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Levin Daily Chronicle, 28 July 1917, Page 1

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TUP N'KW ZKAL.v VD FAB MF.RfI" CO-OPERATIVE THSrRJBUTCOMPANY, bLMITHD. WEEK TA" REPORT. Wellington, June 22. The market has been well * supplied with potatoes, but prices aire . 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 about exhausted and local supplies a,re 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 morel freely and are meeting witJli good' prices. Cauliflowers are' scarce and good lines are realizing high prices. Only hothouse beans are now available and these bring record prices. iFair 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 boein 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 20a to 255. Carrots.—Beat ss« Onions.—'Local £11 10s per ton. Turnips.—White 5s per sack. Lettuce.—Choice 2s to 6s per case. French beans.—lid per 11). Parsnips.—7s 6d per sack. (Marrows.—3s to 4s per sack. Swedes.—3s 6d to 4s 6d per seek. Hutt tomatoes.—l4s per half case. Pumpkins.— 5e to 6s 6d per sack. Artichokes— lid per lb. Celery.—ss per dozen. Leeks.—Bd to Is per bundle. Kumeras.'—Bs to 10s per case. Apples.—iDeesert 7s 6d to 9s per case Apples.—Cooking 3s 6d to 6s. Grapes.—2s 6d per lb. Pears.—Local W.8.C., choice dessert 8s to 10s per half case. Pears.—Cooking 7s 6d pe/ case i 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. Butt tomatoes.—4s per half case Nelson tomatoes.—3s 6d per half case Hutt Rhubiarb. 10s per dozen. Apples;— Choice dessert 7s per half case:' Apple®!—Cooking 4s to 5s per full case;

Grapes.—'2s 6d per lb. Pears.—Local W. 8.0. choice des- ■ s&rt 9s to lis per half case. Peal's.—Cooking 9s per full case. Wheat.—Good whole fowl 6s 9d to 6s lQd per bushel. Maize.—ss 9d : per bushel. Oats*— Feed 4s 6d per bushel. Oats.—Crushed 4s' 9d per bushel. Oats.—Gnished, 4s 9d peir bushel. Seed) Oats.'—Australian.—Aljgjelrians .. dressed! - and clipped, to'arrive ss; oth- . ers 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 por ton. , Linseed oil cake.—Slabs, meal and ' nuts £13 per ton of 20001bs; 100's '13s; 50's 6s 3d. Ghnff.—Oaten sheaf £7 per ton. Mbl asses. In casks, 28s per cask. .Strati*.—£4 per ton ex store. Dressed pork.—7o's to 90's 6Jd; 90's to lOO's 6d; baconers 5cl f; choppers f (heavy) 3d' to 4d per lb.. Hdnfey.— : sd' to 6d per lb. Tggs.—Fresh 2s 9d per dozen; Meat and bone meal.—lßs per 100, 10s- per 50; and 5s 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 lb. Gooseberries.—3d per lb. Strawberres.—ls 6d punnet Cherries.—Local Choice 2s per lb. Pears.—Local "W. 8.0. ohoic« dessert 3e 6d per half case. Medium 2s 6d per 'h&lf case. Pollard— £7 15s to £8 per ton. Blackberries.—3id per lb. Cherry Plums.—2s to 3s per J-case. Honey.—6d' per lb. Beeair&x—ls Sd par lb. Fungus 5d to 6d per lb. Walnuts^—9d - ger lb. Dressed pork.—7o's to 90's, 6d to ■6}d; 90's to' 100's, 6d; Baconers, sd; -Choppers (heavy), 3d' to 4d per lb. Our weekly pork sales held each Wednesday evenings or Thursday Thursday. Pigs should arrive on noon. "Blue Bell" Arsenate' of Lead.—At list rates. "Blue Bell" Lime Sulphur.-—2s per gallon, in casks.

Vapourite ("Sbrawson's). —Kills all soil insects, 25s per cwt.; 15s per .-cwt Basic Slag.—£7 '10s per ton. Superphosphate.—£7 5s per ton. Waingawa Manures and W.il.E. '-toy's, as per price list. Tea.—s and 101b boxes, le 8d to 2a 2d; Chests, Is Gd to 2s lb.