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Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 July 1916, Page 1

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THJW iN-fciW ZEALAND Jr'AKAIJiKS' "> 00-OPEitALIVE DISTIUUUT- "> ING OOMPAxNY, LdMITJiD. 1 ■: WEEKLY REI'OUT "= The potato market if> still tirm, au 1 '• wing to tko prevalence ot biiglit, sup- "i ''i'b are short as reauida Imct>. * here us every iucjieatiou tliu .ireseut * igh prices wiil bo waiutaiued. Osits * .iso are -liwu, aud quantities oil'iuiuy, re restricted. Wlieat is stationary, " ioliard uudi brau iiavo increased aliglityin price. Largequantities have recnfciy landed from Australia. Pork is n excellent demand at good pricot;. loney is scarce and keenly enquired of. Linseed oil meal for stock feedng i« becoming very popular for ali ;ia>.ee-s of stock. "Line sulphur soluton is being largely used as a blight ipeciiic with very satisfactory results Vegetables.—Oabbago and cauliflowers ire realising very high prices the demand being good and the supplies short. Carrots and parsnips are selling weil at satisfactory rates. White turnips arc plentiful and prices are lower. Marrows and pumpkins are in good demand and, at fair prices. Swedes are very dull of sale. Fruit.—There is an excellent demand for choice dessert and cooking apples at good prices. Choice dessert pears are also keenly competed for at satisfactory rates. Walnuts are scarce and the demand much in excess of the supply. Wheat.—Good whole Fowl, 5s 4d per bushel. Ten sack lots 5s 2d. Maize.—Local, 5e 3d per bushel. Oats.—Feed, 3s c Jd per bushel. Special quotes for large lota. Oats.—Crushed 4s per bushel. Seed Oats, Australian.--Algerian, drefisedi and clipped, os, others 4s 3d; Cartons and Sparrow.bilis, 4s; Buns, 4s 6d per bushel. Partridge Peas Seed. —6s 6d per bushel. Russian Cape Seed' Barley.—6s 6d per bushel. Barley Feed.—3s 6d per bushel. Barley meal.—£B 10s per ton. Pollardi £8 15s per ton. Small lots £9. Rice Pollard.—£7 10s per ton Bran.—£6 per ton. Linseed Oil Cake. -Slabs, Meal and Nuts, £11 K)s per ton. TOO's. i'-V ; 53's, (is (3d. Th-is is the best and cheapest Stock Food procurable. Chaff.—Oaten iSheaf, £5 10 to £6 pei ton. Mollafcses. —In casks. Splendid stock food, 28s per oowt. Casks exira. dtraw.—£3 10s per toil. (Quicklime. —in SMlb au-t>ight tins, Ss por tin. Meat and Bone Meal, 17s per hundred ; i)s per ol), and os per '/yib bag. Superphosphates, £6 IDs per ton. Candies, 25's "10s tid per box. lea, (j- and 10-pound tins, Is Sd, chests, Is (id to Is ltkl lb. Potatoes, £8 10s to JUL> per ton. Cabbage, choice, 10s to 12s; uieuium (is to i"s per sack. Cauliflower, choice, lis to 10b; inodium Ss to 10s per sack. Carrots, -is lid to os <jd\ others 3s lit! to 4s 6d. Turnips, !2s to 2s (id per bundio Onions, £7 10s per ton. Leeks, 6d to 9d per bundle. Spinach, Is 6d to to 2s per case. Beetroot, 3s (id to 4s (id per sack. Spring onions, Is to Is 3d. per buueh. ALarlows, 2a (id to &> (id per case. Swedes, 2s (id to 3s (3d per cwt. Pumpkins, tis to 7s per sack, Apple*, deesert, choice, 6s to 8s per case. Apples.— Cooking 4s to os per ease. Lettuce, 8s to 10s per case. Pears,—Choice deasert 8s to ds per oase. Lemons. —I(sb per case. Dfessed Pork.—7o's to UO's to 7d; aO's to 100's did to tijdj baooners (3d; choppers heavy 4d per lb. Honey.—ln 60's ojd. Jb^ggis.—Freak Is 6d per dozen. Eggs.—Preserved Is 3d bo Is 4d Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. .Fungus—6Jd to 7d per lb. Walnuts.—9d per lb.

Poultry.—Light table hens 3s to 3s 0(1; heavy hens 4s to os; cockerels 3s to 4s; heavy cockerels 6s to 76; good heavy ducks 6s 6d to 7s tid; Indian Kunntnis 3s 6d to 4s 6d per pair; turkey gobblers Is to Is Id pel* lb; liens lid to Is per ib live weight.