Vegetable And Fruit Prices

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32274, 17 April 1970, Page 14

Vegetable And Fruit Prices

Cooking vegetables yesterday were cheaper than they were on Monday at the Christchurch produce markets. Carrots were 30c cheaper, selling at up to 70c a case: and onions were 20c less, selling at up to $3.20 a sugar bag. Most salad vegetables were dearer. Lettuces cost up to $3.30 a case, an increase of $2.10. Nectarines fetched up to $2.50 a case, 70c less. i The official price range supplied by the Christchurch Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers’ Associtaion was: Marrows. —30c to 40c a case. Silver Beet.—to 60c a case. Beetroot. —To 30c a case. Pumpkins.—To $1.30 a sack. Cabbages.—3oc to 40c a case. Carrots—soc to 70c case. Cauliflowes.—sl to $1.90 case. . Onions.—To $3.20 a sugar bag. Parsnips.—4oc to 50c a case. Sprouts.—s2.so to $3.15 a case. Swedes.—sl.2o a bag. Potatoes.—7oc to $1.20 a sugar bag. Kumaras.—To $5.50 a case. Spring Onions. —70c a dozen bunches. Radishes. —70c a dozen bunches. Lettuces.—4oc to $3.30 a case. Leeks. —To 80c a case. Utah Celery.—sl.2o a case. Stringless Beans. —$1.50 to $l.BO a case. Spinach.—To 70c a case. Cucumbers.—To $1.50 a case. Sweet Corn.—To 55c a tray. Tomatoes. —7c to 42c\ per lb. Peaches.—sl.7o to $2.05 a case. Nectarines—To $2.50 a case. Grapes.—4Bc to 62c per lb. I Chinese Gooseberries. —$3.20 to i 54.50 case.