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Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 June 1916, Page 1

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THiii .Niiw Zealand farmersUMji'LUAIIVE DISTRIBUTING! OOMi'AN 1, LIMITED. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, June 0. Fair business is being done iocallj in potatoes and the southern market shows a rising tendency. Oats «u'e steady at slightly miner rates. Wheat is offering ireely at last week's prices, amd very little business is doing. jYLaizo is tinner. Pollard and brand lava weakened slightly,, probaDiy. on account of importations from Australia. Large consignments ot pork" arrived this week, but there is an excellent demandi and prices'nave been maintained. Money is wanted. Molasses tor stock feeding is in very good demand. Linseed oil cake is being usedi by larrners in increasing quantities throughout tue province for ail classes oi stock. Owing to 'ttie prohibitive price of copper sulpli&te (about 80s per cwtj lime sulphur solution is being largely used as a blight specino with very satisfactory results. There is a keen demand tor the best classes ot vegetables. Choice cauliflowers realize upwards per sack, and cabbage also . bi'Lugg high prices. varrots, wiiitu turnips and parsmps are. still selliug | welj. i'umpkrns andi swedes show an improved demand. Apples are in demand and for choice Janes high prices are ruling. There is Keen enquiry for choice dessert pears. Walnuts are wante<J. — The alterations in prices from. -ast week are as follow':— Wheat.—Good whole Fowl, 5s 3d per bushel. - 10-sk lots' 5s Id Maize.—Locai, 5s 6d pei' bushel. Oats.—i'eedij, as 3d per bushel. Special quotes for large lots. 3s 7d per bushel. Seed Oats, Australian.—Algerians, Algerians, dressed and clipped, ?s; Gortons and' Sparrowbiils, 4s; Da .od l'a-a-idge Peas seed.'—ns j.tt us Russian barley Cape seed—os per bushel. Barley.—Feed 4s 6d. Barley Meal.—£b per ton. Fine pig feed. i'olmid.—£B ss, per tun. Smaituf lots, £8 11). Kice Pollard.—£7 ll)s per ton. iir«ui.—£s 10s pei - ton. Linseed oil cake £11 10s per ton; 100's 12s, 50's 6a tid. tne best and cneapest stock foodi procurable. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £5 10s to £<j per ton. Molasses.—ln casks. Splendid stock lood, 28s per 5 cwt. uasks extra, tiucrosine.—£ti 10s per ton. ■Straw.—£3 10s per ton. C^ulickliuie. —im 2dlb an-tight tius, 3s per tin. Aleut and bone meal.— 17b per IliU; Us pei ou and os per 2olb bag. f —ifcj to £'/ per ton. Cabbage—Choice Us to 10s; medium Os to '/s per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, lbs to ill; medium, 8s to lU> per satii. Cttnois. —.best, Os to os f others, 4o to os sack. Onions.—£s lUs per ton. Turnips.—Os to*tss per sack. Lettuce.—Os to 7 s per case. Leeks.—Od to Lid per bundle. Opinach.—3s to 4s per case Beetroot.—3s Od to 4s Od per sack. . Spring onions.—3d to Od burrcu. French Beans.—4d to 5d per lb. Marrows.—2s to 3s pei" case. Swedes.—3s to 4s per owt. Parsnips.—Bs to 10a per sack. Pumpkins.—4s Od to 5s tid per sauk. Apples.—Dessert, choaoe tis Od to s Od per case.

Apples.—Cooking 4s tki to 5s (id per caso. i.'ears.—Ciioice Dessert, as to 10s per caw. Tomatoes.—Hutt, 7a to Se §-oaae. Lemons.— £2 2a 6d per case. Passions.— (is per i-eaae. Dressed Fort.—7o'a to 90's tijd to tiid; UO'a to 100's 6d to (i|d; haooners (id; choppers (heavy) 4d per .'b. Honey—la 60's did per lb. Uoney sections.—Us per dozeu. .biggs.—-b'resJh 2s 6di per dozen. Eggs.—Fresh 2s (id per docen. Beeswax Is 6d per Id. . Fungus.—6id to 7d per Lb. Walnuts.—Bd per lb. Poultry.—Lyjht itykble liens 3s to 3s 6d; heavy hens 4a to ss; oookjreis 3a to 4s; heavy oookereis 6s to (is; good heavy ducks 6a 6di to 7s 6d; .Ur rHxrn, runners 3a 6d to 4s 6d per pair; turkey gobblers la to Is Id per lb; hens lid to Is per lb live weight.