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Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 July 1916, Page 1

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XilE NEW ZEALAND FAIIMEIIS CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUT-

ING COMPANY, LIMITED

WEEKLY REP(M!T

Wellington July 21. The potato market ■litis been very dul> daring tha past week and prices have declined slightly. There is very little biiHiiieas doing in oats, wheli show a slightly weaker tone. Wheat is firm at recent- rates and fair business doiiij£. i'uilard and bran are steady at lastweek's rates. An excellent demand exists for prime dressed pork and -good prices are being realized. Tlie market is practically bare of honey which is keenly enquired for. Linseed oil meal for stock feeding is in gooll domand. Cabbage, cauliflower and lettuce continue to realize high prives and are in short supply. Carrots mid white turnips are plentiful and prices Jower. l'.'irsinpe are in good demand and larger supplies would meet ready sale, sale. Swedes are plentiful and prices low. Tomatoes arrived in large quantities from Haratonga, but only firstclass lines mot with good demand. Choice dessert apples are scarce, and meet ready sale at high prices. Cooking apples nlso are in short supply, ' and there is keen competition for well-packed lines. Choice dessert- j o <ais are realisißg fancy price Walnuts are scarce and keenly enquired for. Wheat.—Good whole Fowl, 5s 4d per bushel. Ten sack lots 5s '2d. Maize.—Local, 5e 3d per bushel. Oats.—'Feed, 3s 0d per bushel. Special quotes for large lots. Oats—Crushed, 4s 2d per bushel. Seed Oats, Australian.—Algerian, dressed and clipped, ss, others 4s 3d; Gartons and Sparrowbilis, 4s; Duns, 4s 6d per bushel. Partridge Peas Seed.—6s fid pei bushel. Russian Cape Seed 1 Barley.—6s 6d per bushel. Barley Feed.—3s 6d per bushel. Barley meal.—£B 10s per ton. Pollard.— £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 10s per ton. 100's. 12s; 53's, 6s 6d. This is the best and cheapest Stock Food procurable. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £'o 10 to £8 pei ton. MolifltKes.—ln caske. Splendid stock food, 2ess per oewt. Casks extra. Straw.—£3 10s pel ton. Quicklime.—ln 2blb air-tight tins, 3* per tin. Meat and Bone Meal, 17s per hundred j 9s per 50, and 5s per 251b bag. Superphosphates, £6 10s per ton. Candles, 2o's ltis 6d per box. Tea, (i- and 10-pound tins, Is Bd, chests, Is Cd to Is lOd lb. Potatoes, £8 10s to £y per ton. Cabbage, choice, 10s to I2s; medium Ciis to 7s per sack. Cauliflower, choice, lis to Ids; medium tss to 10s per sack. Carrots, 4s (id to os (id; others 3s 6d to 4b 6d. Turnips, 2s to 2s (id per bundle Onions, £7 10s per ton. Leeks, 6d to 9d per bundle. Spinach, Is 6d to to 2t> per case. Beetroot, 3s (id to 4s (3d per sack. Spring onions, Is to Is 3d per bunch. Marrows, 2s tid to 3s (id per case. Swedes, 2s (id to 3s 6d per cwt. Pumpkins, (is to 7s per sack. Apples—Dessert, Choice, 12b +o 14s per case. Apples—Cooking,(js to 8s per case. Lettuce, 8s to 10s per ease. Pears—Choice Dessert, ICte to 12s por case. Lemons—£i Is per oase. Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90's 6Jd to 7d; 90'e to 100's 6|d to 6jd; baconers Cd; choppers heavy 4d per lb. Honey*—ln 60's 5Jd. Eggs.—Fresh Is 6d per dozen. Eggs.—Preserved Is 3d to Is 4d Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus—63d to 7d per lb. Walnuts.—9d per lb. Poultry.—Light table hens 3s to 3s (id; heavy hens 4s to ss; cockerels 3s to 4s; heavy cockerels 6s to 7s; good heavy ducks 6s 6d to 7s 6d; Indian liunnons 3s 6d to 4a (id per pair; turkey gobblers Is to Is Id per lb; hens lid to Is per lb live weight.