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Levin Daily Chronicle, 22 May 1917, Page 1

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! ':JK \ FAV y.KA J..\ KT> i'.Ui M K.K*? c<> <»ri:a v.-M'k distu!snI.N - J (X-NJi'WY. i.iII.TED. WEEKLY REPORT. "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 quotations 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 lio® improved and the price remains firm. Poultry is in short supply and there is a keen demand for dressed pork ; and larger supplies can bo dealt with. Choice 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 for - swedes at satisfactory rates. Pump-., kins and marrows are plentiful. Carrots 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 itre 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 per cwt; Canterbury £7 10s per ton. Cabbage. —Choioe 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.— 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. Hiutt tomatoes.—6s to 8s per half tase. 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. . Pollaird.—£B to £8 10s per ton. Carrots.—(Beet 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. oniofis. 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.—ls 2d per lb. Pears.—Local choice dessert 4s 6d per half case; 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.'—Algerian, dressed tod. /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 los per ton ' Pollard.—£B per ton. Bran.—£s 10s per ton. Linseed oil cake. Slabs, meal and nuts £13 per ton of 2000 lbs. 100'e 13s; 50's 6s 9d. - Chaff.—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 90's 6£d; 90's to 100's, 6d; baconers sd; choppers (heavy) 3d to 4d per lb. .Honey.—sd to 6d per lb. - Elggs.—Fresh.—2s 8d to 2s 9d. . Meat and bone meal.-—lßs per 100, 10s per 50; and 5s 6d per 251b bag.

Greengages.—Bs per half case. Grapes.—ls Cd per lb. . -Nectarines—Gs per half case. Plums.—3s 6d per half case". i-L.ckbenics.—3d per lb. Gooseberries.—3d per lb. I Mi'.iu bciTi.'.x. — U ou punnet Cheriies.-—JL.oeal Choice 2s per lb. Pears.—Local W.B.C. choice dessert 3s Gd per half case. Medium 2s 6d per half case. Pollard.— £7 15s to £8 per ton. Blackberries.—3Jd per lb. Cherry Plums.—2s to 3e per i-case. Honey.—Cd per lb. Ueeawax.—ls 6d par lb. Fungus od to 6d per lb. Walnuts.—3d n«r lb. Dressed pork.—7o's to 90's, 6d to Cid; 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 arrive on noon. "Blue Bell' 1 Alienate of Lead.—At list rates. "Blue Bell" Lime Sulphur.—2s per gallon, in casks. Vapourite" CStrawson's). —Kills all soil insects, 2os per cwt.; 15s per ,-nwtBasic 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.