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Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 September 1913, Page 1

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" • ■ NJ-:W ZEALAND PA.lt M EltS' CU-UPEPATI \ ; E DISTIUB UT--ING CO., LTD. W'JiEKLY PEPUPT. Wellington, September 4. There is no improvement to report in tin: state of: the potato market; a large quantity is passing through our hands, but prices show no signs of improvement, (iood seed potatoes are offering ■freely at low rates, and growers mav on this account extent their areas in this Island. Onions are dull of .sale, owing 1o over-impor-tations. The supply oJ' dead pigs is much lielow the demand, but we expect more plentiful shipments in a week or two. Eggs are steady, with fair supply. Wheat is "hrnier, but other grains are unchanged. Fruit.— Any shipments of apples and pears arriving realise splendid prices. Rhubarb is now coming 111 in large quantities from Uio Hutt.

Vegetables. Caulitiowers have recovered from the recent glut, and high prices are now obtainable. Spring cabbage sells freely at satisfactory prices. Potatoes, seed. - Ip-to-datcs (choice line) .£0: Northern Star L'l , Gamekeeper £0 iOs per ton. Potatoes. Prime &o 10s to £4 per ton. Onions. Prime £10 10s per ton

Cabbage. Choice Gs to Us Gd; «])ring cabbage 5s to 7s per sack, j Carrots.—Choice us Gd to Gs Gd ! per sack. | Caulillower.--Choice bs to 10s; j„olhers, 4s Gdjo 5s Oil per sack. Parsnips.-—Os Gd to is per sack. I Ulnibarb.—4s Gd to bs per doz. Swedes. —2s Gd per ewt. Turnips.—White 2s per sack. Lettuce. - Choice 2s to 2s Gd per sack. Nelson green peas. —os Gd per peek- . -on Apples, cooking.— <s to os oil per case; dessert, choice, 10s to 12.s Gd per case. Cheese. Best factory mediums skl to Gd per lb. "Eggs. -Presh Is per dozen. Dressed pork. - TO's to ( Jos' Gid; 90's to 100's, Gd; baconers, sml; chojipers (heavy) -'-Ul to 4d per lb. Honey.- Id per lb. New season's sections Gs dozen. Beeswax. Is Gd per lb. Pungus.- 4id per lb. Walnuts.—-Td per lb. Tallow. -Casks. 2?s Gd to 2bs ;kl; tins. 23s to 2Gs per ewt. Poultry.- -Cockerels, 5s to 7s for good bii'ds: hens, 3s Gd to 4s Gd, good table hens, ss: good hea\y

ducks, 7a Ud; Indian ltunners, Cs to Os ud per pair; turkey It pur iu, licua, Utl to lUd per lb live weight. I'ure pea meal.—£< 5a per ton. Moiiusses in casks.—£4 10s per ton, or per 0 cwi cask; Its jjd per cut. case. Chaif. —Uaten shear, £5 5s per ton ex store. liay.—rrime, £4 to £5 10s per ton. ttucrosine. —£7 per ton in 200'b. and bone meal. —17s per 100 ; Us per 60 and 5s per 251b bag. Straw.—£3 10s per tou, ex store. Linseed oil cake.—-Nuts, genuine, 13s per cwt; meai 13s Gd per cwt. Oats.-—Feed, 2s 9d to <5s lid; good feed Algerians, ~s 9d; Duns lis per bushel. Oats.--Crushed, 3s -k\ per bus. llussian Cape seed barley. —3s Gd per bushel. Seed, Cape barley.—3s Gd busSeed oats. —Specially dressed Algerians, 3s 8d per bushel; Gartons, Spari'OAvbills, -uns, Storm Kings, 3s Gd per bushel. Maize. —4a 9d per bushel. Wheat.—4s Gd per bueLcr. Ten sack lots 4s 4d. Peed barley.—3s to 3s 4d per bushel Pollard.—£7 per ton; 10s less for ton lots. [ Bran.—£s 5s per ton; 10s less i for ton lots. Barley meal.—£7 10a per ton 10s less for tou lots.