MONETARY & COMMERCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 21 April 1911, Page 5

MONETARY & COMMERCIAL.

WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKETS. (Special to "Mail.") WELLINGTON, Friday. Townsend and Paul. Ltd., report:— Present values .are as follows: Apples.—Jonathans, extra choice, medium size, good colour, 8s to ! 9a; good, 6s to 7s; medium, 5s to 5s 9d. Northern Spy, extra choice, good colour, 6s to 7s; medium, 4s to ss; Russets, extra choice, 5,s 3d to 6s; medium., 4s to ss; other favourite dessert varieties, extra choice, 7s to 8s 6d; good, 5s to 6s 6d; medium, 4s to 4s d. Cookers, large, green, choice, 5s to 5s 6d; medium, 4s to 4s 6d : Epps' Seedlings, choice, 4s to ss; medium, 4s. Pears., —Winter Cole, Winter Nelis, Marie Louise, Be-urre do Caproinont, and ptljer favourite varieties, extra •choice, lis to 14s; medium, 6s to 10a j Bishop's Thumb, 8s to 9s. Autumn Berg.aanofc3, extra choice, 6s to 8s; medium, ss; cookers, 5s to 6s 6d per oase. Quinces. —Extra choice, 4s to ss; medium, 3s 6d to 4s per ease. Grapes.—Extra •choice, 9dl to -b ; good, 7d to 8d per lb. Eggs, fresh, Is 2d .to 2s; preserved, Is Ad to Is 5d a dozen. Fowls. —Good young roosters, 3s 3d to ss; hen®, 2s 6d to 3s 3d pair; turkeys lid, to Is a lb, dead weight. ' Walnuts. —Choice, 6d to 7d ; medium, 5d to 5-id a lb. Butter.' —Good dairy or farmers' separator, to lOd lb. Potatoes. —Choice table varieties, 5s to 5s 6d ; medium, 3s to 4s. Pie Melons. —3s 6d to 4s 6d sack. The demand l is expected to increase considerably during the coming week for good quality fruit We recommend consignments of all ljhes of good fruit and produce early. STpCKS AND SHARES. (Special to "Mail.") WELLINGTON, This Day. Mr. A. T. Bate, of Wellington/ reports the Wellington. Exchange at noon to-day as follows :-rEquitable Buildlingi Society 195 0 Wcllingtoni Investment li 3 Wellington Trus't, b 1»3 ti 'Wellington Trasit. s 15G 0 Feildling Gas. seller 22 G" Standard Insurance- 29. 0 Christ church Meats, seller 32w 0 Weillingtou Woollen, seller 82 6 „ „ pref.. buyer,, 60 O Wellington Paper Mills 21 6 Tnrana.ki Petroleum 13 6 Taringianibu'tu b 48 6 Taringamu'tu, s 4$ 9 Caledonia, b ' 10 i?i 1 3 May Queen, b 2 1 May Queen, s 2 3 Pvlvia, b .2-5 Svlvia, __ 2 7 Tairua, ■!> 12 Tairua, s 1 4 Talisman 51 <5 Talisman 5.2 3 Talisman 53 0 Victoria, b £ Victoria, & 1 3 Waihi, b 63 9 Wsjihi, s fa 4 ° Waihi Junction, b 2 1 6 Waihi Junction, s ' •,; ; ' "' 27 9