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Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 May 1910, Page 1

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N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., LxiJ. WEEKLY "REPORT. (Special to "The Horowlienua i Chronicle.") j For the convenience of the farming community, " The Chronicle " is reprinting from day to day, daring the autumn season, the .uota- ' tions of prices current as is.s i.'hl by the Farmers' Distributing Company :— WELLINGTON, May 19. Potatoes have advanced considerably, and the market is very firm with small offerings. Indications m'e that the price will be higher. Onions are slightly higher, with plentiful supplies. Vegetables, excepting marrows and swedes, in good demand; cabbage, however, 1 selling at reduced rates. Cauliflower is in better supply, and values - for all good linos well maintained. Apples and pears are in good demand for desserts, and medium for cooking. Grapes aro in. strong . enquiry. Poultry is plentiful, but ' generally poor in quality and price. Grain of all kinds is advancing, maize having risen Gd per bushel during tho week. Pollard and bran 1 are very hard to procure, with higher values. Wo havo some cheap lines of broken wheat, .and shall be I glad to have enquiries for samples. I Eggs continue scarco for fresh, and preserved lines fair supply. Potatoes, primo Up-to-dates, £'<• ' 10s per ton. Onions, £4 to CI 10s per ton. Garlic, 3d per lb. Cabbage, choice, 3s Gd; ordinary, 2s per sack. Cauliflower, choice, 8s fid to 9s j Gd : others, 4s Gd to Gs per sack. Green pons. Is per peek. Carrots, TTutt, lOd per dozen. Turnips, white. Gd dozen. Swedes. 5s to 2s Gd per sack. Vegetable marrows, Is per sack. Pumpkins, 2s Gd to 3s sack. Pie melons. 3s per sack. ! Lettuce, choice, ss: fair, Is Gd to ] 2s Gd per ease. Spinach, best, 2s Gd per case. French beans, 7s Gd per half-sack. ' Spring onions. Gd doz. bundles. Tomatoes, round, 4s Gd ; TTutt. 2s Gd to 4s :other.s, Is Gd to 2s Gd per t half-case. Anplos, cookers. large 4s to 5s 3d : sir all. 2s Gd to 3s Gd ertse. Apples, well coloured, Gs Gd to 7s Gd infl'ors Is to 5s Gd per "asn. Penrs. dessert. Gs to 8s Gd : cookers. largo. Is Gd to fa Gd : small, 3s G' l to 1s per eas». Grapes, best. TTuit, Is 3d: best N"<4son, Is per lb. Putter, separator. lOd; dairy, 9d I r> H'.d per Ib. Ghees". best m«dnir"s. "Id to SVI per lb: loaf. G}d to 7d per lb. "Ores?"! pork. 70's to DD's, M to f 1 ,' 1 : 00'? to 100's. Id ; 31d Id : cl'onp n rs flw'-v). 2d to 2'M. irn,,]<lr nnrk snles h r, hl each T'">rsd.nv rim-in" 1 'vinfer. I I'ovTcs f f'> 3 (V] • Vff! . 'f? |«1 do/en. T?Mro". fnr+'-.r'- sides 7d. rolls ~',d ; 8?d per Hi. TTonev. 4d to ■I'ri per H>. In to Is "rl Tier lh. Fun"us. keen demand at Hid P"r lb. Walnut?, 5Jd. Tallow, tins, 24s cwt. Wool, sheepskins and hides, special sale on .Tune 3. 1010. Poultry, cockerels, 5s Gd for good ' birds: small. 3s to 3s fid: table roosters, 4«: table hens. 3s Gd : small, 2s to 2s Gd : ducks, large fa to Gs ; small, 3s to 3s Gd per pair; tourke.v gobblers. Od per lb; liens, 8d per 11) lire weight. 3s Gd to 3s 9d bushel. Wheat. 4s 2d to 4s 3d per bushel. Wheat, broken. 3s 4d to 3s Gd oer bushel. Barley, feed. 3s 3d per bushel. Parley. Cape seed. 3s Gd bushel. Ilorse beans, 4s Gd to 4s Od bush. Partridge, peas, fa per bushel. Prussian Rlue Peas, ris Gd per bushel. Parley meal, special quality, €5 10s per ton. Sharps, ,~CG 5s per ton. Pollard. CG per ton. Bran, C 10s per ton. Chaff, oaten sheaf, ;C5 to G5 10s per ton. TTnv. prime ;C3 15s to Ct 10s per ton. Straw, wheat en. 10s per ton. Straw! oaten. C 2 7r Rd per ton. Oats, seed. Sparrowbills. Gartons, ' Duns. 2s 10-1: Algerians, 3s 3d per bushel. „ Oats. feed. 2s Rd io 2s 9d per bushel. , ,ii Oats, crushed, 2c 1H per bushel. Cocksfoot, machine-dressed, 5-1 to 1 -Id per lb. , Linseed oil cake (genuine). L M ipr ton. Stifi-osine, CG 10s per ton. Cocksfoot, farmers' di"s;ed »<. Por. ryotxrnss, fid to os por Italian ryegrass, 4s 3d to 4s 9d 1 crushed, agricultural. 20s ' ner'ton. delivered free at any railwav station in truck loads. ' Superphosphates (best). Go per \ f <Vn n Basic Sine:, high grade. 19 per •ent, Gl 10s per ton.