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Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 June 1911, Page 1

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N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to "The Horowh«naa Chroniole.") For the convenience of the farming community, " The Ohreniole " is reprinting from day to day, daring the antnmn season, tHe quotations of prices current as fesaed by the Farmers' Distributing Company :— WELLINGTON, June 2. Potatoes nro mooting steady sale, with prices unchanged. We luave to report having sold large, quantities of Up-to-date seeds during tho week. Onions are slightly firmer. Swedes and lettuce slow of sale. Other vegetables good demand. Prices realised for apples are somewhat lower, mainlv on account of inferior quality. Fresh eggs are 111 fair demand, but preserved lines are still very dull of .sale. Porkers nr.' in first-class demand, and we could do with much larger supplies. Potatoes, prime, ;£5 10s per ton £G per ton. Up-to-date seed potatoes, specially selected, Canterbury arown, £6 ton. Onions, Australian Brown Spant.Vh, £5 10s per ton. Cabbage, 3s Gd to fis per sack. French beans. 3d per lb. Carrots, 2s Gd per sack. Swedes, Is Gd to 2s Gd per ?aek. Cauliflower, fis to 12s per sack. Marrows, 2s Gd per sack. Turnips, white. 4d to fid do««i> Lettuce, Is to Is Gd per cais. Pumpkins, 3s to 5s per saok. Pie Melons, 4s per sack. Dessert Apples, 7s 6d to 10s per case. Cooking apples. 4s to 6s per case. Tomatoes, 2s Gd to 4s per i-case. Pears, dessert, 4s to 5s per haKase; cookers, 5s to 6s per case. Orapes, lid per lb. Butter, separator, lOd; dairy, §ld per lb. Cheope, best faetorv mediums, s!d oer lb: loaf 7d per lb. Pressed pork, 70's to 90's, 4Jd; DO's to lOD's, 4Jd: hnconors, choppers (heavy), 2'd; suckers, Sid to Gd. Fcgs, fresh, 2s per dozen. Preserved eggs, Is 2d per dozen. Dull. Bacon, faetorv sides 7d, rolls 9d: 'mm<s Old for lb Tfor>< y 3 J ,d to fd per lh. Slow of sale. Bceswav. Is fid nor lb. Fnr'giis. 4d pit lb. Wain".'?, C* per !b. Tal'ow, tins. cwl. P-.j':!try, cccl.CM.ls, Cd for good birds; table ss: table hens. ;!s Gd : ri:irks. 5s per pair; turkey Gobblers. 0d per lb : hens, 7sd 8d per lb live weiaht. Mai/.0. 3s Gd per bushel. Wheat. 4s 3d per bus. Bnrlev (feed), 3s 3d bushel Barley. Cape 3s 10d per bushel. Pollard, £7 1(33 per ton. Bran. £5 L"s per ton. fodder. £5 10s per ton. Chaff, onten sheaf, GG to CG 10s per ton. TTay. prime. Go per lon. Straw, whenten. C 3 per ton. Oats, feed. 3s to 3s 2d per bus. Oats. seed. Garfons. Duns. St-irri! Iving. Blr.^kTartars. 3s 3d: Storm Kings, 3s 6d; Algerians. 3- 8.! v;or bnshel. Oats, crushed, 3s 4d per bushel. Cocoaint nil Ps 6d cwt. Tjinsfjp'l oil cuke- (genuine - ), £13 ner ton Sncrosine. t'?i 10? per ton. Tjime. crushed nc:ri-"nltnr.i!, _SOs oer ton. de'r.-»r<wl fr,">p at any railwnv sMf.i'Vi in tnrk loads. Sun. ll nhospbntes (best.), £B per ton , 'is '?v to r : nr more. Rnsie sin?, gr.-iri' l , 20 per oent C 1 !0 ; per ton