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Levin Daily Chronicle, 15 May 1917, Page 1

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THE X EW /EAT, A XT) i-'ARMF.H.-? OO OPKRATIVR DISTUIBUTI>'(J (XMPA W. MUiTMO WEEK LY lUSPORT. Wellington, May 4. The potato market is very firm and good business is 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 quoitatione for oats are being maintained 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 be dealt with. Olio ice lines of cabbages and cauliflowers are now in better 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 fo;r 6wedes at satisfactory rates. Pumpkins and marrows are plentiful. Oarrot3 and parsnips are in fair supply and good prices are being realized. Beetroot, spring onions, leeks, and celery are in good demand. There is somewhat of a glut of apples at the present time owing no doubt to the lack of shipping facilities; large supples have reached the 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 Hntt 7s 6d to 8s per cwt; 'Canterbury £7 10s per ton. Cabbage.—Choice 7s 6d to 10s per sa<ck. 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.— id per lb. Beetroot.— 6d per bunch. Spring onions.—7d per bundle. Green peas.—2s per peek. Parsnips.—ss to 7s per sack. (Marrows.—4s to 6s per sack. Swedes.—4s per cwt. Hutt tomatoes. —6s to 8s per half jase. 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.—(Best 6s 6d per sack. Onions.—Local £8 10s per ton. Turnips.—White 10s per sack. Lettuce.—Choice, 5s 6d per case. French beans.— 2d per lb. Beetroot.—4Jd per bunch. Spring onions. 6d per bundle Green peas.—ls 9d per peok. 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.:—ls 2d per lb. Pears.—Local choice dessert 4s 6d per half caße; medium 3s 6d. Wheat.—Good whole fowl 6s 9d to 6s lOd 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.r—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 lGs per ton. Linseed oil cake. Slabs, meal and nuts £13 per ton of 2000 lbs. 100 V 13s; 50's 6s 9d. Chaff.'—Oaten sheaf £6 to £6 10s petton. Molasses.—ln casks: 28s per cask. Straw.—£3 10s per ton ex store. Dressed pork.—7o's to 90's 6Jd; 90's to 100'b, 6d; baconers sd; choppers (heavy) 3d to 4d per lb. - Honey.—sd to 6d per lb. 35ggs.—Fresh.—2s 8d to 2s 9d. Meat and bone meal. —18s per 10P, 10s per 50; and 5s 6d per 251b bag.

Greengages.—Bs per half case. Grapes.—ls Gd per lb. Nectarines—Gs per half case. Plums.—3s 6d per half case. Jilr.ckberries.—3d per lb. Gooseberries.—3d per lb. Strawberres. —Is Gd punnet Cherries.—Local Choice 2s per lb. Pears.—Local W.B.C. choice dessert 35.6 d per half case. Medium 2s 6d per half case. Pollard.— £7 15s to £8 per ton. Blackberries.—3Jd per lb. Cherry Plums.—2s to 3s per i-case. Honey—6d per lb. Beeswax.—la 6d per lb. Fungus 5d to 6d per lb. Walnuts.—9d 3>er lb. Dressed pork.—7o's to 90's, 6d to 6Jd; 90's to 100's, 6d; Baconers, sd; Choppers (heavy), 3d to 4d per lb." Our weekly pork sales held leach Wednesday evenings or Thursday Thursday. Pig 6 should arrpve on noon. "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.; 15s per ,-owt Basic Slag.—£7 '10s per ton. Superphosphate.—£7 5s 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.