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Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 April 1915, Page 1

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N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE iJISTRJIiUTIiNG COMI'AiNY, LTJ>.

WEEKLY PRODUCE REPORT

Wellington, March Its.

The market for potatoes remains steady, and the supply good, aud keen competition prevails for choice lines. Onions are now available lroin South ai" lower rates, and fair business is passing. Wβ still continue to quote fowl wheat at 7s (id bushel, which is below landed cost from the south at the moment. We do not intend to increase the price as long as oua- 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 paesin gin maize, and local stocks are small. Seed Algerian oats are in exceptionally good 'demand. 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 etra wis plentiful but oaten is very scarce, the dry weather being responsible for the fact that farmers require their own stock reed. 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 abou.t 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 choice 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 arc weaker. The supply of tomatoes from the Hutt has incrensed censiderably 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 mooting ready sale. VEGETABLES.. Potatoes.—Prime £6 15s to £7 10s, o tliers iXi. Cabbage.—Choice 3s to 3s Gd ; others 2* per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice GisG Gd to B.s Ud ; others 4s to us suck. Carrote.—Best 4s to Is Gd; others 3s Gd per sack. Celery Is Gd to 2s per doz Cucumbers. —3s to 3s Gd per i-easo. Marroks 2s Gd to 3s per Back. Onions.—£o 10s per ton. Parsnips.—Choice 4 s to 5s per sack Peas.— Choice Is 3d to Is Gd per peck. > Swedes—2s Gd per cwt. Turnips.—White 3s to 3s Gd pur sack Lettuce—Choice 5« to Gs; others 3k per case. Spring Onions.—9d per bundle. Mint.—ls to Is Gd por 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 Is to Is Gd pur halt case. Peaches.—Choice dessert, 4s to 5s j medium 3s Gd; others 2s Gd to t>a. Pears.—W.B.C. 3s to is per half case. Pears.—Cooking, 4a to os pur case. Apples.—Cookiug, Choice 5s to Ss Gd; others 4s. Apples.—-Dessert, choice, Gs to ~k thet's 4s Gd to 5s Gd per case. Quinces. —4s to 5s per case. Tomatoes.—Round 4s to 4s Gd; others 2s c Jd to 3s Gd por half case. Grapes.— ( Jd per lb. POULTRY. Light table hens 2s b'd to 3b; heavy hens 4s; cockerels Is Gd to 3s; good heavy ducks 7s; Indian Runnels 4s o'd to 5s 6d pair; turkey gobblers lid per ib; hens' Dd per lb live weight. , GENERAL. Dressed Pork.—7o's to UU's, ud; iJO's to HJO's, 4id; Bacouers, did; choppers heavy) 3£d per ib; suckers Gd 'iv Hid per lb. Butter.—Separator. 10£ d to lid per lb. Honey.—4d per lb. Honey Sections—Gs Gd per dozen. Cheese.—Factory medium, 7id per lb Eggs.—Frefch is Ikl por dozen. Beeswax.—ls Gd per lb. Fungus—Gd per lb. Wanted. Walnuts.—Wanted. GRAIN, PRODUCE, ETC. Wheat.—7s Gd per bus. Maze.—6s Gd per bus. Oats.—us; Duns 4s Id pur bushel. Oats.—Crushed 5s 3d per bushel. Feed Barley—6s Gd per bushel. Feed Poaa.—Gs Gd pur bushel. Seed Cape Barley.—Gs Gel per bus. Seed oats.—Storm lving, Gartous, Cartons, Sparrowbills, Duns 5s Gd; Algerians Gs Ud por bushel. Flour Sack, 38s; 100's, lUs 6d. Pollard.—£J) 15s por ton. Bran.—l'B 10s per ton. Sucrosir.e. — Not available just now. . l.iiised Oil C:ikc — Xlo:il, genuine, iGs Gd |>er cwt. Chaff. Oaten slipaf L'S oe por ton. Molhksos.--2Ss per oewt casks free Quicklime.--In 281b air-tight tins, A little prevention is worth a tou of cure. Before going out in void, wet weather put a few drops of 'N jzoF on lump sugar and let it dissolve in -he mouth. "Nanol" will fortify yonii !>"<»-nßt chills and germe. Acbt. 5

3s per tin. Meat and Bone Meal.—l7b per 100; 9s per 50, and 5s per 251b Dag. Straw. —£4 per ton ex store. Western Wolths Ryegrass (Ten Jiavo's) —Od ped lb. Sutton's Swede and Turnip Seeds .«s per their list. Bilston's Basic Slag.—£s 5s per ton. Mount Lyell Super.—£s per ton. Sulphate Ammonia.—£lß 10s per ton. Sulphate Potash.—£3o per ton. Gear Company Manure.'— No. 2 £6. Gear Company Bonediust.—£6 ss. YV.M.E. Coy. No. 3 Manure, £5 12s 6d per ton.