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Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 December 1911, Page 1

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N.Z. FARMERS' 00-OPIRATIVjB DISTRIBUTING CO., . , WEBKLY~RHPfe'iJT. r~rn (gf«eial fe "The florowiwnlft Chroniolo."! For th« eonr»nl®nc* of lit farming comnuntty, " Th« Ohr*niol«' 1 ia repriatinß from day lo day, d*ring the astumn B«uon, t&» qvotations of pricen enrront M iflfinsd the FarmerB 1 Distribatinn pany j— Wellington, December 21. Potatoes have been in good supply. The Hutt lines now coming in freely are of excellent quality. Supplies of onions have been scarce, and the early Auckland crop, due middle January, will meet favourable raarkot. Vegetables are all realising quick sale at fair values. Our (this week's) shipment oP-ftns-tralian fruits met a good mmrket witlh lii.di prices. Ab'out 150 crates of Auckland strawberries have reached us during the week, and. have been sold at very satisfactory prices. Eggs are still advancing, with keen enquiry. The supply of porkers is short. Our recent poultry sales have been well attended, and anything of good, quality brought 'high prices. Tlie quality, however, of the bulk of the lines that have lately reached h'cre has been very poOr. Potatoes, Hutt, 5s to 6s 6d; others. 5s cwt. Onions.—Australian Cased Globes, £13 per ton. Cabbage, small, 2s 6d; fair, 3s to 4s 6d; choice, 5s to 6s per sack. Carrots, 5s to 7s > per sack. Cauliflower, choice, 7s to 12s sack. Broad beans, 2s 6d bag. Parsnips, 6s to 7a per sack. Green peas. Hutt lOd per peck; others, 6s per cental hag. Gooseberries, 2d per lb. Dessert gooseberries, 7s to 8s half case. Rhubarb—2s to 5s per dozen. Turnips, white, 3s per sack. Lettuce, fair, Is fid to 2es; choice, 5s per case. Passions, local, 7s to 8s 6d per Asparagus, 3s to 6s doz h'dls. Red currants. 5s to 6s per case. Australian chcrrics. 8s to 9s fid Australian plums, 10s to 14s per half-case. Australian apricots. 16s per Ihalfcase. Oranges. Australian, 18s. Mandarines, large, 17s to 18s. Strawberries, Is to Is 6d punnet. Apples, American. 16s 6d. Bananas, renacked, 22s 6d. Tomatoes, I2s to 19s half-case. Cherrv plums, ripe, 6d: green, 3s 6d half-case. Peaches. 7s to 9s half-case. Cheese, best factory mediums, 6fd per lb. Dressed pork, 70's to 90's s}d, SO's to 100's s}d: baconers. sd: choppers (heavy) B}d to id. Bacon, factory sides B}d. *ollg 9sd. hams 9?d per lb. , Eggs, fresh, Is 3d to Is 4d dozen. Butter—Separator IOVd, dairy lOd per lb. Honey, 3Jd per lb. Slow of sale. Beeswax, Is 4d per lb. Fungns, 4d per lb. Walnnts, wanted. Tallow, tins, 22s 6d cwt. Poultry—Cockerels, 4s 6d to Sis for good birds; table roosters, '4s; table (hens, 3s to 8s 6d; ducks, '4s 6d to 6s 6d; turkey gobblers 9d per lb; hens, per lb live weight. Maize, 4s per bushel. Ten sack lots. 8s lOd. Wheat, 4s per bushel. Ten sack lots, 4s sd. Pollard, £7 per ton. Ton lots, £6 lOsg. 1 Bran, £6 15s per ton. Ton lots "£6 10s per ton. Pig meal, £6 10s per ton. Ton lots, £6. „ Maize meal, £8 5s per ton. Ton lots £8 per ton. Chaff, oaten sheaf, £6 5s ton. Hay, prime, £5 per ton. Hay, prime, £5 to £6 per ton. Straw, wheaten, £8 10 per ton. Oats, feed,-3s 6d to 8s 9d per bus. Oats, seed, Sparrowhills, Gartons, 3s lOd. , Oats, 'crushed, 4s per bushel. Cocoannt oil cake, 8s fid cwt. Linseed oil cake, genuine, £14 per ton. Sucrosine, £8 lOr per tonLime, ornahed, agricoltnrai-, 80s per ton, fr<v> a% any railway station in f.Hiclr lo»Ss. Huperphosphatfts (befits, £5 per ton ? Ss.lms' for ton or morn : " Basic slag, high grade, 19J per cent, £4 10b per ton. ■