Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 January 1914, Page 1

Commercial

IRE N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OP-ERATITE DISTRJBUTNG CO., LTD. . WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, January 15. The value of potatoes continues Lc lie low.; crops in the North Island are good, and local farmers are digging to prevent the risk of blight'. ' (joou lines of ripened onions are wanted. Eggs are slightly lower, but in good sale Light porkers are in best enquiry. Poultry is in fair demand where (juality is good. New chaff is selling- freely, and a drop in values may occurr any time'. Oats are slightly weaker. W heat has declined owing to .shipments arriving from Australia. There has been a sharp rise in the price of pollard. Pea and barley meal are offering at fair rales. Straw ; A'il],doubtless come back in price, (iood clover hay is in fair demand. Tomatoes are keeping up in values -the season being somewhat late. A decline may be looked for shortly. Stone fruits are coming to hand in such quantities that choice lines are onJv especially sought: after. Raspberries are in good demand. New apples are arriving. Rhubarb is very dull of sale. Cabbages are higher to-day. Good cauliflower are scarce. All root vegetables are in good sale, especially lettuce. Peas and beans are now in much better dehiand. Potatoes.- -Ilutl, £5 10s; others £•'! 10s per ton. Onions.—-Australian ,£l2 10s; local 10s per ton. Cabbage. - Choice Is Dd; others 3s per sack. Cauliflower.—-Choice 7s: others 2s to us per sack. Green Peas. Choice Is: others Dd per peck. Carrots.--Choice us (id; others -Is per sack. Parsnips, us (id per sack'. Sv.vdes. 3- per ewt. .Marrows.- -s (id to 3s rid per sack. Turnips. Y\ lute -Is (id per sack. French Means. Choice 2d per lb Tomatoes. 11 ntt Od per lb: Nelson us (Id to iSs per half ease. Lettuce. Choice -'is (id: others L's per case. Apricots. Choice us: others 3s (Id per half case. Peaches. Choice is: others Is (id to 3s p< 1 r half case. I'iiirhank Plums. Choice 3s (id others Is (id to 2s (id per half case Blue Plums. -3s (id per half case. Wixon Plums. Is 3d to 2s per half case. _ • Greengages Is to us per nailcase. Nectarines. Choice dessert 4s (id to us (id : others r»s (id per haht case. o Pears. Dessert us: others 3s. Apples. Large cookers, (is: others Is per case. I'aspberrics (is to 7s bucket. Iv 11ubarh. 3s per dozen bundks. , I'on 11 iy • - I' ens -is (id: goon (able liens -Is: cockerels (is: good heavy voting ducks (is (id; ludiaii |{miners Is (id io ;| s per pail . ttnke v n'obblers I s per lb. 'Dressed Pork. 7()'s to 00 s o,|d : i)()'s lo ino's 5(1; bivoiicrs -l]d to Ivd: choppers (heavy) 3.U1 per lb. Honey.3;,'d to 4d per lb. Cheese. Best factory mediums (i.ld per lb. - Kggs. Fresh Is to Is Id per dozen. Fungus.—s:}d per lb. Walnuts. 7d per lb. . Wheat. 5s per bushel. len sack lots -is lid. Wheat. Seconds Is 3d pei bu-dicl. ■! >ats.' Feed' 2s -8d 4o 2s lOd Duns 3s 2d per bushel.