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Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 April 1915, Page 1

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JS.Z. FAJLIMEHS' 00-OVEIUTI VK iJiSTItIUUTING COMPANY, LTD, WEEKLY PIiODUCE REPORT, The market is steadily supplied wiUi I potatoes, and values remain lirm. There . id [air business passing with Southern onions. Wheat is stationary. Oats are unchanged. All other grains arc steady. (Jhatf is firm, and holders we expecting higher prices later. Straw is iii fair supply. Hay is scarce. Algerian Gate continue in strong demand. Liueoed oil cake is in ready sale, and the supply is not strong. Porkers are selling readily, and as the supply has already commenced to fall off considerably, we expect a rise in values to occur from time to time from now on. tiuckers are dull of ale. Eggs are firm for both fresh and preserved, and advanced rates are expected shortly. New season's honey is in good demand. Fruit.—There in a good supply of both cooking and dessert apples and valnee are about the same as last week. Choice dessert pears meet ready sale, but cooking varieties are dull of sale. Quinces arc coming io hand freely, ind demand is fair at prices indicated. The supply of tomatoce from the Htitt has been very heavy during the week, iid prices are at bedrock. Grapes are onquired for. Vegeatbles.—Cabbages are meeting better sale. Cauliflowers arc morn plentiful since last report, and val'.ies lire a little lower. Green peas and beans sell" readily. Beetroot is elling well, and red cabbage is enquired for. Swedes are selling readily. All loot vegetables are easier in price. Lettuces arc scarce, and excellent prices are realised for the few offering. Celery, mint and spring onions are elling freely. Horse Covers.—We strongly recommend onl , clients to book their orders early this season, as owing to the British Government prohibiting the export of .into, and the exceptional demand for canvas of all kinds lor war purposes, prices are almost certain to advance considerably as present local stock run out. VEGETABLES. Potatoes.—Prime, £7 u> £8; others £6. Cabbage.—Choice iia to 3s tkl; othoris 2t- per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, is to 8s 'jd ; others 3s to 4s sack. CaiToUs Best 4s , to -Is lid; others 3s Gd per sack. Celery Is Cd to 2s per doz Cucumber*.- 2s lid to 3s pur J-case. Marrows.-—3s to Is per sack. Onions.-- £1.3 per ton. Parsnips.—Choice 4s to us per sack Peas.— Choice Is 3d to Is Gd per peck. Swedes—2s b'd per cwt. Turnips.—White 3s to 3s Ud per iuck Lettuce.—Choice, Os to 7s tid ; others 3s per caae: Spring Onions.—-Gd per bundle. Mint.—ls to Is Gd per dozen bun dies. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles. Beans.—French, 6s to 7s per part stok. Beetroot.—4e to 5s per sack. lted Cabbage.—-Is to 5s pur sack. FRUIT. Cape Goosberrikte.—4k Io 4.s <3<l per i-caso. Passions.—Auckland 4s to 4s Gd per hall case. Peaches.—Choice dessert, 4s to ss; medium 3s Gd; others 2s Gd to 6a. Pears.—Dessert, choice 3a to Is per 4-case. Pears.—Cooking, 3.s Cd to •Iβ Od per case. Apples.—Cooking, choice Is to -Is Gd others 3s 6d. Apples.—Dessert, choice, Gs to "e thers 4s Gd to os 6d per case. Quinces. —3s to 3s Gd per case. Tomatoes. —Round, 2s Gd to 3s others Is 3d to 2s per Grapes.—yd per lb. POULTRY. Light table hens 2s Gd to 3s; heavy hens 4s; cockerels Is Gd 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 UK's, 5d ; iJO's to lOO's, 4Jd; Baconers, 4£d; chop pers heavy) 3Jd per lb; suckers Gd Io 63d per lb. Butter.—Separator, lOJd to lid per lb. Honey.— New 4Jd; old 3Jd to Id per lb. Honey Sections -(5s 6d per dozen. Cheese.— Factory mediums, per lb. Eggti.-— Fresh, 2e per dozen. Beeswax.—ls (id per lb. Fungus—6d per lb. Wanted. Walnuts.—Wanted. GRAIN, PRODUCE, ETC. Wheat.—7s Gd per bus. Maize.-— <3s Gd per bushel. Oats.—-Is IOd; Duns, 5s per bushel. Oats.—Crushed 5s 3d per bushel. Feed Barley—6s Gd per bushel. Feed Peas.—Gs Cd per bushel. Seed Cape Barley. - Gs Gd per bus. Seed oats.—Storm Pving, Gartons, bartons, .Sparrowbills, Duns 5s <>d ; Algerians Gs 'Jd per bushel. Flour.—Sack. 38s; 10l)'s, Ws Gd. l'ollard.--£y 15s per ton. Hraii.---TLB ]0s per ton. iSiii-rusim , .-Book I'onvaiil orders only I Li used Oil Cake. —Meal, genuine, 16s ! (jd i>ol p«t. I Molanees.—2Bb per scwt casks free A little prevention is worth a ton iof cure. Before gf'ing out in yjld, I wet weather put a few drops of 'N»eol' on lump sugar and let it dissolve lu the mouth. "Naeol" will fortify you chills and germs. A6rt. 5

Quicklime. In 281b air-bight tins, 3s per tin. Meal and Hone Meal.—l7r per 100; Js per 50, :ind 5s per 251b bag. Straw. 1M pci' ton ex store. Western Wolths Ryegrass (Teu Have's) —-9d ped lb. Sutton's Swede and Turnip Swds <<s [kji 1 their list. .Moiml Lyoll Super. £5 5s per tollSulphate Ammonia. CLB per ton. Sulphate Potash.- £30 per ton. Gear Company Blood Manure.-— No. 2 £(i. Gear Company Honedust.—£6 ss. W.M.Iv Coy." No. :■} Man Hire, £ 5 12s 6d p©i' ton.