GROCERY NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25738, 25 February 1949, Page 11

GROCERY NOTES

..A- recent report from Australia savs has* been ta th u Producing areas ind S v °urable for vine fruits ded ) hese conditions continue, anas oremlS” ? C C Op ° £ raisins and su lX to be a particularly good one, both for quantity and quality It P aa . e ? announced that New Zealand Ilcence J are to be granted for Australian or South African apricots up loss ‘SI cent - of the licences issued in I/..,sa £wever , Prices have not been b?med, nor is it known what tonnage cointVF.s aV V. lable lor cx Port from these countries It is expected that the output ?£,Australlan fruits will show a considerable improvement on last year. ° ugh extended time has been al}qX ?mtSL. COI )l p !? t ) ng imports under the schedule, next Monday is the expny date, and there are still small shipments of foodstuff lines to arrive. ™ os, ly transhipments. In the Mooncrest, due at Auckland on March 10. shell of Indian peanuts in the whs. n ‘mporlers are anxious to know nSSsJX! 11 , be the action of the Customs J? apa J™?? 1 on th ' s shipment and other lines in the same steamer ’ J ¥ ice - —With the increasing i uice . the recent Su / , Fljlan sold readily and wholesale stocks were soon depleted Further supplies of this popular line are expected shortly. Very attractive prices " a ]f. e z ee " receiv ed for a Queensland pack of pineapple juice in 20oz tins, due to arrive March-April. .Coffee.—Prices have been announced r°5 e *L the Tanganyika Department or Industries and Commerce. Although vl+2 eS 4», opeped at considerably higher rates than the previous year’s, they have been reduced by over £lO a ton since first nominated. So far no date of shipment is available, and the United Kingdom s Ministry of Food has been approached- to ascertain what quantity will to New Zealand for -1949. Baking Powder.—As reported last week, manufacturers of a popular southern pack of baking powder, and custard powder have announced a reduction in the retaiL selling rates. The new price for the 14oz tin of baking powder is 2s, and . r ,? be , ’ oz The custard powder ln t £ e JA rge packet Is 4Jd. and for the small 7Jd. Prices for the phosphate pack are unchanged. - Gr ° un< * Rice.—For some time ground nee has been a scarce commodity on this market, and of late only very limited quantities have been reaching the merC t? an . j’ a ’ s now expected that supplies should improve. For the next six months the allocation of broken rice from Australia for manufacturers has been increased by several tons, allowing a larger portion to be released for ground rice. Rose Hip Syrup.—As with several other seasonable lines, merchants complete their purchases of rose hip svrup at one period of the year. With the growing demand for this product, it is difficult to regulate . the supply. Last season’s stocks are amjpst exhausted, and the manufacturers advise it will be April or May before the new season’s will be ready. Canned Plums.—Because some varieties Ox plums suitable for canning are on the large size, and the contents of the 30oz tin would be so few, the canneries are now packing plum halves. Stocks will be coming forward shortly and the price will be slightly higher than for the whole plums about to be distributed. • Olive Oil.—lt is reported that the. British Ministry of Food has increased its purchase of North African olive oil to between 1500 and 2000 tong . for shipment oyer the next three months at the price of £256 a ton f.o.b. tentative offers were received here for Algerian olive oil at approximately the same price, but as no further information has come U> hand regarding export licences, it is. possible the market has changed considerably following the British purchase. Whitebait.—lncreased sales are likelv to follow for a brand of tinned whitebait now on this market in 7oz tins. Merchants are advised of a reduction in price of approximately 30 per cent., and where retailers have purchased at the new rates the price to the consumer should now be more aty-active.