Commercial

Levin Daily Chronicle, 22 May 1917, Page 3

Commercial

N.Z. FARMERS' DISTRIBUTING DISTRIUUTING COMPANY, LIMITED. Wellington, May 18. \ The potato market is well supplied from the South.lsland, and goo<l business is doing, "values remaining on a parity "with last .week's quotations. No change in wheat has been reported, with the exception of the one shilling advance arranged >by the Government for dresesed seed wheat. Oats are short, and prices show some advance. .. IVlaize is • in fair demand, and oversea consignments are expected flliortly which may have a weakening effect on the market. Pollard is in good demand. Bran is JEggs are in very short, supply and the high price has been maintained. There is a very good enquiry for all classes of poultry. Prime dreessed pork is. in keen demand, and supplies are short. ' Vegetables.—Cabbages and cauliflowers are in fair supply and the best lines bring good prices. iGreen peas and French beans are realising | top nates. Only inferior lines of lettuce are coming to hand and these are hard 'to quit. Swedes are in good demand and bringing satisfactory rates. Pumpkins are selling well. The market is over-supplied with marrows and prices have declined. There is a good supply of carrots and prices are fair. Parsnips are scarce and high rates are ruling. Beetroot, spring onions, leeks and celery are in good demand. The market is well supplied with dessert and cooking apples and well packed lines are bringing satisfactory

prices. Choice dessert and cooking pears meet witli fair demand at recent quotations. Quinces are finished. Tomatoes are scarce and meet keen demand at satisfactory rates. Grapes are in short supply and bring high prices. / Potatoes. —Primei Soutih £7 10.';; others £6 15s per ton. Cabbage. Choice 7s 6d per saok; medium 4s per sack. Cauliflower. 12s per sack. Carrots.—Best 5s per aaok. . Onions.—Local £10 per ton. Turnips.— White 6s per sack. Lettuce.—Choice 7s per case. French beans.— 3d to 4d per lb. JVetroct.—3d per bunch. Spring oii'ons. —8d per bundle. '■Green pens.—Ze 6d per peck. _ Parsnips.—Bs to 10s per sack. Marrows.—2b 6d to 3s 6d per sack. Swedes.—4s per^ewt. Hutt tomatoel"—7s per half case. Artichokes. —2d per lb. ■ Kumeras.—2d per lb. Pumpkins.—4s to 0s per sack. 'Celery.—4s 6d, per dozen. - Hutt Rhubarb. 10s per dozen. Apples.—Choice dessert 7s per half case. . .Apples.—Cooking 4s to os per full .Case. , Grapes.—2s 4d per , lb. |9oconds Is'.'Bd per lb. ; ; Pears.— Local W.B.C. dessert 5s 6-1 per half case; cooking: 3s 6d per. half case.