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Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 May 1916, Page 1

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ItiA* is iuto r AUMJs/ltti' VAJ-O'l'JU/KAj.iV Ji UidilUiiU 1lisU GOAU'AjN 1, ia'MllHiL). WEEKLY RM'Oia. Wellington, April Potatoes are ateadiy at recent lfltes, but interior lines iue iiaid to clear. Wheat and oats are stationary, and a fair demand existe. Pollard and bran are scarce. Clutii is sull selling well at'recent rates. Pork is in very goad Uemaud. trucking pigs have oeen arriving; in large numoers and as the demand is limited, pi iocs will auii'er a big drop if the supply continues or increases. Honey is wanted. Urass seeds are in very good diemand, and large sales are taking place, particularly of western woltka for green feed sowing. Molasses for stuck 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 iiard to sell. Carrots, white turnips and parsnips are in good demand and cause keen competition. On account of shortage ot green vegetables, marrows and puinpKins stiii remain lirm at good prices. i'Vencii beans are arriving in sman pa reels, and high prices are being realized. (Swedes are coining to ' hand in larger quantities and prices are slightly weaker. xiutt tomatoes are coining to hand in small parcels and high prices are realised. Dessert apples are in goodi demand at higher values, while cooking apples axe fetching high prices. Choice dessert pen's are keenly bid lor and high prices are now being realized. Walnuts are enquired for, and a good demand exists for honey. Wheat.—Good whole iowl 5s 6d bus. iU-sack lots us 4d. Maize.—os (kli per bushel; best imported o& yd. Oats.—i'eed 3s tkl per ouehel. Oats.—Crushed '6a lOd per bushel. Steed oats. — Algerians 4s 3d, tixesed and clipped oe, Gartons and spar row bills 4s j liuns 4s tJd per bushel. Kussian Cape seed barley.— 4s bd per busliel. Barley, Cape feed.—4s 3d. Barley meal.— 10s pea- ton. Pollard.—£7 15s i liice pollardi.—£7 IDs. Bran—£4 15s. Linseed oil cake.—Meal and nuts, genuine, 14s cwt; ton lots £13 10s. Chaff.—Oaten sheaf £5 10s to £'0 per ton. Molasses.—ln casks, 'Ida per scwt. tiucrosine.—£B 10s per ton. Straw.—£3 10b per ton. Quicklime. —In 231b tins 3s per tin. Potatoes.—£6 10s to £8 per ton. Cabbage.—Choice spring 12s to lis, to odium 4s ud to 5s (3d per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice 14s to 15b; medium 8s to 10s per sack. Carrots 6s to 8s for best; others 4s to 5s saek. Onions— £5 per ton. Turnips.—White 4s to tis per sactt. 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 cwt. 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 per case. Tomatoes.— Hutt 9s to 10s per ease. Lemons.—3ss case. Passions.—6s per half case. Dressed Pork.—7o'e to 90's 6jd to 6idi; 90'b to 100's 6d; baconers old; choppers (heavy) 81d to 4d per lb. Honey.—ln 60's s}d per lb. Honey sections.—Bs per doeen. Eggs.—2s 6d per dozen. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus.—6Jd to 7d per 18. Walnuts.—Bd to 9d per lb. Taultry—Light table hens 3s to 3s 6d; heavy hens 4s to 6s; cockerels Ss to 4s; heavy cockerels 5b to 6b; heavy ducks 6s 6d to 7s 6d; Indian Runners 3v 6d to 4s 6d per pair; turkey gobblers Is to Is Id per lb. hens lid to lo per ib live weight.