Turnips.—2s per sack. Spring Onions.—lOd bunch. Marrows.—se 6d to 7s 6d sack. Asparagas.—ls to la 6d bundle. Swedes—3e to 4s cwt. Apples.—Dessqrt, Choice Sturmers, 15s case. , Peaches.—ss to 7s. Red Currants.— 8s to 10s per half case. Black Currants.—7s to 9s per J-case Lemons—l6s per ci*e. Gooseberries.—3d per lb. Strawberres.—ls 6d punnet Pears.—Choice Vicars 4e 6d to 5s 6cJ haf case. Cherries.—'Local Choice 2s per lb. Cherry Plums.—2s to 3s per i-case. Apricots.—los to .12s i-case, others 5s to 6s. Dreased Pork.—7u'a to 90' a 6}a to 7d; 90's to 100's 6|d to 6|tl; baoonere dozen. Beeswax.—la 6d per lb. Fungus 5d to 6d per lb. Walnuts.—9d p«r lb.

Ed little change compared with previous sales, unless perhaps for halfbred lambs which were slightly clearer. Later on, however, due to the placing o'f" fresh khaki orders, there was a. marked all-round improvement in values lor all descriptions, which was fully maintained to the end, the rise 011 slipe wools being 10 to 15 per cent above last series' parity. Sooivreds* were eagerly competed for, the advance recorded being fully 10 per cent, above September series. In view of the very healthy state of trade,' and the small quantities which are likely to be available next scries we eojiiidcntly look for at least a. maintenance of the present high level of values. Hemp.—This market has experienced a sharp advance, owing to l the demand being far in excess of supplies. Present values are nominally: Good fair £i)l 15s to £52; bight points fair £50 15s to £51; fair £49 15s to £50. Dairy Produce.—The general opinion in the trade seems, to be that prospects and probable coair.se of values, both for New Zealand butter and cheese during the forthcoming season are very favourable to shippers. With regard to butter, the fact that the Russian Government has prohibited shipment is alone sufficient reason for expecting high prices. In addition to this .shortage there lias also been a considerable falling-off in the imports from other countries, and it is not expected that the output next, season from Australia and New Zenland will show a very great deal of change, consequently factories may safely count upon extreme rates ruling here throughout the forthcoming sea-

The great strength of the cheese market- undoubtedly lies in the heavy requirements for the troops. The Government have been and arc still buying heavily Canadian and New Zealand which leaves no great quantity available for general consumption, hence the prices for this article have ruled high for many months past and are likely to remain on an extremo level for a long time to come. Stocks of butter are now practically cleared. Sales have recently been made for best salted creameries at up to as high as 204s per cwt. Spot stocks of chee.sc are practically exhausted, and for the few parcels on offer holders are asking about 113« at 114s per cwt.

O'ats.—'With the exception of a certain quantity of New Zealand oats which have arrived here and Sold for Government account, there have been no supplies of New Zealand grain of any description, 'and therefore any quotations given are purely nominal, and estimated in ct>u:j>ar>on -u> "ip; lir* of similar quality irout oth.-r '.part- ; New Zealand oats, in sympathy vii.i: all others have lately awV-anced, are now we'rth -10> at !ls per ex warehouse in the •->: while .in London they uv) v.oi frost! Is to 2s per quarter more. Peas.—lt is impossible to quote values of maples in the absence of supplies. Blue boiling peas remain at a high price, and New Zealand royal blues (Prussian) or imperials would be worth from 200s per quarter of 5041 be upwards.