Vegetable And Fruit Prices

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31702, 11 June 1968, Page 4

Vegetable And Fruit Prices

Moot vegetables were cheaper at the Christchurch produce markets yesterday. Cabbages, lettuces, carrots and cauliflowers dropped the most from prices of lest week. Both cabbage* and lettuces were 81 a case cheaper. Sprouts, parsnips, kumeras and parsley were dearer. The sprouts, selling at up to 84 30 a case, were about 81 dearer than those sold last week. The parsley more than doubled last week’s price of 6c when a dozen buncheo sold for 15c Chinese gooseberries, seiling up to 32.50 a case, were about 81 cheaper than last week, and case* of rhubarb were up to 55c cheaper. The price of taaiartllo, mcressed about 70c. The official price range supplied by ■ the Christchurch Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers’ Association is:—

Merrows—To 81 a eack Silver Beet.—3oo to 80e a

Pumpkins.—To 81.» a seek Cabbages.—3oc to 81 * sack. Carrots.—soc to 81.40 a case c^auliflowers.— 60c te $1.90 a Onions.—To 82.50 a sugar bag. Parsnips.—To 81.30 s case. Sprouts.—To 84.80 a ease. Swedes.—To 81 a sugar bag. Potatoes.— To 81.20 a sugar Dag. b> Kumeras.—To 84.40 * ,ugar btt Oni»n..-05. . dozen buW*-”

Parsley.—To 15e a dozen (inches.

Lettuce*.—Oamaru: te $2 so a case. Local: to $2.08 a case. Leeks.—Loose: to $1.30 a ease * «•* • Utah: to 81.85 a case. Spinach.—To 82.25 a ease. Cueumbers.—North Island: to 33.30 a case. Nelson: to 82 M a case. Rhubarb.—To 81.25 a tray. To 81.90 a case.

Buttercup Pumpkins.—To 600 t ease. Tomatoes.—lsc to 40c per lb Grapes.—66c to 89c per lb Grapefruit.—To 33.50 a case Tamarlllos.—B2 to 33.20 a case Chinese Gooseberries.—To 32.50 a case.