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Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 March 1911, Page 1

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N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., . weeklyleport. (Special to " The Horowh»nna Chronicle.") For the oonvenienco of th« farming community, "The Chronicle" is reprinting from day to day, daring the autumn season, tfca <;viotationa of prices current as iaaied by the Farmers' Distributing Company : — Wellington, Marfli 10. Potatoes are in fair demand, with large quantities arriving. Southern grown lines are'now taking tlie leadingplaee, and are so far of excellent cinality. Onions are unchanged. Vegetables are all in good demand, excepting swedes and carrots. Mushrooms soil readily when packed in small boxes. • Dessert apples are good where quality is right; cookers, good ■demand ; pears, keen sales; poaches, good for best sorts; plums would realise high figures; quinces ihave fallen, green lines being in poor demand. Potatoes, prime, £4 to £n ton. Onions, globes. £4 10s to £5 ton. Cabbage, 2s fid to 3s sack. Green peas, Hutt, Is peck. French beans, 2-Jd per lb. Carrots, 2s 6d sack. Swedes 2s per sack. Cauliflower, 6s to 7s per sack. Marrows, Is 6d to Is 9d sack. Pumpkins, 5s to 6s sack. Mushrooms, 2d to 3d per lb. Turnips, white, 4d to 5d dozen. Lettuce, choice, Is per case. Rhubarb, Is to Is fid doz. Blackberries. 3d per lb. Cucumbers. 2s fid half-ease. Poaches, 2s to 4s half-case. Plums, 4s to fis half-case. Nectarines, 4s 6d to 6s fid halfDessert apples, 5s fid to 8s case. Co ok "in g apples, 3s fid to 4s case. Tomatoes. Is fid to 2s per -J-ca.se. Pears, dessert, 7s to 9s; cookers, 5s to fis per case. Grapes, 8d to 9d per lb. Quinces, 3s fid per case. Butter, separator. f)kl to 1 Or!; dairy, Od to 9'd per lb. Cheese, best factory mediums, s|{d per lb; loaf 7d per lb. Drosso dport. 70's to 90's, 4d to 4=5(1; AO's to TOO's. 33d to 4d ; baconei'S, 3{d to 3;|d ; choppers (heavy) 2d to 2id~. Fg<i-s, fi'esh. Is fid dozen. Bacon, factory sides 7d, rolls 9d : hams 9Jd por lb. Honey, 3Jd per lb. Slow of sale. Beeswax, Is 6d per lb. Fungus, 4ld por lb. Walnuts, fid per lb. Tallow, tins, 2fis cwt. Poultry, rwkrels. 5s fid for good birds, small 3s: table roosters. ss: table liens, 3s to 3s fid : ducks, 4s to n.-; per pair: turkey gobblers, lOd per lb : hens. 8d per lb live weight. Poor demand. Mnize, 3s fid per bushel. Wheat. 4s per bnsnel. Barley ffeed), 3s bushel. Barley, cape. 3s 8d per bus. Dun peas. 4s per bushel. Pollard, ,G7 per ton ; £6 15s in ton lots. Oat polla.d, 2s Gd sack ,>f about 9(/lbs. Brain, £5 per ton. .Molasses Fodder. G1 10s per ton. Chaff, oaten sheaf, £5 5s ton. Hay prime, £3 10s to £4 per ton. Straw, wheaten, £2 10s por ton. Oats, seed. Spariowbills, Gartons. Duns. Storm King. B'aek Tartars, 3s 3d; Algerians. 3s fid bushel. Oats, A grade, 3s jwr bushel. Oats, crushed, 3s 3d bushel. Oono.niut oil cake. Ss per cwt. Lins<-wl 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 (befit), £5 per ton ; 5s tor ton or more. Basic slag, high grade, 20 per cent £4 10s per ton.