COMMEECIAL.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 12 July 1917, Page 1

COMMEECIAL.

9 THE "NEW ZEALAND FAI.MI'K- - 00-OPKRATIVE DISTRIBUTING (X>iJI'ANY, LIMITED. WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, June 22. The market lias 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 lirm. The imported eggs are about exhausted and local supplies are inclined to riso in price. Dressed pork is still coining forward slowly and all lines meet with ) good demand. Poultry is eagerly sought after at satisfactory prices. ■Cabbages are coming forward .ittle mora freely and are meeting witili good prices. Cauliflowers are] scarce and good lines are realizing high prices. Only hothouse bwuis 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 hut 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 £(i to £0 10s. Cabbage.—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 (is per case. French beans.—lid per lb. Parsnips.—7s Gd per sack. (Marrows.—3s to Is per suck. Swedes.—3s Cd to -Is Gd per sack. Hutt tomatoes.—lis per half case. Pumpkins.— 5s to <js Oil per sa-.-k. Artichokes.— lid per lb. Celery.—ss per dozen. Leeks.—Bd to Is per bundle. Kumeras.—Bs to 10s per case. Apples.—Dessert 7s Gd to 9s per ease Apples.—Cooking 3s Gd to Gs. Grapes.—2s Gd 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 6d per sack. French beans.— 2d per lb. Beetroot.—Bs per sack. Spring onions.—Bd per bundle. Green peas.—ls 9d per peck. Hutt tomatoes.—4s pur half case Nelson tomatoes.—3s Cd per half case Hutt Rhubarb. '10s per dozen. Apples.—Choice dessert 7s per half case. Apples.—Cooking 4s to 5s per full case. Grapes.—2s Gd per lb. Pears.—Local W.B.C. choicc dessert 9s to lis per half case. Pears.—Cooking 9s per full case. Wheat.—Good whole fowl Gs 9d to 6s lOd per bushel. Maize.—ss 9d per bushel. Oats.— Feed 4s Gd per bushel. Oats.—Crushed 4s 9d per bushel. Oats.—Crushed, 4s 9d per bushel. Seedj Oats.—Australian.—Algerians dressed and clipped, to arrive 5s ; others 4s 9d; Gartons and Sparrowbills 4s 9d; Duns 4s 9d per bushel. Russian barley, Cape Seed.— Gs pci bushel. Barley, feed.—ss per bushel. Barley meal.—£7 15s per ton. Pollard.—£B per ton. Bran.—£s 10s per ton. Linseed oil cake. —rSlnbs." meal and nuts £13 per ton of 20001bs; 100's 13s; 50's Gs 9d. Chaff.—jOaten sheaf £7 per ton. Mol asses. In casks, 28s per cask. Straw.—£4 per ton ox store. Dressed pork.—7o's to !)o's Gld; 90's to 100's Gd; baconers od<; choppers (heavy) 3d to 4d per lb. Honey.—sd to Gd per lb. Tggs.—Fresh 2s 9d per dozen. \ Meat and bone meal.—lßs per 100. 10s per 50; and 5s 6d per 2olb bag. Greengages.—Bs per half case. Grapes.—ls 6d per lb. Nectarines—6s per half case. Plums.—3s 6d per half case. Blackberrice.—3d per lb. Gooseberries.—3d per lb; Strawberres.—"ls 6d punnet Cherries.—Local Choice 2s per lb. Pears.—Local W.B.C. ohoico dessert' 3s 6d per half case. Medium 2s 6d per half ease. Pollard.— £7 15s to £8 per ton. Blackberries.—3Jd per lb. Cherry Plums.—2s to 3s per i-case. Honey.—6d per lb. Beeswax—la 6d p®r lb. Fungus 5d to 6d per lb. Walnuts.—9d !>er lb. *. Dressed pork.—7o's to' 90's, Gd to 6Jd; 90's to 100's, Gd; Baconers, sd; Choppers (heavy), 3d to 4d per 11». Our weekly pork sales held each Wednesday evenings or Thursday | Thursday. Pigs should arrive on noon. ! "Blue Bell" Arsenate of Lead.—At list rates. j "Blue Bell" Lime Sulplrtr:—2s pe;I gallon, in casks. 1 - - - .- -

Vapourite (Sfctawson's). —Kills all soil insects. 2os per ewt.; 15s per .-owfc Basic iSlag.—£7 'IDs per ton. Superphosphate.—£7 5s per toil. Waingawa Manures and W.M.E. ' 'oy'.s. as per price list. Tea.-—o and 101b boxes, Is 8d to 2s "2d; Chests, Is Od to 2s lb.