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Horowhenua Chronicle, 31 March 1915, Page 1

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N-.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE iJIBTRiU UTiiN'G COMPANY, LTD.

WEEKLY PRODUCE REPORT

Wellington, March 18,

Tile market for potatoes remains steady, and tiie supply good, and keen competition prevails for choice lines. Onions are now available from South at lower rates, and fair business is passing. We still continue to quote fowl wheat at 7s (3d bushel, which is below landed cost from the south at the moment. We do not intend to increase the price as long as ouir present stock lasts. Very little business is doing in oats, on account of the Government placing embargo on shipments to Australia. Barley has advanced 6d per bushel since las report. Moderate business is passin gin maize, and local stocks are small. Weed Algerian oats are in exceptionally good cTemand. We have now a fair quantity for immediate delivery. Good business continues to be done in grass seed. The demand for chaff is well maintained. Wheat stra wis plentiful but oaten is very scarce, the dry weather being responsible for the fact that farmers require their own stock teed. Porkers are in good demand, but suckers are rather dul lof sale. Eggs have advanced. New season's honey is enquired for, and we recommend consignments of choice lines. Cabbages are dull of sale. Choice lines of cauliflowers are in short supply, and small lines offering realise satisfactory prices. Green peas and beans are about done, and choice lines meet good competition. Swedes are more plentiful and dull of sale. All root vegetables are in good demand. Choice lettuces are scarce, and satisfactory prices are ruling. Celery meets fair demand. Mushrooms are eagerly bought up. Demand for choicc dessert and cooking apples remains firm and present values are satisfactory. Cooking and dessert pears meet fair sale. Auckland passion fruit are arriving regularly and values are weaker. The supply of tomatoes from the Hnfct has increased considerably and values are much lower. We think present prices will remain unchanged for some little time. The demand for blackberries is very good. Grapes are meeting ready sale. VEGETABLES. .Potatoes.—Prime £<j 15s to £7 10s, others £<j. Cabbage.—Choice 3s to 3s (id ; othens 2s per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice (556 tid to 8s 6d; others 4s to 5s sack. Carrote.—Best 4s to 4s (kl; others 3s (id per sack. Celery.—ls 6d to 2s per doz Cucumbers.—3s to 3s tid per }-case. iUarroks. —2s (3d to 3s per sack. Onions.—£6 10s per ton. Parsnips.-—Choice 4s to os per sack Peas.— Choice Is 3d to Is Gd per peck. Swedes—2s Gd per cwt. Turnips.—White 3s to 3s 6d per sack Lettuce—Choice 5b to (is; others 3b per case. Spring Onions.—9d per bundle. Mint.—ls to Is (id per dozen bundles. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles. Beans.—French, 6s to 7s per part stck. Mushrooms.—sd per lb. FRUIT. Blackberries.—3d per lb. Passions.—Auckland 4s to 4s (3d pelhalf case. Peaches.—Choice dessert, 4s to ss; medium 3s (id; others 2s (3d to 6*. Pears.—VV.B.C. 3s to 4s per half case. Pears.—Cooking, 4s to os per case. Apples.—Cooking, Choice 5s to 5s (3d; others 4s. Apples.—Dessert, choice, 6s to 7s others 4s (3d to 5s (id per case. Quinces. —4s to 5s per case. Tomatoes.—Round 4s to 4s 6d; others 2s 9d to 3s tid per half case. Grapes.—l'd per lb. POULTRY. Light table Hens 2s (3d to 3s; heavy hens 4s; oockorels Is (3d to 3s; good heavy ducks 7s; Indian Runner's 4s 3d to 5s 6d pair; turkey gobblers lid per lb; hens' t)d per lb live weight. GENERAL. Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90's, sd; 90's to 100's, 4^d; Baconers, 4Jd; choppers heavy) <JJd per lb; suckers 6d to tijd per lb. Butter.—Separator, 10id to lid per lb. Honey.—4d per lb. Honey Sections—(3s 6d per dozen. Cheese.—.Factory medium, 7Jd per lb Eggs.—Freeh Is iJd per dozen. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus—tid per lb. Wanted. Walnuts.—Wanted. GRAIN, PRODUCE, ETC. Wheat.—7s 6d per bus. Maze.—os Gd per bus. Oats—ss; Duns 4s Id per bushel. Oats.—Crushed 5s 3d per bushel. Feed Barley—6s Gd per bushel. Feed Peas.—Gs (3d per bushel. Seed Cape Barley.—Gs Gd per bus. Seed oats.—Storm l£ing, Gartons, Gartons, Sparrowbills, Duns 5s 6d ; Algerians 6s 9d per bushel. Flour.—Sack, 38s; 100's, 19s 6d. Pollard.—£9 15s per ton. Brnu.—L'B 10s per ton. Sucrosinc. — Not available just now. l.insef] Oil Cuke. - Meal, genuine, i6s 6d per cwt. Chaff. - Oaten i'B oe per ton. Molatvit'.s. 28s per f>rnvl casks free Quicklime. -I n 281b air-tight tins. A little prevention is worth a ton of cure. Before gf'ing out in x>t<l, wet weather put a few drops of 'IS *eol' on lump sugar and let it dissolve in the mouth. "Nazol" will fortify you It P'»« nst chills and germs. Adyt. 5

3s per tin. Meat and Bone Meal.—l7s per 100; lis per 50, and 5s per 251b Dag. Straw—£4 per ton ex store. Western Wolfchs Ryegrass (Ten Have's) —9d ped lb. Sutton's Swede and Turnip Seeds <ts per their list. Bilston's Basio Slag.—£s 5s per ton. Mount Lyell Super.—£s per ton. Sulphate Ammonia.—£lß ICte per ton. Sulphate Potash.—£3o per ton. Gear Company Blood Manure.'— .No. 2 £6. Gear Company Bonedust.—£6 sa. W.M.E. Coy. No. 3 Manure, £5 12s 6d per ton.