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Levin Daily Chronicle, 9 August 1917, Page 1

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■>'fS P' v [■•"■V vir,» ; <\ n K«•» t; k:i.» Co.. -."i hah < •: !;! -i >• ••;!'; i.\<; (v,ui'.> V. WEEK LY KKPORT. W.. JThe market ,-ucn well sappiiju with potatoes, but prices arc remaining about the same. Wheat has in accordance with the Government arrangements advanced id per bushel. On account of shortage oi 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 arc 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 -i itie more freely and are meeting witih good prices. Cauliflowers are scarce and good lines are realizing high prices. Only hothouse boans 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 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. Clioice 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.—2os to 255. Clarrots.—Best ss. Onions.—'Local £11 10s per ton. Turnips.—White 5s per sack. Lettuce.—Clioice 2s to Cs per case. French beans.—lid per lb. Parsnips.—7s Gel per sack. 'Marrows.—3s to 4s per sack. Swedes.—3s 6d to 4s 6d per sack liutt tomatoes.—l4s per half case. Pumpkins.— 5s to Cs (id per sack. Artichokes— l£d 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 cast Apples.—Cooking 3s 6d to 6s. Grapes.—2s 6d per lb. Pears—Local W.8.C., choice desiert 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 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 Cd 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. Feed 4s 6d per bushel. Oats.—-Crushed 4s 9d per bushel. Oats.—Crushed,- 4s 9d per bushel. Seedj Oats.—Australian.—Allge ; rians dressed and clipped, to arrive ss; others 4s 9d; Gartons and Sparrowbills 4s 9d; Duns 4s 9d per busliol. Russian barley, Cape Seed.— Cs per bushel, i: Barley, feed.—ss per bushel. Barley meal.—£7 15s per ton. Pollard.—£B per ton. Bran.—£s 10s per ton. Linseed oil cake.- Slabs, meal and nuts £K3 per ton of 200011 is; 100',s 13s; oO's Gs 9d. Chaff.—Oaten sheaf £7 per ton. Molasses. In casks, 28s per cask. Straw.— C-l p'.T ton ex store. Drcssi-d pork. —70's to OO's GJd; OO's to 100's fid ; baeoners odi; choppers (heavy) 3d to 4d per lb. Honey.—sd to Cd per lb. Tggs.—Fresh 2s 9d per dozen. Meat and bono meal.—lßs per 100, 10s per 50; and 5s Cd 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. Straivborres. —Is 6d punnet . Cherries.—Local Choice 2s per lb. . Pears.—Local W.B.C. ohoico dessert 3s 6d per half case. Medium 2s 6d per half case. Pollard.— £7 15s to £8 per ton. Blackberries.—3Jd per lb. Cherry Plums.—2s to 3s per J-case. Honey —6d per lb. If enough Is 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 nave passed away The joys and hopes of yesterday! And yet it doth console to know Its 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,