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Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 September 1913, Page 3

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i THE N.Z. FAPMEItS' CO-OP- ! E.UATIYE DISTiUBUTi\(j CO., LTD. WEEKLY IIEPOUT. Wellington, Sept. 18. We ha ve no change to report in the potato market. We are receiving consignments of Derwents of excellent quality, winch, realise a quick sale. Seed potatoes are still going out iu fair quantities, and good quality lines are readily available. Local onions arriving are mostly inferior, and Japanese are now holding the market. Dead pigs continue very scarce. Eggs are selling freely. Wheat is 'firmer, and a further rise has occurred. Oats are stationary, except good lines of dressed ,'vigerians for seed, which are scarce, and present values likely jo advance. .Fruit.--Very few New Zealand apples are now coming in. A large supply of rhubarb is coming in from the Hull, and realising j fair rates. ,

Vegetables First quality cabbage and ca u1 if lower realise high figures, but. inferior are dull. Swedes are firmer, also .parsnips and carrots.

Potatoes. seed. ijp-to-Dates ("choice line) £5: Northern Star £■(: (tamekceper £5; Early Rose 10s per ton. Potatoes. Prime, t-J 10s pe:' ton. Onions. Prime, £10 10s ton. Cabbage. Choice spring cabbage, -!s (id to (is Cul; others 2s to •'is pei' sack. Carrots.- Choice, (is to 7s. Cauliflower.-—Choice, 9s to lis: others, 0s to 7s (id per sack. Parsnips, (is to 7s (id per sack. Phubarb. Is to 5s per doz. Swedes. per cwt. Turnips. White 2s to 2s (id per sack. Lettuce. Choice. 5s to 0s: others, 2s to -Is per case

Nelson green peas. 2s l.Od per peck. Apples. Cooking, is to Ms (id per case: dessert, choice, 10s '0 12s fid per case. Cheese.----.Best factory indiums, oJd to (kl per lb. Fggs.--Fresh, Is Id iter do/. Dressed I'ork. 70s to !)o's (i.ld : !)() s to 100 s, (id: baconers, o.ld. choppers (heavy) Hid to 4d per lb. Honey. -Id per lb. New season's sections, (is doz. Beeswax. Is fid per lb. Fungus.—Ud ])er lb. Walnuts. 7d per lb. Tallow. Casks, 2is (id to 2Ss Id: tins, 2->s to 20s cwl.

Poultry. Cockerels, os to 7s for good birds: hens, -'is (id to 4s (id: good table liens, os: good heavy ducks, 7s (id: Indian 1»111 • - ncrs, (is to 0s (id per pair: turkey gobblers, Is pei' lb: hens !)d to lOd per lb live weight. Maize. Is 9d per bus. Maize, hickory Xing. seed, tis lid per bus., or 7s part sacks: I'oll flogan, 7s (id bus. and 7s sack Wheat. -Is (id per bus. Ten sack lots 4s 4(1. Feed barley.- '!s to -'is -Id per bus Pollard. ,i' 7 per ton: 10s less for ton lots. hran." -.■£?) per (on : 10s less for ton lots. Barley meal. £7 IDs per ton: 10s less for ton lots.

Pure pea meal. £i os per ton. Molasses in casks.—£4 10s per ton, or 2Gs per 5-cwt. cask: (is Gd ])07' cwt. cask. Clin ft'. Oaten sliea I. £•) 5s per ton ex store. Hay.—-Prime £4 to £5 10s per ton. Sucroslne.—£7 per ion in 20f)'s Meat and bone meal. 17s per 100: 9s per 50, and us per 251b bag. Straw.- £3 10s pel' ton.

Linseed oil cake. A ills, genuine, l : 's cwt. 2\.EcaL l : »s Gd per cwt. Oats.—Food, 2s !)<l to 2s I Id: Dans, -js bushel. Dills. Crushed, ; !s ; !d per bus. Russian Cape seed barley. : >s Od per bushel. Seed, Capo Barley. <js Gd per l)iislicl. Seed Oats.- Specially dressed Algerians, Sd per bushel: Gallons. Sparrowhilla. Duns. Storm Kings, .'is Gd per bushel. WOOL, SKIN AND 11TJ) 10 SALE

Messrs Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report as follows : We ofl'ered a large catalogue of all classes of produce, to the usual attendance of buyers. Bidding was keen for everything offered prices being firm for wool and skins. Ox hides were also firm but cows were, slightly easier than hist sale. Tallow ruled firm.

We Quote, Wool rough x bred S;,M. super dead !.)d to !)id, inferior dead Old lo 7d, fair erutchings 7;}<l to 7id, seedy s*Ad to Gd. Skins medium crossbred* Bfj;d, coarse crossbred BJ,<l, lambs half wools 7.1 d, quarter wools Gd, dead and second crossbred 7{d, inferior dead G;/d, sliorts and inferior cross bred 5d to G-kl, pelts o; ( ! d, shorn lambs salted medium weights 8s Id, lighter,7s, light 5s GAd. half-wools 4s 4'd.

Rabbitskins. -Is 5d to Is Sd.per lb. Horsehair Is 9d ; cows' tails Is 7d per dozen.

Hides.—Ox 9Jd, medium heavy ox 9r, light ox Sid,' medium to heavy cows B;'d, slippy cows GAd. yearlings 7i]d to Tod, fair calf H-Jd ordinary calf lOijd. damaged Git! to 7(1.

outs, as tlie stocks 011 hand are larger there than in northern centres owing to the late harvest. Southland ruined the early trade with Australia, but mat now receive some benefit from its renewal. The potato market remains without change. It is reported that one largo grower has sold his crop in the pit for feed purposes at several shillings pe rton below the rate for picked samples. Blitter has been reduced a penny per lb all round.