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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 15 February 1915, Page 8

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;Ph«si Association. —TVoptrioht.) (Received Feb. 15, 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 14. The quantity of wheat and tlour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,295,000 quarters, and for the Continent 2.815,000 quarters. Atlantic shipments are 831,000 quarters, and Pacific 73,000. The total for Europe is 1,440,000 quarters, includ- ' iug India 7000 and Argentine- 143,000 quarters. WELLINGTON MARKETS. (Special to "Mail.") The New Zealand Farmers' Co-opera-tive Distributing Co., Ltd., reports: The supplv of potatoes has fallen off, > and values have advanced in consequence. Excellent lines of Canterbury onions have reached lis during the week, and sold readilv. Grain —oats, maize, and barley have advanced, while wheat is practically • unprocurable, although we hope this position will be relieved by the time our j present small stock is exhausted. The chaff market is quite unsettled. Excellent crops are reported in the South. Eggs have advanced. Porkers are comin""' in freelv, with a further slight decrease in va'lue. We are now receiving enquirv for good lines of New season's honey." Cheese is in excellent demand, and we invite consignments with every confidence. - x . . I Fruit.—Large shipments of stone fruits are arriving from. Auckland,. Motueka, and Hawke's Bay, and prices for plums, nectarines, and peaches are lower since last report. The apricot season is about closed, and there is keen competition for the few choice lines arriving. Greengages are in short supply, and prices rulmg are satisfactory. The demand for j tomatoes since last report has improved considerably, and satisfactory prices are ruling. Grapes are in good demand. j Vegetables.—Good lines of green peas meet good demand, but the larger portions of consignments arriving are of inferior quality. Choice cauliflowers are in ; short supply, and satisfactory prices are ■, ruling. Cabbages are easier in price, owing to French beans' offering freely, and these are selling at fair rates only. Good lettuce meets keen competition. Turnips and parsnip's are selling freely : at satisfactory prices. Spring onions meet early sale. Swedes are enquired for. Potatoes. —Prime, £8 to £9; others, £7. Cabbage.—Choice, 3s to 4s; others, 2s per sack. Cauliflower. —Choice, 6s to 8s; others, 3s to 4s sack. Carrots.—Best, 5s to 5s 6d ; others, 3s 6d to 4s per sack. Marrows. —3s to 3s 6d per sack. Onions. —£9 per ton. Parsnips.—Choice, 5s to 6s per sack. Peas.—Choice, 9d per peck. Swedes.—2s 6d to 3s per cwf;. Turnips.—White, 2s to 2s 6d per sack. Lettuce.—Choice, 2s to 3s; others, Is 6d per case. Snring Oniorjs.—6d per "bundle. Mint.—ls to Is 6d per doz. bundles. Parsley.—ls per dozen bundles. Beans.—French, 3s to 4s per part sack. Peaches.—Choice dessert, 3s to 4s; medium, 2s 6d ; others, 2s. Apricots.—Choice, 6s 6d to 7s. Nectarines. —Choice 3s 6d to 4s; others 3s half-case. ' Apples.—Cooking, choice 4s to 4s 6d ; j others, 3s to 3s 6d; dessert, choice 6s to 7s per case. Greengages.—ss 6d to 6s od per, halfcase. Raspberries.—6s to 7s per bucket. Plums.—Bur banks, choice 3s to 3s 6d; ' others 2s to 2s 6d. j Tomatoes. —7s to 8s 6d per half-case. I Grapes.—lOd to Is per lb. 1 Poultry.—Light table hens 2s 6d to 3s; I heavy hens- 4s ; cockerels Is' -6d to 3s; , good heavy ducks 7s; Indian Runners 4s 6d to 5 S 6d per pair; turkey gobblers lid per lb; hens 9d per lb live weight. ; Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90's, 5d ; 90's to 100's, 4fd ; baconers, 4£d ; choppers | (heavy) 3£d per lb. j . Butter.—Separator lOJjd to lid per lb. Honey.—4d per lb. Honey Sections. 6d per dozen. Cheese.—Factory mediums per lb. Eggs.—Fresh, Is 9d per doz. Beeswax.—l s 6d per lb. Fungus.—6d per lb. Walnuts.—Wanted. LONDON WOOL SALES. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Nelson, have received the following cablegram from their London office:— For wool sales just closed the total quantity available was 160,000 bales, of 'which about 10,000 were sold privately; 121,000 bales were sold for Home consumption.; 3000 to foreign buyers; 15,000 to America; 17,000 bales were carried forward; 15.500 bales were not offered. The list is' closed for the second series, and no transports have arrived. The gross arrivals amounted to about 277,000 . bales. Old stocks carried forward total 7000 bales, and the net quantity availI able for sale is 155,000 bales. LONDON MARKETS. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Nelson, have received the following cablegram from their London office:— "At the tallow sales the market was excited. Prices were irregular, showing an advance of Is to 3s per cwt. on last , week's rates."