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Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 February 1912, Page 1

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NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO. WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to the "Horowhenua Chronicle.") WELLINGTON, February 9. Potatoes have advanced during the week, but the market is very unsteady, and may come back at any time. Canterbury onions are now offering freely, and lower values are certain. Eggs have advanced 3d per dozen during the week,

and supplies are scarce. Poultry is still low, nnilinly owing to the very inferior quality of that reaching the market. Wheat is firm. Pollard is almost unprocurable, and barley meal is taking its place untill the mills re-commence in about

•o weeks' time. Oats are steady,

but pi'osgects are uncertain. Good crops are everywhere reported, and good shipping business done with Australia, but supplies from South Africa arc now tending to supplant New Zealand cargoes. We expect to see lower values shortly. Fruit.—Australian pears reached us in good order, and sold readily at high prices. Local aprciots and peaches have advanced, and are in excellent demand. Plums al&o have

realised liigh pr-ioes lately. Applea are coming in freely, and declining. Vegetables.—Good quality cauliflower are in eager demand, and wo could take much larger supplies. Other linos in fair supply and value. Potatoes.--Hutt, £4 10s to £6 10s per ton ; others, £ ; i per ton. Onions.—Globes, £10 10s per ton. Cabliagc.—Fair, 2s to '2a 6d; choice, 3s to Ls per sack. Carrotr,.—3s 6d per sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, 6s to 8s 6d per sack. Broad beans.— Id per lb. Frcnch beans.—2Jd to 2-Jd per lb. Green peas.—llutt, 3s 6d to 4s per cental bag. Marrows.-—2s G d to 3 s 6d per sack. Rhubarb.—ls to 2s per dozen. Swedes.—2s (3d to 3s 6d per cwt. Turnips.—White, 2$ 6d per sack. Lettuce.—Fair, 2s; choice, 4s to 5s per rase. Plums.—2s to 3s fid per halfcase. Greengages.—ss to 5s 6d per half ease. Nectarines.—3s Od to -Is per easePillions. —Local, 7s to 8s Gd per half case, Apples.—Cooking, 3s 6d to 4s per case; dessert, us to (is per case. Apricots.—os Od to 7s case. Strawberries.---8s per punnet. Bananas.— Repackod, 12s Od. Pears.—Australian, 17s to 18s per case. Tomatoes- - Is to 5s halt-case. IViche.s. 3s to 4s half-case. Cheese.—Best factory mediums, 7d ; loaf, 7Jd per lb. Drefßed pork. —70's to 90's, 5d ; 'Hi's to 100's, 4i|d to sd: baconers, !U1; cliO]>pers (heavy) 3d to 3-J. Eggs. -Fresh Is 2d per dozen. Mutter. -Separator, lOd; dairy, !' d to lOd per lb.

Bacon. — Factory sides, 9d ; rolls, '■j'd ; hams, 9d per lb. Honey.— per lb. Slow of a le. Beeswax. —Is 4d per lb. Fungus.—4d per lb. Tiallow.—'Tins, 23s por cwt. Poultry. —Cockerels. 3s 6d to 43 for goo dbirds; table roosters, 3s 'id ; table hens, 2« Gd to 3s 6d ; :1 ucks, 4s to 5s Gd per pair; turkey gobbler, 9d per lb; hens, 8d per lb live weight. M nixe. -Is 4d por bus. Ten sack lots. 4s 3d. Wheat. —4s 8d per bns. Ten sack lotfi, -Is 6d. Pollard.- £7 10s por ton. Bran.—£6 per ton . Barley mcai.—£6 10s per ton. Ton lots, £6 ss. Maize meal.—£B 10s per ton. Ton lotfi, £8 5s per ton. Gbnff.— Oaten sheaf, £4 10s to £4 15s per ton. Hay.—Prime, £4 10s per ton. Pucrceine.—£7 per ton. All A. and P. Company's stock 'oorls at manufacturer's prices. Straw.--Wheaten, £3 ss; oaten, C 2 10s per ton. Linseed oil cake.--Genuine, £13 per ton. Coco,innf oil cake.— 8s fid per cwt. Oats. - I'Yed, 3s per bus. Oats.- Crushed, 3s -Id por bus. Seed.—Capo barley, -is 3d per bus. Yaporite destroys wireworms and ■!1 other coil pests. 3-1 s per 2-cwt. ak, or 20k por cwt. 12s 6d per 58 bs. Tone. — Choicest blends, Plbs and ! olb + ins, Golden Tip, Is Od per lb. Tea.--Ceylon, in olb tins. Is 4d -I'M - lb. ftirne in 5 tin lots, Is 3d per lb.