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Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 May 1916, Page 1

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• v iHh JSiIrVV ZiiliAljAiSiJ i' AitAliiiUS 00-Oi' jh It AJ. 1V ill Ultt'llUiiUT--IAU <JOMi'AN i, lilMl'l'iiU. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington,. April 28 Potatoes are steady at recent xates, but ulterior lines are hard to clear. Wheat and. oats are stationary, and a tair demand -existo. i'oliurd and bran ar« scarce. Oiuatl is still selling well at recent ratea. Pork is in very good A demand. (Sucking pigs have Deen arriving in large numoers and as the 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 sales 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 nard to sell. Garrots, white turnips and parsnips are in good demand and cause keen competition. On account of shortage of green vegetables, marrows and pumpkins still remain hrni at goodi prices. French beans are arriving in small parcels, and high prices are be- . ing realized. Swedes are coming to • hand in larger quantities and prices are slightly weaker. nutt tomatoes are coming to hand in small parcels and high prices are realised. Dessert apples are in good demand at higher values, while cooking apples are fetching high prices. Choice dessert peirs are keenly bid ior and high prices ( are now being realized. Walnuts are enquired forj and & good demand exists ior honey. Wheat.—Good whole iowl oa 6d biiß. 10-sack lots 5s 4d. Maize.—os 6di per bushel; best imported 5s 9d. Oats.—Feed 3s 6d per oushel. Oats.—Crushed 3s lOd per bushel. Seed oats (Australian), Algerians 4s 3d, dresed. and clipped ss, Gartons and iSparrowbillfl 4s; Dona 4s (3d pai- bushel. .Russian Cape seed barley.— 4s tid per bushel. Barley, Cape feed.—4a 3d. Barley meal.— £0 10s pea- ton. Pollard. —£7 15s Rice pollard.—£7 10s. Bran—Jb4 los. 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. tiucrosine.—£B 10s per ton. Straw.—£3 10s per ton. Quicklime.—ln 281b tins 3s per tin. Potatoes. —£6 10s to £8 per ton. Cabbage.—Choice spring 12s to 14s, medium 4s od to 5s 6d per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice 14s to 15s; medium 8s to 10s per sack. Carrots.—6s 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 eo.se. Spinach—3e 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 cwt. Pumpkins.—7s to 8e per 6ack. Apples.—Choke dessert 7s to 8s 6d. Apples.—Cooking 3s to 4s oase. Pears.—Choice dessert 9s to 10s per case. Tomatoes.— Hutt 9s to 10s per oase. Lemons.— : 3ss case. Passions.—6s per half case. Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90's 6jd to 6Jdi; 90's to 100's 6d; hjconers 5Jd; choppers (heavy) 91d to 4d per lb. Honey.—ln 60's 5Jd per lb. Honey sections.—Bs per dozen. Eggs.—2s 6d per doeen. ; Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus.—6|d to 7d per 18. Walnuts.—6d to 9d per lb. Poultry.—Light table hens 3s to 3a 6d; heavy hens 4s to ss; cockerels 8s to 4s; heavy cockerels 5s to 6s; heavy ducks 6s 6d to 7s 6d; Indian Runners 3'! 6d to 4s 6d per pair; turkey gobr blere Is to Is Id per lb. hens lid to | lb per lb live weight.