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Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 February 1912, Page 1

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FAHMERo' 00-OPMITIVB | Did! Rj'Sij'TLNQ 00., V 3£P&4¥. (Sjrosisi te :1 'I ?•« SiorowawßM tTh ") WelliflEton, January 85. The market for potatoes is firm for good samples, aud is being moderately supplied. Local onions from Auckland and Canterbury are now available, and an early and decided drop in values is certain. We received a large shipment of Australian fruits during the weok, and fair prices wore obtained, pears being specially enquired foT, # while ;crapes sold well where quality was right. Local apricots are selling freely at god prices, but peaches nnd plums are somewhat low. Large shipments of Hawko'a Bay peaches are now reaching us daily. Raspberries are in trood demand. App]'*s are weaker. Black enrnants would realise fancy prices. Oanl-i j flower is in' goi-d demand, bnt cabj bvre in very li.vr. Marrows fire -;>lling well. Tigers are slow of sale. Porkers are in good demand, with tio inrlicn+fftn of any fall in prices, although the season is now well under weigh. Poultry is plentiful. with low values. Straw has been very scarce, but supplies of new season's is expected daily. Wheat remains firm, bnt oats are coming back rapidly. Pollard is r f ill vorv scarce indeed. Old chaff i", in good inqnirv, and scarce, while ii.iir is offering freely. PotatnAK: Ti'utt. ,G4 to £5 10$; (if £4 ton. Onions: Globes. £T2 per ton. Oabbnsro: Small. Is; fair. 2s to 2s P'l: choice, *s to is per sack. Carrots: fts f>d per sack. Onions: Australian Globes, £14 ton. Cabbage: Small, Is fid; fair, 2s 6d to fl.s fid; choice, 4s to 5s per sack. Oar rots: 5s per sack. Cauliflower: Choice, 7s to IQs per srek. Brond henn«: Is fid bag. French bonns: 2}d to 2id pe rib. Green pens: Flntt, Ss fid to 4s; others. 9s per "ental bag. Af arrows: 8s 6d to 4s per case. Rhubarb: Is to 2s per dozen. Turnips 2s per pack. Lett-nee: Fair. 2s; choict, 4s to 5s per case. Pin ms: Burh«mk. 4s to ss; others, 2s fid to 3o J-cnse. PI httis: Bnrbnnk, Ss to 4s; others, Is fid to 2s Bd r»er |f-ca«e. Passions: Local, 7s to 8s 8d per bnlf-cia.se. Blnek currant'; 7s to 9s per J-casa Raspberries: 5s to Ps 6a per fnll bucket. Apples: (looking, 6s per cms©. Apples: Dessert. 6s to 7s per cause. Black currants: fis to 7s i-ease. Raspberries: 8s tn 7a 6d per hncket. A nrvwts : 5r +o fis ©«»©. Apricoto: 5s fid to 6s 6d ease. Queen Pinns: 10s to lis. not. Strawberries : Od to Is per punnet. Banana.«i: Hepaeked. 20s. Australian crrapew: 6d per !h. Australian passions: 5s 6d to 6s per 4-case. Tomatoes'. 5s to 7s jf-case. Poaches: 2s fid to 8s 6d f-cose. Cheese: Best factory mediums, 7d per lb. Dressed Pork, 70's to 90's 5d to s}d; 90's to 190'fi 4|d to M; h&coners, *$d; choppers (heavy) 8d to S§d. Bacon, factory gidos B}d, rolls Slid • hams, f)-?cf jer lb. Tigers: Frfesh. lOd to lid doeen. Butter; SAp.'.rator 10d; dairy. j'Ul to 10d r>er lb. ' Houev, 3f ! pf.r lb. glow of sale. A oer !b. J : fi 4 , r lb. TmPcw ti"s ewt. ! Maize: -Is •!<•! per bushel. Ten sack lots. 4s 2d. Wheat: 4s 8d per bus. Ten sack lots. 4s 7d. Pollard, £< par ton. Ton lots. £fi life. Bran: £6 as per ton. Ton lots, £6 per ton. Poultry: Cockerels, 8s 6d to 4s for good birds: table roosters, Ss 6d; table hens, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; ducks, 4s to 5s 6d -per pair: turkey gobblers, 9d ner lb; hens. 8d per lb live weight. Maize meal, -£8 5s per ten. Ton 'ots per ton. ! Chaff: O.+fr =heaf old, £5 to £5 : 15s; n«w, £4 15s per ton. j Cinfr,: Food, 3? 4d per bushel. Oats: Crushed 3s $d per bushel. TT«v: P-irrin. Pf -por fvon. Ptrnw. wheaten. £1 15* to £4 t^)n. Barley meal: £fi 5s per ton. Ton Ms, £3. Cwoßnnt oil cwt Linseed oil cake: Genuine. £18 per ton. Hucrosin*, IfJr p*r tor . Basic slag, high grade lf| per cent, £4 10b per to*.