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Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 August 1910, Page 1

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N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., Lii). WEEKLY~REPORT. (Special to "The Horowhenua Chronicle. ,, ) For tho convenience of the farming community, " The Chronicle " is reprinting from day to day, during the autumn season, the '/notations of prices current as isdJixl by the Farmers' Distributing Ccmpany:— •" . WELLINGTON, July 15. Potatoes are in very short supply, both table and seed being.hard to procure, with rising values. Onions nre also hardening up in price. Vegetables all continue to bo in good demand, while fruit is on n. par with last week's quotations. Egg shave firmed, to-day's price being Is 6d, with short supply. Porkf'fs are in keen dema.nd. Pickling anions are wanted. Funccgiis is keenly enquired for. Trade in chaff and oats continues dull, but the pftfit week has seen considerable improvement in the sales of maize nnd while seed potatoes arc now hieing booked wit tho. curront rate. A sale of pu'nobred poultry will be hold 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, . : ;eed, 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 6d to 7s; ordinary, 3s to 4s 6(1 par sack. Cauliflowers, choice, 10s to 15s; others, 3s to 7s Gd per sack. Carrots, Hut't, 8d dozen. Turnips, 8d dozen. Swedes, 2s Gd to 3s per sack. Vegetable marrows, 2s Gel per sack. Pumpkins. 2s 0 dt o4s sack. Pio melons, 3s t o4s pea , sack. Lettuce, choice, 4s 6d to 5s 6d; fair, 2s 6d to 3s per case. Spinach, best 3s Gd to 5s case. Krench beans, 8s Gd per i-case. Spring onions, 8d doz hells. Apples, cookers, largo, 4s to ss; small, 2s in 3s Gd case. Apples, dessert, well coloured, 7s to 9s Gd ; others, 4s to 5s Gd per rase.

Pears, ■ dessert, 10s to 15s Gd ; cookers, large, 4s Gd to 5s Gd; small, 3s 6d to 4s por case. Butter, separator, lOd; dflirv, 9.U! por lb. Cheese, best factory mediums, 5:5 d to G dper lb; loaf, 7d per lb. Dressed pork. 70's to 90's, 4:[d; 90's to 100's. 4Jd; hamuli's, 4jd; choppers (heavy) 3d. Eggs, fi-rish Is Gd, preserved Is per dozen.. Bacon, factory sides 7d, rolls 7id; hams, B!|d por lb. Honey, 4d to 4Jd per lb. Beeswa-c. Is 4d to Is 6d per lb. Ft -;• ; en demand at 5Jd per lb. Wain' ,■ 5'.1 (to 5Jd por lb. T-.i110v., tin:;, -is ;:. i. Wool, sheepskins and bides, spend sale on July 20, 1910. Poultry: Cockerels, 5s Gd to Gs Gel for good birds; small, 3s Gd; table roosters, 4s to ss; table hens, :3s Gd; small, 2s Gd; ducks, large, 5s to Gs Gd ;smnll. 3s Gd per pair; tur ; key gobblers, 9d per lb; bens, Bc* per lb live weight. Maize, 3s Gd per bushel. Wbrat. 3s 9(1 to 4s per bushel. Wheal, seconds, 3.s -Id to 3s Gd per bushel. Barley, feed, 3s 3d per bushel. Barley, Cape seed, 3s Gd bushel. Horse beans, 4s Gd to 4s 9d bush. Partridge pons. 4s 3d to 5s per bushel. Prussian Blue peas, 5s Gd per bushel. Barley meal, special quality, £5 10s per ton. Pollard, £G 15s per ton. Bran. £t 10s to £4 15s per ton. Chaff, oaten sheaf, £5 to £5 10s per ton. Oaten straw chaff, £3 15s ton. Hay, prime £3 15s to £5 per ton. Straw, whea.ten, £2 10s per ton. Straw, oa'ten, £2 7s Gd per ton. Oats, s,oo<\, Sparrowbills, Gartons, Duns, 2s 9d; Algerians, 3s 3d pei bushel. Oats, feed 2s 4d to 2s Sd bushel. Oats, crushed 2s 8c! per bushel. Machine dressed cocksfoot, Gjd to 7d per lb. '. Farmers' dressed cocksfoot. 5d to Gd per lb. Cowan lit oil cake, 8s per cwt. Linseed oil cake (genuine), £13 per ton. Rucrosino, £G 10s per ton. Lime, crushed, agricultural, 20s per ton, delivered free at any roilway station in truck loads. Superphosphates (best), £5 per ton. Basic Slag, high grade, 19 per cent, £4 10s per ton.