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Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 June 1910, Page 1

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A 3 N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., LiD. i WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to "The Horowhenua 1 Chronicle.") For the convenience of the farming community, " The Chronicle " t is reprinting from day to day, during the autumn season, the quotations of prices current as isdJ«d by j the Farmers' Distributing Company WELLINGTON, June 10. Potatoes still continue scarce, with small business being done. Vegetables find a ready market, especially pie melons, lettuce, and parsnips, all in excellent demand. Can- ' ttM'biiry globe onions still coming to band in good condition, and selling freely. Hothouse tomatoes wire in great demand. Pears «re wanted ■ at high prices, as also grapes. Apples arc in better demand at slightly increased prices. The price of eggs is now steady. Fungus is ill excellent demand ait high prices. Walnuts are now coming .to hand 1 more freely, with a downward tendency in values. Potatoes, prime Ilp-to-dates, £7 10s per ton. Potatoes, seed, specially selected. Canterbury Up-Jto-dates, £8 per ton. Onions, £4 to £4 10s per ton. Garlic, 3d per Jb. Cabbage, choice, 2s to 3s 9d ; ordinary. (kl Ito Is per sack. Cauliflower, choice, 8s 6d; others, 3s to 4s Od. Carrots, Hutt, 8d dozen. Turnips, white, 5d dozen. •Swedes, Is to Is 9d per sack. Marie et glutted. Vegetable marrows, Is to Is Gd per sack. Pumpkins, 2s 0 dt ofs sack. Pie melons, 3s per sack. Lettuce, choice, 5s to 6s; fair, Is Od to 3s Gd per case. Spinach, best, 3s per case. French beans, 8s Gd per i-case. Spring onions, 8d doz. bells. Tomatoes, hothouse, b's Gd per Jcase. Apples, cookers, large, 4s to ss; small. 2s to 3s Gd case. Apples, dessert, well coloured, 7s to 0s Gd; others, 4s to 5s Gd per case. Pears, dessert. 10s to 15s Gd: cookers, larjre, <f.s Gd to os Gd : small, 3s Gd to Is per case. Graphs, best Hutt, Is 3d; best Nelson, Is per lb. Butter, separator, lOd; dairy. Did per lb. Cheese, best factory mediums. ssd to 5Jd per lb; loaf, 6Jd to 7d per lb. Dressed pork, 70\s to 00's 4-Jd: HQ's to 100's I'd ; baconers, 4d : choppers (lieavv) 2d to 2,? d. Our weekly pork sales held each Thursday during winter. Excellent demand. Effgs, fresh. Is 9d ; preserved, Is 2d Bacon, factorv sides 7d, rolls 7id : hams, B:]d per lb. ! Honey, 4d to 4id'por lb. Beeswax, Is 4d to Is 6d per lb. Fungus, keen demand at sid por !b. Walnuts. 5d to s.}d per lb. Tallow, tins, 22s cwt. Wool, sheepskins and hides, special sale on .Tune 17th. 1910. Poultry, cockerels. 5s Gd' for good birds: small. 3s to 3s 6d: table roosters, 4s: table liens, 3s Gd ; small, 2s to 2s Gd : ducks, larsre, 5s to Gs Gd : small. 3s -to 3s Gd pair; Turkey gobblers, Od per lb; hens, 8d per lb weight. Mn ize, 3s 9d per bushel. I . WheiTt. 3s 9d to Is per bushel. Wheat, seconds, 3s Gd per bush. Barley, feed, 3s 3d per bushel. Barley, Capo seed, 3s 6d bushel. Horse beans, 4s Gd to 4s 9d bush. Partridge peas, 5s per bushel. Prussian Blue Peas, os 6d per bushel. Barley meal, special quality, £5 10s per ton. Sharps. CO 10s per ton. Bran, C'l 10s ner ton. Chaff, oaten sheaf, C 5 to C 5 15s per ton. Hay, prime £3 15s to £410s per ton. Straw, wbeaten. £2 10s per ton. Straw, oaten, £2 7s fid per ton. Oats, seed, Sparrowbills, Gartons, Duns, 2s lOd; Algerians, 3s 3d per bushel. Oai's, feed, 2s 8d to 2s lOd per bushel. Oats, crushed, 2s lid per bushel. Machine dressed cocksfoot, G-Jd to 7d per lb. Farmers' dressed cocksfoot, 5d to Gd. per lb. _ Linseed oil cake (genuine), .£l3 per ton Sucrosinc, £6 10s per -tow. Cocksfoot, farmers' dr'S?ed, 6d per lb. Per. ryegrass, 4s 6d to 5s per bushel. . Italian ryegrass, 4s 3d to 4s Jd per bushel. Lime, crushed, agricultural, 20? per ton, delivered free at any railway station in truck loads. Superphosphates (best), £5 per ton. Basic Slag, high grade, 19 per cent,. £4 10s per ton.