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Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 October 1916, Page 1

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THIS NEW ZEAL,VCD FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUT- I TNG COMPANY, LIMITED. WEEKT V REPORT Wellington, October 6. Southern potatoes are firmer in price since last report, and importations from Australia are now on the market. Wheat remains stationary. Oats are firm at recent rates and not much business doing. There is a good enquiry for maize and the price is unchanged. Pollard and: bran are selling well and recent prices have been maintained. The market is practically bare of dressed pork and a keen demand exists. Supplies of honey are now available and there is a fair demand. Eggs continue to be in excellent demand and prices remain the same as last week. Linseedi oil cake meal for stock feeding is being extensively used with satisfactory results. Vegetables.—Spring cabbage is coming in in large quantities and good lines are realizing fair prices. Cauliflower are in very short supply and high prices are ruling. Choice letuuee meet ready sale at satisfactory rates. Swedes now show an improved demand. Parsnips, white turnips and table carrots are in short supply and realizing high prices. Celery, spring onions and leeks are selling well. The demand for rhubarb is good; supplies are increasing and satisfactory prices are being realized. Xelson grown peas have been sold in small quantities during the week. Fruit.—Choice dessert and cooking apples are in good demand and high prices are ruling. Choice pears are very scarce and eagerly bought up at high prices. The alterations in prices from last week are as follow:— Wheat.—Good whole fowl, os sdi to os Gel per bushel. Asparagus.—ls to Is 6d per bundle. Wheat.—Good whole fowl 5s 5d bus. ten sack lots Ss 4d. Maize—Local grown. 5s per bushel. Oats.—3s 9d per bushel. Special quotations for large lots. Partridge Pea. Seed—7s per bushel. Oats—Crushed, 4a 2d per bushel. Seed Oata, Australian.—Algerian, dressed and clipped, sg, others 4s 3d; Gartons and Sparrowbilis, 4s; Duna, 4s 6<l per bushel. Partridge Peas Seed.—6s 6d pel bushel. Russian Barley, Cape Seed—4s Sd per bushel. Barley Feed.—3s 6d per bushel. Barley meal.—£B JOs p£r toD. Pollard.—£7 15s per ton; small lots £8. Rice Pollard £7 per ton; email lots £7 ss. Rice Pollard.—£7. Bran.—£4 15a to £5. Linseed Oil Cake.—Slabs, Meal and Nuts, £11 10s per ton. TOO's, 12s; 63's, 6s 6d. Thi is tile beet and cheapest Stock Food procurable. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £5 10 to £6 per ton. MolLosses.—ln casks. Splendid stock food, 28s per scwt. Casks extra. Straw.—£3 10a per ton. Quicklime. —la 281b air-tight tins, 3s per tin. Meat and Bone Meal, 17s per hundred ; 9s per 50, and 5b per 251b Bag. Superphosphates, JOS 10s per ton. Candles, 2-s's 16s 6d per box. Tea, 6- and 10-pound tins, la 8d: chests, Is' Gd to la lOd lb. Potatoes.—£9 10s per ton. (Cabbage.— Choice 7s to 10s; medium 4s to 4s 6d. Cauliflower.—Choice 14s to 18s; medium 6s to 10s per sack. Onions.—£9 10s per ton. Carrots.—Best 9s to 12s; others 4s 6d to os 6d sack. Rhubarb.—lßs per dozen bunches. Turnips. White 2s 6d to 3s 6d per sack.

Lettuce.—4s to 6s case. Onions, £7 10a per ton. Leeks.—sd to 8d per bundle. Spinach.—3s to 4s. Beetroot.—ss to 7s 6d per eaok. Spring onions.—9d to Is 2d bunch. Marrows.-—se 6d to 7s 6d sack. Asparagae.—ls to Is 6d bundle. Swedes—3s to 4s cwt. Parsnips.—los to 15s pet- sack. Apples—Dessert, choice, 10s to 12b 1 per case. Apples.—Deesert, choice 10s to 13s. Apples.—Choice dessert 12s to 14s per' case. Lemons—l6s per case. Rhubarb.—'los to 13s dozen bundles.Pears.—Choice Vicars 4s 6d to 15s 6d.. haf case. Dressed Pork.—7o'B to 80's 6Jd to7d: 90's to 100*8 6Jd to 6|d: baooners' 6d; choppers ho*ry 4d" per lb. Honey.— In 60's 6s'd'to 7d. Eggs.— Freeh 1b 3d to Is 4d_

dozen. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus od to 6d per lb. Walnuts—Pd per lb. Linseed Oil Cake—Slabs, Meal and nuts, £11 10s per ton of 2000lbs. 100'b, 12s; 50's, 6s 6d. This is the best uud cheapest stock food procurable. Poultry.—Light table hons 3s to 4s; Uo:iry bene -!s 6d to 5s 6d, Cockerels Is Gil to o.i o!; h-'a vy Ccckerc's, 6s to 7a; Good heavy ducks 7s 6d to 8s 6d; Indian j tinners 4s to oa per pair; Turkey gobblers, Is to Is Id per lb; hen? lid to Is per lb «ro weight.