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Levin Daily Chronicle, 3 July 1917, Page 1

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THE XISW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LIMITED. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, Juno 22. The market has been well supplied with, potatoes, but prices are remaining about the same. "Wlwat has in accordance with the Government arrangements advanced jd per bushel. On account of shortage of space fr»m Australia oats are very firm. Maiae is fairly plentiful recent prices being maintained. Bran and pollard are still hard to obtain and ihe market is rery 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 afc satisfactory prices. Calyb&ae* awe earning forward a riit-le aior« Itmlj; and *r« meeting witih good prices. Cauliflowers aro scarce and good lines aro realizing high prices. Only hothouse beans are now available and tkese 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 ore in good •upply. Parsnips and carrots still met with ready sale, also beetroot, celery and spring onions. Choice lanes of dessert apples are bringing high prices but as the quality of Cooking apples coming forward has boen inferior in many cases prices are ranch 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. Oabfcage.—Choice, 10s per (sack. Cauliflower.—2os to 255. Carrots.—Best ss. Onions.—Local £11 10s per ton. Turnips.—White 5s per sack. Lettuce.—Choice 2s to 6s per case. PVencli beans.—lid per lb. Parsnips.—7s 6d per sack. (Marrows.—3s to 4s per sack. Swedes.—3s (id to 4s Gd per sack. Hutt tomatoes.—l4s per half case. Pumpkins.— 5s to Cs Gd. per sac!;. Artichokes.— ljd per lb. Celery.—/5s per dozen. Lseks.—Bel tp Is per bundle. Kumaras.—Ba to 10s per caso. Apples.—Dessert 7s Gd to 9s per case Apples.—Cooking 3s Gd to 6s. Grapes.—3s 6d per lb. Pears.—Local W.8.C., choice dessert 8s to 10s per half case. Pears.—Cooking 7s Gd pe/ case Pollard.—£B 10s per ton. Carrots.—Best'6s <3d per sack. French beans.— 2d per lb. Beetroot.—Bg per saek. Spring onions.—Bd per bundle. Green peas.—ls 9d per peck. Hutt tomatoes.—4s per half case Nelson tomatoes. —3s 6d per half case Suit Rhubarb. '10s per dozen. Apples.—Choice dessert 7s per half caae.

Apples,.—Cooking 4s to 5s per full case. Grapes.—2s 6d per lb. Pears.—Local W.B.C. choice dessert 9s to lis per half case. Pears.—Cooking 9e per full case. Wheat.—Good whole fowl 6s 9d to 6s TOd ]»er bushel. Maize.—sg 9d per bushel. _Oats.— Feed 4s 6d per bushel. Oats.—Crushed 4s 9d per bushel. Oats.—Crushed, 4s 9d per bushel. Seed] Oats.—Australian.—Algerians 3r«s»dt and slipped, to arrive Sfs; others 4s 9d; ftsrtons and Sparrowbills 4* 9d; Duns 4s 9d per bushel. Russian barley, Cape Seed.— 6s per bushel. Barley, feed.—ss per bushel. Barley meal.—£7 15s per ton. Pollard.—£B per ton. Bran.—£s 10s per ton. Linseed oil cake.—Slabs, meal and milts £13 per ton of SOOOlbs; 100's 13s; 50's 6s 9d. Chaff.—Oaten sheaf £7 per ton. Moksses. In casks, 28s per cask. Straw.—£4 per ton ex store. Dressed pork.—7o's to 90's 6'd ; 90's to 100's 6d; baconcrs odi; choppers (heavy) 3d to 4d per lb. Honey.—sd to 6d per lb. Tggs.—Fresh 2s 9d per dozen. Meat and bone meal.—lßs per 100, 10s per 50; and Ss 6d per 251b bag. Greengages.—Bs per half case. Grapes.—ls 6d per lb. Nectarines—6s per half case. Plums.—3s 6d per half case. Blackberries.—3d per 111. Gooseberries.—3d per lb. Strawberres Is 6d punnet Cherries.—Local Cboiee 2s per lb. Pears.—Local W.B.C. choice dessert 3s 6d per half case. Medium 2s 6d per half case. Pollard.— £7 15? to £8 per to*. Blackberries.—3}d per lb. Cherry Plums.—2s to 3s per 4-case. Honey.—6d per lb. Beeswax.—ls 6d per lb. Fungus 5d to 6d per lb. Walnuts.—9d ner lb. Dresied pork.—7o's to 90's, 6d to €id; 90's to 100's, 6d; Baconers, sd; Choppers (heavyj, 3d to 4d per lb. Our weekly pork sales held each Wednesday evenings or Thursday Thursday. Pig® should arrive on noon. "Blue Bell" Arsenate of Lead.—At list rates. "Blue Bell" Lime Sulphur.^—2s per gallon, in caaks.

Vapourite (Sbrawson's). —Kills all soil insocts, 25s per cwt.; los per .-ovyi Jiasic Slag.—£7 !0s per ton. ►Superphosphate.—£7 us per ton. Waingawa Manures and W.M.E. Coy's, as per price list. Tea.—s and 101b boxes, Is 8d to 2s 2d; Chestsj Is 6d to 2s lb.