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Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 June 1916, Page 1

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'l'Hiii i\E\Y ZJiALAXD FAitMJilid' CO-OPliJfctATlVli DIoTTUIiUTLNG COMPANY, UiMl'lliD. WJBEKLY REPORT. Wellington, June 0. Fair business is being douo locally in potatoes and the southern market shows a rising tendency. Outs <iru steady at slightly miner rates. H'lieui i# offering freely at last week's; prices, and very little business is doing. Maizu is firmer. Pollard and brand lave weakened slightly, probaß-iy on account oi' importations from Australia. .Large consignments oi pork arrived this week, >but there is ain excellent demand and prices nave been maintained. Honey is wanted. Molasses ior stock feeding is in very good deinaud. Linseed oil cake is being usedi by tarmers in increasing quantities throughout the province fur au classes 01 stock. Owing to tho prohibitive price of copper sulphate (about 80s per cwtj lime sulphur solution is being largely used as a blight speciao with very satisfactory results. There is a keen Uomand for the best classes oi vogotauius. Choice cauliflowers realize 2Us -ind upwards per aauK, and cabbage also brings high pricea. wairota, wliito | turnips and pai's.uips are still s'eliiug ] weii. Pumpkins audi swedes show an improved demand. Apples are in good demand and for choice iuies high prices are ruling. There is Keen enquiry for choice dessert pears. "Wulnati are wanted.— The alterations in prices irom ~ust week are as follow:— Wheat.—Grood whole Fowl, 5s 3d per bushel. 10-sk lota 5a id Mahee.—Local, us 6d pea bushel. Oatti.—i'eedj 3s 3d per bushel. Special quotes for large lota. Oats.Crushed 3s 7d per bushel. Seed Oats, Australian. —Ajgea-ians, Algerians, dressed and clipped, vs, Gortons and JSparrowbills, 4s; Dawt:, 4» 'jd i'a-iridge Peas seed.— J >s tet t-.,*> Rußsian barley Cape seed.—on uer bushel. Barley.—Feed 4s 6d. Barley Meal.—£B per ton. Fiue pig teed. Pollard.—£B os per- ton. Siuui.«er lots, £8 10. lUce Pollard.—£i IDs per ton. -bran. —£o 10s per ton. Linseed oil cake £11 10s pex ton, 100 a 12s, 50's 6a od. the best and cneapest stuck loud procurable. Chalf.—Oaten (Sheaf, £5 10s to Xv per ton. Molasses—ln ea&lis. isplendid stooJi lood, 28s pur 5 cwt. uaaks extra. iSuuro&ine.—£B 10a per ton. •Straw.—£3 10b per ton. yulickiime.—in iii Sib air-tight tius, 3s per tin. Meat and bone laeal. — 17b per 100; ys per oO and os per 2<3lb bag. Potatoes. —£tj to £7 per' ton. Cabbage—Choice Us to 10s; medium 0s to 7s per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, IBs to ii; medium, 8s to lite per saoK. Carious.— Best, us to bs; others, 4a to Os sack. Onions.—£s 10s per ton. Turnips.—6s to as per sack. Lettuce.—6s to V s per case. Leeks.—Od to SJd per bundle, spinach.—3s to Is per case Beetroot.—Js (id to 4s od per sack. .Spring onions.—3d to Od bunch. French Beans.—4d to 5d per lb. Marrows.—2s to 3s per case. Swedes.—3s to 4s per bwt. Parsnips.—Bs to 10a per sack. Pumpkins.—4a Od to 5a Od per u&jk. Apples.—Dessert, choice 6s 6d to s 6d per oaee. Apples. —Cooking 4s Oct to os 6d per ease: Pears.—Choice Dessert, tin to 10s per ease. Tomatoes.—Hutt, 7s to 8s J-ease. Lemons.—£2 2s 6d per case. Passions.—6s per i-case. Dressed Pork.—7o'a to 90's o|d to Ojd; UO's to 100's Od to Ofcd; baconers Od; choppers (heavy) 4d per ; b. Honey.—ln '60's 5Jd per lb. Money eeotions.—Bs per dozen. JSggs.—Fresh 2s 6d per dosen. Egg».—Fresh 2a 6d per dosen. Beeswiax.—ls 6d per io. Fungus.—6Jd to 7d per lb. Walnuts.—Bd per lb.

Poujfcry.—Light itjftble heua 3a to 3s 6d; heavy hens 4s to ss; oockordis 3s to 4s; heavy cockerels 5s to Oa; good heavy ducks 6s 6d to 7s 6d; <ndtiao, runners 3s 6d to 4s 6d per pair; turkey gobblers la to la Id per lb; hens lid to Is per lb live weight.