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Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 June 1916, Page 1

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l'iiii iNJiW ZEALAND 00-OPEiiAXI VE DIiSTItIBUTLN G OOAli'AiN i, ijiMiTED. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, May 2(j. Potatoes al ® coming in. fairly iaa-ge quantities and the demand] is good, i'lices are firmer. Oats tuwe inci'nased slightly m price mid ooiuudoraule business iiue been none. VYheat shows a align dy weaker tendency. Pol.lv/d and wan are scarce and prices lirrn at late rates, lair business is passing in chaff. Poak is in good demandi -it satisfactory pnicee. Cabbage and cauliflower are in fair supply and cause Keen competition. VYtui-packed lines ot lettuce are bringing good prises, but interior lines are nard to quit. Carrots, white and parsnips are in good demand and satisfactory prices are realized. Marrows and punupKins are plentiful. Choice de eert apples are in lair supply, and < gooa demand exists tor well lines. Cooking apples are in bettei demand and prices have iinprov jd. Choace desert pears are KeenjO' souglit lor and high prices are realized. *> ainuts are enquired for. H neat,. —Uood wnole I'owl, os 3d per bushel. 10-sk lots 6s iu Maize. —Local, os ad per bushel, imported, os bushel. <JaU>. —Peed, its 3d per bushel. Special quotes for large lots. Oats. —Crushed 3s id pur bushel. Seed Oats, Australian.—Algerians, Algerians, dressed and clipped, '->s; <jaxtons and bpanowbills, is; Duius, Od r'a- iridge Pea.* seed.—'is [11 t-s lliio an iiarloy Cape se;< ts<j 1 per bushel. Barley Peed.—4s 3d per bushel. •" .barley Meal.—£B per ton. # Fine pig teed. Pollard.—£B 5s per ton. Smarter lots, £8 10. like Pollard.—£7 10s per ton. Bran. —£o lUs per ton. Linseed Oil Cake. —Jieal and JNuts £11 J.os per tun ot 20U0 lU>. This is tne best and cneapest stock loodi procurable. Chatf.—Oaten Sheaf, £5 10s to £o per ton. Molasses.—ln uaslis. Splendid stock loud, i&s per o cwt. uasits extra. Cjuorosine —£8 iOs per ton. tttraw.— £3 lOs per ton. yuiicklime.—liu 2blb air-tight fcius, 3s per tin. Moat and bone meal.—lis pel 100; tis per oO and 5s per 251b bag. i'otaioes. —£0 to £(" per" ton. Oaboage.—Choice 8s to 10s; medium Is Od to as (id per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, 18s to £1j medium, 8s to 10s per sack. Carrots.—Best, Os to 8s; others, 4s to 5s sack. Onions.—£s per ton. Turnips.—White, 4s to Us per ack. Leeks.—(jd to Sftl per bundle, ttpiuach.—3s to 'Is per case Beetroot.—3s tkl to 4s Od per sacK. spring onions.—3d to 0d buncn. I'rench Beans.—4d to 5d per lb. Mat-rows.—2s to 3s per case. Swedes.—4s to 5s per case. Pumpkins.—4s tkl to 5s Od per sa'jk. Apples.—'Dessert, choice Os 6d to "s Od per case. Apples.—Cooking 4s to tis per case, -fears. —Choice Lessen, us to 10s per

Tomatoes.—Hutt, 7s to 8s 4-case. Lemons.—£2 2a tid per case. I'assions.— 6s per i^jase. Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90's 6Jd to DO'a to 100's 6d to 6Jd; baconox s 6d; choppers 4d per Jb. Honey.—ln 60's sjd per lb. Honey sections.'—ds per dozen. Jllgga.—Fresh 2s 6di per dozen. Eggs, Preserved Is 7d to ) i Bd. Beeswax.—ls 6d per ib. Fungus.—6id to 7d per Lb. VValnute.—Bd per lb. Poujltry.—Light stable hens 3s to 3s 6d; heavy hens 4s to ss; cockarefe 3s to 4s; heavy cockerels 5s to t>s; good heavy ducks 6s 6di to 7s 6d; -nddarn runners 3s 6d to 4s 6d per pair; turkey gobblers Is to Is Id per lb; hens lid to Is per lb live weight.