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Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 June 1916, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

THE x\E\V ZEALAND FARMERS' 00-UPEKATIVE DIS'I'IUBUXINtt COMPANY, WMI'IED. WEEKLY REI'OIU". Wellington, June 0. Fair business is being done locally in potatoes and the southern market shows a rising tendency. Oats axe steady at slightly nrmer rates. Wheat in offering freely at last week's prices, and very little business is doing. Maize is firmer. Pollard and brand lave weakened slightly, probably on account of importations from Australia. Large consignments ot pork -arrived this week, but there is ain excellent demandi and prices have been maintained. Honey is wanted. Molasses ior stock feeding is in very good demand. Linseed oil cake is being used by farmers in. increasing quantities throughout the province for au classes of stock. Owing to the prohibitive price of copper sulphate (about 80s per cwt; lime sulphur solution is being largely used as a blight specihc with very satisfactory results. There is a keen demand for the best classes ot vegetaoles. Choice cauliflowers realize 20s md upwards per sack, and cabbage also brings high prices. varrots, wiiite turnips and parsnips are still selling' welj. Pumpkins audi swedes shew an improved demand. Apples are in good demand and for choice j&nes high prices are ruling. There is Keen enquiry for choice dessert pears. "Walnuts are wanted.— The alterations in prices from ->asc week are as follow:— Wheat.—Good whole Fowl, 5s 3d tor bushel. 10-sk lots 5s la Maize.—Local, 5s 6d per bushel. Oate.— as 3d per bushel. Special quotes for large lots. Oats. —Crushed 3s 7d per bushel. •Seed Oats, Australian.—Algerians, Algerians, dressed and clipped, ''ju ; Gar tons and Sparrowbiiis, 4s; D mx, *:> 0U x'a"iridge Peas [11 tus Russian barley Cape seed.—as per buahal. Barley.—Feed 4a Od. Barley Meal.—£B per ton. Fine pig teed. Pollard.—£B 5b per ton. Wmaiiei lots, £8 10. Kic-e Pollard.—£7 10s per ton. Uran.—£u lUs per ton. .binseed oil oake.—£ll 10s pel - ton; iOU's 12s, 50's 6a tid. tlie best and cheapest stock food procurable. Cbail.—Oaten tiheaf, £o 10s to £o per ton. Molasses.— In u&afcs. bplendid stock lood, 28s per 5 cwt. vJa&ks extra, buerosme—£B lUs per ton. .Straw.—£3 10b per ton. Quicklime. —In 2tiib air-tight tius, 3s per tin. Meat and bone meal.—l7t> per 100; Da per oO and us per 251b bag. i'otatoes.—£o to £/ pel' ton. Cabbage—Choice Us to lOs; medium (is to /s per sack. Cauliiiower.—Choice, 18s to £1; medium, bs to 10s pel' sacii. Can ota. —Best, 0s to 8s; others, 4a to os sack. Onions.—£s 10s per ton. Turnips.—Gs to 8s per sack. Lettuce.—Gs to is per case. Leeks.—Od to 9d per bundle. ■Spinach.—3s to 4s per ease Beetroot.—3s Od to "4s (id per sack. Spring onions.—iid to Od buncli. French Beans.—4d to od per lb. Marrows.—2s to 3s per case. Swedes.—3s to 4s per owt. Parsnips.—Bs to 10s per sack. Pumpkins.—4s 6d to 5s tid per sack. Apples.—Dessert, choice 6s 6d to 6d per case. Apples. —Cooking 4a tki to 5a 6d per case. Pears.—Choice as to 10s per ease. Tomatoes.—Hutt, 7s to 8s J-oaae. Lemons,—£2 2s Od per case. Passions.—per J-case. 1 • Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90's 6|d to Oid; yO'a to 100's tid to 6|d; baconars 6d; choppers (heavy/ 4d per 'b. Honey—ln 60's 6Jd por lb. Honey sections.—Bs per dozen. Eggs.—Fresh 2s 6d per dozen. Eggs.—Fresh 2s tid per doEexf. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus.—6|d to 7d per lb. Walnute.—Bd per lb. Poultry.—Light itfeble hens 3s to 3s 6d; heavy hens 4s to 6s; cockerels 3s to 4s; heavy cockerels 5s to fa; good heavy ducks 6s 6di to 7s fid; .n diiam runners 3a 6d to 4s 6d per pair; turkey gobblers la to Is Id par lb; hens lid to Is per lb lire weight.