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Levin Daily Chronicle, 19 July 1917, Page 1

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THKXKW ZEALAXT) FAIiMKI'S CO-(OPERATIVE DISTP.IBUTDn'O COMPANY, LlMiTm WEEKLY REPORT. Wellington, Juno 22. The market has been well supplied with potatoes, but prices aro remaining about tlie same. Wheat has in accordance with the Government arrangements advanced £d 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 aro still hard to obtain and tlie 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. Cabbages are coming forward a ittlo more freely and are meeting with good prices. Cauliflowers are* 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. Tlie supply of swedes is satisfactory and fair prices are ruling. Pumpkins are short but marrows are 111 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 £G 10s. Cabbage.— l Choice, 10s per sack. Cauliflower.—2os to 255. Carrots—Best ss. Onions.—i Local £11 10s per ton. Turnips.—White 5s per sack. Lettuce.—Choice 2s to 6s per case. French beans.—lid per lb. Parsnips.—7s 6d per sack. Marrows.—3s to 4s per sack. Swedes.—3s 6d to 4s Cd per sack Hutt tomatoes.—l4s per half case. Pumpkins.— 5s to 6s Gd per sack. 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 case Apples.—Cooking 3s 6d to 6s. Grapes.—2s 6d per lb. Pears—Local W. 8.0., choice dessert 8s to 10s per half case. Pears.—Cooking 7s 6d pe/ case Pollard.—£B 10s per ton. Carrots.—Beet 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 per half case Nelson tomatoes.—3s Gd per half case Hutt Rhubarb. .'los per dozen. Apples.—Choice dessert 7s per half case. Applea.—Cooking 4s to 5s per full case. Grapes.—2s Gd per lb. Pears.—Local W.B.C. choice 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 6d per bushel. Oats.—Crushed 4s 9d per bushel. Oats.—Crushed, 4s 9d per bushel. Seed| Oats.—Australian.—Algerians dressedi and clipped, to arrive ss; others 4s 9d; Gartons and Sparrowbills 4s 9d; Duns 4s 9d per bushel. Russian barley, Cape Seed.— Gs per bushel. Barley, feed.—ss per bushel. Barley meal.—£7 15s per ton. Pollard.—£B per ton. Bran. — £5 ?0s per ton. Linseed oil cake.—Slabs, meal and nuts £13 per ton of 20001bs; 100"s 13s; 50's Gs 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 6£d; 90's to 100's Gd; baconers sd<; choppers (heavy) 3d to 4d per lb. Honey.—sd to 6d per lb. Tggs.—Fresh 2s 9d per dozen. Meat and bono meal. —18s per 100, 10s per 50; and 5s Gd per 251b bag. Greengages.—Bs per half case. Grapes.—ls 6d per lb. Nectarines.—Gs per half case. Plums.—3s 6d per half case. Blackberries.— 3d per lb. Gooseberries.—3d per lb. 1 Strawberres. —Is 6d punnet ; Cherries.—Local Choice 2s per lb. ( Pears.—Local W.B.C. choico dessert J 3s Gd per half case. Medium 2s Gd per half case. Pollard £7 15s to £8 per ton. > Blackberries.—3Jd per lb. Cherry Plums.—2s to 3e per J-case. Honey—6d per lb. 1 Beeswax—la 8d per lb. < Fungus 5d to 6d per lb. Walnuts.—Bd «er lb. Dressed pork.—7o's to 90's, 6d to 6§d; 90's to 100's, Gd; Baconers, sd; • Choppers (heavy), 3d to 4d per lb. Our weekly pork sales held each Wednesday evenings or Thursday : Thursday. Pigs should arrive on i noon. • "Blue Bell" Arsenate of Lead.—At i list rates. < "Blue Bell" Lime Sulphur.-—2s per < gallon, in caaks. I

Vapoui-ite fStrawsou's).—Kills all soil insects. 25t> per cwt.; 15s per ,-owt Basic fcJlag.'—£7 '10s per ton. Superphosphate.—£7 5s per toil. Waingawa. Manures and W.M.E. Coy's. as per price list. Tea.—s and 101b boxes, Is 8d to 2s 2d; Chests, Is Gd to 2s lb.