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Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 July 1910, Page 1

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N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., Lil). WEEKLY~REPORT. (Spocial to " The Horowhenua Chronicle.") For the convenience of the farming community, " The Chronicle " is reprinting from day to day, daring the autumn season, the i;uotar tione of prices current as issitxl by the Farmers' Distributing Company WELLINGTON, July Potatoes arc in very short supply, both table and seed beingjuird to procure, with rising values. Onions are also hardening up in price. Vegetables all continue to bo in good demand, wihiilo fruit is on a par with last week's quotations. Egg sliavo firmed, to-day's price being Is Gd, with short supply. Porkers are in keen dcnia-nd. Pickling onions are wa.mted. Funggtis is keenly enquired for. Trade in chaff and oats continues dull, but the past week has .seen considerable improvement in the sales of maize and wheat, while seed potatoes are now being booked at tho current rate. A sale of purebred poultry will be held on Wednesday, 29th July, and particulars of entries should reach us as early as possible. Potatoes, Prime Up-to-dates, £7 to £7 10s per ton. Potatoes, seed, specially selected. Canterbury Up-to-dates, £7 10s per ton. Onions, £5 per ton. Pickling onions, 7s Gd cwt. Garlic, 3d per lb. Cabbage, choice, 5s Gd to 7s; ordinary, 3s to 4s Gd per sack. Cauliflowers, choice, 10s to 15s; others, 3s to 7s Gd por sack. Carrots, Hut't, 8d dozen. Turnips, white, 8d dozen. Swedes, 2s Gd to 3s per sack. Vegetable marrows, 2s Gd per sack. Pumpkins, 2s 0 dt o4s sack. Pio melons, 3s t ols per sack. Lettuce, choice, 4s Gd to f:s Gd; fair, 2s Gd to 3s per case. Spinach, best 3s Gd to 5s case. French beans, 8s Gd per i-casc. Spring onions, 8d doz lulls. Apples, cookers, large, 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 Gd to 4s per case. Butter, separator, lOd; dairy, fl.\d per lb. Cheese, best factory mediums, sj{d to G dper lb; loaf, 7d per lb. Dressed pork, 70's to 90's, 4 ; ] d; 90's to 100's, 4\(1; baconcrs, 4jd; choppers (heavy) 3d. Eggs, fresh Is Gd, preserved Is per dozen. Bacon, factory sides 7d, rolls 7id; hams, Bid per lb. Honey, 4d to 4{d per lb. Beeswax, Is 4d to Is Gd per lb. Fungus, keen demand at 5Jd per lb.

Walnuts, 5d (to ssd per lb. Tallow, tins, 22s cwt. Wool, slieepsirina and bido», special salo on July 29, 1910. Poultry: Cockerels, 5s Gd to 0s Gd for pximl birds; small, 3s Gd; table roosters. 4s to ss; table hens, 3s Gd ; small, 2s Gd ; ducks, large, 5s to Gs Gd ;sinall. 3s Gd per pair; tnrkov gobblers, 9d per lb; hens, 8d per lb live weight. Maize, 3s Gd per bushel. Wheat. 3s !)d to Is per bushel. Wheat, seconds, .3s 4d to 3s Gd per bushel. Barley, feed, 3s 3d per bushel. Barley, Cape seed, 3s 6d bushel. Horse beans, 4s 6d to 4s 9d bush. Partridge peas, 4s 3d to 5s per bushel. Prussian Blue peas, os Gd per bushel. Barley meal, special quality, £5 10s per ton. Pollard. £0 15s per ton. Bran, £4 10s to £4 15s per ton. ' Chaff, oaten sheaf. £5 to £5 10s por ton. Oaten straw chaff, £3 15s ton. Hay, prime £3 15s to £5 per ton. Straw, wheaten, £2 10s per ton. Straw, oalten, £2 7s Gd per ton. Oats, seed, Sparrowbills, Gartons, Duns, 2s 9d; Algerians, 3s 3d pei bushel. Oats, feed 2s Id to 2s 8d bushel. Oats, ornshed 2s B<l per bushel. Machine dressed cocksfoot, o}d to 7d per lb. Farmers' dressed cocksfoot, 5d to Gd pel' lb. Cocoanlit oil cake, 8s per cwt. Linseed oil cake (genuine), £13 per ton. Sucrosino, £6 10s per ton. Lime, crushed, agricultural, 20s per ton, delivered free at any railway station in truck loads. Superphosphates (best), £5 per ton. Basic Slag, high grade, T9 per cent, £4 10s per ton.