Vegetable And Fruit Prices
Good supplies of most vegem *t o keen demand at the Christchurch produce markets yesterday. Lettuces rose from a top price of *2.60 a case on Monday, to *3 a case yesterday; and Utah celery and pumpkins both rose 15c a case. Fruit also sold at higher prices than earlier in the week. Chinese gooseberries drmed 45c and passionfruit 10c. Grapes, in short supply, sold from 70c to 90c a pound. The official range of prices supplied by the Christchurch Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers' Association was: Marrows.—To 70c a sack. Silver Beet.—To *1 a case. Beetroot.—To 80c a case. Pumpkins.—*2.4o to *3.50 a sack. Cabbages.—soc to *1 a case. Carrots.—4oc to 70c a case. Cauliflowers.— »1 to *2.10 a case. Onions.—To 90c a sugar bag. Parsnips.—Boc to 81.76 a case. Sprouts.—*2.6o to *4 a case. Swedes.—To *1.20 a bag. Potatoes.—To *1.30 a sugar bag. Kumeras.—To *6.20 a case. Spring, Onions.—To 80c a dozen bunches. Parsley.—To 8e a dozen bunches. Lettuces.—To *3 a ease. Leeks.—Wc to 70c a case. Celery.—White: 80c to *l.lO a case. Utah: 60c to 81.23 a case. Spinach.—To 82 a case. Rhubarb.—*2 to *2.30 a dozen bunches. Buttercup Pumpkins.—To *1.20 a case. Tomatoes.—lBc to 40c a pound. Mandarines.—*2.2o to 12.70 a
Grapes.—7oc to 90c a pound. Grapefruit.—To *4 a case. Passionfruit.—To *2.30 a case. Tamarlllos.—To *4.20 a case. Chinese gooseberries.—To *3 a case.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32031, 4 July 1969, Page 6
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