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Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 April 1910, Page 1

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N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., LID. WEEKLY" REPORT. (Special to "The Horowhonua Chronicle.") For the convenience of the farming community, "The Chronicle" is reprinting from day to day, daring the autumn season, the quotations of prices current as issiad by the Farmers' Distributing C'ciupany:— ; WELLINGTON, April 22. The market for potatoes is unaltered from last week. We strongly urge all growers not to send forward shipments of blighted potatoes, as there is absolutely no sale for them here. Eggs continue to be very scarce, and we Jiave to-day realised up to 2s 2d per dozen for a special line. "Wβ recommend larger shipments of both fresh and preserved eggs. Butter is much firmer in price, and consignments are recommended. _ Tho market continues glutted with marrows, and shipments should not be sent forward. Dessert pears, good sorts, aro finding a very good market. Apples still continue to arrive in large quantities, and prices aro unaltered, except for first-class lines of Cox's Orange Pippins. Tomatoes of very medium quality are still coming to hand and realising good values. Potatoes, medium, £4 10s to £5 10s; others. £3 per ton. Onions, £4 to £4 10s per ton. Garlic, 4d per lb. Cabbage, choice 5s 6d, ordinary Is 6d to 3s Gd per sack. Green peas, 8d per peck. Carrots, Hutt, 8d dozen. Turnips, wliite 4d dozen. Swedes, 2s per sack. Vegetable marrows, Od per sack. Market glutted. * Pumpkins, 3s to 3s 9d sack. Lettuce, choice, 3s; fair, Cd to Is 6d per case. Spinach, best, 2s per case French beans, 3s per half-sack. Cucumbers, outside grown, Gs Gd per banana case. Spring onions, 4dtoGd doz bdls. Tomatoes, round, 4s 6d to Gs; Hutt. 3s to 4s Gd per half-case. Apples, cookers, large. 3s: small, 2s to 2s 6d case. Market chitted. Apples, Cox's Orange, 7s 6d to 9s; dessert, well coloured, 4s Gd to Gs; others, 3s Gd to 4s per vase. Pears, dessert, (5s to 7s; cookers, large, 4s Gd; small, 3s CTI .to 4s per oa.se. Rhubarb. 2s fid doz bundles. Grapes, best Hutt, Is 3d; best Nelson, Is per 11). Radish, 4d dozen bundles. Butter, best separator, printed wrappers, 10d; sparator, bulk, 9£d to 10d; dairy pats, 9d. Cheese, best factory mediums. sjd to s|d per lb; loaf, GJd to 7tl per lb. Dressed pork. 70's to 90's 3R flO's to 100's 3d; baeoners, 3d; choppers (heavy), 2d. Our weekly pork sales held each Thursday during winter. Eggs, 2s to 2s 2d; preserved, Is 4d to Is Gd per dozen. Scarce. Bacon, factory sides 7d, rolls 7£d; hams, 82d per lb. Honey, 60's 4d per lb. Beeswax, Is 4d to Is Gd per lb. Fungus, keen demand at 5Jd per lb. Walnuts, 5Jd. Tallow, tins, 22s cwt. "Wool, sheepskins and hides, special sale on April 29th, 1910. Poultry, cockerels, 5s Gd for good birds; small, 3s"to 3s 6d ; table roosters, 4s; table hens, 3s Gd; small, 2s to 2s Gd; ducks, largo 5s to Gs; small, 3s to 3s 6<l per pair; tourkey gobblers, 9d per lb; hens, 8d per lb live weight. Maize, 4s bushel. Wheat, 4s 2d to 4s 3d per bushel. Barley, feed, 3s 3d per bushel. Barley, Cape seed, 3s Gd bushel. Horse beans, 4s 6d to 4s 9d bush. Partridge peas, 4s Gd to 5s per bushel. Prnssinn Blue Peas, os 6d per bushel. Barley meal, special quality, £5 10s per tan. Sharps, £5 15s per ton. Pollard. £5 10s per ton. Bran, £4 5s to £4 10s per ton. Chaff, oaten sheaf, £4 15s to £5 5s per ton. Hay, prime £3 15s to £4 per ton. Rucrosine, £6 10s per ton. Straw, wheaten. £2 10s per ton. Straw, oaten, £2 7s Gd per ton. Linseed oil cake (genuine), £J3 p«»r ton Oats, feed, 2s 7d to 2s 8d per bushel. Oats, sow!, Srwirrowbills, Gartons, Duns, 2s 9d; Algerians, 3s. Oats, crushed, 2s 9d bushel. Cocksfoot, machine dressed, fjd to 7d per lb. ,■,„■, Cocksfoot, farmers' <lr>Sse'l, Cd pT I , ). Per. ryegrass, 4s 6d to 5s per bushel. Italian ryegrass, 4s 3d to 4s yd per bushel. Lime, crushed, agricultural, 20s per ton, delivered free at any railway station in truck loads. Superphosphates (best), £5 per ton. Basin Sing, high grade, 19 per cent, £4 10s per ton.