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Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 September 1910, Page 1

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N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., Li*j.

WEEKLY REPORT

(Special to " The Horowhenua Chronicle.")

For the convenience of the farming community, "The Chronicle" is reprinting from day to day, ddring the autumn season, the tions of prices current as ha lad Ly the Farmers' Distributing Ccmpany :—

WELLINGTON, August 25. Table potatoes still continue to rise in price, and supplies are coming to hand very slowly. There is, liowever, a fair supply of Canterbury grown seed (up-to-dates) which are coming to hand in excellent order. JiOca, lonions are now on the market, and values are weaker in consequence. Of vegetablse ,cauliflower and cabbage are easier, while roots of ah 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 6d to 7d per lb. The egg market has almost touched bedrock, with very largo suppTTes coming to hand. Grain is unchanged,fn values. Honey is plentiful in sfifpply, and slow to sell. Beeswax is r.\ goo demand at Is 6d for the best lines. Poultry is in fair enquiry. Good business has been done ir forward orders for superphospate which we can supply at £4 15s per to nin ton lots, subject to the orders reachinig us early.

Potatoes, Prime Up-to-dates, £7 10s to £9 per ton. Potatoes, seed, specially selected. Canterbury up-to-dates, £8 per ton. Onions, Australian, £7 per ton. local, £6 10s. # Pickling onions, local, 7s 6d cwt. Garlic, 3d per lb. Cabbage, choice, 5s 6d to 7s 9d; otdinary, 3s to 4s 6d per sack. Cauliflower, choice, 7s 6d; others. 3s to 4s 6d per sack. Carrots, Hutt, Oo doz, and 3s pei sack. Turnips, white, 6d dozen. Sewedes, 2s 6d to 3s per sack\egetable marrows, 2s 6d to 3s per sack. Pumpkins, 3s to 4s sack. Pie melons, 3s t o4s per sack. Lettuce, choice, 4s 6d to 6s 6d; fair, 2s 6d to 3s per case. Spinach, host 3s 6d to 5s case. Spring onions, 10c! doz bells. Apples, cookers, large, 4s 6d tf. 8s; small, 3s to 4s case. Apples, dessert, well coloured, 7s to 9s Ocl; others, 4s to 5s 6d per case. Pears, dessert. 10s to 15s 6d: cookers, large, 4s 6d to 5s 6d; small, 3s 6:1 to 4s per case. Butter., separator, lOtl ; dairy, OJrl per lb. Cheese, best factory mediums, 6d per lb; loaf. 7d per lb. Dressed port, 70's to 00's, sd; 90's to 100's, 4{d; baeoners, 4s to 4Jtl; choppers (heavy) 3d to 3|d. Esrgs. fresh, lid per dozen. Mar ket'full. Bacon, factory sides 7d, rolls 7Jd : hams, 9d per lb. noney, 4d tf) -IJd por lb. Beeswax, Is 4d to Is 6d per lb. Fungus, keen demand at 5Jd lb. -

Wnlmits. # 5d to 5Jd per lb. Tallow, tins, 23s cwt. Wool, and hides, spend sale on September 0, 1910. Poultry: Cockerels, 5s 6d to fis fid for good birds; small, 3s 6d: fable roosters. 4s to ss; table hens. 3s fid: small, 2s Gd; ducks, large, 5. c to 0s fid :small. 3s fid per pair; turkey cobblers. Od per lb; hens, Bci per lb lire weight. Maize, 3s 0d per bushel. Wbrvit. 3s Od to 4s per bi^hel. Rarley, feed, 3s 3d per bushel. Barley. Cape seed. 3s fid bushel. Horse bonus. 4s Od bushel. Partridge peas, 4s 3d to 5s per bushel. Prussian Pine Peas, fi| per bushel. Parley meal. £0 per ton. Pollard. Cfi 10s to £G 15s per top. Oat polla.d 2s fid sack of about 001ns. Rran. £4 10s to £4 15s per ton. Chaff. o.iton sheaf ,£5 10s to £515.' per ton. On ten straw chaff. £3 15s ton. Flay, prime .£3 15s to £5 per ton. Straw, whenten. £2 10s per ton. Straw, oaten. £2 7s fid per ton. Onts. seed. Srairrowbills. Cartons. ■Huns. 2s Od; Algerians, 3s 3d pei fe-.d 2s 4d to 2s 8d bushel. Hits, eruslwl 2s 8d per bushel. Co-onnnt oil cake, 8s per ewt. Linsnnd oil cake (genuine), £13 per ton'. Snerosine. £G 10s per ton. Lime, crushed, agricultural, 20« nor ton, delivered free at any rail"•"v stafinn in truck loads. Sunornbnsobntpq (hestV £5 per ton : 5s less for ton or more. Basic Sbg, high grade, 19 per cent. £1 10s per ton."