PRICE OF APPLES.
TO THK EDITOR 0* ''THE I*UIS| $ Sir,—After reading the mult of tbj A conference of tho retail fcutchera, I • would like to suggest a similar confer- ~j>, enee with the Prices Bonrd Mid tho ■:£ tail fruiterers. By your weekly reports and other evidence, a gooou price for apples is 9s per case. Twj - j works out at 3d per lb (average ireuml i in case 381b), omitting last montth apples of not ; quality were being retailed utM PJ • lb, and in some shops 8d per lOj up to retailers to show how this jaw • is arrived at. This price puts tppM out of the reach of most people, • lowers the consumption of wnat BOM | medical men agree is a necessity. M ■ » only fair to the growers that the poo* lie should know that high puces do «• start in the orchard, ana lam tun WW ii grower is perfectly satisfied if, he «» get 3d per lb gross for his fruit • mission, railage, and proceeds down considerably. It » » wonder' to most people that frwtwo*er» do not open a retail shop of their e»«» and follow the lead- of the f shemwn n «hU W m>.-Y„u,., JONAIBi K. ,
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17123, 19 April 1921, Page 8
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198PRICE OF APPLES. Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17123, 19 April 1921, Page 8
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