COMMERCIAL NEWS
FRUIT AND PRODUCE.
THE ASHBURTON MARKET. Prices at the fruit and produce market at Ashburton yesterday were: Cabbages—4d to 6d. Chaff—4s and 4s 6d sack. . , ' Wheat—l7s Cd to 22s 6d a same; seconds, 17s 6d to £l. Onions —3d and 4d lb. Cauliflowers —8d to Is 3d each. Lettuces—3d to 4d each. Rhubarb —6d to 8d bundle. Green Peas—2s 3d to 2s 6d a peck. New Potatoes —lid lb. Raspberries—l2s 6d bucket. Loganberries —12s 6d a bucket. Apricots—ss 6d to.7s 6d a case. Peaches—4s, Gel to 7s a case. Nectarines —5s to 6s 6d case. grain and produce. ,
THE CHRISTCHURCH MARKET.
CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Little change in the grain and seed trade has been reported in the last week, and products for which merchants are. able to quote are still few. Several lines of wheat have come forward, the condition of samples being described as quite good, though it is still too early for any. clear indication to be given about yields. A few samples of ryegrass bavc been received by merchants, but because of export uncertainties merchants aie stil. jipt disposed to do much buying meanwhile. , Samples of Algerian oats are sti fairly few, with business at 2s 8d to 2s 9d on trucks. Odd samples of Gartons remain at 3s 6d a bushel for Agrade and 3s 3d f-or B’s, on trucks. The new wheat price for the current crop, on a Tuscan basis for March, is: 6s 2d a bushel (less? id a bushel deduction, retained for insurance compensation'fund), Hunters 6s 4d (less deduction), Pearl and Marquis 6s 6d arid 6s 8d respectively (less deduction); subject to progressive monthly increments from April ,1 to July 1 inclusive, of Id a bushel, and in August and September of id a bushel, all .prices f.o.h. . t WOOL APPRAISAL AT TIMARU.
TIMARIT. This Day. There is a'total of 15,547 bales of wool for the second fleece appraisal, which will begin in Timaru to-day « The wool was opened up only yesterday and a, description of the quality was not available last night.
THE SHARE MARKET.
Tho following sales were made oil tho Christchurch Stock Exchange yesterday :■ —
LISTED STOCKS. Salts Reported. £ s. d.
£1/570 War Loan, 1950 ... 94 0, 0 £500 2! p.o. Inscribed, 1947 Stock 9S 15 0 400 Commercial Bank of Australia (ex div.) (2) 0 10 9 100 National Bank of Now Zealand 2 10 0 50 Dalgety and Company 7 15 0 200 Goldsbrougli, Mort . 1 8 0 500 Woolworths, Ltd. ... 0 17 4 100 Wilson’s Cement .... 0 18 9
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 63, Issue 88, 23 January 1943, Page 5
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