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Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 May 1916, Page 1

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♦ THE NEW ZEALAM) FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LIMITED. WEEKLY REPORT. WEEKLY KJSPORT. Wellington, May «. Potatoes are steady at recent rates. Wheat andi oats are stationary, and a fair demand exists. Poliard iB scarce and prices are firmer. Chaff in a till selling well at recent rates. Pork i* in very good demand, and larger supplies can be dealt with. Sucking pifps have been arriving in large numbers, and as the demand is limited, prices ■will suffer a big drop if the suppiy continues or increases. Honey js wanted. Molasses for stock feeding is in good demand owing to the shortage. Cabbage ie fetching high pricee and supplies are limited. Choice cauliflowers are in short supply and realizing high prices for well packedi lines. A good demand exists for choice ettuce. but inferior lines are hard to quit. Very few swedes are offering, and high rates are ruling. Parsnips are in good demand andir fai prices are realized. Carrots and white turnips are in good demand. Marrow and pumpkins are arriving in large quantities and. prices are lower. Spring onione, leeks and celery are in good supply. French beans are keenly bid for and bring high prices. Hutt tomatoes are realizing iigh prices and only small parcels are "arriving. Choice dessert apples and pears are keenly sought tor, and ' ic;h prices are ruling. Walnuts and ah estnuts are enquired for. Wheat.—Good whole towl 5s 6d bus. 10-sack iote 5s 4d. Maize.—ss 6dt per bushel; best imported 5s 9d. Oats.—Feed 3s 6d per uuehel. Oats.—Crushed 3s lOd per bushel. Seed oats.—(Australian), Algerians 4s 3d, direeed and clipped sb, Gartons and Sparrowbills 4s; Duns 4s tjd per bushel. •Russian Cape seed barley.— 4s (id per bushel.

iiarley, Cape feed.—4s 3d. Barley me«i.—£o 10s per ton. i'oilard.—£7 15a Rice pollarci—£7 10b. .Bran—£4 15s. Linseed oil cake.—Meal and nuts, genuine, 14s cwt; ton lots £13 10s. Chaff.—Oaten sheaf £5 10b to £6 per ton. Molasses.—ln casks, 28a per scwt. iSucrosme.—£B 10s per ton. Straw.—£3 10b pex ton. ymclilime.— In 281b tins 3s per tin. Potatoes.—£ti 10s to £8 per ton. Cabbage.—Choice spring 12s to 11b, medium 4s ud to os 6d per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice 14s to 15e; medium 8s to 10s per. sack. Carrots—6s to 8s for beat; others 4s to 5s sack. Onions— £5 per ton. Turnips—White 4s to 6s per sacis. Leeks.—4d to 6d per bundle. Lettuce.—ss 6d to 6s ud 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 5b 6d per cwt. Pumpkins.—7s to 8s per sack. Apples.—Choke dessert 7s to 8s 6d. Applee.—Cooking 3s to 4s case. Pears.—Choice dessert 9s to 10s per case. Tomatoes.— Hutt 9s to 10s per case. Lemons.—3ss case. Passions.—6s per half case. Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90's 6|d to 6|di; 80's to 100's 6d;. bsconera Sid; choppers (heavy) Sid to 4d per lb. Honey—ln 60'b 5Jd per lb. Honey sections.— 8s per doeen. Eggs.—2s 6d per dosen. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus.—6Jd to 7d per 18. Walnuts.—Bd to 9d per lb. Poultry.—Light table hens 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 Ik per lb live weight.