Vegetable And Fruit Prices

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32360, 28 July 1970, Page 11

Vegetable And Fruit Prices

Some cooking and aalad vegetable, were dearer at the Christchurch produce market, yesterday. Supply of produce and the demand were good. Cabbages sold at up to $1.50 a case. Cases of onions were SO cents dearer and fetched up to $4.30. Sprouts cost 40 cents more, selling at up to $3.40 a case. White turnips, however, were 10 cents cheaper and sold at up to 50 cents a case. Spinach which fetched up to $l.BO a case, 20 cents less, was also cheaper. Cases of lettuce cost 20 cents more and sold at up to $1.40. Tamarlllos and Chinese {ooseberries were 80 cents and 1 cheaper, costing up to 83 a case. The price range supplied by the Christchurch Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers’ Association was:— Marrows.—To $1 a sack. Stiver Beet 80c to 31 a case. Beetroot —Boc a box. Pumpkins.—To $1.50 a sack. Cabbages.—Boc to 31.50 a case. Carrots.—sl a case. Cauliflowers.—3l.so to $2 a case. Onions.—s 3 to $4.20 a case. Parsnips.—3oc to-31 a case. Sprouts.—s2.6o to 33.40 a case. Swedes.—3l.2o a sugar bag. White Turnips —soc a case. Potatoes.—To 85c a sugar bag. Kumeras.—s4.so a case. Spring Onions.—3l a dozen bunches. Parsley.—To 13c a bunch. Lettuces —To 31.40 a case. Leeks —To $1.40 a case. Utah Celery —To $3 a case. Spinach.—To $l.BO a case. Rhubarb.—32 a dozen bunches. Tomatoes.—2oc to 51c per lb. Grapefruit.—To 35 a case. Passionfruit.—33 a case. Tamarlllos —51.50 to 33 a case Chinese Gooseberries.—To 33 a case.