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Levin Daily Chronicle, 8 February 1917, Page 1

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THE -NEW ZEALAND l-'AJiMISJIS' CO-OPERATIVE DLS'i lIiBiJTLN U <./.►.>! I'AS \,Li At iiUlj. WJEBKLY REPORT. Wellington, Februav 2. Potatoes are coining in freely, and excellent prices have been realised for special Mutt lines. Others axe realism,g fair prices. Wheat is firm and a fail- amount of business. is being clone. There has boot a considerable quantity ol maize otfjring and price has declined'. Fair business is being do:;o iu cats, recent prices u«ing maintained. Pollard ai'd bran show no change. There is i fair demand for dressed por-k but ovying to the very hot weather prices tre slightly lower. -Eggs are scarce and higher in price. Pollardi is in good demand realising fair prices. Linsu.d old' cake meal lor stock feeding is selling well. VegfeMbJes.—Mai»j of the consignments of green peas arriving are of inferior quality and 5«.3 hard to quit but good lines meet excellent demand. Choice cauliflowers are in short supply and satisfactory prices are ruling. French beans are offering freely at fair rates and consequently cabbages are easier in prio*. Good lettuce meets keen competition. Turnips, par- . snips and oar.rots are selling well at ' satsifactory prices. Spring onions and celery are selling freely. Swedes are slow. Fruit.—Stone fruit continues to arrive in large consignments and tihere si good demand for all varieties; Peaches, apricots and greengages are mostly enquired for and satisfactory prices are being realised. Nelson tomatoes are arriving in large quantities 'and prices are lower. Local dessert and cooking apples are now coming in' and meet ready sale at good prices. Maize.—ss 6d per bushel. Wheat.—Good whole Fowl, 6s lOd to 7s. Pollard.—£7 lOs per tori. Oats.— Feed 4s per bushel; speoPartridge peas.—Seed 7s 6d per bushel. Prime New Potatoes.— Hutt special 13e, others 6s to Bs, Turnips.—White, 2s 6d per sack. Cabbage.—Choice 3s 6d, medium 2s pr siack. Onions.—£ls per ton. Beetroot.—6s per sack. Pumpkins. 14s per sack French Beans 2Jd per lb Broad beans.— 5s to 7s part sack Carrots.—Best, 5s per sack. Leeks.—ls 3d per bundle. 'Lettuce.—6s per case. Pumpkins.—l4s per sack. Spring Onions.—Bd per bunch. Asparagas.— 6d to lOd bundle. Nelson Green Peas.—ls 2d per peck. Hutt Green Peas.—ls 9d petr peck. 'Hutt Tomatoes.—3s 6d per J case. -Nelson Tomatoes.—2s 6d per J case Parsnips.—6s per sack. Parsnips.—los per sack. Asparagus— Gd to 9d bundle. Oats.—Crushed 4s 6d per bushel. «Seed Oats, Australian.—Algerian, dressed and clipped, ss, others 4s 3d; Gartons and SparrowhiUs, 4s; Dune, 4s ; 6d per bushel. .Partridge Peaa Seed.—6s 6d pel bushel. Russian Barley Cape Seed.—ss per bushel. _ Barley Feed.—4s.6d per bushel. Barley Meal.—£7 10s per ton. Poultry—light table hens 3s 6d; heavy hens ss; cockerels from 3s; heavy cockerels 7s to 8s; good heavy ■ducKs 7s; Indian runners 5s per pair; turkey gobblers Is to Is Id per lb; hens lid to Is per lb live weight. Bran.—£4 15 per ton. Linseed 'Oil Cake.—Slabs, Meal and -Nuts, £11 10s ; per < ton. TOO's, 12e; • 50's, 6s 6d. Thin is the best and cheap-est-Stock Food, procurable. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £5 15s to £6 per ton. Mollaeßes.—ln eask». Splendid stock food. 28s ,per Scwt. Casks extra. 10s per ]ton. Quicklime.—ln 281b air-tight tins, 3s per, tin. Meat .and .Bone s<leal, ,17s per hundred ; 9s per 50. and 5a .per 251b Bag. Eggs,—Fresh, Is 9d per dozen. Superphosphates, JSfi 10s , per ton. ( Candles, 25,'s 16s 6d per box. Tea, .6- ,and ID-pound tiDs, Is 8d: chests, ;ls. 6d to Is IQd,lb. ' Cauliflower.—Choice 9s, medium 7s ; persaok. j Onions.—£l4 per ton. Rhubarb.—3s to 5s per doz bundles, j Turnips.—White, 2s per sack. French Beans,—4s per part sack. . Broad .Beans 3d pea* lb. | Spring Onions.—ls per bunch. Mari;ows.—ss 6d to 7s 6d sack. Nectarines—ss 6d per J case. Cherry Plums—ls 6d to 2s 6d per i i case. Apricots.—7b to 8s per i case. Burbank Plums.—4s to 5s petr J case. < Asparagas —Is to Is 6d bundle. s Swedies—3s to 4s cwt. ( Apples < —Cox's orange, 5s per \ case; cooking, 4s to 5s per full case. ; Peadhes.—7s 6d. Burbank : Plums.—3s to 4s per } -5 -case. j i Greengages.—le 2d. j Grapes—ls 6d par lb. -3 Nectarines. 5s per $ case. -I jOgon Plums. Is 6d to 2s 6d per -5 J;case. j

Lemons—l6e par case. Gooseberries.—3d per lb. Strawberres.—ls (3d punnet Pears.—Choice Vicars 4b 6d to 5s 6(J haf case. Chanies.—Local Choice 2s per lb. Cherry Plums.-—2s to 3e per J-case. Apricots.—7s per i case. Dressed pork 70's to 90's 6d; 90's to 100's 6d; baoonaiis sd; choppers (heavy) 4d per lb. Honey.—sd per lb. -Beeswax. —Is 8d per lb. Fungus od to 6d per lb. Walnuts— 8d per lb.