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Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 May 1916, Page 2

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SEW ZEALAND FAUji KUS' (JO-Or-

JERATIVE DISTRIBUTING Wellington, May 2(J. Potatoes are coming in fairly iiargo qiuintiticfc 'and tlie demand! is good. I'l ices aru. firmer. Oats have increased slightly in price and considiuKiblo business hat> been done. Wheat shows a slightly weaker tendency. Poi'Kvd and bran are .scarce and .prices firm at late rates. Fair business us passing in chaff. Pork is in good demandi at satisfactory prices. Cabbage and cauliflower are in fair supply and cause keen competition. Well-packed lines ol lettuce are bringing good prices, but inferior lines are hard to quat. Carrots, white turnips, and parsnips are in good demand and satisfactory prices are realized. Marrows and pumpkins are plentiful. Choice deBert apples are in fair supply, and a good demand exists for well pacKed lines. CooEtng apples are in better diemand and prices have improved. Choice desert pears are keenly 6ouglit for and high prices are realized. Walnuts a-ro enquired for. The alteration's from last weed's prices ai- o as follow:— Cabbage.—Choice 8s to 10s; medium 4s Cd to ok (kl per sack. Apples.—Dessert, choice 6s 6d to 7 n (id per case. Apples.—Cooking 4s to (5s per ease. I<EVIN ~ STOCK" SALE. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report: —At Levin on Friday we yarded heavy entries of both sheep and cattle, and although the prices of .at sheep did not realize vendors' reserves, we must report that store shoep and all classes of cattle as with a ready demand.

Sheeip. —4-tooth ewes in lamb to 'Roruneys 20s; 4-tooth to f.f.m ewes in lamb to Romneya 30s; 4-year Lincoln ewes in lamb to purebred Lincoln rams 345; 4 and 6 and f.t'.m. owes in <amb to Southdown ram® 30s 7d; .y.in. ewes in lamb to Southdown rams 25s 7d; rill} ewes ill lamß 18e; store wethers 26k 3di; fat lamibs 25s 3d. Ga,ttle.—Fait cows £8 to £T3; voalors £3 6s; 4-yea.r bullocks £13 2's; 3yea,r steers £10 lis; 2}-year steers £8, 2-yea.r steers £6 lUs; iS-moiutliß steers £3 iSs; weaner steers £1 14s to £2 5a 6d; store cows £4 Is to £4 14s ■ heifers in calf £5 17s 6d to £7; spring calving dairy cows £5 10s to £10. Pigs.— Weaners 6s 6d to lis; porkers 265, 295, 32s 63, 40b to (30s: .stores 18s Cd, 20s, to 21s.