Commercial

Levin Daily Chronicle, 24 March 1917, Page 4

Commercial

— + N.Z. Ej\RMKiI.S CO-OPERATTVE DISTRIBUTING COAIPjU'IY, | LIMITED. | WEEKLY REPORT. ; Wellington, March 24. The potato market is steady at recent rates; crops in the south promise fairly well, and supplies are now being offered freely. Wheat values show no change. There is an improved demand for maize. The recent sharp rise in,oat values lias been maintained and fair business is .being done. Pollard is ; scarce and southern merchants do not ,seem anxious to sell. Bran is offering; freely. Eggje are in fair demand and price remains unchanged though with a slightly weaker ten- \ dency. All poultry is in excellent do- [ •mand at good prices. Dressed pork j is in. short supply and the demand { good. Mollasses is unprocurable but linseed oil cake meal for stock leading is being largely used with satisfactory iresults. Good lines of green peas are keenly sought after and realize top rates> , Choice cabbages are scarce and bring satisfactory prices. Cauliflowers are also very sca-rce and values are high.- . Best quality French beans aro in keen demand, but inferior lines are slow; of sale. Lettuce is in poor supply and the demand keen. There is a fair demand for swedes. Pumpkins | and marrows are in fair demand. Beetroot, spring onions, leeks and celery are selling well.. Dessert apples are in good,demand and bring satisfactory prices. Cooking apples are also selling well and prices have improved. Tomatoes are in fair supply and meet 'good demand. There are still a few plums coming in and these meet an excellent-demand. Dessert and cooking pears are- realizing good prices. Grapes are selling well. Potatoes.—P.rime Hutt 9s per cwt; others os 6d to 7s Gd per cwt. Cabbage.—7s to 106 per sack. Cauliflower. —16s per sack. Carrots.—Best 6s to 6s 6d per sack. Onions'.-—- I Local £7'to £7 10s per ton Turnips.—White 4s. Lettuce.:—Choice -Is to 5s case. French beans.—3d per lb. Spring onions. 8d to Is .per bundle. Green peas.— Is 9d to 2s per peck. Parsnips.—los per sack. Marrows.—2s to 2s 6d per case. Swedes. —-3s to 4s per cwt. Tomatoes.—3s 6d to os per half case. Peaches.—Choice dessert 6s to 8s per half case. Apples, os to 8s per case. Apples— Cooking, 4s to 6s per case Plums.—3s 6d per half case. Blackberries. —3d per lb. Grapes.—Bd to Is per lb. Pears.— lLocal W. 8.0.,, choice dessert 8s per case; medium 3s '6d. Wheat.—Good whole fowl 6s 9d to Gs lOd per busliel. iMaiize.—ss 6d per 'bushel. Oats.—Crushed 4s 9d per bushel. Oats.—Feed 4s 6d per bushel; special quotes for large lots. Oats Seed, Australian. — Algerians, dressed and clipped, to arrive, os, others 4s 7d; Gartons and Sparrowbills 4s 8d; Duns 45.9 d per bushel. Russian Barlej' Cape Seed.--5s 9d pen- bushel. Barley Feed.—ss per bushel. Barley flea!. —£7 15s per ton. Pollard.— £7 15s to £8 per ton. Bran.—£s .10s per ton. Linseed Oil Cake. ileal and Nuts, £11 10s per ton of 20C01bs. 100's 12s; 50's 6s <3d. This' is the 'best and cheapest stock food procurable. Straw.—£3 IQs per ton ex store. (Dressed pork. — 70's to 90's. Gd to 6id ; 90's to 100'sj Gd ; Baconers, od; Choppers (heavy), 3d to 4d per lb. Our weekly pork sales held !each Wednesday evenings or Thursday Thursday. Pks should arrive on noon. Honey.—6d per lb. JBggs.—Fresh, Is lOd to 2s. Meat and bone meal.—l7s per 100; 9s per 50, and os per 251b hag. "Blue Bell'" Arsenate of Lead.—At list rates. "Blue Bell" Lime Sulphur.—2s per gallon, in casks. Vapourite (Strawson's). —Kills all soil insects, 25s per cwt. ; I'os per .-cwt Basic Slag.—£7 '10s per ton. Superphosphate. —£7 os per ton. Waingawa 'Manures and W.MJ'j. Coy's. as per price list. Tea.;—s and 101b boxes, Is 8d to 2s 2d; Chests, Is 6d to 2s lb.