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Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 September 1916, Page 1

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i i-i r-; \;-:\v '/.km. \nd kakmkij.* CO-OP ERA TIV KI) ISTRIB CJTTN'G COM ['ANY, LIMITED. WEEK I * ,U':l'" .n Wellington, Sept. 1. Southern potatoes have a.gaiu advanced in piices and indications are that higli-vaiue» will be maintained. Wheat has -advanct'd since last report. Oats arc stationary audi tail- business doing. I lie market i.s dirij for maize wliicii has declined slightly in price. Consequent upou the decline there has been a largely increased demand for pollard andi bran, last week's''values being maintained. Dressed pork is in very short supply and meets keen demand at excellent prices. Honey is scarce and keenly enquired for. Tliere liae been a largely increased demandi for eggs at prices given iu last report. Lin- ] seed oil oaks is being extensively used as a stock food alid an excellent demand exists. Choice cauliflowers are in excellent demand 1 and well packed lines are bringing good prices. Choice savny cabbage meets with ready sale at satisfactory rates. Pumpkins are very plentiful and are meeting with fail- wile at reduced rates. Table carrots and white turnips are in fair demand. Let tuce is in short supply and; choice lines bring excellent prices. Parsnips are selling well. Swedes are slow. There is a good demand for spring onions, leeks and celery. Choice dessert and cooking apples are in short supply and well packed lines are bringing prices. Dessert pears are .scarce and are keenly sought after at high rates. Walnuts are scarce. Wheat.—-Good whole fowl 5s 5d ten sack lots 5s 4d. Maize— Local grown. 5s per bushel. Oats—Feed, 3s 8d per bushel. Partridge Pea Seed—7s per bushel. Oats—Crushed;, 4s 2d per bushel. Seed Oats, Australian.—Algerian, dressed 1 and clipped. ss, others 4s 3d ; Gartons and Sparrowbille, 4s; Dana, 4s (kl per bushel. Partridge Poas Seed.—6s 6d pei bushel. Russian Barley, Cape Seed—4s 6d per bushel. • Barley Feed.—3s 6d per bushel. Barlev meal.—£B IDs per ton. Pollard.—£7 15s per ton; small lots £8. Rice Pollard £7 per ton; small lots £7 ss. Rice Pollard.—£7. Brail.—£s. Linseed Oil Cake.—Slabs, Meal and Nuts, £11 10s per ton. 100's, 12s; 50's, 6s tid. This is the best and cheapest Stock Food procurable. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £6 10 to £6 pei ton. MoUesoes.—ln casks. Splendid stock food, 28s per oewt. Casks extra. Straw.—£3 10a per ton. Quicklime. —In 281b air-tight tins, 3s pei- tin. Meat and Bone Meal, 17s per hundred ; Us per 50, and 5s per 251 b bag. Superphosphates, JSd 10s per ton. Candles, 2o's 10a tkl per box. Tea, <j- and 10-pound tins, ls Bd, cheats, Is lid to la lOd lb. Potatoes.—£9 10s per ton. Cabbage.—Choice 10s to lis; medium 6s to 7s sack. Cauliflower.—l2s to 14e; medium 8s to 10s sack. Carrots, 4s 6d to 6a fid; others 3s 6d to 4s 6d. Turnips—White, 2s to 3s per sack. Lettuce.—3s to 6b cane. Onions, £7 1Q» per ton. Leeks, 6d to 9d per bundle. Spinach.—3b to 4s. Beetroot, 8s 6d to 4s 6d per sack. Spring onions, Is to ls 3d per bunch. Marrows, 2s 6d to 3® 6d per case. Swedes—2s to 8s per cwt,. Parsnips.—B# to 10b. Apples—Dessert, choice, 10s to 12s per case. Apples.—D«esert, choice 10s to 13s. Apples.—Cooking 8s to 9s. Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90's 6ld to 7d; -90's to 100's 6Jd to 6|d; bacon6re fid; choppers heavy 4d per lb. Honey.—la 60' a Sid. Eggs—Fresh, ls Id per doien. Beeswax. —Is 6d par lb. Fungus- Gid to 7d per lb. Walnuts—fid per lb. Linseed Oil Cake—Slabs, Meal and nuts, £11 10s per ton of 20001bs. 100's.. 12s; 50's, 6a Bd. This is the best and cheapest stock food procurable. Poultry.—Light table hens 3s to 4s ; Heavy hens 4s 6d to 8s 6d; Cockerels 4s 6d to 5s 6d; heavy Cockerels, 6s to