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Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 June 1910, Page 1

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* N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., LiJ. WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to " The Horowhenua Chronicle.") For the convenience of the farming community, "Tlio Chronicle" is reprinting from day to day, during the autumn season, the quotations of prices current as isdi<xl Ly the Farmers' Distributing t'cuipany : — AVETjLTNGTON, June 10. Potatoes still continue scarce, with small business hoit".« done. Vegetables find a ready market, especially pie melons, lettuce, aiul parsnips, all in excellent demand. Canterbury globe onions still coming to band in good condition, and selling 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. . Fungus is in excellent demand ait bigh prices. Walnuts are now coming to hand more freely, with a downward tendency in values. Potatoes, prime Up-to-dates, £7 10s per ton. Potatoes, seed, specially selected. Canterbury Up4o-dates, £8 per ton. Onions, £4 to £4 10s per ton. Garlic, 3d per lb. Cabbage, choice, 2s to 3s 9d; ordinary, (kl ito Is per sack. Cauliflower, choice, 8s (id; others, 3s to 4s Gd. Carrots, Hutt, 8d dozen. Turnips, white, 5d dozen. Swedes, Is to Is 9d per sack. Market glutted. Vegetable marrows, Is to Is Gd ptM' stack. Pumpkins, 2s G dt o-l.s sack. Pie melons, 3s per sack. Lettuce, choice, 5s to P>s; fair, Is Od to 3s Od per case. Sninicb. best, 3s per case. French beans, 8s fid per J-case. Spring onions, 8d doz. bells. Tomatoes, hothouse, 14s fid per }- case. Apples, cookers, large, 4s to ss; small. 2s to 3s fid case. Aoples. dessert, well coloured, 7s to 9s fi'l; others, 4s to 5s fid per ease. Pears, dessert, 10s to ]5s fid; cookers, birw, -Is fid to 5s (3d; small, 3s fid to -Is pr»r case. Graphs, best Hutt, Is 3d; best Nelson, Is per lb. Butter, senareitor, lOd; dairv, O.Jd p;«r lb. Cheese, best factory mediums 5Jd to 5Jd per lb; loaf, fijd to 7d per lb. Dressed nork. 70's to 90's 4d : 90's to 100's I'd: baconers, 4d: choppers (beavv) 2d to 2jd. Our weekly nork sales licit] each Thursday during winter. Excellent demand . Eggs, fresh. Is 9d : preserved. Is 2c! Bacon, factory sides 7d, rolls 7Jd : barns, B:]d per lb. Honey, 4d to 4kl per lb. Beeswax, Is 4d to Is fid lb. Fungus, keen demand at 5Jd pir lb. Walnuts. 5d ito H.'d per lb. Tn.llow. tins. 22s ewt. Wool, sheepskins nnd bides, special f/dn on June 17th. 1910. Poultry, cockerels. 5s fid for good birds: small. 3s to 3s fid : table roosters. 4c; table hens. 3s fid: small. 2s to 2s fi r l; ducks, 5s to fis fid : wall. 3s .{*> 3s fid piir: Turkey gobblers. 9d per lb; liens, 8d per lb live weight. M.a.ize, 3s Od per bushel. Wheat. 3s 9:1 to -Is r>«r bushel. Wheat, seends, 3s fid per bush. Barley, feed. 3s 3d per bushel. Barley. Capo seed, 3s fid bushel Horse beans, 4s fid to 4s Od bush Partridge peas, 5s per bushel. Pr'ncjan Hliie Peas. 5s fid per hushpl Barlev meal, special quality, £. r i 10s »er ton. Sharps, Cfi 10s per ton. IWi. CI 10". ner to-. Chaff, oaten sheaf, £5 to C 5 15f ner ton. TTav, prime £3 15s to £1 10s per ton. Straw, wheaten. C 2 10s per ton. Straw, oaten. £2 7s fid per ton. Oats. seed. Sparrowbills. Cartons. Duns. 2s lOd; Algerians, 3s 3d per bushel. Oim's, feed, 2s 8d to 2s lOd pel V'shel. Oats, crushed, 2s lid ner bushel. Machine dressed cocksfoot, f>i<l ito 7d ner lb. Farmers' dressed cocksfoot, 5d to fid. per lb. Linseed oil cake (genuine), £13 ner ton Sucrosine, £fi 10s per ton. Cocksfoot, farmers' dr-surl. fid per lb. Per. ryegrass, 4s fid to 5s per bushel. Italian ryegrass, 4s 3d to 4s 9d per bushel. Lime, crushed, agricultural, 20s ner ton, delivered free nt any railway station in truck loads. Superphosphates (best), £5 per ton. Basic Slag, bigh grade, 19 per •ent, £4 10s per ton.