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Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 September 1910, Page 1

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N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., Li~». WEEKLY~REPORT. (Special to "The Horowhenua Chronicle.") For the convenience of the farm* ing community, " The Chronicle " is reprinting from day to day, during the autumn season, the ipiotations of prices current aa ioued by the Farmers' Distributing Company WELLINGTON, September 15. Potatoes arc very firm, with short supplies. Large importations 'from Australia arc arriving each week. Loral brown Spanish- onions aire coming to kind in-splendid condition, ancl mooting ircady sale. Vegetables of all kinds are in much witter supply. Large supplies of Tasmania n apples have eased the market, and locals are lower. Australian fruits this week meet with ready sale. Enquiries for eggs is brisk, with small supplies. An early advance in price seoms inevitable. Walnuts and poultry are both eagonlv enquired for. The business for the year just closing shown an increase of £10,000, as against any previous year. This is highly satisfactory, and as the outlook indicates that an oven greater increase will come out way this season, the directors have decided to double our floor jyjace. Alterations are now being completed, and the additional space, which is lighteel with dirot*t overhead skylights, will make our sale rooms second to none in the city. Potatoes, prime, £8 to £9 per ton Potatoes, seed, specially selected. Canterbury up-to-dates, £7 10s to £8 per ton. Onions, Australian, £7 per ton. local. £0. Pickling onions, local, 7s owt. Garlic, 3d per lb. Cabbage, choice, Gs to 9s; ordinary, 3s to Is Gd per sack; poor, 9d to Is Gd per sack. Cauliflower, choice, 7s fid to 9s; others, 3s to 4s Gd. Nelson green peas, 2s Gd peek. Carrots, Hufct, Gd doz., and 4s 3d per sack. Turnips, white, 6d dozen. Swedes, 2s to 2s Gd sack. Vegetable marrows, 2s 6d to 3s per sack. Pumpkins, 3s to 3s Gd sack. Pie melons. 3s t o4s per sack. Lctuce, choice, Is Gd; fair, 2s Gd to 3s per case. j Spinach. best. 3s per case. Rhubarb. hothouse, 5d to 6d bdl. S'prinrr onions. lOd doz bdls. App'es, cookers. large, 4s 6d to 7s fid: small, 3s to 4s case. Apples. dessert, well coloured, 7s to 9s Gd: others, 4s to 5s 6d per on??. Passion fruit. 10s Gd. Pineapples, 10s to lis Gd. Mandarines, Gins, extra quality, 1.45: bushels. 10s; packers, 9s. Oranges, bushels, 9s; packers, 7s. Seville oranges, os. H'liter. separator, lOd; dairy, n.!,i per lb. Cheese, best factory mediums, f)',d per lb: loaf, 7d per lb. Drr , «? r, -'7 pork. 70's to 90's sd; DO's tit l.ilO's 4 Id; baeoners, 4d to 4'/h rhrnn-Ts flianw), 2Jd to 3}d. i.-r-'i. lid dozen. Baron, factory sides 7d, rolls 8d; hams. P'l per !i). If< *!"'- 4d lb.

Ret'->v:is. Is 'Id to Is 8d per lb. Fundus, keen demand at 5Jd nor lb. Walnuts. 5Jd lb. Wanted. Tal'o'.r. (ins, 2ls cwt. \Yo!i!. sheei»-lcins and hidos, spuria I sale on Sept. 23, 1910. Poultry: Cockerels, 5s 6d to 6s Gd for pood birds; small, 3s Gdj tnlilo roosters. 4s to ss; table hens, 3s fid : small. 2s fid : ducks, large, 5s to fis fid :small. 3s fid per pair; tur; key cobblers. 9d per lb; hens, 8d per lb live weight. Ma'7.e. 3s Dd per bushel. Wheat. 3s lOd pen" bushel. Bnrlev, feed. 3s 3d per bushel. Barley. Cape seed. 3s fid bushel. Fiorse bems. Is f)d bushel. Par!Mso Gs 6d per bushel. ProScan Blue peas, 6s 6dj bush. Barley meal. CO per ton. Sln'-ps. £fi 15s per ton. Pollard. £fi 10s per ton. Oat polhid. 2s 6d sack of about 9Mbs. Bran. C( 10s to £4 15s per ton. Chaff, oaten sheaf, £5 to £5 10s per ton. Oaten straw chaff, £3 15s ton. Hay. prime, £3 10s to £4 10s per ton. Straw, whenten, £2 10a per ton. Straw, oaten. £2 7s 6d per ton. Oats, send, Sparrowbills, Gartons, Duns. 2s 9d; Algerians, 3s 3d per bushel. ' Oats, feed. 2s 4d to 2s 8d bushel. Oats, crushed 2s 8d pec bushel. oil cake, 8s per cwt. Linseed oil cake (genuine), £13 per ton. Rncrosine, £6 10s per ton. Lime, crushed, agricultural, 20s per ton, delivered free at any railwmv 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.