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Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 February 1911, Page 1

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N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., Lx . WEEKLY~REPORT. (Special to " The Horowh»nua Chronicle.") For the convenience of the farming community, "The Chronicle" is reprinting from day to day, daring the autumn season, the (-notations of prices current aa i&saed by the Farmers' Distributing Ccmpany:—■ Potatoes have come tack in price now the supply is mucih greater, and. the market is dull for any but largo choice lots. Onions are unchanged. Vegetables, such as green peas and fremch beans, are realising high prices, peas being Is -per peck, and ■benas up as high as 2-kl per lb. Swedes and marrows are slow of sale Cauliflowers are keenly sought after. Nectarines are higher in value, and all fruits meet hotter demand, except tomatoes, which have dropped sligtly. Eggs are advancing, and muc large rsupplies are wanted. Porkers are rather dull of sale. Oats are firm, with small offerings. Potatoes, prime, £4 10s to £6 per ton. Onions, Globes, £5 per ton. Cabbage, 2s to 2s 6d per sack. Groen peas, Hutt, Is per peck. French beans, 2Jd per lb. Carrots, 3s 6d per sack. Swedes, Is 6d to 2s sack. Cauliflower, 8s to 10s sack. Ma rrows, Is 6d per sack. Turnips, white, 4d to 5d dozen. Lettuce, choice, Is to Is 6d case. Rhubarb. Is to Is 6d doz. Blackberries, 3d per lb. Peaches, 4s to 6s half-case. Plums, Ogans, 2s; Burbanks, 3s 3d to 4s 6d: October Purple, 4s to 5s ; Diamonds, 3s 6d to 4s per halfcase. Nectarines, 4s fid to 6s half-ease. Dessert Apples, 5s 6d to 7s 6d per ease. Cooking Apples. 4s per case. Pears, dessert, '6s to 7s 6d; cookers. 4s 6d to 5s per case. Tom nines, 2s to 3s per half-case. ■Raspberries, in buckets, 7s 6dea. Greengages. 5s fid half-case. Grapes, 7d to 10d; per lb. Hutter, separator. Bsd bulk; 9d to o Jfl pats; dairy, 8d to 9d per lb. Clioe«9, best factorv mediums, fid per lb; loaf 7d per lb. Dressed Pork, 70's to 90's 4d; 90's to 100's 3§d: baconers, 3£d: choppers, heavy, 2d to l4d: Eggs, fresh. Is 4-d dozen. Bacon, factory sides 7d, rolls 9d; hams 9ld per lb. •Honey, 3VI per lb. Slow of sale. Heeswax. Is fid per lb. Fungus ,4}d to 5d p«»r lb. "Walnuts. fid per lb. Tallow, tins. 28s ewt. Wool.—Next sale March 3. Sheen Skins and Lades, special 24th Februady, 1911. Poultry, eockrels. 5s fid for good birds, small 3s: table roosters. ss; table hens. 3s to 3s Od ; ducks, 4s to 5s per pair; turkey gobblers, lOd per lb: hens. 8d per lb live weight. Poor demand. Maize, 3s 6d per bushel. Wheat. 4s ner bnsnel. Barley (feed). 3s bushel. Barley, Cape, 3s 6d per bus. Dun peas, 4s per bushel. Pollard. £7 per ton. Oat polhid. 2s 6d sack of about noibs. Bran, £5 10s per ton. Molasses Fodder, £5 per ton. Chaff, oaten sheaf, £5 5s ton. Hay prime, £3 10s to £4 per ton. Straw, wheaten, £2 7s fid per ton. Oats. seed. Spanowbills, Gartons, Duns. Storm King. Black Tartars. 3s; Algerians, 3s fid bushel. Oats, feed, 2s 1 Od; A grade 3s per bushel. Oats, crushed, 3s bushel. Cocoanut oil cake, 8s per cwt. Linseed oil cake (genuine), £13 per ton.

Sucrosine, £0 10s per ton. Lime, crushed, agricultural, 20s per ton. delivered free at any railway 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.