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Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 July 1910, Page 1

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N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., LiJ. WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to " The Horowhenna Chronicle.") For the convenience of the farming community, "The Chronicle" is reprinting from day to day, daring the autumn season, the quotations of prices current as iss itid Lv the Farmers' Distributing Ccni pany :— WELLINGTON, July 15. Potatoes are in very short supply, both table and seed being.hard to procure, with rising values. Onions are also hardening up in price. Vegetables all continue to bo. in good demand, wiliiile fruit i.s 011 a ]>fir with last week's ouotations. Egg shave firmed, to-day's price being Is Gd, with short sup ply. Porkers are in keen dotnaird. Pickling onions arc wanted. Funggus is keenly enquired for. Trade in chaff and oats continues dull, but the past week has seen considerable improvement in the sales o r maiize and wheat, while seed potatoes nre now being bookod «t thr current rate. A sale of pupebro' l noultrv will be held 011 Wednesday 29tli July, and particulars of en tries should reach us as early «n possible. Potatoes, Prime Up-to-dates, £' to £7 10s per ton. Potatoes, seed, speciallv selected Canterbury Up-to-dnte.s, £7 10s pe; ton. Onions, Co per ton. Pickling onions, 7s Gd cwt. Garlic, 3d per lb. Cabbage, choice, 5s Gd to 7s; or dinarv. 3s to 4s Gd per sack. Cauliflowers, choice, 10s to 15s others, 3s to 7s Gd per sack. Carrots, Hutt, 8d dozen. Turnips, white. 8d dozen. Swe:les. 2s Gd to 3s per sack. Vegetable marrows. 2s Gd per sack Humplv'ns.s,2=s Gdt o-ls sack. Pio melons. 3s t ols per sack. Lettuce, choice, 4s Gd to 5s Gd fair. 2s Gd to 3s per case. Spinach, best 3s Gd to 5s ca.se. '•'i-rim-h )"\'n>s. fid p"' - i-oase. Spring onions, 8d doz lulls. Annies, cookers, large, 4s to 5s small, 2s tn 3s Gd C'ase. Apples, dessert, well coloured. 7' in fls Gd : others, Is to 5s Gd pe: case. Pears, dessert. 1H«: to 15s Gd cookers, large, 4s Gd to 5s Gd small, 3s Gd to 4s per case. Butter, separaitor, lOd; (]>n ir y o'.'l. per lb. Cheese, best factory mediums 53d to G dper lb; loaf. 7d per lb. Dressed pork. 70's to AO's, 43d: AO's to 100's, 4'd: baconois, 4.\d choppers (heavy) 3d. Kgcs, fresh Is fid, preserved 1: per dozen. Bacon, faetorv sides 7d, rolls 7Jd hams, B.id pec lb. j Honey, '4d to 4Jd per lb. Beeswax, Is Id to Is Gd per lb: Fungus, keen demand at 5Jd pe l lb. Walnuts, 5d to o\d per lb. Tallow, tins, 22s cwt. Wool, sheepskins and bides, spe cird sale on Julv 29, 1910. Poultry: Cockerels, 5s Gd to fi. fid for good birds; small. 3s fid table roosters. 4s to 5s : table hens 3s fid; small, 2s fid: ducks, large, 5 to fis fid :small. 3s fid per pair; key gobblers, 9d per lb; hens, 8 per lb live weight. M aize. 3s fid per b't.sl'el. AV';.".:it. 3k 9d to !s ivM- bushel. Wh'vi.t, .wonds, 3s -Id to 3s fid pe' bnsb.el. Barley, feed. 3s 3d per bushel. Barlev. Cape 'seed. 3? Hd lmsbe! Horse beans. 4s fid tn Is 9d bnsli Par'ridge jiras. Is 3d to 5s ]>f bushel. Blue pers, 5s fid pc bushel. Barley meal, special quality, £■ 10s per +on. Pollard. Gfi 15s per ton. Bra'i. C-l 10s to CI 15s per Chaff, oaten sheaf. £5 to C 5 10 per ton. Oaten straw chaff. G3 15s ton. Hay, prime C 3 15s to C 5 pe' ton. Straw, wheaten. C 2 10s per ton. Straw, oaten. C 2 7s fid per ton. Oats, seed. Snnrrowbills. Gartons Duns. 2s Hd; Algerians, 3s 3d pc b'Tobel. Onts, feed 2s fn Oq 3d bushel O'lts. c>rnsb«d ?s 8d nor bnsliol Machine dressed cocksfoot, fijtl t' 7d per lb. Farmers' dressed coeksfnot. 5d t' fid. nor lb. Co-oanut oil cake. 8s per cwt. Linseed oil cake (genuine), C1 r r>er tor Suorosino, :Cfi 10s per ton. Lime, crushed, agricultural. 20 ner ton. delivered free at any rail wav station in truck loads. Superphosphates (best). £5 pe' ton. Basic Slag, high grade, 19 pe' "out, £4 10s per ton.