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Levin Daily Chronicle, 10 May 1917, Page 1

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0 <HK Vi'W 7. :;Ai..\\7) ! \\J{ V! r H.*-" O 1 "IM J!,. riv'K !;i -: J \ . i 7 .\■ Xv V , , •.,? /; V], WiiiiKLY RKPORT Wellington, May 4. The potato market is very firm and good business as being done. There is no change in the wheat market beyond the additional id in the fixed. Government price. Maize is in good demand; and prices continue firm. Recent quotations for oats are being ■ maintafined and fair business is doing. Pollard is still scarce and a certain amount of business is now being done with the Australian market. Bran is offering freely. The supply of eggs hos improved and the price remains firm. Poultry is in short supply and there is a keen demand for dressed pork, and larger supplies can 'b? dealt with. Choice lines of cabbages and cauliflowers are now in tetter supply and prices are lower. Green peas and French beans are scarce and realize high prices. Lettuce is in good demand. There is a fair enquiry for swedes at satisfactory rates. Pumpkins and marrows are plentiful. Carroti and parsnips are in fair supply and good prices are being -realized. Beetroot, spring onions, leeks, and celery are in good detmand. ■ There is somewhat of a glut of apples at the present time owing no doubt ~ to the lack of shipping facilities; lara:© supples have reached tile market during the week and prices show a considerable decline. Tomatoes are in fair supply and meet with excellent demand at high rates. Choice dessert and cooking pears meet ready sale at satisfactory prices. 'Grapes are selling well and' there is a good demand for quinces. Potatoes.—Prime Hutt 7s 6d to 8s peer cwt; Canterbury £7 10s per ton. Cahbage.—Choice 7s 6d to 10s per sack. Cauliflower. —Choice 7s 6d to 16s 6d Carrots.—Best 5s per sack. Onions.—Local £9 per ton. Turnips.—"White 8s per sack. Lettuce.—Choice 2s 6d to 5s 6d case French beans.— 4d per lb. - Beetroot. f— 6d per bunch. Spring onions.—7d per bundle. 'Green peas.—2s per peck. Parsnips.—ss to 7s per sack. Marrows.—4s to 6s per sack. Swedes.—4s per cwt. Hutt tomatoes.—6s to 8s per half ;ase. Apples.-—Choice 4s 6d to 7s 6d. Apples.— Cooking 3s 6d to 5s 6d. Quinces. —4s per bushel. Grapes.—>ls 2d per lb. Pears.—Choice dessert 6s 3d per half case; medium 4s per half case. Pollard.—£B to £8 10s per ton. Carrots.—Beet 6s 6d per sack. Onions.—Local £8 10s per ton.

Turnips.—"White 10s per 6aok. Lettuce.—Choioe, 5s 6d per case. French beans.— 2d per lb. Beetroot.—4£d per bunch. Spring onions. 6d per bundle • Green peas.—ls 9d per peck. Parsnips.— 9s per sack. .Marrows.'—3s per sack. Hutt tomatoes.—4s per half case Nelson tomatoes.—3s 6d per half case Apples—Choice dessert 6s 6d to 7s 6d per full case. . Apples.—Cooking 4s to 5s per full case. Grapes.—le 2d per lb. Pears.—Local choice dessert 4s Cd per half case; medium 3s 6d. Wheat.—Good whole fowl 6s 9d to 6s .10d per bushel. Maize.—ss 6d per bushel. Oats.—Feed 4s 6d per bushel. Special quotes for large lots. Oats.—Crushed, 4s 9d per bushel. Seed oats.—Algerian, dressed [anid clipped, ss; others 4s 7d; Gartons and Sparrowbills 4s 8d; Duns 4s 9d. Russian barley, Cape seed.—6s per bushel. Barley, feed.—ss per bushel. Barley meal.—£7 15s per ton Pollard.—£B per ton. Bran.—£s Ids per ton. Linseed oil cake. Slabs, meal and nuts £13 per ton of 2000 lbs. 100's 13s; 50's 6s 9d. CbafL—Oaten sheaf £6 to £6 10s per ton. Molasses.—ln casks : 28s per cask. Straw.—£3 10s per ton ex store. Dressed pork.—7o's to 80's GJd ; 90'.s to 100's, 6d; baconers sd; choppers (heavy) 3d to 4d per lb. Honey.—sd to 6d per lb. Eggs.—Fresh.—2s 8d to 2s 9d. ' Meat and bone meal.—lßs per 100, 10s per 50 ; and 5s 6d. per 251b bag.

Ureengages.— 8s per half case. Grapes. —Is Gd per lb. Aecuiriiioc 6s per hall' ease. Plums.—3s (id per half case. i^l:.c«:bumes.—3d per lb. C- :ju.-.cucrnt : s. — itJ ]jer lb. rftr.uvbtu'res.--Is Gd punnet 4-uui ius.—ijucul Choice 2a per lb. Pears.—Local W.B.C. choice dessert 3s 6d per half case. Medium 2s 6d per half case. Pollard.— £7 los to £8 pe;r ton. .Blackberries.—3£d per lb. Cherry Plums.—2s to 3s per J-case. Honey.-,6d per lb. Beeswax.—ls 6d par lb. Fungus 3d to 6d per lb. Walnuts.—Bd per lb. Dressed park.—7o's to 90's, 6d to Gicl; 90's to 100's, 6d; Baconers, sd; Choppers (heavy), 3d to 4d per lb. Our weekly pork sales lield ©acli Wednesday evenings or Thursday Thursday. Pigs should ariiive on noon. "iilue Bel!" Arsenate, of Lead.—At list rates. "Blue Bell" Lime Sulphur.'—2s per gallon, in casks. Vapourite CStrawson's).—Kills all soil insects, 25s per cwt.; 15s per ,-ovrt Basic Slag.—£7 '10s per ton. Superphosphate.—£7 os per ton. Waingawa Manures and W.M.E. f'oy's. as per price list. Tea.—s and 101b boxes, Is 8d to 2s 2d; .Chests, Is 6d to 2s lb.