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Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 June 1916, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

' .yiw - ~ - ■»»»-'-f "'* «*&&» ZEALAND CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CX)MPANY, LIMITED. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, sth J uau. Potatoes are liiin iii the south i.nd fair business is being done on the lo wtl market. Outs are steady at recent rates. Wheat is ottering freely, and prices are stationary. Poiiard and bra<n have again risen in price, and supplies are short at the moment, i'ork is in good demand. Honey is wanted. Molasses fox slock feeding is iu very good demand. Linseed oil oako is being used. by farmers in increasing quantities throughout the pro. vinco for all classes of stock. Owing to the prohibitive price of copper sulphate (about BUs per cwt), iinie suL phur solution is being largeiy used as a blight specific with satisi actor y results. Cabbage and cauliflower arc, ui good demand anil high prices are being obtaiued. Lettuce is in snort supply, and satisfactory prices are ruling. ' Carrots, white turnips and. parsnips are readily bought up and tile supply is not equal to the demand. Marrows aim pumpkins are plentaiui. i'rench beans are scarce, and tetcliing high prices. swedes still are plentitul and sales are restricted.. Tomatoes are pracuicuily finished. Uhoice dessert apples are m good demand and values nave improved. Cooking apples are in bet-1 I ter supply and are realizing tair prkw. Choice dessert pears are in good demand at high values. w aiuuts are enquired, for. Wheat. —Good whole -Fowl, 5s 3d per bushel. 10-sk lots 5s iu Maize.—Local, 5s 3d ptu' bushel. Ltupoited, os bushel. " Oats.— Eeed, as ad per bushel. Special quotes for Largo lots. Oats.—Crushed 3s Vd pea- bushel, deed Oats, Australian.—Algerians, Algerians, dressed and clipped, in; Gar tons and aparrowbills, -is; Laiu, 4: Od i'a-iridge Pea.s seed.—'>.> iti l-s liua .an Barley Cape se ; ■ ' ' C<i |.ei bushel. Barley Eeed. —4s 3d per bushel. „ liariey -Meal.—£M per ton. Fine pig iced. Pollard.—£B 5s per tun. lots, 11). luce Pollard.—£T 10s per ton. liran.—£s lUs per ton. Linseed Oil Cake.—JXeal and iNuts £11 lUs per ton oi 20U0 lbs. This is the best and cheapest stock lood procurable. Chafi.—Oaten iShcaf, £5 IDs to £o per ton. Molasses.—in casKs. splendid stock lood, 26a per 5 cwt. casks extra. iSucrosiiio.—£B iUs per ton. Straw. —£3 lUs per ton. Quicklime. —Jju 281b air-tight tills, 3o per tin. Jieut and bone Mieai.—l7b per !(J0; i>6 per oU and os per 251b bag. i'otatoes.—£U to £<' pel ton. CaLioage.—Uaoicu bs to iOsj medium is ud tu us lid per sacK.

CauiiUowui.— Choice, 18a to £1; uiuuium, Si to lU> per sacii. Cttl'lUlS.—JJt'bL, Ob tu So j O til Bits, 4s to os sack. Oiiious.—£s per Urn. 1 uruips. -White, 4s to lis per ack. i.eeks.—Od to UU per bundle, opinawi.—lis to -is per case iioetroot. —lis tkl to -lo lid per sacK. "Spi unions.—lki tu Od bunoli. I'lcUuU lieaiu>.—4d to od pel' lb. Marrows.—2s to 3b per case. Swedes.—4s to os per case. Pumpkins.—4s tkl to os (id per sack. Apples.—Dessert, choice 0b Od to '6 Od per oaae. Apples.—Cooking 4s to Os per case. Pears. —Choice Dessert, aa to 10s peloids©. Tomatoes.—Hutt, 7s to 8s J-case. Lemons.—£ti 2s tkl per case. Passions.—6s per t-caae. Dressed Pork.—7o's to SJO's 6sd to Ojd.; UO's to lOO'e tkl to tiid; baooners Od; choppers (heavy) 4d per . lb. Honey.—ln 00' a 6id per lb. Uoney sections.' —lis per dozen. Eggs.—iresli 2s 6di per dozen. Eggs, Preserved Is 7d to Is tkl. Beeswax.—la 6d per 10. Fungus.—64<l to 7d per lb. Walnuts.—Bd per lb. Poultry.—Light liable bens 3s to 3s 6d; heavy hens 4s to os; cockjreis 3s to 4s; heavy cockerels 5s to 6b j good heavy ducks 6s 6di to 7s 6d; .n----ditjun runners 3s 6d to 4s 6d per pair; turkey gobblers Is to Is Id per lb; hens lid to Is per lb live .weight.