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Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 August 1916, Page 1

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» inVj \ 1/11 /, 11,,I 1 ,, i \1 > i> AHM-li/Kir CO-OPEit AIIV K DiiSTil iBU TIxNG GOMJ'A-N V, L,iMiT.ED. WJ&KKLY REPOUT Wellington, August -1. lucre has boon liair bunsiness doing m tlie potato market auii prices have remained stationary tinco iast report. Oats have shown a weakening tendency and very little busuiesk is doing. Wlieat is tillering freely and the tone of the market is weak. Maize litis again declined in price. As anticipated ui our last report the supplies ot pollard from Australia at lower prices imve had the effect oi reducing (|Uotatiuns lor the local article. Bran has ujbo fallen in price The demand for prime dressed poriv continues good. Honey its scarce ami readily bought up. Jvggs are still m very short supply and last w ecu's auvauce hat. been maintained. Linseed oil cake lueal is being Largely availed oi tor stock feeding. Vegetables.--Cabbage a-ud cauliili wcr ai« still realising high prices and the demand is good. Carrots and white turnips are now coining in ireely and price> have declined. Paramp« are in short supply and realising good figures. Pumpkins and Marrows are plenuilu. aud lair prices are realised. (Swedes arc hard to quit. T'ruit■Oil account of bad weather and delay iu shipping supplies of iruit a'.e short. Choice dessert applet and pears are in keen demand and tiring excellent puces. Cooking apples are also in short supply u nd prices are high. \\ uinute are scarce and keenly in- I (juued lor. Wheat.— Good \ihole i'owl, ,">s 2d lU-ak lots os Id. Maize --Local, os per bushel. Oats—Crushed, -is 2d per bushel. Partridge Pea .Seed—is per bushel. Oats—Crushed., 4s 2d per bushel. Seed Oats, Australian.—Algerian, dressed and clipped, -ss, others 4s 3d; Gartons and Sparrowbilis, 4s; Duns, 4s fid per bushel. Partridge Peas Seed.—6s 6d pei bushel. iiussitm Cape Heed Barley.—6s txl per bushel. barley feed.—lis fid per bushel. Bailey meal.—£B lUs per ton. Poliard—£B 10b per ton. fcmtali lots £8 15a. Uice Pollard—£i per ton. Brian—£6 16s per ton. Linseed Oil Cake.—Slabs, Meal and -Nuts, £11 10s per ton. 100's, 1-s; sJ's, (is (id. Tkis is the best and cheap- ) est Stock I'ood procurable. Chaii.—Oaten tiheaf, £5 10 to JLti pet ton, Mollasses.—in casks. iSplendid stock food, 2Ss per Ucwt. Casks extra. (Straw.—£3 10s per ton. (Quicklime. —In 2tflb air-tight tins, ifc per tin. Meat and Bone Meal, 17s per hundred; Us per 00, and 5s per 251b bag. (Superphosphates, £fi 10s per ton. Candies, 20's itis fid per box. Tea, 0- and 10-pound tins, is bu, chests, Is dd to Is iOd lb. Potatoes—£B to £8 10s per ton. Cabbage—iOs to 12s per suck; medium •'.>> to is pei' uack. Cauliflower—lOs to 18s per sack; medium 10s U) 12s. Carrots, 4s 4xl to 5» fckl, others 3s (id to 4s fid. . Parsnips—l2s to 14a per sack. Turnips—White, 2s to os per sack. Lettuce fis to &s pei cat>e. Onions, £7 lOe pei ton. Leeks, fid to 8d per bundle. Spinach, Is 6d to to 2s per case. Beetroot, 3s fid to 4s Od per sack. Spring onions, Is to Is 3d, par bunch. Marrows, 2a (id ts its tid per case. Swedes —2s to 3s pei' cwt. Pumpkins, 6a to 7s per sack. Apples—i>essert, choice, lUs to 12s per case. Apples—Cooking, 6s to bs per case. Pears—Choice dessert (winter .Nelis) 15b 6d to 17s 6d per case. Lemons—£l Is per cage. Dressed Pork.—7o's to UO's 6|d to 7d; 90's to 100's 6Jd to fijtd; baooness »*d; choppers heavy 4d per lb. Honey.—ln 60'8 6id. Eggs—Fresh 2s per dozen. Eggs—Preserved, Is 4d to Is sd. Beeswax.—ls 6d p«r lh. Fungus—6Jd to 7d per lb. Walnuts.—9d per lb. Poultry.—Light table hens 3s to 4s; Heavy hens 4s fid to 8s 6d; Cockerels j 4s fid to 6s 6<i; heavy Cockerels, 6s to j 7s; Good heavy ducks 7s 6d to 8s 6d; ! Indian runners 4s to 5e per pair; Turkey gobblers, Is to Is Id per lb; hens lldi to Is per lb <iT9 weight.