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Levin Daily Chronicle, 31 July 1917, Page 1

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' RE \ ICW ZKALAXT) FARMERS" ' CO-OPERATIVE DLSTRIBUTIN(j OOiH'AXY, LlillTED. WEEKLY KJjXPORT. Wellington, June 22. The market has 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 firm. The imported eggs are about exhausted and locail 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 iittle more freely and are meeting with good prices. Cauliflowers are scarce and good lines are realizing high prices. Only hothoiuse 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 j 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 boen inferior in many cases prices are much lower. Choice lines of cooking end 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 Back. Cauliflower.—2os to 255. Oarrots.—Best ss. Onions.—Local £11 10s per ton. Turnips.—White 5s per sack. Lettuce.—Choice 2s to 6s per case, lilrench beans.—lid per lb. Parsnips.—7s 6d per sack. Marrows.—3s to . 4s per sack. Swedes.—3s 6d to 4s 6d' per sack. Hutt tomatoes.—l4s per half case. Pumpkins.— 5b to 6s 6d. per sack. Artichokes.— lid per lb. .'Celery -5a per dozen. Leeks.—Bd to Is per bundle. to 10s per case. Apples.—'Dessert 7s 6d to 9s per case Apples.—Cooking 3s 6d to 6s. Girape3.—2s 6d per lb. Pears.—Local W. 8.0., choice desBert 8s to 10b per half case. Pears.—Cooking 7s 6d pe/ case ; Pollard.;—£B 10s per ton. Carrots.—Best 6s 6d per sack. Frencfy beans.— 2d per lb. Beetroot.—Bs .per sack. Spring onions.—Bd per bundlt\ .. Groen.peae;—ls 9d per peck. Butt 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 5s per full case. Grapes.—2s 6d 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 6s 9d to 6s ! lOd per. bushel. 'Madi^e.—ss 9d per bushel. 1 Oats.— : Feed 4s 6d per bushel. '' Oats.—Crushed 4s 9d per bushel. Oats.—Crushed, 4s 9d per kushel. S&edi Oats.—Australian.—Aljaeiriane dressed and clipped, to arrive ss; oth'ers '4s "> 9d; Gartons and Sparrowbills 4s f9d ; Duns 4s 9d per bushel. ■Russian • barley, Cape Seed.— 6s per bushel. , Barley, feed.—os per bushel. Barley meal.—£7 15s per ton. Pollard. per ton. Bran.—£s 10s per ton. . Linseed oil cake.—Slabs, meal and nuts £13 per ton of 20001bs; 100's l3s; 50's 6s 9d. ' fc)haff.—Oaten sheaf £7 per ton. Molasses. In casks, 28s per cask. " ; Straw.—£4 per ton ex store. r Dressed pork.—7o's to 90's 6jd; 90's to 100's 6d; baconers od<; choppers (heavy) 3d to 4d per lb. ••'Honey.—-5d to 6d per lb. Tggs.—Fresh __2s 9d per dozen. Meat and bone meal.—lßs per 100, 10s per 50; and &3 6d per 251b bag. Greengages.—Bs per half case. ■Grapes.—ls 6d per lb. Nectarines.—6s per half ease. Plums.—3s 6d per half case. Blaokberriee.—3d per lb. Gooseberries.—3d per lb. Strawberres.—ls 6d punnet Cherries.—Local Choice 2s per lb. Pears.—Local W.B.C. choice dessert 3s 6d per half case. Medium 2s 6d per half case. Pollard.— £7 15s to £8 per ton. Blackberries.—3}d per lb. Cherry Plums.—2s to 3s per J-case. Honey 6d per lb. ' Beeaw&x.—la 8d p»r lb. Fungus 5d to 6d per lb. Walnuts—9d per lb. Dressed pork 70's to 90's, 6d to 6Jd; 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 ("Stirawson's). —Kills all soil insects, 25s per cwt.; 16s per .-cwt JJasic Slag.—£7 10s per ton. ■Superphosphate.—£7 5s per ton. VVaingawa Manures and W.M.E. f/oy's. as per price list. Tea.—s and 101b boxes, le 8d to 2s id; Chests, Is 6d to 2s lb.