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Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 November 1916, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

r:ii: sr.v; /.eala.yi; fau.uWw;' CO-Oi'Jill A'i'l V E 1) IST KLi J u'JI.s'J CXi.ij i'A.\ V , 1.1 jU'. fc'.l). T-'F.£KI \ il V. ''( Wellington, I\ov. 17. Old. - potatoes are firm in price but tianyact-tous are .small; most supplies held are Australian grown. .New potatoes have advanced! sharply tiie last lew days. Values should, however, steadily decli.'no • as new season's supplies aririve. There Has been a sharp advance in who it whien has r.sen 6d per bushel during the week. Maize is also higher, doubtless in sympathy with wheat. Oats > are firm, but very little busfiuess is passing, l'ollard and bran are steady. Oil account of the weather dressedi pork is not in such keen demand and prices ■ show a declining temdency. are firm and likely to 'l'iso in price. Honey is dull of sale. There is an abundant suppl yof spring cabbage arriving and values have declined. Cauliflowers are in good supply and prices are much lower. There is an excellent demand for choice lettuce and high prices aire ruling. Choice table carrots and wlil.te turnips are bringing high prices. Cek'ti'v, spring ■anions and leeks cause keen competition. The demand remains good for rhubarb which is fairly plentiful. Choice .Nelson green peas are in good demand but inferior Lines are hard to quit. Strawberries, passions, and goose>berries are arriving in small parcels and causing keen competition. The first of the season's local cherries have arrived and 'realized; the record price oif 2s per lb. Wheat.—Good whole fowl 6s Gd bus. Maize.—ss lOd per bushel. Oats.— Feed 4s per bushel; special quotations for large lots. Partridge peas.—Seed 7s (3d per bushel. Potatoes.—£l3 per ton. New potatoes.—2jd to 3d per lb. Cabbage.—ss to 7s; medium lis per sack. Oarrots.—Best 14s per sack. Leeks.—ls 3d per bundle. Lettuce.—3s (kli to 5s Gd. Spinach.—ls (kl case. Beetroot.— 7s. Spring onions.— 9d to Is bunch. Aspau'agus.'—4d to 9d bundle. Nelson Green Pens.— Is to Is 8d peek.' Hutt hothouse tomatoes.— Is 2d per lb. Nelson tomatoes.—lOd per lb. Parsnips.— 15s per sack. 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;— Asparagus.—ls to Is 6d per bundle. Wheat.—Good whole fowl 5s 5d bus. ten sack lots 5s 4d.

Oats.—Crushed 4s 4d per bushel. Seed Oats, Australian.—Algerian, dressed] and clipped, ss, others 4s 3d ; Gait oils and 4s; Duns, 4s 6d per bushel. Partridge Peas Seod.—6s 6d pei bushel. Russian Barley, Capo Seed—4s 8d per bushel. Barley Feed.—3s 6d per bushel. Barley meal.—£B 10s per ton. Pollard.—£7 15s per ton; small lots £8. Rice Pollard £7 per ton; small lots £7 ss. Rice Pollard.—£7. Bran.—£4 15 per ton. Linseed Oil Cake.—Slabs, Meal and Nuts, £11 10s per ton. TOO's, 12s; 50's, 6s 6d. Thi* is the best and cheapest Stock Food procurable. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £5 10 to £8 pei ton. Mollaeßea.—ln casks. Splendid stock food, 28b per scwt. Casks extra. Straw.—£3 10s per ton. Quicklime. —In 281b air-tight tins, 3a per tin. Meat and Bone Meal, 17s per hundred ; 9s per 50, and 5» per 251b bag. Superphosphates, £8 10s per ton. Candles, 25's 16s 6d per box. Tea, 6- and 10-pound tins, Is 8d: chests, Is 6d to la lOd lb. Cauliflower.—Choice 14e to 18s; medium 6s to 10s per sack. Onions.—£9 10s per ton. Rhubarb.—lßs per dozen bunches. Turnips. "White 2s Gd to 3s 6d per sack. Lettuce—ss to 6s. Spring onions.—9d to Is 2d bunch. Marrows.—ss 6d to 7s 6d sack. Asparagas.—ls to Is 6d bundle. Swedes—3s to 4s cwt. Apples—Dessert, choice, 10s to 12s per ease. Apples.— Dessert, ohoioe 10s to 13s. Apples.—Choice dessert 12s to 14s per case. Lemons —16s per case. Rhubarb.—'los to 13s dozen bundles. Pears.—Choice Vicars 4s 6d to 5s 6d haf case. 6d; choppers heavy 4d per lb. Eggs.— Fresh Is 3d to Is 4d pe* Dressed Pork. —70's to 90's 6id to 7d : 90's to 100' a 6|d to 6|di; baooners dozen. Beeswax.—la 6d per lb. Fungus 5d to 6d per lb. Walnuts.—9d per lb. Linseed Oil Cake—Slabs, Meal and nuts, £11 10s per ton of 20001bs. 100's, 12s; 50's, 6s 6d. This is the best and cheapest stock food procurable. Poultry .Li«ht table hens 3s to 4s; Heavy hens 4s 6d to 5s 6d; Cockerel* 4s 6d to 5s 6d; haavy Cockerels, 6s to 7«; Good heavy ducks 7s 6d to 8s 6d; Indian runners 4s to 5s per pair; Tur- ■ key gobblers, Is to Is Id per lb; hen? g lid to 1> per lb By* weigh*.