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Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 May 1910, Page 1

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* 3 N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., Lu. , WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to " The Horowhenua v Chronicle.") For the convenience of the farming community, "The Chronicle" is reprinting from day to day, dar--1 ing the autumn season, the jiotat.ions of prices current as by the Farmers' Distributing Ccru--1 pany WELLINGTON, May 5. Tlio market for prime lines of potatoes is much firmer, and the market is barely supplied. No change to report in onions.' Vegetables of all kinds are in short supply, with ) keen demand. Wo Are pleased to report .a considerable improvement in values of cooking apples, to-day's sales realising up to 4s 3d for good lines. Dessert apples are also firmer, as also pears. Grapes continue in excellent demand at fair prices. Eggs are very scarce, and wo now recommend clients to send in preserved lines in any quantity. We ; have a demand for 100 prime porkers per week at the best prices obtainable in this city. Oats are advancing, and wo are prepared to quote customers for their forward supplies. Wheat- is linn. Pollard and bran show an advancing tendency. Maize at present prices is well worth stocking up for winter supplies. We arc at the present time doing a very large trado in horse and cow covers, which we supply at from 20s to 2.'is, made of the best material and by the best workmanship. The 19 per cent, basic slag which wo have to offer our clients is of the highest grade, and we should be glad to make special quotations for quantities, as we have concluded a purchase on very advantageous tortus. Potatoes, prime TTp-to-dates. £5 10s to £5 15s ; others, £3 to £4 10s per ton. Onions. £4 to £4 10s per ton. Garlic, 3d per lb. Cabbage, choice, 5s to 0s Gd ; ordinary. 2s Gd to 4s per sack. Cauliflower, choice, 10s; others, 5s Gd to 8s pel 1 sack. Green peas, 8d per pock. Carrots, TTutt, lOd per dozen. Turnips, 8d dozen. Swedes. 2s to 2s 9d per sack. Vegetable marrows. 2s li.l per sack. Pumpkins, 3s sack. Pie melons. 3s to 4s per sick. Lettuce, choice, 3s Gd ; fair, Gd to Is Gd per case. Spinach, best. 2s to 2s fid per case. French Beans. 8s fid half-sack. Sprint: onions. 4d dozen bundles. Tomatoes, round, 4s fid to fis; TTutt. 3s to 4s fid : others, Is fid to 2s fid per half-ease. Apples, cookers, la rov>. 3<3 to 's fid : nil. 2s fid cas«. Mirk"t glutted. Apple-', dessert, well enlour»d. 5s fid to Gs Gd ; others. 3s Gd to Is ease. Pears, dessert, G« to 7s fid ; enokers. In l ire, 4s Od : small, 3s t>7| to 4s per "Rhubarb. 2s fid /W. li-iiidlnn. Grapes, best, TTutt. Is 3d: best Nelson. Is ner lb. R"d!sli, 4d dezi'ii 'i"ndl'\c Putter, senarator. lOd: dairy, 9d to O.'d per lb. flieepo. best f:ic*"rv nmdinrps. SJ-d +o sld per lb: loaf, GJd to 7d per lb. Dressed pork, 70's fn DO's. Id to 4\d: 90's to 100's. Id : baeoners, 3',d to 4d : choppers (heavy). 2d to Our weeklv pork sales held each Thursday during winter. Eggs, 2s 4d to 2s 5d ; preserve, Is 5d per.doz. Scarce. Bacon, factorv sides 7d, rolls 7|d ; hams, Bi}d per lb. Honey. 4d to 4-Jd per lb. Beeswax, Is 4d to Is Gd per lb. Fungus, keen demand at s}d per lb. Walnuts. 5Jd. Tallow, tins, 21s cwt. Wool, sheenskins and hides, special sale on May 13. 1910. Poultry, cockerels. 5s Gd for good birds: small. 3s to 3s fid : table roosters, Is: table hens, 3s Gd : small. 9 s to 2s Gd ; ducks, large 5s to Gs ; small, 3s to 3s fid per pair; tourkey gobblers, 9d per lb; hens. 8d per lb live weight. Maize! 3s Gd to 3s Od bushel. Wheat, 4s 2d to 4s 3d per bushel. Bnrlev, feed. 3s 3d per bushel. Parley. Capo seed. 3s Gd bushel. Horse beans, 4s fid to Is Od bush. Partridge peas. 4s fid to 5s per bushel. Prussian Blue Peas, nn fid per blithe? t Parley meal, special quality, Lo 10s per top. Sharps. £5 15s per ton. Pollard. £5 10s per ton. Pran, £1 10s per ton. Chaff, oaten sheaf, £1 15s to £5 5s ner ton. Hav. prime C 3 15s to CllOs per ton. Sucrobine. £G 10s per ton. Straw, wheaten <~2 10s per ton. Straw, oaten, £2 7s Gd per ton. Linseed oil cake (genuine), CI3 per ton „ _, Oats, feed, 2s 7d to 2s 8(1 per Oats, seed, Soarrowbills, Gartons, 1 Duns 2s 9d : Algerians. 3s. Oats, crushed. 2s Od bushel. _ ; Coeksfoot. machine dressed, ''n , to 7d per lb. , Coeksfoot, farmers' dr-s<ed, be. 1 Per. ryegrass, 4s Gd to 5s pel , ' J Italian ryegrass, 4s 3d to 4s Od P(> Lime Slie ernslied. agricultural, 20s per ton, delivered free at any railway station in truck loads. Superphosphates (best), £-i per 3 Sine, liijrli grade, 10 per B cent, CI 10s per ton.