FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25937, 1 September 1945, Page 4

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

CABBABE SUPPLY IMPROVES ADVANCE IN POTATO PRICES No word has yet been received of any future shipments of oranges or bananas. Lemons are now on the short side. Apples are now coming forward in slightly larger lots and are about equal to the demand. Small lots of pears are still reaching the market, which could absorb larger supplies. Fairly heavy supplies of New Zealand grapefruit arrived during the week, and prices receded slightly. The Vegetable Market

Cabbages are in slightly better supply, but cauliflowers are not so plentiful and prices firmed a trifle. Parsnips and carrots are in full supply, as also are swedes. Fair supplies of Brussels sprouts are coming forward. There is a good inquiry for first-grade lettuces. Leeks are in fair supply, but celery is short of requirements. Potatoes continue to be in short supply, but onions are plentiful. The first rhubarb of the season reached the market this week, and prices ranged up to 2s per lib bundle. A shipment of pumpkins is expected from Gisborne on Monday. This should be the last consignment of the season. Wholesale Prices

Wholesale prices are as follows: Oranges. 31s 6d (town), 30s 6d (country) per bushel case. Apples; Delicious, 10s to 13s; Grannie Smith. 10s to 13s; Sturmer, 8s to lls 9d: other dessert, 10s to 13s; cookers, 8s 6d to 12s (all cases 6d extra). , . Pears, 17s to 18s 3d (all cases 5d extra). Lemons; New Zealand Meyers, 23s 3d per case: others, 19s per case (town), 18s 3d per case (country); Australian, 37s per case (town), 36s per case (country). Lettuce: Choice, to 4s 6d per dozen; others, 2s per dozen. Cauliflowers: Choice, 15s to 18s per sack. Cabbages: Savoy, to 17s per cwt. Carrots, to 14s 3d per cwt. Parsnips, to 17s 3d per cwt. Swedes. 2s to 2s 6d per sugar bag. Leeks, to Is per bundle. Celery, 10s to 18s per dozen heads. Spring onions, to 2s 6d per bunch. Pumpkins, 33s per cwt. Potatoes, £l2 10s to £l3 10s per ton. Onions, f.a.q., £22 per ton. Spinach, 4s to 5s per dozen. Brussels sprouts, to 7d per lb.