COMMERCIAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 238, 25 September 1911, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

WELLINGTON’ .MARKET REPORT. (Own Correspondent) Wel'higtcm, Sept. 21. The New Zealand Farmers’ Co operative Distributing Co.. Ltd., report as follow s : ■ — We have no improvements in the potato market to report, ami we do not anticipate any increase for some time. Green peas are now coming in in larger qinintities from Nelson, with lesser veln.'s. Hutt rhubarb is arriving h-i'-ly. and realising excellent print's. Other vegetables are plentiful, and low in value, excepting pumpkins, which are still fetching high figures. Porkers are more plentiful, ami present juices wi : l not long obtain. Eggs ar.' very firm at J -, with indications of another list* shortly. Wheat and maize are both advancing, ami barley is very scarce.

Quotations: — Potatoes-Prime, £3/10/- to £1 j»er

ton. IT I-10-<1:1 te Seed Potatoes—Specially s •leeted, Canterbury grown, £5 per

ton. Onions -Brown Spanish, £6/10/- per

Artichokes I/O to 2 ti per bag. Cabbage -2,’- to 6/- per sack. Carrots—3,'- to 5/- per sack. Swell ’s -1 - to 1/6 per sack. Cauliflowers--:} - to’ 6/- per sack. Parsnips - o - per sack. (he’ll Peas -] 6 to I S per peek. Rhubarb- -6 - to !) - per dozen. Turnips - Tillite, (id to 9d per heap. Lettm e -1 - to 2 (> per case. Leeks- (id to !.)<! per heap. Pumpkins - -.12 - per sack. Dessert Apples -If - per case. Cooking Apples'--12/6 per casu. Clivn-se - Best factory mediums (id 111. Dressed Berk - 70's to 90’s oil to o.' ( d, (Jit's to JOO’s bld; baconers -ltd, choppers (heavy) .‘R«I. Eggs I - ju’i- dozen. Firm. Bacon -I‘aetory sides id, rolls Ofd, hams !Rd per lb. Honey 3td per lb. Beeswax -1, ~> per lb. Fungus - ltd per lb. Walnuts- -7'.d. T.iiiow 'fins, 23'- cat. Poultrv—Cockerels s;(i to (>/- for good birds, table roosters 5/-. table hens 3,(i to I'-; ducks 6,6 to 7/6; turkey gobblers Sd to Std per lb., hens 71d to Sd per lb. live weight. Maize -3 S per bushel. Wheat I ■*> per bushel. Barh y. Cape. - 3 (i per bushel. Pollard C 7 per toil. Ton lots, £‘j/10/Bran £6 |>- r ton. Barley Meal £6 5 - per ton. Maize Meal £S o'- per ton. Chaff - Oaten Sheaf £6- 10/- per ton. Hay Prime, £o per ton. Straw Wheaten, £3 to £3/10/- per ton. Liu-e.-d Oil Cake Genuine £1 f per ton. Oats (Feed)-■■3'l to 3 7 per bushel. Outs- S"i’il. Sparrovvbills, Cartons. 3 HI; Algerians. Dressed Australians. 3/10 pel’ bushel. Oats -Crushed, 3 !) per bushel. WEEKLY MARKET SALE. Messrs. Lmidon. Stewart A' Co.. Ltd. report the following re their weekly market «ih: - V,’e had a largo consignment of all classes of live and <1 >ad stock forward I’o;- sale, pigs and poultry being kecnlv sought lor, ami. despite the large quantity forward of the latter, prices obtained im- .-ame wore considerably ahovi lai’ rat’s. Wo quote: Cows (springing) £1 to £6 10 -. heifers (springing) cf voarling heifers £2 hacks and harness horses £3 5 - to £l7 10 pigs, we.im’-.s 12 - to I I <>. light porkers 17 poultry, i.ihle liens 3 6 to ~> I. iiwng bens ami pullets t 6 to >■' . cockerels I - to 7 6. ducks 1 6 to < ! >- all per Prime table potatoes 6 C to 0 medium I 9 to 7.-. semi potatoes t 6 to 10 -. pig potatoes 1 6 to 2.9, al! uer seek: carrots 3 wheat 15 -. barley 13 (i per sack: Al Garton oats 3 'S. Algerian (dressed) l - per lui. h<-L onions ltd to 2d per D>. \ chicles, harness, tools, tari’i sundries, and n quantity i-f household furniture sold at most satisfactory prices. i