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Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 June 1910, Page 1

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n.z. farmers' co-operative distributing co., lij. weeklFreport. (Special to " The Horowhenua Chronicle.") For the convenience of the farming community, " Tho Chronicle " is reprinting from day to day, daring the autumn season, the quotations of prices current as issiiHl by the Farmers' Distributing CYmpany :— WELLINGTON, June 10. Pdtatoe,s still continue scarce, with small business being done. Vegetables find a ready nKirkot, especially pie melons, lettuce, and parsnips, all in excellent demand 1 . Canterbury globe onions still coming > to haiwl in good condition, and selling freely. Hothouse tomatoes are in greait diem and. Pears are wanted ;ib high prices, as also grapes. Apples are in better demand at slightly increased prices. The price of eggs is now steady. Fungus is in excellent demand n:fe .high prices. Walnuts are now coming to hand mom freely, with a downward tendency in values. Pokitoes, prime Up-to-dates, £7 10s per ton. Potatoes, .seed, specially selected. Canterbury Up-*to-dates, £8 per ton. Onions, £4 to £4 10s per ton. Garlic, 3d per Ib. Ca'bbage, choice, 2s to 3s 9d; ordinary, 'id Ito l.s pen , , sack.Ciiuliflo'Wer, choice, 8s (kl; others, 3.s to 4s (id. Carrots, Hiitt, 8d dozen. Turnips, white, 5d dozon. Swedes, Is to Ls 0d per .sack. Market glutted. Vegetable marrows, Is to ls Gd per sack. Pumpkins, 2.s fi dt o-ls sack. Pie melons, 3s per sack. Lettuce, choice, 5s to 6s; fair, ls (id to 3s (id per case. Spinach, best, 3s per case. French ibems, B.s fid per .J-caso. Spring onions, 8d doz. bells. Tomatoes, hothouse, 14s (3d per 1case. Apples, rookers, large-, 4s to ss; .s.!nill, 2s to 3s (id case. Apples, dessert, well coloured, 7s t>o 0s 0:1; others, 4s to 5s Gd pp.r cn.se. Pears, dessert. ]0s to 15s fid; cookers. Inrjie, Is (id to 5s (id; smsill, 3s fi'l tn -Is por on.se. Grap-s, best Hiitt, ls 3d; best .Velson, l.s pe-r lb. Butter, senivrfiiior. 10d; <kirv, n.Jd per lb. Cheese, best factory mediums. sJtl to sJfl per lb; loaf, 6Jd to 7d per lb. Dresser! pork, 70's to 90's 4id: OO's to lOO's 41(1: bneoners, 4d: cho-pners (heftvv) 2d to 2:|d. Our weekly lrork sales held each Thiirsday during winter. Excellent demand. E<Z2-s, fresh, l.s M ; preserved, Is 2cl Rnron. factory sides 7d, rolls 7}d : lkims, B.ld per lb. Honey, 4d to per lb. Reeswax, ls'4d to Is fid nor lb. Fungus, keen domand at 5Jd pir lb. Wnlinits, 5d I+o s,'d per Ib. T.-vllow, tins. 22s cwt. Wnnl, slipppskins nnri bido-s, spe--inl silo on Juno 17th. 1910. Poultry, cockerels. 5s fid for good birds: small. 3« to 3s fid: table rnnjsfors. 4s: tnblp hons. 3s (VI: smnll. 2s to 2s (W; du-"ks. larrup, 5s to O.s fid: «ir,'ill, 3s ,'ir, 3s Cv] rnir; Turkey gobblers. 9d per lb; hens, 8d per lb }}vo \rf'ffrltt. V-i'w.p, 3s 9d pe-r bushel. "Wlvr.'it. 3s 9d to Is biislicl. W!)p.n.t, .sec"ii fl .s, 3s fid per bush. Rnrlcy. f«p-l. 3s 3d pop busl-ei. Rnrley. Cnpo .seed. 3s M bushel Korsn bpnns. 4s fid to 4s 9d bush P:irtrid«e pens. 5s pnr bushel. Prnosinn Rliie Pens, os Cd per bushel. Bnrlev meal, special quality, £5 10s per ton. Sharps. Cfi !o.s per ton. Rr.i". CI 10s up)- ton. Chaff, onten sliL-af, £5 to £5 15.« por ton. TTny. prime £3 15s to £4 10s per ton. Straw, whenten 02 10s per ton. • Straw, onton. £2 7s fid per ton. Oats. Rood. Spnrrowbills. Gartons. Duns. 2s 10d; Algerians, 3s 3d per bushel. fc-od, 2s 8d to 2s 10d per bushel. Onts. crushed, 2s lid per bushel. Miichi'ie dressed cocksfoot, fiVd do 7d nor lb. . Farmers' dressed cocksfoot, 5d to fi'l nor lb. Linseed oil enke (genuine), 113 Dor top S'lcrosino. Cfi 10s por torn. Cocksfoot, farmers' dr-suH 6<< nor lb. Por. ryegrass, is fid to 5s per bushel. Itnlinn ryegrass, 4s 3d to 4s 9<! por bushel. Lime, crushed, agricultural, 2(1? per ton, delivered free at any railwnv station in truck loads. Superpbospliatos (best), £5 per ton. Rnsic Sing, high grano, 19 per cent, £4 10s per ton.