APPLE AND PEAR PRICES

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23948, 15 May 1943, Page 7

APPLE AND PEAR PRICES

NEW SCHEDULE ISSUED (P.A.) WELLINGTON, May 14. Prices set for apples and pears in the price order in force from May 10 are amended oy a new schedule, issued today. This is in accordance with the terms of the order providing for amendments at Intervals. The amended schedule covers both retail and wholesale prices. „ . . The range of retail prices per lb is, in general, the same as in the earlier order, but with more differentiation according to sizes. In addition, there is now almost no differentiation in retail prices per lb between fancy and commercial grades except in certain sizes of three varieties of 'Delicious and of Granny Smith. This is because changes in the prices for case lots wholesale are not sufficient substantially to affect retail prices per lb. Smallest sizes of Jonathans are now 5s 6d a case retail, and the smallest sizes of Sturmers are 4s 6d a case. Two additional varieties of apples are named in the new schedule. These are Rome Beauty and Frimley Beauty, retail prices for which o-ange from 2Jd to 3d per lb and 5s 6d to 7s 9d a case. Retail prices for pears now range from 4Jd to 6d per lb. The range of wholesale prices in the new schedule is:—Golden Delicious*. Fancy grade, 6s to 7s; commercial grade, 5s 6d to-7s 3d. Delicious Richard and Granny Smith*. 6s to 7s, and 5s 6d to 7s 3d. Jonathan; 4s to 6s 3d and 4s to 5s 3d. Rome Beauty and Frimley Beauty: 3s 9d to 6s 3d. Sturmer and other dessert; 3s to 5s and 3s to 4s 6d. Ballarat Washington and Lord Wolseley; 4s to 6s 3d. Other cookers: 3s to 5s 3d. " For pear*'; the wholesale prices are now 11s to 13s a case for Winter Cole and Winter Nells, and 10s to 12s for others.