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Levin Daily Chronicle, 27 October 1917, Page 3

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Wellington, Oct. 26. The New Zealand Farmers' Cooperative Distributing Company,

Ltd., report: —The potato market

is a little bare, with plenty of offerings from southern ports, but prices are steady at recent rates. A parcel of fowl wheat is expected to arrive shortly from Australia during the next few days, which will somewhat relieve the demand, but prices are not expected to be affected by the extra supply. Maize is very firm and local supplies are short; supplementary shipments are expected, but these cannot affect prices, as values are very high in Sydney. The demand for ryegrass and clover has not yet reached its height, and with stocks shoit the high prices ruling are not expected to decline. Cocksfoot is now realising a higher figure than has been the case for some years, and supplies are low. The supply of bran and pollard is very much short of the demand. Pork is still very scarce, and stocks in the country must be scaree, otherwise the very high rates ruling Iwould have a larger supply coming forward. The supply of poultry has been a little better, but still not equal to requirements.

Vegetables.— Cabbage is in fair supply, but the demand is keen and high prices are realised. Cauliflowers are fetching high figures. Carrots have taken a further advance. A few Australian and American onions are now offering, but the prices asked are prohibitive. Good hearted lettuce are realising a satisfactory figure, but inferior lines are hard to dispose of. Beet root is realising record price. This could also be said of parsnips and marrows, the latter being seldom seen on the markets. Good table swedes have now reached their highest values for the season. Celery is coming in a little more freely, but prices are very high. Green peas are coming forward in larger quantities, with a consequent decline in prices. Rhubarb —Although a fair quantity is coming forward, is maintaining satisfactory rates. New potatoes are offering a little more freely, but the quality is very inferior.

Fruit. —A few lines of American apples are now to be seen, the prices of which is good, and realised high prices. N.Z. fruit, both apple and dessert, are not equal to the demand, and values realised is satisfactory fto growers. Pears are very scarce, with an upward tendency in price.

Vegetables.—Potatoes, prime white, £5 to £5 10s per ton ; cabbage, choice, 8s to 10s 6d per sack; cauliflower, 14s to 20s per sack; carrots, best, 14s to 16s sack; onions, 45s case; turnips, white, 8d per bunch; lettuce, choice, 7s to 12s case; beetroot, 20s; spring onions, Is 6d to 2s bundle; parsnips, 14s to 18s sack; marrows, wanted ; swedes, 13s cwt; celery, 5s doz; tomatoes, island, 5s to 12s halfcase ; leeks, Is 6d to 2s 6d bunch ; green peas, Is 7d to 2s peck ; rhubarb, 8s to 10s dozen bunches: new potatoes, 2d to 4d lb. Fruit. —Apples, dessert, 16s 6d full case; apples, cooking, 15s; pears, 10s. Wheat, good whole wheat, 7s 6d bushel. Maize, 6s 6d per bushel Oats —Feed, 4s 10s per bushel. Special quotes fer large quotes; crushed, 5s 2d per bushel; se?d oats, Australian—Algeians, dressed *nd clipped, 5s 6d ; Gartons and sparrowbills, ss; Duns, 5s 5d bushel. Barley, feed, 5s 6d. Linssed oil cake—Slabs, meal, and nuts, £13 10s per ton of 2000lbs; 100's, 13s; 50's, 6s 9d ; 20's, 3s. Chaff—Oat«n sheaf, £7 15s to £8 15s. Straw, £6 per ton, ex store. Dressed Pork —70's to 90's, 8d to Bjd; 90's to 140's, 7jd ; baconers, 6d; choppers, heavy, 4d to sd. Honey. 5d to 6d lb. Eggs, fresh, Is 6d per doz.

DAIRY FARMS. It is not often that estates are offered to the public by public auction. When they are they always draw considerable attention. On Friday, 9th November, at 3 p.m., at Gillander's Hall, Shannon, the •whole of the estate of A. M. Richardson, deceased, will be submitted. Any person desirous of purchasing a really first-class dairy farm would do well to inspect and attend this sale. Two dairy farms, about 98 acres in each, situated close to Shannon, on the Kara road, should meet with a ready sale. Being handy to the station and factory, big returns can be obtained by supplying the factory or sending the milk to Wellington. There are also 20 acres, with a good residence, in the township of Shannon, and only about 20 chains from the railway station. This is a choice little property, and no doubt will commend itself to retired or semi-retired farmers or business men. This would make a first-class little stud farm, and stud breeding in a small way could be indulged in as a profitable pastime. Dairying could also be carried on, supplying milk to Shannon, or sending it to Wellington. The auctioneers will also be submitting a very choice town section, close to the railway station. For further particulars see advertisement on page 3. OTAKI STOCK SALE. Messrs Abraham and Williams report: —At Otaki, on Wednesday, we had a fair yarding of sheep and a full yarding of cattle. Competition was spirited, aad with the exception of one pen of sheep and two of cattle we had a total clearance. Fat wethers 47s Bd, fat hoggets (extra good) 49s 6d, woolly hoggets 28s Id, forward ewes 30s 3d, store ewes 21s 6d, forward cows £7 12s to £11 Bs, store cows £4 12s 6d to £7 4s, forward heifers £5 4s to £7 16s, 2-yr steers £9 to £10, yearling steers £6 7s to £6 16s, heifers and calves £10 ss, cows in calf £5 15s to £11, bulls £7 7s to £10, springing cows £12, springing heifers £7 to £12, light porkers 395.