Vegetable And Fruit Prices

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31831, 8 November 1968, Page 15

Vegetable And Fruit Prices

Prices for a number of vegetables continued to ease at the Christchurch produce markets yesterday. Notable exceptions were onions, which sold to $6.50 a bag, an increase of $1.50 on the price last Thursday, and last season's carrots which were 50 cents dearer at up to $4.50 a case. Cabbages, which sold at $2 a case last Thursday, were 50 cents cheaper yesterday, and beetroot was down from $1 a case to 30 cents a case. Silver beer selling to $1.20 a case and cauliflowers selling to $2,60 a Case were both lower by 20 cents. Strawberries sold to 38 cents a punnet, and grapefruit from $2.25 to $3.50 a case. The official price range supplied by the Christchurch Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers’ Association for other vegetables is: Marrows.—To $3.40 a case. Pumpkins.—sB a sack. Spring Carrots.—To $1.70 a dozen. Parsnips.—To $1.20 a box. White Turnips.—To 80c a dozen. Potatoes.—Boc to $1.30 a bag. Local New Potatoes.—To $2.10 a box. ■Kumeras.—s3.so a sugar bag. Spring Onions.—To $1.35 a dozen. Radishes.—To 45c a dozen. Parsley.—To 8c a bunch. Lettuces.—soc to $l.BO a case. Leeks.—To $2 a case. Spinach.—To $1 a case. Cucumbers. —To $1.60 a case.