COMMERCIAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 March 1915, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

iN.Z. ii'AiwUiiiKS' CO-Oi'Lit-ii i v :j iJISTIUbU i'ING IyOAIi'A.Vi, I.U>. WEEKLY i'KODUUii, UuPOUT. Weilitietoll, .'oareh :u. TllC market lor [JuUiloiv, icul.Mi,! stoutly, and Iho supply good, and ho " competition prevails lor choice iine» Oni.uits lira nou available irotn boutii in low Of rates, and lair business is passing. Wo still continue to yiiote uui wheat at 7s Ud bushel, which is beioir landed coat from the suutli at liie n.nmoiit. AYe do not intend to iiicrea.se the price as long as our piesent .* uck lasts. Very little business is iu oats, on account of Uio Government placing embargo on shipments iu Australia. barley lias advanced <ki pel' bushel since las report. Moderate business is passin gin maize, local stocks arc small. bred Algerian oats arc in exceptionally good Uomaml. We have now a fair quantity lor immediate delivery. Good business continues to be dune in grass seed. 'Hie demand for chaff is well maintained. Wheat stra wis plentiful but oaten is very scarce, the dry weather heiim responsible for tho fact that fanner* require their own stock teed. Porkers are in good demand, but suckers are rather dnl lot sale. have advanced. New season'.'; honey is enquired lor. and we recommend consign incuts of choice lines. Cabbages are dull of sale. Choice lines of cauliflowers are in short supply, and small lines offering realise- satisfactory prices. Green peas and beans are about done, and choice lines meet good competition. Swedes are more plentiful and dull of sale. All root vegetable's are in good demand. Choice lettuces are scarce, and satisfactory prices are ruling. rVlorv meets fair demand. Mushrooms are eagerly bought up. Demand tor choico dessert and cooking apples remains firm and present, values -ire satisfactory. Cooking and de soe, f pears meet fair sale. Auckland passion fruit are arriving regularly a d values are weaker. The supplv or j... ma toes from tho TT tit! ii:w iner" -e,| considerably and values are much ! or. We tliink present prices wi'l remain unchanged for some little lime. The demand .for Tilaeklierrtes )*• wry good. Grapes are meeting ready .sale. YEGKTAIJLI-I.S. Potatoes. Prime .l-J lots to £. outers .Co. Cabbage. - Ciioice os lo .}» Oil ; omei> 2s per sack. tuuliilon er.- Choice <»>> Ud to 6.-. c! : others -Is to Os sack. CarroLs. be.st -Ja io Is otl ; omci.? Os Lid per sack. Celery.--is Ud to l's per doz Cucumbers.- 3s to 3s Ud per J-case Marroks. 2s (3d to .'is per r-aek. Onions.—£ti 10s per Lou. Parsnips. -Choice Is to os per saek Peas.— Choice is 3d to Is lid per peck. Swedes 2s fid per ctvt. Turnips. — Whitu 3s to 3s Oil per jack Lettuce —Choice 5.s to Us ; oiheis per case. Spring Onions. - -Ud per bundle. Mint.—ls to Is (id per dozen bun dies. Parsley.—is per dozen bundles, boans.— I l 'reach, (is to 7 s per pari stck. Mushrooms. -~sd per lb. PR (J IT. blackberries. 3d per lu. Passions. — Auckland -is to 1. 5 ud per halt case. l'eaclios.—Choice dessert, is to js> ; medium 3s Ud ; others 2s Ud to ■».. Pears.—W.b.C. 3s to -Js per nail case. bears. —Cooking, -is to os per ease. Apples. —Cooking, Choice os to os Ud; others 4s. Apples.—Dessert, choice, Us to o others -is Ud to 5s Gel per case. Quinces.—'is to 5s per case. Tomatoes.—bound 4s to is Ud; others 2s Ud Lu 3s Ud per hall case. Grapes.—'Jd per lb. POLII/iUV. Light table bens 2s ud to lio; heavy hens -is; cockerels is Ud to os; gouu heavy ducks 7s; Indian Kunneis Is so to 5s Ud pair; turkey gobblers lid pe, lb; hens' Ud per lb live weight. GKNbRAL. Dressed i'ork.- 7U's to I'll s, od ; JU to iUO's, bacoiieis, -lid; mop pers heavy.) 3id per lb; suekers Ud lu Cid per lb. iiutter. — Separator, lUjd lo iid per lb. Honey.—ld per lb. Honey Sections Us Ud per du/.en. Cheese.— i'actory medium, i'id petlb Egg«. J.Hesh is 'Jd per dozen. Beeswax.— is Ud per lb. I'migus -Ud per ib. Wanted. Wal n u ts. —W a n Led. GRAIN, PR(>IH;CI>, KTC. Wheat. 7s ud per bus. Maze.- Us Ud per bus. Oats. — Os; Duns -is id per bushelOats.- Crushed 5s 3d per bushel. I'eed barley-- Us Ud per bushel. Feed Peas. —Us Oil per bit-shel. Seed Capo barley. Us Ud per on,-.. Seed oats.—Storm ising, Gallon.-,. Garions, Sparrow biils, Duns 5.-, Ud ; Algerians Us ltd per bushel. JL'Taur.- S'jirU. -A; : I'tO's, l'Js Ud. Pollard. tit 15s [ier ion. lirau. C'-S lUs per ton SllClesit'e. No; av.: iaaie ! 1 1: lIOU . i.in,ed Oil Calce. - .ilea I ' d/,e, i.laUd pet cut. (.'hall. Oaten shea: <_> -V per ton Molatv-es. 2'-'- pei' -»ei\t casks Iree Quicklime. —In 2Sib air-Light tin.. A little prevention is wortL u I of cure. before g. fit ir •oid, wet weather put a fc.v drops ef 'S iz. ' oq lump sugar arid let it di.vsolve m mouth. "Naeol" will 'ortify v r >'st chills and germs. Ad/t. 5

e- per tin. it ..;a,i 1110I110 .Meal.—-17s per 100; pi.'i' ; 'H. ami 5s per 251b hag. a... ~-I per ton ex store. \\ e-reiai Wolths Ryegrass (Ten Ila ! <j'o)--iid ped lb. ,-aiLCea Swedo 'ami 'J'uruip Seeds ,<s per their list. I'd.-:..aliasie Slag.-- to 5s per ton. .\ioiiiii Lyoil Super. - .t!5 per ton. i 111; 11. •t - - Ani!ii.,nia. - £18 10s per ton. Slllpllate Potash. £30 per ton. U ar Company blood Manure.— Ae. -J !;,J. (!e..r J '..mpany )!oiiediist.—£6 ss. W.jl.K. Coy. Xo. 3 Manu-re, £5 12s lid pel- foil.