PRODUCE MARKET

Levin Daily Chronicle, 8 November 1917, Page 4

PRODUCE MARKET

LATEST WELLINGTON QUOTATIONS. WELLINGTON, Nov. 5. The N.Z. Farmers' Distributing Co., Ltd., report: New potatoes are now beginning to come forward in somewhat larger quantities and in consequence buyers of old potatoes are purchasing with caution and values are rather low. A consignment of fowl wheat lias arrived from Australia during the past week and was eagerly bought up at the ruling rates, thus showing that (lie demand is fully equal to the supply. Maize is very firm with Colonial supplies almost exhausted; and there is little prospect of shipments coming to hand from Australia on account of their prices being somewhat higher than those ruling here. Oats remain firm, and although a consignment is expected shortly it is not thought that this will materially affect the market. On account of space being unobtainable no large quantities can be expected from outside. Eye grass is still retaining its full value. Clover cannot decline in price on account of no prospect in sight of the supply being more than equal to the demand. Cocksfoot is still in good demand with few parcels of heavy seed offering. Bran and pollard are almost unprocurable. Pork is scarce and prices have again slightly advanced. Poultry has been coming in more freely but the supply is not yet equal to the quantity required.

Vegetables: Cabbage is coming forward in larger quantities, but the quality is better and prices remain about the same. The supply of cauliflower is almost exhausted and lines coming forward are very poor. Taking this into consideration the prices ruling are very high. Carrots are scarce. As a shipment of onions has just come to hand prices have somewhat declined. White turnips are still finding a ready sale. Lettuce of excellent quality is coming forward and is realising satisfactory prices. Hot-house French beans arc to be obtained at a slightly reduced figure. Beet root is particularly scarce and the enquiry keen; consequently prices are high. Spring onions are a little lower in values. Parsnips are high and the demand keen. This also applies to Swedes which arc now hard to obtain. Hutt tomatoes are now coming forward in limited quantities and high prices arc the rule. Green peas are coming forward more freely, but good rates are being maintained. Rhubarb is now very much more plentiful but when of good quality this realises high values. Asparagus is more plentiful and figures have somewhat declined.

Fruit: Apples, on account of a shipment from America, have slightly declined. Pears are still short in supply, and values arc satisfactory.

Quotations: Cabbage choice, 7s to 9s per sack; cauliflower, 12s to 14s per sack; carrots best, 12s to 15s per sack; onions, 45s per 100-lb case; turnips white, Sd to lOd per bunch; lettuce choice, 6s to 9s per case; French beans, IOJd per lb; beetroot, Ss to 10s per case; spring onions, Is 6d per bundle; parsnips, 10s to 17s per sack; Swedes, 8s to 10s per cwt; tomatoes (Hutt), Is Gd per lb; celery, 3s per doz; leeks Is 6d to 2s Cd per bundle; artichokes, Id per lb; green peas, Is 2d to 3s per peck; rhubarb Is to Is 9d per heap; cucumbers, 6s to 10s per doz; asparagus, 6d to 9d per bunch. Apples (American), 19s per full case; apples dessert, 12s per full case; apples cooking lis to 13s per full case; pears cooking lis to 13 per full case.

Potatoes prime, £5 to £5 10s ton; potatoes seed, at market rates; onions. 45s per 1001b; wheat, good whole fowl, 7s 6d to 7s 9d per bushel; maize, (is 9d; oats feed, 4s lOd per bushel; oats crushed, 5s 2d per bushel; seed oats Australian, Algerians, dressed and clipped, 5s 6d; gartons and sparrowbills, ss; duns. 5s 5d per bushel; barley feed, 5s 6d per bushel; pollard, supplies very short: linseed oil cake, slabs, meal, and nuts, £13 10s per tons of 20001bs; 100's, 13s; 50's, 7s: 20's, 3s 3d; chaff oaten sheaf, £7 15s to £S 15s per ton; molasses in casks, 30s per 5 cwt. Casks extra; straw, £5 10s per ton ex store; dressed pork, 70's to 90's, 8d to Si/id; 90's to 140 's, 7}d; baconers, Od; choppers (heavy), 4d to 5d per lb; honey, 5(1 to 6d per lb; regs fresh, Is 5d per do:'.; TALLOW QUOTATIONS. The N.Z. Farmers' Co.-op. Distributing Co., Ltd., advise that at the auction held on the Ist inst., there was a fair supply of both tin and cask tallow. Attendance of buyers was good and the demand fairly brisk. Values compared with those ruling about a month ago were however about Is to Is Od per cwt. lower.