FRUIT & PRODUCE

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 68, Issue 136, 20 March 1948, Page 7

FRUIT & PRODUCE

COMMERCIAL

PRICES ON ASHBURTON MARKET Current prices for fruit and produce in Ashburton are:— Lemons—-New Zealand (fancy) lid lb. Meyers I*3 l£d lb. Cabbkges—2ld lb. Cauliflowers—9d to 2s each. New Potatoes—Gib for is. Lettuces—ld to (id. Rhubarb—9d a bunch. Green Peas—lOd to is lb. Tomatoes—3d to Gd lb. Supplies plentiful. Cucumbers—2d to Sd. Beetroot —5d bunch. Spinach—Od-to Is bunch. Carrots—did lb. Parsnips—3:, ! d lb. Silver Beet—2td lb. Pumpkins—4 Id lb. Passion Fruit—4d to (id each. Corncobs—(id each. Quinces —9d 11). Marrows—9d to 2s each. Onions—Table 2yd It), pickling did. spring Gd bunch. SAvedes—lid lb. Turnips—4d bundle. Runner Beans—ld to Gd lb. Plums—9d lb. Peaches—lds Gd case, tray Is Id lb. Apples—Gd lb, 13s to 17s case (depending on grade and size). Grapes—4s to 5s lb. Blackberries —Up to Is. Bananas—Bd lb. Mushrooms —Is lb. Peppercorns—ls lb. Wheat—22s to 23s a sack, 8s a bushel. Oats—ss Gd bushel. Chaff—Gs Gd to 8s a bag (according to weight).

STOCKS AND SHARES The following, transactions were recorded on the Christchurch Stock Exchange yesterday;— Sales on ’Change—Stocks, N.Z. Government 2i per cent. War Loan, 1953; N.Z. Government 3 per cent. Stock, 1952- £99 10s; Felt and Textiles (N.Z.), 51s; Macduffs, 11s lid; Woolworths (ex div.), 22s lOd. Sales reported: Listed Stocks, N.Z. Government, 3 per cent. Stock, December, 1953- £IOO ss; Felt and Textiles (N.Z.), 51s; Kaiapoi Woollens (17s paid), 265; Electro Zinc (pref.). 71s; Hume Pipe, 24s 9d; Macduffs, 12s; N.Z. Forest Products, 5s ? Gd; N.Z. Newspapers, 48s.