LOCAL MARKET PRICES

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 113, 8 November 1940, Page 10

LOCAL MARKET PRICES

Laery and Co.,' Ltd., Townsend and Paul, Ltd., George Thomas and Co., D. Bowie and Co., Ltd., Thompson Bros., Ltd., A. Pope and Co., Ltd., and Turners and Growers (Wellington), Ltd., report market values as follows:— Passion fruit, 18s to 29s 6d half-case; strawberries, Auckland 2s Id to 3s 3d punnet, Nelson Is 5d to Is 9d punnet; gooseberries, 7|d to 9d per lb; tomatoes, hothouse, Is Id to Is lOd per lb; beans', hothouse, Is 9d to 2s per lb; tree tomatoes, 10s to 14s half-case; bronze plums, 8s to 9s half-case; grapefruit, 8s to 14s case; asparagus, 9d to Is 6d per lb bunches; cucumbers, hothouse, 7s to 18s dozen; green peas, 3£d to 4£d per lb; new potatoes, 7s 6d to 8s 6d sugar bag; potatoes, 3s 6d to 6s 6d per cwt; onions, 15s to 22s cental bag; cucumbers, 12s to 22s 6d sugar bag; cabbage, spring, 2s to 8s 3d per case; lettuce, choice 7s to 12s 6d, others 3s to 6s; silver beet, 4s to 6s 6d; spinach, Is 8d to 7s; carrots, 7s to 12s; leeks, 2s 6d to 6s; swedes, 7s to 14s; parsnips, 7s to 12s 9d, all per case; rhubarb, 8s to 20s dozen bunches; beetroot, 4d to 6d per bunch; broad beans, 11s to 16s 9d banana case; cauliflowers, 5s 6d to 10s 6d sack. LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES. The Banb of New South Wales quotes telegraphic rates of exchange cm overseas centres as follows: — On Buying. Selling .New Yorfc—Dols. to £N2 3.2542 3.2050 Montreal—Dols. to £NZ 3.6039 3.5290 Greece—D'chmae to £NZ — 412.70 Java—florins, to £NZ . 6.187 6.004 Hong Kong—NZ d. to dol. 18% 19 1-3* Tndla. Ceylon—NZ d to rupee 22 5-32 22 49-K4 .Manila—NZ d. to peso . 6.559 6.442 Shanghai—NZ d. to dol. — 5 5-8 Singapore—NZ <1 to dol 34 41-64 :?5 41-154 WORKSOP DREDGE. Directors of Worksop Extended Gold Dredging Co., referring to suspension of operations, state that they have inspected various dredging areas for which the dredge appeared to be suitable, but of the areas inspected only one appears to be suitable. Preliminary prospecting discloses satisfactory values. . The directors hope to be able to convey to shareholders more information about this area. During the period commencing on October 1, 1939, and ending on August 6 last, 9140z sdwt of gold were won, which realised £9138 13s lOd. Gold export duty absorbed £561 16s sd, gold duty war tax £783 14s lid, and realisation expenses £131 10s sd, leaving net receipts from gold £7661 12s. Total gold duty paid (including gold duty war tax) on production is £6778 18s lid. Total, floating assets of the cdmpany (apart from dredging machinery) are £3119 0s 3d, from which has to be deducted sundry creditors £151 18s 2d, provision for income tax £352 13s 4d, and debit balance at bank £44 5s 6d. These three items amount to £548 17s. During the year a dividend (No. 14) of 10 per cent, (free of income tax), representing £1600, was declared. SYDNEY PRODUCE MARKETS. (By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright.) (Received November 8, 10.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Wheat is slow, silo grain being quoted 3s ll|d per bushel, bagged 4s 2Jd; flour, £12 10s; bran and pollard, £6; potatoes, Tasmanian to £15 per ton. New Zealand whiteskins £12, and Dakotas from £8; onions, Victorian Brown, £12; maize, yellow, 6s per bushel. Morris Hedstrom, interim dividend of 3 per cent, is declared, payable on ordinaries December 31.