COMMERCIAL.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 5 January 1918, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

Wellington., Jan. 4. The jNT.Z. Farmers' Distributing Company, reports: 1 During the past week the market has been rather quiet but the position is now back to normal with fair quantities of both fruit and vegetables being on offer. Potatoes are slightly easier in prices but well graded lines are still realising good figures. A small shipment of fowl wheat has now come to hand but has been easily disposed of at late prices. Maize is retaining its high values and is likely to do so for some considerable time. Grass seed is in good demand with prices firm. llice meals and oat pollards are finding a ready sale and are being used extensively as substitutes for pollard. Large quantities of . poultry were disposed of during the holiday season but the supply has now fallen oft" although the demand is still good. All lines of pork coming forward meet with a ready sale.

Vegetables.—Cabbage and cauliflower are both plentiful. Car- ( rots are realising satisfactory prices. Onions are somewhat lower- The supply of lettuce lias now increased and a fair demand has set in. French beans are much more plentiful and in consequence prices have declined. New parsnips are not to be bought at satisfactory prices to growers- Marrows are a little more plentiful but prices remain firm. Swedes are maintaining late rates Tomatoes are now coming coming forward more freely btit good values are ruling. Young, celery is coming forward and is realising high figures. Green peas are much, more plentiful with a consequent decline in pri- j ces. The demand for rhubarb is not so keen on account of other 1 fruit being more plentiful. Fruit.—This is much more' plentiful. American apples are somewhat lower in values possibly on account of a small supply of local dessert being obtainable. Cooking apples are ndw to be had in fair quantities. ; Pears are coming forward in small lots and priceg are still high. _ Apricots of good quality are realising satisfactory prices. Plums are some what cheaper with fair demand and realising good prices. All cherries now offering are from Sydney and these are realising good values. QUOTATIONS. Potatoes, prime white, Gs to 10s per cwt. _ Cabbage, choice, 3s to 5s sack. Cauliflower, 5s to 8s sack Carrots, best, 8s per sack. Onions, 15s per cwt. Turnips, choice 3d per bunch. Lettuce, choice, 2s to 3s Gd case. French beans, 3d lb. Gs sack. N',i:-it!-j: onions fid per bundle, r-ii-sijips. now, 8s in 10s sac!.:. .Marrows, (is to 8s oil so. ?;« ; <M-s, t'-s (0 </•* owt. T'■::n«arot'.s, «s to 52s case. ('.■ lory, lis do/. (jj.ee:. pm.s, 9d t><-y i>o;'k. Rhubarb, 4s to Gs dux. buii' lics. Apples, American 12s case, cles'sert 5s to 7s Gd per case, cooking Gs to 7s per case. Pears, cooking, 10s case. Apricots, 8s to 10s case. Plums, 4s to 7s case. Poaches, 4s to 8s case. Raspberries, 8s bucket. Cherries, Is 3d to Is 5d lbFresh eggs, Is 9d dozen—