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Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 August 1916, Page 1

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v iii-i-. .\iv\i D 1-AlCMiiiiW di^tiubuxXAG OOJdi'AiNi, liijVU'i'iiLl. HJtl'v'.i' IVeilwgton, July 28. iuu potato market continues dull, prices slightly weaker thaui last report. Oats are stationary auu lu. i r i»iuiiuti&> doing. Wheat -shows a siigmiy weaker tendency. iiud lair quaiitii ic.i are olieriiig. Poliufd is sm; comum itoui Australia and is being tjuou'u at lower rates. in is will p. cjuaiji,) have the oti'ect oi bringing down the price oi the local product, uian is steady at recent rates. There is "till an excellent demand tor prime dieted porkers, at good prices. Honey is scarce audi keenly enquired lor. Jbggs are in very short supply, aind tin; price shows a sharp advance. Linseed oil cake meal tor stock 1 ceding, is in good demand. Vegetables.—All green vegetables are realising high prices, end the demand is in excess of the supply. Carrots and white turnips are plentiful; parsnips are in fairly good demand, ana only small quantities offering. Marrows and pumpkins are bringing lair prices. Swedes are plentiful and prices low. .fruit.—Choice dessert apples and pears are scarce, and are bringing good prices. first ciass cooking apples are also in short supply, and are readily bought up at satisfactory prices. Walnuts are scarce, and keenly enquired fotWheat—Good whole fowl wheat 5s 31 a bushel; 10-sk lots os Id. Maize—Local, os Id per bushel. Oats.—feed, 3s 9d per bushel. Special quotes for large iota. Oats—Crushed), 4s 2d per bushel. Seed Oats, Australian.—Algerian, dressed and clipped, os, others 4s 3d; Gartons and Sparrowbilie, 4s; Duns, 4s (id per bushel. Partridge Peas Seed.—6s 6d pei bushel. | .Russian Cape Seed: Barley.—6s 6d per bushel. Barley Feed.—3s 6d per bushel. Barley meal.—£B 10s per ton. Poliard—£B 10s per ton. Small lots, £8 15a. ilice Pollard—£7 per ton. Bran.—£6 per ton. Linseed Oil Cake.—Slabs, Meal and Nuts, £11 10s per ton. 100's. 12s; 50's, Os Od. This is the best and cheapest Stock Food procurable. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £5 10 to £8 pei on, iU/lWiids.- h. ;•=.;,'vi... Splendid stock fowl, "'a» ;.*•:■ Cvwi. >;st,.Ks extra, otu .v.- r'-i )_U3 i- 1 --; i'Jil. hi "yiij ~u;-wjht taxis, 3s iii«. M.ea\ ■■■■■■• B'.»I;..- missal, l<a per hundred ; 9s per 50, and 5s per 251b bag. Superphosphates, £H 10s per ton. Caudles, 2o's ltis 6d per box. Tea, 0- and 10-pound tins, Is Sd. chests, Is Od to Is lOd 10. Potatoes - £8 to £8 10s per ton. Cabbage, choice, 10s to 12s; medium <j» to /a per sack. Cauliflower, choice, l4t> to 10s; medium 8s to 10s per sack. Carrots, 4s (id to 5s Od ; others 3s Od to 4s Od. Turnips White, Is to 2» per sack. Onions, JK7 10s pei ton. Leeks, 6d to 9d per bundle. Spinach, Is 6d to to Zs per case. Beetroot, 3s Od to 4s 0d per sack. Spring onions, Is to Is 3d. per bunch. Marrows, 2s Od to 3s Od per case. Swedes, 2s Od to 3s Od per cwt. Pumpkins, 0s to 7s per sack. Apples—Choice dosser t, 8s to 10s per cas«. Apples—Cooking, 0s to 8s per caw. Lettuce, 8s to 10s per case. Pears—Choice Dessert, 10b to 12s P'ir case. Lemons—£l Is per oase. Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90's OJd to 7d; 90's to 100's o|d to Oid; baoouens Od; choppers heavy 4d pei' lb. Honey.—ln 60's 6Jd. Figgs—Fresh, 2* per dozen, lig&a—Preserved, la 6d to Is Od. Beeswax.—ls Od per lb. Fungus—6Jd to 7d per lb. Walnuts.—yd per lb. Poultry.—Light table hens 3s to 3s od-; heavy hens 4s to ss; cockerels 3s to 4s; heavy cockerels 6e to 7e; good heavy ducks 6s 6d to 7s 6d; Indian .Runners 3s Od to 4s 6d per pair; turkey gobblers Is to Is Id per lb; hens lid to Is per iib live weight.