Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 August 1913, Page 4

Commercial

THE <NW ZEALAND FARMERS' DISTRIBUTING . CO., LTD. • WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, August T. Tlie potato market is; muck the same us last week,, there being a fair demand, with supplies freely coming forward, and prices remaining unchanged except for a slight weakening tendency. • There is still good demand for sued lines and prices are unchanged at last week's rates. Poultry is still in excellent demand, turkeys especially being eagerly sought after. Pork is scarce with a splendid demand at most satisfactory prices. Larger supplies of both these lines could be_ assimilated at very payable prices. Eggs show a change from last week, and prices are now somewhat lower. Grain remains practically unchanged. Chaff is slow of sale, supplies being well maintained at same prices as have been ruling for the last few weeks.

FRUIT. -Apples arc scarceand meet a ready sale, there being very little fruit of any kind coining to the market. VEGETABLES.- Parsnips are in good demand, and high prices are being realised for choice lines. All other vegetables meet a very fair demand. Choice cabbages bring good prices, but cauliflowers are weaker. Potatoes.---Seed, Fp-to-dates and Northern Star £5 Ifl s lo -£H: Dakota Bed £8 ; Gamckeeper £G 10s: Princess Victoria, £7 per ton. Potatoes. --Prime £4 10s to £4 15s per ton. Onions. -Prime, £8 per ton. tabbagc- Choice -Is to 5s fid per sack. Carrots.—Choice 4s to os per sack. Cauliflower. Choice "4s to 5s per sack. Parsnips.—Gs to 7s per sack. Swedes.--2s fid ewt. Turnips.—White, 2s Gd snek ■ Lettuce.- Choice 4s to 5s (id per case. Apples. -Cooking 5s to T.s per case; dessert 7s Gd to 10s

per case. Choose.—Best factory mediums f)M per 11). Effjrs.--Fresh, Is 3d" dozen. Buffer. -Separator Is; milled lid: dairy lid per lb. Dressed Povk'.-~7o's to 90'r HA(1; Oil's to 100's (id; baconers ;")id; choppers (heavy) 3-kl to 4tl; slips Gd to (Ud: suckers Td per lb. Honey.—4d per lb. Xeiv season's sections (is dozen. Beeswax. -Is Gd per lb. Fungus.--4M per lb. Walnuts. 7d per lb. Tallow. Casks 2-1 s (id to 28s • r >d; tins 2-js to 25s i:\vt. Poultry.—Cockerels 5s to 7s for good birds; liens 'h Gd to 4s Hd; good table liens ss; good heavy ducks 7s fid ; Indian I{miners Os to Os Od per pair; turkey gobblers, Is per lb; liens lOd per lb live weight. .Maize. : 5s per bushel. Wheat, 4s fid per bushel. Ten sack lots 4s 4d. Feed Barley. - -is 4d per bus. Peas.— -Js lOd per bushel. Pollard, --i' 7 per ton: 10s less for ton lots. Brau.- .i's 5s per ton; 10s less for ton lots.

Barley Meal. - A'T 10s per ton. IDs less for lon lots. Pure Pea Meal.--i' 75s per ! ton. Molasses Fodder. £5 per foil or 5s Gd per cwi. Molasses in Casks.- .£4 5s per ton or ~ok per cask; (is per rwt case. ChaiL Oaten- Sheaf £5 5s per ton ex store. Special ( ju<>(utions for large lots. Hay, Prime, £4 to £5 I.os per ton. Suerosine.- £7 per ton in !200\s. Meat and Bone Meal.- 1.7s per 100; 9s per 50 and 5s per 251b bag. Straw.—£.j 10s per ton ex store. Linseed Oil Cake.—Xuts, genuine, £12 10s per ton or l'Ja per owl. Meal, A'l-'S or l-'is Gd' per ewt. Oats -Feed 2s lid; good feed Algerians 2s 9d; Duns 3s per bushel. Oats.- Crushed 'Is :ld per bushel. Seed Oats.—Specially dressed Algerians faTicl per bushel; Gartons, Sparrowbills, Duns. Storm Kings - f !s Gd per bushel.