Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 May 1915, Page 1

Commercial.

N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LTD.

WEEKLY PRODUCE" REPORT

Wellington, April 24

Potatoes are slightl easier, hut there is a fair demand, ana tSe market is steadily supplied with good quality lines. Onions are steady, and in fair uale, the quality of shipments coming forward being quite satisfactory. There is on change to report in connection with wheat or maize. Oate have now reached a price at wliich meraohnts think they are good buying for forward delivery, and large transactions havo taken place during the past week. A pronounced increase is almost certain before the season is out. The demand for seed algerians has now slackened. Linseed oil cake continues to he in brisk demand. Chaff is in fair sale, and supplies are more readily obtainable from the Sou Eh. Wheat straw is sfill available, but it is anticipated that supplies -will be difficult to obtain during the winter. Good lines of hay are scarce. Porkers are in excellent demand, and the prices are firm, and the same can be said of baconers and choppers. Honey is in good demand, while a ready market is available for botli preserved and fresh eggs. Cheese is very firm, and 'butter has advanced Td per lb. Vegetables.—Savoy cabbage are in short supply and fair values are realised for well packed lines. Other varieties of cabbage are slow of sale. Choice cauliflowers meet ready sale, but others are selling at low prices. Beans are selling at high rates. Beetroot and red cabbage meet ready sale. All root vegetables are in good supply. Ironbark pumkintg are selling freely, but others are difficult to quit. Lettuces are scarce. Spring onions, leeks, and parsley meet fair demand. Fruit.—There is'a good supply of both cooking and desert apples, and choice lines are in good demand, hut inferior quality apples are slow of sale There is a better demand for quinces since last report. Winter cole pears and cither choice dessert lines meet ready sale at slightly lower values since last week. * Cooking varieties are selling at moderate rates only. The demand for tomatoes is slack, and lines that are badly graded meet poor sale. Round varieties are in better sale than others. Grapes n r o enquired for. VEGETABLES. Potatoes.—Prime £6 10s; others £6 Cabbage.—Choice savoy, lu .to us; others. 2s to 2s Gd per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice 7s (id to 9s (3d; others 3s to 4s sack. Carrots.—Best 4s to 4s 6d; others 3s Gd per sack. Celery Is 6d to 2s per doz Cucumbers Best 3s to 3a 6d per i-sack. Marrows.—2s to 2« Gd per sack. Onions.—£s 5s per ton. .Pii'-snips.—Choice 5s to 5s (d per sack Peas.— Choice Is 3d to Is 6d per peck. Swedes—2s Gd per cwt. Turnips.—White 3s to 3s 6d per 3ack Leeks.—oil to 6d per bundle. Lettuce.—Choice, 6s to 7s 6d; others 3s per case: Spriug Onions.—6d per bundle. Mint.—ls to Is 6d per dozen bundles. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles, .Beetroot.—4s to 5s per sack. Red Cabbage.—4s to 5s per sack. Pumpkins. —Iroubark, 5s Gd to 6s 6d others 2s Gd to 4« per sack Beans.—French 8s to 10s per part sack', others Is 9d to 3s per i-ease. FRUIT. Passions.—Auckland 4s to 4s (id per half case. Pears.—Dessert, choice 3s to 4s per i-oase. Pears.—Cooking, 3s 6d to 4s Gd per case. Apples.—Cooking, choice 4s to 4s 6d others 3s Gd. Apples:—Dessert, choice, Ga to 7s thers 4s Gd to 5s 6d per case. Quinces. —4s to 4s 3d per case. Tomatoes.— Bound, 3s Gd to 4s 6d; Grajios.—9d per lb. POULTRY. Light table hens 2s 6d to 3s; heavy hens 4s; cockerels Iβ 6d to 3s; good heavy ducks 7s; Indian Runners 4s 6d to 5s 6d pair; turkey gobblers lid per lb; hens' 9d per lb live weight. GENERAL. .Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90's, SJ; 90's to 100's 5d to 5j ; baconere 4£d to sd; choppers (heavy) 3Jd to 3Jd per lb. Our weekly pork sales held each Thursday during Winter. Butter.—Separator, Is per lb. Honey— New 4*d; old 3Jd to 4d per lb. Honey Sections—6s 6d per dozen. Cheese.—Factory mediums. 9d per lb Eggs—Fresh 2s 2d per doz. Beeswax.—lβ Gd per lb. Fungus—6d per lb. Wanted. Walnuts.—Wanted. GRAIN, PRODUCE, ETC. Wheat.—Bs per hue. Maize.— Gs 6d per bushel. Oats.—4s IOd ; Duns, 5s per bushel. Oate.—Crushed 5s 3d per hushel. Feed Barley—6s 6d per bushel. Food Peas. —Gs Gd per bushel. Sri'd Cape Barley.—6s Gd per bus. Seed oats.—Storm King, Gartons, (fiirto::s. Sparrow-bills. Duns 5s 6d ; Algerians. Gs (id per bushel. Flour. — S:icks. Ms Gd ; 100's 20b 3d. I'olhml.—£9 15s per ton. Bran.—£B 10s per ton. Pure Barley Meal.—£lo per ton. Sucrosine.—New available. £9 per ton. Linsed Oil Cake.—Meal, genuine, 16s 6d per ewt. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £8 10s per ton, Specitl quotations for large lote.