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Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 September 1913, Page 1

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NEW ZEALAND EAltMEitS' CO-OPE±tAii v E JDIbTiUJJ uTIAO CO., LIU. WEEKLY PEPOItT. Wellington, Sept. 18. We have no change to report in the potato market. \V e are receiving consignments of JJerwenis of excellent quality, wnick realise a quick sale. Seed potatoes are still going out iu fair quantities, and good quality lines are readily available. Local onions arriving are mostly inferior, and Japanese are now holding the market. Lead pigs continue very scarce. Eggs are selling freely. Wheat is firmer, and a further rise has occurred. Oals are stationary, except good lines of dressed Algerians for seed, which are scarce, and present values likely to advance. Emit.—Very few New Zealand apples are now coming in. A large supply of rhubarb is coming in from the Hutt, and realising fair 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) £5; Northern Star £4; Gamekeeper £5; Early Hose £5 10s per ton. Potatoes.—Prime, £3 10s per" ton. Onions.—Prime, £10 10s ton. Cabbage.—Choice spring cabbage, 4s Gd to Gs Gd; others 2s to 3s per sack. Carrots.--Choice, 6s to 7s. Cauliflower.—Choice, 9s to lis: others, Gs to 7s Gd per sack. Parsnips.—Gs to 7s Gd per sack. Pihubarb.—4s to 5s per doz. Swedes. —3s per cwt. Turnips.—White 2s to 2s Gd pei 1 sack. Lettuce. -Choice, 5s to 6s; others, 2s to !?s per case. Nelson green peas.—2s lOd per peck.

Apples. Cooking, h to 8s (id per ease: dessert, choice, 10s o 12s (id per case. Cheese.—Best factory nidi urns. bid to 6d per lb. Eggs.—Fresh, Is Id per doz. Dressed Pork.- TO's to 90's fiid ■ OO's to 100's, (id: bnconers, bid. (heavy) 3kl to 4d per lb. Honey.—4d per lb. New season's sections, 6s doz. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus.—4kl per Jb. Walnuts.—fd per ib. Tallow.—Casks, 2<s Gd to 28s 3d: tins, 23s to 26s cwt. Poultry.—Cockerels, 5s to 7? for good birds: hens, 3s 6d to 4? (id: good table hens, ss; good heavy ducks, 7s 6d: Indian Runners, 0s tf> 6s Gd per pair: turkey gobblers, Is per lb: hens 9d to TOd per lb live weight. Maize.—4s 9d per bus. Maize, Hickory King, seed.Gs Gd per bus., or 7s part sacks: Red Hogan, 7s 6d bus, and 7s sack

Wheat.—4a Gd per bus. Ten audi luis -ib 4d. x'eeu buiicy. —Us to 3s 4d pei bus. Pollard.- £7 per tun; 10s less for tun lots. liran. — £h per ton; IDs lees for ton luta. .Barley ineul.—£« lUs per ton; lUs less tor tun luts. Pure pea meal.—.l" • 5s per lon. Molasses in casks.--£4 10s per ton, or fibs per 5-owt. cask; Gs Ud per cwt. casK. Chaif.—Oaten shear, £5 5s per ton ex store. ilay.-Pnnie £4 to £5 10s per ton. Suerosine.—£7 per ton in 200's Meat and bone meal. —17s per 100; 9s per 50, and os per 251b bag. Straw.—£3 10s per ton. Linseed oil cake.—Ants, genuine, 1-Js cwt. Meal 13s Gd per cwt. Oats.—Feed. 2s ( Jd to 2a lid : Duns, 3s bushel. Oats.—Crushed, 3s 3d per bus. Uussian C;ipc seed barley.—3s Gd per bushel. Seed, Capo Barley.—3s Gd pe: bushel. Seed Oats.—Specially dressed Algerians, 3s 8d per bushel: Gartons, Spavrowbills, JLhins, Storm Kings, 3s Gd per bushel.