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Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 June 1916, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

THE .NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DiS'l'iUBUT-I-NG COMPANY, BIMITED. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, May 2t>. Potatoes are coming in fairly jiarge quautdtaea and the demand is good. Prices are turner. Oats hare increased tdightiy in price and ooiuadi&raDle business has been uone. Wheat shows a biigutly weaker tendency. PoUvd and Or an are scarce and prices firm at. late rates. Fair business is passing in ciiaii. Pork is in good demand) at satisfactory prices. Cabbage and cauliflower are in fail- supply and cause keen competition. Weil-packed Jines oi lettuce are bringing good prices, but interior lines are nard to quit. Carrots, white turnips, and parsnips are iin good demand and satisfactory prices are realized. Marrows ana pumpkins are plentiful. Choice de sert apples are in lair supply, and t good demand exists for weli paosec lines. Cooking apples are in bettei diemand and prices have improv id. Choice desert pears are ke«ni(y sought ior and high prices are realized. vV adnuts are enquired for. Wheat.—Good whole Fowl, os 3d per bushel. 10-sk lots 5s la Maize.—.Local, 5s cki pea' bushel, imported, 5s bushel. Oats.—Feedij 3s 3d per bushel. Special quotes for Large lota. Oats.—Crushed 3s 7a per bushel, deed Oats, Australian. —Algerians, Algerians, dressed, and clipped, on; Gartons and Sparrowbiils, 4s; Dans, 4= 'jcl i'a'iridge Peas seed.— 'w iti t/»s 11 ua an Barley Cape oe ; v <■ * «J-i per bushel. Barley Feed.—4s 3d per bushel. Barley Meal.—£B per ton. Fine pig teed. Pollard.—£B 5s per ton. Smaiaei lots, £8 10. liiee Pollard.— £7 10s per ton. Bran.—Jto. 10s pel - ton. Linseed Oil Cake. —Meal and .Nuts £11 10s per ton oi 2000 lbs. This 11 tlie best and cheapest stock foodi procurable. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £5 10s to £t per ton. * Molasses.—ln casts. Bplendid stool iood, 28s per 5 cwt. uaaks extra, riuoi'oaine. —£8 10s per ton. ■Straw.—£'d 10s per ton. Quicklime. —la 2fcUb air-tight tins, 3s per tin. Meat and bone meal.—l7s per 100 j Us per oO and 5s per 251b bag. I'otatoes. —£6 to £7 per ton. CaUuage.—Clioice 8s u> 10s; lnediium ■is od to 6t tki per sack.

Cauliflower.—Clioice, 18s to £1; medium, 8s to lUs per sack. Carrots.—Beet, 6s to 8s; others, 4s to ob sack. Onions.—£s per ton. Turnips.—White, 4s to t» per .ack. Leeks.—(id to 9d per bundle. iipinach.—to 4s per case Beetroot.—3s 6d to 4s t3d per sack. Sprung onions ad to 6d buucti. French Beans.—4d to 5d per lb. Marrows.—2s to 3s per case. Swedes.—4s to 5s per case. Pumpkins.—4s 6d to os 6d per saok. Apples.—Dessert, choice 6s 6d to 'i'e ticl per oase. Apples.—Cooking 4s to 6s per case. .fears. —Oiioice Dessert, as to 10s per oase. ' Tomatoes.—Hutt, 7s to 8e i-case. jLomons.—£2 2s 6d per case. i'assions.— 6s per J-case. Dressed Pork.—7o'a to 99's 6id to 90's to 100's tkl to 64d; baconers 6d; choppers (heavy; 4d per ib. Honey.—ln 60's 6Jd per lh. Honey aeotions.—Sa per dozeui. JjJggs.—Fresh 2s 6di per dozen. Eggs, Preserved is 7d to Ji fid. Beeswax—ls 6d per lb. Fungus.—6 id to 7d per lb. Walnuts.—Bd per lb. Poujltry.—Light [tfcible hens 3a to 3s 6d; heavy hens 4s to ss; cockoreis 3o to 4s; heavy cookerels 5s to 6s; good heavy duoks 6a 6di to 7s 6d; -nddam runners 3s 6d to 4s 6d per pair; turkey gobblers Is to Is Id per lb; hens lid to la per lb lire weight. Mr J. W. De Blois, Ranfurly-streot, Palmerston North, says:—Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are a fine remedy for rheumatism. I have proved this, and am sure, from my experience, that they are quite aa good as they ate claimed to be. I suffered from rheuwho had heard ot a cure by Doau . matosm for years, and one day a trie ad Backache Kidney Pills, advised me to try this remedy. i got some without delay, and used them with very satisfactory results. I can faithfully recommend Doan's Backache Kidney Pills to any other sufferers."