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Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 May 1916, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

IHE jNiiVV ZiiALAND FARMERS" CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING OOMPANY, IdMITED. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, May 26. Potatoes are conning in fairly iarge quantities and tlie demandi is good. 1/rices are timer. Oats nave increased slightly in price and oonsidieraole business has been none. Wheat shows a shglitly weaker tendency. Poll'trd and bran are scarce and prices firm a* late rates- Fair business us passing in chaif. I'ork is in good <lemiandi -it satisfactory prices. Cabbage and cauliflower are in fail - supply and cause keen competition. Weil-packed lines ol lettuce are bringing good prices, but interior lines axe iiarct to quit. Carrots, white and parsnips &r© in good demand and. s&tifll&ctory prices are realized. Narrows ama pumpkins are plentiful. Choice de cert apples are in fair supply, and < good demand exists ior well pactsec lines. Cooking apples are in better i -demand and prices liave iniprov )d. Choice Uesert pears are iteenJiy sought ior and high -prices are realized. vVainuts are enquired for. Wlieat. —(iood whole Fowl, 5a 3d per i bushel. IU-sk lots 5s iu Maize.—iiocal, os ckl per bushel, imported, 5s bushel. Oats.—Feedij as 3d per bushel. Special quotes for large lots. Oats.—Crushed 3s VU per bushel. Cieea Oats, Australian. —Algerians, Algerians, dressed and clipped, on -, Ciartons and isparrowbiUs, 4s; Duils, 4s. Od i'a"«ridge Peas seed.— '>* <">s iiu» an Barley Cape so ;i - b.J per bushel. Barley Peed. —4s 3d per bushel. Barley Meal.—£B per ton. Fine pig feed. Pol-tord.—£B 5s per ton. Smaiier lots, £8 10. llice Pollard. —£7 IDs per ton. Bran.—£6 10s per ton. Linseed Oil Cake.—Meal and .Nuts £11 10s per ton of 2000 lbs. This is the best and cheapest stock foodi procurable. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £5 10s to £0 per ton. Molasses.—ln casks. bplendid stock lood, 28s per o owt. uasks extra, tjuoroaine.—£B 10s per ton. •Straw.—£3 10s per ton. Quicklime. —In 281b air-tight tius 2 3s i>er tin. Meat and bone meal.—l7a per 100; Us per oO and os per 251b bag. Potatoes.—£6 to £7 pel' ton. Cabbage.—Choice 8s to 10s; inediium 4s o>d to 5s 6d per sack. Cauliflower. —Choir.a. 18s to £1; medium, 8: "A jw» . Gariv Hf., jtiiors, 4s to os sack. Onions.- ■■■■■? «>u j ' "• • ; ack. J . 'ipilUt 1,-.- •. r ...... Beetroot.—3n ed to 4a \ki ■ ■■■ Spring on"' >ne—3d to 6d Mauii. French - id to cd ; - !!•. Marrows.—2s to 3s csw. I Swedes.—4s was per "sa. ?umpkios. —:A to 5 ;:i p>" ;s. k. Apples.—'!)•> choice 6s t<l :.•> ,'s tiv per case. Apples.— 4s to fas p-.r ca.,e. Pears—Choi.'. Desaertj, .'a to 10, Tomatoes.-Kta.-itt, j's to fer« f-cew. Lemons.—£2 2s 6d per • I'assions. -6a per

Dressed Pork.—iO's to a*!''! «aJ. to | o|di; 90's to lUO's 6d to 6ii-l; hac<>uj i a fi'* j choppers (hiiwvyJ 4<f pwt Mi i H«. ey.—ln 60' a 6sd per ' Honey 860t/icoß.—& per t . sea:-, j | JSggs.—Fresh >2s 6d per dosaii. ' Eggs, Preserved da 7d t»:- J; • ! Heeswax—ls 6 for lb. Fungus..- ~6Jd to 7<i per lb. ; Wali/uk.—Bd per lb. ' Pouji -Light rUpMe in-ns 3s 3s 6d; *»vy >hena 4b to fis. - ''•a to heavy cockerels '~r.> tc £;- s i .fe-wd a-Ty-ducks 6s 6di to cd: i' E " diiuti runners 3s 6d to 4b 6d t>op pes'-"*/ <rtf gobblers Is to Is Id j>er / r ' ; i.r- .« lid to Is per lb live iwighfc. j