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Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 August 1910, Page 1

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N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., LnJ. 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 issjad ty the Farmers' Distributing Company WELLINGTON, August 12. Potatoes c( ntiniic firm, and busi in l.ot'i tables and seeds is bi.sk. We aire now landing speci ally selected up-to-date seeds from Canterbury of exceptionally good quality. Vegetables are all realis--1 !io high pi if-es. and excepting table carrots, whi'-h are coming in freely, supplies an scarce. Cabbage and •aiili[lower especially enquired for. Apples in tiirul demand. Eggs have 1!i->11 pcfl twopence during tho week. ;i n-i n further decline is probable if ! icMVil supply keeps up. 'Hie mar!ot is mult r-supplied with porkers, and go(>d lines would realise 5d per Potatoes, Prime Up-to-dates, £7 10.; to C 8 per ton. Potatoes, seed, specially selected. Up-to-date, G7 10s to £8 per ton* Onions, Australian, £7 per ton. Pickling onions, 8s cwt. Garlic. 3d per lb. Cabbage, choice, 5s fid to 9s Cd; <■ 1 ■ 1111,m■ y, .'!s lo Is (ill per sack. Cauliflowers, choice, 10s to 15s; others, 3s to 7s Od per sack. Carrots. JLitl, Oil dozen, and 3s 10 os per sack Turnips, white, fid dozen. Soivi'ilos. '2s 'id to 3s per sack. \ a 'do marrows, 2s Gd to 3s per I'nnipkins. 3s to Is sack. Pic melons. 3s t ols per sack. Lettuce, choice. <1s fid to 6s 6d; fair, 2s Od to 3s per case. Spinach, best 3s Gd to 5s case. Spring onions. 10tl do 7, hdls. Apples, cookers, large, 4s 6d to 7s Gd ; small, 3s to 4s case. Aenb'S. dessert, well coloured, 7s fo fVs Gd: others. 4s to 5s 6d per n. c r\ Panrs. dessert, 10s to 15s 6d; cofl.-or.?, large, 4s Gd to 5s 6d; '■"■'l. 3s fid fo 4s per ease. ii'iHer. separator, lOd; dwu'rv, 1 D"i - lb. best factory mediums, fid per lb : loaf. 7d per lb. essed pork, 70's to 90's, 4^d; oft's IDO's. -t'.d: baeonors, 4-jd : "honpors (heavy) 3d to 3Jd. F '.?>•. frer.h. Is Id; preserved, Is ■'(.'.en. I'acon. factorv sides 7d, rolls 7}d : linuis, Hd per lb. Tfoncv, 'Id to 4}d per lb. B:'(»swax. Is 4d to Is Gd per lb. Funirus, keen demand at 5Jd p^r lb. Walnuts, fid to s!d per lb. Tallow, tins, 23s cwt. Wool, sheepskins and hides, spe- • •ial sale on August 2Gth, 1010. Poultry: Cockerels, 5s Gd to Gs G-l for good birds; small, 3s 6d : f 'Me roost'<rs. 4s to ss: table hens. f M : small. 2,s fid : ducks, large, 5. c G'i fid :small. 3s fid per pair; tur-_ '• v Tobbl'U's. Od per lb; hens, 8 r " !!■'!' '■) live weight. f• > 1 v:».. fid tier bushel. Vt*'.---,f-. :u nI to Is per bushel. Wb'vi.t. s'>"onds, 3s Id to 3s Gd per Barbav, feed. 3s 3d per bushel. Barley. Cape seed, 3s Gd bushel. beans, 's Od bushel. Par! ridge peas, 4s 3d to 5s peir bushel. C'rll Blue peas, 5s Gd per bii'dnd. Barlev iiioal. Cfi per t'On. t'olbird. Cfi TOs to Cfi ]5s per ton. Oa! paHird 2s fid sack of about 'A!'lbs. P. '-in. 01 10s to 64 15s per ton. Ch'ifF. oaten sheaf, £5 to £5 10s nnr ton. Oiten straw ebnff. £3 15s ton. Hay. prime £3 15s to £5 per ton. S''"iw. wheaten. £2 10s per ton. Sh-aw. oaten. £2 7s Gd per ton. Oat', Snarrowbills. Gartons. Duns. 2s Od ; Algerians, 3s 3d pei I ,|,i f n 8(1 bnshel. Oils, crnsl'i'd 2s 8d per bushel. r 'a-n:'!!iit. oil cake, Rs per cwt. T insi.nd oil mkfl (genuine), £13 per ton. Snrrnsine. Cfi 10s per ton 1 . Lore, crushed, agricultural, "it ton. deli V..red frpp at any rail■v.- slit ion in truck lends. Superphosphates (best), £5 per l nvj. Bi uc Slag, lu'gh grade, 19 per •cat. (N 10s per ton.