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Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 June 1911, Page 1

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N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., weekly" "report. (Special to "Ihe Horowhenia Chroniole.") For the convenience of the farming community, "The Chronicle" ia reprinting from day to day, daring the autumn season, the quotations of prices current as faned by the Farmers' Distributing tVxnpsnyl Wellington, Juno 16, 1911. Potatoes are unchanged; supplies have, however!, now ease doff considerably. Onions are also about the same as last week. Vegetables are in good demand, prim© cauliflowers realising up to 20s per sack. Cabbage are in keen inquiry. Swedes and marrows are in fair demand. Apples are the only fruit coming to hand, and prime quality _ of both cooking and dessert realise srood prices. Pears are in good inquiry. Eggs are in good demand, although supplies are well up to requirements. Preserved lines are of slow sale. Porkers are coming in in large quantities, and meet ready sale where quality is right. selected, Canterbury grown, .€6 10s per ton. Potatoes, prime, £5 10s per Up-to-date seed potatoes, specially selected, Canterbury grown. £8 ton. Onions, Brown Spanish. £6 per ton Cabbage, 3s fir! to 7s fid per sack. Carrots, 2s Rd per sack. Swedes, Is fid to 3s per sack. Cauliflower, 10s to 15s per sack.

Afnrrovrs, 3s to 4s per snolc. Turnips, White, 6d to 8d doz. Lettuce, Is to Is 6d per case. Pumpkins, 8r to 5s pf>r sack. Pio Melons, 6s per sack. Dessert Apples, 7s 6d to 10s per case.

Cooking apples, 4s to 6s per ca«e. Tomatoes. 2s 6d to 4s per $-casc. Butter, Separator, 10§d; dairy. per lb. Cheese, best factory mediums, BJd r>er lb; loaf 7d per lb. Dressed porlr, 70'« to 90's, 4|d; 00's to 100's, baconers, 4jd; choppers (heavy), 2hi; suckers, Birl to fid. fresh, 2s per dozen. Preserved earsrs, Is 2d per dozen. Bacon, factory sides 7d, rolls 9d: hams per lb. Honey to per lb. c low of sale. Beeswax, Is 5d per lb Fnntrns, 4d ner lb. Walnuts, fir! to 7d per lb. Tnllow. tins, 23s per cwt. Poultry, cockerels. 5s Od for good birds; table roosters. ss: tnble Hens, 3s to 1s: Ducks. 5s to 6s; Tnrkev HoMdcrs. Drl per lb: Hens, 7Jd to 8d per lb live weicrbt. Maize, 3s fid per bnsbel. Whent 4s 4d per bushel. Barley (feed). 3s 3d bushel. Barley. Cane Ss lOd per bnshel. Pollard, £7 10s per ton. Bran. £5 15s per ton. Molasses forlrW. £5 10s per ton. Chaff. OHen Sheaf. £6 10s per ton Hay, prime. ,C 5 per ton. Straw. Wbeaten. £3 10 per ton. Oats, feed, 3s 2d per bushel. On+s seed Snnr-oThMls, fHrfnril'. 9fn"rr' T-i*"-tars. Ss 8d: ?torm Kiner*. Ss 6d; Alfferfnns, 3s 8d per bnshel. Oat."?, cmsbed. 3<; 4d per bushel. Cocoannt oil cake, 8s 6d cwt. Linseed oil cake fgennineV f. IS ner ton Bncrosine, £B 10s ner ton. Lime, crnsbed. njrrscnltnral, tOs ner ton. delivered free nt any ruilwnv station in trnck londa. RtlperTibo<:r>bn+-f>s £5 pBF ton ; s<> for ton or :>iore. Basic filacr, b: jb {rrr.;l», 20 per cent 04 10s per ton