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Levin Daily Chronicle, 25 September 1917, Page 3

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S.Z, i'AHMKIio- IHtiTiiliiUTiKG i,; -iili l '• 1 > 'A l.:;i -1. i (.. 11' !..■>. not taken any uuvUriu.L 1 IV.- til is ttxvk. and tiii:;.;,ii Is s.:;i. .'V. l.u dkorga- ■ -.i - - ikiy to tile i ■ v.! :«-t is 7«y scartro \ is a. .i.ii-. Ox"::. -~:v .-;UU -.v.'y iiriil a::-J "t. .n a': ;.iU':i!e rnjwri-'. :r-iv ikey l-.i r-:...:. a '.i an i'lis- : . viiij ! i:' L . . lit ii\ .<;:r iuU'T-.-ii'i'i'il v,. This ::isv! applies ti:.> ilc>:i:.:.tl i. r 111 is is i l -iK'.-u reap- :!••;< Is !.>r.,n i. \.i actiea-liy -iir'aiiV. lk ;(t k :». ; iiclriiig ■Mi ; ii !' 1 :.-s at much adva-nccd rates. Heavy machine-dressed grass,'.t!e:i :s Leiiig .ug-.-iriy bought up and i'. 'js aro likely to remain very high. Only very iin:;icrl . f pork ,uv coining (.<• ln.iKi, Ji» di"uaiul for which is very !tm!, Poultry also ks slow in cohiintr Corivard and it is qu : U> evident- Ur.it (-lie '-upply is not equal lo Jio demand. On aCculunt 'i -!' the spring vfee;eI -tables irow Isn-jjaiiiiiig vo ;:p|ji<a.r some j lines havo sjiiiewh.it kon ilea ill va-1 IK' j This applies to -enlmago and caul-i----j flower, both of which arc slightly I lower in p'nue. Ca.n'ot» aie sfciil i maiaitaiiniiig their J ii.ii \ -ij1. Onions are absolutely un-procurable. Lettuce i-- coming forward more l'reely and prices toave somewhat decreased. A few hothouse French beans f havo been seen during tho week and thes-e have realized' record •prices. Beetroot is very scarce alid commands a high hgure. Parsnips, marrows and pumpkins are short in supply and prices havo advanced .slightly. Swedes are coming forward freely. but some of them avo not too good an quality. Celery is rory scarce and any arriving brings a high figure. Spring onions, leeks and white turnips are only commanding medium prices. Rhubarb is coming i'or.v'a-rd more freely but $lie prices secured ape very satisfactory. 'Given peas made their iir.st appearance this week and 't.he price realized was a record one. Tho demand tor apples is now getting wry keen, and as a full supply is not coming forward good lines aro realizing very high values. Des-i-vrt pears are just now unprocurable anil cooking lines have very much advanced in values.