FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26033, 22 December 1945, Page 5

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

SMALL SHIPMENT OF GRAPEFRUIT PEAS IN SHORT SUPPLY A small shipment of Jamaican grapefruit came to hand and was rationed to retailers. Retail shops have had difficulty in finding fruit to sell There are no oranges, and the small shipment of bananas has been cleared out. The wet spell has caused cherry growers a considerable amount of loss, and only small “C« ‘°EX r=2iSl pa .f!;r“ l 2, h S S Pr S Interfered with strawberry picking, and the small on offer have been selling at prices comparable with those ruling last C A iS few S peaches came forward during the week, but they were on the hard side, and were scarcely fit for dessert P 'Tomatoes were in better supply at the week-end, and the market eased. Prices were very high earlier in the week. Black currants and gooseberries are both selling well. Hothouse cucumbers from Canterbury and outside-grown from Whangarei, are realising good values. The Vegetable Market Green peas were In very short supply during the week, and prices advanced daily. Up to Is 3d per lb was obtained yesterday for extra choice quality, pul the market will come back after the holidays, as many growers have been unable to market their crop owing to the weather. Heavy supplies of new potatoes arrived on the market during the week, but consignments were much shorter yesterday, and prices firmed accordingly. Cauliflowers were in better supply, and good supplies of cabbages are coming forward from the State gardens in the Timaru district. Lettuces were in oversupply and were practically unsaleable throughout the week, but yesterday supplies were short, and better prices were obtained. Broad beans are in good demand. White turnips are in good supply, and a few new'season’s carrots are now ol Fruit marts will be open on Monday, and sales will be held on Christmas Eve. The marts will be closed on Christmas and Boxing Days, and will reopen on Thursday. , _ , Wholesale Prices Wholesale prices are as follows:

Peaches: Choice, Is 8d to 2s 3d per lb; others to Is per lb. Bananas: Sold" out. Oranges: Sold out. Gooseberries, 4d to 6Jd. , , Hothouse tomatoes, 2s 4d to 3s; local grown to 3s 3d. Lemons: New Zealand, 20s per case (town), 19s per case (country). Strawberries: Choice, 4s to 5s sd; jam, Is 6d to 2s per pottle. Cherries: Choice, 3s 6d to 4s 3d; others. 2s to 3s per lb; inferior, 4d to Is per lb. Hothouse cucumbers, 12s to 20s per doz. Green peas, lOd to Is 2d per lb; broad beans to 6d per lb. Lettuce: Choice to 2s per dozen; others, to Is per dozen. Cauliflowers: Choice, to 20s per dozen. Cabbages: Spring, 16s per cwt. Spring onions, Is to Is 6d per bunch. Onions, f.a.q., £35 per ton. Spinach, 4s to 6s per dozen. Rhubarb, to 61d per lb. New potatoes: North Island, to 2Jd per lb; local, 3d to 4d per lb. White turnips, to Is 6d per dozen. RadiSii, to 3s per dozen.