Commercial

Levin Daily Chronicle, 1 May 1917, Page 4

Commercial

i * i N.Z. FARMERS' DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LIMITED. i j WEEKLY REPORT. j j The potato market is firm and* supi plies are now oining to hand more J freely from the South, which is roliov- ! ing the temporary shortage. There 'is no change in •w'heat. Maize is in 1 good demand and prices remains firm. ! Oats are firm at recent uotations and fair business doing. Pollard is still ! practically unprocurable. Bran is i offering freely. Eggs are in very short ! supply and the high price is being main- \ tained. Poultry is in short supply and there is keen demand. There is good enuiry for prime dressed pork | and much larger supplies could be j handled. Linseed oil cake meal is i being used with satisfactory results for I all classes of stock. Ii Vegetables.—The demand' is still good for all classes of vegetables and the supply of choice quality is very limited. Green peas are scarce and high in price. Choice lines of cabbage and cauliflowers are keenly brought up at high prices 'but inferior lines are hard to quit. French beans are selling well. Lettuce is in good demand, here is fair enuiry for swedes at satisfactoiy prices. Punpkins and) marrows are ' plentiful. The supply of carrots and

' parsnips has improved and good prices ! are being realised. Beetroot, spring j onions, leeks and celery are in good dei mand. j Fruit.—Dessert and ooo'king apples /are in good l supply and realising fair rates. Tomatoes are scarce and bring high prices. Choice dessert and cooking pears are in short supply and the demand is good- Grapes are selling well. Quinces are bringing fair prices. Potatoes.—'Prime Hutt 7s to 8s per cwt; others 6s to 7s per cwt. Cabbage.—Choice 5s 6d to 6s 6d per sack. Cauliflowers. 10s to 12s per sack. Carrots.—Best 4s 6d) to 5s 6d per I rack. \ Onions. —Local £8 per ton. I Turnips.—White 3s 6d per sack. Lettuce.—Choice 4s to 5s per case. French Beans.—los to 12s per sack. Beetroot.—3s Gd to 4s 6d per sack. Spring Onions.—9d per dozen bundles. Green Peas.—2s per sack. Parsnips.—7s to 9s per ack. Marrows.—3s 6d per sack. Swedes.—4s per cwt. Hutt Tomatoes.—Bs per i-case. Apples.—6s to 7s 6d per full case. Apples Cooking.—4s to 5s per full case. Grapes.—ls to Is 6ct' per lb. Pears.—Local W.B.C. Choice Dessert Gs per i-case. Medium 5s per i-case. WAIKANAE STOCK SALE.

iNcssrs Balgety and Company, Limited, report having held their usual sale at Waikanae on Thursday, when they offered a small yarding of sheep and cattle. The quote:— Medium woolly lambs 14s 6d; 3-year steers £13 ss; heifers in milk to £12 15; springing heiferis £1; m.s. weaners £2 7s 6d. d: ,£ £ udiums meerCi ;'d. ' Messrs Abraham and Williams, Limited, report. At Johnsonville on Wednesday we had a fair entry of both sheep and cattle. Bidding was brisk and practically a total clearance was made at the quotations : Fat wethers 35s to £2 - 3d; fat ewe« 30s to 34s 2d; fat ewes and wethers 365; fat lambs 22s Bd, 23s 9d, 245, 255, 2os 2d 26s 3d) to 29s ; small lambs 12s 6d; medium lambs 16s to 16s 2d; light fat lambs 17s 6d to 19s; 2-tooth to 4-year ewes in lamb 34s 3d; cull ewes 13s; fat heifers £10 15s, £12 7s 6d to £12 13s; light fat oows £9 7s 6d to £9 17s 6d; realers £2 9s, £2 18s, £3 7s to £3 14s; store cows £4 15s, £o, £6 2s, £6 lSe, £6 17s, £7 10s to £9 ss; weaners 35s to £3 4s; cows in milk £12; springing cows £7 12s '6d to £9; (heif-

ere at tlie drop £11 10b. Messrs Abraham and Williams, [Limited, report.- At Levin on Tuesday we had a fair yarding of all classes of stock. Compared witli late sales there was a decided improvement and we had a good clearance at the following prices. B. F. lambs 19s ldl ; small Jamba 12s 7d; others 17s 6d; '2 and 4-tooth wethers 31s 7d to 34s 4d; mixed 2-to6th (small) 21s 8d; mixed aged ewes in lamb 18s 9d, 22s 6d to 24s 9d; light fat heifers £9 16s, £10 to £10 17s 6d); forward cows £8 2s to £10 10s; vealers 30s; 4 and o-year steers £I's 3s; 3-year steers £11 ss; weaner steers £3 3s to £4; weaner heifers 33s 6d to £3; 2-year steers £8 10s; heifers in calf £6 17s 6d; lioifers at drop £10 12s 6d; small bulls £4 17s 6d. Messrs Abraham audi Williams, Limited, report: At Waikanae on Thursday we had fair yarding of sheep and cattle and) had a good clearance at the following quotations:—Fat ewes and wethers 33s Id to 35s 6d; woolly lambs (poor) 16s 9d; shorn lambs lis; 2-tooth to f.f.m: ewes 23s ;cull ewes 15s; fat heifers £10; forward cows £8 18s; forward 'leifers £7 3s ; 3J-year steers £12 18s; bulls £12 7s 6d. A oalf sold on account of 'Nurse Lewis Ambulance Sund realized £12 Is.