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Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 June 1910, Page 1

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N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVI DISTRIBUTING CO., LiD. WEEKLY~REPORT. (Special to " The Horowhonua Chronicle.") For the convenience of the farming community, " The Chronicle is reprinting from day to day, dar ing the autumn season, the quotations of prices current aa isditxl bj the Farmers' Distributing Com pany WELLINGTON, Juno 24. The potato market is still weakoniing, and very little business is passing, in anticipation of i'urtlioi doeline. The price of Oanlterbnr.v onions is unchanged, hut quality if now declining. I'tickli/iip; onions are in good demand. Vegetables are in good demand, with hotter enquiry for swodes and marrows than has been the ease hitherto. Pie

melons are ranted, and lettuce is specially enquired for. Fungus is ill ■ particularly keen enquiry, more so than for many year spas't. Apples are unchanged. Grapes and pears in first-class demand. For specially fine lines of porkers we ill we been table to valine secoinds wheat, and shall lie glad to quote clients -ami send samples. Potatoes, Prime Up-to-dates, £7 to £7 10s per ton. Potatoes, seed, specially selected. Canterbury [Tp-to-dates, £7 10s per ton. Onions, £4 to £4 10s per ton. Garlic, 3d per lb. Cabbage, choieo, -Is Gd to 5s Gd ; ordinary, 2s to 'is pel' sack. Cauliflower, choice, Gs to 7s; others, 3s to 4s per sack. Carrots, Hutlt, 8d dozen. Turnips, white, 9d dozen. iSwodes, Is Gd to 2s per sack. Vegetable marrows, Is Gd to 2s Gd per sack. Pumpkins, 2s G dt o4s sack. Pie melons, 3s per sack. Lettuce, choice, Gs to 7s Gd; fair, 2s Gd to 4s case. Spinach, best, 3s to 3s Gd per ease. French beans, 8s Gd per i-case. Spring onions. Gd dozen bundles. Tomatoes, hothouse, 10s Gd per Jcalse. A nples, cookers, largo, 4s to ss; small. 2s to 3s Gd case. Apples, dessert, well coloured, 7s to 9s Gd; others, 4s to 5s Gd per case. Pears, dessert, 10s to 15s Gd; cookers, large, 4s. Gd to 5s Gd; small. 3s Grl to 4s per case. Grapes, best Hutt, Is Gd; besv Nelson, Is 3d per lb. Putter, separator, lOd; dairy, 9Jd per lb. Cheese, best factory mediums, •IUI per lb; loaf, Gkl lo 7d per lb. Dressed pork, 70's to 90's 4}d ; 90's to 100's 4jd : baconers, 4d ; choppers (beavv) 2d to 2:jd. Our 'veeklv pork sales held each Thursday during winter. Excellent demand. Fugs, fresh. Is fid ; preserved, l.« Id per dozen. Bacon, factory sides 7d, rolls l\i\: hams, Bi]d per lb. Honey, 4d to 44d per lb. Peeswax. Is 4d to Is Gd per lb. Fungus, keen demand at skl nor lb. Walnuts, 5d ito 5Jd per lb. Ta.llow, tins, 22s cwt. Wool, sheepskins and hides, special sale on Julv Ist, 1910. Poultry: Cockerels, 5s Gd to Gs Gd for good birds; srmall, 3s Gd-: table roosters, 4s to ss: table hens, 3s Gd; small, 2s Gd: ducks, large, 5s v n Gs Gd rsrnall. 3s Gd per pair; turkey gobblers. Od per lb; hens, 8(" per lb live weich't. Maize. 3s Gd to 3s 9d per bushel. Wbcat. 3s Od to 4s bushel. Whpat, seconds, 3s Gd per bush. Parley, feed, 3s 3d r>or bushel. Parlev. Capo seed. 3s Gd bushel. Horse beans. 4s fid to 4s Od bush. Partridge peas, 5s per bushel. Prussian Plup Peas, na Gd per Parley meal, special quality, £5 10s ner ton. Pollard, Cfi 15s per ton. TCrflu, £4 10s ner ton. Chaff, oaten sheaf, £5 to £5 15s per ton. Hay, prime, £3 15s to £5 5s per ton. Straw, wheaten. £2 10s per ton. Straw, oa'ten, £2 7s Gd per ton. Oats. seed, Snarrowbills. Gartons, Duns. 2s 9d; Algerians, 3s 3d. poi bushel. Oats, feed. 2s Gd t o2s 8d bushel. Oa'ts. crushed, 2s 9d per bushel. Machine dressed cocksfoot, GJd .to 7d per lb. Farmers' dressed cocksfoot, 5d to Gd ner lb. Linseed oil cake (genuine), £13 oor ton Rucrosine, £G 10s per torn. Lime, crushed, agricultural, 20<; ner ton, delivered free at any railway station in truck loads. Superphosphates (best), £5 per ton. Basic Slag, high grade, 19 per £4 10s per ton.