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Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 September 1913, Page 1

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—4 NEW ZEALAND I'ARAiERS" CO-Oi'ERATI V E DlSTßlii U T--INU CO., LTD. WEEKLY REI'ORT. Wellington, Sept. 18. We bave no change to report in the potato market. We are receiving consignments of Denvenls oi excellent quality, which realise a quick sale. Seed potatoes are still going out in i'air quantities, and good quality lines are readily available. Local onions arriving are mostly inferior, and Japanese are now holding the market. JJeacl pigs continue very scarce. Eggsare selling freely. Wheat ia nriner, and a further rise has occurred. Oats are stationary, except good lines of dressed Algerians foi seed, which are scarce, and present values likely.to advance. Fruit.—-Very few .New Zealand apples arc now coming in. A large supply of rhubarb is coming in from the Ilutt. and realising i'air rates. Vegetables. First quality cabbage and cauliflower realise high figures, but inferior are dull. Swedes are firmer, also parsnips and carrots. Potatoes, .seed.--Up-to-Dates (choice line) £»: Northern Star £1: Gamekeeper £5; Early Rose £G 10s per ton. Potatoes.—Prime, A-i 10s per ton. Onions.—Prime, £1.0 10s ton. Cabbage.--Choice spring cabbage, 4s fid to 6s fid; others 2s to ■5s per sack. Carrols.--Choice, b's to 7s. Cauliflower.—Choice, 9s to 1.1s: others, Gs to 7s (id per sack. Parsnips, fis to 7s (>d per sack. Rhubarb.- 4a to Os per doz. vSwodes.- - ; !s per cwt. Turnips. White 2s to 2s (id per sack. Lettuce. -Choice, os to (is; oth- ( ers, 2s to os per case. Nelson green peas. -2s 10d per peck. # . Apples. Cooking, is to 8s <id per case: dessert, choice, 10s o 1.2s fid per case. Cheese.—Best faetorw oiiliunis, sid to fid per lb. "Eggs.—Fresh, Is Id per do/. Dressed Pork. 7(J's to 00's fi.ld : <)o's to 100'rf, Gd: baconers, sld, choppers (heavy) 'Ud to 4d per lb. Honey.- 4d peril). New season's sections, 0s do/. Beeswax.--Is ()(] per lb. Fungus.—4.Ul per lb. Walnuts. —7d per lb. Tallow.-Casks, 2<s Gd to 28s 3d: tins, 28s to 2fis cwt. Poultry.—Cockerels, 5s to 7s for μ-ood birds: hens, ;5s fid to 4s Cil: good (able hens, os; prood heavy ducks, 7s (id : Indian Runners,' Gs in fis (id per pair: turkey gobblers, Is per lb : hens 9d tc 10d per lb live weight. Mai/e.—4s 9d per bus. Make, Hickory King, seed.-™ fis fid per bus., or 7s part sacks: Red Hogau, 7s 6d bus. and 7s sack

Vvheat.-—4s (Jd per bus. Ten sack iuis 48 4d. I , ecu builcy.—iis to 3s 4d pel bus J/ollard. —i>7 per ton; 10s less for lun lots. i)iau.— £b per ton; 10s less for Lou luts. .liuiJuy meul. —£7 IDs per ton; liJs less Lor tun lots. Pure pea meal.- Xt 5s per ton. Molasoes in casks.--£4 10s per ton, or ;itis per 5-cwt. cask; Us u'd per cwt. cask. CluxlL—Uaten slicai, £5 5s per ton ex store. ilay.-i'nine £4 to £b 10s per ton. hucrosinc—£7 per ton in 200 s Meat and bone meal. —17s per 100; ( Js per 50, and us per 251b bag. Straw.—£3 10s per ton. Linseed oil cake. i\uts, genuine, 1-is cwt. Moal l'js Gd per cwt. Oats.—Fred. 2s Dd to 2s lid; Duns, :5s bushel. Oats;— Crushed, Us M per bus. Russian Cnpe seed barley.—-'is (id per bushel. Seed. Cape Barley.—3s Gd per bushel. Seed Oats.—Specially dressed Algerians, 3s <Sd ner bushel-Gar-tons, Sparrowbills. ihuis, Storm Kings, 8s 0d per bushel.