NEW POTATOES

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 62, Issue 307, 9 October 1942, Page 5

NEW POTATOES

AMENDED PRICES ANNOUNCED. DECISION BY THE TRIBUNAL. (P.A.)' WELLINGTON, October 8. Recently the Minister of Agriculture (the Hen. J. G. Barela}') indicated the prices which potato groAvers would receive from October to February next, for neAA r potatoes, and from March to June next for main crop potatoes have been amended somewhat, says the Price Tribunal. The tribunal announces that prices to North Island and Nelson Province growers will be £36 a ton from October 1 to 15, £3O from Ootober 16 to 31, £25 from November 1 to 15 £2O from 16 to 30, £lB for December, and £l4 for January and February. > Prices to South Island growers, excluding Nelson, will be a maximum of £42 10s a ton, for October and November, £35 for December, £25 for January, and £lB for February. ’ln terms of these groAA'ers’ - prices, the tribunal tonight issued a price order covering the prices changeable by the grOAver, distributor, Avholesaler and retailer for neAV potatoes between October 1 and February 28, 1943. The order provides the folloAving maximum prices a pound to the public for ucav potatoes: — North Island and Nelsom Province: October 1 to 15, 6d; October 16 to 31, 5-ad: November 1 to 15, November 16 to 30, 4d; December, 3^d; January and February, 3d 1 . ElseAvhere tlie maximum, price will be 7d for October and November; 6d for December ; 4-id for January ; 3ld for February. Another order to he issued later covering the main crop in 1943, ..will provide retail prices of about 13d per lb in Canterbury and Otago, and 2d in shipping ports; elsewhere, plus a further farthing in country districts served by such ports.