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N.Z. .FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., LU. WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to " The Horowlienua Chronicle.") For the convenience of the farming community, "The Chronicle" is reprinting from day to day, daring the antumn season, the '/notations of prices current as isdjixl by the Farmers' Distributing Company : — WELLINGTON, Juno 24. The potato market is still weakeniing, and very little business is passing, in anticipation of further decline. The price of Canterbury onions as unchanged, but quality is n-ow declining. Plidvling onions are in good demand. Vegetables are in good demand, with better enquiry for swedes and man-rows than h-as been the case hitherto. Pie melons are wanted, and lettuce is specially enquired for. Fungus is in particularly keen enquiry, more so than for many year spas't. Apples are unchanged. Grapes and paars in first-class demand. Fot specially fine limes of porkers we (have been able to value seconds wheat, and shall be glad to quote clients amd send samples. Potatoes, Prime Up-to-dates, £7 to £7 10s per ton. Potatoes, seed, specially selected. Canterbury Up-to-dates, £7 10s per ton. Onions, £4 to £4 10s per ton. Garlic, 3d per lb. Cabbage, choice, 4s Gd to 5s Gd; ordinary, 2s to 3s per sack. Cauliflower, choice, Gs to 7s; others. 3s to 4s per sack. Carrots, Hutt, 8d dozen. Turnips, white, 9d dozen. Swedes, Is fid 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 case. F rench beans, 8s Gd per -J-cnsc. Sori.ll2; onions. Gd dozen bundles. Tomatoes, hothouse, 10s Gd per £- cnise. Apples, cookers, large, 4s to ss; smnll. 2s to 3s Gd c.ase. Apples, dessert, well coloured, 7s to 9s Gd: others, 4s to 5s Gd per case. Pears, dessert, 10s to 15s Gd: •"ookers, brire, 4s Gd to 5s Gel; 'small, 3s Gd to 4s per case. Grapes, best Hutt, Is Gd; bestNelson, Is 3d per lb. Putter, separator, lOd: dru'rv. f)Jd per lb. Cheese, best factory mediums, ■hid per lb; lonf, GJd to 7d per lb. Pressed pork, 70's to OO's 4}d:

no's to lOO's 4'd: baconers, 4d; choppers (lieavv) 2d to 2:]rl. Onr •vp-eklv r>ork sales Tiolrl oach Thursday during yiutpr. Excellent <7emand. fre-di, Is fid ; preserved, Li I<l per dozen. Paeon. factory sides 7J, rolls 7id: hams, Bffcl per lb. Honey, 4d to 4kl per lb. Ppeswnx. Is 4d to Is fid per lb. Fungus, keen demand at f>?d p->r lb. Walnuts. 5d ito 5.kl per lb. tins, 22s nvt. Wool. sbeer>skins and bides, special p.file on .Tulv Ist, 1010. Poultry: Cockerels, 5s fid to Of fid for good birds; small, 3s fid: table roosters. 4s to ss: table hens. •Is fid: email, ?s fid: ducks, large, fc +o fis fid :small. .3s fid per pnir; turkey cobblers, Od per lb; hens, 8<" per lb 1 ivo weio-hif. Maize, 3s fid to 3s Od per bushel. Wlwif. 3s Od to 4s rvw bushel. Wll">lif, fi/| poj. TWlev. f°od. 3s 3d por hus^'el. Parlev. Cape seed. 3s fid hushol Horse beans. 4s fid to 4s Od bush Part rid ge peas. 5s per bushel. Priccf-in Pine Pea*.. 5s fid pe' SfiqJlpl Parlev meal, speeial quality. £5 10s nor ton. Pollard, £fi 15s per ton. TCrjpi. ,Cl 10s per ton. ClvnfF, oaten sheaf, £5 to £5 15s per ton. Hay, prime, ,C 3 15s to £5 5s pei ton. Straw, \vh eaten. £2 10s per ton. Straw, o.Vten. £2 7s fid per toil. Oats. seed. Snnrrowbills. Gartons. Duns, 2s Del; Algerians, 3s 3d pei bushel. Onts, feed. 2s fid t o2s 8d bushel O.'i'fs. crushed, 2s 9d per bushel. Machine dressed cocksfoot, fi.Jd tk 7d per lb. Farmers' dressed cocksfoot. 5d t< fid. per lb. Linseed oil eake (genuine), £13 per ton Sucrosinc, £fi 10s per ton. Lime, crushed, agricultural, 20 per ton, delivered free at any rail vcav station in truck loads. Superphosphates (best), £5 pe> ton. Pasio Slag, bigh grade, 19 pecent, £4 10s per ton.