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Levin Daily Chronicle, 7 August 1917, Page 1

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nif V KW ZK.Vf.AXII FARMJORfi* CO-OPERATIVE TJISTRTBUTrNO COMPANY, LIMITED. WEEK LY 11EFORT. Wclir.ja.~~, J' The market -ucn well supplied with potatoes, but prices aro 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 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 •iotle 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. JTair 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 a 6 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 £6 10s. Cabbage.—Choice, 10s per 6 nek. Cauliflower.—2os to 255. Carrots Best ss. Onions.—'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 6d per seek Hutt tomatoes. — 14s per half case. Pumpkins.— 5s to Cs Gd per sack. Artichokes— ljd per lb. Celery.—ss per dozen. Leeks.—Bd to Is per bundle. Kumeras.—Bs to 10s per case. Apples.—Dessert 7s 6d to 9s per case Apples.—Cooking 3s fid 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. 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. Butt tomatoes.—4s per half cafie 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 fid 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. 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 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.—-£8 per ton. Bran.—£s "<os per ton. Linseed oil cake.—Slabs, meal and nuts £13 per ton of 200011>.s ; 100's 13s; 50's 6s 9d. Chuff.—Oaten sheaf £7 per ton. Moli>sse«. In casks, 28s per cask. Straw.—£4 per ton ex store. Dressed pork. —70's to 90's GJd; 90's to 100's 6d; baconers sd>; choppers (heavy) 3d to 4d per lb. Honey.—sd to Od per lb. Tggs.—Fresh 2s 9d per dozen. Meat and bone meal.—lßs per 10P, 10s per 50; and 5s 6d per 251b bag. Greengages.—Bs per half case. Grapes.—ls Gd per lb. Nectarines.—6s per half case. Plums.—3s 6d per half case. Blackberries.— 3d per lb. Gooseberries.—3d per lb. Strawberres.—ls fid punnet Cherries.—Local Choice 2s per lb. Pears.—Local W.B.C. olioico dessert 3e 6d per half case. Medium 2s 6d per half case. Pollard— £7 15s to £8 per ton. Blackberries.—3id per lb. Cherry Plums.—2s to 3s per £-ease. Honey—6d per lb. If enough Js as good a sa feast, As pale prigs and philosophers say, We all hope to get that much at least, And without any needless delay. Alas! how soon iiave passed away The joys and hopes of yesterday I And yet it doth console to knowIts griefs and pangs have passed also. The colds and coughs which yesternight Filled countless hearts with pain and fright, Have passed away—could not endure, Opposed to Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Advt.

C«waj._l a fid per &. £ niiyiiß od to ti<i per ib. V. iiill ii Ui-—& ( DrciSLvd pork. — 70's to 90's, 6d to <3iu; 90's to 100's, Gd; Jiaconera, od; Choppers 3d to 4d per lb. Our weekly pork sales held each \\ eunesclay or Thursday i 'lliursday. Pigs should aj'nivo on noon. "IJlu:: Dc'l" Arsonatu of Lead.— At list rates. "liluo ISell" Limo Sulphur.—2s per gallon, in casks. Vapoiii-ite f'Strawsou's).—Kills aj] soil in«ects. 25s per cwt.; 15s per ,-cwt Uasic 81ag.—£7 '10s per ton. Superphosphate.—£7 5s per ton. Waingawa Manures and W.M.E. 'Joy's, as per price list. Tea.—s and 101b boxes, Is 8d to 2a 2d; Chests, Is 6d to 2s lb. | I