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Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 June 1916, Page 1

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'I'liE xNiiW ZiiALANJL) i-'AKAiEIUs' CO-Ui'Mt Ail VK MSIRIBUTIMG XjiMi'i'iiD. "WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, May Potatoes are coining in fairly iaxge quantities and the demand is yood. r rices are firmer. Oats nave incrtased slightly in price and cotisideraule business lias been'' uone. V\ iieat shows a align tly weaker tendency. Poilvd and bran are scarce and prices iiiui at late rateg. i'air business us passing iu cfiaft. Pork is m good demand, at satLStactory piiicee. Cabbage and cauliflower are in fail' supply and cause Keen competition. Weil-packed lines I 01 lettuce are bringing good prices, but interior lines are nai'd to quit. (J arrets, white turmpSj and parsnips are in good demand and satiirtact't'/y prices are realized. iiiarrowg and pumpkins are plentiful. Oiioice lie Kert, apples are in tuax supply, and t good demand exists for well paeJieL linea. Cooking apples are in bettei demand and prices have iniprov id. (Jliuioe desert pears are Keenly souglit lor and high prices are realized. vV;unuts are enquired for.

Wheat.—(jrood whole l 4 'owl, 5s 3d. j*ev J bushel. J.U-sk lots ba lu ALaizo. —Local, 5s 3d per bushel. imported, 5s busiiei. Oatts. —li'eedi, 3s 3d per bushel. Special quotes for large lots. Oats. —Crushed 3s Vcl per bushel. Seed Oats, Australian.—Algerians, Algerians, dressed, and clipped, ■is; Oar tons and' ibpiirrowbiAls, -is; Daix, 4 = Od I'a-iridge I'ea.s seed.—''s I <■' i»s U;io an Uariey Cape sum ' » '!•! per bushel. .barley i'eed. —4s 3d per bushel, li alley -Vleal.— £8 per ton. l!'ine pig lued. J/olJord. —£8 on pex ton. Smaiier lots, £8 It). It ice Pollard.—£7 10s per ton. Bruu.—£s Ills per ton. Linseed Oil Cake. —Aieul and .Nuts £11 10s per ton oi iiOUl) lbs. This is the best and cheapest stock loodi procurable. Oh a 11.—Oaten Sheaf, £5 10s to £o per ton. Alolasaes.--In caslis. Splendid stooli lood, 2i>s per 5 cwt. oasks extra, csuerosine.—£B 10s per ton. ocratv. —£3 lite per ton. Quicklime. —in air-tight tins, 3s per tin. -Meat and bone meal. — 17s per LUO; Us per oO and 6s per 201b bag. rotaioes.— £0 to £7 per ton. Oaboage.—Cnoioe tis to iot>; medium 4s Oil to o6 (id per sacK. Cauliflower.—Choice, 16s to £1; medium, Us to lib per aacK. Carrots.—Best, tis to 8s; others, 4s to oh sack. Onions.—£s per ton. Turnip^.—White, 4s to lis per ack. Leeks. —Od to yd per bundle. Opinach.—3s to 4s per case .beetroot. —3s Ikl to 4a lid per sack. Spring onions.' —3d to Od buncn. 1" rench iSeans. —4d to 5d per Jib. Aiarrows.—2s to 3s per case, .swedes.—4s to 5s per case, i'liuipkius.;—4s 6d to 5s od per .sa;k. Apples.—Dessert, choice Os Od to 's Od per ease. Apples.—CiHjkiug 4s to (js pel' ease, i'eai's.—Cnoice .Dessert, os to IDs per

iouiatoej.—Hutt, 7 s to 8s J-uase. l^eiiioiis.—£2 lid per case, i/anions.—lis per i-cuse. Dressed Pork.—VO's to yO's Ijjd to tiid; yO's to 100's tid to tijd; bacon©xs bd; choppers (heavy,) 4d per lb. Honey.—ln 60's sid per lb. iioney sections.—Bs per dozen, iiiggs.—Fresh 2s 6di par dozen. Eggs, Preserved Is 7d to J i bd. Beeswax.—ls 6d per 10. Fungus.—6id to 7d per lb. Walnuts.— 8d per lb. Poujltry.—Light toble hens 3s to 3s 6d; heavy hens 4s to ss; "-cock 3s to 4s; heavy cockerels 5s to Os; good heavy ducks 6s 6di to 7s 6d; >idiiam runners 3s 6d to 4s 6d per pair; turkey gobblers Is to Is Id per lb; hens lid to Is per lb live weight.