FRUIT & PRODUCE

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 68, Issue 273, 28 August 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. Cabbages—3£d lb. Cauliflowers—6s to' Is 6d each. Lettuces—6d to 9d. Rhubarb—ls a bunch. Potatoes—7s a sugar-bag 61b Is, 22s a sack. Garlic—2s lb. ! Tree Tomatoes—ls 3d lb. Beetroot—4d bunch. Spinach—ls a bunch. Celery—ls to Is 6d. Carrots—2£d lb. Parsnips—3d lb. Turnips—4d bunch. Silver Beet —3d lb. Leeks—6d bundle. Pumpkins—4d lb. Brussels Sprouts—Sd lb. Passion Fruit—4d to 6d each. Marrows —21d lb. Onions—. Table 4d lb; pickling 3.\d lb. Swedes—ls d lb. Pears—9d lb. Apples—4d and 6d lb, 9s 6d to 17s 6d case, depending on grade and size. Chinese Gooseberries—ls 6d lb. Marmalade Oranges—9£d lb. , Oranges—Australian lid lb. . Grapes—9s 6d lb. Walnuts—2s lb. Wheat—23s to 25s sack, 8s a bushel. Oats—ss 6d bushel. Chaff.—6s 6d to 8s a bag (according to weight).

STOCKS AND SHARES

The following transactions were recorded on the Christchurch Stock Exchange yesterday:— Sales on ’Change—Stock, 1952-55, 3 per cent., £lOl (3); 19G2-G4, 3 per cent., £99 10s; Wool.worths (rights), 7s (2); Mt. Morgan (rights), Is; Andrews and Heaven (prel’.), 24s (2); Matea Forests, 3s 6d. Sales,reported: N.Z. Breweries, 545; Christchurch Gas, ,25s 9d; N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. (A pref.), £5 ss; Leyland O’Brien, 26s (2); Turnbull and Jones, 37s 9d; Woolworths (N.Z.), 24s 6d; Wbolworths (rights), 7s; Dunlop (N.Z.), 23s Cd.