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Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 August 1910, Page 1

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n.z. farmers' co-operative distributing co., lnj. weeklylreport. (Special to " The Horowhenua Chronicle.") For the convenience of the fanning community, " The Chronicle " is reprinting from day to day, daring the autumn season, the i;notations of prices current as isdied ty the Farmers' Distributing Company :— WELLINGTON, August 12. Potatoes c< ntinue firm, and busi ness in both tables and seeds is brisk. Wo arc now landing speci ally selected up-to-date seeds from Canterbury of exceptionally good quality. Vegetables are all realismo high pi ices, and excepting table carrots, which are"'coming in freely. supplies ari scil&o. Cabbage and ■.•auliflowcr especially enquired for. Apples in good demand. Eggs have dropped twopence during the week. find a. further decline is probable if pe.sent supply keeps up. The market is uiidir-supplied with porkers, I'nd good lines would realise 5d per lb. Potatoes, Prime Up-to-dates, £7 10s to £8 per to n . Potatoes, .seed, specially selected. Up-to-date, £7 10s to £8 per to n . Onions, Australian, £7 per ton. Pickling onions, 8s cwt. Garlic, 3d per lb. Cabbage, choice, 5s Od to 9s 0d; ordinary, 3s to 4s 6d per sack. Cauliflowers, choice, 10s to 15s; others. 3s to 7s fid por sack. Carrots, Hutt, 0d dozen, and 3s io fts per sfick Turnips, white, 6d dozen. Sou-odes, 2s Gd to 3s per sackVegetable marrows, 2s Gd to 3s per pack. Pumpkins, 3s to 'Is saclc. Pie melons, 3s t o4s per sack. Lettuce, choice, 4s 6d to 6s 6d; fair, 2s Gd to 3s per case. Spinach, best 3s 6d to 5s case. Spring onions, 10d doz bdls. Apples, cookers, large, 4s 6d to 7s Gd; small, 3s to 4s ense. Apples, dessort. well coloured, 7s to 0s Gd; others, 4s to 5s 6d per ense. Pears, dessert, 10s to 15s 6d: "ookers, laree, 4s Gd to 5s 6d; mnill, 3s Gil to 'Is per ense. B'tfter. Ki>p:ira!or, 10d; dairy. ')'.-' pop lb. Cheese, host fnctory mediums. 0d per lb; loaf, 7d per lb. Dressed pork, 70's to 90's, 4|d; no's to 100's, 4{d: bnconors, 4jd; choppers (heavy) 3d to 3|d. Ffigs, friv;b, Is 4d; preserved, Is <!o;,on. Bijcon. factory sides 7d, rolls 7§d : bams, nd por lb. Honey, 4d to 4Jd per lb. Beeswax, Is 4d to'"ls 6d per lb. Fungus, keon demnnd at sjd p^r 'Wnlmits. fid fo fijrl por lb. Tnllow, tins. 23s cwt. Wool, sheepskins nnd hiVW. Bpe-r-'nl sale on August 20th, 1910. Poultry: Cockerels, 5s 6d to 6s Gd for good birds; small, 3s 6d: tablr> roosters. 4s to ss; table hens, 3s Gd ; small, 2s Gd ; ducks, large, 5. c to 0s Gd :smnll. 3.s 6d per pnir; turkoy cobblers, 9d per lb; hens, So pc>r lb livo weight. Maize, 3s Gd per bushel. .Ss Od to 4,<j per bushel. seconds, 3s 4d to 3s Gd per bushel. Bf.rlfiv, feed. 3s 3d por bushel. Bnrlpy. Capo seed, 3s fid bushel Horse beans. <fs 9d bushel. P.'irtrirlge pons, 4s 3d to 5s pel bushel. Prussian Blue pons, 5s 6d pel bushel. Hnrloy monl. CG per ton. Poilnrd. CG 10s to £6 15s per tonOnt pollard 2s Gd sack of about ofiiiis. Brnn. Cf 10s to £4 15s per ton. ClinfF, oaten sheaf, £5 to £5 ia« por ton. Onten sirnw olvnff. £3 15s ton. TT.ny. prime £3 15s to £5 per flM'nw. whontcM. £2 10s rtor ton. Straw, onten. £2 7s Gd ver ton. O:>r.". Rood, Snnrrowbills. Gnrtons. 'Hinvq. 2s 9d; Algorinns, 3s 3d pe-i Onts. food ?« t.o 2s 8(1 bushel Onf,. f.,.p.<!iiQrl 2<; 8d por bushel Co"onnut oil enke. 8s per cwt. Tj!"«!npfl nil enkp (genuine), £I.° per ton'. S'lnrosino. £G 10s per ton. T,!>no. rmsbo'l. nrrrienltnral. 20' it tni. fVlivnron , free at any rail-u-"v .cfnh'nn in truck loads. Superphosphates (best), £5 per ton. TCnsi" >!!?£. hi orb grade, 19 per "rot. CI IDs por inr\.