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Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 June 1916, Page 1

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TJIE .NEW ZEALAND i-AUMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LIMITED. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, June 0. Eair busiiie&s is being dome locally in potatoes and the southern market shows a riaing tendency. Oats are bteaciy at slightly aimer rates. VVheat is offering freely at last week's prices. aiud very little business is doing. Alaizo is firmer. Pollard and brand lave we&keued slightly, pi'obauiy on account of importations from Australia. Large consignments oi pork arrived this week, but there is am excellent demand and prices nave been maintained. Honey is wanted. Molasses ior stock feeding is in very good demand. Linseed oil cake is being used by tariners in increasing quantities throughout tiie province for au classes ox stock. Owing to the prohibitive price oi copper sulphate (about 80s per cwt; lime sulphur solution is being largely used as a blight specinc with very satis factory resuits. There is a keen demand lor the beat classes or vegetaules. Choice cauliflowers realize 2lb -ind upwards per sack, and cabbage also brings high prices. v/arrots, .wiiite turnips and parsnips axe still selling welir. Pumpkins audi swedes show an improved demand. Apples are in %ood demand and ior choice iines high prices are ruling. There is ueen enquiry ior choice dettaerfo pears. Wain ate are wanted.— The alterations in prices from jast week are as follow;— Wheat.—(iood whole I'owl, 6a 3d per bushel. IU-sk lots 5s Id Maize.—Local, 5s ttd per bushel. Oato.— as 3d per bushel. Special quotes lor large lots. Oats.—Crushed 3s 7d per bushel. •Seed Oats, Australian. —Algerians, Algerians, dressed and clipped, ba; (Jartuns and Bparrowbiils, 4s; Uuiic, 4 = <jd j.'a"iridge Peas seed.—'>s jer i>s Kussia.ii barley Cape seed.—ss per bushel. iiarley.—Eeed 4a tki. Hariey Meal.—Xß per ton. fine pig leed. Pollard.—£B 5s pei° tun. £mauer lots, Jta 10. Kk-e Pollard. —£7 IDs per ton. uruu.—£d 10s pel- ton. Linseed oil cake.—£ll 10s per ton; 100's 12s, 50's 6s Od. the best and cheapest stock ioocL procurable. Chaff.—Oaten tiheaf, £o 10s to £o per ton. Molasses.—ln casks. Splendid stuck lood, 28s per o cwt. uaaks extra. ■Suci-oaine.—£B 10s per ton. Straw.—£'A 10s per ton. Qulicklime. —In 2&lb aii-tight tius, 3s per tin.

Aleat und bone meal.— lib per 100; I 1 s per uO amd os per 2uib bag. i'uuuoeo. —£0 to £7 per ton. Cabbage—Choice Ha to 10a; medium t>s to 7s per sack. Cauliflower. —Choice, lbs to ill; wedmlu, Ss to lite pel' sack. Cano ia.—Best, Os to Us; others, 4s to 0s sack. ■Onions.—£s 10s per ton. Turnips.—(is to £>s per sack. Lettuce.—(is to /s per case. Leeks. —(id to iJd por bundle, ispiuacii.—3s to is per case iieutroot.—3s tkl to 4a od per sack. ■Spring onions.—ikl to (id buucli. ii'rench Beans.—4d to 5d per lb. Marrows.—iis to 3s per case. Swedes.—3s to 4s per owt. Parsnips.—Bs to 10a per sack. Pumpkins.—4s (id to 6s tid per sack. Apples.—Dessert, choice (is tkl to o (id per case. Apples. —Cooking 4s 66 to 5» 6d per case. Pears. —Choice ys to 10s -per case. Tomatoes.—Hutt, 7a to 8# J-oaae. I lomftiii) .i {'tit 2s tid per case, l'assioas.—6s per i-oase. Dressed Pork.—7o's to AO's 6Jd to t>id; yO's to 100's 6d to 6Jd; baconeis (id; choppers (heavy; 4d per 'b. Honej.—In 60's 6Jd per lb. Honey sections.—Us per dozen, lliggfl.—Freeh 3s 6di per doaen. ISggS.—fresh 3s tid per do*en. .Beeswax.—ls 6d per Id. f ungus.—6&di to 7d per lb. Walnuts.—Bd per lb. Poujltry.—Light table hens 3s to 3s 6d; heavy hens 4s to ss; oock-weia 3a to 4s; heavy cockerels 6s to t>s; good heavy ducks 6a 6di to 7s 6d; -nddam runners 3s 6d to 4a 6d per pair; turkey gobblers la to Is Id per lb; hens lid to Is per lb lire weight.