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Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 July 1910, Page 1

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N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., LIJJ. weeklyTieport. (Special to " The Horowhenua Chronicle.") For the convenience of the farming community, "The Chronicle" is reprinting from day to day, flaring the autumn season, the quotations of prices current as itwiiKl by the Farmers' Distributing Company WELLINGTON, July 7. Potatoes, botilii 'table and seed, continue linn, with .small offerings. Southern holders- !)S confident of the ' position. Canterbury onions are still coming to hand in good condition, and wbilt\this continues North Island holders of keeping lines should hold hack lor the inevitable rise after the globes are done. Vegetables are 'in exceptionally strong demand, an-d wo can take much larger supplies of nil lines. Eggs are firm, and demand good. Although wo are now receiving very large supplies of porkers, every lot is cleared readily at high prions. We have opened up a very favourable 'trade in. tallow, and fanners' lots are strongly recommended. Fruit is unchanged from last week, with short supply. Business in grain, chaff, and hay is dull, and if the winter continues mild no increase in values can be looked for. We havo still a, large stof kof seconds wheat, which must lie cleared this coining week at low prices. Cheese is firm, and in short supply. The local butter trade ;is jufct now clhso-rgaiiiis'i'Kl through the "cutting'' now going on, but an early improvement is certain. Kutries are invited for purebred poultry sale to be held short Iv.

Potatoes, Prime Up-to-dates, £7 to £7 10s per ton. Potatoes, seed, specially selected. Canterbury Up-to-dates, £7 '10s per ton. Onions. £1 10s per ton. Pickling o'liions, 7s ewt. Garlic, 3d per lb. Cabbage, choice, 5s (id to 7s; ordinary. 3s to Is (id per sack. Cauliflowers, choice. 10s to los; others, 3s to 7s 0d per sack. Carrots, ITutt, 8d dozen. Turnips, white, 8d dozen. Swedes, 2s (id to 3s per sack. Vegetable marrows, 2s Od per sack. Pumpkins, 2s 0 dt ols sack. Pie melons, 3s per sack. Lettuce, choice, 4s Gd to 5s Gd: fair. 2s fid to 3s per case. Spiinch, best, 3s -to 4s (id per case. French beans, 8s Gd per -J-caso. Spring onions, 8d doz lulls. 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 pelcase. Pears, dessert. 10s to 15s Gd : cookers, large. -Is Gd to 5s Gd: small, 3s Gd to 4s per case. Butter, separator, lOd; dairy, o'<! per lb. Cheese, best factory mediums, 5:1 d to 0 tLper lb; loaf. 7d per lb. Dressed pork. 70's to 00's, 4 :fd : 00's to inO's. -lid: bacou'ovs. 4.W1: cnc'P|XM's (heavy) 3d. Our weekly pork'sales held each Thursday during winter. Kxcellent demand.

Eggs, fresh, Is sd; preserved. Is per dozen. Bacon, factory sides 7d, rolls 7'd : hams. Bld per lb. TToney, 4d to 4?, d per lb. Beeswax. Is Id to Is Gd per lb. Fundus, keen demand at 5Jd p 'r !h. ■> Walnuts'. 5d to SUI per lb. T-llow. tins, 22s ewt. Wool, sheepskins and hides, spe(■'■il sale on -Tulv 15. 1010. Poiillrv: Cockerels. 5s Gd to G. r Gd for good birds; small. 3s Gd : fable roosters. 4s to ss: fable hens 3s Gd : small. 2s Gd ; ducks, large. 5.< to Gs Gd :small. 3s Gd per pair; tur key rrobblers. 0d per lb; hens, 8( per lb live weight. Maize. Hs Gd per bushel. AVheaf. 3s Od to Is per bushel. Wlmat, seconds, 3s Id to 3s Gd per bnslvel. Barley, feed. 3s 3d per bushel. Barley. Cape seed. 3s Gd bushel Horse beans. 4s Gd to 4s 9d bush Partridge prvas, 4s 3d to 5s pel bushel. Prns-ian Blue peas, 5s Gd pel bushel. Barley meal, special finality, £5 10s per ton. Pollard. £G 15s per ton. Bran. CI 10s to £1 15s per ton. Clitiff, oaten shc-af. Go to C 5 10per ton. Hay, prime. £3 15s to .05 5s p-o ton. Straw, wheaten. £2 10s per ton SfraAv, oaten. £2 7s Gd per ton. Oats. seed. Rnnrrowbills. Gartons Duns, 2s 9d; Algerians, 3s 3d pe: bushel.

Oats, feed. 2s Gd t o2s 8d bushel Oats, crushed. 2s 9d per bushe! Machine dressed cocksfoot, GJd t 7d per lb. Farmers' dressed cocksfoot, 5d t" Gd per lb. Linseed oil cake (genuine), Cl'' per ton Sucrosine, £G 10s per ton. Lime, crushed, agricultural, 2nper ton, delivered free at any rail way station in truck loads. Superphosphates (best), £5 p >' ton. Basie Sine, hi<rh grade, 10 p cent, £4 10s per ton.