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Evening Star, Issue 15916, 23 September 1915, Page 2

The price of white clover has advanced about 100 per cent, this year, this bein» due to the fact that the bulk of the ply is usually obtained from the Continent of Europe, and from Germany n particular. The war has not affected the supply of other grass seeds to any marked extent, and in most instances prices can be placed under the category of normal. In regard to ryegrass England used to supply most of the Continental requirements, and, of course, this market is not so much use this. year. In consequence, local merchants, who purchased at pretty stiff prices after last harvest, have had to contend against a good deal of dumping from the Old Country, and have had in consequence what is described as a fairly bad run owing to this competition. Farmers, however, are receiving the benefit of the large importations, and are able to purchase ryegrass at comparatively low prices, or at least much lower than would have been the cose under normal conditions. The Foxton paper has been informed that a district farmer cleared’ £9,000 on a line of bullocks purchased from Hawke’s Bay during the drought and recently’ disposed of at the high prices ruling. For children’s hacking cough at night Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, 1» 6d 2s 6d! ; J,