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Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 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 tpiotatione of prices current m itned by the Farmers' Distributing Company :— WELLINGTON, August 25. Table potatoes still continue to rise in price, and supplies are coming tii hand very slowly. There is, however, a fair supply of Canterbury grown seed (up-toA]ates) which are coming to hand in excellent order. Loea lonions are now on the.market, and values are weaker in consequence. Of vegetable and cabbage are easier, while (roots of ali kinds, except carrots, are about the same as last week. Table carrots are in over-supply. Apples are in excellent demand. Early rhubarb has this week been sold by us at from (kl to 7d per lb. The egg market has almost touched bedrock, with very large supplies coming to hand. Grain is unchanged' in values. Honey is plentiful in supply, and slow to sell. Beeswax is in goo demand at Is 6di for the bpst lines. Poultry is in fair enquiry. Good business has been done ir. forward orders for superpiliospate which we can supply at £4 15s per to nin torujpts, subject to tho orders reachinig us early. Potatoes, Prime Up-to-d»tee, £7 10s to £9 per ton. Potatoes, seed, specially selected. Canterbury up-to-d.ates, £8 per ton. Onions, Australian, £7 per ton. local, £6 10s. Pickling onions, local, 7s 6dl cwt. Garlic, 3d per lb. Cabbage, choice, 5s 6d to 7a 9d; oulinary, 3s to 4s 6d per sack. Cauliflower, choice, 7s 6d; others, 3s to 4s 6d per sack. Carrots, Hutt, Go doz, and 3s pel sack. Turnips, white, 6d dozen, Sewedes, 2s 6d to 3s per sack. \ egetable marrows, 2s 6d to 3s per pack. Pumpkins, 3s to 4s sack. Pie melons, 3s t o4s pier sack. Lettuce, choice, 4s 6d to 6s 6d; fair, 2s Cd to 3s per case. Spinach, best 3s 6d to 5s case. Spring onions, 10d doz bdls. Apples, cookers, large, 4s 6d to 8s; small, 3s to 4s case. Apples, dessert, well coloured, 7s to 9s 6d; others, 4s to 5s 6d per case. Pears, dessert, 10s to 15s 6d; cookers, large, 4s 6d to 5s 6d; small, 3s 6d to 4s per case. Butter, separaltor, 10d; dairy, 9.Vt! per lb. Cheese, best factory mediums, 6d per lb; loaf, 7d per lb. Dressed port, 70's to 90's, sd; 90's to 100's, 4Jd; bcoconers, 4s to 4Jd; choppers (heavy) 3d to 3Jd. Eags. fresh, lid per dozen. Mar ket'full. Bacon, factory sides 7d, rolls 7Jd: hams, 9d per lb. Honey, 4d to 4Jd per lb. Beeswax, Is 4d to Is 6d per lb. Fungus, keen demand at 5Jd per lb. Walnuts, 5d to 5Jd por lb. Tallow, tins, 23s cwt. Wool, sheenskins and hi<fae. special sale on September 9, 1910. Poultry: Cockerels, 5s 6d to 6e 6d for good birds; small, 3a 6d; table roosters, 4s to ss; tab!© hens, 3s 6d; small, 2s 6d; ducks, large, 5s to 6s 6d ;small, 3s 6d per pair; tur : key gobblers,_9d per lb; hene, B<s per lb livo weight. Maize, 3s 9d per bushel. Wheat, 3s 9d to 4s per bushel. Barley, feed, 3s 3d per bushel. . Barley, Cape seed, 3s 6d bushel. Horse beans, 4s 9d bushel. Partridge peas, 4s 3d to sfl per bushel. Prussian Bine Peas, § per bushel. Barley meal, £6 per ton. Pollard. £6 10s to £6 15s peir ton. Oat pollaid. 2s 6d sack of about noibs. Bran. £t 10s to £4 15s per ton. Chaff, oaten sheaf ,£slos to £515s per ton. Oaten straw chaff, £3 15s ton. Hay, prime £3 15s to £5 per ton. Straw, wheaten, £2 10a per ton. Straw, oaten. £2 7s 6d per ton. Oats, seod, Snarrowbilla, Gartone. Duns, 2s 9d; Algerians, 3s 3d por bushel. O<its, feed 2s 4rl to 2s 8d bushel. Oats, crushed 2s 8d pec bushel. Copoaniit oil cake, 8s per cwt. Linseed oil cake (genuine), £13 per , totf. Rucrosine, £6 10s per ton , . Lime, crushed, agricultural, 20» per ton, delivered free at any railwav station in truck londe. Superphosphates (best), £5 per ton ; 5s less for ton or more. Basic Slag, high grade, 19 per cent, £4 10s per ton.