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4 X Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., Liu. 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 <;uotations of prices current as isdirid ty the .Farmers' Distributing Company . WELLINGTON, August 12. _ I'otatcies (•( ntiime firm, and busi tioss ill liiil'i tables and seeds is In sk. We arc now landing speei ally selected up-to-date seeds from Canterbury of exceptionally good quality. Vegetables are all realiain'i high puces. and excepting table carrots, which are coining in freely, supplies an scarce. Cabbage and •auliflowor especially enquired for. Apples in goad demand. Eggs have d lopped twopence during the week. : in(i a furtlior decline is probable if Vicf-etit supply keeps up. The market is undi r-supplied with porkers, and < r ood lines would realise 5d per lb. Potatoes, Prime Up-to-dates, £7 10s to £8 per top. Potatoes, seed, specially selected. Up-to-date, £7 10s to £8 per tonO n ions, Australian, £7 per ton. Pickling onions, 8s cwt. Garlic, 3d per lb. Cabbage, choice, 5s fid to 9s Gd; ordinary. .'is lo Is fid per sack. Cauliflowers, choice, 10s to 15s; others, 3s to 7s Gd per sack. Carrots, Hutt, Gd dozen, and 3s lo 5 s per sack Turnips, white, Gd dozen. Sewedes. 'is Gd to 3s per sack. \ ogeiable marrows, 2s Gd to 3s per pf.ck. I'uinpkins, 3s to -Is sack. Pie melons, 3s t o<ts per sack. Lettuce, choice, 4s Gd to Gs Gd; fair. 2s Gd to 3s per wise. Spinach, best 3s Gd to 5s case. Spring onions. lOd doz lulls. Apples, cookers, large, 4s 6d to 7s Gd : small, 3s to 4s case. Apples, dessert, well coloured, 7s to Os Gd; others, 4s to 5s 6d per case. Pears, dessert. IDs to 15s 6d; cookers, larae. 4s Gd to 5s 6d; «:nall, 3s Gd to 4s per case. Pciiter. separator, 10d; dairv. fl'd par lb. Cheese, best factory mediums, Gd per lb: loaf, 7d per lb. Dressed pork. 70's to 00's, 4^d: PO's to 100's, 4?d: baeonors, 4jd: choppers (heavv) 3d to 3£d. fre;:h, "Is Id: preserved, Is ;!o7.en. Paeon, factory sides 7d, rolls 7Jd : hams, Od ]ier !!>. Tfoney, 4d to -IJd per lb. Heoswax. Is Id to Is Gd per lb. Fungus, keen demand at s}d p^r lb. Walnuts. 5d to s'd per lb. Tallow, tins, 23s cwt. Wool, sheenskins and hides, spe-i-'al sale on August 2GI,h, 1010. Poultry: Cockerels, 5s 6d to Gs Gd for aood birds: small, 3s 6d: !'ihl" roosters. 4s to ss: table hens. 3s Gd : small. 2s Gd : ducks, large, sfto Gs Gd :.small. 3s Gd per pair; tur Vev -roblil'-rs. Dd per lb; liens, 8' per Hi live weight. V aiV.e. 3,s Grl per bushel. Prl to Is p(vr Imshel. Wliseconds. 3,s 4d to 3s Gd per hnshpl. Rarlev, feed, 3s 3d per bushel. Tlnrlev. Capo seed. 3s 6d bushel. Horse beans. Is Hd bushel. P'>rl ridfe peas, 'Is 3d to 5s pel bushel. _ Pro.s-ian Pino peas, 5s Gd pel bu^hi'l. Unrlcv nienl. CG per ton. P"|]arrl. CG 10s to CG 15s per top. Dal pollard 2s Gd sack of about If ill IS. Pran. CI 10s to £1 15s per ton. CliafT. oalen sheaf, £5 to £5 10? per ton. o'>ten slraw chaff. C 3 15s ton. TTay. prime £3 15.s t-o £5 per lon. Slmw. whan ten. £2 10s per ton. Straw, oaten. £2 7.s Gd per ton. Oafs, seed, Snarrowhills. Gnrtons. Tiiuis. 2s !)d; Algerians, 3s 3d pei 'in.-.bcl. o'il.c, feed 2.s Id to 2s 8d bushel 0"!.s, crushed 2s Rd per bushel. rV'o-iniit oil cake, 8s per cwt. T,in'.-i.i>d oil cake (genuine), £13 per ton. Siiffosino. CG 10s per ton. Lime, crushed, agricultural, 20" nor tn;i, delivered free nt any rail"•or station in truck loads. Superphosphates (best), £5 per *fvn . Ra'-dc Sln.fr. hiffh grade, 19 per ■•epf. CI in« per ton.