PRICE ADJUSTMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 2 September 1942, Page 5

PRICE ADJUSTMENTS

PUMPKINS, KUMERAS AND SPRING CARROTS Wellington, This Day. The Price Tribunal announced today that adjustments had been made in the prices fixed last month for pump--1 kins, kumeras and spring carrots. The i price of pumpkins has been advanced from 4d to 5d a lb, retail kumeras from j s£d to 6d a lb. and prices for spring i carrots are 4sd in the North Island and 1 4d elsewhere. The price of the main crop of carrots is unaltered. SALE OF FISH IN AUCKLAND Owing to the reduction of fishing activities through war causes, the Price 1 Tribunal has fixed the selling price of ; lower-priced fish in Auckland to en--1 courage fishermen to market such fish. Prices affect gurnard, which is 9d a lb whole and lOd filleted or smoked. Trevglli is 5d whole and lOd smoked, while \ fillets are 9d smoked and unboned. DISTRIBUTION OF ONIONS A retail price of 6d a lb has been fixed by the Price Tribunal for New Zealand grown onions harvested on or before Ist November .his year. This action has been taken to facilitate or derly marketing and the distribution of available supplies and the price fixed will operate throughout the Dominion. The order fixes the maximum prices chargeable by growers as follows: South Island £3l, North Island £32 10s. both sacks in on trucks, growers and country stations. Provision is also made in the order for maximum prices chargeable by distributors and also for margins ot profits leviable by wholesaler* in respect to sales to retailers.—P.A.