DRIED FRUITS
AMERICAN SUPPLIES ARRIVING. HIGHER PRICES. . (Special to the Times.) CHRiSTCHLIRCH, November 17. The question of obtaining sufficient supplies of dried fruits for the Christmas season should not tills year provide a problem to the housewife. The first consignments from America have just been received by the Tofuu, and although they show an advance on the old rates of about 25 per cent., it seems likely that old stocks which have not advanced in prices are available in sufficient Quantity to meet the major demand. On the landed cost of the new supplies of seeded raisins the retail price wall be at least 2s per packet, against Is 4d, the price for old stocks. It is considered unlikely under present conditions that grocers will put up the prices on old stocks. Indeed in some cases they are selling currants retail at the same rate as the wholesale price. New muscatels will .sell retail at 2s 6ci per packet, against Is fid for last season. Candied peels will be dearer, and icing sugar will not be available for household requirements. Prices for new prunes will be higher than last season’s opening rates. Generally speaking prices for canned fruits will be much on a par with "Mason’s.
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Southland Times, Issue 18983, 18 November 1920, Page 5
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206DRIED FRUITS Southland Times, Issue 18983, 18 November 1920, Page 5
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