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Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 May 1910, Page 1

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N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., luD. WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to " The Horowhenua Chronicle.") For the convenience of the farming community, " The Chronicle " is reprinting from day to day, during the autumn season, the tions of prices current as issjed by tlie Farmers' Distributing Company :— WELLINGTON, May 19. Potatoes havo advanced considerably, and the market is very firm with small offerings. Indications are that the prico will bo higher. Onions are slightly higher, with plentiful supplies. Vegetables, excepting marrows and swedes, in good demand; cabbage, however, selling at reduced rates. Cauliflower is in better supply, and values for all good lines well maintained. Apples and pears are in good, demand for desserts, and medium for cooking. Grapes are in strong enquiry. Poultry is plentiful, but generally poor in quality and prioe. Grain of all kinds is advancing, maizo having risen 6d per bushel during the week. Pollard and bran are very hard to procure, with higher values. We havo some cheap lines of broken wheat, and shall be glad to have enquiries for samples. Eggs continue scarce for fresh, and preserved lines fair supply. Potatoes, prime Up-to-daifces, £(> 10s per ton. Onions, £4 to £4 10s per ton. Garlic, 3d per lb. Cabbage, choice, 3s 6d; ordinary, 2s per sack. Cauliflower, choice, 8s 6d to 9s Gd; others, 4s 6d to 6s per sack. Green pea.s, Is per peek. Carrots, Hutt, lOd per dozen. Turnips, white, 6d dozen. Swedes, 2s to 2s 6d per sack. Vegetablo marrows, Is per sack. Pumpkins, 2s 6d to 3s sack. Pie melons, 3s per sack. Letfuee, choice, ss; fair, Is 6d to 2s fid per case. Spinarh, best. 2s 6d per case. French beans, 7s (3d per half-sack. Spring onions, fid doz. bundles. Tomatoes, round, 4s 6d; Hutt, 2s fid to 4s ;others, Is fid to 2s 6d per half-ease. Anples, cookers, largo 4s to 5s 3d ; small. 2s firl to 3s fid ease. Apples, dessert, well coloured, 6s fid to 7s fid :nth'ers I? to 5s fid per ease. Pears, dessert, fis to 8s fid; cookers. largo. 4s fid to 5s fid : small, 3s fid to Is per ease. Grapes, best Hutt, Is 3d; best Nelson, Is per lb. Butter, separator, 10d; dairy, 9d to OJd per lb. Cheese, best factory mediums. s'd to 5Jd per lb; loaf, fijd to 7d per lb. Dressed pork. 70's to DO's, 4d to ■'lid : 90's to 100's. 4rl : hnennprs, 31d to 4d ; choppers (heavy). 2d to 2ij-d. Our weekly nork held each Thursday during winter. Eecrs. 2s 5d to 2s fir]; preserved, Is 4d per dovien. Bacon, factory sides 7d. rolls 7jd: hams, per lb. Honey, 4d to 4 3 , d per lb. Beeswax. Is 'Id to 1s fid per lb. Fungus, keen demand at 5Jd per lb. Walnuts,_ 5Jd. Tallow, tins, 24s cwt. Wool, sheepskins and hides, special sale on June 3, 1910. Poultry, cockerels. 5s fid for good birds; small. 3s to 3s 6d; table roosters, 4s; table hens, 3s fid; small, 2s to 2s 6d ; ducks, large 5s to fis; small, 3s to 3s fid per pair; tourkey gobblers, 9d per lb; hens, 8d per lb live weight. Maize, 3s fid to 3s 9d bushel. Wheat, 4s 2d to 4s 3d per bushel. Wheat, broken, 3s 4d to 3s fid per bushel. Barley, feed, 3s 3d per bushel. Barley. Capo seed. 3s fid bushel. Horse beans, 4s fid to 4s 9d bush. Partridgo peas. 5s per bushel. Prussian Blue Peas. 5s 6d per bushel. Barley meal, special quality, £5 10s per ton. Sharps. £fi 5s per ton. Pollard, £6 per ton. Bran, £1 10s per ton. Chaff, oaten slioaf, C 5 to £5 10s per ton. Hay, prime £3 1.5s to £41.0s per ton. Straw, whoa ten. C 2 10s per ton. Straw, oaten, £2 7s fid per ton. Oats. seed. Sparrowbills, Gartons, Duns. 2s 1 Od; Algerians, 3s 3d per bushel. , Oats, feed, 2s 8d to 2s 9d per bushel. , . Oats, crushed, 2s lid per bushel. Cocksfoot, machine-dressed, 5d to fid per lb. Linseed oil cake (genuine), £3.3 per ton. •Sucrosine, £6 10s per ton. Cocksfoot, farmers' dr*s*ed, 6d ryegrass, 4s 6d to 5s por ryegrass, 4s 3d to 4s 9d " Limef B in»M. 20s per ton, delivered free at any railway station in truck loads. Superphosphates (best), £5 per Slag, high grade, 19 per cent, £4 10s per ton.