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Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 February 1911, Page 1

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N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., Lj. . WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to "The Horowhanae Chronicle.") For the convenience of the farming community, "The Chroniole" is reprinting from day to day, flaring the autnmn season, the qnotatione of prices current ae ianed by the Farmers' Distributing Company :—- Potatoes Have been in rather short supply and values higher. Southern early grown are reachnig here now, and there is every probability of a decline as the supply from sontn increases. We advise North Island clients to sell while the market is favourable. Canterbury globe onions, as well os Australian, can be Inde dat nomina Irates. In fruit, the chief feture of recent sales has been the keen dmand and high prices for highly coloured dessert apples and pears. We to-day sold pmrple plums at 5s 6d, while Orgons were hard to quit at 2s. The late discharge of fruit from Nelson and Mo-hueka boats often necessitates holding lots over till nex day, hence lie delay in arrival of some of our clients' returns. Eggs are firmer, and keenly enquired for. Grass seed orders are now reaching us by each mail, and large quantities are going forwrd.

Potatoes, prime, £5 to £6 10s per ton.

Onions, Australian, Globes, £5 10s to £6 per ton. Cabbage, 2s to 3s 6d sack. Green Peas, Hutt, lid per peck. French Beans, 2d per lb. Marrows, If? (3d per sack. Carrots, 3s 6d per sack. Swedes, Is 6d to Is 9d per snek. Cauliflower, 8s to 9s per sack. Turnips, white, 4d to Sd per <toz. Lettuce, choice, Is 6d per case. Rhubarb, Is to Is 6d doz. Strawberries, Is por lb. Blackberries. 2£d to3d per lb. Cucumbers, 2s 6d per | case. Peaches, 3s to 7s $-caso . Nectarines, Sα to 5s per $-case. Peaches, 4s to 7s ! case. Plums, Ogans, Is Rd to 2s; Burbanks, 2s to 2s 6d; Diamonds, 2s f)d to 3s per half-case. Nectarines, 3s to 4s half-case. Dessert Apples, 5s 6d to 7s 6d per case.

Cooking Apples. 4s per case. Poars, dessert. 6s to 7e 6d: cookers. 4n Rd to 5s per case. Tomatoes, 2s to 3s per Jialf-case. Greengages, 4,s Rd to 5s per J-oase Raspberries, in buckets, Rs Rd en. Grapes, 7d to Od -per lb.

Rutter, separator. B}d bulk; 9<T to OJd pats; dairy, 8d to 9d per lb. Cheese, best fnctorv mediums, fid per lb: lonf 7<l per lb. Dressed Pork, 70's to 90's 4d: 90's to 100's 3?d: baconers, 3Jd: choppers, heavy, 2d to ijd: Egg,s fresh, Is 2d per doz. Bacon, factory sides 7d, rolls 9d; bams 9-? d per lb. Honey, 3sd per lb. Slow of sale. Beeswax. Is (3d por lb. Funens Ahl to 5d p.«r lb. Walnuts. 6d per lb. Tallow, tins. 28n cwt. Wool.—Next sale March 3. Sheen Skins and <.j.i<?es, special 24th Februady, 1911.

Poultry, cockrels. 5s fid for good birds, small 3s: table roosters, ss: table bens. 3s to 3s fid ; ducks, 4s to 5a per pair; turkey gobblers, 10d por lb; bens. 8d per lb live weight. Poor demand. Make, 3s 6d per bushel. Wheat. 4s per bushel.' Barley (feed), 3s 3d per bushel. Barley, Cape, 3s fid per bus. Dun peas. 4s per bushel. Pollard, £7 per ton. Oat pollaid, 2s 6d sack of about flOlbs.

Bran, £5 10s per ton. Molasses Fodder. £5 pe.r ton. Chaff, oaten sheaf, £5 5s ton. Hay prime, £3 10s to £4 per ton Straw, wheaten, £2 7s fid per ton

Oats. seed. Spariowbills, Gartons, Duns. Storm Jung. Black Tartars, 3s; Algerians, 3s fid bushel. Oats, feed, 2s IOd; A grade 3s per bushel. Oats, crushed, 3s bushel. Cocoannt oil cake, 8s per cwt. Linseed oil cake (genuine), £13 per ton. Sucrosine, £6 10s per ton. Lime, crushed, agricultural, 20s per ton, delivered free at any railway station in truck loads.

Superphosphates (beat), £5 per ton; 5s less for ton or more. Basic Slag, high grade, IB per cent, £4 10s per ton.