AMERICAN POTATOES
IMPORTATION TO NEW ZEALAND A new twist to the potato business is the importation by the Food Controller of a limited quantity of Amierican potatoes, which are being liberated to the public through the public markets, to be sold at a fixed price. The potatoes, believed to be Californian, are an unusually large, smooth, clear-skinned variety, not unlike the old-time kidney potato, minus those tiny shavings of skin. These are clean-shaven. In fact, some householders who have tried them out state that they do not need even scraping, but simply call for a wash before putting them in the pot. They are imported in 961b crates, and are being sold wholesale at the markets at 36s a crate, with a rebate of 5s when the crate (which is very well made and strongly wired) is returned intact. At 31s a crate the price works out at 3 2-3d a lb. The public is being charged 6d a lb. Many of the potatoes weigh up to lffb, some even lilb. v
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Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 244, 16 October 1942, Page 4
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172AMERICAN POTATOES Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 244, 16 October 1942, Page 4
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