Vegetable And Fruit Prices

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31584, 23 January 1968, Page 12

Vegetable And Fruit Prices

Produce markets in Christchurch yesterday were oversupplied with cucumbers, most of which came from Nelson. They sold from 20c to 30c a case. Other salad ingredients were in heavy supply, among them lettuces at 40c to 31.20. a case, radishes at 20c to 30c a dozen bunches, spring onions at 40c to 60c a dozen bunches, white celery to 60c a case, and Utah celery to SOc a case. Tomatoes were available at 10c to 20c a pound and beetroot to 60c a dozen bunches. Other prices supplied by the Christchurch Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers' Association are: Marrows. —40c to SOc a case. Silver Beet.—sl to $l.lO a case. Pumpkins.—3l to 13 a case. Cabbages.—SOc to $1.60 a case. Carrots.—North Island, to $2.50 a bag; Oamaru, 31.00 a case. Cauliflowers. —SOc to $3.20 a case. Onions. —To $2 a bag. Parsnips.—sl.so a case. Swedes. —SOc a box. Potatoes.—To $l.BO a, case. Kumeras.—s2 a sugar bag. Parsley.—Bc a bunch (heavy supply). French Beans.—loc to lie a pound. Runner Beans. —20c to 30c a pound. Spinach.—sl.6s a case. Sweet Corn.—9sc a tray. Rhubarb.—sl.2o a case. Peaches. —Case, $1 to $1.50; tray, SOc to $l.lO. Plums. —Cooking, 60c to $1 a case; dessert, to $3 a case. Apricots.—Case, $1 to $1.30; tray, $1 to $1.40. Greengages.—To $1.40 a quarter case. Nectarines.—To $3 a case. Grapefruit.—To $5 a case.