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Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 June 1910, Page 1

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* N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., Lii). WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to "The Horowhenua Chronicle.") For the convenience of the farming community, '' The Chronicle " is reprinting from day to (toy, daring the autumn season, the »;notations of prices current as isdiad by the Farmers' Distributing CYmpany WELLINGTON, June 10. Potatoes .still continue searce, with small business being done. Vegetables I'm (I a ready rnnrkot, especially pie melons, lettuce, and parsnips, all in excellent demands. Canterbury globe onions still coming to baud in good condition, and sidling freely. Hothouse tomatoes are in great demand. Pears are wanted, at high prices, as also grapes. Apples are in better demand at slightly increased prices. The price of eggs is now steady. Kungus is in excellent- demand ait -high prices. Walnuts are now coming to band more freely, with a downward tendency in values. Potatoes, prime Up-to-dates, £7 10s per ton. Potatoes, seed, specially selected. Canterbury Up-to-dates, C 8 per ton. Onions, £4 to £4 10s per ton. Garlic, 3d per lb. Cabbage, choice, 2s to .'!s 9d ; ordinary. (id ito l.s per sack. Cauliflower, choice, 8s Gd ; others, 3s to -Is (id. Carrots, Unit, 8d dozen. Turnips, white, 5d dozen. Swedes, Is to Is !)d per sack. Market glutted. Vegetable marrows, Is to Is fid per sack. Pumpkins, 2s fi dt o Is sack. Pie melons, 3s per sack. Lettuce, choice, 5s to fis_; fair, Is (id to .'is (id per case. Spinach. best, 3s per rase. French beans, 8s (id per J-case. Spring onions. Bcl doz. lulls. Tomatoes, hothouse, Ms fid per Jcase. Apples. conkers, large, 4s to ss; small, 2s to 3s (id ease. Apples, dessert, well coloured, 7s !") 0s fid: others, 4s to 5s fid per rise. Pears, dessert, 10s to 15s fid: cookers. large. Is fid to 5s fid ; -mall, 3s fid to Is per case. Grapes, best TliiM, Is 3d: best Nelson, Is per lb. Butter. senaraitor. lOd ; dairy, Old. per lb. Cheese, best factory mediums, 5.) d to s}d per lb; loaf, fi£d to 7d per lb. Dressed pork. 70's to 00's I'd; 00's to 100's lid: baconers. 4d ; choppers (heavy) 2d to Our weekly pork sales held each Thursday during winter. Excellent demand. Eggs, fresh. Is Od : preserved. Is 2d Bacon, factory sides 7d, rolls 7£d ; bams. 8:1 d per lb. Honey, 4d to 4kl per lb. Beeswax. Is 4d to Is fid per lb. Fungus, keen demand at s§d lb. Walnuts, 5d iio s.}d per lb. T'dl'iw. tins. 22s cwt. Wool, sheepskins and hides, special wile on .Tune 17>'b. 1010. Poultry, cockerels. 5s 0d for good birds: small. 3s to 3s fid: table roosters, Is: table liens. 3s fid: small. 2s to ?« fid: dnr-ks. large, 5s to fis fid: -■•rail, 3s '■) 3s fid pair: Turkey go.bMers. 0d per lb: liens, 8d per lb lire weight. M-vize. 3s Od per bushel. 3s Od to Is n«r bushel. "Wheat, seconds, 3s 0d per bush. Barley, feed. 3s 3d per bushel. Barley. Capo seed. 3s fid bushel. Iforse beans, 4s fid to 4s Od bush. Partridge peas. 5s per bushel. Prossinn Blue Pens, ns fid per 'l'lsllPl. Barley meal, special quality, £5 10s per ton. Sharps. Cfi 10s per ton. Urn". PI 10-' ner ton. ChafT. oaten .sheaf. C 5 to C 5 15s per ton. Tfav. prime £3 15s to £410s per ton. ■ Straw, wheat en. C 2 10s per ton. Straw, oaten. £2 7s fid per ton. Oats, seed. Sparrowbills, Gortons, Duns. 2s lOd ; Algerians, 3s 3d per bushel. o:t, ( s. feed. 2s 8d to 2s lOd per bn.shel. . Oats, cruslied. 2s lid per hnshel. Machine dressed cocksfoot, fijd to 7d per 11). Fanners' dressed cocksfoot, od to fid per lb. Linseed oil cake (genuine), iM per ton Snerosine, Gfi 10s per ton. Cocksfoot, farmers' Gd P M ' , „-i i r Per. ryegrass, 4s 6cl to 5s per bushel. . n , Ttnlinn ryegrass, 4s 3d to 4s Jcl per bushel. t Lime, cruslied, agricultural, ills per ton. delivered free at any railway station in truck loads. Superphosphates (best), £o per Basic Sing, liigh grade,- 10 per cent, £4 10s per ton.