LATEST MARKET REPORTS.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 6 October 1917, Page 3

LATEST MARKET REPORTS.

Wellington, October 5. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-Opera-tive Distributing Company, Limited, report : — The potato market is quiet; fair quantities are offering, but buyers are only trading in small lots on account of the end of the season drawing near. Fowl wheat is almost unprocurable, only a few parcels of small lines being on offer. Oats are still very firm, and the price of southern offerings will tend to put the local values still higher. The maize market is firm. The new crop in the Bay of Plenty and Poverty Bay districts is reported good both in quality and quantity, and although the crop has only been on the market for about ten weeks more than two-thirds of it has already changed hands. Pollard and bran are both only procurable in small parcels at much advanced rates. Machine - dressed grass see Is are very firm, more especially prime heavy-weight lines. Cocksfoot is very short in supply, but there is a limited quantity of lighter seed on offer. Spring sowing is now practically universal in the Wellington district. As there is not much virgin bush country left to bring into cultivation, we can only recommend farmers to secure their requirement early as the quantity of first grade seed is very limited. Good white clover is scarce and prices have advanced. Red clover is in little larger supply, but the demand is very considerable. Stocks of all fine grass seeds are low, on account of importations having been restricted by high freights. The demand for pork is much greater than the supply, particularly with regard to prime lines. Poultry is scarce, but there is a very persistent inquiry for same.

Vegetables. —Cabbage and cauliflower are both in little better supply, but marrows and. pumpkins are somewhat scarce, and prices are a shade higher. White turnips are plentiful and prices have declined. Prices for lettuce are firm. Hot house French beans are obtainable at high prices. Beetroot is very scarce and prices are high. On account of no imported onions being available, springy onions and leeks are required as a substitute and in consequence their prices have doubled. Only very poor celery is coming to hand and prices vary accordingly. Ab green peas are a little more plentiful, values have somewhat declined. Rhubarb is coming forward more freely, but the prices are somewhat better owing to the quality being Better. Fruit. —Both dessert and cooking apples are still short in supply, but as the demand still keeps up late prices are well maintained. Small parcels of dessert pears have been on offer during the week and these brought top rates. Vegetables.—Cabbage, choice, 5s to 8s sack; cauliflower, 9s to 13s ; carrots, best 7s to 10s sack ; turnips, white, 3s 6d to 5s sack; lettuce, choice, 4s to 6s; French beans, Is 3d lb; beetroot, 13s to 20s; spring onions, Is 6d to 2s per bundle; parsnips, 9s to 16s; marrows, 9s to 12s (id ; swedes, 3s to 6s 6d ewt; pumpkins, 9s to 12s 6d sack; celery, is to ,5s buadle; leeks, Is to Is Gd bundle;. artichokes, Ki lb; green peas, 3s 6d to Is pock ; rhubarb, 6s to 9s doz bimchos; asparagus, -J<i to 1 s bunch.,

Fruit.—Apples, .icssort. 14s to ;os_6d i'uii rase; tipples, cooking, 10s to i?.s full cast:; pear?, dessert, 9s to 13s J-case. » Potatoes —Prime, £5 to £5 10s ton. Potatoes—Seed, at market rates. Wheat—Good whole Fowl, 7s 6d bushel. Maize —6s 3d per bushel. Oats—Feed, 4s lOdper bushel. Special quotes for large lots. Oats —Crushed, 5s 2d per bushel. Seed O.ites, Australia. —Algerians, dressed and clipped, 5s 6d; Gartons and Spar rowbills, 5s ; Duns, 5s 5d per bushel. Russian Barley Cape Seed—6s bushel. Barley Feed—ss 6d per bushel; Pollard —/ll ton. Supplies very short. Braa—f 10 10s per lon. Linseed Oil Cake —Slabs, meal, and nuts, £13 per ton of 2000lbs; 100's, 13s ; 50's.. 6s 9d; 20's, 3s. Chaff—Oaten sheaf, £7 15s to £8 15s per ton. Molasses—ln casks, Splendid stock food. 30s per 5 cwt: Casks extra. Straw.—£s 10s per ton ex store. Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90's, 7d to 7Ju ; 90's to 100's, 6jd to 7d ; baconers, 6d; choppers, heavy, 3d to 4d. Honey—sd to 6d lb. Eggs—Fresh, Is 5d doz.