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Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 July 1910, Page 1

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N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., hiD. WEEKLY (Special to "The Horowhenua Chronicle. ,, ) For the convenience of the farming community, "The Chronicle" is reprinting from .day to day, daring the autumn season, the tions of prices current as isdidd Ly the Farmers' Distributing Cerapany :— WELLINGTON, July 7. Potatoes, both, iahfo and seed, continuo firm, with small offerings. Southern holders are as yot confident of the position. Caii'terhury onions aro stifl coming to hand in good condition, and wliilo it.his continues North Island holders of keeping linos should hold hack for tlio inevitaiblo rise after tho globes are done. Vegetables are in exceptionally strong demand, and wo can take much larger supplies of all lines. Eggs are firm, and demand good. Although we are aiow receiving very large supplies of porkers, every lot is cleared readily at high prices. Wo have qpeiied up a very favourable <trado in tallow, and farmers' lots ,are_ strongly recommended. Fruit is unchanged from la.st 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. Wo havo still_ a large stoc kof seconds wheat, which must be cleared this coming week ait low prices. Oheeso is linn, imd in short supply. Tho local butter trade ;is jnfct now disorgaaiiseld through the "cutting" now going on, but an early improvement is certain. Entries are inviited foi purebred poultry sale to bo held shortly. Potatoes, Prime Up-to-dates, £7 to £7 10s per ton. Potatoes, seed, specially selected. Canterbury Up-to-dates, £7 10s pea ton. Onions, £ i 10s por ton. Pickling onions, 7s cwt. Garlic, 3d per lb. Cabbage, choice, 5s Gd to 7s; ordinary, 3s to 4s 0d per sack. Cauliflowers, choice, 10s to 15s: others, 3s to 7s Gd por sack. Carrots, Hufct, 8d dozen. Turnips, wliito, Btl dozen. Swedes, 2s Gd to 3s per sack. Vegetable- marrows, 2s Gd per sack. Pumpkins, 2s G dt o4s sack. Pie melons. 3s per sack. Lettuce, choice, 4s Gd to 5s Gd; fair. 2s Gd to 3s per case. Spinach, best, 3s to 4s Gd per case. French bonus, 8s Gd per i-case. Spring onions, 8d doz lulls. Anplos. cookors, large-, 4s to ss; small. 2s to 3s Gd case. Apples, dessert, well coloured, 7s to Ds fid; others, 4s to 5s Gd por case.

TVnr.s, dewrt, IDs to 15s fid : cookers, In rye, -Is fid to 5s 0(1: smnil. .Is fid to Is per ease. Butter. separator, lOd; dairy. n»'T psr lb. ' _ Cheese. host factory mediums. s*d to fi flncv ,11- • „ky ,f ' .r'7 ( l r>pr Uv . T/rosspd pork, <0 st( n pes, 4o : f)o's to 100's, 4.U1: baearwrs. 4.1 d: choppers (lionvv) 3d. Our weekly pork sales bold each Thursday duriiic winter. TCxccllent demand. T?<r<rs, frcsli, Is 5d ; preserved, l.« per dozen. Baron, factory sides 7d, rolls 7Jd hams. Bi|d nor lb. TToney. 4d to 4Jd per lb. Beeswax. Is 'Id tn Is fid per II). loniums, keen demand at s?d pn lb. "Walnuts, 5d 'to H.'d per lb. T"!'n\r. fins, 'Jlc cwt. Wool. sheepskins and bides, speon .Tiilv 15. 1010. I'onltry: Cockerels, 5s fid to fi.< fid for treed birds: small, -Is fid' f nl>lf> roosters. 4s to 5s : table liens 'M fid : small. ?s fid : ducks. large, 5.< to fis fid rsinnll. 3.s fid por pair; t.nr key gobblers. 0d per lb; liens, Bt' per lb live weight. Maize, 3s fid per bushel. "W'wvit. 3s D'l to -Is rv<r bushel. Wh'vrt. seconds, 3s 1:1 to 3s fid per b'isb:pl. Barley, feed. 3s 3d nor bushel. Bnrlev. Capo seed. 3s fid bushel Horse beans. 4s fid to 4s 9d bnsli T'lrfridse pens, 4s 3d to 5s per hnshel. IV's-'inn Bliio pot's, 5s fid per bu«hel. Barlev meal, speeial r|nalit,v, C 5 in o p«r ton. Pellard. Cfi 15s per ton. H-.nn. CI 10« to CI IKs p°r ton. Chaff. oaten slio-af. C 5 to 65 10« n"r fnn. Hay. prime, £3 15s to £5 5s pw ton. wheaten. ("I 10s ner ton. Straw. oi'toii, CQ 7s fid per toil. Oat". se"d. Snorrnwbills. Oartons Tlimc. 2s Od; Algerians, 3s 3d pc fend. fid t o?s 8d bushel O.nf.q priisliod. «?.s Pd nor bushel Machine dressed cocksfoot. fild tr 7d nor lb Farmers' dressed eoeksfoot. 5d t<" fi'l ner lb. Linseed oil eake (ffennineV {13 nor ton Rnerosine. Cfi 10s per top. Limp, p™ isbed norienltnral, 20' nnf ton. 'Ipli T -"l , erl froo n+ niiv rail n*nr ptnt-inn in truck lends. Superphosphates fbestV C 5 per ton, Tbisi" hi"h (Trade. 10 po f ,c >pt, C 4 10s per ton.