Produce Market.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 1 June 1918, Page 4

Produce Market.

Wellington, May 31. Tlie N.Z. Farmers' J)istributing Co., Ltd., reports: The potato market is still with numerous lots offering but the price has tended to decline a little. The oat market is still c.uiet with prices on a par with last week's. Maize is in fair supply with high prices ruling. The ryegrass market is still dull with, prices fairly stationary. Cocksfoot still remains firm. Pig meals are still scarce with high prices ruling. Fowl wheat at the moment is fairly plentiful and where samples are good high values are being realised. Pork has been plentiful during the week and prices remain firm. Eggs have been more plentiful during l the week and prices have accordingly slackened. Honey is still in short supply. . Cabbasres have been fairly plentiful and where good valued have been satisfactory. Cauliflowers are still in fair supply and where prime satisfactory values liave been realised. Carrots are now fairly plentiful and are accordingly selling cheaper. Onions are still in good supply and satisfactory prices are being realised. White turnips are still plentiful with low prices ruling. Lettuce are still in good supply and quotations remain firm. French beans are now practically out witii rates advancing. . Beetroot is still plentiful with low values ruling. Spring onions are not. quite so plentiful and prices have advanced. Parsnips are m much shorter supply and rates have accordingly advanced. Marrows are still in good supply with low prices ruling. Swedes are plentiful with low quotations. tomatoes are still coming in fair quantities and good quality stult is bringing good prices. Pumpkins are still in fair supply and anv good quality is bringing satisfactory prices. Celery has not been -cmite so plentiful with values slightly advanced. _ Leeks have advanced _ slightly m prices owing to supplies not being quite so plentiful. Artichokes are still plentiful with low rates filling. Rhubarb is not quite so plentiful with satisfactory rates- being real-

ised. v Dessert apples have been slightly more plentiful with prices easier- Apples (cooking) have been in fair supply with satisfactory quotations ruling, rears (cooking) are not quite so plentiful with prices slightly advanced. Cabbage, choice 2s 6_d to 5s sack. Potatoes, prime £8 5s to <£8 los. Cauliflower, 7s 6d to 12s Gd sack. Carrots, 2s (id to 4s sack. Onions, £9 to £9 10s ton Turnips white 2s Gd to 3s 6d sack. Lettuce, choice 3s, Gd case. French beans, 4d lb. Beetroot, 2s 6d to 5s sack. Spring onions, lOd bundle. Parsnips, 9s sack. Marrows, 2s to 3s Gd sack. Swedes, 2s Gd cwt.

Tomatoes, 8s case. Pumpkins, 5s to 8s Gd sack. Celery, Gs dozen. Leeks, 8d bundle. Artichokes, 2d lb. Rhubarb, 8s dozen bunches. Apples, dessert 5s to <s case, cooking 4s to 6d case. Pears, cooking 5s case. Wheat, good whole fowl, is Od. Oats, crushed 5s Bd>to os 9cl, seed Algerians Gs to 6s Gd, Gaiions and Sparrowbills 5s Gd to os Jd. Chaff, oaten sheaf iilO to £10 10s

Continued from page 3. > was being done from day to day to assist men in present need. There liad never "been a solitary case of need which had been refused. He urged a vigorous fundraising campaign, pointing out that already 1000 men had gone from this district and it was essential to raise a big fund. Some people who were able had subscri- j bed mighty little but he was sure ! if a systematic canvass were ] made, as had been done for the . Y.M.C.A., they would easily get £20,000. I Mr Vincent said during the canvass for the Y.M.C.A. it was remarkable how many people had declared they would never subscribe to the County Fund again, people appearing to want to give only to the boys while they were in 'the trenches. His experience went to show that if men were properly approached they would give. , Mr Andrew disclaimed any intention of blocking other funds, but considered the Association should control all the fund-rais-ing efforts and- make _ grants to those objects for which money was asked.

The Chairman, referring to the giving of present relief moneys, said there was a lot of false sentiment 'about patriotic funds. Some people seemed to think that because a man had been to the war, he was entitled to a cut out of a patriotic fund. But theirs was not a fund which any xnan who came along could dip his fingers into and take a £5 note out. The policy of the Association was to keep the money for those who needed it most so that men could be helped on to their feet again after the war. Mr Byron Brown declared that he was heartily sick of the continual "Give., give" by the willing ones and the continual "shirking of the shirkers. He contended thai the only solution of the present position was for the Government to take over all the patriotic funds and raise the necesary money by taxation. He would like to put a charge of dynamite under the patriotic societies and blow them all up.

Mr McLean said he did not agree with the last speaker. There was a. lot the Government could not do which the Patriotic Societies could do.

Mr Atkins said it seemed a very inequitable thing that men who went from a poor district would not get the same hearing when they returned as the man who went from the abode of squatters who had given liberally, and for that reason he was an advocate of nationalisation (Hear, hear). There was ■ undoubtedly antipathy to the County Fund in this district.

Mr Howell wanted the previous speaker to propound a scheme for nationalising the funds. _ How was it to be done? He vigorously denounced the man who shirked giving by sheltering behind the excuse that the Association was not doing anything with its funds. "We are not dealing out the money to every man' equally, but to those men who need it most," said the speaker. He appealed to all critics of the Association to get to work and devise schemes for raising_ funds. Mr Goldsmith said at the outbreak of war a great many people were advocates of a national fund. He had attended two Dominion conferences <to advocate such a scheme, but had been hopelessly out-voted. The speaker said although they had given their funds early in the _ war to the Wellington War Belief Society that Society had done such splendid work that he did not think they had made a bad bargain. Mr Catley said no doubt there was a strong feeling about the way funds were disbursed. Those who advocated the giving out of funds immediately they were gathered forgot that they had to look after the men going away today as well as the> men who weie returning to-day. He favoured nationalisation. Mr McLean pointed out that Wairarapa was a much larger district tlAm Horowhenua, and while its funds were larger the number of men who had gone away from there would also be much larger. . • The Chairman briefly . replied to the various remarks made and the meeting then closed.