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Levin Daily Chronicle, 17 July 1917, Page 1

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\>-vv \ »:r F.-' co-oi'KUA'nvE !>' c ' IN'.; <V.h\J{'ANY. i-lIvUTbJj. WEEK FiV REPORT. Welliiiigtoii ; Juno-22. The market has been well supplied with potatoes, but prices aro remaining about the same. "Wheat has in accordance with the Government arrangements advanced id per busliel. 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 about 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. Oabb&gea are coming forward a little more freely and are meeting witih good prices. Cauliflowers are scarce and good lines are realizing high prices. Only hothouse beians 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 mot with ready sale, also beetroot, celery and spring onions. Choico lines of dessert apples «re bringing high prices but as tin- quality of cooking apples coming forward lias boen inferior in many cases pi i.cs are much lower. Choice lines of rooking and dessert pears have been (.-curt ant! recent rates.aro -boing 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 os. Onions.—Local £11 10s per ton. Turnips.—White 5s per sack. Lettuce.—Choice 2s to 0s per case. French beans.—lid per lb. Parsnips.—7s 0d per sack. Marrows.—3s to 4s per-sack. Swedes.—3s (id to 4s fid per sack Hutt tomatoes. — 14s per half case. Pumpkins.— or to <is <>d. per -a-'!;. Artichokes.— l£d per lb. . Celery.—ss per dozen. Leeks. — 8d to Is per bundle. Kumeras.—Bs to 10s per case. Apples.—"Dessert, 7s (id to 9s per case Apples.—Cooking 3s Gd to 6s. Grapes.—2s Cd per lb. Pears.—Local W.TLC.. choice dessert 8s to 10s per half case. Pears.—Cooking 7s Od pe/ case •. Pollard.—-£8 10s per ton. Carrots.—Best 6s 6d per sack. . French beans.— 2d per lb. .Beetroot.—Bs per sack. Spring onions.—Bd per bundle. Green pea^.—ls 9d per^peck. Hutt tomatoes.—4s per half case .Nelson tomatoes.—3s 6d per half case . Hutt Rhubarb. '10s per dozen. . Apples.—Choice dessert 7s per half case. . Apples.—Cooking 4s to os per full ease. Grapes.—2s Od per lb. Pears.—Local W.B.C. choico dessert 9s to lis per half case. Pears.—Cooking 9s per full case. Wheat.—Good whole fowl 6s 9d to 6s lOd per bushel. Maize.—ss 9d per bushel. Oats.— Feed 4s 6d per bushel. Oats.—Crushed 4s 9d per bushel. Oats.—Crushed, 4s 9d per bushel. Seed] Oats.—Australian.—Alige'rians 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.—os per bushel. Barley meal.—£7 15s 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 OAd : 90's to 100's 6d ; .baconers sd<; choppers (heavy) 3d to 4d per lb. Honey.—od to Gd per lb. Tggs.—Fresh 2s 9rl per dozen. Meat and bono meal.—lßs per I0(>, 10s per 50; and 5s Gd per 25! b bag. Greengages.—Bs per hair' case. Grapes.—ls Gd per lb. Iveetarines.—6s per half case. Plums.—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 AV.B.C. ohtfico dessert 3s Gd per half case. Medium 2s 6d per half case. Pollard.— £7 los to £8 per tun. Blackberries.—3id per lb. Cherry Plums.—2s to 3s per j-uase. Honey.—6d per lb. Beeswax.—la 8d per lb. Fungus 5d to 6d per lb. Walnuts.—fid per lb. Dressed pork.—7o's to 90's, Od to 6^d; 90's to 100's, 6d; Baconers, od; Choppers (heavy), 3d to 4d per lb. Our weekly pork sales hold each Wednesday evenings or Thursday Thursday. Pigs should arrive on noon. '■'Blue Bell" Arsenate of Lead.—At i list rates. "Blue Bell" Liino Sulphur.'—2s per J gallon, in caaks. 1

; -(iii'iu-ico ISbrawson's). —Kills all ! so:! nihi cts, 25ss per cwt.; 15s per ,-cwt ; Basic Slag.—£7 'iOs per ton. | Superphosphate.—£7 5s per ton. \\ stiiigiiwa Manures and AV.M.E. as per price list. ; Tea.—s and 101b boxes, le 8d to 2s 1 ; Chests, Is (3d to 2s lb.