Commercial

Levin Daily Chronicle, 29 May 1917, Page 3

Commercial

N'.Z. FARMERS' •DISTRIBUTING 1 COMPANY, LIMITED. i f " - f WEEKLY REPORT. ( 4 2 i Wellington, May 25. ] Large supplies of potatoes are arri- j Ting from the South Island, >and ] prices are weaker. There is no { change in wheat, there being a fair enquiry for seed varieties. iLittle is c doing in oats, recent prices 'having c been maintained. Maize is in good j demand, and there is little movement in price.' Pollard and) bran are ivgood demand. Eggs are scarce, and show no change in pricc since last rcy port. There is an excellent enquiry classes of poultry are in good demand for prime dressed porlk, and much larger supplies could be> dealt with. All at satisfactory rates. Vegetables'.—Cabbages and) cauli- i flowers arc in good demand, 1 and t choice lines sell readily at satisfactory 1 rates. Green peas and French beans i are practically finished. Choice lines c s ' of lettuce bring satisfactory prices, but inferior 'lines are hard to quit £ Swedes are in fair supply. Pump- 1 kins are selling well. The supply of 1 marrows has fallen off, and good lines "are selling at fair rates. Parsnips i are in fair demand. Beetroot, leeks, 1 spring onions and l celery are selling ( well. i Fruit.—Choiec lines of dessert and i cooking apples arae in fair supply anil 1 prices are satisfactory. Dessert and' « cooking pears meet fair demand at i recent quotations. Tomatoes are i scarce and sell readily at good rates, i Grapes are in short supply, and high i prices aare ruling. * Potatoes.—Pirimo £6 15fl per i ton. ,■ 1 Cabbage.'—Choice, 6s to 7s per sfc. s Cauliflower.—l2s to 14s per sack, i — Carrots.—ißest, 5s to 6s per sack. ] Onions. —Locfal, £9 per ton i Turnips.—White, 3s to 4s per sack, i Lettuce.—Choice, 4s per case; for 1 others Is fid. ' French Beans.—3d to 4d per lb i Beetroot.—los to 12s per sack ' fiDring Onions.—Bdi per bundle Parsnips.—6s to 7s per sack.. > Marrows.—2s 6d to 3s per sackSwedes.—3s 6d to 4s per owt. Hntt Tomatoes.—los per half-case. Artichokes.— 1 1Jd per pound. Ktimeras.— 2d per lb. Pumpkins.—4s to 6s per sack. ■ Celery.—2s to 4s 6d. Hutt Rhubarb.—6b to 8s per doa. Fruit. ) Apples.—Dessert, choice, 6s jto 7s per full case. Apples.—Cooking, 4s 6d to 5s 6d per full case. Grapes.—2s 6d per lb; seconds', 1» £>d. Pears.—Local W. 8.0. choice dleM gert, 10s per. h'alf case; medium, 8s per half case; cooking, 3s 6d to 5s 6A Onions.—£B to £8 10s per ton. Wheat.—Good whole fowl 6s 9d to 6s lOd per bushel. Maize.— 5s 6d per bushel. Oats.— Feed 4s 6d per bushel. Oats.—Crushed 4s 9d per bushel. Seed) Oats.—Australian. —AiTfeierians dressedi and clipped, to arrive os; others 91; Gartons and Sparrowbills 4s 9d; Duns 4s 9d pet bushel. Russian barley, Cape Seed.— 6s per bushel. Barley, feed.—ss per bushel. Barley meal.—£7 15s per ton. Bran £5 10s per ton. I Linseed oil meal and nuts £13 per ton of 20001bs; 100's 13s; 6s 9d. Chaff.—Oaten sheaf £7 per ton. t Molasses. In casks, 28s per cask. Straw.—£i per ton ex store. Dressed pork-.—7o's to 90's 6Jd; 90's to 100's 6d; baconers Sell; choppers (heavy) 3d to 4d per lb. Honey.—sd to 6d per lb. , Tggs.—Fresh 2s 9d per dozen. LEVIN SALE. Messrs Abraham and Williams Ltd. report:—At Levin on Tuesday we had a good yarding of sheep and a small entry of cattle. There was good competition for sheep but cattle were hard to quit. Quotations: —Fat sheep.32s to 335; mixed sex 2-tooths 27s 6d; woolly lambs 18s to 22s 3d; shorn lambs 14s to 16s 6d; 2-tooth ewes in lamb (small) 29s 9cl; '2-tcoth to f.f.m. ewes in lamb 31s; 4-year ewes in lamb 32b 8d; mixed aged ewes in lamb 20s to 255; cull ewes 12s 6dj cull rams 20s; fat heifers £8 17s Gd to £12; likht.fat cows £9 2s 6d; vealers £2 16s; small weaners 255. Pigs weaners 12s; small stores 14 6d to 19s; porkers 30s 6d to 465. C . WAIKANAB SALE. Messrs Abraham and Williams Ltd. report:— At Waikanae on Thursday a small yarding of sheep and a good entry of cattle were offered. Wo had practically a total clearance. Quotations: Liglit fat ewes 27s Id to 27s 6dlight fat ewes and wethers 29s 3d; lambs 15s lOdi to 21s 6d; cull rams 12s 6d; mixed aged ewes in lamb 19s; 2-year steers £9 la to £10; 18-monts steers £8, £8 Is; springing heifers £8 10s to £10; bulls £7 15soows in oalf £7 12s 6d.

SHANNON SALE. Messrs Abraham and Williams Ltd. eport:— At Shannon on Friday good yardngs of botli sheep and cattle came onward. There was a good demand oir shee'p but cattle were neglected. Quotations:— 2-tooth wethers 27s 3d; -tooth wethers 33s '9d to 36s 4d; '-tooth to f.f.m. ewes in lamb. 34s 9d; nixed age. -owes in lamb 225; woolly arribs 14s 7d to 17s 7d; small shorn imlbs lis 6d; cull 2-tooth wethers 20a d; light fat cows £9 to £10 15s; store ows £4 8s; weaner iheifers £3 5s ■, meaner bulls £3 Is; mixed sex weants 27s 6d to 40s; 18-month steers £7; lairy cows (spring calvers) £8 15s, 210 to £14.