Plenty of Potatoes

Levin Daily Chronicle, 29 September 1917, Page 3

Plenty of Potatoes

| i'OWL WitLliAT JtuVHAUSTJiIiX LATEST QUOTATHLNS. W'ellmg.on, Sept. 26. I'iie -\.Z. iiariiKJis' Co-operative -Distributing Co., Ltd., report lor the week:— i hero is very little to report with regard to tlio potato market and there appears to bo quite sufficient offering lOr a.i requirements. r'owi wheat is

now practically tAhausteu until sujjpktes «ui-o received irom outside sources. Oats continue to advance in vaiiUes, no doubt owing to short supplies on hand and liittle prospect of lm, shipments arriving. t\iaiao is very firm and good lines meet with ready sale. A small parcel of brail arrived during the past week and was eagerly bought up at a muesli advanced figure. i'Oilard is now getting short in supply, with little prospect of stocks being replaced. Heavy machinedressed grass seeds have again advanced in price aiid there seems to be a general shortage in cereails. Plork is still in short supply but the demand is still keen for good lines. A fair supply ol' poultry has arrived during the week, all of which was easily disposed ox at most satisfactory prices.

i'-Ltuir'. Spring ; egetaDles are now beginning to come in in irttle uarger quantities, Jius slightly easnig the market in thus direction; but iruit is stili very scarce -and a consignment from Ausfraiia iound a ready sale. opriug caboage is meeting witii a good sale at slightly rates tlian ulie winter lines. Cauliflower is coming forward in fair supply tijid considering ilie quality paie more tiuin aa-isiactory. rue suppiy. oi carrots is somowna-t snort a-ii-u prices leinaiu uigii. 'lUiis also aippiies to parsnips, tins demand lor rtiiidi is more Keen Man ior some vveeiis past. j_.e.ttuee is coining torward more freeiy and is of betteir quail ity; values rua-nzeu are >atit>i"actoiy. ..uuitov>o and pumpkins. it 10 00l.1i oiiort in supply anu prices are go-ou. _>i\eiios are pion-iiui also iueiis and opmiji ouiona. jSiiiali iine a or green peas ai'e now on oiler at particularly uigii liigiucs. iUiuuai'L) is oi better quality vuwi a consequent iauvauct> m price. i>esscrt appies are very scarce und prices realized are iltiglie'r tnan usual tiiis season. Cooiiing apples are aiao reauztug good values. i'ears are aiostfiuteiy unprocuraule-. Oabtiage, cnoi-ce. Os to £>s per sack, cauiiiiower 7s 0s to 15s per sack; carrots, best 7s (3d to Us per sack;; turnips, while 4s per sack; beetroot, life per sack; spring onions ad per bundle; parsnips, 10s per sack; marrows 10 per sack; swedes 3s (id to 5 ped cwt; pumpkins Us per sack; celeiry <3s per dozeii; leeks 8d to 'Is per bundle; arti chokes Id per lb; green peas 5s per peck; rhubarb 8s to 12s dozen bundles; apples dessert 14s (3d to 15s x jor full oase; apples, cooking 9s to lis per full ease. Other quotations: Potatoes, prime £5 to £5 10s per ton; wheat, good wihole fowl, 7s (id per bushel; uKiizu (is 3d; oa-ts, feed 4s lOd. special quotations for large lots; oats, crushed 5s 2d per bushel; seed oats, Australian, dressed and eli-pped, os (id Gartons os, Duns 5s od; Russian barley, Cape seed, 6s per bushel; 'barley, feed os per bushel; pollard £11 per -ton, supplies very short; bran, £'10; straw £o per ton, ex store; dressed pork : 70's to 90's 7d to "id, 90's to 100's 6£d to

7d, baoonore 6d, choppers (heavy) 3d to 4d per lb; honey 5d to 6d per lb ; o,ags, fresh Is -5d per dozen.