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Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 May 1911, Page 1

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N.Z. FARMERS , CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., WEBKLY~ItBPei!IT. (Special to n lh« Horowlmi ns. Chroxiiole. ,, ) For the oonrenienoe of tt« krming oommnnifrr, "The Ghronide" ia reprinting from d»y to d»y, <iaring the antnmn season, tSe tjßotatione of prices current m iasied by the Farmers' Distributing ('. mp&ny :— WELLINGTON, May 25. Potatoes are unchanged from last week, with lighter stocks 'heing liold hero, tnere haying heen good snles made clurinp; the last few days. Prions may prnliahly advanco sliortlv, as rinring the recent orer-supnly farmers decided, m many cases to "pit" tlieir crops, and # will donihtlpss liolcl samp for some time yet. We liave been alile t-o make excellent arrangements for the supply (if olioiee picked lines of up-to-date seeds, whfh are coming ihand weekly in splendid condition. Onions are unchanged. Vegeta'bles, particularly cabbage, are in pwk? dpmand, excepting lettuce, wliieh has fallen considerably, and swedes, vrbieb aro in rather full supply. Fruit, apples and pears meet exeellent market Fresh unchanged, while pi'pserved lines "i*e very hard to quit. Porkers are in first-elass demand, and we could do with mueh larger supplies. We i may say that nil porkers are ro>v inspected in our market by a Voernment inspector, and deceased ones paid for at the rate of 9d f(r pound. Potatoes, prime, £4 10s to '£5 >fts per ton. Up-to-date seed potatoes, specially selected, Canterbury arown. £8 +on. Onions, Australian Brown €•5 10s per ton. Cabbage. Ss 6d to 7s per sack. French beans, Sd per lb. Onrrots 3s per sack. Swedes, 2s to 2s 6d per sack. Cauliflower, fis to 12p per sack. Marrows Is 6d to 2s fid per sack. Turnips, white. 4<? to M f\m*m T/ettuee, Is 6d to 2s 6d rnj,e Lettuce. 3s to 5s per case. Pumpkins. Ss to 5> ver sack. Pie Melons. 4e per sack. Dessert Apples, 7s fid to 10s case. Cooking Apples, 5s 'id to 6s per case. Tomntnps 2s fid +0 4<: fid vpt $-caso P"nrs. t- l> r.s ppr balfqpn ; oonVpru. 5s fis pnr easp. nr.iTi.v;, ]1(] per lb. Butter, separator, 10d; dairy, 9ld per lb. Cheose. lipst, fm-forv mMiums. sfd ppr lb: loaf ?d Jb. Dressed pork. 70' p to 90'e. 4?d to 4!Jd: 90's +0 lOn's. 4*rl tn itf ;' huconnrs. 4d to <f?.d: choppers (\\ea?v), 2M: suckers. 531 d to fid. ' ~~ fro<rh. Is 10d ner doz. Preserved Is 2d per Dull. BriTin. fapfoiv cjrjpj 7d. rolls M : Honey 3Jd f-o 4d per lb. Rlow of salp. Peswax. Is fid j)&r fb. FnnirTs. 4d per lb. Walnut?, 5d per lb. T.illow. tins. 9.*k pwt. Poultry, cockerels, 5s fid for good birds: tn.blr» roosters, f?s: table hens. 3s fid; ducks. 5s ner nair; turkev Oohbler 1 :. f)d vor lb: bens, 7Jd fo 8d per lb live weiffht. • Whent. 4s 3d per ftus. Wlieat, 4s 2d per bushel. Pnrtev (feed), 3s 3d bushel. . Barley. Cane Ss 10d per bnshel. Pollard. £7 10s per inn. Bran, £5 15s per ton. Molasses fodder. £5 10s per ton. Ohriff. oaten sbeaf. £6 10s per ton ~Hay, prime, £4 10s to £5 per ton. Straw, wheaten, £3 per ton. Oats, feed, 3s to Ss 2d per bue. On+.Q oped. Rnanowhillfl, Gartons, Duns. Storm King. BbrekTar tare, fis Sd; Storm Kings. Sβ 6d: Algerians, Ss 8d per bnsnel. Oats, crushed, 3s 4d per hushel. Coroanut oil cake, 8s 66* cwt. Tiinsßed oil cake fgennine), f.]s per ton. Pnorosine. PA 10s per fon. Lime, crushed, agrirnitnral, 90s per ton. 4p]ir/>'-«v} fr*»«» of n.ny railwnv station in truck loads. Superphosphates (hwrfe), £5 por ton : 5s ?p*s for ton or more. Basic slag, h f .2h grade, 20 per eer.f 54 10s por ton.