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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 67, Issue 219, 28 June 1947, Page 7

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FRUIT AND PRODUCE ASHBURTON MARKET Prices for fruit and produce in Ashburton this week were: Lemons—N.Z. lOd lb, Meyer llld lb. Australian Is lid lb. Oranges navel lid lb.. Bananas—7id lb. Cucumbers—ls to 2s each. Apples—4ld to 5?.d lb, Ss 9d to l-ls Gd a case, according to count. Pears—Dessert and cooking Sid lb. Passion Fruit—Five for Is. Tomatoes—Cooking Gd, dessert Is 9d to 3s lb. Potatoes—l:jd lb, 5s 3d sugar-bag. Cauliflowers—Gd to Is 9d each. Cabbages—All varieties, 3d lb. Lettuces—Glasshouse Gd to Is, outdoor 4d to Gd. Rhubarb—ls 9d a bundle. Radishes —3d a bunch. Spring Onions—4d bunch. ' Beetroot—Loose, 4d lb; bundles, 4d a bunch. Spinach—4d to Gd bundle. Marrows—Up to 2s each. Swede—l.ld lb. Celery—9d to Is 3d head. Carrots—2ld lb. Pumpkins—3d lb. Parsnips—3d lb. Silver Beet—3ld lb. Brussels Sprouts—Local 9d lb, south Is 3d lb. Kumaras—sd lb. Walnuts—2s lb. Onions—3d lb, ISs a cental bag. Pickling Onions—3.jd lb. Oats—ss Gd bushel. Fowl Wheat—First quality 21s to 22s a sack, 7s 6d a bushel. Chaff—7s to 8s sack. Tree Tomatoes—ls 9d lb. White Turnips—3d bunch. STOCKS AND SHARES The following transactions were recorded on the Christchurch Stock Exchange yesterday:— Sales on ’Change—N.Z. Govt. 4 per cent, stock, 1952-55, £lO4 7s Gd; Goldsbrough Mort. (rights), 10s; Dunlop (N.Z., ord.), 10s Id; McDuffs, 29s 3d; Woolworths (rights., W.A.), G9s Gd. Unlisted stocks: Whakatane Paper, 8s 9d. Sales reported: N.Z. Govt. 3 per cent. Stock, May, 1953-56, £IOO 10s; N.Z. Farm. Co-op. (September 1), Gs lid; N.Z. Breweries, 58s 9d; N.Z. Breweries, 595; 8.H.P., 525; Radio, 1936, 225; Woolworths (W.A., rights), 70s. Sales reported: Whakatane Paper, 8s 9d; Williamson Jeffery, 32s Gd; Williamson Jeffery, 32s Gd.