Commercial

Levin Daily Chronicle, 23 June 1917, Page 3

Commercial

| STOCK SALE AT WAIKAINIAE. Messrs DaJigety ancl Co., Ltd., report having held their monthly sale at Waikanae, last Thursday, when they auctioned a good yarding of sheep and cattle. There was a representative attendance of buyers, bidding was brisk, and the whole entry was sola at satisfactory prices. Quotations: Light fat ewes 28s 2d, f.m. ewes in lamb 20s, shorn lambs 16s 7d to 18s, cull lambs, lis 6d; 2-yr steers £11 '10s, springing heifers to £11, springing cows £7 7s 6d to £10 os, cows and calves £7 Is to £9, cows in milk to £9, yearling steers £5 ss, •weaner steers £2 18s. Gift stock on account of the .Horowhenua County Patriotic Fund .also sold well. N.Z. FARMERS' DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LIMITED. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, June 22. The market has been well supplied with potatoes, but prices are remaining] about the same. Wheat has in accordance with the Government arrangements advanced id per bushel. .On account of shortage of space from Australia oats are very firm. Maize is fairly plentiful recent prices being maintained. Bran and pollard are still hard to obtain and the market is very firm. The imported eggs are aibout exhausted and local supplies' are inclined to rise in price. Dressed pork is still coming forward slowly and all lines meet with good demand. Poultry is eagerly sought after at satisfactory prices. Cabbages are coming forward a little mora freely and are meeting with good' prices. Cauliflowers aro scarce and good lines are realizing high prices. Only hothouse beans are now available and these bring record prices. Fair lines of lettuce have been coming forward and prices are in accordance. The supply of swedes is satisfactory and fair prices are ruling. Pumpkins are short but marrows are in good supply. Parsnips and carrots still met with ready sale, also beetroot, celery and spring onions. Choice lines of dessert apples are bringing high prices but as the quality of cooking apples coming forward has boen inferior in many cases prices are much lower. Choice lines of cooking and dessert pears have been scarce and recent rates are being upheld. Grapes are in very short supply. Potatoes.—Prime Hutt £6 to £6 10s. Cabbage.—Choice, 10s per sack. Cauliflower.—2os to 255. Carrots. —Best ss. Onions.—Local £11 10's per ton. Turnips.—White 5s per sack. Lettuce.—Choice 2s to (is per case. French beans.—lid per lb. Beetroot.—Bs per sack. Spring onions.—Bd per bundle. Parsnips.—7s 6d per sack. GMajrows.—3s to 4s per sack. Swedes.—3s 6d to 4s Gd per sack. Pumpkins.— 5s to Gs Gd per sack. Celery.—ss per dozen. Leeks.—Bd to Is per bundle.