Winter Grocery Lines In Good Demand

Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28267, 3 May 1957, Page 13

Winter Grocery Lines In Good Demand

[By Our Grocery Correspondent]

The wholesalers in the grocery trade have been kept busy this week with deliveries to shops, some of which have not had a delivery for a fortnight.

Good stocks of most winter lines are held by merchants to meet the big demand in evidence this week. In spite of the unseasonable weather of the last week, soups, vegetables, baked beans and spaghetti, oaten goods, pearl barley, split peas, and lentils are enjoying a good sale.

Sugar.—Although the new sugar prices have not yet affected the public, a number of manufacturers have felt the impact of higher costs. An Auckland packer of a widely used jelly has found it necessary to increase the price of their product to Is per packet.

Breakfast Food Price Increases.— The Christchurch producers of a pre-cooked breakfast food have introduced a new pack. The new price of their product will be 2s 7%d for 21b packets, and 3s 9*, 2 d for 31b packets.

Australian Vine Fruits.—Earlier it was stated that the new season’s crop would not be as good as previously expected, and already the grades first announced have been lowered. At the present time in Christchurch stocks of last season’s fruit are diminishing and a shortage could be experienced before new stocks arrive. The stocks on hand are at a lower price than the new season’s crop, and prudent buyers are taking advantage of this situation.

Bag Prices Increase.—The increase in the price of paper bags follows the advance in the cost of paper announced a week or so ago. Although not a large increase, It is one that has to be absorbed by the grocer.

Dried Apricots.—The first shipment of Australian dried apricot* will be arriving in Christchurch within the next few days. Thl* will relieve aa

acute shortage which has been experienced for some time. The quantities arriving are small and the prospects for future supplies are not good owing to crop failures in Australia.

Almonds.—Since the beginning of the New Year almond prices have been declining after an extremely high market. The downward trend, however, stopped abruptly two weeks ago when quotations took a sudden upward turn. This was not maintained for long as prices eased, but the market is much firmer than a month ago.

Football Results In Britain

(N.Z. Press Association Copyright} (Rec. 8 p.m.) LONDON, May 1 The last promotion problem of the English football season was settled tonight whdn Ipswich Town gained promotion from Division 111, South, to Division n. it earned this by beating Southampton 45 minutes before Torquay, which needed to beat Crystal Palace, drew its match, Ipswich and Torquay finished level on points, but the goal average of Ipswich was superior. Results of tonight’s Soccer matches were: World Cup Matches.—lreland 3, Portugal 0 (played at Belfast); Wales 1, Czechoslovakia 0 (played at Cardiff). League I.—Blackpool 1, Burnley 0; Portsmouth 3, Sunderland 2. League ll.—Liverpool 2, Bristol City 1; Nottingham Forest 2, Notts County League 111. South.-—Crystal Palace 1, Torquay United 1; Exeter City 1, Bournemouth 2; Norwich City 3, Shrewsbury Town 0: Reading 2, Brentford 0: Southampton 0. Ipswich Town 2; Southend United 1, Mill wall 0. League 111, North.—Bradford City D Ungt Cln, l. On Chesterfield 4,