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Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 September 1910, Page 1

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N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., LiiJ.

WEEKLY REPORT,

(Special to "The Horowhenua Chronicle.")

For the convenience of the farm* ing community, " The Chronicle " is reprinting from day to day, daring the autumn season, the t;notations of prices current as isuned by the Farmers' Distributing Company WELLINGTON, September 1. Australian potatoes are now ©omin gin to 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 soiling freely, with excellent quality assured. The onion market is somewhat fully supplied, but advancing values in Melbourne should ease off the supply that has lately beon coming from there. Cauliflowers slumped in values at the end of last week, but have now firmed again. Choice cabbage is in splendid demand at high prices, but ordinary are selling slowly. Carrots and swedes are very slow of sale. Pbroed rhubarb from the Hutt has met a ready sale during the week at from 6d to lOd per lb. Apples are in oxcellent 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 theii 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, £6 10s. Pickling onions, local, 7s owt. Garlic, 3d per lb. Cabbage, choice, 5s Gd to 9s; oidmary, 3s to 4s 6d per sack. Cauliflowers, choice, 7s 6d to 8s 6d: others. 3s to 4s 6d sack. Carrots, Hutt, 60 doz, and 3s pei sack. Turnips, white, 6d dozen. Swedes, 2s to 2s 6d sack. Vegetable marrows, 2s to 2s 6d per sack. Pumpkins, 3s to 3s Gd sack. Pie melons, 3s t o4s per sack. Lettuce, choice, 4s Gd to 6s 6d; fair, 2s fid to 3s per case. Spinach, best, 3s 6d to 4s 6d pei case. _ Spring onions, 10c! 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 ease. Butter, separator, lOd; dairy, 9jd per lb. Cheese, best factory mediums, Gd per lb; loaf, 7d per lb. Dressed pork, 70's to 90's sd; 90's to 100's 4.} d; baconers, 4d to 4-Jd; choppers (heavy), 2sd to 3£d. Eggs, fresh, lOd to lid per doz. Market full. Bacon, factory sides 7d, rolls 7^d; hams, 9d per lb. Honey, 4d to 4Jd per lb. Beeswax, Is 4d to Is 6d por lb. Fungus, keen demand at s§d per

Walnuts, 5d to 5Jd per lb. Tallow, tins, 23s cwt. Wool, sheepskins and hides, special snlc on September 9, 1910. Poultry: Cockerels, 5s 6d to Gs 6d for good birds; small, 3s 6d; table roosters. 4s to ss; table hens, 3s 6d; small, 2s 6d; ducks, large, 5s to 6s 6d '.small, 3s 6d per pair; tur; key gobblers, _9d per lb; hens, 8(1 per lb live weight. Maize, 3s 9d per bushel. Wheat, 3s lOd; special, 4s bush. Barley, feed, 3s 3d per bushel. Barley, Cape seed, 3s 6d -bushel. Horse beans, 4s 9d bushel. Partridge peas, 5s bushel. Prussian Blue Peas, 6j per bushel. Barley meal, £6 per ton. Pollard. £6 10s per ton. Oat pollaid. 2s Gd sack of about OOlhs.

Bran, £4 10s to £4 15s per ton. OliafF, oaten sheaf ,£5 10s to £515s per ton. Oaten straw chaff, £3 15s ton. Hay, prime, £3 15a to £4 15s per ton. Straw, wheaten, £2 10s per ton. Straw, oaten, £2 7s 6d per ton. Oats, seed, Sparrowbills, Gartons, Duns, 2s 9d; Algerians, 3s 3d per bushel. Oats, feed 2s 4d to 2s 8d bushel. Oats, crushed 2s 8d per bushel. Cocoanut oil cake, Bs per cwt. Linseed oil cake (genuine), £13 per ton. Sucrosino, £G 10s per ton. Lime, crushed, agricultural, 20s per ton, delivered free at any railwav station in truck loads. Superphosphates (best), £5 per ton ; 5s less for ton or more. Basic Slag, high grade, 19 per cent, £4 10s per ton.