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Levin Daily Chronicle, 12 June 1917, Page 1

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o t'l i R \ FAX v. liA I, A NT) !v Vl r.I! CO-OPERATIVE IJIS-"J Ki"f t* IN (J COM PAN i. 1,, >1 .T WEEK fiY REPORT. Wellington, Juno Ist. On account oif further large supplies of potatoes having come from the south the price is somewhat easier. There is no change in wheat but a fair enquiry exists for seed varieties. The demand for oats is a little easier but owing to the shortage of shipping space from Australia prices are likely to he maintained. There is good enquiry for maize and prices have slightly advanced. Pollard and bran are in short supply and prices are inclined to harden. Eggs are still scarce and recent prices are :being maintained. Dressed pork is not coming forward so freely and a keen demand exists. All clases of poultry are eagerly sought after at satisfactory prices. Cabbage and cauliflower are in short supply at recent rates. French beans' are very scarce and exceptional prices are being realized. Good lines of lettuce are bringing high prices but inferior lines are hard to dispose oP. Swedes are in fair supply and price.s are satisfactory.' Pumpkins are selling well. Marrows are in short supply and good prices are being realized. Parsnips and carrots are in good demand. Beetroot and celery are. bringing satisfactory prices. Spring onions and leeks are selling well. Choice lines of dessert and cooking apples are very short and better prices are being obtained. Dessert and cooking pears are in fair supply and recent rates are .being maintained. Tomatoes are scarce and bringing high prices. Grapes are slightly lower in price. Potatoes. Prime £7 per ton; others £6 per ton. Cabbage.—Choice 6s to 9s sack. Cauliflower.—Bs to 14s per sack. i Carrots.—Best 5s per sack. | Onions.—Local £9 10s per ton. Turnips.—White 7s per sack. Lettuce.—Choice 3s to 7s case. French beans.—sd per lb. Beetroot—los per sack. Spring onions.—Bd per bundle. Parsnips.—9s per sack. Marrows.—4s 6d per sack. Swedes—3s to 4s per cwt. Hutt tomatoes.—.l4s per half case. Pumpkins—4s 6d per sack. Artichokes.—lid per lb. (Kumeras.—2d per lb. Celery.—ss per dozen. Leeks.—Bd per bundles. . Apples.—7s 6d to 10s per case. Apples.—Cooking 4s to 6s 6d case. Grapes.—2s per lb. Pears.—Local W.B.C. choice dessert os per half case; cooking 6s per full case. Pollard.—£B 10s per ton. Carrots.—Best 6s 6d per sack. Turnips.—White 10s per 6ack. Lettuce.—Choice, os 6d per case. French beans.— 2d per lb. Beetroot.—4Jd per bunch. Spring onions. 6d per bundle Green peas.—ls 9d per peck. Marrows.-—3s per sack. Hutt tomatoes.—4s per half case Nelson tomatoes.— 3s' 6d per half case Hutt Rhubarh. '10s per dozen. Apples.—Choice dessert 7s per half casoi Apples.—Cooking 4s to 5s per full case, Grapes.—2s 4d per lb. Seconds Is 8d per lb. Peara.—Local W.B.C. ■ dessert 5s 6d per ;hialf case; cooking 3s 6d per half j case. . Wheat.—Good wliole fowl 6s 9d to 6s l'Qd per bushel.. Maize— ,ss, 6d per bushel. Oats.— Feed 4s 6d per bushel. Oats.—Crushed 4s 9d per bushel. Oats.—Crushed, 4s 9d per bushel. Seed| Oats. —Australian. —Algerian s dressed) and clipped, to arrive ss; others 4s 9d; Gartons and Sparrowbills 4s 9d; Duns 4s 9d per bushel. 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 20001bs; 100's 13s; 50's 6s 9d. . Chaff.—Oaten sheaf £7 per ton. Molasses. In casks. 28s per cask. Straw.—£4 per. ton ex store. Dressed pork.—7o's to 90's 90's to 100's 6d; baconers odi; choppers (heavy) 3d to 4d per lb. Honey.—sd to 6d per lb. Tggs.—Fresh 2s 9d per dozen. Mea;t and bone meal.—lßs per 100, 10s per 50"'; and 5s 6d per 251b bag. Greengages.—Bs per half case. Grapes.—ls 6d per lb. Nectarines.—6s per half case. Plum's.—3s 6d per half case. Blackberries.—3d. per lb. Gooseberries.—3d per lb. Strawberres.—ls 6d. punnet Cherries.—Local Choice 2s per lb. Pears;— Local W.B.C!. choice dessert 3e 6d per half case. Medium 2s 6d per half case. Pollard.— £7 15s to £8 per ton. Blackberries.—3id per ib. Cherry Plnms.—2s to 3s per J-case. Honey 6d per lb. Beeswax.—la 8d per lb. Fungus 5d to 6d per lb. Walnuts.—9d rjar 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. Out weekly pork sales keld teaoh

Wednesday evenings or Thursday ■Thursday. Pigs should arrive on noon. "Bine Bell" Arsenate of Lead.—At list rates. "Blue Bell" Limo Sulphur.—2s per gallon, in casks. Vapourite CSfcrawson's). —Kills all soil insects. 25s per cwt.; 15s per .-cwt Basic Slag.—£7 '10s per ton. (Superphosphate.—£7 5s par ton. Waingawa Manures and W.M.E. Hoy's. as per price list. Tea. —5 and 101b boxes, Is 8d to 2s 2d; Chests, Is Od to 2s lb.