TIMELY RELIEF
POTATO MARKET
OVERSEAS SUPPLIES
(By Telegraph—Press Association.)
CHRISTCHURCH, This Day,
The action by the Government in permitting produce merchants to import potatoes from California and Canada brought timely relief to what was becoming a desperate situation.
The markets have had extremely short supplies for some time, with the result that prices soared. About three weeks ago a small shipment of Californian potatoes arrived at Auckland, and an immediate drop in prices was experienced throughout New Zealand. With the arrival of a large quantity of Canadian potatoes recently there was another rush to market hoarded New Zealand supplies, for which high prices are still being obtained, as the stocks being released are insufficient to* meet the demand. Furthermore, what New Zealand potatoes are available are small table quality and also comparatively small in quantity.
Despite the disclosure of hoarded supplies of New Zealand potatoes, merchants are convinced that there would have been a potato famine had overseas supplies not been allowed to meet the market until the new season's production was available.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 70, 20 September 1939, Page 10
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