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Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 May 1916, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

THE NEW ZEALAND FARMERS" CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LIMITED. "WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, April 28 Potatoes are steady at recent nates, but inferior lines are hard to clear. W heat and oats are stationary, and a fair demand exists. Pollard and bran are scarce. Cliaff is still selling well at recent rates. Pork is in very good demand. Sucking pigs liave been arriving in large numbers and as ilie demand is limited, prices will suffer a big drop if the supply continues or increases. Honey is wanted. Grass seeds are in very good demand, and large salefl are taking place, particularly of western wolths for green feed sowing. Molasses for stock feeding are in good demand. Cabbage and cauliflower are arriving in small parcels andi high prices are realised. Choice lettuce' is fetching good prices but inferior lines are liard to sell. Carrots, white turnips and parsnips are in good demand and cause keen competition. On account of shortage of green vegetables, marrows and pumpkins still remain firm at goodi prices. French beans are arriving in small parcels, and high prices are being realized. Swedes are coming to : hand in larger quantities and prices axe slightly weaker. u.uit tomatoes are coming to hand in small parcels and high prices are .realised. Dessert , apples are in goodi demand at higher values, while cooking apples are fetching high prices. Choice dessert pens are keenly bid ior and high prices are now being realized. Walnuts are enquired for, and % good demand/ exists for honey. Wheat.—Good whole towl 5s tid bus. 10-sack lots 5s 4d. Maize.—ss (jdi per bushel; best imported 5s 9d. Oats.—Feed 3s 6d per bushel. Oats.—Crushed 3s lOd per bushel. Seed oats.—(Australian), Algerians 4s 3d, cfcresed and clipped ss, Gartons and Sparrowbills 4s; Duns 4s 6d per bushel. Russian Cap© seed barley.— 4s 6d per bushel. Barley, Cape feed.—4s 3d. Barley meal.—£9 10s per ton. Pollard. —£7 15s Rice pollardi.—£7 10b. Bran—£4 15s. Linseed oil cake.—Meal and nuts, genuine, 14s cwt; ton lots £13 10s. Chaff.—Oaten sheaf £5 10s to £6 per ton. Molasses.—ln casks, 28s per scwt. •Sucrosinc.—£B 10s per ton. Straw.— £3 10s per ton. Quicklime. —In 281b tins 3s per tin. Potatoes.—£6 lOs to £8 per ton. Cabbage.—Choice spring 121s to 14s, medium 4s 6d to 5s 6d per sack. . Cauliflower.—Choice 14s to 15s; medium 8s to 10s per sack. ■ Carrots.—6® to 8s for best; others 4s to 5s sack. Onions— £5 per ton. Turnips.—White 4s to 6s per* sack. Leeks.—4d to 6d per bundle. Lettuce.—ss 6d to 6s bd per case. Spinach—3s to 4s per case. Beetroot.—3s to 4s per sack. Spring onions.— 3d to 6d bunch. French beans.—3d to 4d per lb. Marrows.-—2s to 3s per case. Swedes 4s 6d to 5s 6d per ew"t. Pumpkins.—7s to 8s per sack. Apples.—Choice dessert 7s to 8s 6d. Apples.—Cooking 3s to 4s case. Pears.—Choice dessert 9s to 10s oer case. Tomatoes.— Hutt 9s to 10s per case. Lemons.—3ss case. Passions.—6s per half case. Dressed Pork.—7o'e to 90's 6}d to 6|di; 90's to 100's 6d; baconers 5Jd; choppers (heavy) 31d to 4d per lb. Honey.—ln 60's sid per lb. Honey sections—-8s per dozen. . Eggs.—2s 6d per dozen. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus.—6}d to 7d per 18. Walnuts.—Bd to 9d per lb. Poultry.—Light table hems 3s to 3s 6d; heavy hens 4s to ss; cockerels Ss to 4s; heavy cockerels os to 6s; heavy ducks 6s 6d to 7s 6d; Indian Runners 3»: 6d to 4s 6d per pair; turkey gobblers Is to Is Id per lb. hens lid to lb per lb live weight.