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Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 August 1910, Page 1

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A N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., LiiJ. weekly"report. (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 quotations of prices current as isdiml by the Farmers' Distributing Company :— WELLINGTON, July Potatoas aro in very short .supply, both table ond seed beingha.rd to procure, with rising values. Onions are also hardening up in price. Vegetables all continue to 1)0 good demand, while fruit is 011 a par with last week's quotations. Egg shave firmed, to-day's price being Is fid, with short supply. Porkers are in keen demand. Pickling onions are wanted. Fnyggus 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 the current rate. A sale of punchred poultry will he held on Wednesday, 20th .Tulv. and particulars of entries sihould reach us ns early as possible.

Potatoes, Prime Up-to-dates, £7 to C 7 10s per ton. Potatoes, seed, specially selected. Canterbury Up-to-3ntes, £7 10s per ton.

Onions, C's per ton. Pickling onions. 7s Gd cwt. Garlic. 3d per lb. Cabbage, choice, 5s fid to 7s; ordinary. 3s to -Is fid per sack. Cauliflowers, choice, 10.i to 15s; others, 3s to 7s fid per fftvek. Carrots, Hutt, 8d dozen. Turnips, white, 8d dozen. Swedes. 2s fid to 3s per sack. Vegetable marrows. 2> fid per sack. Pumpkins. 2s fi dt o Is sack. Pie melons. 3s t o-ts j>p.r sack. Lettuce, choice. 4s fid to Ss fid: fair, 2s fid to 3s per case. ..Spinach, best 3s fid to 5s ease. I'rrooh beans, 8s fid per '-ca.se. Spring onions, 8d doa lulls. Annies, conkers, large. 4s to ss: small. 2s to 3s fid case. Apples, dessert, well coloured. 7s to 0s fid: others, 4s to 5s fid per case. Pears, dessert. 10s to 15s fid : cookers, lame, 4s fid to 5s fid ; ■-•mail, fls fid to Is iter case. Butter, separator, lOd : dairy. Old per II). Cheesp. best factory mediums. sfd to fi dper lb : loaf. 7d per lb. Dressed pork". 70's to 00's, 00's to 100's. 4'd : haconers, 4'd : choppers (heavy) 3d. Egtrs, fresh Is fid, preserved Is per dozen. Bacon, factory sides 7d. rolls 7}d : b.„ro fl , r ,., r lb. TToney, 4d to nor lb. Beeswax, !s 4(1 tn is fid per 1'). Funo-iis, keen demand at SJ(I p"»r lb. Walnuts. 5d to SJ-d per lb. Tallow, tins, 22s ewt. Wool, sheepskins and hides, speei;d sale on -Tulv 20, 1010. Poultry: ( l ockerels. 5.s fid to fis fid for eood birds: small, 3s fid: 'able roosters. 4s to ss: table hens, 3s fid : small. 2s fid : ducks, large. 5;to fis fid :smal!. 3s fid per pair: tur key gobblers. 0d per lb: hens. 8' per lb live weight. ai'/.e, 3s ,">d. per bushel. AVhoat. 3'< o'l to l.s per bushel. Wbciat. sc"onds. 3s Id to 3s fid per bushel. Barley, feed. 3s 3d P"r bushel. Barlev. Cape seed. 3s fid bushel. ITo rso beans, 4s fid to 4s Od hush. Partridge peas. Is 3d to 5s per bushel. Prussian Blue peas, 5s fid per bll'dtel. Barley meal, special quality, C 5 10s per ton. Pollard. Cfi 15s per ton. Bran, CI 10s to CI 15s per ton. Chaff, oalen sheaf. Co to C~ 10per ton. Oaten straw chaff. C 3 15s ton. TTav, prime C 3 15s to C 5 per ton. Straw, wheaten. C 2 10s per ton. Straw, oalen, C 2 7s firl per ton. Onts. seed. Snarrowbills. Gartons. Duns. 2s Od: Algerians. 3s 3d pei bunbel. Oats, food 2s Id to 2s 8(1 busbid O-tis crushed ?.< 8;1 per huthel. Afachi ue dressed cocksfoot, fi.'d to 7d per lb. Farmers' dressed cocksfoot. 5d to fid per lb. fVvonnuf oil cake,- 8s per owl. Linseed oil cake (genuine), Cl 3 nor tnr* Sucrosine. Cfi 10s per ton. Lime, crushed, agricultural, 20s per ton, delivered free at any rnil,wav station 111 truck loads. Superphosphates (best), .Co per t-nn. Basic Slag, high grade, 19 per ■onf, C 4 10s per ton. INFLUENZA. AVlien you havo ail attack of influenza take immediate steps to reduce the fever as quickly as possible and for this there is no better medicine than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Tt will reduce the fever lessen the inflammation surrounding the lungs and bronchial tubes. With Chamberlain's Cough Remedy there is no danger of developing that nasty cough that so often follows in Amman Advt. A minutes delav in treating some cases of-croup- often the length of time it takes to go for a doctorfrequently proves fatal. To save worry keep a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in the house and at the first indication of croup give the child a dose. Pleasant to fake and always cures. For sale everywhere.