NO CHANGE IN GROCERY PRICES

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2339, 8 January 1926, Page 3

NO CHANGE IN GROCERY PRICES

FRESH FISH SUPPLY IS BELOW DEMAND. Since the beginning of last weak there have been no important changes In retail grocery prices. Eggs and butter are both selling at the old figures. Fresh fish Is in very short siipply to-day, and consequently dear. On account of the increased demand after the holidays, vegetables are inclined to be higher in price. Stone fruits are now starting to come forward in greater quantities. Vegetables and Fruit.

French and butter beans are now starting to come in, but only in small quantities, and the result is that they are dear at 1/3 a lb. Lettuces are a good deal cheaper than they were before the holidays. Larger ones are being rtailed at 3d each. White turnips are dearer at 4d a bunch. Cabbages cost 8d each, cauliflowers 1/nnd 1/3 each, carrots 2d a bunch, beetroot 4d a bunch, rhubarb 8d a bundle, peas 2/(5 a peck, new potatoes 51b for 1/- .locally grown hothouse cucumbers 1/6 a lb Sydney outdoor grown cucumbers 8d and lOd each. Raspberries for jam are now in, and they are selling retail at 12/6 for a dozen pounds. Dessert raspberries cost 1/6 a box. Strawberries are now practically finished. There are a few available at 2/6 a box. Poaches are now coming in freely. Dessert ones are being retailed at 6d, 9d and 1/a lb. Peaches for jam should be in soon. Plums are being retailed at 6d and Sd a lb, and apricots at 9d a lb. Cherries are now getting done. They cost 2/6 a lb. The first of the locally grown apples for cooking were on sale to-day at 4d a lb. Cool store apples cost 8d a lb., and Canadian Jonathans six for 1/-. Both black and red currants are, about finished. Black cost 8d a lb, and red 9d a lb. Locally grown hothouse tomatoes cost 9d, 1/- and A/3 a lb, locally grown grapes 5/- a lb, oranges four and five for 1/-, Italian lemons five for 1/-, bananas 'eight, twelve and sixteen for 1/-, pineapples 1/- each. Eggs and Butter.

Although the demand for eggs went off during- the holidays, still it remained fairly keen, and there was no decline in prices. Eggs are still being quoted wholesale at 1/10 a dozen for first grade and 1/9 for second grade. The supply of eggs is now showing a tendency to decrease and the tendency from now on will be for prices to harden. It is expected, however, that present prices will rule for a while yet. First grade factory butter is still being retailed at 1/8 a lb. A local grocer stated this morning that he did not expect there would be any further decline in the price of butter in the near future. Prices on the London market seemed to be stabilised in the meantime. Fish. Supplies of fresh fish are particularly short to-day. This was duo partly to the rough weather experienced recently. Groper especially was dear at 1/3 a lb (in the piece) and 1/6 (cutlets). Ling costa Sd a !b, terakihi 7d and soles 1/-. There is still a little whitebait coming to hand. It is dear at 2/6 a half-pound, but this is very Jatc in the season for whitebait. There are a few muttonbirds available at 1/3 each. Smoked li.sh is selling at Ihe usual prices.