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Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 June 1916, Page 1

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THE NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' GO-OVER ATI VE DISTRIBUTING GOMPAN V, LiiMiTED. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, sth. June. Potatoes are linn in the south £>nd. fair business is being done on the local market. Oats are steady at recent rates. Wheat is offering freely, and prices are stationary. I'oiiard and bran have again risen in price, and supplies art' short at the niomont. i'ork is iu good demand. Honey is wanted. Molasses lor stock feeding is iti very good demand. Linseed oil cake is being usect by farmers in increasing qu&utitiea throughout" the province for all classes of etock. Owing to the prohibitive price of copper sulphate (about 80s per cwt), lime sulphur solution is being largely used as a Might specific with satisfactory results. Cabbage and cauliflower are in good demand and high priccs are being obtained. Lcttuce is in snort supply, and satisfactory prices are ruling. Carrots, white turnips and> parsnips are readily bought 'up and the supply is not equal to the demand. Marrows and pumpkins are plentiful. French beans are (scarce, and fetching high prices. Swedes 1 still arc plentiful and salts axe restricted.. Tomatoes are practically ! finished. Choice dessert apples are m good demand and values liave iniprovcu. Cooking apples are in better supply and are realizing fair prices. Choice dessert pears are m good demand at high values. Walnuts are enquired for. Wheat.—Good whole JL'owl, 5s 3d per bushel. 10-sk lota 5s 1(1 1 Maize. -Local, 5s 3d per bushel, imported, 5s bushel. Oate. —l ( 'ee<ij 3s 3d per bushel. Special quotes for large lots. Oats. —Crushed 3s 7d per bushel. Seed Oats, Australian.—Aiigerians, Algerians, dressed and clipped, : m, Uartons and Sparrowbiils, 4s; Daiu:, Od

j'a'itidge Pea.s seed.—'is i-tt l-s lliia an liariey Capo sum '» t).i j.ti bushel. iJatley l''eed.—4s 3d per bushel, iiariey Meal.—£B per tou. I'me pig ieetl. Pollard.—£B 5a per tun. ismunei lots, £8 iU. itice i'ullaru.—Hi 10s per tou. Bran.— £o iUs per ton. Linseed Oil Cake. —Jieal ami .Nuts £11 il>s per ton oi IiOUU Ibe. This la the best and eiieapest stock loud prucurable. Chaii.—Oaten iSheui', jjo 10s to AX) per ton. Moiassea.—ln casks. Splendid stuck lood, per 6 cwt. extra, riucroaiae.—£B iOa per ton. (Straw. —£3 lite per ton. Quicklime.— in 2blLi au'-tight tius, 3s per tin. Aleut unci bolie wuu.l. — lie, per lUU; iJs per oU auu os per 2-3 ib bag. / l otaLOCi. —jJti to £i per ton. Oaooage.—Cuoicu 6s to iUd; modi mi ud to ot> tid per sacK. Cauliflower. — Uhoico, lbs to £1; medium, So iu lUs per saoli. Cariois.—Beat, os to 8s; others., 4s to on sack. ■Onions.—per ton. 'ilumps.— Wnite, 4s to us pur auk. licks.—tid to yd per bundle, topinauii.— its to Is per case iieetroot. —its tki to 4s od per sack, onions.—ikl to tid bun.cn. i< ieneh Beans.—4d to 5d per lb. jMarrows.—2s to Sa per case. Swedes.—4s to os per case. Pumpkins.—4s tki to os tid per sack. Apples.—-Dessert, choice tin tid fco "s (id per ease. Apples.—Cooking 4s to Os per case. Pears. —Clioioe as to 10s per oaae. Tomatoes. —Hutt, 7s to 8s i-case. Leiuona.—£2 2a tki per case. Passions.—(is per i-caae. Dressed Pork. —70's to UO's bjd to UO'a to lUO's txl to tifcd; Uaconera (id; choppers (heavy) 4d per 'b. Honey.—la 60's did per lb. Honey sections.—per dozen. Jiggß.—i'resh 2s 6di per doaen. Eggs, Preserved is 7d to l i Bd. Beeswax.—is tid per 10. Fungus.—6|d to 7d per Lb. Walnuts.—Bd per lb. Poultry.—Light t>&ble heos 3s to 3s 6d; heavy hens 4s to ss; cockjieie 3s to 4s; heavy cockerels 5s to <js ; good heavy duoks 6a 6d to 7s 6d; ,n- - 3s 6d to 4a 6d per pair; turkey gobblers le to Is Id per lb; hens lid to la per lb lire weight.