FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 69, 15 December 1937, Page 14

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Wellington Market Prices Prices of fruit, vegetables and other produce in the Wellington markets this week arc quoted by Geo. Thomas aud Co., Ltd., W. Burbidgc and Co., Ltd., D. Bowie and Co., Ltd., Townsend and Paul, Ltd., Thompson Bros.. Ltd., and Laery and Co/ Ltd., as follows:— Apples: Delicious, 6/- to 9/6 per bushel case; Stunners, 3/- to 11/-. Pears: Winter Coles. 6/- to 10/- per J case; Winter Nells, 6/- to 8/-; cookers, 6/- to 8/-. Loganberries, 6/9 to 8/- per tin. Red Currants, 4/6 to 5/6 per bucket. Black currants, 6/- to 7/- per I case. Apricots, 6/- to Q/- per i case. Plums, bronze, 5/- to 6/6 per 4 case; cherry, 4/- to 6/-; Sharp’s Burly, 6/- to 8/-. Lemons: 5/- to 14/- per bushel. Cherries, 4/- to 9/6 per J case. Peaches, 5/- to 10/- per i case. Tomatoes: Hothouse, local, 6d. to. Sil. per pound ; Nelson, ripe 5(1. to 7d., coloured sd. to Bd. Beans: French, .4(1, to lOd. per lb. Gooseberries, 3d. to 3i per lb. Cucumbers, hothouse, 3/- to 6/- per dozen; outside, 7/- to 9/- per 4 case. New potatoes, 10/- to 12/- per sack. Peas, 1/6 to 6/- per sack. Asparagus, 6d. to 1/- per bunch. Cauliflowers, 2/- to 3/- per sack. Cabbage, 6d. to 1/6 per case. Lettuce, 6d. to 2/6 per case. Spinach, 6d. to 5/- per case. Swedes, 2/6 to 4/6 per case. Carrots, 2d. to sd. per bunch. Parsnips, 6d. to lOd. per bunch. Beetroot, 2d. to 6d. per bunch. Rhubarb, 2/- to 6/- per dozen bunches. Walnuts, Bd. to lOd. per pound. Eggs: A grade, 1/6 per dozen; medium, 1/5. Dividend And Calls

Nemoua Gold Dredge—Id. per share Dec. 15 Woolworths (N.Z.) —final, 2/a share Dec. 15 Golden Bay Cement—5 p.e. .. Dee. 15 Gear Meat —final, (id. per share Broken Hill South, quarterly. Doe. 16 1/3 per share .. . Dee. 17 Dcvonport Kerry—int., 21 p.c. Dee. 17 Moonlight Gold—5 p.c. Dec. 17 Cocks Eldorado—1/- . per share Mossy Creek Gold Dredge—Id. Dee. 17 per share Dominion Breweries —int., pref. Dec. 17 and ord., 5 p.c Dec. 17 Fluenzol Ppty.—8 per cent. .. Hume Pipe (Far East) —int.. Dec. 20 5 p.e Consolidated Brick—3d. per Dec. 20 share Manawatu Knitting Mills — Dec. 20 final, G p.c Dec. 20 Mount Lyell—final. 2/- a share Dec. 20 Woolworths (Viet.) —10 p.c. .. .Sniphide Corporation — pref., 2/- per share; ord., 1/6 per Dee. 21 share less tax Hume Steel —half-yearly, pref., Dec. 21 P«c., p.a Dec. Morris, Hedstrom- —int., 3 p.e. British Tobacco —final, 2 p.c. Dec. 3.1 and int. 2 p.e Zinc Corporation—second half fixed. pref., 2/- per share: int., part pref, and ord., 4/- per Dec. 31 share (sterling), less tax. .. National Bank of N.Z.—int., Jan. 1 4 p.c., p.a . Jan 4 Woolworths Ltd. —int., 2 p.c. . Jan. 15 Victoria Nyanza Sugar—6 p.c. Jan 26