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Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 September 1910, Page 1

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N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE ■ DISTRIBUTING CO., LioJ.

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 t;uot&r tions of prices current as issjed by the Farmers' Distributing - Company WELLINGTON, September 1. Australian potatoes are now comin friiito this market, so that no further rise in values is looked for, provided Australian rates do not advance. Seed up-to-dates from South are still selling freely, with excellent quality assured. The onion market is somewhat full} supplied, bub advancing values in Melbourne should ease off the supply that has lately boon coining from there. Cauliflowers slumped in values nfc the end of last week, but have now finned again. Choice cabbage is in splendid demand at high prices, but ordinary are selling slowly. Carrots and swedes are very slow of sale. Forced rhubarb from the Hutt has met a ready sale during the week at from Gd to lOd per lb. Apples are in excellent demand. We still want much larger supplies of porkers, fungus, beeswax, and walnuts. Honey is very slo wof sale. Egs have touched bedrock, and today have sold at lOd. We predict an advance shortly, as the bakers are now operating for tlieii winter reserves. Business is particularly good, and the prospects for the coming season could hardly be brighter. Potatoes, prime, £9 por ton. local, £6. Potatoes, seed, specially selected. Canterbury up-to-dates, £8 per ton. Onions, Australian, £7 per ton. local, £G 10s. # Pickling onions, local, 7s cwt. Garlic, 3d per lb. Cabbage, choice, os Gd to 9s; oidmarv, 3s to 4s Gd por sack. Cauliflowers, choice, 7s Gd to 8s 6d: others, 3s to 4s Gd sack. Carrots, Hutt, Go doz, and 3s pei sack. Turnips, white, 6d dozen. Swedes. 2s to 2s Gd sack. Vegetable marrows, 2s to 2s Gd per sack. Pumpkins, 3s to 3s Gd sack. Pie melons, 3s t ols per sack. Lettuce, choice. 4s Gd to Gs Gd; fair, 2s Gd to 3s per case. Spinach, best, 3s Gd to 4s Gd pei case. Spring onions, lOd doz bdls. Apples, cookers, largo, 4s Gd 8s; small, 3s to -Is case. Apples, dessert, well coloured, 7s to 9s Gd; others, 4s to 5s Gd per case. Butter, separator, lOd; dairy, 9.Jd per lb. Cheese, best factory mediums, 6d per lb; loaf, 7d per lb. Dressed pork, 70's to 90's 5d ; 90's to 100's lid; baconers, 4d to choppers (heavy), 2|d to 3kl. Eggs, fresh, lOd to lid per doz. Market full. Bacon, factory sides 7d, rolls 7Jd; hams, 9d per lb. Honey, 4d to 4§d per lb. Beeswax, Is 4d to Is Gd per lb. Fungus, keen demand at s}d per lb.

Wainnfa, 5d to 5Jd per lb. Tallow, tins, 23s owt. _ Wool, sheepskins and hides, special sale on September 0, 1010. Poultry: Cockerels, 5s 6d to fis (3d for good birds; small, 3s 6d; table roosters, 4s to ss; table hens, 3s Gd; small, 2s 6d; ducks, large, 5s to 6s Gd :small. 3s 6d per pair; turkey gobblers, 9d per lb; hens, -8a" per lb live weight. Maize. 3s 9d per bushel. Wheat, 3s 10(1; special, 4s bush. Barley, feed. 3s 3d por bushel. Barley, Cape seed, 3s 6d bushel. Horse beans. 4s 9d bushel. Partridge peas. 5s bushel. Prussian Bine Pens, 0[ por bushel. Barley meal, £0 per ton. Pollard. CO 10s per ton. Oat pollaid. 2s Gd sack of about 9(ilbs.

Urnn. £4 ins l-o £4 15s per ton. Olinff. on ton sheaf ,£5 10s to £fi 15s per ton. Oaten straw chaff, £3 1.5s ton. Hay. primp, £3 15s to £4 15s por ton. Straw, wheat-en. £2 10s per ton. Straw. oaten. £2 7s fid por ton. Oats, sood, Sparrowbills. Gartons. Duns. 2s 9d; Algerians, 3s 3d pei bushel. Oats, feed 2s 4d to 2s 8d bushel. On fa. crushed 2s 8d por bushel. Cocoanut oil cake, Bs per owt. Linseed oil pake (genuine), £13 por ton. Sucrosine, £0 10s per ton. Lime, crushed, agricultural, 20s per ton, delivered free at any railwnv station in truck loads. Superphosphates (best), £5 per ton: 5s loss for ton or more. Ha sir? Slap;, high grade, 19 per eent, £4 10s per ton.