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Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 September 1916, Page 1

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THE NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LIMITED. WEEKTI REPORT Wellington, Sept. 1. Southern potatoes have again advanced in prices and indications are that high values will be maintained. Wheat has advanced since last report. Oats are stationary audi fair business doing. 'The market is dull for maize which has declined slightly in piice. Consequent upon the decline there has been a largely increased demand for pollard audi 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. There? hat been a largely increased demand, for eggs at prices given in last report. Linseed oil caks is being extensively used as a stock food and an excellent demand exists. Choice cauliflowers arc in excellent demand.' and well packec lines are bringing good prices. Clioicc savoy cabbage meets with ready sale ai satisfactory rates. Pumpkins are verj plentiful and are meeting with fair sale at reduced rates. Table carrots anc white turnips are in fair demand. Lettuce is in short supply andi choice lines bring excellent prices. Parsnips "arc selling well. Swedes are slow. Then is a good demand for spring onions leeks and celery. Choice dessert anc cooking apples are in short supply anc well packed lines are bringing high prices. Dessert pears are scarce anc are keenly sought aftor at high rates Walnuts are 6caice. Wheat.—Good whole fowl 5s 5d bus 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; and clipped, ss, others 4s 3d; Gartons and Sparrowbilis, 4s; Dunsj 4s 6d per bushel. Partridge Peas Seed.—6s 6d pei bushel. Russian Barley, Capo Seed—4s 6d pei bushel. Barley Feed.—3s fid per bushel. Barley meal.—£B IDs per ton. Pollard.—£7 15b per ton; small lote £8. Rice Pollard £7 per ton; small lots £7 ss. . Rice Pollard.—£7. Bran.—£s. Linseed Oil Cake.—Slabs, Meal and Nuts, £11 10s per ton. 100's, 12s; 50's, 6s 6d. Thia is the best and cheapest Stock Food procurable. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £0 10 to £6 per ton. 4 Mollflsees.—ln casks. Splendid stock food, 28e per scwt. Casks extra. Straw.—£3 10s per ton. i Quicklime.—ln 281b jur-tighfc tins, 3s per tin. Meat and Bone Meal, 17s per hundred; 9s per 50, and 5a per 251b bag. Superphosphates, £6 10s per ton. Candles, 25's 16b 6d per box. Tea, 6- and ID-pound tins, Is 8d; chests, Is (id to Is lOd lb. Potatoes.—£9 10s ]>er ton. Cabbage.—Choice 10s to lis; medium 6s to 7s sack. Cauliflower.—l2s to 14s; medium 8s to 10s sack. Carrots, 4a 6d to 5s 6d; others 3s 6d to 4s 6d. Turnips—White, 2s to 3s per sack. Lettuce.—3s to 8s case. Onions, £7 10s per ton. Leeks, fid to 9d per bundle. Spinach.—3s to 4s. Beetroot, 3a 6d to 4s 6d per sack. Spring onions, Is to Is 3d per bunch. Marrows, 2s fid to 3s fid per case. . Swedes—2s to 3s per cwt. Parsnips.—Bs to 103. . Apples—Dessert, choice, 10s to 12e per dase. Apples.—'Dessert, choice 10s to 13s. Apples.—Cooking 8s to 9s. Dressed Pork.—7o's to 80's 6Jd to 7d; 90's to 109's 6Jd to fijdi; baconere 6d; choppers heavy id per lb. Honey.— In 60's 6|d. Eggs—Fresh, Is Id per dozen. Beeswax.—ls fid per lb. Fungus—6Jd to 7d per lb. Walnuts—9d per lb. Linseed Oil Cake—Slabs, Mea and nuts, £11 10s per ton of 20001bs 100's, 12s; 50's, 6s 6d. This is thi best and cheapest stock food proour able. Poultry.—Light table hens 3s to 4s Heavy hens 4s 6d to 5s fid; Cockerel 4s fid to 5s 6d; heavy Cockerels, 6s ti 7s; Good heavy ducks 7s fid to 8s 6d Indian runners 4s to 5s per pair; Tur key gobblers, Is to Is Id per lb; ben lid to Is per lb Sir* weight.