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Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 June 1916, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

THE x\EW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPEIiATI VE DISTIUBUTING COMPANY, LIMITED. WEEKLY REPORT., "Wellington, 6th June. Potatoes are turn in the south iiid fair business is being done on tlie io cal market. Oats are steady at recent rules. YVlieut is offering lieely, And prices are stationary. Pollard ;iud bran h;ive ayaiu risen in price, and supplies art; short at the moment. Pork i*< in good demand). Honey is wanted. Molasses for stock feeding is in very »ood demand. Linseed oil cake is being used by farmers in increasing quantities throughout the province for all classes of stock. Owing to the prohibitive -price of capper sulphate (.about bUs per cwt), lime sulphur solution is being largeiy used as a olight specific with satisfactory results. Cabbage and cauliflower are in .good demand and high pricis are being obtained. Lettuce is in short supply, and. satisfactory priceb are ruling. Cuirots, while turnips and. parsnips are readily bought up and the supply is noi equal to the demand. Marrows ana pumpkins are plentiful. French beano are tcarce, and fetching high prices. Swedes ■ still tiry plentiful and sales axe restricted. Tomatoes are practical]}' iinisliod. Choice desert, apples are 111 good demand and values Jiuve iwproveu. Oiokmg apples are iu better supply and are realiziug fair prices. Choice de&Sert pears are in good demand at iiigh valuta. Walnuts are enquired for. Wheat.—Good whole Fond, 5s 3d per bu.ihel. 10-sk lots 5s la Maize.'-Local, f>s ckl per bushel, imported, us bushel. Oate.—Feed,, 3s 3d per bushel. Special quotes for large lots. Oats.—Crushed 3s 7(1 per bushel. Seed Oats, Australian.—Algerians, Algerians, dressed and clipped, os; Uaxtons and tjparro.vbiifs, -faj jL>ai:~, Od I'a iridge Peii seed.—''.s tei t«s Ksk- au Uarley Cape sf ; t <» Od |ei bushel. Hurley Feed.—4s 3d per bushel. iiariey -Meal. —Alb per ton. Fine pig teeu." Pollard.—£6 6s per ton. J&iidULier lots, £S to. Jiiiee i'ollai'd.—£* io& per ton. bran. — Jto lUs per ton. Linseed Oil Cake.—ALcai ami Aula ill ilis per ton ot iiUUO lbt>. This ia tiie best and cheapest stock food procurable. •Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, io iOs t-o Jm per ton. lUolasscs.- In casts. Splendid atock lood, 28s pe/ 0 cwt. ua&ks extra. Suerosilie.—Jtti lUa per ton. Straw. —13 iUe per ton. yiucklime.—in 261b air-tight tins, ■i-> per tin. •Meat uuu boUe luvai. - i.u pel OU; ;J.-> pei oil and os per Hole bag. i otaioes. —id to Kt pel tou. Oaooage.—Choice y a to iUsj med.i-i.ui is ud tu oib GO per sacK. Cautiilovver. --Ulioice, lo» to -i i

medium, do to lUa per sacii. Cariois.—lieat, <js lu »s; o-siiei'b, 4s to 6s suck. Omous.—i.s per Lou. luitnps.- H lute, 4s lo ot> pel uoh. Leeks. —od to Ud pel bundle, ■■npimieu. —tii> to 4s per lSeelrool.—.is <ki to 4a o<i per sueii. ouiuiib.— i>d to (jd bunch, i' rencli iieaila.—4d to 5d per ib. jUunowa.—2s to 5s per case. Svv ed.es.—4s to on per Pumpkins.—4s fckl to ob tid per ta-jk. Applet.—Dessert, clioico & tid to e (id per oaae. Apples.—Cooking 4s to t>s per case, .fears.—Choice Dessert., Jb to 10a per case. Tomatoes.—iiutt, 7s to 8s J-case. Lemons.—£2 2s tid per case. Passions.— (is per i-txiae. Dresssed Pork.—7o's to 90's lijd to li^d, 'JO's to iOO's (id to did; baconera tid; choppers (heavy) 4d per 'b. Honey.—in (id's did per lb. JLioney sections. —6a per dofcwt. liiggs.—i'resh 2s 6d, per dozen. Kiias, Preserved 1b 7d to Ji tid. iieeswox.—ls (3d per io. i'lingus.—6Jd to 7d per lb. Walnuts.—Bd per lb. Poultry. —Light toble hens 3s to 3s (kl; heavy hens 4s to ss; cook > wis lis to 4s; heavy cockerels 5s to t>s; good heavy duoka 6s 6di to 7g ttd; .n----(lLam runners' 3s 6d to 4s 6d per pair; turkey gobblers la to Is Id per lb; hens lld to Is per Ib lire weight.