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Levin Daily Chronicle, 14 August 1917, Page 1

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Tlir \|!',v '/KAT.aNT) FARMERS' CO-oI'KRATIVE DTSTRTBDTrNtJ COMPANY, LIMITED. WEEKLY REPORT. WolilXJfi'O-.t., J'* The market 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 ia 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 ie eagerly sought after at satisfactory prices. Cabbages are coming forward a • ittie more freely and are meeting with good prices. Cauliflowers are' scaroe and good lines are realizing high prioes. Only hothouse betans 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 boon 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.—2os to 255. Carrots.—Best sa. Onions.—'Local £11 10a 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 sack Hutt • tomatoes.—l4s per half case. Pumpkins.— 5s 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.—Dessert 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/ caseu 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. Hiitt. 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 fid per lb. Pears.—Local W.B.C. choice des- ' sort 9s to lis per half case. Pears.—Cooking 9s per full oase. 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. Seedj Oat's.—Australia*.—ATjge'rians dressed) and clipped, to 1 awive ss; others 4s 9d; Gar tons and Sparrowbills 4s 9d; Duns 4s 9d per bushel. Russian barley, Cape Seed.— 6s per bushel. Barley, feed.—ss per bushel. Barley meal.—£7 15s per ton. Pollard.— £8 per ton. Bran—£s "<os per ton. Linseed oil cake.—Slabs, moal and nuts £13 per ton of 20001bs; 100's 13s; 50's 6s 9d. sheaf £7 per ton. Molasses. In casks, 28s per cask. Straw.—£4 per ton ex store. Dressed pork.—7o's to 90's 6Jd; 90's to 100's 6d; baconers s d<; choppers (heavy) 3d to 4d per lb. Honey.—od 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. Strawborres.—ls 6d punnet Cherries.—Local Choice 2s per lb. Pears.—Local W. 8.0. ohoice dessert 3s 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 i-case. Honey.—6d per lb.