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Levin Daily Chronicle, 15 February 1917, Page 1

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THE NEW ZEALAND CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING OOAIPANV, LI MJTU)'. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, Feb. 9. Supplies of potatoes have fallen ofi to some extent and as there is *a. good demand priccs are firm. The position of the wheat market is at present is very uncertain. Recent prices quoted remain firm. Maize is dull. Fair business is being done in oats and prices show a slightly upward tendency. Pollard- and bran are unchanged. There is a fair demand for dressed pork recent -prices being maintained. Eggs are very scarce and last week's prices remain firm. Poultry is in good demand—realising fair prices.

Vegetables —'First class lines of green peas are in good demand at high rates. Choice cauliflowers are in choice supply and are realising satisfactory prices. Cabbages are lowin price. French beans are offering freely and selling at fair rates. Only good lettuce meets keen competition. Turnips and parsnips are selling freely at satisfactory prices. Spring onions meet ready sale. Fruit.—Stone fruit from Nelson and Hawkes'Ba.y continue to arrive in considerable quantities, and prices for plums, nectarines and peaches are lower. " The apricot season is drawing to a close and there is keen competition for the few choice lines arriving. Greengages are in short supply and bring good prices. During the week tomatoes have been plentiful and prices realised have been fair but today shows a marked improvement. Grapes are in very good demand. Maize.—ss 6d per bushel. Wheat.—Good whole Fowl, 6s lOd to 7s. Pollard.—£7 10s per toa. Oats.— Feed 4s per bushel; speoPartridge peas.—Seed 7s 6d per bushel. Potatoes Prime Hutt 14s per cwt; others 9s per cwt. Turnips White 3s per sack. Cabbage.—Choice 3s per sack; medium 2s per sack. Beetroot.—£d per bunch. Pumpkins. 14s per sack . French Beans.—2£d per lb. Broad beans.— 5s to 7s part sack. Carrots.—Best 4s 6d per sack. Leeks—ls 3d per bundle. Lettuce Choice 5s to 7s 6d per case. Pumpkins.—l4s per sack. Spring Onions.—Bd per bunch. Aspnragas.—6d to lOd bundle. Nelson Green Peas.—ls 2d per peck. Hutt Green Peas.—ls 9d par peck. Hutt Tomatoes.—3s to 4s per J-ease Nelson Tomatoes.—3s to 4s per J-case Parsnips.—9s per sack. Parsnips.—los per sack. Asparagus.— 6d to 9d bundle. Oats.—Pushed 4s 6d per bushel. Seed Oats, Australian.—Algerian, dressed and clipped. ss, others 4s 3d; Gartons and Sparrowbilfe, 4s; Duns, 4s 6d per bushel. Partridge Peas Seed.—Bs 6d per 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 6(1; Heavy Hens ss; Cockerels from 3s; heavy Cockerels 7s to 8s; Good heavy Ducks 7s; Indian ißiunners, 6s 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, 12s; 50's. 6s Od. This is the best and cheapest Stock Food'procurable. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £5 15s to £6 per ton. Mollasßes.—ln casks. Splendid stock food, 28s per scwt. Casks extra. Straw.—£3 10s per ton. Quicklime.—ln 281b air-tight tins, 8s per tin. Meat and Bone Meal, 17s per hundred ; 9s per 50, and 5s per 251b bag. Eggjs.—Fresh, Is 9d per dozen. Superphosphates, JOS 10s per ton. Candles, 25's 16s 6d per box. Tea, 6- and 10-pound tins, Is 8d: chests, Is 6d to Is lOd lb. Cauliflower.—Choice 12s per >sajck. Onions.—Local £8 per ton. Rhubarb.—3s to 5s per doz bundles. . Turnips.—White, 2s per sack. 1 French Beans.—4s per part sack. Broad Beans 3d per lb.

Green Peas.—ls 9d per peck. Spring Onions.—ls (per bundle Marrows..—3s per sack. Nectarines—ss 6d per J case. Cherry Plums.—ls 6d to 2s 6d per i case. Apricots.—7s to 8s per £ case. Burbaak Plums.—4s to 5s per i case. Asparagas.—ls to Is 6d bundle. Swedes.—2s per cwt. Apples.—Chpice Dessert 12s per case medium 7s per case. Peaches.—Choice Dessert 6s per 4-case jmedium 4s per i-case. Burbank Plums.—3s to 4s per i case. Greengages.—6s per i-case Grapes.—ls per lb. Nectarines; 5s per £ case. . Plums.—Burbank 5s per J-case Plums.—Blue Diamond 5s per J-case; others 3s 6d per 4-case. Raspberries.—7s per .bucket. i case. Lemons—l6e per case. Gooseberries.—3d per lb. Strawberres—ls 6d punnet Cherries.—Local Choice 2s per lb. ■Pears.—'Local W.B.C. Choice Dessert 5s 6d per i-caso; medium 4s Cd per i-case*

Pollard.—£7 15s per ton. Eggs.—Fresh, le 9d per dozen. Blackberries.—2Jcl per lb Cherry Plums.—2s to 3s per i-case. Dressed pork —70's to 90's 6d; 90's to 100's 6d j baoonere sd; choppers (heavy) 4d per lb. Honey.—sd jDei- lb. Beeswax.—la 6d per lb. Fungus od to 6d per lb. Walnuts.—9d par lb.